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. As the game evolves, new characters will continue to enrich the roster. Season 1 introduces iconic heroes from the Fantastic Four, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic, a dualist character, excels at mobility and damage output. His unique ability to grapple and pull himself towards allies or enemies is central to his gameplay. His introduction significantly impacts the game's meta, altering strategies across various maps.

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

Effective dualists require a strong primary attack. Mister Fantastic's "Stretch Punch," a three-hit combo (two single-fist strikes followed by a two-handed strike), is surprisingly versatile. The extended arm deals damage throughout its trajectory, affecting all enemies it contacts, enabling area-of-effect damage. This compares favorably to other heroes like Storm, whose Wind Blade also often hits multiple targets.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities (best tested in the training room), each contributing to his damage-boosting passive. A fully charged passive makes him a formidable opponent. Key stats to monitor are his health and Elasticity.

He starts with 350 health but utilizes shields for enhanced survivability, exceeding typical duelist expectations. Elasticity (displayed beneath the crosshair) increases with each basic attack (+5 Elasticity each), reaching 100 for maximum passive effect. His 3-star difficulty rating indicates he's challenging for beginners but readily mastered by experienced players.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12-second duration

Transforms Mister Fantastic into a rectangular shape, absorbing all incoming damage. Upon expiry, 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 a shield, boosting health from 350 to 425. Pulls Mister Fantastic towards the target, dealing damage to enemies or providing a shield to allies, offering tactical flexibility in offensive and defensive scenarios. Features two charges.

Distended Grip

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

Allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, offering three options: a simple dash towards the target, an impact attack, or a powerful slam that combines two grappled enemies, dealing damage to both. This ability showcases his range advantage over melee-focused characters like Wolverine.

Wedded Harmony

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

Heals Mister Fantastic for any lost health (no shield granted). This synergizes well with Invisible Woman, a Strategist character, highlighting the Fantastic Four team synergy.

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Builds Elasticity with each ability use, increasing damage output. At maximum Elasticity, Mister Fantastic undergoes a Hulk-like transformation, significantly boosting damage and providing a substantial shield (which decays over time). Damage dealt is crucial to maintaining the inflated state.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage, repeating the process multiple times. This is particularly 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 both players and allies with shields while simultaneously absorbing enemy attacks. The subsequent damage release can overwhelm opponents.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Using Reflexive Rubber strategically, even without needing to maximize the passive, can extend his inflated state, maximizing both objective presence and team damage. Shield stacking (e.g., after two Flexible Elongations) can boost his health pool to a remarkable 950.