Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Test characters: Roles, abilities, more

Before playing Marvel Rivals, take a look at all the characters’ abilities to pick which role is the best for your playstyle.

Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Test has revealed a short list of heroes that will be available once the game is ready to launch. If you are wondering which role is better suited for you, and what type of abilities your favorite character has, we’ve got you covered.

Here are all the characters available in Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Test, including their abilities, Ultimates, and more.

• Marvel Rivals roles: Vanguards, Duelists, and Strategists
• Marvel Rivals characters: All roles & abilities
  • All Vanguard characters
  • All Duelists characters
  • All Strategists characters

Marvel Rivals roles: Vanguards, Duelists, and Strategists

Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Test has a roster of 19 characters from the Marvel universe, who are divided into Vanguards, Duelists, and Strategists.

Vanguards are the tanks of Marvel Rivals, who can take a lot of damage and lead the charge to protect squishier characters. You can pick the Hulk, Doctor Strange, Groot, Magneto, or Peni Parker to fill the role.

Duelists are the DPS, who have high mobility and deal high damage to take out Vanguards and Strategists. Characters like Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Black Panther, Hela, Iron Man, Magik, Namor, The Punisher, Spider-Man, Star-Lord, or Storm work great as Duelists.

The Strategists are the supports of Marvel Rivals teams, and can give their allies special buffs besides healing them during the fight. Currently, only Loki, Luna Snow, Mantis, and Rocket Raccoon are Strategists in the game.

Marvel Rivals characters: All roles & abilities

Here’s the full list of every character available in Marvel Rivals Closed Alpha Test, including their abilities, passives, and more.

All Vanguard characters

Bruce Banner/ Hulk

• Difficulty: 4 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Gamma Ray Gun (Bruce Banner)/Heavy Blow (Hulk Form)
• Abilities:
  • Puny Banner: Transform from Bruce Banner into Hero Hulk. (Bruce Banner form).
  • Gamma Grenade: Launch a Gamma Grenade to inflict damage and knock them airborne. (Bruce Banner form).
  • Hulk Smash!: Unleash stored gamma energy, transforming from Hero Hulk into Monster Hulk for a limited period.
  • Indestructible Guard: Generate gamma shields for Hero Hulk and nearby allies, absorbing and converting damage into energy for Hulk Smash!
  • Radioactive Lockdown: Emit gamma energy to place enemies in quantum void that renders them immobilized and immune to all ability effects.
  • Incredible Leap: Hold “Space” key to performed a charged leap that allows Hero Hulk to knock a flying enemy to the ground.
  • Gamma Burst: Emit gamma-ray bursts to inflict damage.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Gamma Boost: Hulk charges Doctor Strange and Iron Man with gamma radiation. When Doctor Strange uses Maelstrom of Madness, he unleashes excess gamma energy. When Iron Man uses Armor Overdrive, he will initiate a gamma upgrade.

Doctor Strange

• Difficulty: 3 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Daggers of Denak: Casts Daggers of Denak forward.
• Abilities:
  • Cloak of Levitation: Ascend and then enter a brief state of sustained flight.
  • Maelstrom of Madness: Release Dark Magic to deal damage to nearby enemies.
  • Pentagram of Farallah: Open portals between two locations, enabling all units to travel through them.
  • Shield of the Seraphim: Create a protective barrier against damage.
  • Eye of Agamotto (Ultra): Separate nearby enemies’ Souls from their bodies. Damage dealt to these Souls is transferred to their physical bodies.
• Passive:
  • Price of Magic: Dark Magic accumulates with every hit on an enemy. If Dark Magic is not released, Doctor Strange will enter a state of Anti-Heal.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Gamma Maelstrom: Hulk charges Doctor Strange and Iron Man with gamma radiation. When Doctor Strange uses Maelstrom of Madness, he unleashes excess gamma energy. When Iron Man uses Armor Overdrive, he will initiate a gamma upgrade.

Groot

• Difficulty: 1 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Vine Strike: Launch vines to attack enemies.
• Abilities:
  • Thornlash Wall: Target a location and grow Tornlash Wall. When Awakened, it strikes nearby enemies attacked by Groot and his allies.
  • Ironwood Wall: Target a location and grow an Ironwood Wall. When Awakened, it grants Bonus Health to Groot when nearby enemies take damage.
  • Spore Bomb: Throw an explosive Spore Bomb that splits into multiple small explosive spores.
  • Strangling Prison (Ultra): Fire a massive vine cluster that pulls nearby enemies to its center and imprisons them.
• Passive:
  • Flora Colossus: Wooden walls near Groot will Awaken, activating an extra effect.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Friendly Shoulder: Rocket Raccoon can ride on Groot’s shoulders, receiving Damage Reduction.

