How to play as Mantis in Marvel Rivals

Mantis in Marvel Rivals is a slightly complex, yet top-tier healer who can shine in the right hands. This Guardians of the Galaxy hero is adept at keeping her allies alive while also buffing their damage output, which is where she shines on the battlefield. However, she needs a bit of resource management to make that happen.

This guide will explain all there is to know about how to use Mantis in Marvel Rivals.

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Mantis in Marvel Rivals: All abilities

Mantis boasts an offensive ability, four support abilities, two passives, and one Ultimate. Here's the rundown:

Abilities	Effect
Life Energy Blast (LMB)	Fire an energy thorn and regain one Life Orb on a critical hit
Healing Flower (RMB)	Consume a Life Orb to grant allies Healing Over Time
Allied Inspiration (E)	Consume a Life Orb to grant allies a Damage Boost
Natural Anger (F)	Consume a Life Orb to grant Mantis a Damage Boost
Spore Slumber (L-Shift)	Throw a spore to sedate the nearest enemy
Nature's Favor (Passive)	Receive a Movement Boost when not injured and Healing Over Time when consuming a Life Orb
Nature's Soul (Passive)	Team-Up Ability: Adam Warlock enhances the rebirth capabilities of Star-Lord and Mantis, granting them the power of Cocooned Revival
Soul Resurgence (Q)	Ultimate: Release energy around her while moving, granting Healing Over Time and Movement Boosts for surrounding allies. Excess healing is converted to Bonus Health

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Mantis ability guide in Marvel Rivals

Movement

Mantis can move around healing her allies while damaging foes. This trick is crucial since she relies on damage, both to keep her allies alive and to manage her resources: namely Life Orbs. Consuming them also grants her a Movement Boost thanks to Nature's Favor Passive, which is great for getting around quicker.

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Playstyle

She can also put enemies to sleep (Image via NetEase)

As mentioned earlier, Mantis in Marvel Rivals has a somewhat aggressive playstyle. Her heals rely on Life Orbs obtained by dealing critical hits. Unlike most other Strategists in the game, her Healing Flower ability only grants a Healing Over Time effect by consuming Life Orbs, so players will need to dish out consistent damage to keep up their healing.

As such, having another solid healer on the team is recommended, and will allow Mantis to flourish to the best of her potential. This is because she can also buff her allies and herself via Damage Boosts from consuming Life Orbs, so it is crucial for Mantis to play around her team for the best effect. This is ideal for seeking out even the slightest more damage to prevent opponents from swooping in.

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Team Up

If Adam Warlock is on the team, he will auto-resurrect Mantis upon death when the Team-Up ability is active. This gives her more opportunities to be on the battlefield and directly engage with opponents.

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Ultimate

Her Ultimate is a solid all-rounder too (Image via NetEase)

Mantis in Marvel Rivals has the Soul Resurgence Ultimate, which grants constant healing over time, movement buffs, and even over-health to allies. Although she does not become tanky like Luna Snow, she can still attack enemies, making this one of the better Ultimates in the 6v6 hero shooter.

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Marvel Rivals is available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S platforms.