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'MARVEL Strike Force'; celebrates Pride month

Calling all Strike Force Commanders! Celebrate Pride Month with big events featuring some of Marvel’s most iconic LGBTQ+ characters. Don’t miss your chance to recruit Moondragon and earn Iceman’s cool new costume with fun events that reward you for battling with your roster.

ll-New Shade of Ice

Up first is the All-New Shade of Ice Event where you can get your hands on Iceman’s All-New X-Men Costume. Win or lose in Arena with any character to earn points toward a 7-day milestone that rewards Purple Flash Bits, which you can use to purchase Iceman’s limited-time costume. Keep in mind that all unused Purple Flash Bits will be converted to Costume Credits shortly after the event ends at a conversion rate of 60%.

Show Your Colors

The next big Pride Event is one of the first chances to recruit Moondragon to your Infinity Watch team. Brighten your roster with Moondragon character shards and more with this limited-time event:

Unity Orb

Back again is the Unity Orb, which you’ll earn via the event milestones. Open up Unity Orbs to earn Gold, gear, and select characters with the limited-time Quirky trait, with Moondragon at a higher drop rate.

Strength in Numbers Milestone

Promote peace by pulverizing your enemies in battle. Rumble in Blitz and Arena using characters with the Quirky trait to score points for a daily milestone that rewards Unity Orb Fragments, Catalyst Parts, and Gear Credits.

Marvelous Allies Milestone

Unite with your Alliance in Raids using Quirky trait characters to earn points toward a milestone that rewards Moondragon shards, Unity Orb Fragments, and more.

Barrier Breaker Milestone

Score points by opening Unity Orbs to earn Moondragon shards and other rewards.

Bright Future Bonus Event

For a limited-time, Isotope-8 Campaign nodes will reward Unity Orb Fragments with a 100% drop rate. Keep your eyes on your inbox for a message signaling the start of this event.

CHARACTER AVAILABILITY


Start preparing for the arrival of Adam Warlock and the Infinity Watch with the characters on the move in June. Heading to the War Store on June 2nd is Longshot (Ravager Bruiser will be removed). Spear shards for this X-Factor gladiator before the arrival of The Infinity Watch Legendary Event. And as a reminder, Nebula is replacing Mercenary Sniper in Nexus 4-6 on June 2nd. All you Merc Sniper fans out there can still find him in the War Store rotation.

###REPEATING LEGENDARY EVENT


Magneto and his Legendary Event, Asteroid M, are heading back your way as the next rotating Legendary Event. On June 7th, lead your top team of Mutants and X-Men into battle to earn character shards for the master of magnetism. Appearing prior to the event to help you prep will be the Gifted Gathering Bonus Event and an upcoming inbox with 3 shards for up to 7 of the required characters.

###UPCOMING BLITZES


Celebrate Pride all month long with your favorite LGBTQ+ character Blitzes. Start off June with a bang and add a Young Avenger and a new Hero for Hire with this upcoming week’s Blitzes. On May 31st, make your enemy see stars in the Star Power Blitz, where you can fight your way to America Chavez character shards. Then on June 3rd, the second run of the Dragon Daughter Blitz kicks off with shards for Colleen Wing up for grabs. Don’t miss your chance to start bolstering your Infinity Watch team with the Hero for Hire’s sword-swinging Brawler.

###BONUS & FLASH EVENTS


On May 30th, add the power of the X-Force to your roster and prep for the upcoming Doc Ock Legendary Event, where you can earn double X-Force character shards from Campaign nodes. Filter your roster by X-Force to find all eligible characters and their corresponding nodes.

On June 4th, the Catalyst of Change Event makes its return, which rewards your Hand team’s hard work with tons of Catalysts. Make sure your Hand team is ready for battle on June 3rd with the “Need a Hand?” Event which rewards 2x shard payouts for Hand characters in Campaign nodes. Filter your roster by Hand to find all eligible characters and their corresponding nodes.