MSFWAR Weekly: Magik: The Gathering... of Plates?

Magik

I’m excited for Magik (Breaker). She’s the most exciting of the Breaker characters so far for me because she’s the only one whose original character I’ve really cared about.

The Plates mechanic looks interesting. A character can have up to four Plates, each protecting a quarter of their Max Health. When damage would hit a protected portion of the health bar, a Plate breaks instead of that health being lost. Between that, her Trauma reduction, and flipping negative effects, there’s a lot here that could help a team survive long enough to actually do something.

A lot of the early discussion has been about her being an answer to Blue Marvel. Personally, I think he’s the weakest DD character we have, so that isn’t what has me excited. I think she’ll shine in other areas we haven’t seen yet, more than just being a hard counter to him. We’ll have to see where she ends up.

That said, I haven’t taken a single character to Orange ISO-8 yet. I definitely won’t be getting her full unlock very quickly.

I’m going to take my time and make those decisions carefully, prioritizing characters who can help me outside of her unlock too. I want Magik, but I still want the characters getting me there to be useful.

West Coast Avengers

West Coast Avengers have moved to the back of my mind now that we’re talking about Magik, but our testing has been pretty encouraging.

The four-piece team without Wasp already seems to be a good matchup against Retcon if they survive the initial onslaught. Taking Odin with them makes it pretty easy. We’re still testing, so that opening is something to keep in mind.

I expect Wasp to make it an easy win, but I’d check out the four-piece route before pushing all your resources into her.

Her first Chapter Battle Pass starts September 21 at 5 p.m. Eastern. Completing the first free pass gives enough shards to unlock her at two yellow stars, and completing all four free passes takes her to four yellow and four red. Official Wasp release details

Iron Monger

I still haven’t cored for Iron Monger.

The Exalted X-Men coring event I was expecting turned out to be a rug pull, so I’m still sitting on my cores for now. I’m able to complete my raids to 100% without him, which makes waiting a pretty easy decision.

He’s still on my list. I just don’t need to rush it.

Player Cards

Player Cards have been updated to include Iron Raiders, and Hellfire Club has been removed. If you’re using your card for recruitment, it’s a good time to refresh it.

War Rewards

There are also a couple of War reward changes coming with version 10.6, which begins rolling out October 21.

Completed attacks will award War Tokens even if the enemy team is still standing. Cancelled attacks WILL NOT count. Active alliance members will also receive Defense Tokens for remaining defenses across the alliance, rather than just their own. Official War update

If you’re testing WCA against Retcon or any other teams, or figuring out who deserves your Orange ISO-8 for Magik, come talk about it in the MSFWAR Discord. We’re still testing too.

Official announcement checked September 19, 2026. Magik kit discussion is based on the ZKG breakdown shared for this issue. All event times are Eastern daylight time. Gameplay experience and investment choices are the author’s.