Part 1: Getting Started
Introduction
Welcome to the THANO$VIB$ Beginner's Guide! This is the first of three parts, which aims to guide players through about their first month of playtime.
This guide has been created for Update 9.8 - "Annihilators". If this is outdated, look for a newer version at thanosvibs.money/beginners - note that updates take time.
Made by DUBU, Astrospeedyjm, Ren Vader, wavegangse, Chaebae and anuswarp.
On the web version of this guide (and any THANO$VIB$ guides like this) you can click or tap on any character portrait for more information about that character.
Basic Information
Character Progression
Character progression is very convoluted in this game. Here is a basic rundown for the majority of characters:
- Unlock the character.
- Upgrade to 6 Stars, 6 Mastery, Lv.60.
- Upgrade gears to +20.
- Upgrade to Tier-2.
- Realise Potential by running World Boss.
> For characters you really like or want to unlock a 6th skill for, Upgrade Potential and level to Lv.70.
> For characters you want to unlock a 6th skill for, upgrade gears to +25.
> For some characters, upgrade to Tier-3.
> For some characters, Awaken Potential, upgrade Awakened Skill, and Transcend Potential.
"Native Tier-2s" follow a different levelling system, but you can worry about those later.Character Selections
The characters recommended in this guide are chosen based on:
- Low-Spec Playability: How easy it is to play the character with subpar builds.
- Scalability into Endgame: How well the character fares in later-game content.
- Safety from Power Creep: Characters with good Leaderships and Support Passives are less likely to be power creeped.You can of course choose to just pick who you like, but following a guide like this and optimising your new player bonuses will allow you to more efficiently acquire your favourites in the future.
Additional Resources
This guide focuses on your personal account progression and shouldn't be the only resource you look at. You should also check out:
- Part 3 of this Beginner's Guide, and the "Team Building" and "General Tips" sections of Part 4.
- r/future_fight's Basic Question Thread.
- thanosvibs.money for various game resources (including this guide).
- A Discord server to get feedback on minor things - the THANO$VIB$ Discord would be the obvious place for questions about this guide. Link below.
It is generally advised to avoid using YouTube videos as reference while you are a beginner (or ever), as you will often be missing important context.
Characters - The Main Cast
This section contains information on the primary characters you'll be building - these should remain relevant all the way into late-game.
Character portraits are shown primarily with their recommended uniforms, but the no-uniform version is shown too underneath, along with their Custom Gear / C.T.P. recommendations. If you don't know what this means yet, don't stress.
Fixed Selections
These characters you are more or less shoehorned into doing (e.g. through login events or Guided Quests), so they are considered "fixed selections" that all players should invest in.
Spider-Gwen [Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]
Spider-Gwen [Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]
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Acquisition
Given as a free Transcended Potential Character on Day 3.
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Uniform
Regular price 1750 Crystals. Purchase during a uniform sale, or with your first uniform discount.
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Advancement [Transcended Potential]
Comes with Transcended Potential.
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Usefulness
One of the most versatile PvE characters, especially in late-game.
Still strong early on, proc-friendly, and has some use in PvP.
Loki [Marvel Studios' Loki]
Loki [Marvel Studios' Loki]
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Acquisition
Given as a free Tier-3 Character on Day 4.
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Uniform
Regular price 1750 Crystals. Purchase during a uniform sale, or with your first uniform discount.
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Advancement [Tier-3]
Comes with Tier-3.
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Usefulness
Extremely versatile PvE character, especially good in mission clearing and Alliance Battle modes.
While best with a C.T.P. of Rage for this reason, he is still very powerful with a regular proc Obelisk.
Spider-Man [Back to Basics]
Spider-Man [Back to Basics]
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Acquisition
Recruit him at 6 Stars through Legendary Battle, then use Support Shop Biometrics to level his gears.
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Uniform
Purchase at 50% off when you do his Tier-3 Guided Quest.
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Advancement [Tier-3]
Do the Tier-3 Guided Quest (and/or get him from the First Purchase Tier-3 Selector).
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Usefulness
Primarily a PvP character, but he's still usable in PvE. Will likely be your PvP carry for the majority of early game.
Black Panther [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]
Black Panther [Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]
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Acquisition
Get her to Tier-2 through a Tier-2 Guided Quest.
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Uniform
Regular price 1750 Crystals. Purchase during a uniform sale.
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Advancement [Tier-3]
A good choice for your Tier-3 Mega Advancement Ticket from the 90 Day Check-In.
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Usefulness
Good at PvE early on, but mainly valuable as a support.
Free-Choice Selections
Pick at least two of the below characters (if you buy Crystals, you can do more).
While not listed below, if you have the Ghost Rider [Rage Returned] seasonal exclusive uniform, consider him to be part of the Free-Choice selections below.
Spider-Man (Miles Morales) [Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]
Spider-Man (Miles Morales) [Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]
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Acquisition
Get him to Tier-2 through a Tier-2 Guided Quest.
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Regular price 1750 Crystals. Purchase during a uniform sale, or with your first uniform discount.
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Advancement [Tier-3]
Probably do it manually, but you could use a Tier-3 Mega Advancement Ticket from the 90 Day Check-In.
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Usefulness
Crazy strong PvE character, but lacks usability outside World Boss in late-game.
However, for early on when you're just trying to push through all the early-game content, he is a great choice.
Captain America (Sharon Rogers) [Poseidon Armor]
Captain America (Sharon Rogers) [Poseidon Armor]
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Acquisition
Get her to Tier-2 through the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.
