Beginner's Guide (7.7.5)

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Part 1 - Getting Started

Start here. This guide should encompass roughly your first month of the game.

• play_arrowIntroduction
• free_breakfastFreebies
• people_outlineStarter Characters
• attach_moneyFree Premiums
• theater_comedyFirst Uniforms
• directionsGuided Quest
• shopSupport Shop Grinds
• local_attraction_outlineSelectors and Tickets
• bookStarter Comic Cards

Part 2 - Moving Forward

This guide covers mid-game goals for when you're done with the "Getting Started" guide.

• play_arrowIntroduction
• groupsCharacter Collecting
• checkroomMid-Game Uniforms
• upgradeTier-3s and Transcending
• baby_changing_stationNative Tier-2s
• mapEpic Quests
• trending_upFuture Crystal Investments
• paymentsImproving Cards

Part 3 - Character Building

A guide on how to build characters effectively.

• play_arrowIntroduction
• bubble_chartStats
• settingsGears and Uru
• upgradeSkill Upgrades
• view_in_arType Enhancement
• catching_pokemonISO-8
• hiveArtifacts
• dashboard_customizeCustom Gear
• ironUniforms
• sports_kabaddiPvP Builds

Part 4 - Resources

Some additional resources that don't fit in to the earlier parts.

• play_arrowIntroduction
• military_techTeam Building
• self_improvementC.T.P. Ranking
• styleCard Information
• lightbulbGeneral Tips

Older Versions + Changelog

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• 7.7.5

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  Overall Changes

  • Replaced Shang-Chi with Spider-Man as the best cheap PvP character. Shang-Chi moves to an optional pick.
  • Guided Quest uniforms are no longer recommended.

  Part 1 - Freebies

  • Included a proper mention (i.e. portrait, big text) for 6-Star Spider-Man from Legendary Battle, and removed War Machine's.

  Part 1 - First Uniforms

  • Added Spider-Man [Integrated Suit] in "Recommended Picks", third place.
  • Removed Shang-Chi [Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi] from "Viable Alternatives". Shang-Chi moved to Part 2.

  Part 1 - Guided Quest

  • Removed "Recommended Uniforms" section, and modified the introductory text to mention Guided Quest uniforms are generally not worth buying.
  • Vision moved from "Recommended Uniforms" to "Optional Uniforms".
  • Removed Venom entirely (was in "Optional Uniforms").
  • Swapped Ghost Rider [King of Hell] and Daredevil [Fall From Grace] in "Optional Uniforms", since Spider-Man is now a better Speed for PvP.
  • Added Groot under "No Uniforms", replacing Venom, for his striker ability.
  • Slightly changed Doctor Octopus' description under "Futureproofing", as he was not in the December No Way Home update (still remaining hopeful for a 2nd NWH update that gives him a uniform).

  Part 2 - Mid-Game Uniforms

  • Added Shang-Chi [Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi] under "Niche/Optional Uniforms" in 3rd place.
  • Moved Sersi [Marvel Studios' Eternals] to last place in "Niche/Optional Uniforms".

  Part 2 - Tier-3s and Transcending

  • Removed Shang-Chi from "Tier-3 Advancements".
  • Added Spider-Man as 1st pick in "Tier-3 Guided Quest".

  Part 2 - Tier-3s and Transcending

  • Changed the introductory text to be more accurate (as the rest of the section no longer only lists two of the Epic Quests).
  • Made a small note about Psylocke being decent in the X-Force description.
  • Altered The Galactive Imperative's description so it no longer says Beta Ray Bill and Star-Lord are "amazing" for PvE.
• 7.6.5

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  Overall Changes

  • Tier-2 Sersi added to Freebies, and removed from "Starter Characters" and "Selectors and Tickets".
  • Kingo replaces Sersi as Starter Character.
  • Sif is added as a Starter Character.
  • Removed Ikaris from "Free Premiums".
  • Replaced War Machine with Captain America in Part 2.
  • Replaced Moonstone with Makkari in Part 2.
  • Added Part 3 - Character Building, and renamed Part 3 - Resources to Part 4.

