MARVEL Strike Force, the card-battler RPG by Scopely is having quite the success with its recent update titled “6.7.0”. The newest update for the game has brought with it a ton of new stuff! The highlights for the update are going to be the 4 brand-new Villain heroes released – Apocalypse, Kang the Conqueror, Absorbing Man, and Moonstone. A ton of balance adjustments can also be seen in a large roster of champions. 

Table of Contents

1. Apocalypse
2. Moonstone
3. Kang the Conqueror
4. Absorbing Man
5. ARCHANGEL – Balance Changes
6. ULTRON – Balance Changes
7. ULTRON FABRICATOR – Balance Changes

Apocalypse

Apocalypse is a legendary grade character from the Villain Mutant faction that is listed as a Support type in-game. 

Let’s take a look at Apocalypse’s abilities in detail:

The Alpha (Basic Skill) – Gain Offense Up and Speed Up.

Heal for 5% of this character’s Max Health.

Attack primary target for 400% damage + 100% Drain.

This attack is Unavoidable and cannot be blocked.

Seismic Sands (Special Skill) – Attack primary target for 350% Piercing + 100% Drain + apply +1 Ability Block, up to a maximum of 2.

Attack all adjacent targets for 350% Piercing + 100% Drain. Redistribute your total squad health evenly.

Do the following for this character, all HORSEMAN allies, and 2 non-HORSEMAN allies with the highest Damage:

• Clear all negative effects.
• Apply +1 Defense Up, up to a maximum of 2.
• Apply Safeguard and Immunity.

This attack ignores Defense Up.

The End Is Here (Ultimate Skill) – Clear Barrier on all enemies.

Attack all enemies for 500% damage + 100% Drain.

Flip Defense Up on all enemies. Flip 2 random positive effects into negative effects on all enemies. Apply Trauma to all enemies. Become Empowered. 

On Empowered, fill Speed Bar for self by 60% + 10%for each HORSEMAN ally. This attack is unavoidable and cannot be Blocked or counterattacked.

The First Mutant (Passive Skill) – This character cannot be revived.

The Speed of this character and each HORSEMAN ally can only be reduced by Slow.

At the start of any match, enemy characters cannot spawn with Safeguard.

On Spawn, gain Immunity.

On Stun, clear Stun and Heal Block, then Heal for 20% of this character’s Max Health.

Gain +50% Max Health.

Gain +40% chance to Counterattack + 15% for each VILLAIN ally.

Gain +10% Focus for each HORSEMAN, MUTANT, and TECH ally.

Moonstone

Moonstone is a legendary grade character from the Villain Masters of Evil faction that is listed as a Controller type in-game. 

Let’s take a look at Moonstone’s abilities in detail:

Spiteful Strike (Basic Skill) – Attack primary target for 300% damage + apply Defense Down for 2 turns.

If the target is Vulnerable, gain 1 Ability Energy.

Dark Whispers (Special Skill) – Reduce Speed Bar of the enemy with the highest Damage, excluding the primary target, by 20% + Mind Control that enemy to attack the primary target.

Attack primary target for 400% damage + apply Defense Down and Stun.

In CRUCIBLE, apply Disrupted and Trauma to the primary target.

Phasing Punishment (Ultimate Skill) – Attack primary and adjacent targets for 250% damage + apply +2 Defense Down, up to a maximum of 3.

In CRUCIBLE:

• Apply Stun to the primary target.
• Reduce Speed Bar for primary and adjacent targets by 20%.

Meteorite (Passive Skill) – On Turn:

• If this character has at least 1 ally, gain +1 Evade, up to a maximum of 3.
• If this character has 1 or more MASTERS OF EVIL allies, heal for 10% of this character’s Max Health.
• If this character has 2 or more MASTERS OF EVIL allies, Barrier self for 10% of this character’s Max Health.
• If this character has 3 or more MASTERS OF EVIL allies, clear 1 positive effect from the enemy with the lowest Resistance.
• If this character has 4 or more MASTERS OF EVIL allies, transfer 1 negative effect, excluding Ability Block and Stun, from self to the enemy with the lowest Resistance.

In CRUCIBLE:

• Gain +50% Focus. MASTERS OF EVIL allies gain +50% Focus.
• On OFFENSE, gain an additional +100% Focus.
• On OFFENSE, MASTERS OF EVIL allies gain an additional +100% Focus.

Kang the Conqueror

Kang the Conqueror is a legendary grade character from the Villain Cosmic faction that is listed as a Blaster type in-game. 

Let’s take a look at Kang the Conqueror’s abilities in detail:

Temporal Blow (Basic Skill) – Attack primary target for 360% Piercing.

If the target is Vulnerable, fill this character’s Speed Bar by 20%.

This attack ignores Defense Up and cannot be counterattacked.

Foreseen Strikes (Special Skill) – On CRUCIBLE OFFENSE, clear all Barrier on primary and adjacent targets.

Attack primary and adjacent targets for 420% Piercing.

Gain 1 Evade per Crit.

In CRUCIBLE:

• Apply Slow for 2 turns to primary and adjacent targets.
• Apply +2 Offense Up to self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies.

This attack ignores Defense Up.

Time’s Up (Ultimate Skill) – On CRUCIBLE OFFENSE, clear all Barrier and all Deathproof on all enemies.

Attack all enemies for 300% Piercing + clear 3 positive effects.

This attack ignores Defense Up. Characters killed by this attack cannot be revived.

In CRUCIBLE:

• Reduce Speed Bar by 10% for all enemies.
• Apply +2 Speed Up to self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies.
• This attack is Unavoidable and cannot be blocked.

Time Warlord (Passive Skill) – On Turn:

• Attack all enemies for 50% Piercing. This attack ignores Defense Up.
• In CRUCIBLE, clear Speed Up on all enemies.

 On CRUCIBLE OFFENSE, if this character has 4 or more MASTERS OF EVIL allies, apply +1 Vulnerable, to up a maximum of 5, to all enemies.

Gain +20% Crit Chance for self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies.

Gain +40% Crit Damage. MASTERS OF EVIL allies gain +10% Crit Damage.

In CRUCIBLE, gain +20% Crit Chance and +10% Crit Damage for self or any MASTERS OF EVIL ally with Offense Up.

On CRUCIBLE OFFENSE:

• On Spawn, apply Speed Up for 2 turns to self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies.
• When any enemy gains Speed Up, fill Speed Bar for this character by 10%.
• Gain an additional +20% Crit Chance for self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies.
• Gain an additional +10% Crit Damage for self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies.

Absorbing Man

Absorbing Man is a legendary grade character from the Villain Mystic faction that is listed as a Protector type in-game. 

Let’s take a look at Absorbing Man’s abilities in detail:

Brick Bash (Basic Skill) – Attack primary target for 360% damage + copy and clear 2 positive effects, excluding Stealth and Taunt, from the primary target to self.

If the primary target has Vulnerable, gain +2 Deflect, up to a max of 5.

Wrecking Ball (Special Skill) – Copy and clear all negative effects from all MASTERS OF EVIL allies to self.

Flip all negative effects to positive effects on self.

Apply Offense Down for 2 turns to the primary target.

Attack primary and adjacent targets for 400% damage.

Clear Taunt from all allies.

Gain Taunt. In CRUCIBLE, gain Taunt for 2 turns instead.

Diamond in the Rough (Ultimate Skill) – Clear all negative effects from self.

In CRUCIBLE, heal self for 40% of this character’s Max Health.

Attack primary target for 500% damage + clear all positive effects.

In CRUCIBLE, apply Deflect and Immunity to self and MASTERS OF EVIL allies.

Hardened Criminal (Passive Skill) – On Spawn:

• Gain Taunt and 3 Deflect.
• On CRUCIBLE OFFENSE, apply 4 Counter to a random Titania ally.

When this character is attacked, copy and clear 1 positive effect, excluding Stealth and Taunt, from the attacker to self + gain +1 Defense Up, up to a max of 3.

In CRUCIBLE, on Block, heal for 5% of this character’s Max Health.

When this character drops below 50% Health, if this character has Taunt, fill Speed Bar by 30% + clear Taunt.

Gain +20% Armor and Resistance per Defense Up on this character.

In CRUCIBLE, gain +50% Resistance.

In CRUCIBLE, MASTERS OF EVIL allies gain +50% Resistance.

