Mickey & Duffy: Skill, Coin Farming & Missions | Tsum Tsum

This page covers Mickey & Duffy’s rating, how to use, skill effect, coin farming, suitable missions, skill ticket priority, and more.

We explain in detail whether this Tsum is strong, whether you should get it, and whether you should level it up.

Please read all the way to the end.

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Basic Information & Rating of Mickey & Duffy

Basic Information

One-Line Review

It’s a great coin farmer.

It’s not very difficult, so it’s a good pick for beginners.

However, it has been officially announced that it will never return, so it’s hard to level up.

Skill Effect, How to Use, and Rating by Level

Skill Effect

Skill Description	You can use two types of skills!
Number Required For Full Charge	Mickey: 37~27 Tsums (Changes based on skill level) | Duffy: 13 Tsums
Tsums Required For Max Skill Upgrade	36

Skill Level	Effect
1	Needed: 37 Tsums (Mickey) | Skill Range: SS (Duffy)
2	Needed: 35 Tsums (Mickey) | Skill Range: S (Duffy)
3	Needed: 33 Tsums (Mickey) | Skill Range: M (Duffy)
4	Needed: 31 Tsums (Mickey) | Skill Range: L (Duffy)
5	Needed: 29 Tsums (Mickey) | Skill Range: LL (Duffy)
6	Needed: 27 Tsums (Mickey) | Skill Range: 3L (Duffy)

*Recorded at Skill Level 3.

Recommended Way to Use the Skill

Use the skills in the order Mickey → Duffy.

First, understand how the skill works

Mickey & Duffy has a skill with two separate effect times. One key feature is that the effect time doesn’t change with skill level — it’s the same at Skill Level 3 or 6.

The most important thing to remember is that Mickey’s skill is very heavy.

It takes a long time to charge, so activating Mickey on his own over and over doesn’t work well.

Activate Duffy freely

Duffy, on the other hand, charges quickly, so it’s fine to activate it as often as you like. In fact, activating Duffy frequently to stack on top of Mickey’s skill is the core of using this Tsum.

Never activate Mickey on his own. Make sure to keep this in mind from the start.

Tip 1: Start chains from the edge to maximize clears

When sparkling Duffys appear during Mickey’s skill, chaining them clears the Tsums around them. Here, where you start the chain matters a lot.

Many players start near the center of the screen, but that wastes clearing range. If there’s a Duffy at the edge of the board, start the chain there and swipe all the way across.

Connecting edge to edge keeps your clears consistent and raises your coins. Focusing on big clears is the most basic rule.

Tip 2: Bubble cancel quickly with both hands

Bubble cancels are a standard coin farming technique in Tsum Tsum, but they’re especially important with Mickey & Duffy.

The key is to use both hands: chain with your right hand while popping Bubbles with your left. With one hand, you have to move your finger a long way, which costs time. Splitting the work between both hands makes everything smoother and greatly improves efficiency during the skill.

If you usually play with one hand, give it a try.

Tip 3: Chain Duffy before activating Mickey for carry-over (advanced)

This advanced technique came from a reader. Before activating Mickey’s skill, if there are Duffys you can chain on the board, chain Duffy first and then activate Mickey.

This creates a bit of carry-over, making it easier to activate Duffy more times during Mickey’s skill.

One caution: if the Duffys you chain overlap heavily with Mickey’s horizontal clear range, you’ll get fewer horizontal clears. The horizontal range gets much wider at higher skill levels, so ideally pick Duffys that don’t overlap much with the clear range.

At low skill levels, long chains matter more than the horizontal lines, so this tip is especially effective while your skill level is low.

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Rating by Skill Level

The effect time is the same at every level, so experienced players can use it even at low skill levels.

Even beginners can use it without problems from Skill Level 3.

Coin Farming Performance, Suitable Missions, Pull & Skill Ticket Priority of Mickey & Duffy

From here, we’ll explain how to use Mickey & Duffy, its coin farming performance, suitable missions, and more.

Please check the points below carefully to avoid any mistakes in leveling up.

1. Coin Farming Performance

Its coin farming performance is high.

However, it isn’t top tier.

2. Suitable Missions

It works well for Bubble missions and skill missions.

Combining both skills earns significantly more coins than the number of Tsums cleared would suggest.

3. Recommended Pull Priority

It will never return, so it can no longer be obtained.

4. Skill Ticket Priority

Item Name	Recommendation / Points
Skill Ticket	★★★☆☆
	It’s easy to use, so we recommend it. Skill Tickets are the only way to level it up, so think carefully before using them.

Summary

This page covered Mickey & Duffy’s rating, how to use, skill effect, coin farming, suitable missions, skill ticket priority, and more.

A strong Tsum that will never return.

Thank you for reading all the way to the end.