Marvel's Mister Fantastic: Master of Elasticity

Marvel Rivals: Mastering Mister Fantastic, the Stretchy Strategist

Marvel Rivals delivers a fantastic hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. As the game evolves, new characters are continually added, enriching the already impressive roster. Season 1 introduces iconic heroes from the Fantastic Four, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic is classified as a dualist, excelling at both mobility and damage output. His unique ability to grapple and reposition himself – pulling towards allies or enemies – makes him a dynamic force on the battlefield. His impact on the meta remains to be seen, but his potential is undeniable.

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 successful dualist needs a powerful primary attack, and Mister Fantastic delivers with his Stretch Punch. While lacking a secondary attack, the Stretch Punch's versatility is surprising. This three-hit combo uses a single fist for the first two strikes, culminating in a powerful two-fisted blow.

The real strength lies in its area-of-effect damage. The stretched arm continues to inflict damage as it travels, hitting all enemies in its path. This allows for devastating area-of-effect attacks using only his primary ability, similar to Storm's Wind Blade.

Mister Fantastic's Abilities

Mister Fantastic possesses a range of potent abilities (best explored in the training room), all contributing to a powerful damage-boosting passive. Fully charged, this passive becomes a formidable asset. Key stats to monitor are his health and Elasticity.

He starts with 350 health but utilizes shields effectively, boosting his survivability beyond typical dualists. Elasticity, displayed beneath the crosshair, is crucial. Each basic attack generates 5 Elasticity; aiming for 100 as quickly as possible is key. His 3-star difficulty rating suggests he's challenging for beginners but readily mastered by experienced players.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12 seconds cooldown

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 seconds cooldown
• Generates 30 Elasticity

This ability grants a shield, boosting his health from 350 to 425. He pulls himself towards the target, dealing damage to enemies or granting a shield to allies. This offers tactical flexibility: contribute damage or provide support. The ability has two charges.

Distended Grip

• Active Ability
• 6 seconds cooldown
• Generates 30 Elasticity

Distended Grip allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, offering three options: Dash (pulls him towards the target without a shield), Impact (deals damage), or a double-grapple slam (if another enemy is nearby). This slam damages both grappled enemies.

Wedded Harmony

• Team-Up Ability (requires Invisible Woman)
• 20 seconds cooldown

This ability heals Mister Fantastic for any lost health (no shield granted). It's particularly useful for recovering between shield uses, enhancing survivability.

Elastic Strength

• Passive Ability

Each ability use builds Elasticity, increasing damage output. At maximum Elasticity, Mister Fantastic undergoes a Hulk-like transformation, significantly boosting damage and providing a substantial shield. The shield decays after the transformation ends, but the damage bonus remains until damage is stopped.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage, then bounces to repeat the attack multiple times. This is highly effective against 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, while also allowing him to absorb enemy attacks before unleashing stored damage.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Using Reflexive Rubber even when not actively building the passive can increase the duration of his inflated, high-damage state, maximizing his objective presence and team contribution. Stacking shields can potentially boost his health pool to 950.