Part 4: Resources

Introduction

Hello, this is my Beginner's Guide for Marvel Future Fight. This is the last of four parts, which provides some tips and resources that you can refer to from various points in your progression.

This guide has been created for Update 8.5.5 - "Veterans Day 2022". If this is outdated, look for a newer version at thanosvibs.money/beginners.

Made by DUBU, Astrospeedyjm, Ren Vader, wavegangse, Chaebae and anuswarp.

• Team Building

  Basics

  In this game, most teams should be comprised of "lead / main / support". An early-game example of this might be:

  - Lead: The middle character is always the Lead. Mysterio's Leadership Skill reduces all team members' cooldowns.
  - Main: The character who you actually use in the fight.
  - Support: A character with a support passive - Shuri's provides a damage increase to Villains for all allies.

  In some cases, the main and lead might be the same character, freeing up an extra slot for a 2nd support or a 2nd main, depending on which is most useful. In PvP it is not uncommon to have 2 or even 3 mains, but in PvE you generally stick to one.

  Team bonuses do not matter in this game - the only time you'd group teams together thematically is if the lead/support buffs an attribute specific to the main. For example, the Defenders team:

  - Lead: Iron Fist provides 60% All Attacks to Defenders.
  - Main: Daredevil has the Defenders tag.
  - Support: Jewel provides +50% All Attacks, Damage Reduction, and a Heal to Defenders.

  Additional Information

  1. Characters with support passives will always apply their support, regardless of the slot they are in. If a character with a good leadership and good support (e.g. Sif) is in the lead slot, both the lead and support will apply (but only the support if not in the lead).

  2. By default, the leader character will be the first to enter the fight. To start missions with a non-leader character first, use the "Set Dealer" feature.

  3. Lists of characters with good leads and supports can be found on thanosvibs.money/supports, where the "Notable Lead", "Notable Support" and "New Player Picks" filters are useful. The "Support Shop Grinds" section in Part 1, and the "Tier-3 and Transcending" section in Part 2 of this guide also recommend some useful leads and supports.

  4. PvP teams tend to focus more on defensive lead and support abilities - Wasp is a great dual lead/support for early-game PvP.

  5. Please note that the example images in the previous section are only example images - they are not recommendations of specific teams to use. Build teams based around the characters recommended in Part 1 and Part 2 of the guide.

• C.T.P. Ranking

  CTPs are a very important part of mid-to-late game character building. Here is a brief overview of what each CTP is useful for and how they stack up against each other.

  CTP stats are not listed here. Visit thanosvibs.money/ctp to find those.

  For PvE

  These are kind of in order, but whether Rage, Judgement or Energy is ideal depends on the character.

  Rage

  Rage

  An amazing PvE C.T.P., incredibly useful for characters who are not proc-friendly due to its persistent 5 second uptime.
  While Energy and Judgement are better in specific cases, Rage is still the ideal custom gear for many characters.
  The Reforged version exists mostly for min-maxing scores: it doesn't have a huge impact, so you'd rather 2 Rage characters than 1 Mighty Rage one.

  Judgement

  Judgement

  An amazing persistent-proc C.T.P. for Elemental Damage characters, sometimes preferable to a Rage.
  It is worth noting that due to the additivity of Elemental Damage buffs, the effectiveness of the elemental buff decreases as you add Leaders/Supports that also boost Element Damage.

  Energy

  Energy

  One of the best PvE C.T.P.s for characters who are proc-friendly.
  Its Chain Hit damage synergises especially well with Pierce, which can be introduced through Reforging.

  Destruction

  Destruction

  A regular C.T.P. of Destruction is generally treated just like a really good Obelisk.
  However, a Reforged Destruction is extremely useful in PvE, in some cases outperforming a Reforged Energy.
  It is advised to save regular Destructions to Reforge them into Mighty at the very least, so that they are useful.

  For PvP

  These are in order of best to worst.

