"Mastering Mister Fantastic in Marvel Rivals: Tips and Strategies"

Marvel Rivals delivers a phenomenal hero-shooter experience, rich with diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. As the game evolves, new characters are continuously introduced, and Season 1 brings iconic heroes from the Fantastic Four, including Mister Fantastic. As a dualist character, Mister Fantastic excels at rapid movement and contributing to the team’s damage output through his unique ability to grab and pull himself towards allies or enemies. Each new duelist's release can potentially shake up the meta, and it's always exciting to see how they perform across the game's various maps.

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• Mister Fantastic’s Primary Attack in Marvel Rivals

• Mister Fantastic’s Abilities in Marvel Rivals

  • Reflexive Rubber
  • Flexible Elongation
  • Distended Grip
  • Wedded Harmony
  • Elastic Strength
  • Brainiac Bounce

• Tips for Playing Mister Fantastic in Marvel Rivals

  • Flexible Reflection
  • Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Mister Fantastic’s Primary Attack in Marvel Rivals

A great duelist in Marvel Rivals needs a solid primary attack, and Mister Fantastic’s Stretch Punch fits the bill. Though he lacks a secondary attack, Stretch Punch is remarkably versatile. It consists of a 3-strike combo: the first two strikes use a single fist, and the final strike uses both hands. The punch's versatility comes from the ability to deal damage when the stretched arm is dragged through a target, hitting multiple enemies with a single swing. This is similar to how Storm's piercing Wind Blade attack can affect multiple foes, allowing Mister Fantastic to deal area-of-effect damage with just his primary attack.

Mister Fantastic’s Abilities in Marvel Rivals

Mister Fantastic comes equipped with a range of abilities that players should explore in the training room. Each ability contributes to building a passive that increases his damage output, which becomes formidable when fully charged. Besides his abilities, players should note his base health of 350 and his use of shields, which enhance his survivability. Another key metric to monitor is his Elasticity, visible under the crosshair, which increases by 5 with each base attack and should be maximized to 100 as quickly as possible.

With a difficulty rating of 3 stars, Mister Fantastic is not the easiest hero for beginners but is manageable for players willing to master his unique mechanics.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12 seconds

Upon activation, Mister Fantastic stretches into a rectangular shape, absorbing all incoming damage while retaining mobility. At the end of the ability, he launches the stored damage towards the aimed reticle, making it a strategic tool for both defense and offense.

Flexible Elongation

• Active Ability
• 3 seconds
• 30 Elasticity Generated

When activated, Mister Fantastic gains a shield that boosts his health to 425. He can pull himself towards a target, damaging enemies or shielding allies. With two charges, this ability allows players to decide whether to attack a weakened foe or support an ally, enhancing strategic gameplay.

Distended Grip

• Active Ability
• 6 seconds
• 30 Elasticity Generated

Distended Grip is another versatile ability. When used, Mister Fantastic can grab a target and choose from three options: Dash, which pulls him towards the target without a shield; Impact, which pulls the enemy towards him for additional damage; or grabbing a second enemy to slam them together, dealing damage to both. This ability showcases his range and melee capabilities, setting him apart from other melee-focused characters like Wolverine.

Wedded Harmony

• Team-Up Ability
• 20 seconds

Available only when Invisible Woman is on the team, Wedded Harmony heals Mister Fantastic's lost health without granting additional shields. This ability increases his survivability by allowing health recovery between shield uses, making it particularly effective in teams with Fantastic Four members, where Invisible Woman's Strategist role complements the team's dynamics.

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Each ability use builds Mister Fantastic's Elasticity, boosting his damage output. When maximized, he undergoes a transformation similar to the Hulk, gaining even more damage and a substantial shield. While in this state, other abilities are inaccessible, but the potential for high damage output is significant. If not dealing damage, Elasticity begins to decay.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic's ultimate ability sees him leap into the air and crash down, dealing damage within a marked area and repeating the process multiple times. This can be devastating against grouped enemies defending a point, making it a straightforward yet powerful ultimate to master.

Tips for Playing Mister Fantastic in Marvel Rivals

Despite being a duelist, Mister Fantastic can be surprisingly tanky due to his damage mitigation and access to shields. His passive ability significantly increases his shield capacity, making him a formidable presence on the battlefield.

Flexible Reflection

A powerful combo involves using Flexible Elongation followed by Reflexive Rubber. This sequence provides shields for both Mister Fantastic and his ally, allowing him to absorb damage while setting up for a devastating counterattack. This strategy can overwhelm inexperienced opponents.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

While Reflexive Rubber is crucial for building Elastic Strength, it can also be used independently to maximize time in his inflated state, increasing both his presence on objectives and damage output. Combining this with multiple uses of Flexible Elongation can boost his health pool to 950, making him one of the characters with the highest health in the game.