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Uniform
Regular price 1750 Crystals. Purchase during a uniform sale, or with your first uniform discount.
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Advancement [Tier-3]
Probably do it manually, but is a selector option in the 90 Day Check-In.
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Usefulness
Crazy strong PvE character, but lacks usability outside World Boss in late-game.
However, for early on when you're just trying to push through all the early-game content, she is a great choice.
Low Priority Recommendations
Low Priority Recommendations
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Moon Knight and Iron Man are given as a free Transcended Potential and Tier-3 respectively in the first 7 days. As they are outdated, it is not recommended for most people to build them.
However, if you really like the characters or are happy to spend money on Crystals, it is not the worst idea to get their uniforms as they already have 6th skills. This can either be on top of the above characters, or replacing one or both of them.
Premiums
Premium characters are considerably harder to get, so don't worry if you can't get these right away.
Enchantress [War of the Realms]
Enchantress [War of the Realms]
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Acquisition
Select from the 6th day Premium Selector, which gets her to 6 Stars.
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Regular price 1750 Crystals. Purchase during a uniform sale.
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Usefulness
Not very good on her own, but an excellent support for Loki and villains in general.
Her Leadership is also very useful for Dispatch Missions.
Valkyrie [Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder]
Valkyrie [Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder]
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Acquisition
To recruit: easiest way is to keep re-rolling (or get really lucky with) your initial free 6-Star Premium.
Otherwise, slowly farm her from Dimension Mission to unlock, then use Rank Up Tickets.
To Tier-2, use a Tier-2 Mega Advancement Ticket.
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Regular price 1750 Crystals. Purchase during a uniform sale.
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Advancement [Transcended Potential]
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Usefulness
Good on her own for ABX, but primarily a support character.
She has been one of the best PvE supports in the game ever since she released.
Build Order
The rough priority order of how well you should build these characters (you can ignore the ones you can't / have chosen not to build).
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Characters - Freebies
These are characters (and uniforms) that all new characters get for free by completing some starter content.
Tier-3 and Transcended
These characters are given at Tier-3 or Transcended Potential status in a 7-Day Check In for new players.
Iron Man
Iron Man
Day 2, Tier-3.
Spider-Gwen
Spider-Gwen
Day 3, Transcended Potential.
Loki
Loki
Day 4, Tier-3.
Moon Knight
Moon Knight
Day 5, Transcended Potential.
Progression
You unlock these through various beginner tasks, such as completing Story Mode (Normal difficulty) and S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy tasks.
Tier-2 Captain America (Sharon Rogers)
Tier-2 Captain America (Sharon Rogers)
From S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy.
Tier-2 Captain America [Avengers 3099]
Tier-2 Captain America [Avengers 3099]
From Story Missions, uniform included.
Tier-2 Black Widow [Avengers 3099]
Tier-2 Black Widow [Avengers 3099]
From Story Missions, uniform included.
Tier-2 Iron Man [Avengers 3099]
Tier-2 Iron Man [Avengers 3099]
From Story Missions, uniform included.
Tier-2 Thor [Herald of Thunder]
Tier-2 Thor [Herald of Thunder]
From S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy, uniform included.
Tier-2 Sersi
Tier-2 Sersi
From "The Fate of Mankind" Epic Quest - granted when starting the "A Modern Crisis" story.
You need to complete the Prologue missions before you can select Sersi's story and unlock her.Legendary Battle
You can unlock these just by going into the respective Legendary Battle and unlocking them for free.
6-Star Spider-Man
6-Star Spider-Man
From Avengers: Infinity War Legendary Battle.
6-Star Taskmaster
6-Star Taskmaster
From Black Widow Legendary Battle.
6-Star Mysterio
6-Star Mysterio
From Spider-Man: Far From Home Legendary Battle.
1-Star M'Baku
1-Star M'Baku
From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Legendary Battle.
He is only given at 1-Star as he is a Premium character.1-Star Cassie Lang
1-Star Cassie Lang
From Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Legendary Battle.
She is only given at 1-Star as she is a Premium character.1-Star Spectrum
1-Star Spectrum
From The Marvels Legendary Battle.
She is only given at 1-Star as she is a Premium character.Thor, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, War Machine, Shang-Chi, Thor (Jane Foster) and Black Panther can also be recruited at 6 Stars from other Legendary Battles. Separate descriptions for these characters are not included as none of them are currently worth building for new players, but go through and recruit them anyway, and consider levelling them to Level 60 for 60 Crystals through Achievements.
Characters - Selectors
Weekly Selector Characters
As a new player, you will get a variety of Tier-2 Character Selectors, 6-Star Character Selectors, and Biometrics Selectors. You can use combinations of these to build up "free Selector" characters.
Note that the characters in this section are generally less powerful than "The Main Cast" (unless they are also in that section), but they do not require uniforms to be playable, making them valuable for early on.
Priority 1
Try to get these to Tier-2 quickly, either with Tier-2 Selectors or a combination of other Selectors (e.g. 6-Star + Biometrics Selectors for manual Tier-2).
Ikon
Ikon
Speed Hero that deals Energy Damage. Deals high damage due to being the current newest free character.
Man-Thing
Man-Thing
Combat Hero that deals Physical Damage. Deals relatively high damage due to being newer than most others in this section.
Scarlet Spider
Scarlet Spider
Somewhat lacking in survivability, but has excellent damage and a good support passive at Tier-2.
