Marvel Rivals Hero guide: Winter Soldier all abilities, how to play, and more

Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals is one of the most difficult Duelists to master. The Hero heavily relies on the player's raw aiming ability and positioning rather than movement. He can use his bionic arm to slow down, grab, inflict area damage, and punch opponents in the air. He's highly versatile in the arena and can either go on a solo journey to hunt low-health pool characters or act as the main damage dealer from behind.

Keeping that in mind, this article will shed some light on Winter Soldier's abilities and how to use them to seek victory in Marvel Rivals.

Note: Some parts of this article are subjective and solely reflect the author's opinion.

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Marvel Rivals Winter Soldier: All Abilities

Like any other Marvel Rivals Duelist, the Winter Solider possesses several unique abilities, making him one of the hardest Heroes to master. He has five abilities and two passives to work in the arena. Here's a quick peek at all the abilities:

• Roterstern (LMB): Shoots explosive rounds with the gun, Roterstern. It can also damage the target being hit along with the enemy behind them.
• Kraken Impact (Q): Jump high in the sky, dash forward, and slam down with his bionic arm, dealing damage to the opponent within its vicinity. Marked opponents will die instantly if their health falls below a certain threshold, recharging the brainwashed assassin's bionic arm for another heavy impact within a short period.
• Trooper's Fist (LShift): Dash forward and grab enemies along the path. It also launches enemies up in front at the end of the dash.
• Tainted Voltage (E): Lands a powerful electrical punch with the bionic up at a certain target by recharging it. It also slows enemies down and knocks down the flying Marvel Heroes.
• Bionic Hook (RMB): Launches a hook with the bionic arm, reeling in the first target hit and the enemies behind them.
• Ceaseless Charge (Passive): This passive allows the Hero to automatically reload his Roterstern while using the bionic arm. Meanwhile, it also provides bonus health.
• Infinite Grit (Passive): This passive ability provides a massive buff of Infinite ammo and faster firing if the Hero is within the range of Rocket Racoon's ammo overload device.

Winter Soldier abilities explained (Image via NetEase Games)

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How to play Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals

Movement

Winter Soldier doesn't have any special movement abilities. Players must rely on their aim to finish off the opponent. However, they can use the Kraken Impact ability to get out or get into an intense situation.

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Playstyle

The Winter Soldier only thrives in mid and long-range encounters as this will let him fully utilize his Roterstern. Use the Kraken Impact to dive into a spot with multiple low-HP enemies to inflict massive area damage. Meanwhile, if players want to go on a solo run and flank the enemies from behind, we highly recommend using some combos to confirm the kill.

Firstly, use the Tainted Voltage to slow down the opponents followed by Bionic Hook to bring the Hero closer or Trooper's fist to launch the enemy in the air. Lastly, players must put their aim to use and make the opponents perish with the powerful Roterstern.

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Best Team-Ups for Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals

Ammo overload Team-Up between Rocket Raccoon and Bucky Barnes (Image via NetEase Games)

Winter Soldier can team up with Rocket Raccoon to perform the Ammo Overload Team-Up ability. In this case, Racoon gains an additional ability and throws an ammo overload device in a certain direction. Upon entering the device's range, the Winter Soldier gets unlimited ammo to shred enemies regardless of the distance.

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Marvel Rivals Winter Soldier counters

As discussed, since Winter Soldier excels in mid and long-range fights, any Marvel Hero that shines in close-range will be a great counter for this soldier. Judging from the playstyles so far, Spiderman, Magik, and Black Panther will prove to be a good counter-pick for this brainwashed assassin.

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Make sure to follow more guides from Sportskeeda's Marvel Rivals page:

• 7 beginner-friendly Duelists in MR
• Thor Guide in MR
• How to add friends in MR
• Is MR Battle Pass worth buying?
• MR Season 0 Battle Pass
• Namor Guide in MR