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Marvel Rivals Thor is situated in the Vanguard category of the roster and packs a powerful punch as the God of Thunder. His abilities can have a massive impact on the matches as players can charge up and launch an area-wide ultimate. Moreover, the ability mechanics are quite unique that allow the hero to switch between melee and ranged attacks.
Marvel Rivals Thor has a learning curve but can be mastered with a bit of grind. This is primarily because players would need to learn the effect of Thor's abilities and how they interact with enemies and with each other. This makes it one of the heroes who can carry out combos by chaining together different powers. Fortunately, the game provides a practice range where you can try out all of the abilities with ease.
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This article will highlight the best way to play Marvel Rivals Thor and a quick overview of his abilities. You can also find characters that can duo with the Asgardian hero and a few who can counter this pick.
Editor's Note: The contents of this guide have been updated to the latest patch deployed on January 25, 2025. This article will be further updated as a new balance update goes live for Marvel Rivals in the near future.
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Marvel Rivals Thor: All abilities
Thor's role as a Vanguard is perfectly suited to tank damage, and better yet, clear a path for his team to secure the point. Here are his base stats:
- Class: Vanguard
- Health: 525
- Movement speed: 6 m/s
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That said, here's a look into all the abilities offered to Thor in Marvel Rivals:
Primary weapon
Thor uses the Mjolnir Bash (LMB) as his primary mode of attack. It is his signature tool for war and he makes use of the same hammer to wreak havoc on opponent teams. Here are the stats of Thor's primary weapon:
How to play as Thor in Marvel Rivals?
Mobility
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Thor only has access to limited horizontal mobility in the game. You can use Storm Surge as a means to cover distance, or to get away from your foes. Storm Surge is a chargeable move, meaning, the more you charge it, the further you can move.
For any other movement buffs, you have to rely on your teammates' abilities, or jump pads that are placed around different areas of the maps.
Playstyle
Thor thrives in close-quarter and medium-range combat. For the most part, you want to position yourself up close and personal with the enemy team. Frankly, Thor, on his own, is quite a weak vanguard. But with support from another Vanguard, you can dominate the entire battlefield.
Mjolnir Bash and Hammer Throw are your base attacks. Push enemy players using Storm Surge, and proceed to bash them with a combo of your primary and secondary attacks. Hammer Throw will grant 100 additional HP every time you hit an enemy.
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Thorforce is the Passive ability granted to Thor in Marvel Rivals. Each of your abilities consumes a unit of Thorforce. You have to constantly ensure that you're charged up to make the most of your kit. While it does passively recharge, your best bet is to use Lightning Realm when you're around a cluster of enemies to quickly fill it.
Awakening Rune is the most powerful part of your entire kit. This provides Thor with additional HP and enhances his primary attack. It lasts for five seconds. Mjolnir Bash is now ranged and can be used to deal with AoE damage. Players must make the most of it when they're trying to overpower enemies and capture the objective, or potentially defend strategic choke points. Players must note that they cannot push their maximum health beyond 800 HP when playing Thor in Marvel Rivals.
Ultimate
Thor's Ultimate, God of Thunder, allows him to ascend to the skies and smite the ground as he crashes into it. The lightning deals damage for a duration, and the impact damage is more than enough to clear out all squishy heroes in the area.
In our opinion, it is best used to clear out low-hp enemies that might be huddled together in an area. It acts as a great finisher, allowing players to clear out enemies that are taking control of objectives on the map.
Best team-ups for Thor in Marvel Rivals
1) Hela (Duelist)
Hela, Loki, and Thor together form the Marvel Rivals team-up called Ragnarok Rebirth. This provides Thor with the special ability of Odinson Reborn whenever Hela is on the battlefield with him.
When this team-up is active, Thor can get instantly resurrected, with 80% health, in the respawn phase by Hela after she lands a final hit on an enemy. If Thor is alive at that time, however, she grants him 50 bonus health instead.
2) Captain America (Vanguard)
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Thor, Storm, and Captain America are part of the Voltaic Reunion team-up. When this team-up is active, Thor infuses Thorforce into Captain America and Storm, which allows Storm to unleash a lightning barrage and Captain America’s shield can electrocute nearby enemies. The Captain also gets a movement speed boost in this interaction.
Thor, being the team-up anchor in case, is granted a permanent stat boost of +100 max health for the entirety of the season.
Best Marvel Rivals Thor counters
1) Star-Lord (Duelist)
Star-Lord is one of the best counters to Thor in Marvel Rivals. Thor is a Vanguard with limited range and often struggles against airborne agile characters, especially Star-Lord. His Rocket Propulsion and Stellar Shift are incredibly powerful against Thor, which he can use to dodge and weave Thor’s hammer and lightning strikes.
Additionally, the Galactic Legend ultimate is devastating as it provides Star-Lord with free flight and aimlock, practically neutralizing Thor’s dominance and diminishing his health bar with ease. Furthermore, with Adam Warlock on the field, Star-Lord gets the power of cocooned revival, further increasing his survivability.
2) Doctor Strange (Vanguard)
Doctor Strange is another excellent counter to Thor in Marvel Rivals. Strange is also a Vanguard who balances defense and offense perfectly for his team. Primarily, Strange’s Cloak of Levitation allows him to remain airborne for a significant amount of time, completely out of reach of Thor’s attacks.
Secondly, Strange possesses one of the best shields in the game with his Shield of Seraphim that can block Thor’s attacks, completely countering his offense. Most importantly, this shield regenerates at an incredible rate of 80/s, which is faster than most of the ability cooldowns in the game.
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Finally, Strange’s ultimate, Eye of Agamotto, can surpass Thor’s health-regenerating abilities and separate his soul from his body, dealing damage directly to the soul, which is transferred to the physical body.
Marvel Rivals Thor Lore
The Norse God is one of the most popular characters from the Marvel universe. As a mighty Asgardian, he is an extremely powerful being in the game and the lore. Let's look at what his in-game bio states about him:
"Prince of Asgard and God of Thunder, Thor Odinson is one of the bravest warriors the cosmos has ever known. With his enchanted hammer in hand, Thor summons the full fury of the storm to smite his foes... but only if he proves himself worthy of Mjolnir's might. Alas, Thor has suffered greatly since the Timestream Entanglement. When the All-Father was forced to enter his regenerative Odinsleep, Thor and his brother Loki battled for the throne. Through deceit and trickery, Loki bested his brother, exiling Thor to a distant and dangerous timeline."
FAQs about Thor in Marvel Rivals
Q) Is Thor in Marvel Rivals?
Yes, Thor is a playable character in Marvel Rivals. He is one of the few aggressive Vanguards in the game.
Q) What is Thor's hammer's name?
Thor's hammer is called Mjolnir. It is a powerful artifact that empowers the hero and helps him fight against his enemies.
That concludes everything you need to know about Marvel Rivals Thor. It is best to head over to the practice range to understand his ability kit and its unique interactions. Once you have completed the warm-up session, you can head over to a casual match to try the hero out and score easy wins while charging ahead as the frontline of the team.
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