Scales pretty well in late-game - able to one-shot World Boss Ultimates, and a great option for floor 32 in Shadowland.
His Chasm [Dark Web] uniform isn't fantastic, so it's not recommended unless you're a big fan of him.Priority 2
These are quite good and worth building at least to 6 Stars for starters. Tier-2 will help, but is not a high priority.
Iron Hammer
Iron Hammer
Universal Hero that deals Energy/Lightning Damage. A solid starter character with a skill cooldown reduction lead, but doesn't scale too well into late-game.
Katy
Katy
Speed Hero that deals Physical Damage. Another overall solid character with a pretty basic (but still useful) team support passive that unlocks just at 4-Stars.
Scorpion
Scorpion
A decent Speed Villain with a satisfying rotation and decent damage.
Not the best character overall, but is capable of one-shotting mid-level WBU which provides some longevity into midgame.Kingo
Kingo
Speed Hero that deals Energy Damage. An easy-to-play, proc-friendly character.
Priority 3
These are less good, but having more characters always helps.
Shadow Shell
Shadow Shell
Universal Hero that deals Physical/Poison Damage.
Scream
Scream
Combat Villain that deals Physical Damage, deals decent damage with an easy skill rotation.
Darkhawk
Darkhawk
Speed Hero that deals Energy Damage, and progresses you in the Galactic Imperative Epic Quest.
Viper
Viper
Speed Villain that deals Physical/Poison Damage, helpful in Shadowland where Villains are needed.
Doctor Voodoo
Doctor Voodoo
Universal Hero that deals Energy Damage, decent by himself but has a nice leadership for Dispatch and Rift.
War Tiger
War Tiger
Combat Hero that deals Physical Damage, has nice healing and a Skill Cooldown lead, but lacks damage.
Morgan le Fay
Morgan le Fay
Universal Villain that deals Energy Damage, has tons of mechanics like a revive, cooldown resets, and summons, but her damage sucks.
Characters - Guided Quest
Guided Quests are a system that allow you to clear a series of challenges to rank up a character faster. There are 6 Tier-2 Guided Quests, and 2 Tier-3 Guided Quests, that are offered to players.
Tier-2 Guided Quests allow you to pick 6 characters from a pool of 21 characters. As the Guided Quest handles the Tier-2 rank up, you shouldn't rank up any of the below characters manually, as you'll want to let the Guided Quest do that for you.
You are given a sequence of three Tier-2 Guided Quests to complete, then you will unlock one Tier-3 Guided Quest (see Part 2 of the Beginner's Guide). Once you finish that, you will get three more Tier-2 Guided Quests, then a second and final Tier-3 Guided Quest.
Tier-3 Guided Quests have a much more restricted pool. Importantly, The Tier-3 Guided Quest allows you to select the Guided Quest for a character you already have Tier-3. This is actually the way to go, as the Guided Quest does not upgrade the character automatically, but rather gives you resources to do so yourself. Thus, picking a character that is already Tier-3 will just give you bonus materials.
Additionally, the Guided Quest offers a specific uniform for the character you've chosen at a 50% discount. This is a good way to get pretty decent uniforms when a uniform sale is not currently active, but if you're a F2P or low spender, don't get tricked into buying unideal uniforms just because they are 50% off.
Tier-2 Guided Quest - Character Pool
Listed below are the 21 possible characters you can choose. They are listed with the uniforms that are offered with the Guided Quest (again, not worth for most).
There are more than 6 recommendations provided below, so there is some leeway for personal preference. It is recommended you get all of the "Strong Recommendations", pick which ones (if any) you want from "Optional Uniforms", and fill out the rest with "No Uniform" or "Futureproofing" choices.
Strong Recommendations
These should be your first choices, recommended for everyone.
Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
Build him to Tier-2, but DO NOT purchase the offered [Anniversary Special] uniform.
He will be one of your primary characters with the [Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse] uniform.Shuri
Shuri
Build her to Tier-2, but DO NOT purchase the offered "tracksuit" uniform.
She will be one of your primary characters and a valuable support even into lategame.
Requires the Black Panther suit uniform.Optional Uniforms
Below are characters who are not highly recommended (and thus not part of the rest of the guide), but if you like them and have Crystals to spare, buying these uniforms is not the worst choice. Generally, this would only be recommended for players who are subscribing to the Stark Stash at the very least (if not buying more Crystals on top).
Ant-Man [Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]
Ant-Man [Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]
A pretty good PvE character that is easy to play.
Downside: Speed Males do not have that much use in late-game compared to Speed Females like Shuri and Shadow Shell.Venom [King in Black]
Venom [King in Black]
Another strong PvE character.
Downside: PvE only, so lacks the PvP versatility of Captain America. Is also quite hard to play with a proc, requiring a C.T.P. of Rage to excel.Thor [Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder]
Thor [Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder]
Also PvE, with the upside of being good at clearing mobs and being Universal.
Downside: Janky skills, hard to play, damage relatively low.
His mission clearing ability is overrated as most Level 80 characters can clear the same stages he can, just a bit slower.No Uniform
These are characters you can pick, but shouldn't buy the uniform for as they have value just in their base forms.
Vision
Vision
A rare character that's somewhat decent without a uniform, good enough for some Shadowland floors.
Grab his "Avengers: Age of Ultron" uniform, which costs Gold, to turn him Universal.Wasp
Wasp
Get her to Tier-2 for her debuff removal support passive, which is very handy in Timeline.
