Ajei Benally was born into a family of Navajo weavers who passed their abilities and traditions from generation to generation. When Dormammu is dead, you can shift your focus to Squirrel Girl. To beat Infinity Watch with Infinity Watch you must focus on Moondragon first and Phyle-Vell second while trying to place Stun with your Adam Warlock before the enemy does the same. It is questionable who should be replaced with Emma. Miles Morales controls the field with web blasts and electrical shocks. Safeguard on start neutralizes Ikaris ultimate and Infinity Watch prevails on a pure consistency of synergy and sustain. For example, Echos strength is in mimicry. As I've been saying for ages - Young Avengers is the secret best team in the game. Web Warriors can be a formidable opponent but there are several teams that can help you not use META teams against them. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. While Weapon X should do the trick, they do the trick against anyone, and I'm curious what else people have found. When dealing with DD, the most important thing is to place Ability Block on him and kill him before he can use his ultimate (Ability Block prevents him from triggering his passive that activates his ultimate instantly). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Possible Defensive Teams in rooms 1 and 2 (click on the teams name to scroll to team): Darkhold with MLF passive level 6 can easily deal with Dorm/YA. However, unlike other META, War Dogs need precise and clinical decisions depending on the situation and power of enemies they are facing (knowing who can be killed on start is the difference between win and lose). By following this method, players can easily deal 100 000 damage to the enemy. SG would negate Zemo, and Doom might give them enough damage to make it tricky for 8W. If Echos kit is a glimpse into what the future will bring for the Young Avengers, then they are going to be another must-have meta team. Negative can place Ability Block on the desired target (Wong or Morgan Le Fay) before they can lay after which Taskmaster will place mass Blind. With the official War Bot, you can get partial answers to your questions. She's got a variety of abilities to help her along, from enhanced speed and strength to flight. Keep in mind that players who unlocked new levels for MLF do not necessarily need Dormammu to beat Dormhold they can do it with full Darkhold. Though at super high levels with war bonuses and boosts I strongly recommend switching to the Eternals team. Keep in mind, that Magik will grant Phoenix additional Revive, so eliminating Magik should be your priority in a kill rotation. Weapon X can beat the defending Darkhold / Dormhold in War. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Every knockout in a match will net Crucible Credits, which you can use in the Crucible Store to purchase items. If you lead Baron Zemo, he will play first and prevent Emma Frost from using her special. He is a soldier reanimated with cybernetic technology. The best way to deal with them is to combine Eternals with Black Bolt, Yo-Yo, and Crystal. It also looks like Young Avengers will be relegated to War Defense instead of including War attacks, thanks to the wording of Echos Special Ability. Just be sure to place Ability Block on the right opponent (Spider Weaver) and spread it with Hela Ultimate. You cannot afford any punch-up whatsoever and you must be careful since Morbiuss initial Blind will not affect Dormammu. Keep in mind that you can experiment with other characters to counter the Young Avengers to better align with your playstyle. MSF players have to be active members of an Alliance for at least 24 hours before they can participate in the war. However, some ordinary teams can be an answer for them, but you cannot afford a significant punch-up when using those teams. They will play first and easily prevail. When Captain America is dead, you practically won the battle and in most cases, you can turn on Auto-Combat as well. Only have debuffs on a few enemies? The Alliance War allows players to flex their entire roster in an all-out assault on an opposing Alliance Helicarrier. This includes two new toons to replace the Spiderfolk that have left for more webby pastures. To counter this team, the strategy is simple you need to place Disrupt+Trauma on Absorbing Man or to place Ability Block while removing Taunt in the process. Do not hesitate to contact us and help us in our goal to make MSF easily playable for the entire community. Even though Bionic Avengers are considerably less powerful outside of Raids, their synergy and their kit can be extremely dangerous in both War and CC. To prevent that you must send a sacrifice team (I am using X-Force because they play first in War and Deadpool removes debuffs passively). X-Force is a natural counter for the Mercenary team in War. After that, you should eliminate Deathlok first and Viv Vision second and you are good to go. I prefer to focus on teams that are fun to use in modes that I enjoy. Its a sentiment that a lot of other players have echoed as well. After having visions of Naashjeii, Ajei was informed about the Web of Life and Destiny. Maximized Hullkbuster grants an insane amount of HP to BA, and you cannot eliminate main targets fast enough so you can take control of the battle. Only this will be an unsolvable problem for most of the teams and we didnt