Warlock

Tier List

Hero, Cosmic, Tech, Controller, X-Men, New Mutant

Arena	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Alliance War Offense	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Alliance War Defense	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Cosmic Crucible Offense	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Cosmic Crucible Defense	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Raid	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Dark Dimension	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Battleworld	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Warlock is an excellent choice for the Raider class because many of his abilities hit multiple enemies, maximizing the value of the Raider’s bonus effects. Additionally, thanks to the New Mutants’ mechanics that allow for frequent Critical hits, Warlock can consistently trigger the Raider class bonuses, further boosting his overall damage output. This synergy makes Raider the optimal class for getting the most out of Warlock’s kit.

T4 Priority

P – Passive ability

U – Ultimate ability

S – Special ability

B – Basic ability

Passive – Warlock will prevent all New Mutant characters from gaining Stun, Defense Down, and Exposed until he completes his first turn. This upgrade is incredibly valuable, as it protects the team from some of the most disruptive debuffs that fast opponents often try to land at the start of battle. What’s even better is that this protection works in all game modes, not just Crucible. By upgrading Warlock’s Passive, we give the New Mutant team a significant boost in survivability right from the opening moments of any fight.

Ultimate – Deals increased damage and, in Crucible, if Warlock has 3 New Mutant allies, it flips Vulnerable, Charged, and Revive Once on all enemies into Ability Block. This upgrade grants Warlock—and by extension the entire New Mutant team—an extra layer of control, shutting down key enemy abilities and making it even harder for opponents to mount a comeback. The ability to flip important enemy buffs into Ability Block can completely turn the tide of a Crucible match and further solidify the New Mutants as a dominant force.

Special – Slightly more damage and, most importantly, allow Warlock—if he does not have Trauma—to transfer all negative effects from New Mutant allies onto himself. Since Warlock’s Special already flips all negatives on himself into positives, this upgrade lets the entire New Mutant team cleanse their debuffs in one move, with Warlock then converting those negatives into buffs for himself. Even though the resulting buffs are only on Warlock, this is still a huge team-wide cleanse.

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About Character

Warlock is a unique character in the Marvel Universe, standing out as a techno-organic being from the alien race known as the Technarchy. Unlike most of his kind, who are generally cold and emotionless, Warlock possesses a deeply compassionate and empathetic personality, often struggling with the violent instincts of his species. His body is made up of a techno-organic material that allows him to shapeshift, interface with technology, and absorb life energy—a process he calls “lifeglow”—although he is reluctant to harm others to survive.

Warlock’s story begins on the distant planet Kvch, home of the Technarchy. Born different from his ruthless, survival-driven species, Warlock refused to drain the life of sentient beings to sustain himself. This rebellion led to conflict with his father, the powerful Magus, forcing Warlock to flee his homeworld and eventually crash-land on Earth.

On Earth, Warlock was discovered by the X-Men and soon found a home with the New Mutants. His struggle to understand human emotions, language, and customs became a recurring theme, often leading to both touching and humorous moments. Despite his alien nature, Warlock forged deep bonds with his teammates—particularly with Cypher, with whom he shared a close friendship and even a merged techno-organic form called “Douglock” at times.

Throughout his adventures, Warlock has faced threats from both his own kind and the broader Marvel Universe, always striving to balance his alien instincts with his chosen path of empathy and heroism. His journey is one of self-discovery, acceptance, and the ongoing challenge of finding his place between two worlds.

Warlock is a controller who brings an impressive arsenal of team-wide utility and disruption to the New Mutants. One of his standout abilities is the power to transfer all negative effects from his entire team onto himself, only to immediately flip them into positive effects—instantly cleansing his allies of debuffs while stacking powerful buffs on himself. This unique mechanic makes him invaluable for keeping the team free of harmful effects and maintaining momentum in battle.

Beyond this, Warlock can clear all Battlefield Effects from the allied side, providing a strategic reset button when the team is under pressure. He’s also capable of applying Silence and Trauma to all enemies, severely limiting their ability to harm New Mutants and making it easier for his team to control the flow of combat. Warlock can flip various buffs on opponents into Ability Block, shutting down their actions, while turning debuffs on his own team into Immunity, protecting them from further negative effects.

He also features an anti-Trauma mechanic, reducing the duration of negative effects on himself and all New Mutant allies. In Crucible, Warlock’s passive lets him flip any negative effect on an ally (or himself) into Defense Up and Deflect, as long as they’re missing Defense Up—dramatically increasing the team’s survivability. After all other On Spawn effects, he can transfer all Speed Up, Defense Up, and Offense Up from every enemy to his New Mutant teammates, giving his side a massive early advantage.

Crucially, Warlock completely shuts down Speed and Speed Bar manipulation for both sides: opponents cannot increase their own Speed in Crucible, or decrease the Speed of New Mutants in any game mode. This makes him a direct counter to popular meta characters like Emma Frost and ensures the New Mutants always control the pace of battle. With this combination of cleansing, disruption, and turn order control, Warlock stands out as one of the most versatile and powerful controllers in Marvel Strike Force.

You can find detailed information about Warlock on the New Mutant team page HERE.

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