  Minor Update - 12 December

  Section	Change
  Part 1 - Starter Characters	"Weekly Selector Characters" - fixed Kingo's description from Physical to Energy Damage.
  Part 1 - Guided Quest	"Optional Uniforms" - removed mentions of ABX performance in Venom's description.
  Part 2 - Mid-Game Uniforms	"Recommended Picks" - clarified that Judgement is better than Rage for Phoenix Cap.
  Part 3 - Stats	"Stat Caps" - clarified that some stats start at 100% for all characters.
  Part 4 - General Tips	"Miscellaneous Tips" - removed Weapon Hex recommendation and the part about WBU one-shots.

  Part 1 - Freebies

  • Added Tier-2 Sersi from Eternals Epic Quest.
  • Included a proper mention (i.e. portrait, big text) for 6-Star War Machine from Legendary Battle, and removed Thor's.

  Part 1 - Starter Characters

  • Changed the "Loki" section up the top to "Non-Selector Characters".
  • Added Sersi and Sif to "Non-Selector Characters".
  • Renamed "Recommended Picks" to "Weekly Selector Characters".
  • Removed Sersi as Day 1 in "Weekly Selector Characters".
  • Moved Iron Hammer to be Day 1 in "Weekly Selector Characters", replacing Sersi.
  • Added Kingo as Day 7 in "Weekly Selector Characters", replacing Iron Hammer.
    Also added Kingo to "Build Priorities", in between Scarlet Spider and Sersi.
  • Added Sif to "Build Priorities", in between Loki and Scarlet Spider.
  • Added a row of character portraits under "Build Priorities".

  Part 1 - Free Premiums

  • Removed Ikaris from both "Random Chest" and "Selector" sections.

  Part 1 - First Uniforms

  • Added Sif [Asgard Invasion] to "Recommended Picks", in 3rd place.
  • Moved Taskmaster [Marvel Studios' Black Widow] from 3rd place of "Recommended Picks" to 2nd place in "Viable Alternatives".

  Part 1 - Guided Quest

  • Changed "Must-Cop Uniforms" to "Recommended Uniforms".
  • Added a line about how Vision's uniform is still worth getting, but not a must-have.

  Part 1 - Selectors and Tickets

  • "Biometric Selectors" changes:
    

    Type	Old	New
    General Selectors	Sersi	Kingo
    Blast-Type Selectors	Sersi	Hydro-Man
    Speed-Type Selectors	Scorpion	Kingo

  Part 2 - Mid-Game Uniforms

  • Added a note to purchase all the uniforms in "Part 1 - First Uniforms" before starting on these.
  • Removed War Machine [3099] and Luna Snow [Light Sirius Armor].
  • Added Captain America [Enter the Phoenix], replacing War Machine.
  • Added Hela [Asgard Invasion], Sersi [Marvel Studios' Eternals], White Fox [Lifestyle Series 2], and Wave [Classic].
  • Split the list into two sections: "Recommended Picks" and "Niche/Optional Uniforms".
    
    • "Recommended Picks": Falcon [FATWS], Captain America [Enter the Phoenix], Valkyrie [Fearless Defenders]
    • "Niche/Optional Uniforms": Hela [Asgard Invasion], Proxima Midnight [Dark Obsidian Armor], Sersi [Marvel Studios' Eternals], White Fox [Lifestyle Series 2], Wave [Classic].

  Part 2 - Tier-3s and Transcending

  • Fixed Loki's Tier-3 skill icon showing as War Machine's.
  • Removed War Machine from "Tier-3 Advancements".
  • Removed Moonstone from "Awakening/Transcend Potential".
  • Added Captain America to "Tier-3 Guided Quest", replacing Vision.
  • Added Sif (1st priority) and Makkari (2nd priority) to "Awakening/Transcend Potential".
  • Removed Luna Snow from "CTP-Specific Advancements".
  • Added Hela to "CTP-Specific Advancements", noting to build her if you have a Mighty (or Brilliant) Destruction.
  • Added a new section, "Support Advancements".
    
