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 continuously added, enriching the roster. Season 1 introduces iconic heroes from the Fantastic Four, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic, a dualist character, 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 impacts the game's meta, making their potential impact 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 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 to deal damage as it's dragged through targets, impacting multiple enemies with area-of-effect damage. This makes it comparable to Storm's piercing Wind Blade attack in its multi-target capability.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of abilities (best explored in the training room) that contribute to a powerful damage-boosting passive. Once fully charged, this passive becomes a formidable asset. Key stats to monitor include his health and Elasticity.

He starts with 350 health but utilizes shields for enhanced survivability, exceeding expectations for a duelist. Elasticity (displayed under the crosshair) increases with each basic attack (+5 per attack), reaching 100 for optimal passive activation. Mister Fantastic has a 3-star difficulty rating, making him challenging for beginners but accessible to all players.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12-second duration

Transforms Mister Fantastic into a rectangular shape, absorbing incoming damage. Upon expiration, the absorbed damage is released as an attack in the player's reticle direction.

Flexible Elongation

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

Provides a shield (boosting health from 350 to 425), pulling Mister Fantastic towards the target. Deals damage to enemies or grants a shield to allies, offering tactical flexibility. Possesses two charges.

Distended Grip

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

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 grappled targets together for additional damage. Unlike melee-focused characters like Wolverine, Mister Fantastic benefits from his ranged capabilities.

Wedded Harmony

• Team-Up Ability (requires Invisible Woman)
• 20-second duration

Heals Mister Fantastic for lost health (no shield granted). This synergizes well with Invisible Woman, a Strategist character, particularly within a Fantastic Four team composition.

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Builds Elasticity with each ability use, increasing damage output. At maximum Elasticity, Mister Fantastic undergoes a Hulk-like transformation, gaining significantly increased damage and a substantial shield (which decays over time). Damage output is crucial to maintain the inflated state; inactivity causes Elasticity decay.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps into the air and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage, repeatedly bouncing to inflict damage multiple times. Highly effective against clustered enemies.

Tips for Mastering Mister Fantastic

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

Flexible Reflection Combo

Combining Flexible Elongation and Reflexive Rubber provides shields for both Mister Fantastic and an ally, allowing the player to absorb enemy attacks before releasing stored damage from Reflexive Rubber.

Strategic Use of Reflexive Rubber

While crucial for activating Elastic Strength, Reflexive Rubber can also be used strategically even without needing to rapidly build the passive, maximizing the inflated state's damage and objective control. Stacking shields (e.g., from two Flexible Elongations) before inflating can result in a massive health pool (potentially over 950), making him one of the tankiest characters in the game.