For those looking to master Marvel’s Midnight Suns, these nine advanced tips will help you uncover hidden mechanics, farm resources efficiently, and dominate even on the hardest difficulties. If you’re ready to take your gameplay to the next level, let’s get started.
1. Use Interrogation for Bonus Rewards
One of the most overlooked mechanics in Midnight Suns is interrogation. This research option grants bonus Credits and even entire Gamma Coils, providing new cards without requiring additional combat.
To use interrogation, you must research Truth Serum at the Forge (unlocks at Research Level 4). After researching it, spend 100 Credits at the War Room to construct the Strike Terminal, which enables interrogation in battle.
How it works:
- When you KO an enemy, you may receive an interrogation card.
- Playing this card triggers a short scene where your hero questions the enemy.
- You receive a reward instantly, and the action does not consume Heroism (but does count toward your card play limit).
To maximize interrogation potential, avoid knocking enemies off buildings or into environmental hazards that remove their bodies. Keeping them on solid ground ensures more opportunities to interrogate them.
2. Farm Arcane Knowledge Daily
Arcane Knowledge enhances the quality of Abbey chests, improving the rewards inside. Fortunately, there’s an infinite Arcane farming method that resets daily:
- Visit the Library and interact with bookshelves. Each interaction grants Arcane points.
- These bookshelves reset daily, allowing continuous farming.
This is one of the few renewable resources in the game, unlike random glowing orbs found around the Abbey, which provide unpredictable rewards. By consistently farming Arcane, you’ll quickly boost your Arcane Level and maximize loot quality.
3. Maximize Friendship for Combat Bonuses
Friendship isn’t just for role-playing—it provides crucial combat advantages. Each hero gains unique passives when their friendship level is high enough, making them more effective in battle.
Ways to increase friendship:
- Hangouts – The best way to build friendships. Choose activities suited to each hero’s personality (e.g., Spider-Man enjoys video games, Doctor Strange does not).
- Gifts – Enhance the friendship gain from Hangouts.
- Sparring and Compliments – Additional methods to strengthen relationships.
- Havens – One-time-use locations found around the Abbey that provide maximum friendship boosts.
Remember: Hunter must be in a mission to gain friendship points. If you’re focusing on bonding with a specific hero, always bring Hunter along.
4. Complete Bonus Objectives for Easy Rewards
Before each mission, you can activate Bonus Objectives that offer rewards like Credits or Arcane Keys. These are simple, often completed naturally during missions.
Example objectives:
- Knock back two enemies in one turn.
- KO three enemies in a single action.
To optimize these objectives, modify your deck accordingly. If the objective requires knockbacks, equip more knockback cards. If it involves multi-target KOs, bring heroes like Ghost Rider or Captain Marvel, who specialize in area-of-effect attacks.
5. Generate More Heroism for Devastating Attacks
Heroism fuels your most powerful abilities, but many players struggle to generate enough. The key is deck customization:
- Lower-damage cards generally generate more Heroism.
- High-damage cards typically consume Heroism instead.
- Balance your deck so you always generate some Heroism while still dealing damage.
A strong strategy is to stockpile Heroism early, then unleash heavy attacks on tougher enemies and bosses later in the fight. Since Heroism carries over between turns, you can build it up strategically for key moments.
6. Master Knockback Mechanics for Maximum Damage
Knockbacks deal extra damage when enemies collide with environmental objects, but you can increase knockback damage further by slamming enemies into your heroes.
Initially, this tactic can harm your team, but upgrading the Training Yard unlocks a passive ability that turns knockback collisions with heroes into bonus damage rather than self-damage.
Best knockback heroes:
- Magik – Uses her whip ability to reposition enemies.
- Spider-Man – Can pull enemies toward him instead of pushing them away.
By combining knockbacks with environmental hazards and hero-assisted impacts, you can deal massive damage without using extra resources.
7. Praise Charlie the Dog for Free Rewards
Yes, you read that right—pet the dog every day! Praising Charlie grants Arcane Keys, which are used to open chests around the Abbey. Since chests contain valuable cosmetics and occasional resources, this simple daily action is a no-brainer.
For added convenience, purchase Charlie’s dog bed for your room, making it easier to find him each day.
8. Easily Identify Openable Chests on the Map
The game’s map provides a subtle but useful feature for identifying which Arcane Chests are available:
- Chests you can open have an open chest icon on the map.
- Chests you cannot open display a closed chest icon instead.
Oddly, the icons seem reversed, but just remember:
- Open icon = Good (chest available).
- Closed icon = Bad (chest locked or looted).
Checking the map before wandering the Abbey saves time and ensures you’re opening the best available chests.
9. Unlock a Free Iron Man Suit from Marvel Strike Force
If you play Marvel Strike Force on mobile, you can claim a free Bleeding Edge suit for Iron Man in Midnight Suns.
Steps to claim:
- Download Marvel Strike Force (free mobile game).
- Open your inbox in Strike Force and look for the Midnight Suns crossover message.
- Copy the code provided.
- In Midnight Suns, go to the Marketplace section and enter the code.
- The Bleeding Edge suit and additional color schemes will now be available.
Even if you don’t intend to play Marvel Strike Force, it takes just a few minutes to claim this exclusive cosmetic.
Conclusion
By using these nine advanced strategies, you’ll gain a serious edge in Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Whether you’re farming Arcane, optimizing Heroism generation, or leveraging knockback mechanics, each of these tips will help you become a more efficient and powerful tactician.
- Always prioritize research to unlock key mechanics like Interrogation.
- Farm Arcane daily by interacting with bookshelves in the library.
- Maximize friendship bonuses with Hangouts, Havens, and in-mission decisions.
- Optimize hero decks to maintain a balance between Heroism generation and damage output.
- Use knockback smartly by slamming enemies into heroes for extra damage.
- Pet Charlie daily to earn free Arcane Keys.
- Check the map to identify which chests are openable.
- Claim your free Iron Man suit from Marvel Strike Force.
With these techniques in your arsenal, you’ll be well on your way to mastering Marvel’s Midnight Suns and overcoming even the toughest challenges the game throws at you.
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