Marvel’s Midnight Sun’s Beginner’s Tips: 9 Things To Know Before You Start

in the Marvel’s Midnight Sun, you are cast as the long-sleeping Slayer, revived to face her own mother, the sorceress Lilith. As a hunter, you must relearn all your combat skills – only you do it alongside the mightiest heroes on earth. Yes, the Avengers came to your aid to defeat the Demon Mother, but they don’t teach you everything you should know. So let us help: With the following tips and tricks you will defeat the demigoddess of evil with ease.

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Reposition your heroes

During the fight you can Move a hero once per turn to any position of your choice. (Characters have unlimited movement range.) Position your hero to set up enemies for knockback attacks and heroic abilities. If you accidentally move a hero to a place you didn’t intend, you can move them freely until you use an ability.

Don’t forget that your cards act as another form of movement. Plan your cards so your hero lands in the perfect spot to continue the attack or avoid damage from an enemy.

Re-draw your cards to take full advantage of your turn

Some skills are more useful at different stages of a mission. At the start of a mission, healing abilities and expensive hero cards won’t do much good. Don’t fall for the temptation of combo abilities when enemies keep swarming your heroes. Replace these cards for a chance to find a card that has a greater immediate effect. Your hand will fill up to six cards each turn, allowing your heroic abilities and combos to find their way back as most cards return to your deck.

Benefit from the environment

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When you’re on a mission or trial, you’ll see objects scattered across the battlefield. Use these objects with you Ambient Attacksthe costs heroism – gained by playing attack and skill cards – instead of decks. These attacks can come in handy when you need to thin out minions or need a bit more damage to take down an elite or boss enemy. Watch out for glowing objects on the battlefield; That means you can use them to attack a nearby enemy.

Certain objects have special effects when you or an enemy come into contact with them. For example, knocking an enemy into a generator or phone booth will stun them, causing them to lose a turn. Be careful though, enemies can do the same to your heroes, so keep an eye on your surroundings.

Strategize by hovering over your enemies with your mouse

You will face many villains on missions Marvel’s Midnight Sun. If you don’t remember what an enemy does, or if you’re seeing them for the first time, hover over them to learn more about their passives and status effects. Use this information to plan their abilities and take them out efficiently.

See who the enemy is targeting

Minions and Elites indicate who they are going to attack with the hero icon above their head. If one of your heroes is low on health or vulnerable, there is a higher risk of them being KO’d. Focus on the enemies targeting your hero by reducing their numbers or divide their attention by taunting them to save your hero’s life.

Bring the right team for the job

Before you embark on a mission, read the objective and description to see which squad you should bring with you. in the Marvel’s Midnight Sun, Heroes have their own special roles – tanks, damage dealers, supports and more. Some roles are more useful depending on the mission. For example, during the Protect Hydra Device missions, where you have to stop the Hydra forces from destroying the device, it’s important to bring a tank that can taunt the enemies to divert their attention from the device.

Make friends with the other heroes

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The development of relationships between the heroes outside the battlefield does not only serve the plot Marvel’s Midnight Sun; Friendships grant you combat bonuses for your missions. When bonds grow Heroes will unlock combo abilities and passive bonusesthat can help you turn the tide of battle.

There are countless ways to build a friendship. Before and after a mission, check your map to see if a hero wants to chat or hang out (indicated by a speech bubble with a heart inside). An easy way to strengthen the Hunter’s relationship with others is through hangouts. Invite a companion to take a walk through the woods or go fishing at the creek to quickly strengthen your friendship.

Explore the abbey grounds

Exploring the abbey is optional, but looking around the grounds will help you in your missions. There is a lot to do around the Abbey: fight heroes, complete mysterious missions, create new maps in the forge. Everything you do on the site brings you various rewards like increasing your friendship level or new cards for your decks.

Pet the animals

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Charlie the dog and Ebony the cat roam the abbey grounds and feel free to pet them! Interacting with Charlie or Ebony offers separate benefits. Pet Charlie at least once a day to improve your friendship with her and improve her skills in exams. There is a chance to find Ebony in the Hunter’s Folly in the Abbey grounds. Ebony can offer random rewards e.g. B. leveling up all your heroes, improving a statistic of the hunter or healing all your heroes’ injuries. She won’t always give you something, but the benefits are worth looking for her in-game every day.

Complete your daily tasks before the mission

There are many quests you can complete around the Abbey such as: B. Sparring in the yard or crafting cards in the forge, but after completing a mission these tasks are no longer available. You can’t interact with the Yard, Forge, or CENTRAL at night, so don’t forget to use them during the day!