Arena META
On this page, we will describe the current Arena META. Arena META changes often, and we will update the page with every new synergy that will grant you certain progress on Arena Leaderboard.
We will also provide you with Videos with the current META to describe how to achieve certain wins against difficult opponents and mirror matches. Enjoy!
Super Skrull + Apocalypse + 1 Villain + 2 Heroes
As more and more players unlock the Super Skrull, the Arena META changes accordingly. Because when you’re fighting a Super Skrull, the most important thing is that your Super Skrull plays before your opponent’s. This is achieved by choosing characters with as few buffs as possible at the start of the fight (On Spawn). It is crucial that On Spawn, you have fewer buffs than your opponent, and then your Super Skrull will play first and disable the opponent’s Skrull.
Another crucial thing is to run two Hero and two Villain characters with the Super Skrull. That way, Super Skrull will realize his full potential.
Apocalypse and Super Skrull are still the two most powerful characters in the game, and they will bring you victories, but it’s good to have a few more great characters along with them. Black Cat is still excellent, but her passive (9 Deathproofs On Spawn) significantly increases the number of buffs of our team at the start of the fight, and therefore, we will often see that she is not in the best combinations. As long as the opponent leads Black Cat, then you can lead her as well, but under the condition that you have not maxed her Passive (don’t do that – it’s a trap for Arena) and that you have fewer buffs than your opponent. If your opponent isn’t using Black Cat in Arena Defense, you shouldn’t use her either.
Other characters that are good for Arena (note that with Super Skrull and Apocalypse you run 1 Villain and 2 Heroes):
Ms. Marvel (Hard Light, Ghost Rider (Robbie), Nightcrawler, Spider Man (Big-Time), Quicksilver, Kang, Nova …
Black Knight
Black Knight arrived to the game and created, to put it mildly, chaos in the Arena. There’s a lot of confusion right now about attack/defense, what and how (against whom) to use it, so we’ll do our best to clarify everything.
He more than successfully counters Super Skrull, and that’s why we will see the Skrull less and less in the Arena (until something drastic changes). Even so, Super Skrull has its utility value in certain situations (against accomplished teams), so he should not be written off lightly.
Strongest Arena Defense
Black Knight, Black Cat, Apocalypse, Ghost Rider (Robbie), Ms. Marvel (Hard Light)
Black Knight is an ideal counter to Super Skrull. With his appearance, we see less and less Skrull in the Arena, both in attack and defense. Because of that, this combination is the most impenetrable – 3 Secret Defenders who perform best in Arena, Apocalypse, and Black Knight. Ms. Marvel (Hard Light) is supported by two Secret Defenders, so she starts earlier and additionally protects the team with her Taunt. Fairly hard to beat.
Best Team vs “Strongest Arena Defense”
Apocalypse, Ghost Rider (Robbie), Super Skrull, Black Cat, Ms. Marvel (Hard Light)
When the opponent sets up a defense with Apoc and Black Knight along with 3 Secret Defenders (Black Cat, Robbie, and Hard Light), this is the best combination to defeat them. Our Black Cat must have Awakened Passive, so we can manipulate the Speed ​​of Secret Defender and win this duel. It is crucial to start with Special from Skrull and Ultimate from Hard Light, and thus, turn rewind opponent characters. The difference is that the opponent cannot rewind your Secret Defenders.
On our Character Pages (click on their names above, and the link will take you there), you can see what each of these 5 characters can offer, and believe me, they can do a lot.
Best Team vs any Skrull Black Knight Combination
Apocalypse, Void Knight, Super Skrull, Black Cat, Black Knight
Sometimes, you will find a defense consisting of a Skrull with Black Knight, Apocalypse, and 2 other characters. This team is ideal for those combinations because Void Knight can remove the Taunt from Black Knight, and you will be in control. Even if the enemy has Hard Light, Void Knight will play before her because she is the lone Secret Defender or with just one Secret Defender in her team and cannot get enough Speed Bar to play before him.
Best Team vs Black Knight + 2 Secret Defenders
Apocalypse, Void Knight, Morgan Le Fay, Ghost Rider (Robbie), Black Knight
Any opponent combination with only 2 Secret Defenders with Black Knight and Apocalypse (without Skrull), you can destroy with this team. It’s simple. With Void Knight, flip all buffs to your opponents, and with Robbie, Ability Block enemy Hard Light. With MLF, target the opponent with the most Bleed (Black Cat in most cases) and use the Ultimate. She will spread all those Bleeds to everyone else, and victory is close. This team can also get Super Skrull (if he is among the opponents), but the aforementioned team is still more consistent versus the Skrull plus Black Knight combination.
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