    • Moved Taskmaster, Valkyrie and White Fox to this section.
    • Added Sersi and Wave to this section.

  Part 2 - Epic Quests

  • Added The Fate of Mankind, first on the list, recommending Sersi and Makkari's quests.
  • Edited Dark Reign's description to reflect Sentry no longer being the clear best PvP character.

  Part 2 - Future Crystal Investments

  • Edited "Deluxe Pack" description to reflect Eternals Deluxe Packs being non-standard.
  • Added Makkari's Deluxe Pack as a recommendation over Moonstone's.
  • Changed Moonstone's Deluxe Pack description to reflect her no longer being strongly recommended.

  Part 3

  Added a new "Part" to the guide covering character building. This replaces what was previous "Part 3 - Resources - Team & Character Building".

  As a result, "Part 3 - Resources" has been renamed "Part 4 - Resources".

  Part 4 - Team Building

  • Renamed from "Team & Character Building" to just "Team Building" - character building is now Part 3.
  • Removed all the now-redundant content relating to character building.

  Part 4 - C.T.P. Ranking

  • Updated Destruction and Authority descriptions to reflect their viability through Reforging.
  • Mentioned that Greed's Reforged variants aren't anything too special.

  Part 4 - General Tips

  • Removed the part where it says Wolverine is not good.
• 7.4.5

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  Overall Changes

  • New player carries are now Sharon and Loki instead of Moon Knight.
  • Replaced Human Torch with Katy in Starter Characters.

  Part 1 - Freebies

  • Added 6-Star Shang-Chi since he is now free from Legendary Battle.

  Part 1 - Starter Characters

  • Removed the section recommending Moon Knight from the Support Shop.
  • Replaced it with a section recommending Loki from Guided Quest.
  • Removed Human Torch as Day 14 "Recommended Pick".
  • Added Katy as Day 14 "Recommended Pick".
  • "Build Priorities" section updated accordingly (removed Moon Knight and Human Torch, added Loki (top priority) and Katy (4th priority).

  Part 1 - Free Premiums

  • Removed Gambit and Carnage from "Random Chest".
  • Added Crescent to "Random Chest", below Ikaris.
  • Moved Ghost Panther to last place (previously was above Nick Fury and Dazzler).
  • Updated Luna's descriptions under "Selector" to reflect her Light Sirius Armor.

  Part 1 - First Uniforms

  • Updated the 2nd paragraph of the intro to be less uniform-specific.
  • Added another introductory line to clarify that uniforms are very important for character viability.
  • Removed Moon Knight and Falcon from "Recommended Picks". Falcon moved to Part 2.
  • Added Loki [TVA Suit] and Sharon Rogers [Light Sirius Armor] to "Recommended Picks", 1st and 2nd respectively.
  • Removed Sharon Rogers [Star Night Armor], Human Torch [Classic] and Gambit [Excalibur] from "Viable Alternatives".
  • Added Shang-Chi [Marvel Studios' Shang-Chi] "Viable Alternatives" (now the only one there).
  • Changed Sharon Rogers [Star Light Armor]'s description under "Gold Uniforms" to reference her Light Sirius Armor.

  Part 1 - Guided Quest

  • Moved Daredevil from "Must-Cop Uniforms" to "Optional Uniforms", updated description to say Shang-Chi is better.
  • Updated the description for "Must-Cop Uniforms" since there is only one now.
  • Removed Iron Fist, Thor and Black Bolt entirely.
  • Added Doctor Octopus and Hawkeye to a new section, "Futureproofing".
  • Moved Loki up to the top of "No Uniforms".
  • Updated Loki's description under "No Uniforms" to reflect his show uniform having come out.

  Part 1 - Support Shop Grinds

  • Removed Spider-Gwen [Gwenom] from "Uniform-Required Characters".

