Mister Fantastic Joins Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals: Mastering Mister Fantastic, the Stretchy Strategist

Marvel Rivals delivers a superb hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. The game's roster expands with each season, and Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic is classified as a duelist, excelling at rapid movement and significant damage contribution. His unique ability to grapple and pull himself towards allies or enemies is key to his effectiveness. The impact of new duelists on the game's meta is always unpredictable.

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

A strong primary attack is crucial for any effective duelist. Mister Fantastic's "Stretch Punch" is a three-hit combo – two single-fist strikes followed by a two-handed blow. Its versatility lies in its reach; the stretched arm continues to deal damage to all enemies it contacts, effectively creating area-of-effect damage. This compares favorably to other heroes with multi-target primary attacks, such as Storm's Wind Blade.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities, best explored in the training room. These abilities build towards a powerful damage-boosting passive. Beyond his abilities, key stats to monitor are his health and Elasticity.

He starts with 350 health but utilizes shields for increased survivability, atypical for a duelist. "Elasticity," displayed beneath the crosshair, increases with each basic attack (5 Elasticity per attack). Reaching 100 Elasticity is crucial for maximizing his potential. 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

Transforms Mister Fantastic into a rectangular shape, absorbing incoming damage. Upon expiration, the absorbed damage is unleashed in a targeted attack.

Flexible Elongation

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

Grants a shield, boosting health from 350 to 425. Pulls Mister Fantastic towards a target, dealing damage to enemies or providing a shield to allies. Offers tactical flexibility – engage weakened enemies or support allies. Two charges allow for strategic use.

Distended Grip

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

Allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, presenting two options: "Dash" (pulls him towards the target without a shield) or "Impact" (pulls the grappled enemy towards him, dealing damage). Grappling a second enemy near the first allows for a powerful slam attack, damaging both.

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.

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Building Elasticity through ability use increases damage output. At maximum Elasticity, Mister Fantastic undergoes a Hulk-like transformation, gaining significantly increased damage and a substantial shield (which decays over time even after the transformation ends). Failure to deal damage causes Elasticity to decay.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

A powerful area-of-effect attack where Mister Fantastic leaps into the air and repeatedly crashes down, ideal for damaging 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 shields for both Mister Fantastic and an ally, allowing for effective damage absorption and counterattack.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Using Reflexive Rubber even when not immediately building the passive allows for more frequent use of his powerful inflated state, maximizing both objective control and damage. Stacking shields can result in a massive health pool (up to 950), making him one of the most durable characters in the game.