Her uniform doesn't really add much.Groot
Groot
Get the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 uniform (which costs Gold, not Crystals) and use him as a Striker in World Boss.
When he strikes, he will leave behind healing pods, which are useful if you are struggling to stay alive.Doctor Octopus
Doctor Octopus
Has a new uniform, [Ends of the Earth], but the Guided Quest still offers his old one.
The new uniform is recommended in Part 2 of this guide, so it's not a bad idea to T2 him through the Guided Quest.Futureproofing
Listed below are characters in the pool who are only worth picking up in anticipation of new uniforms for movie/TV tie-in updates in the future. So don't get their currently-offered uniforms.
Daredevil
Daredevil
Echo (full season releases November 29, 2024) & Daredevil: Born Again (TBA)
Might get a uniform for Echo, but will definitely get one for his own show regardless.Tier-3 Guided Quest
These are not discussed in any detail here to avoid redundancy. See "Characters - The Main Cast" for justifications on picking these.
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Iron Man
Iron Man
All new players already have Iron Man Tier-3, and should select him here.
As he is already built, all the rewards you get in the Quest can be spent on other characters.
Characters - Support Shop
The following characters' Biometrics or X-Genes can be purchased from the Support Shop in Dimension Missions. Note that you should finish building whatever characters you can get from the Support Shop in the "Characters - The Main Cast" section before working through the ones below.
Shadowland Clearers
Build these up to Tier-2, but don't expect them to be as good as "The Main Cast" in the section above. Their main purpose would be soloing lower floors of Shadowland, as they are cheap to build and don't require a uniform to be usable.
Angel
Angel
Darkhawk lite. Really good all-around with a fantastic uptime on damage immunity, but his damage is dated.
Also has a debuff immunity leadership, so he's a good choice for a PvP leader early-game.Bishop
Bishop
Decent character in both PvE and PvP, but not amazing in any regard.
Warpath
Warpath
Good damage, but squishy. Very nice in Shadowland rumbles.
Mysterio
Mysterio
You are already given him at 6-Star through Legendary Battle, so it's worth getting him to Tier-2 for Shadowland, which he is decent in.
Crystal
Crystal
Excellent crowd control character, making her useful for low levels of Shadowland even without a uniform.
Leads and Supports
These characters aren't great as mains, but have useful Leaderships or Support Passives that make them worth building. Leads and Supports are a very important part of the game - see the "Team Building" section of Part 4 of the guide for more information.
She-Hulk
She-Hulk
Leadership that increases damage dealt to Male characters by 48% (scales up with uniforms).
Damage leaderships are usually much better than attack-based ones.
She also has a Tier-3 Advancement, allowing her to remain a useful lead into late-game content.Phil Coulson
Phil Coulson
Increases Guaranteed Critical Rate by 20% and Damage to Villains by 45% for Heroes at Tier-2.
An incredibly useful passive for a character so cheap.Destroyer
Destroyer
An excellent off-meta PvP character that scales well even into late-game.
Not much of a "main" but you let him sit there and most Energy Damage opponents melt themselves.Warwolf
Warwolf
Support that increases Guaranteed Critical Rate by 20% and Critical Damage by 30% at Tier-2.
Decently useful passive for characters with low Crit stats.Hela
Hela
Leadership that increases Energy Attack by 45%.
Gorgon
Gorgon
Leadership that increases Physical Attack by 45%.
Ancient One
Ancient One
Leadership that increases Energy Attack by 45% for Blasts.
Also has a support that increases Elemental Damage and Ignore Dodge by +25% at Tier-2.
Additionally, a good Shadowland Rumble clearer, and a solid Striker for World Boss.Star-Lord
Star-Lord
Leadership that increases Energy Attack by 45% for Blasts.
His "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" uniform costs 500k Gold, and increases the lead to +50%.
He is also required at Tier-2 for "The Galactic Imperative" Epic Quest, so he should be built to Tier-2 eventually.Moon Girl
Moon Girl
Leadership that increases All Attacks by 36%.
Ronan
Ronan
Leadership that increases All Attacks and All Defenses by 36% for Universals.
Also has a support that increases Ignore Dodge by 20% at Tier-2.Medusa
Medusa
Leadership that increases All Attacks by 36% for Universals.
Decent on her own in Shadowland, much improved with her "Inhumans vs X-Men" uniform, but that's not really worth buying anymore.Mantis
Mantis
Support that increases Critical Damage by 20% and Ignore Defense by 15% for all allies at Tier-2.
A nice early-game support, and a valuable Shadowland Rumble character due to her ability to keep enemies AoE fear-locked.Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)
Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)
Leadership that increases Ignore Dodge by 50%.
Useful for World Bosses or Shadowland floors with high Dodge, and may be somewhat useful in Dispatch.Bullseye
Bullseye
Leadership that increases Ignore Dodge by 50%.
Useful for World Bosses or Shadowland floors with high Dodge, and may be somewhat useful in Dispatch.
Characters - Free Premiums
Random Chest
Immediately upon finishing the tutorial, you get a 6-Star Premium Hero Chest. While a nice gift, it's also very random and you could get stuck with a shitty Premium that doesn't do much for your roster.
It is an option to "reroll" your account to get a good first Premium - this will be pretty helpful but it's very annoying and it's understandable if you choose not to. If you are willing to spend a bit of money on the game, the starter Premium you get is not so important.
