Research

Research Projects allow the player to unlock new items, features, and techniques, such as unlocking various Combat Items, expanding the capability of facilities in the Abbey, or improving Combat abilities.

Hard to believe, but Tony and I are capable of acting like adults. We may disagree on the method, but we can agree on the end goal.Doctor Strange

Prerequisites

Unlocking Projects

Each Research Project is associated with a Hero. The first Project for each Hero is revealed after the first time they participate in any Mission. Completing that Project reveals the rest of their Research.

Requirements

Each Project has a requirement related to its associated Hero, such as completing a number of Missions with them. This requirement must be completed before the Project can be researched. These requirements are removed when playing in New Game+.

Research Projects

Level	Name	Requirements	Rewards
1	Supernatural Fabrication	Complete 1 mission with Doctor Strange	Item Bench Forge Schematic
1	The Way of the Fang	Complete 3 missions with Blade	Training Dummies: Shove Yard Schematic
1	War Games	Complete 1 mission with Captain Marvel	Foundry Forge Schematic
2	Blood Born	Upgrade 2 Blade abilities	Vampiric Essence RARE Combat Item Schematic Vampiric Essence RARE Combat Item
2	Combat Item Slot II	Craft 5 Combat Items at the Item Bench	Combat Item Slot II Equipment Slot
2	The Old One-Two	Complete 1 mission with Spider-Man	Teamwork Tactics I Yard Schematic
3	A Balanced Diet	Complete 2 missions with Deadpool	Food Truck Yard Schematic
3	Book of the Vishanti	Complete 2 missions with Doctor Strange	Book of the Vishanti Forge Schematic
3	High Tech Suit	Complete 3 missions with Iron Man	High Tech COMMON Combat Suit Fully Charged Passive
3	Mystical Healing	Complete 3 missions with Nico Minoru	Combat Therapy Yard Schematic
3	Symbiote Sampler	Complete The Deep Dark Venomous Depths Mission	Symbiote Sampler
4	Alien Alloys	Upgrade 3 Captain Marvel abilities	Kree Processor War Room Schematic
4	Borderline Suit	Reach Friendship Level 2 with Nico Minoru	Borderline COMMON Combat Suit Vengeance Passive
4	Faithbreaker Suit	Complete The Bell Tolls... Mission	Faithbreaker RARE Combat Suit Symbiote Shell Passive
4	Forged in Hellfire	Complete 4 missions with Ghost Rider	Armory Forge Schematic
4	New Threat	Complete 3 missions with Magik	T.H.R.E.A.T. Room Yard Schematic
4	SITREP	Complete 1 Hero Op with Captain America	T.A.L.O.N. War Room Schematic
4	The Best of Us	Upgrade 3 Spider-Man abilities	Nanotech Weave COMMON Combat Item Schematic Nanotech Weave COMMON Combat Item
4	Truth Serum	Complete 1 Hero Op with Captain Marvel	S.T.R.I.K.E. War Room Schematic
5	Advanced Materials	Complete 5 missions with Iron Man	Robotic Arm Forge Schematic
5	Before They Know What Hit 'Em	Complete 1 Hero Op with Magik	W.A.R.D.E.N. War Room Schematic
5	Devil's Deal	Craft 1 Epic Ghost Rider ability	Obsidian Athame EPIC Combat Item Schematic Obsidian Athame EPIC Combat Item
5	Science Fair	Complete 6 missions with Spider-Man	Item Bench II Forge Schematic
6	Blood, Sweat, and Tears	Complete 6 missions with Blade	Crucible Yard Schematic
6	Demonchylde	Complete story mission Spirits of Vengeance and story event The Barghest	Demonchylde RARE Combat Suit Heightened Senses Passive
6	Fault Tolerance	Upgrade 4 Iron Man abilities	Empowered Anvil Forge Schematic
6	Only the Essentials	Complete 5 missions with Deadpool	Food Truck II Yard Schematic
6	Rising Threat	Complete 3 missions with Storm	Enhanced T.H.R.E.A.T. Room Yard Schematic
