Magik is a close-range character in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls who uses her Dark Portal to instantly close the distance with opponents. Her kit revolves around teleporting across the screen and using portals in creative ways, including firing projectiles through them. She has multiple ways to use her portal mechanic, making her a tricky character to fight against. Let's take a look at her command list and how to play her.
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Magik Character Overview
 | Details |
|---|---|
| Character | Magik |
| Tier | -Under Construction- |
Magik Command List
Unique Abilities
| Ability | Input |
|---|---|
| Dark Portal |  U |
| Teleport |  U (near Dark Portal) |
| Teleport Slash |  U during Teleport |
Regular Skills
| Skill Name | Command Input | Quick Skill Input |
|---|---|---|
| Demon Fire |  Directional + ATK |  QS |
| Rising Soul |  Directional + ATK |  Directional + QS |
| Soulsword Slice |  Directional + ATK |  Directional + QS |
| Demon Flame |  Directional + ATK |  Directional + QS |
Super Skill
| Skill Name | Command Input | Quick Skill Input | Skill Gauge Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soul Sword Sacrifice |  Directional + M + H |  QS + M + H | 50 |
Ultimate Skill
| Skill Name | Command Input | Quick Skill Input | Skill Gauge Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkchild |  Directional Input + M + H |  Directional + QS + M + H | 100 |
| → Queen of Limbo |  Directional Input + M + H |  Directional + QS + M + H |
Additional Notes
- Close-range specialist: Uses her Dark Portal to instantly close the distance with opponents
- Portal mechanics: Press U to summon a Dark Portal, then press U again when near the portal to teleport to various positions across the screen
- Teleport attack: Pressing U during teleport performs a swift attack
- Projectile synergy: Can fire a projectile into the Dark Portal and summon it near the opponent for creative setups
- Mid-action teleport: If Magik is near the portal during a strike attack, she can teleport during the middle of the action
How to Play Magik in Marvel Tokon
Magik wins by deciding when the fight happens at close range. Her Dark Portal removes the hardest part of playing a rushdown character, getting in, so most of her game plan comes down to placing portals well and committing to the right teleport.
1. Put a Dark Portal on screen first. Press U to summon a Dark Portal; she can keep up to two out at once. Without a portal, Magik approaches like anyone else, so setting one up is the first step of every neutral exchange.
2. Teleport into Soulsword range. Press U again near a portal to teleport. The direction you hold changes where she appears: behind the opponent, above them or on the ground in front of them. Soulsword Slice is her main damage source and needs the right range, so pick the arrival point that lets it connect.
3. Punish recovery with portals. Portals work best against moves with long recovery and against predictable movement. When the opponent whiffs, teleport in and attack straight out of the teleport with Teleport Slash (U during Teleport).
4. Fire Demon Fire through a portal. A projectile sent into a Dark Portal comes out near the opponent instead of in front of Magik, which forces them to guard an angle they cannot see coming. She can also teleport in the middle of an attack while she is near a portal, which keeps her offense hard to read.
5. Commit to every approach. A half-hearted portal approach gives the opponent the read without giving you the reward. Disciplined defenders punish predictable teleports, so mix up where she arrives instead of repeating the same direction.
6. Save meter for Darkchild. Darkchild costs 100 Skill Gauge and is her biggest burst window: her Skills cost no gauge while it is active, and she can teleport near a portal even when her attack whiffs. Soul Sword Sacrifice ends Darkchild, so use it as the finisher rather than the opener.
On the Unbreakable X-Men, Magik is the scalpel: once Storm and Danger have the opponent pinned by projectiles, her portal is the exit they forgot to cover. She is also one of the Phoenix Five from the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline, which ties her to Phoenix Cyclops, the first fighter on the Marvel Tokon DLC roadmap.
Magik Combos in Marvel Tokon
These starter routes use the same notation as the command list above: L, M and H are the attack buttons, U is Unique and A is Assemble. Skills are written by name; check the command list for the input you use. Practice each route in Training before taking it online.
Combo from a Poke
- Down M 》H 》Soulsword Slice
Basic Damage Combo
- Down M 》M 》H 》Down H 》Jump Cancel 》Aerial H x3
Dark Portal Combo
- U (Dark Portal) 》U (Teleport) 》U (Teleport Slash) 》Soul Sword Sacrifice
- Costs 50 Skill Gauge
Rising Soul Combo
- Down M 》H 》Rising Soul 》Jump Cancel 》Aerial H
Assist Extension Combo
- Soulsword Slice 》A (Assemble Rush) 》H 》Jump Cancel 》Aerial H x2
Portal into Assist Combo
- U (Dark Portal) 》U (Teleport) 》U (Teleport Slash) 》A (Assemble Rush) 》M 》Jump Cancel 》Aerial H x2
Jump-in Combo
- Aerial Down H 》Down M 》H 》Down H 》Jump Cancel 》Aerial Forward H x2
Damage values are left out because they vary with patches and team choice. Once you have her down, rate her on the Marvel Tokon tier list.
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