Magneto

• Difficulty: 2 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Iron Volley: Fire a volley of magnetic orbs forward.
• Abilities:
  • Metallic Curtain: Change the magnetic field around to form a metallic curtain, blocking all flying projectiles.
  • Metal Bulwark: Conjure a metal shield around a chosen ally. Damage taken will transform into rings on Magnet’s back.
  • Mag-Cannon: 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.
  • Meteor M (Ultra): Alter the magnetic field to draw in matter and projectiles and forge a massive iron meteor, delivering catastrophic damage to the targeted area upon impact.
• Passive:
  • Magnetic Descent: Hold “Space” key to fall slowly.
• Team-up Abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Metallic Fusion: 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.

Peni Parker

• Difficulty: 3 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Cyber-Web Cluster: Launch forward a Cyber-Web Cluster.
• Abilities:
  • Bionic Spider-Nest: Generate a Spider-Nest at a targeted area, periodically spawning Spider-Drones and creating Cyber-Webs.
  • Arachno-Mine: Deploy Arachno-Mines that can be concealed within the confines of a Cyber-Web.
  • Cyber-Bond: Shoot a web strand that links to the targeted area or Cyber-Web. If stretched too far, it will trigger a pullback.
  • Wall Crawl: Hold “Space” key to crawl on vertical surfaces.
  • Cyber-Web Snare: Cast futuristic webbing that immobilizes enemies upon impact and creates a Cyber-Web upon hitting the scene.
  • Spider-Sweeper (Ultra): Enhance the SP//dr suit. Knocking back enemies in its path and deploying Arachno-Mines, Spider-Drones, and Cyber-Webs repeatedly.

All Duelists characters

Black Panther

• Difficulty: 4 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Vibranium Claws: Slice Vibranium Claws forward.
• Abilities:
  • Sprint Rend: Lunge forward and deal damage to enemies. Hitting an enemy afflicted wit ha Vibranium Mark produces bonus Health and refreshes the ability.
  • Spinning Kick: Spiral forward and attack a Vibranium Mark to hit enemies.
  • Subtle Step: Hold the “Space” key to run on a wall; perform a jump after detaching from the wall.
  • Spear Toss: Toss a Vibranium energy spear forward, creating a Vibranium Force Field and attaching a Vibranium Mark to enemies in its radius.
  • Bast’s Descent (Ultra): Summon Bast, pouncing forward, dealing damage, and attaching a Vibranium Mark to hit enemies.
• Passive:
  • Panther’s cunning: Deal higher damage when at low Health.
• Team-Up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Djalia Disc: Magik Opens a portal. Black Panther can use the portal.

Hela

• Difficulty: 3 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Nightsword Thorn: Throw Nightsword thorns.
• Abilities:
  • Astral Flock: Transform into a flock of Hel crows to glide forth, press again to undo the transformation.
  • Soul Drainer: Project an explosive Hel sphere to stun nearby enemies.
  • Piercing Night: Fire multiple Nightsword thorns that detonate after a delay.
  • Goddess of Death (Ultra): Soar into the sky and unleash Nastrond Crows from each hand at will.
• Passive:
  • Hel’s Descent: Hold the “Space” key to fall slowly.
  • Nastrond Crowstorm: Defeating an enemy will generate a Nastrond Crow, exploding after a duration.
• Team-up Abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Queen of Hel: When Hela lands a final hit in defeating an enemy, she can instantly resurrect Loki in the respawn phase. If Loki is alive, a Nastrond Crow will fly to him, granting blue armor.

Iron Man

• Difficulty: 3 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Repulsor Blast: Fire nano pulse cannons forward.
  • Unibeam: Fire an unibeam forward.
• Abilities:
  • Hyper-Velocity: Activate Hyper-Velocity state for swift forward flight.
  • Armor overdrive: Activate Armor Overdrive state, enhancing the damage of the Repulsor Blast and Unibeam.
  • Micro-Missile Barrage: When Hyper-Velocity or Armor Overdrive is used, Iron Man can launch a missile bombardment.
  • Invincible Pulse Cannon (Ultra): Fire a devastating pulse cannon in the targeted direction, delivering catastrophic damage to the targeted area upon impact.
• Team-up Abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Gamma Overdrive: Hulk charges Doctor Strange and Iron Man with gamma radiation. When Doctor Strange uses Maelstrom of Madness, he unleashes excess gamma energy. When Iron Man uses Armor Overdrive, he will initiate a gamma upgrade.