The easiest way to "reroll" an account is to click on your username in the top left of the home page, go to the "ACCOUNT" tab, and click "DELETE GAME ACCOUNT" in the bottom right. This allows you to start a new account without having to uninstall and reinstall the game.
Listed below are some of the most desirable premiums below with brief descriptions - if you do choose to reroll, settle if you got any of these (though they are roughly in order of quality).
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Combat Hero, another solid support character that supports all characters.
Also obtainable for 2500 Crystals via Legendary Battle, but this likely isn't worth it for most players.
If you do unlock her, consider getting her Love and Thunder uniform (elaborated on in the First Uniforms section below).Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Speed Hero that deals Physical Damage, okay on his own but otherwise is the best support character for heroes in the game.
Also obtainable for 2500 Crystals via Legendary Battle, but this is not worth it for the majority of characters.
Uniform helps, but not required.Polaris
Polaris
Blast Hero that does solid damage with an excellent dual Lead + Support for Mutants.
A good option for Alliance Battle Legend for players without Storm's seasonal uniform.Ghost Panther
Ghost Panther
Universal Hero that deals Physical/Fire Damage. Primarily used for support, though he will be useful on his own early on.
Note that the characters below here are much less useful than the four above. If you really want to reroll for a good start, it is advised to go for the ones above. If you don't care too much, the ones below will be fine too.
Crescent
Crescent
Combat Hero that deals Physical Damage, another original character, has a Tier-3 option.
Explained more in the "Selector" section to avoid redundancy.Ironheart
Ironheart
Blast Hero that deals Energy Damage, a great leader and support with her uniform.
The only reason she is not higher is that it would be better to pick her in the Selector, as she is the best of that limited pool.Dazzler
Dazzler
Blast Hero that deals Energy Damage, a support character for Mutants.
Note that she does not have a 6th skill (yet), so she cannot enter World Boss Legend as a support.Selector
On the 7th day new players get to select a 6-Star Premium character. This selector only has a limited pool of characters and includes no Mutants.
The recommendation(s) are below.
Enchantress
Enchantress
Useful Blast Villain support with her [War of the Realms] uniform.
Great early-game pair with Loki, and has usefulness into late-game as a Blast Villain support.Crescent
Crescent
Decent on her own, but has a really nice leadership that can be a huge help in lategame content.
Like Luna, she is an original character who is likely to get future uniforms (and her current ones aren't recommended).Ironheart
Ironheart
An excellent dual lead/support, but being a Blast Female Hero, she does not have that much use overall.
Mostly a dedicated support for Sharon Rogers, not too useful overall (and especially into late-game).Don't get Carnage
Don't get Carnage. He is not good.
Carnage
Carnage
Hi guys, Carnage here. Don't get me, I am not good. Even with my new uniform.
(He may be listed relatively high up in the Tier List, but do not use the Tier List for new player guidance. The Tier List considers a character at their highest potential (Tier-4, Artifact, ideal C.T.P.) and misses a lot of nuance. For a new player, this guide should take precedence over the Tier List when deciding who to build / not to build.)
Characters - Gold Uniforms
Strong Recommendations
Some old uniforms are available for 500k Gold. Below are the "must-have" Gold uniforms.
Sharon Rogers [Star Light Armor]
Sharon Rogers [Star Light Armor]
Not as good as her newer uniforms, but much better than her base outfit.
Worth getting for her while you save up for the [Poseidon Armor] uniform recommended above.Groot [Guardians of the Galaxy 2]
Groot [Guardians of the Galaxy 2]
An excellent support character, providing a team heal passive at Tier-2.
Also extremely valuable as a World Boss Striker, as he leaves healing pods behind when he appears.Doctor Strange [Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange]
Doctor Strange [Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange]
Adds some stats and a heal to his 2nd skill. Very useful, since Strange is usable in Shadowland even at low ranks.
Ancient One [Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange]
Ancient One [Marvel Studios' Doctor Strange]
A very nice Lead/Support character and Shadowland clearer.
This uniform changes her to Female, allowing her to enter various content gated from Males.Vision [Avengers: Age of Ultron]
Vision [Avengers: Age of Ultron]
Changes Vision to Universal type.
Destroyer [Prometheus]
Destroyer [Prometheus]
Adds some bonus stats and Crowd Control. Any amount helps.
She-Hulk [All-New]
She-Hulk [All-New]
Adds 5% more damage to her excellent leadership.
Optional Uniforms
Additionally, a number of Gold-cost uniforms are less necessary, but still very nice for Shadowland clears - and 500k Gold isn't much at all. They are listed below with less elaborate descriptions.
Star-Lord [Guardians of the Galaxy 2]
Star-Lord [Guardians of the Galaxy 2]
Boosts his lead from 45% to 50% as well as adding a nice 4th skill and smooth rotation.
Winter Soldier [Captain America]
Winter Soldier [Captain America]
By instant cancelling 3 before using each other skill, you can gain 100% uptime on Damage Immunity.
Red Hulk [Marvel NOW!]
Red Hulk [Marvel NOW!]
Switches him to Hero, allowing him to be used in more content.
Ronan [Annihilation]
Ronan [Annihilation]
Adds some more Crowd Control debuffs for Shadowland.
Silk [Web Suit]
Silk [Web Suit]
Adds longer Web duration for Shadowland.
Elsa Bloodstone [Monsters Unleashed! (MFF Variant)]
Elsa Bloodstone [Monsters Unleashed! (MFF Variant)]
Nice skills for Shadowland.
