Best Team Compositions and Combos - Midnight Suns Guide - IGN (2024)

With Marvel Midnight Suns' campaign seeing the Mother of Demons and her army of hellspawn return in a bid to resurrect a fallen deity, it's clear Earth is facing something far more cataclysmic than a simple Avengers-level threat. Luckily, it has a stacked team of heroes waiting in the wings to enact justice.

With major Marvel names like Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and Wolverine joining the order of the Midnight Suns in an effort to put a stop to Lilith's evil plans, its safe to say the roster for Firaxis' latest strategy epic is stacked.

So who should you take with you on a mission? Below we'll walk you through the best way to compose your squad in Midnight Suns and which heroes to rely on.

Best Team Compositions and Character Combos

Before we offer any specific advice on the best trios of heroes to take out on missions, let's quickly run through some of the basics regarding how to arrange your Midnight Suns. Although the game doesn't ever specifically label it, each of the characters you come across will fulfil a slightly different purpose.

Some are tanks you can throw directly into battle, able to land huge, earth-shattering attacks that send foes flying and do huge damage. Others are better hanging back, buffing heroes to add extra damage, healing allies in a pinch or inflicting debuffs on opponents. Meanwhile, a select few heroes are slightly more complex, able to set up weaker chained attacks that hit multiple opponents in one round.

For the sake of this character composition guide, we'll label each of these character classes as assault, support and technical. Unlike Firaxis' previous two strategy titles, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2, you're not able to upgrade the size of your squad over the course of the game, meaning you'll always be stuck with just three squad mates. As such, your best tactic when building a squad is to have one assault hero, one support hero and one technical hero on hand.

Of course, a lot of this is down to personal preference. You may have unlocked particularly powerful decks for Nico and Scarlet Witch and want to use them both on a mission despite them filling similar roles in the team. However, for those struggling to find an effective squad, let's quickly run through each of these unofficial classes and the heroes that slot into them.

The Hunter

Before we dive into the other heroes, it's worth first looking at The Hunter. Unlike the other heroes whose card decks have a specific focus in mind, The Hunter is a bit of a clean slate. They're a strong offensive attacker, have a range of useful defensive options and can support their allies using healing magic.

In essence, they cover all three of our classes, allowing you to mould them into an assault, support or technical hero. However, your best bet is to find a balance of all three. The Hunter will be required to partake in every single story mission, meaning it's a smart idea to make them adaptable to any and all situations.

When assembling their deck, make sure to throw in abilities like heal, fortify and cure to give them good support options. Meanwhile, slot in a mix of quick attacks, knockback attacks (the whip quickly becomes a brutal damage dealer when levelled up) and powerful hero cards to round out the deck. Considering your hunter will usually be the highest levelled hero in your squad, it's worth finessing their deck early on to get the best results.

Assault Heroes

As mentioned above, assault heroes are best used on the front lines of the fight. They can tank a lot of hits and deal a lot of damage. Your main priority with assault heroes is having a support hero to keep them healed up and strengthen their attacks with buffs. Technical heroes may also be good at taunting enemies, drawing their attention while assault heroes heal up and continue to deal damage.

Here are all the heroes we've designated as assault heroes:

Technical Heroes

Technical heroes are slightly more complex than assault heroes, often relying on specific mechanics or buffs that allow them to set up multiple enemies and take them down efficiently. If assault heroes are the front line, these guys are much better hanging back and using their abilities to take enemies down over multiple rounds.

Here are all the heroes we've designated as technical heroes:

Support Heroes

Support heroes are you warriors in the wings. Although most of them can pack a punch if played right, they're most valuable when used as a crutch to support the technical and assault heroes. Use your support to heal other heroes, inflict brutal debuffs or fire destructive ranged attacks.

Here are all the heroes we've designated as support heroes:

Recommended Combos

So now we've established a rough class system for each hero, which combos should you lean on? As mentioned earlier, you'll find a lot of success by mixing and matching heroes from each group, but for those looking for the most efficient teams, let's run through some of the best trios available.

It's worth noting that you can sub the Hunter in for whichever assault or support hero is shown below, assuming your deck is mostly balanced between offensive and defensive cards. Considering they're involved in all of the game's story missions, you'll quickly get used to using them in place of healers or heavy damage dealers.