7	Arise	Upgrade 4 Nico Minoru abilities	Phoenix Flame LEGENDARY Combat Item Schematic Phoenix Flame LEGENDARY Combat Item
8	Full Force	Upgrade 2 Storm Abilities	Rune of Force Combat Item Schematic Rune of Force Combat Item
8	Gamma Accelerator	Complete All the Devils Are Here Mission and follow the story objectives during the next day	Gamma Accelerator
8	If Looks Could Kill	Upgrade 5 Magik abilities	Evil Eye Totem EPIC Combat Item Schematic Evil Eye Totem EPIC Combat Item
8	The Good Stuff	Upgrade 2 Deadpool abilities	Effort Maximizer LEGENDARY Combat Item Schematic Effort Maximizer LEGENDARY Combat Item
8	The Old Three-Four	Complete 2 mission with Wolverine	Teamwork Tactics II Yard Schematic
8	Whisper Web	Complete 3 missions with Venom	Whisper Web War Room Schematic
9	Cosmic Inspiration	Upgrade 4 Doctor Strange abilities	Cauldron of the Cosmos Forge Schematic
9	On Your Feet	Complete 3 missions with Scarlet Witch	Training Dummies: Cure Yard Schematic
9	Silent Partner	Complete 6 mission with Captain America	S.H.I.E.L.D. Exchange War Room Schematic
9	Symbiote Bomb	Upgrade 2 Venom abilities	Symbiote Bomb EPIC Combat Item Schematic Symbiote Bomb EPIC Combat Item
10	Bleeding Edge	Complete 3 missions with Morbius	Laboratory Forge Schematic
10	Combat Item Slot III	Craft 12 Combat Items at the Item Bench	Combat Item Slot III Equipment Slot
10	Danger Close	Complete 5 missions with Storm	Enhanced T.H.R.E.A.T. Room II Yard Schematic
10	Hell's Comin' With Me	Upgrade 2 Ghost Rider abilities	Legendary Blade Yard Schematic
10	One Man Army	Complete 1 Hero Op with Wolverine	Utility Belt EPIC Combat Item Schematic Utility Belt EPIC Combat Item
10	Supreme Focus	Complete 4 missions with Scarlet Witch	Channeling Hex LEGENDARY Combat Item Schematic Channeling Hex LEGENDARY Combat Item
10	Tactics Debrief	Upgrade 5 Captain America abilities	Debrief Station War Room Schematic
10	The Godkiller	Complete The Witch on Wundagore Mountain Mission	The Godkiller (Item)
11	Dark Shadows	Complete 5 missions with Venom	Whisper Web II War Room Schematic
11	Marked For Death	Upgrade 2 Morbius abilities	Dread Mark EPIC Combat Item Schematic Dread Mark EPIC Combat Item
11	Mystical Symbiosis	Upgrade 4 Scarlet Witch abilities	Item Bench III Forge Schematic
11	Ultimate Fighting Machine	Upgrade 4 Wolverine abilities	Foundry II Forge Schematic
13	Better, Faster, Stronger	Complete 5 missions with Morbius	Laboratory II Forge Schematic
15	Change of Plans	Complete 3 missions with Hulk	F.O.R.C.E. War Room Schematic
15	Energy Drink	Upgrade 3 Hulk abilities	Overdrive Serum EPIC Combat Item Schematic Overdrive Serum LEGENDARY Combat Item Monster or Man? Challenge Mission

Tutorials

Research

Research projects take one day to complete but grant powerful rewards like room upgrades, Combat Items, and Hero Outfits.

Research In Progress

Research is now in progress. Return to the Forge tomorrow morning for the results.

Higher Research Level Required

Research Level must be increased before additional Research projects can be started!

Research Level is increased by Studying Artifacts with Doctor Strange.

Artifacts can be obtained as mission rewards!

Research Requirements

Research projects undertaken in the Forge often have specific requirements for different heroes.

When choosing which abilities to upgrade in the Yard, heroes to send on Ops in the War Room, or missions to take at the Mirror Table, use [button/key] to view pending research projects and any requirements they might have.