Marvel Rivals: A Deep Dive into Mister Fantastic's Abilities and Gameplay
Marvel Rivals delivers a captivating hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. As the game evolves, new characters, like the recently introduced Mister Fantastic from the Fantastic Four, continue to enrich the roster. Mister Fantastic, a formidable duelist, excels at rapid movement and significant damage contribution. His unique ability to grapple and pull himself towards allies or enemies sets him apart.
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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 extended arm continues to inflict damage even after the initial punch, affecting all enemies in its path, creating effective area-of-effect damage. This compares favorably to other heroes like Storm, whose Wind Blade attack also often hits multiple targets.
Mister Fantastic's Abilities
Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities, best explored in the training room. Each ability contributes to his passive, Elastic Strength, significantly boosting his damage output. His base health is 350, enhanced by frequent shield generation, providing unexpected survivability for a duelist. His Elasticity meter (visible beneath the crosshair) is crucial; each basic attack generates 5 Elasticity, aiming for 100 for maximum impact. He has a 3-star difficulty rating, making him challenging but manageable for players of all skill levels.
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
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 both offensive and defensive utility. It has two charges.
Distended Grip
- Active Ability
- 6-second duration
- Generates 30 Elasticity
This versatile ability allows Mister Fantastic to grapple 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 (grappling a second enemy and slamming them together).
Wedded Harmony
- Team-Up Ability (requires Invisible Woman)
- 20-second duration
This ability heals Mister Fantastic for any lost health (but not shields), significantly improving survivability when paired with Invisible Woman, a Strategist character who complements the Fantastic Four team.
Elastic Strength
- Passive Ability
Each ability use builds Elasticity, increasing damage output. At maximum Elasticity, Mister Fantastic undergoes a Hulk-like transformation, gaining a substantial damage boost and a large shield (which decays gradually after the transformation ends). Damage dealt is key to maintaining this inflated 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, devastating grouped 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 immediate threat mitigation and subsequent damage release.
Strategic Use of Reflexive Rubber
While crucial for building Elastic Strength, Reflexive Rubber can also be used strategically outside of maximizing the passive, allowing for more frequent use of his powerful inflated state. Stacking shields from Flexible Elongation before inflating can result in a massive health pool exceeding 950.
