Marvel Rivals: Mastering Mister Fantastic, the Stretchy Strategist
Marvel Rivals delivers a thrilling hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. As the roster expands, new characters constantly reshape the meta. Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.
Mister Fantastic is a unique dualist, excelling at both mobility and damage. His core mechanic revolves around grappling and pulling himself towards allies or enemies, adding a dynamic element to combat.
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Mister Fantastic's Primary Attack
Mister Fantastic's primary attack, Stretch Punch, is a deceptively 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 even after the initial punch, affecting all enemies in its path, effectively creating area-of-effect damage. This contrasts with more focused attacks like Storm's Wind Blade.
Mister Fantastic's Abilities
Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities, best explored in the training room. Each ability contributes to his Elastic Strength passive, significantly boosting damage output when fully charged. His base health is 350, but shields enhance his survivability. His Elasticity meter (visible under the crosshair) tracks ability usage; each base attack generates 5 Elasticity, aiming for 100 for maximum passive effect. He has a 3-star difficulty rating, challenging but manageable for players of all skill levels.
Reflexive Rubber
- Active Ability
- 12-second cooldown
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 cooldown
- 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, offering both offensive and defensive utility. It has two charges.
Distended Grip
- Active Ability
- 6-second cooldown
- Generates 30 Elasticity
Mister Fantastic stretches to grab a target, offering three options: Dash (pulls him towards the target), Impact (deals damage to the grappled enemy), and a secondary grapple on a nearby enemy, slamming both targets together for increased damage.
Wedded Harmony
- Team-Up Ability (requires Invisible Woman)
- 20-second duration
This ability heals Mister Fantastic for any lost health, but doesn't grant shields. It's particularly effective when paired 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. Damage dealt maintains the Elasticity; inactivity causes decay.
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 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 Mister Fantastic and his ally, while simultaneously mitigating incoming damage.
Rushing Reflexive Rubber
Using Reflexive Rubber strategically, even outside of building Elastic Strength, maximizes his inflated state's damage and objective presence. Combining this with shield boosts can result in a massive health pool, potentially among the highest in the game.
