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 are constantly added, enriching the roster. Season 1 introduces iconic heroes from the Fantastic Four, including the formidable 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, like any new duelist, has the potential to significantly impact the game's meta.

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

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 even after the initial punch, impacting all enemies in its path, effectively creating area-of-effect damage. This makes it comparable to Storm's piercing Wind Blade in its multi-target potential.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities, best explored in the training room. Each ability contributes to his passive, Elastic Strength, significantly boosting his damage output when fully charged. Key stats to monitor include his health and Elasticity.

Mister Fantastic starts with 350 health but utilizes shields for enhanced survivability, exceeding expectations 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 but learnable 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 Mister Fantastic's health from 350 to 425. He pulls himself towards the target, dealing damage to enemies or granting a shield to allies, offering tactical flexibility. It has two charges.

Distended Grip

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

This ability allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, presenting three options: Dash (pulling him towards the target without a shield), Impact (dealing damage to the grappled enemy), and a powerful double-grapple slam 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 who complements the Fantastic Four team.

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Each ability used 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, but some protection remains. Abilities are unavailable during this inflated state.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps into the air and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage, then bounces to repeat the attack multiple times. This is devastating against clustered enemies.

Tips for Mastering Mister Fantastic

Mister Fantastic's damage mitigation, shield generation, and powerful passive make him surprisingly tanky for a duelist.

Flexible Reflection Combo

Combining Flexible Elongation and Reflexive Rubber provides shields for both Mister Fantastic and an ally, while simultaneously allowing Mister Fantastic to absorb enemy attacks before unleashing stored damage.

Strategic Use of Reflexive Rubber

While Reflexive Rubber contributes to Elastic Strength, using it strategically even when not actively building the passive can extend his inflated state, maximizing damage and objective control. Stacking shields from Flexible Elongation before inflating can potentially raise his health pool to 950.