Iron Fist [Marvel Studios' Iron Fist]
Iron Fist [Marvel Studios' Iron Fist]
Nice skills for Shadowland.
Punisher [Marvel Studios' Daredevil]
Punisher [Marvel Studios' Daredevil]
Nice skills for Shadowland.
Yellowjacket [Marvel NOW!]
Yellowjacket [Marvel NOW!]
Nice skills for Shadowland.
Characters - Minor Build Priorities
This section lists the better cheap mains discussed earlier in the guide, in the order you should build them. Remember that the best few characters should be prioritised as per "The Main Cast" section above. For more information on how to build characters look at Part 3 of this guide.
If you picked any Tier-2 "Optional Uniforms" from the "Characters - Guided Quest" section above, consider them to be a step above any of the characters listed here.
Decent Builds
Build these with decent (but not great) resources, as they are quite useful early-game. Don't put too much into them as most of them don't scale too well late-game (e.g. some of them have no 6th skills, so they cannot even enter World Boss Legend), so after a certain point you will have little use for them anymore.
Low-Level Builds
These are mostly just Shadowland characters for now. Put some kind of proc obelisk on them so they deal more damage, but don't worry too much about them.
Items - Descriptions
Below are some items that will be discussed later on - refer back here for what they are actually used for. A lot of these can be found in the various new player check-in events.
Basic Items
These items are distributed through regular weekly to monthly check-ins.
New Player 6-Star Premium Chest
New Player 6-Star Premium Chest
Gives a random 6-Star Premium Character.
You get 1 of these in your Inbox upon completing the tutorial.6-Star Character Selector
6-Star Character Selector
Brings a character straight to 6-Stars, though they will be Level 1 with no mastery.
You get 4 of these through new player login events.Premium 6-Star Character Selector
Premium 6-Star Character Selector
Like the previous, but allows you to pick from a limited selection of Premium/Paywall characters.
You get 1 of these through a new player login event.Tier-2 Character Selector
Tier-2 Character Selector
Brings a character striaght to Tier-2, which includes upgrading them to 6-Stars, maxing their Mastery, levelling them to 60 and upgrading gears to 20.
You get 1 of these through a new player login event.6-Star Mega Mastery Ticket
6-Star Mega Mastery Ticket
Upgrades a character's Mastery to 6-Stars instantly.
Less crucial who you use these on, as you can get Norn Stones relatively easily, but still use them wisely.Tier-2 Advancement Ticket
Tier-2 Advancement Ticket
Upgrades a character to Tier-2, skipping the cost of the upgrade only.
You still need the character to be Lv.60, max Mastery, and gears at +20.
You get these every 28 days through the regular monthly check-in event.
As these are relatively common, you can use them on basically any character eligible.Tier-2 Mega Advancement Ticket
Tier-2 Mega Advancement Ticket
Upgrades any 6-Star character to Tier-2, regardless of Level, Mastery and Gear progress.
The character is automatically levelled to 60, fully Mastered and gears upgraded to +20 upon using a Mega Tier-2 Ticket.
Shortly after each update there is an event where you can get these, so you can get one in approximately every 5 weeks.
As these are much rarer, you should save them for Premium characters.90 Day Items
These items are given as part of the 90 Day Special Check-In, and are not usual check-in rewards. Some like the Tier-2 Mega Advancement Ticket have already been explained, so they are excluded.
6-Star Mega Rank Up Ticket
6-Star Mega Rank Up Ticket
Levels a Native Tier-1 character up to 6 Stars from a lower rank - ideally used on as low-rank characters as possible.
Since its main function is to saving Biometrics/X-Genes, it is best used on characters whose Bios/X-Genes are hard to farm (like paywall characters).Level 6 Advanced Potential Enhance Ticket
Level 6 Advanced Potential Enhance Ticket
Levels a Native Tier-1 character who has their 1st Potential Realised to Lv.70.
This mainly saves Tier-2 materials used to level up, and random Biometrics. It is safe to use on anyone you would otherwise take to Lv.70.Advanced Potential Transcendence Ticket
Advanced Potential Transcendence Ticket
Can be used on Native Tier-1 characters who are a) at Tier-2 and b) have a Potential Transcendence available.
This brings them straight to Lv.70 Transcended, with Lv.25 gears. It is safe to use on anyone you would otherwise take to Transcended Potential.
As it saves on gear and level up costs as well, it is best used on characters you have not invested very much in.Tier-3 Mega Advancement Ticket
Tier-3 Mega Advancement Ticket
Same deal as the previous ticket, but this time applies to characters who have Tier-3s.
Selector: Potential Transcended Character (Special Check-In)
Selector: Potential Transcended Character (Special Check-In)
Select a character from a limited pool to take straight to Transcended Potential.
As it saves on all costs, it is best used on characters you have not invested very much (or anything at all) in.Selector: Tier-3 Character (Special Check-In)
Selector: Tier-3 Character (Special Check-In)
Same deal as the previous selector, but this time has a limited pool of Tier-3 characters.
Items - 90 Day Special Check-In
The 90 Day Special Check-In for new players was added in update 8.5, giving some very rare items and plenty of Gold (about 50 million total). This section details recommendations on who to use these items on - but consider that over the span of 90 days the guide will update multiple times. What is recommended here when you first start may not be what is recommended when you reach the later rewards.
