
Resource Denial – If the enemy is aggressively recharging a high-level Portal while others "farm" it, flipping it will reduce the number items they can acquire and force them to expend Power Cubes. Resource Access – Turning a high-level enemy Portal to an Agent's own side allows the Agent to "farm" an increased number of items from it, especially if the enemy applied high-quality Heat Sinks and Multi-Hacks first. The most straightforward use of a Flip Card is to attack an enemy Portal and instantly align it. Because the XM cannot reach 0 unless being attacked by enemy Portals, an Agent of Level 6 or lower cannot flip Portals two or more levels higher than his or her own. The cost depends on the level of the target Portal. Using a Flip Card requires a tremendous amount of XM. 3 Strategy - Flipping a friendly Portal.
The term "Flip Card" is the term used for either weapon, found in the APK for the game. The owner of each Resonator, Mod, and the Portal itself is notified that the item or Portal has been destroyed.Any Longest Portal held streaks ( Guardian Medal) attached to the Portal immediately end.No warning will be given in advance - the Flip Card and XM will be wasted. For 60 minutes afterwards, any attempts to use another Flip Card on the Portal will fail and destroy the Flip Card.If the Portal's original alignment matched the Agent's, the item's name will be applied to each of its Resonators and Portal Mods.If the Portal's new alignment matches the Agent's, the Agent's name will be applied to each of its Resonators and Portal Mods.Any Links and Control Fields Δ held by the Portal are broken, with no AP awarded, Portal Keys dropped, or stats incremented.The target Portal's Resonators are fully recharged.
The target Portal is switched to the opposite alignment. Once confirmed, the XM cost is deducted, the item is consumed, and the following effects are enacted: When activated from the Ops menu, the Flip Card allows the Agent to select the target Portal from within his or her 40m area of influence. Using a Flip Card on a Level 8 Portal requires more XM than any other single action in the game. Community studies suggest that their drop rates are both 1 in 2500 hacking rolls, regardless of the faction of the Agent and Portal. Flip Cards were introduced in Update 1.26.0.īoth Flip Cards can be used by Agents of either faction. The two items' effects are identical they differ only in appearance and in the Portals they can target. The ADA Refactor and JARVIS Virus items are collectively known as Flip Cards, as they instantly "flip" a Portal to the opposite faction.