Marvel Strike Force Darkness Ascends: New agent, abilities, and more

Marvel Strike Force Darkness Ascends has introduced a sinister force to the game. The battle for Battleworld has commenced, heralding the arrival of the iconic supervillain Knull, the King in Black. Publisher Scopely has unveiled the abilities of this terrifying character to give players some clarity on his unparalleled supremacy in the multiverse.

In this article, we will do a deep dive to learn everything about Marvel's King in Black.

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Marvel Strike Force Darkness Ascends: New agent and his abilities

Marvel Strike Force Darkness Ascends is introducing Knull to its roster of heroes. This character brings a wealth of unique abilities that can significantly impact team composition and strategies. Players must adapt their strategies to utilize Knull's strengths.

The King in Black is a force of nature in the Marvel multiverse, wielding an array of devastating abilities that can dismantle enemy teams. Immune to Trauma, Stun, and Slow, he controls the pace of battle with an untouchable Speed Bar. His passive ability prevents powerful foes like Apocalypse and Mephisto from becoming Empowered.

Knull's Darkness mechanic enhances his dominance, each ability applies darkness, which stacks indefinitely and cannot be resisted.

And for his finishing touch, Knull unleashes a symbiote to do his bidding. When used for the first time during a match, Knull's Special summons Carnage (Enraged), who is much stronger than a typical summon and immediately gains Safeguard for two turns and Defense Up for two turns. This enraged Carnage in Marvel Strike Force Darkness Ascends has a modified version of Carnage’s kit which does increased damage and also applies Trauma.

Traits: Villain, Cosmic, Mystic, Controller, Symbiote

Speed: 127

Some of his abilities are provided below:

Basic - Void Slash

• Apply +1 Darkness to the primary target.
• Attack primary and adjacent targets for 270% Piercing + apply Slow.
• Mind Control a random enemy with Darkness to attack the most injured enemy. Controlled character gains +20% Damage per Darkness on that character for this attack, up to a maximum of +200% Damage.
• When forced to attack an ally, this character does not apply Darkness to that ally.
• This attack cannot be blocked or dodged.

Special - Symbiote Cyclone

• Energy Cost: 5 / 5
• If this character does not have Trauma, transfer all negative effects from each ally to self, then flip all negative effects on self.
• Copy 3 random positive effects, excluding Stealth and Taunt, from self to each ally.
• Heal self for 15% of this character's Max Health.
• Attack primary and adjacent targets for 350% Piercing + apply +1 Darkness.
• The first time this ability is used in a match, Summon 1 Carnage (Enraged) ally. The summoned Carnage (Enraged) ally gains Safeguard for 2 turns and Defense Up for 2 turns.
• This attack is Unavoidable and cannot be blocked.

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Marvel Strike Force Darkness Ascends: New Agent's Special Power

Knull, the Symbiote God (Image via Scopely)

In Marvel Strike Force Darkness Ascends, Knull has a Special power called the Symbiote Cyclone that allows him to summon the evil symbiote Carnage to unleash chaos upon his opponents.

Traits: Villain, City, Bio, Brawler, Spider-Verse, Symbiote

Speed: 126

The summoned Carnage's abilities include:

Basic - Cleave

• Attack primary target for 280% damage. If the primary target has a negative effect, Chain to 1-2 adjacent targets for 240% damage + spread 2 negative effects from the primary target to secondary targets.
• This will not spread Stun.
• Counterattack breaks this Chain.

ISO - 8/Counter Attack/Assists:

• Attack target for 205% damage + 17% Piercing.

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Marvel Strike Force Darkness Ascends is a thrilling update that brings a powerful character with unique abilities. Dive into the action, explore new strategies, and join your favorite heroes in their fight against darkness.

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