Marvel Avengers Alliance: Spec Ops 23 Patch Notes

Spec Op 23: Inhumans
Maximus the Mad reaches out to the Inhuman Royal Family and S.H.I.E.L.D. with troubling news – Thanos has broken free of his amber prison, and is returning to Earth, seeking revenge. A new army of Test Subjects appears as the first wave of the assault, but something about this attack feels off. How can S.H.I.E.L.D. be sure it’s not just a mad scheme?

Spec Op 23 Reward Hero: Crystal
Bio – Always more hospitable to outsiders than her sister Medusa, Crystallia Amaquelin has often acted as a liaison to the world beyond Attilan. Able to bend the elemental forces of water, earth, fire and air, Crystal has been a valuable asset, not only to the Inhuman Royal Family, but also as a member of the Fantastic Four and the Avengers.

Class : Blaster
Passives

• Elemental Affinity
  
  • Chance to preemptively hit attackers with Pyrokinesis or Hydrokinesis, if they have Burning or
  • Chilled
  • Cannot counter if polluted by poison
• Royal Advisor
  
  • Chance to apply Gale Force to allies after they attack
  • Increased chance to apply Gale Force to allies when an Inhuman attacks

Action 1 : Pyrokinesis

• Unlocked at Level 1
• Fire, Energy, Range
• Targets One Enemy
• Special Properties
  
  • Scorched
    
    • Applies Scorched to enemies with Burning
• One Enemy
  
  • Burning
    
    • Taking damage every turn
    • Defense reduced
    • Cancelled by chilled

Action 2 : Hydrokinesis

• Unlocked at Level 2
• Ranged, Ice
• Targets One Enemy
• Special Properties
  
  • Frigid
    
    • Applies Frigid to enemies with Chilled
• One Enemy
  
  • Chilled
    
    • Taking damage every turn
    • Evasion reduced
    • Cancelled by burning
    
    Exhausted
    
    • Cannot take extra turns
    • Quick Actions become normal actions

Action 3 : Aerokinesis

• Unlocks at Level 6
• Targets All Allies
• 3 Round Cooldown
• Buff
• Special Properties
  
  • Multi-Function
    
    • Can be used to perform different actions.
    • Subtle
    • Does not trigger most status effects
• All Allies
  
  • Gale Force
    
    • Shield effect absorbs incoming damage
    • Chance to interrupt incoming attacks
    • Applies Winded to attackers

Firestorm

• Targets All Enemies
• Fire, Summon, Energy, Ranged
• Special Properties
  
  • Catastrophic
    
    • Can’t be Protected against
    • Ignores most Avoidance effects
    • Guaranteed to hit
  • Scorched
    
    • Applies Scorched to enemies with Burning
  • Summon Attack
    
    • Does not trigger counter of retaliation effects
  • Engaged Element: Fire
    
    • Only activates after performing Pyrokinesis
    • Replaces any other engaged elements
• All Enemies
  
  • Burning
    
    • Taking damage every turn
    • Defense reduced
    • Cancelled by chilled

 
Dust Devil

• Targets All Enemies
• Summon, Ranged
• Special Properties
  
  • Catastrophic
    
    • Can’t be Protected against
    • Ignores most Avoidance effects
    • Guaranteed to hit
  • Summon Attack
    
    • Does not trigger counter or retaliation effects
  • Engaged Element: Earth
    
    • Only activates after performing Geokinesis
    • Replaces any other engaged elements
• All Enemies
  
  • Blinded
    
    • Next single-target attack has a 50% chance to miss
  • Disoriented
    
    • Single-target attacks have a chance of hitting allies
  • Drain Stamina
    
    • Drains the target’s stamina

Arctic Tempest

• Targets All Enemies
• Ice, Summon, Ranged
• Special Properties
  
  • Catastrophic
    
    • Can’t be Protected against
    • Ignores most Avoidance effects
    • Guaranteed to hit
  • Frigid
    
    • Applies Frigid to enemies with Chilled
  • Summon Attack
    
    • Does not trigger counter or retaliation effects
  • Engaged Element: Water
    
    • Only activate after performing Hydrokinesis
    • Replaces any other engaged elements
• All Enemies
  
  • Chilled
    
    • Taking damage every turn
    • Evasion reduced
    • Cancelled by burning

Action 4 : Geokinesis

• Unlocked at Level 9
• Targets All Enemies
• Ground, Melee
• Special Properties
  
  • Ground Attack
    
    • Ignores most protect and Avoidance effects
• All Enemies
  
  • Staggered
    
    • Cannot dodge most attacks
  • Grounded
    
    • Flying characters are no longer immune to Ground attacks
    • Ignores most evasion effects
  • Off-Balance
    
    • Removes and prevents Counter-Attack effects
    
    

New Boss: Maximus the Mad
Brother to Black Bolt, Maximus is the definition of a mad scientist. While having spent years subverting his brother's rule, he has also come to his aid many times. One never truly knows what Maximus the Mad truly wants.

Black Bolt Refactor
As the King of the Inhumans, Black Bolt has received a royal upgrade.
New Passive: King of the Inhumans

• Chance to summon a member of the Royal Family, granting a temporary benefit
  
  • Summoning Crystal grants Gale Force to all Allies
    
    • Shield effect absorbs incoming damage
    • Chance to interrupt incoming attacks
    • Applies Winded to attackers
    • Lasts 2 Rounds
  • Summoning Gorgon grants Royal Training to all Allies
    
    • Grants Rising Up to each ally at the beginning of their first turn every round
    • Inhuman allies become immune to Dizzy, Exposed, Slowed, and Weakened
    • Lasts 2 Rounds
  • Summoning Karnak grants Royal Sense to Black Bolt
    
    • Chance to preemptively counter when an ally is being attacked.
    • Chance increases if the ally is an Inhuman
    • Lasts 2 Rounds
  • Summoning Medusa grants Inhuman Sovereignty to all Allies
    
    • Increases all allies' stats
    • Inhuman allies are immune to Opportunist debuffs
    • Lasts 2 Rounds
• Modified Heroic Buff: Ambient Particles
  
  • No longer a chance to reduce damage of incoming attacks
  
  
• Modified Moves
  
  • Action 1: Kingly Fists
    
    • Removed Off-Balance
    • Grants Ambient Particles to Black Bolt
  • Action 2: Royal Flight
    
    • Added Off-Balance to be applied to the targeted Enemy
  • Action 3: Whisper
    
    • No longer begins cooled down
  • Action 4: Power Word
    
    • Gained Brutal Strike

New Feature
Agent level 300+
The cap on experience gains has been removed, allowing Agents at level 300 to continue to earn experience. While the maximum level and stats stay capped for level 300 Agents, filling the experience bar will continue to award 1 Gold and refill Energy, just as if you’ve leveled up.

Update
Research
Research tooltips for the items required to complete a research topic are now displayed on a newly implemented Locked Button, which can be seen on all locked research topics. This solves the problem of extensive tooltips hiding the required items, as the tooltip was too big to be displayed in its entirety.