A mirror match-up is a viable option against BA. The most powerful replacement is obviously Dormammu. You can win a trial by defeating more rooms than your opponent. Uxmen are the best team for Cosmic Crucible without a doubt and only Infinity Watch has the real answer for them. As soon as you kill Shang Chi, I honestly suggest you turn on auto-combat because that is the only way to win on time. The tactic to beat Dormhold with WX in Alliance War is kinda tricky you cannot do it in the first attempt due to the fact that you cant prevent Wong from taunting which will be your doom in the end. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Even combinations that allow Ikaris and Sersi to play first are fully harmless against Darkhold even in the Arena. How are YA a viable investment? Scarlet Spider Slows the enemy, applies Defense Down, and prolongs those negative effects. 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. Gamers should keep in mind that you have a limited number of attacks for each room, so you have to plan accordingly. In Alliance War, Weapon X is the most justified counter for them if you have Dark Hunters to deal with H4H. Knowing how to deal with them without using META teams will definitely be important in the days to come. Once you kill Dormammu the rest should be easy. Everything else is straightforward Kill Dormammu, then Valkyrie, then everyone else. 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. Welcome back to MSF Mondays! Web Warriors fulfills those requirements in full. Possible justified counters are obvious. Having that in mind, I had to pinpoint them as a justified pick. At the moment he starts executing ultimate you should pause the game and wait for the battle to pass. Press J to jump to the feed. Darkhold with MLF passive level 6 can easily deal with Dorm/YA. Underworld is the new Offensive option that counters AW METAs defense. Unfortunately, with Axmen you cannot expect wins if punch-up is significant (50k+). Which you will be doing A LOT with this team. Especially when they are fighting versus a team not specialized for Defense. 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. She buffs her Bionic Avenger allies by generating Ability Energy while healing them. Although Iron Man has low health, he deals huge amounts of damage to enemies. For all other teams, Secret Avengers will pose an unsolvable enigma that can be beaten only by META teams. Well discuss all of that in this weeks Marvel Strike Force article! This prevents their negative effects from being removed or flipped. Basically, as long as you keep, She-hulk and Brawn stunned, while focusing on Red Hulk, you have nothing to fear. As an alternative, dont care about war because its roughly 50% chance youll win anyway and then you dont have to worry about it. 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. I dont think that Scopely would throw around a sentence like this without it having some legs: This powerful team will be formidable against Infinity Watch and many other of the top teams in Alliance War.. It worked better than Infinity Watch for sure. Infinity Watch needs to be a bit stronger to be able to win. 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. Ghost Spider is here to spread those around so everyone gets a debuff. The trick is to wait with Thanoss special until Emma uses her special. Feel free to browse the latest game news, discussions, strategy, and quality creator content that our community offers. In Marvel Strike Force (MSF), you can step into the well-renowned Marvel Universe to protect it from dreadful foes. Most of the players are fully familiar with how to counter BO with a mirror match-up. The Alliance War allows players to flex their entire roster in an all-out assault on an opposing Alliance Helicarrier. Secret Avengers + Kestrel is one of those teams. There are a lot of combinations whose kit suggests that they could challenge Death Seed. The Underworld team in War is quite capable of countering Darkhold. With Emma Frost, your Rogue will play first and neutralize an enemy Rogue and her special. A ton of Bleeds will prevail, and there we are. Eternals (Fortifier)+Tangled Web (Striker), Eternals(Fortifier)+Baron Zemo(Fortifier)+Loki+Emma, Eternals (Fortifier)+New Warriors(Striker), Symbiotes with Skirmisher + Silver Surfer, Young Avengers+Dormammu (dependent on RNG). I personally avoid combining Kestrel with SA for CC and AW offense, but without a doubt, they can easily deal with BO with a significant Punch Up. The most powerful replacement is obviously Dormammu. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. The Weapon X team members can be described as follows: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Though I'm still skeptical X Force is far from top tier. The best place on Earth for nerds. You cannot afford any punch-up whatsoever and you must be careful since Morbiuss initial Blind will not affect Dormammu. Then, to accompany them, weve been introduced to a couple other Spiderfolk to complete the new Web-Warriors team. Because of that, the punch-up cannot be easily set because the outcome of the battle will depend on RNG. I prefer to focus on teams that are fun to use in modes that I enjoy. The most wanted information in Marvel Strike Force is what are counters for a specific team. Squirrel Girl uses her unbeatable squirrel powers to eat nuts and defeat enemies. Since the game is based on the classic Marvel series, you will likely encounter similar aspects in the game to those in the movies, comics, and series. Players should remember that Viv-Visions attack strikes in a line, either back or front rows. Ajei Benally was born into a family of Navajo weavers who passed their abilities and traditions from generation to generation. It is sufficient to say that Infinity Watch cannot beat them in War to understand that they are extremely strong and dangerous. They were specifically built to hard-counter 8W. While Weapon X should do the trick, they do the trick against anyone, and I'm curious what else people have found. Therefore, Web-Warriors are going to give you more longevity over the course of the game than you might get for a really powerful WAR team. NEW INFOGRAPHIC - War counters! The idea behind that request is that content is more user-friendly and that users dont have to check if the mentioned counter is good enough for the feature they are playing at the moment. However, for higher Punch Ups you will need Doctor Doom and his ultimate. In AW, Shadowland is the team that fully counters Axmen. In Alliance War Offense, Ravagers and Shadowland have answers for everything Emarauders can bring. This team can easily beat Darkhold but your moves must be clinically precise and focused on the right targets. He deals debilitating blasts to enemies while buffing his Bionic Avenger allies. All juicy abilities available at their disposal mean nothing against GAMMA. Their kit is much stronger so the only question of it is justified to use them against those evil mutants. Moreover, you will benefit from the Kamehameha blast along with unavoidable area-of-effect (AOE) skills from Vision, Hulkbuster, and Deathlok. They are quite capable of dealing with anything AW Defense has to offer. With upcoming changes and New Horseman teams, the list will need an update definitely, so it is best to bookmark it and check when you need help. The system prioritizes stage clears, the lowest number of Offensive attempts, turn bonuses, and healthy characters, among other things. 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. Unlimited X-Men can always beat Sinister Six regardless of power, just by using Rogues special on Dr. Octopus. Below you will see the list of viable counters. This particular list is specialized for Alliance War Defense team counters. Astonishing X-Men can be an exceedingly difficult opponent if you let them kill any of your team members. That means that if she attains the Blind condition, she actually only has a 50% miss chance instead of the full 100%. All Rights Reserved. Weapon X is the only original pre-made that is a true counter for Dorm/H4H in War. Depending on the enemys strength, the initial Abi Block from Omega Red should be focused on either Valkyrie or Sif depending on your ISO-8 class. Most of them have additional bonuses just for Offense, but Taskmaster has everything in Warr generally. A duplicate team is always a counter because AI cannot fully take advantage of character abilities. However, before knowing for certain about turn rotation, I cannot accurately give you advice.At the moment, it is instantly obvious that Infinity Watch has everything that should grant them victory. 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. The natural counters for Sinister Six are Symbiotes and Astonishing X-men because they can easily neutralize Dr. Octopus and exploit his summons. Weapon X can also easily deal with Deathseed. Below we will list many of these counters as we work with our friend MGF_JB to develop more counter guides for the community. The best way to deal with them is to combine Eternals with Black Bolt, Yo-Yo, and Crystal. Nerds on Earth exists to highlight the best of a Friendly Local Game Shop (FLGS). Against Dormhold it is best that they are supported by Dormammu. It is still early to accurately suggest which teams are justified to be used against Death Seed in WAR. MSF players have to be active members of an Alliance for at least 24 hours before they can participate in the war. Mainly because we didnt have a chance to test them versus Underworld (Mister Negative is still not farmable in the game, and 99% of players keep the Underworld team for Attack). Each member has unique skills that can be used to defeat enemies. Young Avengers DESTROYED with this Counter | BIG Punch Ups | MSF | Strike Force - YouTube 0:00 / 15:46 #MSF #MARVELSTRIKEFORCE #STRIKEFORCE Young Avengers DESTROYED with this. Keep in mind, that Magik will grant Phoenix additional Revive, so eliminating Magik should be your priority in a kill rotation. 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. Raids are a mode that you participate in every single day, whereas WAR isnt ongoing. However, there cannot be any punch-up if you wanna succeed. Though at super high levels with war bonuses and boosts I strongly recommend switching to the Eternals team. The list of Counters we provided will be updated and improved constantly. Since Thanos will use his special before Namors turn, you will have no fear of placing debuffs on BO after Namor executes the ultimate. Bonafide Scythe enthusiast (the board game, not the farm implement). However, note the following for use on War Defense. 