MSF: Secret Defenders

The Secret Defenders team in MSF introduces several new characters for players to acquire by participating in specific events.

Marvel Strike Force (MSF) is an adventurous video game that allows gamers to immerse themselves in the fictional Marvel Universe.

The goal in the game is to procure characters to build numerous teams. One of the teams that you can build is the Secret Defenders.

MSF: Secret Defenders

On Friday, 28 July 2023, MSF announced the Secret Defenders team, which contains Black Cat, Photon, Ms. Marvel (Hard Light), Ghost Rider (Robbie) and Doctor Strange.

Although Doctor Strange was previously released, he got a major update to prepare him for his new role in the Secret Defenders team.

Players should note that they have to participate in various in-game events to earn shards with which they can acquire the newly-released Secret Defender characters.

We recommend that you complete the event objectives to earn as many character shards as possible while the event is active.

If you do not obtain a newly-released Secret Defender character during an event, you may have to use real money to add the character to your arsenal at a later stage.

The Secret Defenders have their sights set on Arena supremacy and they feature a Charged mechanic by way of their Passive Ability.

This will either fortify the character for better sustain or unleash a heavy attack when 5 Charged is gained.

MSF: Secret Defenders
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Recommend ISO-8

Since the Secret Defender team mainly consists of newly-released characters, it can be difficult to know which ISO-8 class you need to assign to each member.

Although you can assign any class to them, we recommend the following matches:

Team member Recommended ISO-8 classes
Black Cat
  • Striker
  • Skirmisher
Photon
  • Unknown
Ms. Marvel (Hard Light)
  • Fortifier
  • Skirmisher
  • Raider
Ghost Rider (Robbie)
  • Skirmisher
  • Striker
Doctor Strange
  • Healer
  • Skirmisher

Players should note that the recommended ISO-8 classes for the Secret Defenders are subject to change. Therefore, it is advisable that you experiment with all the ISO-8 classes to determine which class best suits your playstyle.

Ultimate abilities

The Secret Defenders have unique ultimate abilities that you can use to slay enemies on the battlefield, which are listed below:

Team member Ultimate ability
Black Cat Ill-gotten Gains: Clears immunity, transfers all negative effects and vulnerability from self. Copies and clears Charged and all positive effects.
Photon Full Spectrum Flash: Attacks all enemies for 450 percent damage and applies Offense Down for 2 turns. Applies Defense Up for 2 turns to self and all allies.
Ms. Marvel (Hard Light) Hardlight Slam: Flips taunt to defense down on all enemies. Attacks primary and adjacent targets for 500 percent damage and reduces speed by 30 percent.
Ghost Rider (Robbie) Hell Drift: Attacks all enemies for 30 percent damage and 50 percent drain. Also applies heal block for 2 turns.
Doctor Strange Book of the Vishanti: In Arena, it clears all negative effects from self and all Secret Defender allies. Revives a dead Secret Defender or Supernatural ally with 65 percent health

Are the Secret Defenders worth it?

Since there are so many teams that you can create in MSF, several players believe that the Secret Defenders team is not worth building, as there are stronger teams available.

Although you can skip building this team entirely, players will allegedly need the Secret Defenders team to participate in a specific event or game mode in the future.

We therefore recommend that you invest the time and resources to acquire the Secret Defenders, even if you do not plan to use them often.

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