Marvel Rivals: All Negative Status Effects & How To Avoid Them

Status effects can be a major nuisance in Marvel Rivals. While most deal little to no damage, they leave your character uncontrollable and open to follow-up attacks. It is important to know what your enemy is capable of and how to avoid or counteract such abilities. In mirror matches, it can be extremely handy to use your own status effects first to stop the enemy in their tracks. However, it can also be important to not needlessly use a negative effect and save it for a big push or defense.

One important aspect is to also assess the team composition of the enemy and your allies in Marvel Rivals. A negative status effect isn’t as much of an issue if no one can properly utilize it. In most cases, these effects are used by Strategists to escape or Vanguards to approach. If there aren’t enough Duelists to add further damage, you might be totally fine after they end. Additionally, a friendly Strategist can help recover any lost hitpoints.

All Enemy Abilities With Negative Status Effects

Know What To Expect From Foes

There are a multitude of status effects in Marvel Rivals. Some are named directly on screen, while others are mentioned only in the Abilities subsection of the Hero tab. Effects themselves can have a different name than the associated character ability, making it a tad confusing with interchanging lingo. Your allies might say “Stunned”, “Webbed”, or “Snared” but they mean the same thing.

Several moves can only be used as an ultimate attack, making their frequency of use low in Marvel Rivals. However, they are usually the most potent negative effects and cannot be escaped if you are already in the area of effect. However, using your own status effect – mostly Stunned and Frozen – can even interrupt ultimate attacks.

Black Panther’s Vibranium Mark is the most deceptive negative status effect. It at first doesn’t seem to do anything to you. However, if the enemy Black Panther follows up, they can recover a huge amount of health and keep damaging the entire team.

How To Avoid Or Escape Negative Status Effects

Preemptively Stop Status Effects

While the enemy is likely to use status effects, there are ways to prevent their effects or get rid of them faster. Nearly all effects can be stopped by a Vanguard’s shield. This includes moves like Dr. Strange’s Shield of the Seraphim, Hulk’s Indestructible Guard, and Magneto’s Metallic Curtain.

Negative status effects that hit a wide area, like Namor’s Horn of Proteus, tend to have a large telegraphed marker in Marvel Rivals. Many enemies also have specific callouts compared to allies who use the same move. Instead of just moving away, use dash and dodge abilities. This can include Psylocke’s Psi-Blade Dash, Iron Fist’s K’un Lun Kick, and Star-Lord’s Stellar Shift. Cloak and Dagger’s Eternal Bond can full-on remove the status effects the duo is inflicted with. Not everyone is blessed to have these skills, and less mobile heroes like Storm have few options.

But, the overall best method in Marvel Rivals is to prevent negative status effects in the first place. Interrupt the enemy mid-ability or simply deal enough damage quickly. If they can’t properly regroup and mobilize, one-off abilities won’t be much of a threat.

Third-Person Shooter

Action

Multiplayer

Released

December 6, 2024