Black Panther Guide | Marvel Rivals
Biography
This is the T’Challa version of the Black Panther, with the Vibranium tech-suit and the ancestral mystical power of the Panther God, Bast. Staying true to his animalistic prowess, T’Challa uses elegance and dexterity to infiltrate opposing teams and hunt down his quarry.
When he is not dueling heroes on the battlefield, this Black Panther rules the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, which, in this universe, has expanded into outer space. Both Doctor Dooms are trying to win T’Challa’s trust and help in battle, but the Black Panther only trusts a select few, including Reed Richards.
Overview
Role – Duelist
Difficulty – ★★★★✩
Tier – A
Team Up – Magik
Abilities
Normal Attack (Left Click): Vibranium Claws –Slice Vibranium Claws forward. Despite doing more damage than a standard melee attack, it also has a lower range which makes it inconsistent. You should use this only in situations when you are extremely close to the target and sure you will hit it!
| CASTING | Melee |
| DAMAGE | 35 |
| MAXIMUM DISTANCE | 3m |
| ATTACK INTERVAL | 0.44s per hit |
Bast’s Descent (Q) – Summon Bast, pouncing forward, dealing damage, and attaching a Vibranium Mark to hit enemies. Great ultimate to use when you run out of Spirit Rend (LShift) as it not only deals damage and marks targets hit, it also resets your LShift. Keep in mind that the cast time isn’t too low so you have time to aim the direction of Panther!
| CASTING | Cuboid Spell Field |
| RANGE | Length: 22m, Width: 20m, Height: 7m |
| CASTING ANGLE | 150° |
| DAMAGE | 150 |
Sprint Rend (LShift) – Lunge forward and deal damage to enemies. Hitting an enemy afflicted with a Vibranium Mark produces bonus Health and refreshes the ability. Make sure not to miss your target as if you do, and you don’t have your ultimate available, you will find yourself in a tough spot!
| CASTING | Movement-based damage ability |
| AVERAGE SPEED | 50m/s |
| MAXIMUM DISTANCE | 15m |
| DAMAGE | 80 |
| BONUS HEALTH | 40 |
| BONUS MAX HEALTH | 120 |
| COOLDOWN | 8s |
Spinning Kick (E) – Spiral forward and attach a Vibranium Mark to hit enemies. Despite leaving a mark, E has a big cast time that makes this ability worth saving for escape. Only if you are certain that you can finish off targets you can use it offensively. It also, like the ultimate ability, has a big cast time that allows you to choose your direction while using it!
| CASTING | Movement-based damage ability |
| AVERAGE SPEED | 15m/s |
| MAXIMUM DISTANCE | 16m |
| DAMAGE | 70 |
| COOLDOWN | 8s |
Subtle Step (Space) – Hold Space to run on a wall; perform a jump after detaching from the wall.
| WALL-CRAWLING SPEED | 10m/s |
| DOUBLE JUMP COOLDOWN | 3s |
Spear Toss (Right Click) – Toss a Vibranium energy spear forward, creating a Vibranium Force Field and attaching a Vibranium Mark to enemies in its radius. This is Black Panther’s best engaging tool. Try to, whenever you can, mark the target with the Spear as it not only has a large range but is also fairly easy to hit due to its low cast time helping you pull off your combo even faster!
| CASTING | An arced projectile that generates a spell field upon impact |
| PROJECTILE SPEED | 60m/s |
| RANGE | 5m spherical radius |
| DAMAGE | 45 |
| COOLDOWN | 6s |
| CHARGES | 2 |
Panther’s Cunning (Passive) – Deal higher damage when at low Health. The trigger condition is when his health drops below 100 hp and he gets 20% dmg boost.
WAKANDAN MASTER (C) – Team Up Ability – When Magik is on the field, Black Panther and Psylocke can tap into Limbo to rewind a few seconds back to a previous position; after passing through Limbo, Black Panther and Psylocke will gain Bonus Health based on missing health. This can give you an extra life in some dangerous spots, making BP more annoying in the backline.
| REWIND TIME | 5s prior |
| BONUS HEALTH/DAMAGE TAKEN CONVERSION | 50% |
| COOLDOWN | 30s |
Strengths
Panther is a great pick against slower targets such as Strategists. If you can avoid their CC by baiting it, which you should always try to do before engaging, or if one of your teammates lets you know that it is used (Luna Snow’s Right Click or Mantis’ LShift), or, you see one of your allies hit by it, that marks the perfect time for attack. He is very hard to hit once he manages to chain his ability, while, on top of that, his health pool also grows! He is also great once enemies are grouped up in a tight spot as his abilities have good range, allowing him to hit multiple enemies and do insane damage in a short time!
Weaknesses
Panther almost has no chance against flying characters. He doesn’t really have ranged abilities so it would be ideal to avoid them, or, in the worst-case scenario, even swap characters. Another one of his weaknesses is the fact that he is an extremely risky character. If, by any chance, you have no escape abilities available, which can easily happen if you miss a Marked target with your LShift, Panther simply has no tools to survive. Another weakness of Panther is that his Team-Up partner, Magik, also has almost no way of dealing with flying characters (Iron Man, Storm), so, despite her making Black Panther a lot stronger, at the same time they can easily be countered, which means that you won’t be seeing them together too often!
Counters
Iron Man, Storm, Mantis, Punisher
Iron Man and Storm, just like for his team up, are unreachable because they can be so high in the air all the time where Black Panther can’t reach them.
I suggest going for Strategist’s here and dealing with them while your team deals with Tony or Sotrm, this way at least you can provide space and time for them.
The problem becomes bigger when one of the enemy supports is Mantis due to her LShift ability which is very easy to hit in close range where Panther wants to be. I can only recommend trying to bait it before going in, or if you see or hear that she already used it.
Because of his hitbox size Punisher shotgun can 2 tap you very often that’s why you should always try to surprise him and move that he can’t follow.
Team-Ups
Pairing Black Panther with Magik makes for one of the hardest Duelist duos to deal with as they will quickly teleport into your backline and wreak havoc!
Synergy
Black Panther, besides having great synergy with his Team Up, also has great synergy with any team that plays aggressively and capitalizes on everyone being low once he engages!
Tips and Tricks
Try to be patient, and, like a real hunter, wait for the situation that will let you get out alive.
Use your E ability mostly as an escape tool, while Spear should be used for engaging.
Your ultimate ability is great to use once you run out of resources as it resets dash and is incredible once enemies are grouped up, but also for finishing off low-HP targets.
Use your wall climb and teleport abilities (if Magik is on your team) to surprise enemies!
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