  Part 1 - Selectors and Tickets

  • Removed Rogue from the "X-Gene / Mutant Selectors" section.
  • Updated the "Tier-2 Tickets" section to no longer mention Moon Knight, Spider-Gwen, Gambit and Carnage.

  Part 2 - Mid-Game Uniforms

  • Removed Cable [X of Swords] and Supergiant [Dark Obsidian Armor].
  • Added Falcon [FATWS], War Machine [3099] and Luna Snow [Light Sirius Armor]. All three are above the existing two uniforms (Valkyrie and Proxima).

  Part 2 - Tier-3s and Transcending

  • Removed Daredevil and Proxima Midnight from "Tier-3 Advancements".
  • Moved Sharon Rogers to the top priority, above Falcon, in "Tier-3 Advancements". Updated her description since she has a new uniform now.
  • Added Loki, Shang-Chi, Taskmaster, War Machine, and White Fox to "Tier-3 Advancements".
  • Removed Moon Knight from "Awakening/Transcend Potential".
  • Removed Ghost Rider and Supergiant from "CTP-Specific Advancements".
  • Added Luna Snow to "CTP-Specific Advancements" for Rage or Judgement.

  Part 2 - Native Tier-2s

  • Removed Cable.

  Part 2 - Future Crystal Investments

  • Added Shang-Chi Legendary Battle to "C.T.P. Acquisition".
  • In "C.T.P. Acquisition", Energy is now recommended for Sharon Rogers or Falcon, Rage for Loki, and Judgement for Luna Snow.
  • Added Wave to "Heroic Quest".
• 7.3

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  There was no new Beginner's Guide update for 7.2.

  Overall Changes

  • Added recommendations for Falcon - Guided Quest / Uniform / T3.
  • Removed Carnage as 6☆ Premium Selector pick, replaced with Luna or Ikaris.
  • Added Tier-3 Guided Quest section that recommends Vision.
  • Recommendations for Taskmaster Tier-3 and Supergiant Transcended Potential.

  Part 1 - Free Premiums

  • Added recommendation for Ikaris, one slot below Luna Snow, in "Random Chest".
  • Moved Carnage below Ikaris and Luna to be the 5th place recommendation in "Random Chest".
  • Edited Carnage's description in "Random Chest" to more accurately reflect his current power.
  • Removed Carnage from "Selector" pick.
  • Added Ikaris to "Selector" pick, below Luna Snow who is now the first pick.

  Part 1 - First Uniforms

  • Removed Carnage from "Recommended Picks".
  • Added Falcon [FATWS] and Taskmaster [Black Widow] to "Recommended Picks", in 2nd and 3rd place under Mr. Knight respectively.
  • Moved Human Torch [Classic] from "Recommended Picks" to "Viable Alternatives", in 2nd place under Sharon Rogers [Star Night Armor].
  • Added She-Hulk [All-New] to "Gold Uniforms" in the "must-have" section.

  Part 1 - Guided Quest

  • Moved Ghost Rider [King of Hell] from "Must-Cop Uniforms" to "Optional Uniforms".
  • Edited the text under Falcon to say to purchase his FATWS uniform.
  • Removed Doctor Octopus [Superior Octopus] from "Optional Uniforms".
  • Added Wasp to "No Uniforms".

  Part 1 - Selectors and Tickets

  • Changed the gear upgrade average from 375 (pre-7.0) to 166 (post-7.0) Biometrics.
  • Changed "General Selectors" recommendation to Sersi instead of Moon Knight.
  • Changed "Combat-Type Selectors" recommendation to Scream instead of Moon Knight.

  Part 2 - Mid-Game Uniforms

  • Removed Taskmaster [Black Widow] from the list, since he has been added to Part 1.
  • Added Supergiant [Dark Obsidian Armor] to the list in last place.

  Part 2 - Tier-3s and Transcending

  • Added Falcon in 1st place for "Tier-3 Advancements".
  • Moved Vision out of "Tier-3 Advancements" and into a new section "Tier-3 Guided Quest".
  • Removed Rogue and Human Torch from "CTP-Specific Advancements".
  • Added Supergiant for Judgement in "CTP-Specific Advancements".