mention any of Masters of Evil insane attacking capabilities yet. If you use Dormhold, a punch-up can be significantly higher, and the strategy is the same. If Hulkbaster is low you can afford significant Punch Up, if not do not risk. Note that we are working to add more content around effective Offensive Counters in Alliance Wars and can add infographics from popular sources within the MSF community. The third team that I will propose is Symbiotes with Silver Surfer. NEW INFOGRAPHIC - War counters! The tactic is fairly easy to understand as players simply have to initiate the fight with Abi Block on Squirrel Girl while putting the rest of the focus on Dormammu. As long as there are all A-Force members, Nico Minoru will place Trauma and Disrupt on her primary target (Squirrel Girl) and most probably on Ms.Marvel and Echo. Infinity Watch is an obvious solution for Bionic Avengers. IW also has some always-hitting attacks, and more importantly, they start combat with Safeguard and Immunity. If you lead Kestrel, she will prevent Mister Sinister from making clones and she will exploit Multiple Man summons attacks against targets with Defense Down. When you choose a team that should challenge the existing defense you dont want to know which team has the highest win percentage instead, you want to know what team from your roster can beat the defense most efficiently. The Underworld team in War is quite capable of countering Darkhold. For example, if your Uxmen are 400k strong you can freely engage 1 million strong Axmen. As long as Omega Red doesnt have the highest damage and HP you will have no problems whatsoever. If Morgan Le Fay is with Eternals things can become tricky at best. The names of the teams for which I will suggest counters will be highlighted in Info Boxes. The most wanted information in Marvel Strike Force is what are counters for a specific team. Underworld is a natural counter for Young Avengers. Keep in mind though, that fights between Young Avengers last too many turns so you should consider this option only if all other options are not possible. - The best place on earth for nerds. That fact allows you some punch-ups, but dont be greedy and do not risk unreal matchups. Unfortunately, her grandmother fell ill and became too frail to continue weaving the beautiful textiles that paid her tuition. Weapon X is another hard counter for Hero Asgardians. A mirror match-up is a viable option against BA. Agathas basic is assisted by two team members in Arena (MLF and Scarlet Witch should be those two members) and by only one in other features (MLF). If you want to learn more about Echo, I recommend checking out Episode 3 of the Hawkeye series on Disney Plus. Dormammus Resistance is insane, therefore, you cannot expect the usual punch-up with Eternals against Hero Asgardians but as long as the odds are not unreal, you should have nothing to worry. The idea is to present teams that can win with the greatest Punch up, so everyone can make their roster effective. SA can easily deal with Symbiotes regardless of power and they can easily beat Axemen in Offense (just avoid summoning). Doom Raids are a challenge. They also beat them with Secret avengers + Kestrel and fury, but they said it wasn't as easy as xfactor. The MSF Web Bot's Counter command ~c will give you the strategic advantage in every Alliance War. Once Omega Red is ready to cast his ultimate skill, you can target Dormammu to kill him. It is not even needed to bring anyone else but Hela and ZIM and you can afford ridiculous punch-ups. Most of the veteran players have Symbiotes fully maximized and when they decide to put them in Defense it is always annoying to spend META teams on them. Focus on SS, and after him, do whatever you like. Most importantly, you want to know what alternate options in addition to well-known counters are. If you have Skirmishers in your team, you can remove Dormammus buffs in the process. Darkhold can beat almost anyone in every game mode, so they are a logical choice. The rewards that you receive from Cosmic Crucible are based on your Division. Zemo will initiate a fight by clearing Defense Up from all enemies and by picking who should be Ability Blocked (Viv Vision, obviously). However, you must save Ikariss ultimate to be used in the second turn to flip mass Evade that will be placed by Echo. Right after her, Spider-Woman will place Ability Block and Heal Block on Squirrel Girl and Heal Block on the rest of the team (depending on the position of Squirrel Girl). In theory, you can afford a certain slight punch-up, but even if you are a lot stronger nothing can guarantee you success. Ravagers are an ideal team for countering Brotherhood + DD. I will do it in the next couple of days but for now, you can see counters and punch-ups. When DD is with Brotherhood, Magnetos initial Blind and Blobs Taunt prevents most teams from controlling Doctor Doom with Ability Block, so the secret is to cleanse that Blind before you are about to place Ability Block and to remove taunt from Blob. With the shocking She-Hulk: Attorney at Law reveal of Hulk's son, Skaar, the lineup of the long-awaited MCU Young Avengers may be complete. Though I'm still skeptical X Force is far from top tier. Trauma from ORs ultimate fully negates Valkyries passive, so insane punch-ups are possible. Recap and Review of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, S1E8: Ribbit and