This section only provides character recommendations. The descriptions for each item can be found in the "Items" section above.
6-Star Mega Rank Up Ticket
6-Star Mega Rank Up Ticket
Hold on to this for now. You can use it on a good Premium character if you unlock them at 1-Star (e.g. Valkyrie from Dimension Mission).
Mega Tier-2 Advancement Ticket
Mega Tier-2 Advancement Ticket
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Use this on Enchantress to get her to Tier-2.
Do not work on her gears or levels after this point if you intend to use the Tier-3 Mega Advancement on her.Level 6 Advanced Potential Enhancement Ticket
Level 6 Advanced Potential Enhancement Ticket
Use this on anyone you have at Lv.60 that is listed in "The Main Cast" above.
Advanced Potential Transcendence Ticket
Advanced Potential Transcendence Ticket
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You can use this on a paywall support (e.g. Valkyrie or Ghost Panther), but it might be hard to get them to Tier-2. Save the ticket for later if they are not available.
Tier-3 Mega Advancement Ticket
Tier-3 Mega Advancement Ticket
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This is best used on a Lead or Support character that is not available in standard Tier-3 Selectors.
This is because mains should be built up before you get this ticket, so using it on a main will be wasteful.
It is also more exciting to manually build up a main than a Lead/Support.Selector: Potential Transcended Character (Special Check-In)
Selector: Potential Transcended Character (Special Check-In)
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Use this on Sif, and get her [Asgard Invasion] uniform.
This dips into Mid-Game territory so she is covered in Part 2 of the guide.2nd Potential Realisation Ticket
2nd Potential Realisation Ticket
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Use this on any of "The Main Cast" with a Tier-4 available (as this means they can go past Lv.70).
Levelling any of them over 70 will allow them to stomp Dispatch, Dimension Rifts and World Boss Legend due to level advantage mechanics.Selector: Tier-3 Character (Special Check-In)
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Pretty slim pickings. Cyclops is a decent Lead and Support (improves with latest uniform), but also isn't that necessary.
If you don't have Sharon Rogers Tier-3 (or near there) already, she is probably the obvious pick.
Items - Free Selectors
Especially in early-game, you get a ton of various Selectors (other than the 6-Star / Tier-2 / Premium Selectors relevant to earlier sections). Below are recommendations on which characters to use them on.
Norn Stone Selectors
Norn Stones of Brilliance
Norn Stones of Brilliance
Use them as required, but most of the new player characters are Speed Type, so you might need more of these than the other types.
Biometric Selectors
Most of these will be used on characters you have used 6-Star Selectors on, as on average 166 Biometrics are needed to upgrade gears to +20, which is a prerequisite to Tier-2 Advancement.
Once you Tier-2 the characters listed here, it is recommended to use future selectors on the "Characters - Selectors" picks above, and the "Characters - Shadowland Fodder" characters in Part 2 of the Beginner's Guide. Basically just go down the lists.
General Selectors: Ikon
General Selectors: Ikon
You want to rush her to Tier-2.
Once you've done that, use general selectors on the other characters listed below.Combat-Type Selectors: Man-Thing
Combat-Type Selectors: Man-Thing
For ranking up, gearing, or Tier-2 Advancement.
Blast-Type Selectors: Hydro-Man
Blast-Type Selectors: Hydro-Man
For ranking him up - he is a solid early-game Blast Villain who shines in Shadowland.
Speed-Type Selectors: Ikon
Speed-Type Selectors: Ikon
For ranking up, gearing, or Tier-2 Advancement.
Universal-Type Selectors: Shadow Shell
Universal-Type Selectors: Shadow Shell
For ranking up, gearing, or Tier-2 Advancement.
X-Gene / Mutant Selectors
Kid Omega
Kid Omega
The best non-farmable Mutant character, and the cheapest way to clear Floor 34 of Shadowland.
Try to get him to Tier-2.
Items - Paid Selectors
This section is for Selectors that you can only obtain through real-money purchases (though they aren't very expensive).
First Purchase Tier-3 Selector
You get this selector from buying anything with real money value in the Store. It only has four options: Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor and Iron Man.
The recommendation here is to use the selector on Spider-Man, as you will use the Tier-3 Guided Quest on him. Then when you get to the Tier-3 Guided Quest, pick him again. The Quest will then give you free materials that you can use to upgrade other characters.
Spider-Man
Spider-Man
If you only get this selector after Spider-Man is already Tier-3, just pick your favourite or whoever is least built out of Thor and Captain America (as Iron Man is a free Tier-3).
6-Star Premium Selector
You may get this selector from a pop-up deal alongside a Tier-2 Mega Advancement Ticket.
Reasonings are not given for the character selections below: just refer to the "Characters - Free Premiums" section above.
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Polaris
Polaris
Ghost Panther
Ghost Panther
30 Biometrics / X-Genes Daily - Unlock Everyone
Unless you plan on keeping the subscription running most (or all) of the time, it is recommended to first unlock a bunch of Premiums. This is so that they are available to use Rank Up Tickets on in the future, if they get good upgrades and become worth building.
However, some Premiums (e.g. Epic Quest Shifters like Colossus and Phyla-Vell) are much easier to unlock, so it is not advisable to waste a day selecting theirs.
The best way at the moment to check is, for each of your not-unlocked characters, open their popup on THANO$VIB$ and check the "Acquisition" section. If the "30 Biometrics Daily" or "30 X-Genes Daily" icon (which is highlighted red) is **first**, then you should unlock them. If it is not first, then there is an easier way to unlock that character for free.