Magik

• Difficulty: 3 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Soulsword: Slash forward with the Soulsword.
• Abilities:
  • Stepping Discs: Jump through a Stepping Disc, teleporting a short distance in the direction of movement.
  • Umbral Incursion: Dash forward and launch an enemy upward.
  • Eldritch Whirl: Spin while swinging the Soulsword after exiting a Stepping Disc.
  • Magik Slash: Strike forward and air slash.
  • Demon’s Rage: Summon a Limbo demon that attacks enemies after exiting a Stepping Disc.
  • Darkchild (Ultra): Transform into Darkchild, gaining enhancements to all her abilities.
• Passive:
  • Limbo’s Might: Convert damage inflicted on enemies into Bonus Health to herself.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Disc Master: Magik opens a portal. Black Panther can use the portal.

Namor

• Difficulty: 2 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Trident of Neptune: Toss the trident forward, reducing Aquatic Dominion’s cooldown upon enemy impact.
• Abilities:
  • Blessing of the Deep: Summon a protective barrier while flying upwards, shielding Namor while disabling movement and skill use during its duration.
  • Aquatic Dominion: Summon a Monstro Spawn that can autonomously attack enemies.
  • Wrath of the Seven Seas: Launch the trident forward to damage nearby enemies, then direct all Monstro Spawn to perform an enhanced attack on the nearest hit enemy.
  • Horn of Proteus (Ultra): Summon Giganto to leap atop enemies within range.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Frozen Spawn: Luna Snow infuses ice energy into Namor, who then can tap into the ice energy to power up abilities at will.

The Punisher

• Difficulty: 1 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Adjudication: Fire at enemies with Adjudication, his Automatic Rifle.
  • Deliverance: Fire at enemies with Deliverance, his Shotgun.
• Abilities:
  • Vantage Connection: Launch a hook to generate cable that enables Punisher to move rapidly by Pressing the F key.
  • Culling Turret: Deploy a Culling Turret that grounds Punisher while dealing massive damage.
  • Scourge Grenade: Throw a Smoke Grenade forward to Obscure enemy vision.
  • Final Judgement (Ultra) Unleash two gatling guns and missiles to attack enemies.
• Passive:
  • Warrior’s Gaze: Retain vision of enemies that disappear from view for a short duration.
• Temp-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Infinite Punishment: Rocket Raccoon throws an Ammo Overload Device in the target direction. Upon entering the device’s range, The Punisher receives the buffs of Infinite Ammo and Faster Firing.

Scarlet Witch

• Difficulty: 1 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Chaos Control: Use Chaos Magic to attack enemies and restore Chaos Energy.
• Abilities:
  • Mystic Projection: Enter the Projection state for free-flight. Press again to exit early.
  • Dark Seal: Land a hit on a target or the scene, or press again to generate a Force Field that periodically Stuns enemies within range.
  • Telekinesis: Hold the “Space” key to fall slowly.
  • Chthonian Burst: Consume Chaos Energy to fire explosive magic missiles, damaging enemies.
  • Reality Erasure (Ultra): Engage in free-flight while charging energy, then unleash it to deal massive damage.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Chaotic Bond: 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.

Spider-Man

• Difficulty: 5 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Spider-Power: Swing fists forward to strike, dealing extra damage to the enemy with a Spider-Tracer.
• Abilities:
  • Web-Swing: Shoot a strand of webbing to swing.
  • Get over Here!: Shoot webbing to reel in the hit enemy. If the enemy is tagged with a Spider-Tracer, Spider-Man will get pulled to them instead.
  • Amazing Combo: Launch an enemy upward, dealing extra damage to the enemy with a Spider-Tracer.
  • Thwip and Flip: Perform a double jump.
  • Web-Cluster: Shoot a Web-Cluster that deals damage and attaches a Spider-Trace to the hit enemy.
  • Spectacular Spin (Ultra) : Launch Web-Clusters all around to damage and stun enemies.
• Passive:
  • Spider-Sense: Give a warning of enemies that have been around.
  • Wall Crawl: Press the Space key to crawl on vertical surfaces, and press Left-Click to run on them.