Rip It, Recap and Review of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, S1E7: The Retreat, Recap and Review of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, S1E6: Just Jen. Having toons with Skirmisher of high level can help you remove initial buffs on Dormammu, after which you can take the control of the battle and hopefully prevail before the time is off. That means they get additional buffs and bonuses whenever theyre fighting Raid battles. Kestrel is a Hero who is a nightmare for Web Warriors. Killing him first is mandatory. It is not important whether you use X-Factor or Secret Avengers with her, you will be able to beat Web Warriors whose strength is doubled compared to yours. The following table describes each character as follows: MARVEL. If Magik is not allowed to charge up Storm and Cyclops, and if you can control Phoneix when she is reborn, the odds are in your favor. I was really craving Spider-Man 2099 myself, but Ill keep that on the dream board. I usually support Undying duo with Baron Zemo and Loki but any other combination on your mind will do just fine. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. During MSF Cosmic Crucible and Alliance War, you may have to counter Spider-Weaver and the Bionic Avengers are allegedly perfect for the job. X-Factor may not be as effective as previous teams but if they are combined with SS, Zemo or Kestrel they will have no problems against New Warriors. Tech might be another story for another time. It is always better to use them in Offense because we do not trust AI enough, but sometimes we can see them in Defense. Silver Samurais and Omega Reds ultimate should prevent Magneto and Archangel from using their abilities. Agatha can fully neutralize Sersi and Ikaris so Darkhold can beat Eternals with a great punch-up. The other team that can be freely used for BO is Uncanny X-Men. Spider-Punk follows everything up with an encore, constantly granting Offense Up and making sure the Critical hits keep coming. In that case, it would be best to Abi Block Archangel. Although Iron Man has low health, he deals huge amounts of damage to enemies. Nico Minoru Passive will synergize well with Jesica Jones, which will be one of the keys to the victory. Young Avengers & X-Factor 5th, Hellfire Club & More! They have Immunity and Safeguard at the start (will protect them against initial mass Blind and buffs stealing) and their damage potential is high enough to deal with the new Horseman team. They are quite capable of dealing with anything AW Defense has to offer. Gaming-Fans.com is your source for honest, easy to follow reviews, guides, walkthroughs, and opinions on top mobile games, including Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Marvel Strike Force, and more. Putting teams in a box like that makes theory-crafting fly out the window. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. We at Gaming-fans.com are in the process of revamping our Offensive Counters for Alliance Wars in Marvel Strike Force content. Introduction Magik happened with only one purpose so X-Men can counter BO. Hulkbusters barrier and additional HP to the rest of the team grant you an easy survival against Wakandas initial burst. The system prioritizes stage clears, the lowest number of Offensive attempts, turn bonuses, and healthy characters, among other things. Infinity Watch starts with Safeguard and Immunity, which nullifies Rogues early special ability. Well it's honestly been "if they can take infinity watch then they can take anyone" lately so it's not really just "1 or 2 won't work", I've only tested it against a young avengers minus echo team but xforce beat them without issues, however it was a 30k punch down. Because of Brawn, both teams will have Immunity, therefore, a team with more Skirmishers who will penetrate Immunity with Vulnerability and leave enemy members open to control will prevail. It's easy to default to "the team that beats everything", but in this case you'll have better luck using a different team. I am fully against using Unlimited X-Men against Axmen neither in War nor CC, but they are the team that can grant you the greatest punch-up. Infinity Watch needs to be a bit stronger to be able to win. Young Avengers have no answer to the Undying duo as well. However, many players have wondered what the perfect counter is for the Young Avengers. Cookie Notice At the Top of the page, you have a list of Teams and with a simple click on the teams name, you will be instantly transferred to their list of counters with a brief explanation for each counter. I think they can prevail over initial damage and debuffs from Underworld. In AW, Weapon X is another answer for IW. Secret Avengers and Kestrel are easy picks. However, not all players know which members form part of the Weapon X team. Her family was overjoyed to send Ajei to college in Las Vegas. In War, Weapon X is a viable solution for YA. A team that can be used against them in both Cosmic Crucible and War is Eternals + New Warriors. