How to Unlock Mister Fantastic in Marvel Rivals

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 is categorized as a duelist, excelling at rapid movement and contributing significantly to team damage. His unique ability to grapple and pull himself towards allies or enemies is central to his playstyle. His introduction promises to significantly impact the game's meta.

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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 Mastering Mister Fantastic

  • Flexible Reflection Combo
  • Strategic Use of Reflexive Rubber

Mister Fantastic's Primary Attack

Effective duelists require a strong primary attack, and Mister Fantastic's "Stretch Punch" delivers. While lacking a secondary attack, its versatility is surprising. This three-hit combo utilizes a single fist for the first two strikes, culminating in a powerful two-handed final blow.

The Stretch Punch's unique feature is its ability to deal damage throughout its extended range, affecting all enemies in its path. This allows for effective area-of-effect damage, a significant advantage in combat. Similar multi-target potential is seen in Storm's Wind Blade attack.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of potent abilities, each contributing to his damage-boosting passive. Players should experiment with these in the training room to fully understand their potential. Key stats to monitor are his health and Elasticity.

He starts with 350 health but utilizes shields for enhanced survivability, exceeding expectations for a duelist. "Elasticity," displayed near the crosshair, is crucial. Basic attacks generate 5 Elasticity each, aiming for a 100 Elasticity threshold for maximum impact. His 3-star difficulty rating indicates a moderate learning curve, accessible to both beginners and experienced players.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12-second duration

Mister Fantastic transforms into a rectangular shape, absorbing all incoming damage. Upon expiration, the absorbed damage is unleashed in a targeted attack.

Flexible Elongation

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

This ability provides a shield, boosting health from 350 to 425. It pulls Mister Fantastic towards the target, dealing damage to enemies or granting a shield to allies, offering tactical flexibility. Two charges allow for strategic use.

Distended Grip

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

This versatile ability allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, presenting three options: a simple dash, an impact attack, or a powerful slam that damages both the grappled target and a nearby enemy.

Wedded Harmony

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

This ability heals Mister Fantastic for any lost health, but doesn't provide shields. It's particularly effective when paired 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 boosting damage and providing a substantial shield. The shield gradually decays after the transformation ends. Inactivity causes Elasticity to decrease.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage and repeating the process multiple times, devastating for clustered enemies.

Tips for Mastering Mister Fantastic

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

Flexible Reflection Combo

Combining Flexible Elongation and Reflexive Rubber provides shields for both Mister Fantastic and an ally, allowing for effective damage absorption and counterattacks.

Strategic Use of Reflexive Rubber

While crucial for building Elasticity, Reflexive Rubber can also be used strategically outside of maximizing the passive, extending the duration of his powerful inflated state. Shield stacking with other sources can potentially increase his health pool to a remarkable 950.