Mister Fantastic Joins Marvel Rivals Roster: Gameplay Guide

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

Marvel Rivals delivers a thrilling hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. The game's roster expands with each season, and Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic, a dualist character, excels at rapid movement and significant damage contribution. His primary method involves grappling and pulling himself towards allies or enemies. His impact on the game's meta remains to be seen, but his unique abilities promise exciting gameplay possibilities.

Quick Links

• 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

Mister Fantastic's primary attack, Stretch Punch, is a surprisingly versatile three-hit combo. The first two strikes utilize a single fist, while the final strike employs both. The stretched arm continues to inflict damage as it travels, affecting all enemies in its path, effectively creating area-of-effect damage. This is comparable to Storm's Wind Blade attack in its multi-target capabilities.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities, best explored in the training room. Each ability contributes to his passive, significantly boosting his damage output when fully charged. Key stats to monitor include his health (350 base) and Elasticity (visible near the crosshair). Base attacks generate 5 Elasticity each; aiming for 100 Elasticity is crucial. He has a 3-star difficulty rating, making him challenging yet manageable for players of all skill levels.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12-second duration

Transforms Mister Fantastic into a rectangular shape, absorbing incoming damage. Upon expiration, the absorbed damage is released as an attack in the direction of the player's reticle.

Flexible Elongation

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

Grants Mister Fantastic a shield, boosting his health from 350 to 425. He pulls himself towards the target, dealing damage to enemies or providing a shield to allies. Offers two charges.

Distended Grip

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

Allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, offering two options: Dash (pulls him towards the target) or Impact (pulls the grappled enemy towards him, dealing damage). Grappling a second enemy allows him to slam them together, damaging both.

Wedded Harmony

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

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

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Builds Elasticity with each ability use, increasing damage output. At maximum Elasticity, Mister Fantastic transforms, gaining significantly increased damage and a substantial shield. The shield decays before he returns to his normal form. Damage output is key to maintaining the inflated state.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps into the air, crashing down to deal area-of-effect damage, then bounces 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 shields for both Mister Fantastic and an ally, allowing for immediate damage absorption and subsequent counterattack.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Using Reflexive Rubber strategically, even when not focused on building the passive, maximizes his inflated state, enhancing both objective presence and team damage output. Stacking shields can raise his effective health pool to a remarkable 950.