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. On another note, Black Order would have a tough time too (to some extent) since some of their utility comes from Prox and Corvus assisting in removing buffs. At the moment 3 teams that I mentioned should grant you victory 100%. SA with Kestrel can also grant you a similar punch-up due to Maria Hill and her cleansing. He channels energy through the Muramasa Blade, which, when charged, delivers a series of powerful strikes, This mutant is armed with adamantium claws that ignore armour, but they also allow him to tear his enemies apart. It is important to keep in mind that the Alliance War only unlocks when you reach Commander level 45. Black Order is a team that can easily deal with Emarauders. Hero Asgardians dont have an answer to Eternals and the possible punch-up is insane Ikaris and Sersi 350k strong can practically eliminate 1 million strong Hero Asgardians all by themself. Well, were officially in the Spider-Verse now! Tauna posted two videos about it. You must use Emma instead of Stitcher or Bruiser to grant yourself cleansing, though. Once Hela spread ZIMs debuffs, there is nothing YA can do. They cannot be killed easily with Axmen's initial burst, and they can fully take out Jubilee and Beast from the battle. Unlimited X-Men is another logical solution. Their WAR mechanic allows you to challenge literally every team if you are aware of their potential and if you built their ISO-8 properly. And they could be from the future. Brotherhood is a natural counter to Pym Tech. and our Press J to jump to the feed. Darkhold with MLF passive level 6 can easily deal with Dorm/YA. GAMMA is the ultimate War Offense option at the moment. If you can survive their initial burst and use Ultimate with Red Hulk victory is yours. Unlimited X-Men is another natural counter. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Orange target frames around characters should be targeted second. A-Force is probably underrated in my guides, but they are more than capable of annihilating Pym Tech with even a double punch-up. With the introduction of Hero Asgardians, many players tried to find a way to boost them up by replacing Heimdall. Territory Battles, Which Characters First? Play smartly, and do not waste some of your powerful abilities if Weaver has Charged you will win. The chance that OR will put Abi Block on Wong is only 20%. Weapon X is one of the best War teams, and their ruling quality is that they have the same bonuses in attack and Defense. Gamma is also an obvious counter. Some teams have the same counters for both Cosmic Crucible and War and the only way to make it easy for you is to duplicate content for those teams. When you do that you will have to kill Kang fast and deal with the rest of the team. What makes the Web-Warriors so great is that they are a designated Raid team. You can afford significant punch-ups without fear of losing. Many players prefer to combine Kestrel with Secret Avengers due to Sharons passive. To be honest if u went in with infinity watch against young avengers, a team that was literally rebuilt to directly counter infinity watch the devs themselves said that In the blog post, then youre just dumb. It's gotta be, right? The following table describes each Bionic Avenger: Cosmic Crucible contains 3 trials, each of which lasts 24 hours. When that happens, you can turn on the auto-combat. Players can enjoy exhilarating role-playing in Marvel Strike Force (MSF). As an alternative, dont care about war because its roughly 50% chance youll win anyway and then you dont have to worry about it. Our Web-Warriors are comprised of Spider-Man, Spider-Man (Miles), Ghost-Spider, Scarlet Spider, and Spider-Punk. She buffs her Bionic Avenger allies by generating Ability Energy while healing them. New Bionic Avengers proves to be a really powerful team. Next to each counter team, you will see a symbol representing Punch Ups. Whenever a team is designed to excel is a specific mode, I always here the same question: Is this team worth it OUTSIDE of that mode? And its usually a loaded question. The trick is to wait with Thanoss special until Emma uses her special. Conquer Wars With Accurate Counters!. At the moment he starts executing ultimate you should pause the game and wait for the battle to pass. Spider-Man now grants random positive effects to Web-Warrior allies whenever a negative effect is applied to an enemy. Since Thanos will use his special before Namors turn, you will have no fear of placing debuffs on BO after Namor executes the ultimate. Well discuss all of that in this weeks Marvel Strike Force article! To be honest, the majority of players are fully experienced and learned how to counter 8W with 8W while they were Arena META and all of them know that significant punch-up is possible. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. And the synergy really begins to build as you level up these toons. After winning the battle, players will get gold, war credits, and access to exclusive character shards. Moreover, you will benefit from the Kamehameha blast along with unavoidable area-of-effect (AOE) skills from Vision, Hulkbuster, and Deathlok. With Emma Frost, your Rogue will play first and neutralize an enemy Rogue and her special. Each week we break down one more aspect of the hottest mobile game, Marvel Strike Force! Maya Lopez was born deaf, but she has the ability to mimic the movements of others. Since my goal is to help MSF players as much as I can, Ive decided to do what you asked and divide content as you asked. After the fight is over unpause the game and enter with Weapon X. MLF will not have ultimate, same as Agatha and Wong. Uxmen are the best team for Cosmic Crucible without a doubt and only Infinity Watch has the real answer for them. