Black & Ebony

The Black & Ebony Legendary event in Marvel Strike Force takes place for the first time in May 2020 that requires 5 Inhuman characters to unlock Ebony Maw, who opens at 5-stars (310 shards). You must beat all lower tiers before advancing to the next tier level. Legendary Character Events typically occur every 2-3 months and take place for 7 days initially and 3 days when they return.

MSF - Unite The Kingdoms - Black BoltOpening Legendary characters is always important for competitive players and fans alike in Marvel Strike Force, and Ebony Maw will be a fantastic addition to any roster to round out the Black Order faction. Below I will chronicle what it takes for me to advance forward and eventually open Ebony Maw knowing that I will have to wait until the second time around to unlock this Cosmic, Villain and Black Order member.

 

My Roster of Inhumans:

  • Quake – 7 stars, 4 red stars – Level 70, Gear 13 +0 pieces, 66,486 power, Abilities 7-6-6-4
  • Ms. Marvel – 7 stars, 3 red stars – Level 74, Gear 13 +2 pieces, 63,764 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4
  • Black Bolt – 5 stars, 3 red stars, 0/200 – Level 75, Gear 10 +1 pieces, 47,035 power, Abilities 7-6-6-5
  • Karnak – 4 stars, 4 red stars, 18/130 – Level 65, Gear 11 +0 pieces, 44,397 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4
  • Crystal – 5 stars, 4 red stars, 54/80 – Level 65, Gear 9 +2 pieces, 37,922 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4
  • Yo-yo – 3 stars, 2 red stars, 22/80 – Level 65, Gear 9 +2 pieces, 27,971 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4 – not used

 

The Battles:

05.26.20:

Tier 1 – Using Ms. Marvel, Crystal, Black Bolt, Yo-Yo and Karnak, this battle is about getting to see Ebony Maw and have him join in after the weak MM provided dies off. While I take some damage, this battle is not a challenge. 15 Ebony Maw shards are your reward.

Tier 2 – This battle actually uses my roster’s characters – Ms. Marvel, Crystal, Black Bolt, Quake and Karnak with Ebony Maw joining to fight. 15 enemies are in the way, but this battle has stages and target SHIELD characters to eliminate, but this battle is a breeze. 30 Ebony Maw shards, 750 Mega Orb Fragments and 1,000 Gold are your reward.

Tier 3 – The same 6 that were used in Tier 2 will face 10 enemies. Like the previous battle, this one is no challenge at the levels I have my characters (mentioned above). 55 Ebony Maw shards, 750 Mega Orb Fragments and 20k Gold are your reward.

Tier 4 – The same starting 5 that were used in Tiers 2 and 3 are up as Yo-yo is no longer eligible to fight. Facing 10 enemies with a team at 259k power, Ebony Maw once again joins to help. It is clear that these enemies are stronger based on their health bars, and I take out Captain Marvel first and then chop down the trees one by one. 80 Ebony Maw shards, 2k Mega Orb Fragments and 100k Gold are your reward for this win.

09.07.20 – Back for the second occurrence of the Black & Ebony event, my Inhumans have improved quite a bit:

My Roster of Inhumans:

  • Quake – 7 stars, 4 red stars – Level 71, Gear 13 +0 pieces, 67,727 power, Abilities 7-6-6-4
  • Ms. Marvel – 7 stars, 3 red stars – Level 74, Gear 13 +2 pieces, 63,764 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4 – not used
  • Black Bolt – 6 stars, 5 red stars, 0/300 – Level 75, Gear 13 +4 pieces, 91,761 power, Abilities 7-7-7-5
  • Karnak – 5 stars, 4 red stars, 160/200 – Level 72, Gear 12 +3 pieces, 57,831 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4
  • Crystal – 7 stars, 4 red stars – Level 75, Gear 11 +2 pieces, 65,003 power, Abilities 6-6-6-5
  • Yo-yo – 5 stars, 5 red stars, 7/200 – Level 75, Gear 12 +1 piece, 65,586 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4

Tier 5 – Sitting Ms. Marvel out this time around, my 5 inhumans need to take out Heal among a group of 15 enemies to win. Karnak is not able to land Disrupted on Sif which adds an additional layer of challenge early on, but I continue to attack her and adjacent targets to weaken the enemies. It becomes quite apparent that my team is much stronger than needed and once Hela is down the battle is a breeze.

12.14.20 – Back for the third occurrence of the Black & Ebony event, my Inhumans have improved quite a bit:

My Roster of Inhumans:

  • Quake – 7 stars, 4 red stars – Level 71, Gear 13 +0 pieces, 69,218 power, Abilities 7-6-6-4 – Level 1 Raider
  • Ms. Marvel – 7 stars, 3 red stars – Level 74, Gear 13 +2 pieces, 65,536 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4 – Level 1 Fortifier
  • Black Bolt – 7 stars, 5 red stars – Level 77, Gear 14 +0 pieces, 122,962 power, Abilities 7-7-7-5, Level 4 Striker
  • Karnak – 7 stars, 4 red stars – Level 72, Gear 12 +3 pieces, 67,718 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4 – Level 1 Skirmisher
  • Crystal – 7 stars, 4 red stars – Level 75, Gear 11 +3 pieces, 66,990 power, Abilities 6-6-6-5 – Level 1 Healer
  • Yo-yo – 5 stars, 5 red stars, 32/200 – Level 75, Gear 13 +0 pieces, 72,328 power, Abilities 6-6-6-4 – Level 1 Skirmisher – Not Eligible

Tier 6 – My Yo-yo is not eligible for the battles at 5-stars. She’d be a valuable addition at 6-red stars when she gets there, but Yo-yo shards are hard to come by…

To the battle, my team checks in at 392k power and faces 11 enemies. While Ms. Marvel gets to low red health, the battle is never really in question and she heals before the end of the battle as I get an easy win. 200 Ebony Maw shards and 500k gold are my reward.

Tier 7 – This battle also has 11 enemies and it is clear early that it will not be an easy one. I take out Doctor Strange early but the effect of Ebony Maw is felt in this battle. Scarlet Witch also is out early as I always target healer/reviver characters when I can in Legendary Events, the Dark Dimension and special battles. A Black Bolt ultimate takes out Ebony and several of his teammates to bring the reinforcements, but at 4 enemies remaining I have 2 of my characters in yellow and 1 in red health. I end up losing but the battle is not in question as I get the easy win. 300 shards of Ebony Maw and 1m gold are my reward.