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

Marvel Rivals delivers a thrilling hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse characters and stunning visuals. As the game evolves, new heroes join the fray, and Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four members, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic is classified as a duelist, excelling at mobility and damage contribution. His unique ability to grapple and pull himself towards allies or enemies is central to his gameplay. His introduction adds another layer of strategic depth to the already dynamic 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 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, impacting 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 passive, Elastic Strength, significantly boosting his damage output. His base health is 350, but shields enhance his survivability. His Elasticity meter, visible beneath the crosshair, tracks his passive charge (5 Elasticity per base attack; 100 Elasticity for full passive activation). He has a 3-star difficulty rating, making him accessible yet challenging.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12-second cooldown

Mister Fantastic transforms into a rectangular shape, absorbing incoming damage. 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 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 both offensive and defensive utility. It has two charges.

Distended Grip

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

This ability allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, offering three options: Dash (pulls him towards the target without a shield), Impact (pulls the grappled enemy towards him, dealing damage), and a secondary grapple on a nearby enemy, slamming both 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 transformation, gaining significantly increased damage and a substantial shield. The shield decays after the transformation ends. Damage dealt maintains the Elasticity charge; inaction causes it to decay.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage, then bounces to repeat the attack multiple times, devastating grouped 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, while simultaneously absorbing enemy attacks.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Using Reflexive Rubber strategically, even without needing to charge Elastic Strength, maximizes his inflated state, boosting both objective presence and team damage. Stacking shields can raise his effective health pool to a staggering 950.