Magik Guide: Her Potential in Marvel Rivals
Magik is one of the most fun and versatile characters in Marvel Rivals, with both melee and magical abilities that can be a real game-changer in the right hands. After watching the best DPS player in the game main Magik, I decided to break down everything I learned from them and combine it with my own experience to help you crush with her. Magik’s kit is powerful but requires precision, understanding and timing to max out her potential.
In this guide we’ll go through every aspect of Magik’s abilities, playstyle and combos, including both beginner and advanced strategies that can make a huge difference in your gameplay. Whether you’re new to the game or a seasoned player looking to improve, you’ll find detailed strategies, tips and techniques to take your Magik game to the next level.
Settings to Maximize Magik’s Damage
Before we get into her abilities and combos, let’s start with one important tip: set up your controls for max damage. One of the first things I noticed about top Magik players is how they bound their melee attack to an easy to reach button. Trust me, this is more important than you think.
Why Melee Binding Matters
Magik’s melee attack has a special property that allows you to cancel her main attack animation and execute another hit for bonus damage. This animation cancel is a game changer when you’re in the heat of battle and need that extra damage to finish off an opponent.
To use this effectively, make sure your melee button is easy to press without looking away from the action. A quick press of the melee button after a normal swing will instantly cancel the long wind up time of her sword swing, allowing you to get in extra damage. This is especially useful when you need to finish off a low health target before they can escape or heal.
Magik’s Abilities Breakdown: What You Need to Know
Magik’s ability kit is what truly sets her apart from other DPS characters in Marvel Rivals. With a mix of melee, ranged, and utility abilities, Magik’s playstyle offers a lot of flexibility. Let’s break down each of her key abilities and how to use them effectively in combat.
Magic Slash: Your Long-Range Damage Tool
First up is Magic Slash, Magik’s alt fire. This is her primary ranged attack and all about charging up the damage. The longer you charge it, the more damage it will do, so understanding when and where to charge it is key.
Key points:
- No damage fall off: Magic Slash doesn’t lose power with distance. You can use it to help from afar, even if you’re not directly in the fight.
- Best used from cover: Since the ability takes time to charge, it’s best to position yourself behind cover and pop out at the right moment to surprise your enemies.
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The most effective use of Magic Slash is to charge it while hid and fire it when your target is vulnerable. In a team fight this is a perfect ability to poke at enemies or get a kill from a distance without exposing yourself.
Umbal Incursion: The Launching Combo Starter
Next we have Umbal Incursion, a dash ability that launches enemies into the air. This is a crucial tool in Magik’s combo setup. Camera positioning is key: Magik’s sword is slightly offset from her center of view. To land Umbal Incursion more consistently aim to the right of your target for a higher chance of success. Aiming to the left significantly decreases your hit probability.
The ability has a range of 15 meters, so make sure you’re within this range to use it effectively.
Magik’s Combo Guide: Easy and Advanced Techniques
Now that you know her abilities let’s get into the combos that make Magik such a deadly character. Whether you’re looking for a quick kill or setting up for a more advanced strategy, mastering her combos is key to maxing out your DPS.
Easy Kill Combo: Quick and Reliable
This easy combo is the basics of Magik’s playstyle. It’s designed for quick kills, especially on supports or low health enemies. The combo uses Magic Slash followed by Umbal Incursion and finishes with a full attack chain.
Steps for the Easy Combo:
- Charge Magic Slash behind cover.
- Dash with Umbal Incursion to close the distance.
- Main fire to land a solid hit after the dash.
- For extra damage, finish with a melee cancel.
Once you’ve got this combo down you’ll be able to do a lot of damage and get kills in fast paced fights. It’s good for 1v1s against squishy targets, especially supports.
Advanced Kill Combo: The Full Magik Experience
For more experienced players the advanced combo will take your damage output to the next level. This combo requires precise timing and uses all your abilities. It’s best used against high health targets, such as tanks or heavily buffed enemies.
Steps for Advanced Combo:
- Charge Magic Slash as usual.
- Use Umbal Incursion to launch your target.
- While in the air land a full main fire swing.
- Melee cancel immediately after for extra damage.
This combo is more ability intensive and requires you to be comfortable using her ability kit in rapid succession. Once you’ve got this down you can get kills on tougher enemies like Wolverine or Hulk.
Magik’s Playstyle: Assassinate and Escape
Playing Magik effectively requires a clear understanding of her role in the team and how to maximize her potential in different situations. Let’s break down Magik’s playstyle based on if you have one tank or two on your team.
Assassination Playstyle: Focus on Supports
When you have two tanks you have more freedom to move around and focus on supports in the backline. This playstyle is about being mobile, striking quickly and escaping before the enemy can counter.
Tips for Assassination Playstyle:
- Use health packs: Don’t rely on your team’s supports for healing. Instead, memorize the health pack locations and use them to sustain yourself while you’re out in the field.
- Hit and run: After securing a kill on a support, don’t stay in the fight too long. Get out and reset your position.
On the other hand when your team has only one tank Magik has to take a more frontline role. You’ll be more in direct combat and may need to help your tank absorb damage while looking for opportunities to strike with your melee.
Stepping Disc: A Vital Tool in Combat
Magik’s Stepping Disc is one of her most useful abilities. It gives invulnerability allowing you to dodge damage while repositioning. It also has two forms: a spinning AOE attack and a demon summon for controlling space.
Using Stepping Disc in Combos
Stepping Disc for mobility: Use this to escape or reposition safely. The invulnerability it provides is perfect for dodging incoming damage. AOE attack for damage: After using the Stepping Disc use the whirl attack to hit nearby enemies. This is good in team fights where you can hit multiple enemies at once.
When Magik uses her alt she turns into a demon giving her massive AoE damage and reduced cooldowns on her abilities. This makes her even more deadly in long fights.
Using Magik’s Alt
Use your alt in cover: While transforming you’re invulnerable. Make sure you use this time to gain a tactical advantage by positioning yourself correctly. Spam your abilities: Once you’re in demon form your abilities have reduced cooldowns so make sure to use them liberally to keep the pressure up.
Magik is a very versatile DPS character in Marvel Rivals when played correctly. By mastering her combos, abilities and playstyles you’ll be able to outplay your opponents and get kills on supports and low health enemies. Assassinate or frontline, Magik’s got you covered. Now you know her ins and outs, go play!
