Fantastic Elasticity: Unraveling Marvel's Mister Fantastic

Marvel Rivals: A Deep Dive into Mister Fantastic's Abilities and Gameplay

Marvel Rivals delivers a dynamic hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse character gameplay and stunning visuals. As the game evolves, new heroes are continuously added, enriching the strategic landscape. Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

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 is central to his playstyle. The introduction of each new duelist alters the game's meta, impacting their effectiveness 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 Mastering Mister Fantastic

  • Flexible Reflection Combo
  • Strategic Use of Reflexive Rubber

Mister Fantastic's Primary Attack

Effective duelists require a strong primary attack. Mister Fantastic's "Stretch Punch," a three-hit combo (two single-fist strikes followed by a two-handed strike), offers surprising versatility. The stretched arm continues dealing damage even after the initial punch, affecting all enemies in its path. This allows for potent area-of-effect attacks, a feature also found in heroes like Storm's Wind Blade.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities (best explored in the training room) that contribute to his damage-boosting passive. Fully charged, this passive becomes a significant threat. Key stats to consider include his health and Elasticity.

He starts with 350 health but utilizes shields for enhanced survivability. Elasticity, displayed near the crosshair, increases with each basic attack (+5 per attack). Aim for 100 Elasticity as quickly as possible. 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, 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 grants a shield, boosting health from 350 to 425. He pulls himself towards the target, dealing damage to enemies or granting a shield to allies. This offers tactical flexibility, allowing for both offensive and defensive plays. Two charges are available.

Distended Grip

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

This versatile ability allows grappling a target, presenting three options: Dash (pulls Mister Fantastic towards the target without a shield), Impact (pulls the grappled enemy towards Mister Fantastic, 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 (no shield granted). It synergizes well 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 (which decays after the transformation ends). Damage output is crucial for maintaining the inflated state.

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 highly effective against 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, while also allowing Mister Fantastic to absorb incoming damage before unleashing stored damage.

Strategic Use of Reflexive Rubber

While Reflexive Rubber contributes to Elastic Strength, using it strategically even without needing the passive can maximize his inflated state, enhancing both objective control and team damage. Stacking shields from Flexible Elongation before inflating can result in a massive health pool (potentially reaching 950), making him one of the most durable characters in the game.