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Summoning powers from a different dimension, Magik isone of the strongest DuelistsinMarvel Rivals. She wields an absurdly large sword that gives her a ton of damage and horizontal range, and she has the mobility tools to be an assassin hero who hunts unsuspecting players from the shadows.
Magik’s kit is powerful, diverse, and open to creativity, letting her use the map layout to her advantage and garner quick kills. She’s also one of the few melee Duelists in the game who can regularly contest against Vanguards thanks to her monstrous DPS. Nonetheless, her high pick rate doesn’t mean she’s without flaws, and exploiting key weaknesses will certainly help you make short work of her.
How To Counter Magik
Magik’s playstyle isfairly simple in the grand scheme of things— stay hidden near enemy territory, find isolated targets, and charge in for the assault. Her Soul Sword, Magik Slash, and Umbral Incursion have incredible damage output,resulting in a blitzing fast time-to-kill(or TTK) that can end you in mere moments.
As for her movement and escape routes,Magik’s Stepping Discs are a remarkable multipurpose abilitythat can let her teleport a short distance. When she steps inside the disc, she’s briefly invulnerable to all incoming damage on top of receiving bonus health, and the factshe can chain two discs with minimal downtimeallows for an easy retreat.
Magik can also follow up her Stepping Discs with one of two attacks: Eldritch Whirl and Demon’s Rage. These attacks offer strong crowd control, with the latter ability, in particular,severely hindering slower foes like Vanguards.
Thus, the definitive way of countering Magik isreinforcing your close-range defenseby placing traps or staying close to your team. Although terrifying in one-on-one encounters,she simply doesn’t have the firepower to tackle more than one enemyat a time. Magik relies on positional openings, and if you’re actively blocking those opportunities, she can’t enter the field without putting herself at a massive risk.
Specific and effective traps include things likePeni’s mines, Namor’s octopi, and Groot’s walls, which deal extra damage on top of restricting Magik’s maneuverability. If you want to opt for the defensive path,you can use stuns and other evasion techniquesto keep yourself safe.
Magik’s Ultimate Ability enhances most of her attacks, and some of her combos are strong enough to one-shot meta-defining Strategist ults like those of Luna Snow and Invisible Woman.
How To Counter Magik As A Vanguard
Magik’s one of the few Duelists in Marvel Rivals thatshreds top-tier Vanguards like Doctor StrangeandMagnetobecause ofher melee attacks and high damage output. Thus, when looking at the category,there’s no denying that Peni Parker is the strongest counterpickagainst the queen of Limbo. Traps, snares, damage —she has all the means to go up against her, trivializing her abilities and slashes.
The optimal way to tackle Magik as Peni is to stay in the backline, deploy the Spider-Nest, and once she gets close enough, immobilize her with the Cyber-Web Snare and watch the nearby drones and mines decimate her HP.
As for other heroes in this role,your best bet is to stick with melee Vanguardsand use abilities that eitherobstruct Magik’s line of fire or apply a movement debuff.HulkandThor, for instance, can use their Radioactive Lockdown and Lightning Realm, respectively, to keep Magik vulnerable for a longer period.Groot, on the other hand, can summon his wallsto cut off Magik from both her targets and teammates.
However, your main duty as a Vanguard is tostay close to your Strategistsand Duelists when fighting an aggressive Magik player. You have a better chance than anyone towithstand her attacks and abilitieswithout immediately dying, which is crucial sinceshe can’t stay in the open for too long.
How To Counter Magik As A Strategist
Strategists are the primary target for an antagonistic Magik, soyou’ll need to stay alert if you see her in a match. Generally, you can avoid her assassin-like nature byusing stuns and other escape mechanics,like Luna Snow’s Absolute ZeroandMantis' Slumbering Spore, but your main strategy should besticking close to your Vanguards so they can soak up damagewhile dishing some out.
The last thing Magik wants is to dive into a congested area; it lowers her chances of not only getting a kill but also running away afterward. As a Strategist, you’re able to utilize this fact by letting Vanguards like Peni Parker set up traps around you or Hulk to give you extra protection. Though conventional and simple, these tactics will ensureyou’re neither cornered nor segregated, and they work well against other melee Duelists, too.
How To Counter Magik As A Duelist
Magik’s vertical and horizontal mobility is significantly better than other melee Duelists in Marvel Rivals, butweak when you consider the entire roster in this role.
Therefore, her natural counterpicks are yourstandard, high single-shot damage ranged DuelistslikeHela,Hawkeye,Namor,The Punisher,Moon Knight,Winter Soldier,Star-Lord, andBlack Widow.Aerial Duelists like Iron ManandStorm will also stay far outside Magik’s line of sight, though it can be challenging to actually attack her sinceshe’ll be either hiding away or strafing through portals.
Out of the ranged Duelists, Namor is definitely the go-to hard counter to Magik because of his octopi and reputation as an exceptional anti-dive hero.
Among melee Duelists,Mister FantasticandBlack Panther are surprisingly goodthanks to their unique counteracting options. You can consistently keep the pressure on her with Fantastic’s Flexible Elongation ability, while the Wakandan king can easily dash past her attacks. Still,squaring off against Magik as a melee herocan be dicey, soexamine her playstyle before you engage.
