Marvel Rivals: Mastering Mister Fantastic, the Stretchy Strategist

Marvel Rivals delivers a dynamic hero-shooter experience, boasting diverse gameplay and stunning visuals. As the roster expands, new characters constantly reshape the meta. Season 1 introduces iconic Fantastic Four heroes, including the versatile Mister Fantastic.

Mister Fantastic is a unique dualist, excelling at both mobility and damage. His core mechanic revolves around grappling and pulling himself towards allies or enemies, making him a force to be reckoned with.

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 use a single fist, while the final strike utilizes both. The stretched arm continues to deal damage as it travels, impacting multiple enemies in an area-of-effect attack. This makes it comparable to Storm's 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 Elastic Strength passive, significantly boosting his damage output when fully charged. Key stats to monitor include his health (350 base) and Elasticity (visible near the crosshair). Base attacks generate 5 Elasticity; aim for 100 for maximum impact. He has a 3-star difficulty, challenging but manageable for players of all skill levels.

Reflexive Rubber

• Active Ability
• 12-second cooldown

Transforms Mister Fantastic into a rectangular shape, absorbing incoming damage for 12 seconds. Upon expiration, the absorbed damage is released as an attack in the direction of the player's reticle.

Flexible Elongation

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

Grants a shield, boosting health from 350 to 425. Pulls Mister Fantastic towards the target, dealing damage to enemies or providing a shield to allies. Offers tactical flexibility in both offensive and defensive situations. Has two charges.

Distended Grip

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

Allows Mister Fantastic to grapple a target, offering three options: Dash (pulls him closer), Impact (deals damage to the grappled enemy), and a powerful slam attack that damages both the grappled enemy and a nearby target.

Wedded Harmony

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

Heals Mister Fantastic for lost health (no shield). Synergizes well with Invisible Woman, a Strategist character.

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. The shield decays after the transformation ends. Damage inactivity causes Elasticity decay.

Brainiac Bounce

• Ultimate Ability

Mister Fantastic leaps and crashes down, dealing area-of-effect damage, then bounces to repeat the attack multiple times. Highly effective against clustered enemies.

Tips for Playing Mister Fantastic

Mister Fantastic's damage mitigation and shield generation make him surprisingly durable for a duelist.

Flexible Reflection

Combining Flexible Elongation and Reflexive Rubber provides both offensive and defensive capabilities, shielding both Mister Fantastic and an ally while dealing significant damage.

Rushing Reflexive Rubber

Using Reflexive Rubber strategically, even when not maximizing Elastic Strength, can increase the frequency of his powerful inflated state, contributing both to objective control and team damage. Stacking shields can boost his effective health pool to over 950.