


The first one (without speed mods) takes about an hour to complete from start to finish assuming you know the route - including the extra key/chest/croc. Gives you all the time in the world to streamline the roster for the next tier long before you even need a cleanse for the first tier. Using the good ole 'patience' strat, it's not uncommon for people to start their first veteran CC mission when they already have 5 or more invitations (which is more than enough) and barely any infected heroes. Thankfully, there's legitimately no reason to take on a Fanatic unless you just want to, and no reason to pop sacs unless you want to add more risk of unnecessary infections - the only safe method being with an already infected team (re. It should be verging on (or beyond) moderate or high infestation by the time he enters a cycle in most cases - so you can get plenty of invitations just derping about in any normal dungeons before even needing them for the first time.