  Regeneration

  Regeneration

  The go-to PvP C.T.P. for tanky characters like Sentry. The Reforged variant allows you to cancel enemies' attacks and causes hard Guard Breaks when it triggers.

  Authority

  Authority

  A decent PvP-based C.T.P. in its base form, but situationally better than Regeneration if Reforged.
  The Steel effect is excellent for characters who aren't tanky enough to take full advantage of Regeneration's shield.

  Other

  These CTPs don't strictly fall into either the PvE or PvP categories, but are still pretty useful. Since the ones in this cateogry are hard to compare with each other, they are in alphabetical order.

  Greed

  Greed

  Quite a niche C.T.P. that's mostly geared towards PvP, but provides some PvE benefits to the few characters it is good on - Jean Grey and Daredevil, for example.
  Has a Reforged variant, but still isn't too useful.

  Insight

  Insight

  A hybrid support C.T.P., providing benefits in all gamemodes, and best used on versatile support characters who aren't worth building as mains.

  Veteran

  Veteran

  The rarest CTP in the game. It is assumed to be pretty good. It can also be Reforged which is cool.

  Useless

  These CTPs aren't really useful for anything, and damage proc Obelisks are usually better.

  Refinement

  Refinement

  The dreaded egg. Decent enough on Reflect-based characters with no native Heal, such as Destroyer and no one else really.
  Its Reforged version has some niche uses, but these are very rare exceptions who will likely be better with a Regen or Auth anyway.

  Patience

  Patience

  Pretty garbage, use it on a bad PvP char, a bad PvE character with survivability issues and summons, and/or a Shadowland Rumble support character.
  It is able to be Reforged but it is still terrible.

  Transcendence

  Transcendence

  Pretty useless, even when reforged. Nice on crappy characters with summons that don't deserve a proc.

• Card Information

  Below is some information on which Premium Cards are good for a PvE or PvP set. Note that Artbook cards have not been included, only Premium Cards that can be gotten from the random chest.

  Note that not all stats will be included here, you can check thanosvibs.money/cards for a full list of cards and their options.

  Premium Cards for PvE

  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #605

  AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #605

  Fixed Stats: All Attack, Ignore Defense, Attack Speed
  

  BLACK PANTHER #166

  BLACK PANTHER #166

  Fixed Stats: All Attack, Skill Cooldown, Critical Damage
  

  FUTURE FIGHT FIRSTS: LUNA SNOW

  FUTURE FIGHT FIRSTS: LUNA SNOW

  Fixed Stats: Energy Attack, All Attack, Critical Rate
  Roll for the Energy Attack proc on Slot 4.

  FUTURE FIGHT FIRSTS: WHITE FOX

  FUTURE FIGHT FIRSTS: WHITE FOX

  Fixed Stats: All Attack, Ignore Defense, Critical Damage
  Roll for the Physical Attack proc on Slot 4 and one of the Attacks on slot 6.

  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - BEST STORY EVER (2015) #1

  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - BEST STORY EVER (2015) #1

  Fixed Stats: Max HP, All Attack, Attack Speed
  

  UNCANNY AVENGERS (2015) #14

  UNCANNY AVENGERS (2015) #14

  Fixed Stats: All Attack, Skill Cooldown, Ignore Defense
  

  Premium Cards for PvP

  AVENGERS ORIGINS: QUICKSILVER & THE SCARLET WITCH (2013) #1

  AVENGERS ORIGINS: QUICKSILVER & THE SCARLET WITCH (2013) #1

  Fixed Stats: Max HP, Ignore Defense, All Attack
  

  BLACK WIDOW (2016) #10

  BLACK WIDOW (2016) #10

  Fixed Stats: Skill Cooldown, Max HP, All Attack
  

  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - BEST STORY EVER (2015) #1

  GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY - BEST STORY EVER (2015) #1

  Fixed Stats: Max HP, All Attack, Attack Speed
  

  NEW AVENGERS #9

  NEW AVENGERS #9

  Fixed Stats: Ignore Defense, Max HP, Critical Damage
  

  THE UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL (2016) #17

  THE UNBELIEVABLE GWENPOOL (2016) #17

  Fixed Stats: Skill Cooldown, Max HP, Ignore Defense
  

  Card Tips

  1. Keep on the lookout for "Semi-Premium" cards to complete Card Collections. These will appear in the Item Shop in Dispatch Missions for Crystals. You can view a list of semi-premium cards on thanosvibs.money/lookups/cards.

