Master Hero Mode X ~ Ability is an select-able option for Master Hero Mode X on select maps in which both factions can level up and gain skills ultimately leading up to one massive fight.
Overview[]
Attack
Survivor
Unique to other variant, Ability starts both faction from the ground up, meaning Soldiers have no damage boost initially and mutants start at level 1 so they have lower HP and can't use their skills immediately. Similar to Mutation Knight Mode, players can gain point to level up by gameplay time, inflicting damage to mutants (soldiers) or infecting soldiers (mutants), and picking up Supply Boxes can also increase the level gauge. The HUD now shows damage indicator for every successful hit just like Zombie Mode, which means there are normal damage and critical damage.
Comparing to the original gameplay, Mutants and Heroes' health point and attack power has reduced by about 35% with some certain tweaks. This can be seen as Master Hero's Omni Slash skill, Sentry Gun from Mechanic Hero has been nerfed slightly or Evil Terminator's Fireball can be neutralized by Mechanic Hero's Arcane Grenade. Selected mutants at the beginning are more vulnerable since they are spawned at Level 1 instead of Level 2. The Evil Box now arrives at 2:30 like the Master Hero Mode X/ Random Buff, and the Hero Box still arrives at 2:00.
It should be noticed that soldiers will get stunned if got hit by mutant's melee attack, which can be a disadvantage to run or escape.
At the beginning of each round, players are forced to choose between Attack or Survivor upgrade paths, which dictates the buff pool they will receive (Red for Attack, Blue for Survivor). The level gauge and basic perks at each level are the same, but the random buff skills are the main difference, so players can choose based on their strategies.
| Level | Icon | Description | Level | Icon | Description |
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+70% attack damage | 6 |
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+70% attack damage |
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+35% critical damage | 7 | 
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+2% movement speed |
| 3 |
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+70% attack damage | 8 |
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+2% movement speed |
| 4 |
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+35% critical damage | 9 | 
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Transform into Supreme Hero |
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+2% movement speed | 10 | 
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Top Supreme Hero with upgraded skills |
| Level | Icon | Description | Level | Icon | Description |
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+5% movement speed | 6 | 
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Level up to Level 3 Mutant |
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+200 attack damage | 7 |
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+200 attack damage |
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Level up to Level 2 Mutant | 8 | 
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+1000 HP |
| 4 |
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+5% movement speed | 9 | 
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Transform into Supreme Terminator |
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+1000 HP | 10 | 
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Top Supreme Term. with upgraded skills |
Skills[]
Soldiers and Mutants will receive random buff at Level 3, 6 and 9 following the list below. Attack / Survivor buffs are colored Red / Blue, respectively. Players can inspect what buff others got by simply pointing at them or checking the in-game ranking chart.
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Gun Mastery: Increase 50% gun damage | 
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Scholar: Additional 60% EXP while gaining Gauge Point |
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Critical Strike: Increase 80% critical damage | 
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Unified Might: Increase 50% attack damage if there's any nearby soldier within 5 meters |
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Sword Training: Increase 45% melee damage | 
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Insurance: Preserve 100% of gained Gauge Point if infected |
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Quick Reload: Increase reloading speed by 200% | 
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Double Armor: Gain or recover Mutation Jacket by picking up 4 Supply Boxes (2 max) |
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Lone Wolf: Increase 70% attack damage if there's no soldiers around within 5 meters | 
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Last Survivor: Increase 4000 HP and 100% attack damage when becoming One Man Army |
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Slayer: Increase 8% damage after defeating a mutant | 
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Special Agent: Press Alt to speed up in a short time |
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War Hero: Increase attack speed and movement speed in 3 seconds after defeating a mutant | 
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Hope: Transform into Supreme Hero immediately |
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Soldier Supply: Replenish ammo / restores health (for Heroes) after defeating a mutant | 
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Jumpsuit: Soliders are able to double-jump |
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Human Invisibility: Press Alt to to become invisible for a short moment | 
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Life Insurance: Have 20% chance of ignoring attack from mutants |
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Steel Claws: Increase attack power by 1000 | 
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Physical Exercise: Increase base health points by 2000 |
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Sharp Claws: Increase 20% attack range | 
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Scholar: Additional 60% EXP while gaining Gauge Point |
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Boiling Blood: Increase 10% movement speed and 30% attack speed | 
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Strength in Numbers: Decrease taken damage by 40% when allies are nearby within 5 meters |
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Lone Sprinter: Increase movement speed by 20% when there's no mutant within 5 meters | 
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Generic Mutation: Reduce 60% skill cool-down time and 100% health point |
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Burning Revenge: Possible speed rage when getting hit | 
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Limit Breaker: Protection from single attack when HP is under 25% |
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Fusion: Press Alt to use skill from Dread, Maiden, Smoke or Enchantress | 
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Alertness: Gain 300 health points when a nearby mutant dies |
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Second Chance: Resurrect once if defeated by melee attack | 
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Doom: Transform into Supreme Terminator immediately |
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Death Explosion: Mutants will explode upon defeated, which causes damge and stun nearby soldiers and heroes | 
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Jumping Boots: Mutants are able to double-jump |
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Replicated Infection: Infected soldiers will transform into that same mutant type | 
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Leaping Strike: Press Alt to do a slam jump into the air and fall down to attack |
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Former Attributes[]
This section is to record used attributes that were either replaced, cancelled or adjusted.
