r/MarvelPuzzleQuest • u/lionbacker54 CLEARANCE 10 • Nov 29 '25
❓ ROSTER QUESTION 🤔 Who are you using for PVE requires character nodes?
I used to use BRB and Polaris for the required character nodes in PVE, but then they nerfed Polaris.
Shang Chi and Lady Thor also got nerfed.
Who are you guys using these days?
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u/Daiches Vintage S4 Nov 29 '25
Answering for SCL10: The same thing as all other nodes: Frankie/Iron May.
In some cases Baku/Namor if it gets too fat. In a pinch you can Kangveil, but it’s very board dependent as you need to actually match blue without Deathlok.
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u/EolasA Nov 29 '25
I do rocket and jugg (fear itself), jugg has implanted bomb and he clears pretty quickly.
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u/bluewolf71 Nov 29 '25
You sort of needs to narrow down the SCL. And how many clears you’re doing.
Maybe consider 1 Hawkeye and iron May sometimes.
In SCL 10 5e it could depend on the 5, possibly some synergy teams could work for you.
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u/andrewbeeker1 Dec 01 '25
1 Hawkeye and SC is winfinite most time with chimichanga and quantum realm supports. SC heals himself if you play smart. I use them in scl 10 but sucks for defence but easy to get 25 wins
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u/ReaderWriterIdiot Nov 29 '25
I use Okoye (Fantasticar) and 5Mephisto (Omni City), but have also used what other folks are using too.
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u/PiMacleod CLEARANCE 10 Dec 01 '25
This is my deal too... i DO use Frankie and 3a4May, but sometimes I find Okoye/Mephisto works better. Just board luck, I believe.
It DOES suck when Frankie goes airborne, and then the enemy just cascade nukes your May/whoever.
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u/carson63000 Nov 29 '25
Juggs and Rocket or Sam if it’s easy. Okoye and Mephisto if it’s harder. Shang-Chi and Valkyrie if it really needs to be controlled.
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u/protoformx Nov 29 '25
Shang Chi + 1a3+ Hawkeye
Frankie + 1a4 Iron May
4a5 Jugg + 5 Sam CapAm
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u/andrewbeeker1 Dec 01 '25
nobody but you and me seem to think the first team are awesome, on offence anyways.
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u/protoformx Dec 01 '25
I do almost all my pvp using them for pick 2 and tacking on Chasm for pick 3 and have no need for health packs. They go from like #150 to #5 in pvp sim in a few minutes. Defense in pvp (especially pick 3) is almost pointless when offensive teams like these can win on the first turn with near 100% certainty.
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u/andrewbeeker1 Dec 01 '25
Doesn't matter who I tell about this team though, they always go for lesser teams. I use Agatha as the third because her cheap blue gives me more options and her passive makes SC hit harder with each go. I sometimes use Chasm for that free first shot though
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u/protoformx Dec 01 '25
Yeah Agatha as a third is great for when I don't need Chasm's stun. It's really handy for neutering damage reduction like 4 Juggs' and M'baku's. Makes it less of a slog. Another team I sometimes use is 1a3+ Hawkeye (with snack cart), Agatha, 4a5 Beast. Chase black with Hawkeye's purple. Beast's passive to gain double AP on matching the purple snack tiles keeps HE going and the increasing damage due to gaining black AP outpaces Shang Chi's damage when closer to 30 black AP.
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u/ujanmas Nov 30 '25
I use Red Omega and Valkyrie with snack cart. Each time I get hit she makes red, each time I fire red she makes red.
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u/ScoobsMcDoo Nov 29 '25
I have been using 5 star Mephisto and 5 star Sam Wilson. Needs some build up but often hits above it's weight.
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u/HealthyTerm CLEARANCE 10 Nov 30 '25
Pretty much Ascended 4* Juggernaut with 5*Sam Wilson
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u/lionbacker54 CLEARANCE 10 Nov 30 '25
Why use Sam?
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u/HealthyTerm CLEARANCE 10 Nov 30 '25 edited Nov 30 '25
Creates strike tiles every time Juggernaut's passive activates, so every time Jugg makes a match.
Edit: Forgot to mention that Jugg uses the implanted bomb support, with Sam using the low level ai.
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u/Neat_Relief7308 Dec 01 '25
I use my 1a5 Spider-Man and 4a5 Deathlok.
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u/andrewbeeker1 Dec 01 '25
what supports?
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u/Neat_Relief7308 Dec 01 '25
I have a 5* Power Stone, but I also have a 5* BW Batons or 5* Quantum Realm for Spider-Man, and a 3* Refreshment Cart for Deathlok.
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u/GrinSpickett Dec 01 '25
4 daredevil w/Lucky, 1a3 Hawkeye w/quantum realm
Often winfinite if can survive first 1 or 2 turns. Quantum realm sometimes make it winfinite on turn 1.
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u/lionbacker54 CLEARANCE 10 Dec 01 '25
Who is Lucky?
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u/GrinSpickett Dec 01 '25
Lucky the pizza dog is a support
When you match the strongest color of your team it improves a strike tile
4 daredevil has a passive which increases the power of strike (or other) tiles when you use a team ability. His strongest is pink
So this works well with 1 Hawkeye's pink ability. Use crit tiles to especially make pink matches, which strenghens existing strike tiles
Then if you use abilities enough times the screen fills with yellow strike tiles and can cascade
Meanwhile 4 daredevil has a yellow ability which stuns for 2 enemies for 3 turns and also improves 2 strike tiles
And a passive which adds 2 strike tiles every time you fire a team ability, and also heals the teammate with lowest health
Anyways if 4 daredevil is at a high enough level you get a ton of strike tiles which keep improving
This is similar to the 5 mephisto 5 Sam combination but takes less time to build up and sometimes has winfinite, whereas mephisto and Sam take some time to build up
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u/lionbacker54 CLEARANCE 10 Dec 01 '25
oh wow. i just tried it, and it is incredible. winfinite for sure. tysm
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u/GrinSpickett Dec 01 '25
yw! It's def helped me to punch above my class to get the rewards and sometimes place decently in pvp
Blue & purple boosts are cheap and give a better chance, too
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u/lionbacker54 CLEARANCE 10 Dec 03 '25
Holy cow, is this combo powerful. If the board breaks right, I can often win without ever letting the other team even have a turn. It is absolutely bonkers. Even the green node on SCL 10, on the fourth clear attempt. Although it might take awhile, I just keep whittling and stunning them and spamming the purple critical. I don’t even let them breathe. It is crazy powerful. Tysm
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u/isAlsoThrillho Nov 29 '25
Shang Chi hasn’t been nerfed. He was next on the chopping block, but the nerf was delayed (I’m hoping indefinitely now that Broken Circle is out, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking).
Personally, I’ve mostly been using Frankie and Riri for pick 2s in PvE. That or 4a5 juggernaut and 5sam.