  2. When rolling Premium Cards, just keep in mind that Attack rolls of any kind are preferable. If a Premium has 2 possible Attack rolls on two different slots, you should probably roll for both of them.

  3. If you have the Crafting Cubes, it doesn't hurt to Craft a card before you reroll its regular stats. The two systems are completely independent of one another.

• Important Gamemodes

  Daily Tasks

  Each day, you should be trying to complete the following (listed in order of importance). Most of this is on the Status Board which you can aim to just clear out daily as well.

  World Boss

  World Boss

  The main source of Tier-2 and Tier-3 mats early-game.
  Work towards clearing Ultimate difficulty, and once you're there you can play any boss, preferably the "Boss of the Day" for bonus rewards.
  You may also consider starting to clear the challenges for the mutant World Bosses to work towards unlocking World Boss Legend.

  Alliance Battle (+ Extreme)

  Alliance Battle (+ Extreme)

  Drops a bunch of random rewards, but most importantly, Awakening/Transcending materials.
  Clear Normal once a day and score as high as you can in Extreme - it's not very hard to score enough to claim the Awakening materials.

  Giant Boss Raid

  Giant Boss Raid

  A good source of Premium Card Tokens, 600 of which can be exchanged for a Premium Card.
  It is advised to play Master Mold only: there is no real point in running Galactus.

  Dimension Rifts

  Dimension Rifts

  The main source of Card Crafting Cubes, which are very important mid-to-late game.
  Clear 2 rifts to completion each day: you get 350 Cubes for your first completion and 400 for your second.

  Dimension Missions

  Dimension Missions

  Play to get Support Tokens, Gold (first reward) and random X-Genes (8th reward).
  Do 40 runs a day at the highest level you can auto clear for a total 8 reward acquisitions.

  Multiverse Invasion

  Multiverse Invasion

  A good source of Gold.
  Play as much as you can each day.

  Timeline Battle

  Timeline Battle

  The only source of Glory Tokens, and gives a Crystal payout each week based on your rank.
  Play 10 matches a day: even if you lose, you get some Glory Tokens back.

  Epic Quest Missions

  Epic Quest Missions

  Missions that you unlock through Epic Quests are usually worth running for a variety of materials.
  The ones that drop Mutant materials (Phoenix Feathers, M'Kraan Crystals) are particularly important.

  Weekly Tasks

  Similar to the above section, but weekly instead of daily.

  Timeline Challenger Cheer

  Timeline Challenger Cheer

  The only source of Advanced Glory Tokens, which should be exchanged for Awakening materials.
  Check the reddit post on r/future_fight shortly before weekly reset to know who to cheer for.

  Shadowland

  Shadowland

  Drops a bunch of great rewards, and is the main source of Biometric Selectors.
  Work through as much as you can each week, stopping at Floor 35 once you get there.
  Also a really nice way to gauge your roster's development and your various characters' capabilities.

  Heroic Quest

  Heroic Quest

  Drops a bunch of random rewards.
  Have one free one (Jessica Jones, Luke Cage or Iron Fist) running in the background, and consider doing White Fox and Wave's premium ones at some point.

  Late-Game Daily Tasks

  Not really beginner material, but once you have a handful of characters with 6th skills and decent cards, start looking at doing these too. This is mainly aimed towards someone who has just unlocked these modes and won't be doing amazingly at them yet.

  World Boss: Legend

  World Boss: Legend

  Drops more of everything than Ultimate does (except specific books) with Tier-4 Materials on top.
  There's very little reason to play WBU once you can do WBL 5 times a day.

