It is not possible to list all the superheroes and villains in MARVEL Strike Force: There are so many of them that you need to prepare 3 – 4 different guides even just for listing all! But we can give answers to some of the questions that everyone is curious about. For example, which are the best heroes in the game? What are the things that make them the best? If you are wondering which heroes you need to focus on and which characters you should use to complete missions, keep reading: With this guide, we will give you the answers to all these questions.

Picking a Tank

As you may remember from our MARVEL Strike Force Building the Perfect Team Guide, at least one tank must be placed in each team. Well, which characters are better for this job and how many shards do you need for unlocking them?

The best tank in the “heroes” category is Captain America. For “villains” category, you can choose Kingpin. Luke Cage is a tank you can get for free at the beginning of the game and he is a good tank until endgame, but you have to choose one of the following two characters for challenging missions and raids. Let’s take a look at the stats and skills of these characters:

Captain America is a standard “spank” tank and ideal for players who do not want to deal with details. Kingpin is a more difficult character to play because he does not have direct taunt skills. However, bodyguards he summons can be particularly effective at high levels.

Picking a Healer

The best healer in the heroes’ category is Night Nurse. For the villains’ category, we can say that Hand Sorceress is the best healer.

Let’s compare the stats of the two characters below:

Unfortunately, there is no real healer in the villains’ category: Hand Sorceress, which is the best option, is inadequate for raid missions. However, since she can be unlocked with only 15 shards, Hand Sorceress will be especially useful during campaign missions. Night Nurse, on the other hand, can be used at every stage of the game.

Picking a Damage Dealer

At the moment, we can say that the best hero “Brawler” character in the game is Gamora. The best character in the villain “Blaster” category is Winter Soldier.

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Let’s compare the stats of the two characters below:

Gamora is ideal for players who want to see high damage scores on the screen because she can make very high critical strikes. Winter Soldier provides the same amount of damage from a distance and offers debuffs & buffs. Gamora, however, is a better choice for raid missions.

Picking a Crowd Controller

Quake in the heroes’ category, and Nobu in the villains’ category are the best characters to choose for this role.

Let’s compare the stats of the two characters below:

Nobu is a handy character, especially for raid missions. You do not need to use him during campaign missions. Quake is one of the most ideal crowd control characters for almost every mission type, because she does AoE attacks and works like a debuff machine.

Hero and villain characters can be on the same team, but remember that some skills will be more effective on other hero and villain team members. For example, the “Secret Warrior” skill of Quake provides 5% shield only to other heroes. If there are any villains in your team, they won’t be getting this buff. For this reason, we recommend that you build your team entirely with either heroes or villains.

Now that you’ve learned which heroes are best, it is time to go to the battlefield and fight against Ultimus. You can learn more about MARVEL Strike Force by reading our other guides. Good luck on saving the world!