Marvel's Midnight Suns

Marvel's Midnight Suns

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The Art of Knockback
By blkbutterfly
Knock back in screenshots.
   
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What is knock back?
Knock back is pushing, shoving or kicking an enemy. This is a new game mechanic in Marvel's Midnight Suns, not found in XCOM.
Shock Shield

Knock back an enemy into a Hydra Shieldguard[marvels-midnight-suns.fandom.com] to deal double damage from their shock shield.
Explosives

Here Deadpool uses a slider to shove a Hydra goon into an explosive. This is also a demonstration of the use of an environmental attack.

Spider man uses his Web Throw ability on Fallen Venom to knock them back into an explosive.
Bypass Protection

You can knock back into protected targets, like this truck.
Drop KO

Magik can portal knock back enemies into drops.

Hellmouth drop KOs, here with 49% chance.
Off The Edge

Use of sliders to shove an enemy off the edge, here with 64% chance.

Spider man's Quick Kick off edge.

Iron man Blasts an enemy off the edge.
Conduits

Spider man uses Special Delivery, a unique knock back towards him, to stun Blood Venom into a conduit.

Slide an enemy into a conduit to stun them.
Ley Lines
Knock back into a Leyline[marvels-midnight-suns.fandom.com]. Red ones weaken; green applies vulnerable; and blue stun.
Teamwork Tactics

Hulk's Mighty Blow knocks back a stunned Fallen Venom into an ally, Spider man, for additional damage. This requires the Abbey upgrades Teamwork Tactics. The second upgrade will draw a card when you knock back into an ally.
Multi Knock Back

Storm's Vortex knocks back multiple targets at once, similar to Hunter's legendary Bladestorm.