  Alliance Battle: Legend

  Alliance Battle: Legend

  Scoring high doesn't matter too much (though the Tier-3 Materials are nice as you climb) - just do enough to get the bonus Awakening Materials.

  Story Mode Ultimate

  Story Mode Ultimate

  A great way to boost your Titan Component Pack and Essence of Dimension income.
  There's also some other arguably useful rewards thrown in, and a tiny chance at CTPs, Odin's Blessings and Premium Cards.

  Giant Boss Raid: Dormammu

  Giant Boss Raid: Dormammu

  The only way to get Souls of the Faltine, which are required for Tier-4.
  Your best bet would be to find some friends who are willing to carry you if you are not around 10% Pierce yet.

• General Tips

  Things to Avoid

  This is a mobile game so there's plenty of ways you can ruin your own progress. Avoid these things at all costs:

  1. Do not pay Crystals in the Shop to unlock any Native Tier-2s (none of them are worth it, some like Surfer can be gotten for free)

  2. Do not pay Crystals in the Shop to unlock random Tier-2 characters (you can do this for free)

  3. Do not pay Crystals to expand your inventory (just clear out your junk)

  4. Do not gamble for Cards/C.T.Ps unless you plan on spending a lot on the game

  5. Do not pay for Team slots 4 and 5 or extra ISO-8 slots

  6. Do not use Rank Up Tickets and Uniform Tickets on characters who are not Premium

  7. Unless you are rich, do not buy anything outside of the Stark Stash, Biometric/X-Gene Sub, Heroic Quest Crystals, and Dollar Store Crystals

  8. I like Magneto too but he is not good in this game

  Character Building Tips

  1. Do not follow the "top ranking" character builds when building your own characters. Character Ranking is an awful system that incentivises subpar builds for the sake of clout. If you are unsure of how to build a character, ask for advice, do not follow ranked builds.

  2. Energy/Physical *Attack* and Energy/Physical *Damage* are two different things. Attack is a character stat that is used to calculate Damage, which is what is dealt during gameplay.

  3. The vast majority of characters only depend on a single Attack stat (either Physical or Energy). They may have skills that deal a combination of Physical and Energy Damage, but these skills will scale off the same primary Attack stat. The character's primary Attack stat is the one shown under their level bar when you inspect them under "Team", and you should upgrade this Attack stat only (e.g. when deciding what Uru to equip).

  4. Elemental Damage (i.e. Mind, Lightning, Fire, Cold, Poison) is a modifier, not a distinct damage type. All Elemental Damage has an underlying Physical or Energy Damage stat which is not shown in the skill description. This is important to understand when dealing with Reflect characters and certain PvE stage restrictions (e.g. Ebony Maw World Boss Ultimate is only weak against Elemental/Energy Damage, while Elemental/Physical Damage is ineffective).

  5. Don't level random characters past Lv.60. Focus on 1-2 good ones at a time and take them all the way to 70. Prioritise getting characters that you plan to Tier-3 or Transcend Potential to Lv.70.

  6. The 10% method for Enhancing Potential is far superior - you spend about half the materials as the 100% method, with a minor increase to Gold cost. There is about an 86% chance you save materials by using the 10% method, as you need to fail 19 times in a row in order to spend more materials than you would doing the 100% method.

  Miscellaneous Tips

  Tony Stark's Stash

  Tony Stark's Stash

  If you are willing to spend a bit of money, purchase the Stark Stash as often as you can.
  Compared to anything else in the shop, it is by far the best Crystal deal and will allow you to progress significantly faster.

  Codename Changer

  Codename Changer

  Use your codename changer in your inventory if you haven't already to select a username.

  Alliances

  Alliances

  Join a Level 30 Alliance for the stat boosts.
  Try find one that is active with nice people who can give you advice.
  There are enough Alliances out there that you shouldn't have to settle for a shitty one.

  World Boss Ultimate Mechanics

  World Boss Ultimate Mechanics

  Learn about Defense Down mechanics and the World Boss Ultimate/Legend "Resist" mechanic.