ARCHANGEL – Balance Changes

Here are Archangel’s (Awakened) changed abilities/base stats and their description:

Angel of Death (Ultimate Ability):

• Energy Cost: 3/3
• Transfer all positive effects, excluding Taunt and Regeneration, from primary target to self + flip 3 random positive effects to negative effects.
• Attack primary target for 700% Piercing.
• In RAIDS, on Kill, prolong the duration of all positive effects on self and all DEATH SEED allies by +1, up to a maximum of 2.
• In ARENA, on Kill, prolong the duration of all positive effects on self, Apocalypse, and all HORSEMAN allies by +1, up to a maximum of 2.
• This attack cannot be counterattacked.
• If Apocalypse is an ally, or with 2 or more HORSEMAN allies, this attack cannot be blocked.

Fallen Angel (Passive Ability):

• On Kill, generate 1 Ability Energy for self and all DEATH SEED, Apocalypse, and HORSEMAN allies.
• On enemy Death:

> Attack the most injured enemy for 200% Piercing, ignoring Taunt and Stealth.

> Reduce Speed Bar for all enemies by 10%. In RAIDS, reduce Speed Bar for all enemies by 25% instead.

> In RAIDS, Barrier self for 10% of this character’s Max Health.

• On this character or DEATH SEED ally Crit, heal self and all DEATH SEED allies for 3% of this character’s Max Health.
• On this character, Apocalypse or HORSEMAN ally Crit, heal self, Apocalypse and all HORSEMAN allies for 3% of this character’s Max Health.
• Gain +30% Armor. DEATH SEED, Apocalypse, and HORSEMAN allies gain +30% Armor.
• Gain +15% Crit Chance. DEATH SEED, Apocalypse, and HORSEMAN allies gain +15% Crit Chance.

ULTRON – Balance Changes

Here is Ultron’s changed abilities/base stats and their description:

Disintegration Beam (Basic Ability):

• Attack primary target for 340% damage + copy and clear 2 positive effects, excluding Taunt. [Updated text, no change to functionality.] Clear Taunt on primary target and self.

Factory Upgrade (Special Ability):

• Summon 3 Ultron Minions at 340% normal damage and 100% of normal Health. Apply Defense Up to self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies for 2 turns.
• In CRUCIBLE:

>Ultron Minions gain Deathproof and 10% Speed Bar.

>Attack primary target for 200% damage.

>Gain assist from all Ultron Minion allies.

>These attacks are Unavoidable and cannot be blocked.

• Possible Summons:

>Ultron Incinerator

>Ultron Accelerator

>Ultron Fabricator

Purge System (Ultimate Ability):

• In CRUCIBLE, if this character has 3 or more MASTERS OF EVIL allies, clear all Deathproof on primary target.
• Attack primary target for 700% Piercing damage. Gain 1 Ability Energy per positive effect on self.
• This attack ignores Defense Up. [Updated text, no change to functionality.]
• Enemies killed by this attack cannot be revived.
• In CRUCIBLE, this attack is Unavoidable and cannot be blocked.

Ultron Prime (Passive Skill):

• If Health is full at the start of a match, gain Revive Once with 75% of this character’s Max Health.
• On Kill, prolong all positive effects on this character, all MASTERS OF EVIL allies, and all VILLAIN TECH allies by a duration of 1.
• If this character has 4 or more MASTERS OF EVIL allies, gain +30% Crit Damage.
• In CRUCIBLE:

>On Spawn, gain 15% Speed Bar.

>Gain +50% Armor for self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies.

ULTRON FABRICATOR – Balance Changes

Here is Ultron Fabricator’s changed abilities/base stats and their description:

Fusion (Special Ability):

• Heal the 4 most injured non-MASTERS OF EVIL allies for 7,000 Health + 15% of this character’s Max Health.
• Heal self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies for 14,000 Health + 25% of this character’s Max Health + apply Regeneration for 2 turns.
• Clear 4 negative effects from self and all MASTERS OF EVIL allies.
• Fill Ultron’s Speed Bar by 25%.

To get an in-depth look at the new stuff, players can feel free to check out the official patch notes. To Play MARVEL Strike Force in a more optimized and efficient manner, we highly recommend playing MARVEL Strike Force on your PC with BlueStacks using a keyboard and mouse.