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. With new characters continually joining the roster, mastering each hero is key to success. Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the versatile Mister Fantastic, a dualist character.
Mister Fantastic excels at rapid movement and significant damage contribution. His unique ability to grapple and pull himself towards allies or enemies is central to his gameplay. His impact on the meta remains to be seen, but his potential is undeniable.
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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 deal damage as it's dragged through targets, impacting multiple enemies in an area-of-effect attack. This makes it comparable to Storm's Wind Blade in its multi-target potential.
Mister Fantastic's Abilities
Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities, each contributing to his damage-boosting passive. Experimentation in the training room is highly recommended. Key stats to monitor include his base health (350) and Elasticity (visible beneath the crosshair). Each basic attack generates 5 Elasticity; aiming for 100 Elasticity is crucial. He has a 3-star difficulty rating, making him challenging but learnable for players of all skill levels.
Reflexive Rubber
- Active Ability
- 12-second duration
Mister Fantastic transforms into a rectangular shape, absorbing incoming damage. 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
This ability provides a shield, boosting Mister Fantastic's 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. It has two charges.
Distended Grip
- Active Ability
- 6-second duration
- Generates 30 Elasticity
This ability allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, presenting three options: Dash (pulls him towards the target without a shield), Impact (deals damage to the grappled enemy), and a secondary grapple and slam, damaging two enemies simultaneously.
Wedded Harmony
- Team-Up Ability (requires Invisible Woman)
- 20-second duration
This ability heals Mister Fantastic for any lost health (no shield granted). It 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 transformation, gaining significantly increased damage and a substantial shield. The shield decays after the transformation ends. Inactivity causes Elasticity to decay.
Brainiac Bounce
- Ultimate Ability
Mister Fantastic leaps and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage multiple times, ideal for devastating grouped enemies.
Tips for Playing Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic's damage mitigation and shield access make him surprisingly tanky.
Flexible Reflection
Combining Flexible Elongation and Reflexive Rubber provides both shields for Mister Fantastic and his ally, while also allowing him to absorb enemy attacks before releasing stored damage.
Rushing Reflexive Rubber
Using Reflexive Rubber strategically, even without needing to rapidly build the passive, can maximize the duration of his inflated state, boosting both objective control and damage output. Stacking shields can raise his effective health pool to 950.
