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, the meta is constantly evolving. Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic is classified as a duelist, excelling at both mobility and damage. 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.

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

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 travels, affecting all enemies in its path, effectively creating area-of-effect damage. This is a significant advantage compared to many other heroes.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities, each contributing to his passive, Elastic Strength, which significantly boosts his damage output. He boasts a base health of 350, but his shields enhance his survivability beyond typical duelists. His Elasticity meter (visible beneath the crosshair) is crucial; each basic attack generates 5 Elasticity, aiming for 100 for maximum effect. He has a 3-star difficulty rating, making him challenging yet 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. 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. 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

Mister Fantastic stretches and grabs a target, offering three options: Dash (pulls him towards the target), Impact (deals damage to the grappled enemy and potentially a second nearby enemy), and a combined grapple and slam attack that damages both targets.

Wedded Harmony

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

This ability heals Mister Fantastic for any lost health (no shield granted). It's particularly effective 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, gaining significantly increased damage and a substantial shield. The shield decays after the transformation ends. Failing to deal damage during this state causes Elasticity to decrease.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage, then bounces to repeat the attack multiple times. This is devastating 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 shields for the player and an ally, while simultaneously mitigating incoming damage.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Using Reflexive Rubber strategically, even when not actively building Elastic Strength, maximizes the duration of his powerful inflated state, boosting both objective presence and team damage. Stacking shields can increase his effective health pool dramatically.