| Icon | Description | Icon | Description |
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Gun Mastery: Increase 60% gun damage |
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Unified Might: Increase 70% attack damage if there's any nearby soldier within 5 meters |
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Critical Strike: Increase 50% critical damage |
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Last Survivor: Increase 2000 HP and 50% attack damage when becoming One Man Army |
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Insurance: Preserve 50% of gained Gauge Point if infected |
| Icon | Description | Icon | Description |
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Lone Sprinter: Increase movement speed by 25% when there's no mutant within 5 meters |
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Scholar: Additional 50% EXP while gaining Gauge Point |
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Generic Mutation: Reduce 60% skill cool-down time and 25% health point |
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Strength in Numbers: Decrease taken damage by 25% when allies are nearby within 8 meters |
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Limit Breaker: Protection from single attack when HP is under 20% |
Upgraded Heroes & Terminators[]
At Level 10, beside higher health point, Top Supreme Heroes and Terminators are able to use upgraded skill as below:
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Execute explosive Sonic Wave after Omni Slash skill which causes permanent death once hit |
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Become semi-invisible permanently; execute the Swift Dash skill with further distance which causes damage to any enemies on the path |
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Create Advanced Protection Shield which reflects damage from mutants |
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Throw grenade with wider explosion radius and longer freezing time; revert mutants into Commando with a low chance of becoming a random Supreme Hero |
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Set up Blaster Sentry Gun which can shoot through-wall and eject rocket ammo after 4 seconds to the locked target |
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Increase primary and secondary attack power |
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Increase skill duration time and convert damage from the skill into health point |
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| Terminators | Skill(s) (Nor. / Ult.) |
Skill Description | |
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Throw triple fireballs in three different angles at once |
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Create large circle around them that slows down any soldiers caught in the range |
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Immobilize soldiers by creating Death Void Spot caught in the area, also prevent Heroes from performing their own special skills once caught |
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Get a small bonus after strengthening a teammate; receive higher HP and attack power bonus by absorbing a corpse, at the same time reviving that teammate |
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Shattering Mace skill can bounce off any surfaces for three times |
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Increase primary and secondary attack power |
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Increase the Box Summon skill usage to twice, also the rate of placing Evil Box; increase health point for the glowing statue |
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Trivia[]
- During the first release of this mode, Hero and Evil Supply Boxes will drop at 1:30, but this has been changed to 2:00. Mutants and Heroes' special skill are also changed to press F to activate instead of G, but this has been removed after later update.
- In the update of Dread Terminator, the Evil Box is now adjusted to arrive at 2: 30, and the Hero Box still arrives at 2: 00.
- Also, the Fusion skill when using the ability of Dread or Maiden 2.0 can boost mutants' movement speed even when crouching, and mutants can easily penetrate any defense points with narrow entrance which need to crouch to enter (such as the Throne Room in Void Island). This bug has been later addressed to balance the gameplay.
- Knight and Armored Terminator are the two Supreme characters that don't have upgraded skills after reaching Level 10, but instead their normal attack will be more powerful. This might be due to the fact they have already had more default skills than most Heroes and Terminators equipped.
- Another reason could be that the two were firstly introduced in Master Hero Mode X ~ Craft, so Tencent has no intention to add special skills for them when the Top Supreme Hero / Terminator attribute doesn't appear frequently in the said mode.
- After the update of Mutant Honor Season 3 in CF Vietnam, a serious glitch was introduced where players are unable to select any Supreme Heroes upon pressing E to transform at Level 9, and is forced to use Master Hero as a result. This glitch seems to occur when players count drop to 8 but players have yet to reach Level 9 - by pressing E, they can become Commando, but upon reaching Level 9, they'll automatically transform into Master Hero instead of being able to press E again to select their desired Supreme Hero. If players elect to not press E until they reach Level 9, they will be able to transform into Commando, but the Hero Select Menu will not pop up, and after a few seconds players will auto-transform into Master Hero instead. This glitch hasn't been fixed yet.