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. You can afford significant punch-ups without fear of losing. Sorry Nebula! Symbiotes with Skirmisher + Silver Surfer, Darkhold (without Scarlet Witch) + Emma/Loki/Cable. He can generate barriers and draw enemy attacks. 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. X-Factor + Zemo/Kestrel, Ravagers, and Shadowland (War) can successfully oppose Phoenix and the company, by preventing their most important abilities. As long as she is alive, he will keep reviving. After those two things are done dealing with Mercenaries is easy regardless of team composition. Had the same thought about SG and Doom. In the list, I will not mention all possible counters, but I will try to focus on counters whose use is justified against certain Defense teams. It will depend on RNG and whose Stunners will be effective first. The combination of Dormammu and Young Avengers is pretty common nowadays. Their kit is made so they can prevent Mercenary Riot Guard from using Taunt and Taskmaster from executing ultimate on start. She used this power to become the warrior called Echo. You have teams like Shadowlands or Power Armor that are designed for WAR. Enjoying visions of Tamriel while wading through unnecessarily mountainous piles of dice. Horsemen teams are designed to be meta for specific features. The natural counter for Eternals is Darkhold. Keep in mind that Gamora is fully resistant to Defense Down so do not try to soften her just try to control her with Slow and Stun. Uncanny X-Men with Magik is another team that is a natural counter to Web Warriors. The Young Avengers have War Defense passives that reduce Assist chance to zero, making Nebula a non-factor in this fight. You must use Emma instead of Stitcher or Bruiser to grant yourself cleansing, though. They can fully control the battle by placing Abi Block on Beast and quickly removing Jubilee with Elektras ultimate. Black Order is no longer META and there are numerous options to deal with them. It utilizes Coulsons immunity in AW Defense with Silver Surfers sustain that is boosted by Yo-Yo. Unlimited X-Men is another logical solution. It is important to say that an easy answer for Darkhold/Dormhold is Darkhold without Scarlet Witch and with a character who can grant your MLF to play first (Emma/Loki/Cable). Agatha can fully neutralize Sersi and Ikaris so Darkhold can beat Eternals with a great punch-up. 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. If you lead Baron Zemo, he will play first and prevent Emma Frost from using her special. The chance that OR will put Abi Block on Wong is only 20%. But it is noteworthy that you still have to defend your own Helicarrier to be successful in this gaming mode. The MSF Web Bot's Counter command ~c will give you the strategic advantage in every Alliance War. As long as you are focusing on Shang Chi and prevent Luke Cage from Taunting you have a real chance to achieve a win. There are time stamps to avoid any options you arent interested in! I usually support Undying duo with Baron Zemo and Loki but any other combination on your mind will do just fine. Infinity Watch starts with Safeguard and Immunity, which nullifies Rogues early special ability. Next in the line is Kate Bishop and you are good to go. The new Web-Warriors team for Marvel Strike Force is supposedly the answer to all of our Bio woes. Shadowland can fight with Symbiotes with ease. Iron Man Zombie and Hela are powerhouses in the War Offense, so this is a victory for Undying. If you want to learn more about Echo, I recommend checking out Episode 3 of the Hawkeye series on Disney Plus. Vindication at last. She allegedly becomes more powerful with Hero Brawler allies. Eternals and Tangled Web have everything required to avoid being stuck by Absorbing Man. To avoid doing that, there are two quite simple solutions Web Warriors and Brotherhood. However, not all players know which members form part of the Weapon X team. If Morgan Le Fay is with Eternals things can become tricky at best. Hero Asgardians are the latest AW Defense team. Heck, our Alliance has a lot of trouble even getting past some of the first nodes because of their difficulty. If you can survive their initial burst and use Ultimate with Red Hulk victory is yours. 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. It's easy to default to "the team that beats everything", but in this case you'll have better luck using a different team. 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. However, you must save Ikariss ultimate to be used in the second turn to flip mass Evade that will be placed by Echo. Bionic Avengers is a natural counter for Axmen. Even her summons will not be a liability since they will help Kestrel to exploit Defense Down on Symbiotes making it impossible for them to heal fast enough. 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. Infinity Watch has Immunity on start that will protect them from Slow and they will easily prevail after initial difficulties. A.I.M. 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.