  Part 2 - Native Tier-2s

  • Added Supergiant in 2nd place.

  Part 2 - Epic Quests

  • Added First Family in last place.
• 7.1

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  Overall Changes

  • Reformatted the guide into 3 parts.
  • Made changes to selector picks based on more characters being added to the Support Shop.
  • Added a section on Gold-Cost Uniforms based on more uniforms being sold for Gold in 7.0.
  • Added a section for Guided Quests, added in 7.1.
  • Recommendations for Transcending Human Torch and Moonstone.
  • Recommendations for Tier-3 Ghost Rider, Rogue and Proxima Midnight.
  • Changed some advice based on the new Crafting system for Comic Cards.
  • Added a CTP Ranking and Card Info section in Part 3 of the guide.

  Minor Update - 2 June

  • Changed Carnage's description from "best Combat Villain" to "one of the best" in Part 1 > "Free Premiums" > "Selector".
  • Replaced Iron Man with Wolverine as character who is bad in Part 3 > "General Tips" > "Things to Avoid".
  • Fixed some outdated text that said all listed Tier-3s were single cost in Part 2 > "Tier-3s and Transcending".
  • Added a note that Proxima Midnight is a 1.5x cost Tier-3 in Part 2 > "Tier-3s and Transcending".
  • Added C.T.P. of Destruction to "C.T.P. Ranking" in Part 3.
  • Removed the part where it says Supergiant World Boss isn't worth playing in Part 3 > "General Tips" > "Daily Tasks".

  Part 1 - Starter Characters

  • Renamed "Recommended Picks" sub-section to "Selector Picks".
  • Moved Moon Knight out of the Selector picks (was Day 7), and added a new section saying to build him from Support Shop.
  • Removed Spider-Gwen (was Day 21 Alternative) and Shuri (was Day 28) from Selector picks. This is because Spider-Gwen is now available in the Support Shop and Shuri from Guided Quests.
  • Added Iron Hammer (Day 7) and Human Torch (Day 14) as Selector picks.
  • Shuffled Scarlet Spider from Day 14 to Day 28 so that he is the Tier-2 pick.
  • Edited "Build Priorities" section according to the new character selection.
  • Fixed "Build Priorities" section saying Scarlet Spider should be lv66 for SL33, corrected to lv64 for SL32.
  • Moved Human Torch and Iron Hammer out of "Viable Alternatives" as they are now in "Selector Picks".

  Part 1 - Free Premiums

  • Took Namor and Weapon Hex off the list of "Random Chest" Premiums to go for.
  • Moved Valkyrie to the top of the list of "Random Chest" Premiums (was 4th place).

  Part 1 - First Uniforms

  • Renamed this section from "Uniforms".
  • Added Human Torch [Classic] to "Recommended Picks" as 3rd priority.
  • Added a new section, "Gold Uniforms".

  Part 1 - Guided Quest

  • New section about Guided Quest. Split into three sub-sections, "Must-Cop Uniforms", "Optional Uniforms", and "No Uniforms".
  • "Must-Cop Uniforms": Ghost Rider [King of Hell], Daredevil [Fall From Grace], Vision [Marvel Studios' WandaVision]
  • "Optional Uniforms": Iron Fist [The Living Weapon], Thor [Herald of Thunder], Black Bolt [Marvels X], Doctor Octopus [Superior Octopus]
  • "No Uniforms": Shuri, Falcon, Loki

  Part 1 - Support Shop Grinds

  • Renamed "Recommended Characters" to "Decent Mains"
  • Removed Vision from "Decent Mains", as he is in Guided Quest now.
  • Removed all the "Uniform-Required Characters" (Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Loki, Thor, Venom) as they are in Guided Quest also.
  • Added a new sub-section, "Leads and Supports", and moved Phil Coulson from "Decent Mains" to there.
  • Added Moon Knight and Spider-Gwen to "Uniform-Required Characters"
  • Added Destroyer, She-Hulk, Warwolf, Ancient One, Medusa and Mantis to "Leads and Supports".

