How to play as Namor in Marvel Rivals Closed Beta

Namor in Marvel Rivals is a Duelist character who specializes in dishing out damage to whittle down enemy health. On top of having offensive prowess thanks to his water abilities, he specializes in using deployable turrets that can help increase the firepower available to the team. As such, he is a decent pick for new users.

This guide takes a look at everything players need to know about playing as the "Sub-Mariner" Namor. Here are all the details about his abilities, playstyle, and more.

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Namor in Marvel Rivals: All abilities

In Marvel Rivals, Namor boasts two types of offensive attacks on top of two support abilities, a Team-Up Ability, and an Ultimate.

Abilities	Effect
Trident of Neptune (LMB)	Toss the Trident forward, reducing Aquatic Dominion's cooldown upon enemy impact
Wrath of the Seven Seas (RMB)	Launch the Trident forward to damage nearby enemies, then direct all Monstro Spawns to perform an enhanced attack on the nearby enemy
Aquatic Dominion (E)	Summon a Monstro Spawn that can autonomously attack enemies
Blessing of the Deep (L-Shift)	Summon a protective barrier while flying upwards, shielding Namor while disabling movement and skill use during its duration
Frozen Spawn (C)	Team-up Ability: Luna Snow infuses ice energy into Namor, who then can tap into ice energy to power up abilities at will
Horn of Proteus (Q)	Summon Giganto to leap atop enemies within range

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Namor ability guide in Marvel Rivals

Movement

Namor attacks from range (Image via NetEase)

Namor deals damage from range using his Trident throws. Paired with his Monstro Spawns, he should be placed at mid-long range distance during combat. While in mid-air, he can slowly glide downwards with the help of his winged feet, granting him a bit of verticality when needed. You will, however, need to be on the move constantly to place new turrets in strategic locations to ambush foes.

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Playstyle

Namor's Turrets (Image via NetEase)

While Namor can deal damage with his Trident, he doesn't have as high of damage output as some other Duelists, so you must aim for headshots whenever possible.

As such, Namor's whole gimmick in Marvel Rivals is to lend support to his team with his abilities by attacking from the backline (which does have a slight projectile falloff) and stationing his turrets as needed.

Up to three turrets can be deployed at once (plus an additional one with the Team-Up Ability), which will disappear after a while. Using the Wrath of the Seven Seas allows directing turret fire - meaning multiple turret attacks - at a priority target.

As such, Namor is all about putting pressure on a foe. When in trouble, he can deploy a shield that lifts him up in the air, making him immune to all damage for a few seconds.

This is great for dodging powerful attacks, such as other enemy Ultimates that hit in an AOE (Area-of-Effect). While he can move while in the bubble, he cannot use any skills or attacks for this duration. After the ability has been used, he will drop back down right where he used it.

As such, you should take care to not get hit immediately after and deploy the shield only when you know your teammates are around to lend a hand.

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Team-Up

Namor can use ice powers with Luna Snow on the team (Image via NetEase)

When Luna Snow is on the team, Namor can use Frozen Spawn to become infused with the ice element, which also spawns an additional Monstro turret. This state allows his attacks and skills to deal more damage than usual while also slowing down enemies due to the ice effect.

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Ultimate

Giganto is here to save the day (Image via NetEase)

Using the Horn of Proteus, Namor will summon Giganto to flop atop enemies dealing damage in an area. This is great when opponents are huddled up, or better, when multiple targets have low HP. Using this Ultimate should finish off multiple foes if their health is low, allowing the team to press forth.

This is all players need to know about using Namor in Marvel Rivals.

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