Marvel Unveils Comprehensive Guide to Playing Mister Fantastic

Marvel Rivals: A Deep Dive into Mister Fantastic's Abilities and Gameplay

Marvel Rivals delivers an exceptional hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. As the game evolves, new characters are continuously added, enhancing the strategic depth. Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic, a formidable duelist, excels at rapid movement and significant damage contribution. His core mechanic involves grappling and pulling himself towards allies or enemies, creating dynamic offensive and defensive opportunities. His introduction significantly impacts the game's meta, altering strategic approaches across various maps.

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• Mister Fantastic's Primary Attack
• Mister Fantastic's Abilities
  • Reflexive Rubber
  • Flexible Elongation
  • Distended Grip
  • Wedded Harmony
  • Elastic Strength
  • Brainiac Bounce
• Tips for Playing Mister Fantastic
  • Flexible Reflection
  • Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Mister Fantastic's Primary Attack

Effective duelists require a strong primary attack. Mister Fantastic's "Stretch Punch," a three-hit combo (two single-fist strikes followed by a two-handed strike), offers surprising versatility. The stretched arm continues to deal damage even after the initial punch, affecting all enemies in its path. This allows for potent area-of-effect damage, a key advantage in team-based combat. This is comparable to Storm's Wind Blade attack in its multi-target capability.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a diverse range of abilities, best explored in the training room. Each ability contributes to his passive "Elastic Strength," significantly boosting his damage output when fully charged. Understanding his health and "Elasticity" (a meter visible near the crosshair) is crucial. He starts with 350 health but utilizes shields for increased survivability, a rarity for duelists. Base attacks generate 5 Elasticity each; aiming for 100 Elasticity is key to maximizing his potential. He has a 3-star difficulty rating, challenging beginners but accessible to all players.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12-second duration

Mister Fantastic transforms into a rectangular shape, absorbing all incoming damage for the duration. Upon expiration, he unleashes the stored damage in the direction of the player's reticle.

Flexible Elongation

• Active Ability
• 3-second duration
• Generates 30 Elasticity

Grants a shield, boosting health from 350 to 425. He pulls himself towards the target, dealing damage to enemies or granting a shield to allies, offering both offensive and defensive capabilities. Two charges allow for strategic use.

Distended Grip

• Active Ability
• 6-second duration
• Generates 30 Elasticity

Mister Fantastic stretches to grab a target, presenting three options: "Dash" (pulls him towards the target without a shield), "Impact" (pulls the grappled enemy towards him, dealing damage), and a secondary grapple on a nearby enemy, slamming both targets together for increased damage.

Wedded Harmony

• Team-Up Ability (requires Invisible Woman)
• 20-second duration

Heals Mister Fantastic for any lost health (no shield granted). This synergizes well with Invisible Woman, a Strategist character.

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Each ability use builds Elasticity, increasing damage output. At maximum Elasticity, Mister Fantastic undergoes a Hulk-like transformation, significantly increasing damage and granting a substantial shield (which decays over time). He loses access to other abilities in this state.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps into the air, crashing down to deal area-of-effect damage, then bouncing to repeat the attack multiple times. Highly effective against clustered enemies.

Tips for Playing Mister Fantastic

Mister Fantastic's damage mitigation and shield generation make him surprisingly tanky.

Flexible Reflection

Combining Flexible Elongation and Reflexive Rubber provides both shields for Mister Fantastic and an ally, allowing for immediate damage absorption and subsequent counter-attack.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

While Reflexive Rubber primarily supports Elastic Strength, using it strategically even without needing the passive allows for more frequent use of his inflated, high-damage state. His shields stack, potentially reaching a total health pool of 950 when combined with Flexible Elongation.