Magneto Guide | Marvel Rivals

Biography

The traumas and the hardships this mutant endured made him unbreakable as the steel he manipulates, but also callous and vengeful. It is hard to define Erik as good or bad, but he is an elemental force. He is Magneto.

Honing his intellect, concentration, and mutant abilities to their maximum potential, Magneto has changed his world forever. He attempted to gather mutants of his planet and teleport them into the future, but he is currently a force to be reckoned with on this entangled battlefield.

Overview

Role – Vanguard
Difficulty – ★★✩✩✩
Tier – S

Abilities

Normal Attack (Left Click): Iron Volley – Fire a volley of magnetic orbs forward. Good damage with a decent range.

CASTING	Single-cast projectile with delayed impact that also generates a spell field
PROJECTILE SPEED	80m/s
CHARGES	10
MAXIMUM DISTANCE	25m
RANGE	Initially, it produces a spell field with a 1m spherical radius; when the projectile reaches maximum distance, the explosion radius expands to a spell field with a 3m spherical radius
ATTACK INTERVAL	0.8s
DAMAGE	Projectile Damage: 35. The spell field deals 40 damage at its center, reducing to 50% within a 3m radius from the center

Meteor M (Q) – Draw in matter and projectiles and forge a massive iron meteor, delivering damage to the targeted area upon impact. It can be used to escape large amounts of incoming damage. No matter how you use it, you should always be in front of the enemy team. It can also break if you take to much damage.

CASTING	Create a persistent spell field that launches a projectile upon completion, which generates another spell field on impact
PROJECTILE ABSORPTION RANGE	15m spherical radius
PROJECTILE SPEED	30m/s
EXPLOSION RANGE	Initially, the ability has a spherical range with a radius of 5m. After charging for 4s, it expands to an 8m radius
MAXIMUM DURATION	4s
DAMAGE	0.8s
DAMAGE	The projectile deals no damage. The base damage at the center of the spell field starts at 100 and increases to 300 when fully charged. Each point of Energy adds an extra 3 points of damage to the spell field, with damage reducing to 50% at a distance of 6m from the center
SPECIAL EFFECT	For each point of projectile damage absorbed, the power increases by 0.125, with a maximum absorption of 800 projectile damage

Metallic Curtain (LShift) – Shield. Great for preventing big incoming damage. It can also block instant-kill ultimate abilities like Iron Man’s or Scarlet Witch’s by turning it towards the way of incoming damage!

MAXIMUM ENERGY	100
ENERGY COST	50/s
ENERGY RECOVERY DELAY	1s
ENERGY RECOVERY SPEED	11/s
MAXIMUM DURATION	4s
COOLDOWN	3s

Metal Bulwark (E) – Conjure a metal shield around a chosen ally. Damage taken will transform into rings on Magneto’s back. Good for saving teammates from burst damage, especially useful for giving allies enough protection to finish casting an ultimate. Perfect ability to use on dive heroes such as Venom, or melee heroes like Black Panther as it gives them more time and protection from incoming CC.

MAXIMUM DISTANCE	20m
SHIELD VALUE	300
MAX SHIELD DURATION	2.5s
COOLDOWN	12s, and sharing cooldown with Iron Bulwark
SPECIAL EFFECT	The shield grants one charge of Iron Ring for every 100 damage it absorbs

• Iron Bulwark (F) – Conjure an iron shield on himself. Sometimes you need to save yourself from melee dmg that your LShift can’t protect and sometimes you just go deep. It has the same stats as Metal Bulwark.

Mag-Cannon (Right Click) – Convert the iron rings on Magneto’s back into a Mag-Cannon and launch a metallic mass forward. Higher stacks of rings increase damage, and full stacks Knock Back enemies. Also, perfect as a last-bullet option when you need to reload!

PROJECTILE SPEED	120m/s
DAMAGE	Iron Rings’ first charge deals 40 damage, the second charge deals 65 damage, and the third charge deals 90 damage
MAX SHIELD DURATION	2.5s
COOLDOWN	No cooldown, but the ability can only be activated when the Iron Ring has at least one charge
SPECIAL EFFECT	When fully charged, the Iron Ring has a 6m knockback distance

Magnetic Descent (Passive) – Hold Space to fall slowly. Usually used after ult to scan the land.

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT SPEED	6m/s
DESCENDING SPEED	3.5m/s

• Metallic Fusion (C) – Team Up Ability – Scarlet Witch can infuse Chaos Energy into Magneto to enchant his greatsword. Upon receiving the Chaos Energy, Magneto can unleash its full force, striking down enemies with his enchanted greatsword.

Strengths

He is a great peeler as he has a bubble shield that makes some heroes, such as Venom, very annoying. You can also protect your supports from enemy dives. For example, when Black Panther marks your support and you shield him, you not only save your healer, but you also make Black Panther an easy target to pick off.

If you have your shield available, you also have the ability to save your almost entire team from game-changing ultimate abilities, such as Iron Man’s or Scarlet’s. All of this makes Maneto a tank that can be played in any team composition!

Weaknesses

Lack of movement abilities can be a problem sometimes.

Counters

Iron Man, Storm, Wolverine, Magik

Keeping the distance and being high in the air can be a problem because Magneto weapon doesn’t have that much range, but still, you do so much in front, that your team has time and space to do anything.

The best thing you can do against Iron Man is a shield, which would also protect you and your team against his ult.

Against Storm Ult, you just use a bubble, preferably on one of your squishes because it’s a low chance that she can kill you.

Synergy

Magneto is so good that he can be played in literally any team composition, while he probably shines alongside characters that can make great use of his bubble once they get into the enemy backline (Venom, Black Panther, Magik…)

Tips and Tricks

If you are facing a dive composition, make sure to pay attention to your backline, as a well-timed bubble on your Strategist can ruin enemies’ plans!

If you have a duo or you see your teammate jumping in the enemy backline, the bubble will give him a short protection from incoming CC!

The shield (LShift) can protect you and your team from different ultimates that can one shot you.

Use your ult in front of your enemy to gather charge faster, but also escape damage.

His Ultimate is one of the best for countering defensive ults because it can one shot, but watch out some of them need a bit more charge than the others.

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