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. However, for higher Punch Ups you will need Doctor Doom and his ultimate. In AW, Shadowland is the team that fully counters Axmen. Eternals and Tangled Web have everything required to avoid being stuck by Absorbing Man. With this team, gamers have done punch ups of almost double the normal quantity. Thank you for your patience, and if you want to contribute in any way Tweet us @GamingFansDFN anytime. Marvel Strike Force The video " FINISH OLD TEAMS! The Undying duo is a hard counter for Darkhold. When I released theDefensive Team Countersarticle, your feedback was positive but many of you asked that we divide Counters for Cosmic Crucible and Alliance War. Keep Squirrel Girl controlled by Agathas Stun in the first turn and Scarlet Witchs ultimate and focus on Dormammu. You shouldnt be worried about Psylocke because Trauma will prevent her from transferring debuffs. If you prevent them from buffing or you use their buffs against them, you are good to go. The Young Avengers team is going to take some testing given the new characters in Echo and Kate Bishop, but America Chavez' place on this team is pretty clear. Sorry Nebula! The subreddit for MARVEL Strike Force, a game for iOS/Android that is published by Boundless Entertainment, a Scopely Studio. All teams that can use Wakandas buffs against them are natural picks. What have people seen work against the the full YA team? Due to Uxmens self-sustain, you cannot afford a big punch-up, but as long as your Ikaris is capable of flipping their buffs, you are good to go. View Strong and Weak Team Counters with specific Power recommendations. New Warriors are usually combined with Eternals for offensive purposes since there are only three of them and only 2 Eternals and they synergize perfectly. Their damage output is greater than Wakandas even in CC but you should be careful though because immunity on Wakanda members will prevent you from controlling the battle with Ability Block. Counter Command Gives Strong And Weak Counters Against A Target. Using 4 Symbiotes with Silver Surfer against maximized BO in AW definitely seems like an excellent bargain. For those reasons, we picked up some teams who can beat them. Is there something recent where Echo and Kate are hard to take out? X-Factor and Baron Zemo is another simple solution for this team. Ghost Spider is here to spread those around so everyone gets a debuff. Dormammus Resistance is insane; therefore, you cannot expect the usual punch-up with Eternals against Hero Asgardians but as long as the odds are not unreal, you should have nothing to worry about. I just beat them with Hela+Surnaturals punch accross (~430k). Depending on the Eternals setup, there can be a punch-up or not. However, as we all know, AI controls the team in Defense meaning that the battle can go in your favor if AI doesnt target Wong with ORs ultimate (which is essential for Weapon X to win the match-up). I will test Death Seed with other teams (Darkhold, Weapon X, Tangled Web+Undying, War Dogs, etc) in the next few days and I will update COunters accordingly. In Alliance War, Shadowland has all answers needed for this synergy. The offensive phase for Alliance Wars lasts 24 hours in Marvel Strike Force and allows players to attacks the specific zones shown below and score points for their Alliance. The Young Avengers is a squad in MSF that consists of several characters. Thank you in advance! Possible punch-ups are broken and you dont need anyone else but Hela and ZIM. Uncanny X-Men with Magik can be a real threat so it is safest to use META teams against them. Heck, our Alliance has a lot of trouble even getting past some of the first nodes because of their difficulty. Weapon X in War is capable of miracles because its kit allows you to do almost anything. MSF: Echo Joins the Young Avengers Continuing the trend of tapping into the latest Marvel hype, Scopely is introducing Echo to the game as a new Young Avenger. I am not a fan of combining Doctor Doom with A-Force in War, but that is definitely a legitimate option. Trauma and Heal block are everything you need against Young Avengers. Below you will see the list of viable counters. On normal occasions, teams that have a lot of summons are easy prey for Axmen and Symbiotes. I will keep track of current War META Defense teams and add counters immediately when some new Defense team shows. Which Is The Best Time To Play Online Slots? Infinity Watch starts with Immunity meaning that they will be fully safe from any Ability Block Bionic Avengers has to offer. Absorbing Man kit will force you to focus your attacks on him and with every attack, your characters will get slow and buff Absorbing Man with additional Defense Up. It utilizes Coulsons immunity in AW Defense with Silver Surfers sustain that is boosted by Yo-Yo. She hails from a Utopian parallel, and yet she is here to fight and save the day. Secret Avengers + Kestrel is one of those teams. A mirror match is always a solution because we play better than AI :). To avoid doing that, there are two quite simple solutions Web Warriors and Brotherhood. That alone should be enough for A-Force to safely win the matchup. Maybe the best option against Uxmen is a duplicate team boosted with Emma Frost. Bionic Avengers will almost fully ignore Web Warriors dodge potential making them easy targets, even if the punch-up is very high.