Star-Lord

• Difficulty: 2 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Element Guns: Shoot enemies with dual Element Guns.
• Abilities:
  • Rocket Propulsion: Boost and soar forward.
  • Blaster Barrage: Fire a frenzy of shots, causing damage to enemies within range.
  • Stellar Shift: Dodge in the direction of movements and swiftly reload.
  • Galactic Legend (Ultra) Engage in free-flight and lock onto enemies in sight.

Storm

• Difficulty: 3 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Wind Blade: Launch forward – piercing Wind Blades.
• Abilities:
  • Weather Control: Switch the weather to empower allies. Tornado grants a Movement Boost; Thunder grants a Damage Boost.
  • Goddess Boost: Channel the power of the weather to empower Storm. Tornado grants a Movement Boost; Thunder grants a Damage Boost and summons lightning to inflict damage.
  • Bolt Rush: Unleash a lighting bold forward.
  • Omega Hurricane (Ultra): Trasfrom into a hurricane to draw in nearby enemies and deal damage.

All Strategists characters

Loki

• Difficulty: 4 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Mystical Missile: Fire Mystical Missiles to heal allies or deal damage to enemies.
• Abilities:
  • Regeneration Domain: Use Rune Stones to create a magical field that converts damage taken by allies within its radius into healing energy.
  • Doppelganger: Project an illusion that can cast some of Loki’s abilities.
  • Devious Exchange: Swap with the selected illusion.
  • Backstab: Pull out a dagger to stab enemies, dealing extra damage when attacking an enemy from behind.
  • Deception: Become invisible and conjure an illusion to deceive enemies.
  • God of Mischief (Ultra): Shapeshift into a targeted ally or enemy hero and use all the hero’s abilities.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Laufeyson Reborn: When Hela lands a final hit in defeating an enemy, she can instantly resurrect Loki in the respawn phase. If Loki is alive, a Nastrond Crow will fly to him, granting blue armor.

Luna Snow

• Difficulty: 2 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Light & Dark Ice: Fire ice shots that damage enemies or heal allies.
• Abilities:
  • Ice Arts: Fire ice shards for a short duration, damaging enemies or healing allies while restoring her own Health.
  • Share the stage: Attach idol aura to an ally. Allies with Idol Aura also restore Health when Luna Snow is healing others.
  • Absolute Zero: Cast a clump of ice to freeze the hit enemy and restore Health.
  • Fate of Both Worlds (Ultra): Take center stage and start dancing! Toggle between two performances: Healallies or grant them Damage Boost.
• Passives:
  • Cryo Heart: Automatically restores Health when casting Ice Arts or Absoltue Zero.
  • Smooth Skate: Keep moving forward to start ice skating.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passive:
    • Icy Disco: Luna Snow infuses ice energy into Namor, who then can tap into the ice energy to power up abilities at will.

Mantis

• Difficulty: 1 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Life Energy Blast: Fire an energy thorn and regain one Life Orb after a critical hit.
• Abilities:
  • Spore Slumber: Throw a spore to sedate the nearest enemy.
  • Allied Inspiration: Consume Life Orbs to grant allies a Damage Boost.
  • Natural Anger: Consume Life Orbs to grant allies Healing Over Time.
  • Soul Resurgence (Ultra): Release energy around her while moving, providing Healing Over Time and Movement Boost for surrounding allies.
• Passive:
  • Nature’s Favor: Receive a Movement Boost when not injured and Healing Over Time when consuming Life Orbs.

Rocket Raccoon

• Difficulty: 1 Stars
• Normal Attack:
  • Bombard Mode: Fire energy projectiles that deal damage.
  • Repair Mode: Shoot bouncing spheres to heal allies.
• Abilities:
  • Jetpack Dash: Dash forward.
  • B.R.B- Battle Rebirth Beacon: Deploy a Rebirth Beacon that revives a fallen ally and periodically produces armor packs and rocket jet packs.
  • C.Y.A – Cosmic Yarn Amplifier (Ultra): Deploy a Cosmic Yarn Amplifier that grants allies a Damage Boost.
• Passives:
  • Flying Ace: Hold the “Space” key to fall slowly.
  • Wild Crawl: Hold the “Space” key to run on a wall.
• Team-up abilities:
  • Passives:
    • Old Friends: Rocket Raccoon can ride on Groots’s shoulders, receiving Damage Reduction.
    • Ammo Invention: Rocket Raccoon throws an Ammo Overload Device in the target’s direction. Upon entering the device’s range, The Punisher receives the buffs of Infinite Ammo and Faster Firing.

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