  Part 1 - Selectors and Tickets

  • Replaced Spider-Gwen with Scorpion for Speed Biometric Selectors.

  Part 2 - Introduction

  • Added a "Goals" sub-section that talks about what this part of the guide is trying to accomplish.

  Part 2 - Mid-Game Uniforms

  Repackages the "Uniforms to Buy" sub-section in "Going Forward" of previous versions.

  • Removed Daredevil [Fall From Grace], since he is in Guided Missions.
  • Removed Venom [War of the Realms], since he is in Guided Missions and the Baby Groot uniform is sold for Gold now, so you can use him instead for a heal striker.
  • Removed Spider-Gwen [Gwenom], since she is in the "Support Shop Grinds" section of Part 1 now.
  • Added Taskmaster [Marvel Studios' Black Widow], Valkyrie [Fearless Defenders], Proxima Midnight [Dark Obsidian Armor] and Cable [X of Swords].

  Part 2 - Tier-3s and Transcending

  Repackages the "Tier-3 Advancements" and "Awakening/Transcend Potential" sub-sections in "Going Forward" of previous versions.

  • Added Vision and Proxima Midnight as Tier-3s to go for.
  • Added Moonstone and Valkyrie as Transcends to go for.
  • Added a new "CTP-Specific Advancements" sub-section for T3s/TPs that you should only do when you have a certain CTP. Consists of Ghost Rider [Rage], Rogue [Judgement] and Human Torch [Judgement]

  Part 2 - Native Tier-2s

  Repackages the "Native Tier-2s" sub-section in "Going Forward" of previous versions.

  • Added Proxima Midnight as top priority over Cable.

  Part 2 - Epic Quests

  Repackages the "Epic Quests" sub-section in "Going Forward" of previous versions.

  • Added X-Force for the purpose of unlocking mutant mat farms for Crafting.

  Part 2 - Improving Cards

  Taken from the "Comic Cards" section of previous versions.

  • Added a "Card Acquisition" section that talks about Crafting for Cards.
  • Added a "Card Crafting" section that mentions to start Crafting your first good Premium Card in the hopes of getting Pierce.

  Part 3 - Character & Team Building

  • Fixed some text that went off-screen.

  Part 3 - C.T.P. Ranking

  New section that provides a ranking and brief description of all CTPs.

  Part 3 - Card Information

  New section that provides a list of PvE and PvP Premium Cards and a few tips.

• 6.9

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  Overall Changes

  • • Replaced Iron Hammer with Sersi in Starter Characters
  • • Replaced Black Widow with Daredevil for early-game PvP investment
  • • Added more information on how to build characters and teams
  • • Added a section detailing who to use selectors on

  Starter Characters

  • • Removed Iron Hammer as Day 1 pick.

  • • Added Sersi as Day 1 pick.
  • • Added Iron Hammer as 3rd "Viable Alternative".
  • • Added a new heading/section called "Build Priorities" that tells you how much to invest in each of the starter characters.

  Selectors and Tickets

  A new section detailing what to use various selector items on.

  • • Mastery Tickets: Mysterio
  • • Norn Stone Selectors: Speed (but doesn't really matter)
  • • Biometric Selectors: Moon Knight (General), Moon Knight (Combat), Sersi (Blast), Spider-Gwen (Speed), Shadow Shell (Universal)
  • • X-Gene / Mutant Selectors: Kid Omega / Rogue (if Judgement available)
  • • Some advice on who to use Tier-2 Tickets on

  Team & Character Building

  New section for team/character building basics.

  Going Forward

  • • Removed Black Widow [Snow Suit] from "Uniforms to Buy".
  • • Removed Black Widow from the Tier-3 recommendations list.

  • • Added Daredevil as top "Uniform to Buy" (replacing Black Widow).
  • • Added Daredevil as top Tier-3 recommendation (replacing Black Widow).
• 6.8

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