As you playStrinovafor the first time, you’ll have to reach level five to be able to play the main game mode that you’ll be playing even in competitive. This game mode will make you realize just how important it is to have a good defensive character when you’re on that side, and Michele is the perfect choice.

Michele and her little devices are some of the most valuable part of the game, and you’ll be surprised by the sheer amount of free knockdowns and round wins you can get while using her.

Strinova Michele showing her loadout in pregame lobby.

Michele Abilities, Explained

While Michele has the same amount of abilities as other characters, itfeels a lot more since she has multiple chargeson some of them:

Pawtector

This ability lets you place a pawtector on a wall or the ground. When an enemy comes in its sight, itdeals damage to them while slowing them as well. One pawtector can only attack one enemy at a time.

Kitty Tracer

If an enemy hits Michele with their direct fire, she can see their aura.

Mighty Meowblast

Throws a bigger turret at the location on the ground, which then slowly rises up and starts attacking nearby enemies,dealing a lot more damage than her skill turretswhile also being much tankier.

Best Michele Loadout

There’s no doubting the fact that Michele’sprimary weapon is already quite powerful, and it comes in one of the most powerful weapons in the game. Because of this, she doesn’t need much more firepower especially with her turrets, butyou can use a Stinger as a secondary weapon just for the rare chanceswhen an enemy is low and you’re out of bullets.

As for tactical items, the best item for Michele is a smoke bomb since she can use it on the entry near her pawtectors. Just make sure to place it in a way where the enemies will still get detected by your turrets as soon as they pass through, andyou’ll create quite an oppressive entryway that enemies will likely have to avoid.

Strinova Michele string energy network best choices.

You can also use aWindstorm Grenade when enemiesare pushing in to put them airborne since that’llprevent them from shooting down the turrets.

Once in the game, Michele is one of the few characters that don’t have a clear choice for her awaken ability. If you’re being forced to play alone on a site, you can use thePaw Protector ability to gain armor whenever your turret is destroyed. In most of the other scenarios, you can instead use Whisker Bond.

Strinova Michele dropping her pawtector

As for the Pawtector upgrade, you can get an extra turret if your team can’t defend properly. However, if youonly have to focus on one site, the extra damage and range are better. Other than that, here are a few more important upgrades for her:

Tips To Play Michele

Now that you know how Michele’s abilities work and the best loadout for her, the next step is to learn a fewtricks that will help you get an edge over the enemiesin battle: