Psylocke

First up is the new X-Men Brawler, Psylocke. On top of doling out damage, Psylocke can remove negative status effects from allies and place them on enemies. This is a huge counter to teams that specialize in quickly piling negative effects on characters, like the Brotherhood or Spider-Verse. Psylocke can turn the tables instantly by flipping her team’s negative effects on her enemies. For an encore, Psylocke’s attacks deal piercing damage, making her great against high-armored teams. Pair Psylocke with Wolverine for a one-two piercing punch that carves up armored enemies for reliable damage.

If you want to recruit Psylocke in her upcoming Event Campaign, you’ll need a team of your best Martial Artists. Colossus will be featured in an upcoming Blitz.

Psylocke’s Kit:

• Basic – Psi Knife – Attack primary target for 270% Piercing damage.
• Special – Telekinetic Armament – Attack primary target for 200% Piercing damage. Chain to 3 adjacent targets for 200% Piercing damage. Clear 2 positive effects from each target. Counterattack breaks this Chain.
• Ultimate – Astral Butterflies – Transfer 2 negative effects from each ally to primary target. Transfer all negative effects from self and X-Men allies to primary target. Attack primary target for 300% Piercing damage. This attack cannot miss.
• Passive – Reinvigorate – On Spawn, gain Evade + Counter. When an X-Men ally drops below 50% Max Health, apply Evade + Counter to that ally. Gain +1,000% Resistance against Disrupted

Colossus

Next up is the X-Men Protector, Colossus. The Mutant metal man gives his allies temporary protection from damage with his Taunt — a 2-turn Taunt with Phoenix — and provides additional damage mitigation with Deflect. Colossus can also apply Offense Down to a target using his Basic attack, Ringdinger, allowing you the flexibility to reduce incoming damage by choosing a target to hinder. Worth noting is his Charge mechanic: when Colossus gains a Charge, the damage he inflicts increases with each stack of Charge. The big fella can really wallop a target if you’re patient.

If you want to add the X-Tank to your squad, Colossus will be featured in an upcoming Blitz. Here are Colossus’s kit details:

• Basic – Ringdinger – Attack primary target for 340% damage and apply Offense Down for 2 turns.
• Special – Altruism – Gain Taunt. Gain 2 Counter. Apply 2 Deflect to Self and X-Men allies. Apply Deflect to all other allies. If Phoenix is an ally, gain Taunt for 2 turns.
• Ultimate – Enduring Protection – Increase the duration of positive effects on self by +3, up to a maximum of 5. Gain 2 Deathproof. Gain +2 charged, up to a maximum of 5.
• Passive – Steel Form – On Spawn, if Charged, generate 1 Ability Energy for Self. Then clear Charged.
  On Spawn, if Phoenix is an ally:
  • Gain Defense Up for 2 Turns
  • Apply Defense UP to all X-Men allies
• When a negative effect is applied to an X-Men ally, gain +1 Charged, up to a maximum of 5. While Charged, when attacked, attack that enemy for 100% damage +10% damage per Charged.
  When an X-Men ally drops below 50% Max Health, gain +1 Taunt, up to a maximum of 2.
  While in Defense Up, gain +1,000 Resistance. Gain +15% Max Health. X-Men allies gain +15 Max Health.

Phoenix, the Legendary Controller for the X-Men, is truly unique, because she has two different ability kits. The second kit activates after Phoenix dies and she transforms into a summoned character, Dark Phoenix. Her Passive ability, Phoenix Rising, boosts her X-Men allies by increasing their Max Health and Damage by 30%, similar to the damage increase Star-Lord

provides the Guardians team. Her Basic abilities, Psychic Blast and Immolation, clear enemy positive effects, including Taunt, allowing you to focus attacks. And if you thought she couldn’t get any more powerful, Phoenix can Stealth allies and redistribute Health, similar to Scarlet Witch.

If you want to recruit the X-Men Legendary member, start prepping a team of Villain Mystic Controllers for the Phoenix Legendary Event.

Here’s a breakdown of the Phoenix and Dark Phoenix kits:

Phoenix

• Basic – Psychic Blast – Attack primary target for 250% damage + clear 2 positive effects.
• Special – Bestow Light – Apply Stealth to all allies to 2 turns. Apply Defense Up to all allies. Redistribute 25% of Max Health from self to all allies. All allies receive an additional 10,000 Health. This bypasses Heal Block.
  Transfer all negative effects from allies to self. If there are no allies, attack self for 5,000% self Piercing damage.
  If Phoenix dies, her Passive Ability is triggered
• Ultimate – Phoenix Force – Attack primary target for 400% damage + clear all positive effects. Gain 50,000 Extra focus for this attack.
• Passive – Phoenix Rising – On Death, summon Dark Phoenix. Phoenix cannot be revived.
  On ally Taunt, gain Taunt.
  Gain +30% Damage , X-Men allies gain +30% Damage.
  Gain +30% Max Health. X-Men allies gain +30% Max.

Dark Phoenix

• Basic – Immolation – Attack primary target and all adjacent targets for 250% damage. Clear 2 positive effects on each target.
• Special – Vitality Drain – Steal 20% Health from all enemies and redistribute to self. Apply Regeneration to all allies. Apply an additional Regeneration to all X-Men allies.
• Ultimate – Phoenix Unleashed – Attack all enemies for 400% damage. Clear all positive effects on each target. Gain +50,000 Extra Focus for this attack.
  This attack is Unavoidable.
• Passive – From the Ashes – On Spawn, attack all enemies for 250% damage + apply Defense Down for 2 turns.

America Chavez

Born in a Utopian parallel universe, America Chavez possesses super strength, speed, flight, and the power to create star-shaped portals with her kicks. As a member of S.T.R.I.K.E., America Chavez is a high-damage, enemy positive effect-clearing Brawler who amplifies ally Hero Brawler stats.

• Basic – Starstruck – Attack primary target for 290% + apply Defense Down.
• Special – Shooting Star – Attack primary target for 300% damage +75% per Hero Brawler ally.
• Ultimate – Starling Highway – Clear 3 positive effects. Attack primary target for 430% damage.
• Passive – America’s Starling – Gain +20% Max Health. Hero Brawler allies gain +20% Max Health.