30 Biometrics Daily Recommendations
Below are recommendations for the Biometric selector. This is mostly similar to the "Characters - Free Premiums" section above, but has less of a focus on futureproofing and less detail.
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Awesome support.
Nick Fury
Nick Fury
Excellent lead and support for heroes.
Ghost Panther
Ghost Panther
Awesome support, especially for Fire Damage characters.
Ironheart / Riri Williams
Ironheart / Riri Williams
Awesome lead and support but mostly for Blast types.
Crescent
Crescent
Good lead for Combats.
Echo / Maya Lopez
Echo / Maya Lopez
Good lead for Fire Damage characters, and Speed types with her uniform.
Has the Phoenix Force tag which allows you to get through Shadowland stage 34 easily.30 X-Genes Daily Recommendations
Below are recommendations for the X-Gene selector. There are less recommendations here than the Biometric one - there are less characters overall and less that are useful. This is mostly similar to the "Characters - Free Premiums" section above, but has less of a focus on futureproofing and less detail.
Polaris
Polaris
Awesome lead and support for all mutants.
Also very good on her own early-game, and is a solid "cheap" choice for ABL.Dazzler
Dazzler
Awesome support for all mutants.
Locked at Tier-2 for now, but still useful in ABL.Namor
Namor
Pretty good main, but outclassed by Doctor Octopus - only get him if you're a fan.
Kitty Pryde
Kitty Pryde
Good lead for mutants, but there are so many mutant leads that it's unlikely you'll find a use for her.
Only get her if you really like her.
Items - Comic Cards
Comic Cards are boring and very RNG-dependent but still remains the most important part of roster building as they affect your entire roster.
Your aim should be to as quickly as possible build a deck of cards that brings your Skill Cooldown stat to the 28-32% range - combined with a 14% max Alliance bonus and you can effectively cut all your characters' cooldowns in half. This is essential as characters are designed with capped (50%) Skill Cooldown in mind.
Fixed Selections
These are Cards that are/were given for free, and so every account should equip them. It is generally only feasible to get 2 of the ideal Desired Stats on a 6* Card.
DOCTOR STRANGE (2018) #10
DOCTOR STRANGE (2018) #10
Given for free in Day 7.
Fixed Stats: Pierce Damage, Skill Cooldown.
Desired Stats: Ignore Defense on Stat 3, All Attacks Proc on Stat 4, Energy Attack on Stat 5, All Attacks on Stat 6.DOCTOR STRANGE: DAMNATION (2018) #4
DOCTOR STRANGE: DAMNATION (2018) #4
Given for free in Day 7.
Fixed Stats: Ignore Defense, Pierce Damage.
Desired Stats: All Basic Attacks on Stat 3, Physical Attack Proc on Stat 4, Physical Attack on Stat 6.If you have played over the 8 Year Anniversary (April 2023), you should have the exclusive Anniversary Card. This is an excellent card and should definitely be equipped for early-to-mid game.
TIGER DIVISION (2022) #1 (ARTGERM VARIANT)
TIGER DIVISION (2022) #1 (ARTGERM VARIANT)
Obtainable from 8 Year Anniversary event only.
Fixed Stats: Skill Cooldown, Ignore Defense.
Desired Stats: Physical/Energy Attack on Stat 3, Energy Attack Proc on Stat 4, and/or All Basic Attacks on Stat 6.Free-Choice Selections
For the remaining 2-3 Card slots create a bunch of the Cards below at 4-Stars. They are roughly in priority order, but all of them are good. If the stats aren't right, make another 4-Star copy and repeat until it's good enough to equip. You can only equip one of each Card at once.
WHAT IF? MAGIK (2018) #1
WHAT IF? MAGIK (2018) #1
Obtainable from Card Chests, which can be purchased in the Dimension Mission Support Shop.
Fixed Stats: Energy Attack, Ignore Defense.
Desired 3-Star and 4-Star Stats: All/Physical Attacks, Energy Attack Proc respectively.LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD #17
LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD #17
Obtainable from Dimension Missions.
Fixed Stats: All Basic Attacks, Skill Cooldown.
Desired 3-Star and 4-Star Stats: Ignore Defense, Attack Speed respectively.MARVEL ZOMBIES #2
MARVEL ZOMBIES #2
Obtainable from Dimension Missions.
Fixed Stats: Dodge, Skill Cooldown.
Desired 3-Star and 4-Star Stats: Critical Damage, Ignore Defense respectively.AVENGERS (1963) #318
AVENGERS (1963) #318
Obtainable from Dimension Missions.
Fixed Stats: Max HP, Ignore Defense.
Desired 3-Star and 4-Star Stats: All Basic Attacks, Skill Cooldown respectively.GROOT (2015) #5
GROOT (2015) #5
Obtainable from Dimension Missions.
Fixed Stats: Critical Damage, Ignore Defense.
Desired 3-Star and 4-Star Stats: Energy Attack, Skill Cooldown respectively.THE PUNISHER #19
THE PUNISHER #19
Obtainable from Card Chests, which can be purchased in the Dimension Mission Support Shop.
Fixed Stats: Ignore Defense, Attack Speed.
Desired 3-Star and 4-Star Stats: Critical Damage, Skill Cooldown respectively.This is quite a scrappy deck but once you have the baseline of 28-32% Skill Cooldown, you can work on optimising them.
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