Vibranium Claws
His basic melee swipe hits for 35 at 3 m every 0.44 seconds. Use it to finish targets between dashes while Spirit Rend and Spinning Kick come back.
- Casting
- Melee
- Damage
- 35
- Range
- 3m
- Attack Interval
- 0.44s
Black Panther
Marvel Rivals Duelist · Season 10.5
Updated
Black Panther is a Duelist hero in Marvel Rivals with 275 health and a 4/5 difficulty rating. Black Panther joined the game in Season 0 on December 6, 2024. In Season 10.5 ranked, Black Panther has a 48.8% win rate (C tier, #33 of 54) and is picked by 5.9% of teams. Black Panther's team-ups are Damisa-Yao (with Storm) and Dimensional Shortcut (with Magik). The ultimate is Bast's Descent.
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Role
- Duelist
- Attack Type
- Melee
- Health
- 275
- Movement Speed
- 7 m/s
- Ultimate
- Bast's Descent
- Ranked (S10.5)
- C tier · 48.8% win rate
- Released
- Season 0 (Dec 6, 2024)
- Last Balance Change
- Season 9.5 (Aug 7, 2026)
How to Play Black Panther
- Engage with Bast's Descent: His ultimate, Bast's Descent, allows you to pounce forward and hit multiple targets. Use it both to initiate fights and to follow up on grouped enemies for high-impact plays.
- Master His Mobility: Use Subtle Step to run on walls and reposition quickly. This helps you dodge enemy fire and set up flanking attacks.
- Play Hit-and-Run: As a duelist, Black Panther thrives on agile, fast-paced combat. Avoid prolonged engagements—strike quickly, use your mobility to disengage, and then look for the next opportunity.
- Capitalize on Vibranium Marks: Many of Black Panther's abilities (like Spear Toss and Spinning Kick) attach Vibranium Marks to enemies. Use these marks to trigger bonus health or refresh abilities—timing your attacks around these effects is essential.
- Use Sprint Rend Effectively: Lunge forward with Sprint Rend to quickly engage marked enemies. This ability not only deals burst damage but can also reset its cooldown when hitting a target with a Vibranium Mark.
Black Panther Combos
- Mark and lunge: Spear Toss (Right Click) into a group, then Spirit Rend (Shift) into each marked enemy. Every marked hit resets the lunge and adds 25 Bonus Health, up to 75.
- Kick reset: Spinning Kick (E) through a target for 75 and a mark, then Spirit Rend (Shift) for 80 and an instant reset, then a second Spear Toss (Right Click) and Spirit Rend to finish them.
- Ultimate chain: Bast's Descent (Q) over the enemy team for 150 and a mark on everyone hit, then Spirit Rend (Shift) from target to target, since every marked hit resets it again.
- Wall entry: Subtle Step (Space) along a wall to reach a flank, double jump off it, Spear Toss (Right Click) from above, then dive in with Spirit Rend (Shift) on the marked targets.
Strengths
- Spirit Rend resets on marked enemies and gives up to 75 Bonus Health, so with marks in place its 10-second cooldown rarely holds him back.
- Hard to pin down: Spinning Kick covers 16 m in any direction, Spirit Rend lunges 15 m, and Subtle Step lets him run along walls at 10 m/s.
- Bast's Descent hits a 22 m by 20 m area for 150, marks every enemy it touches and resets Spirit Rend, and he takes 50% less damage while it winds up.
- Panther's Cunning adds 20% damage once he is under 100 health, so he can still finish kills when he is close to dying.
Weaknesses
- Without marks his kit slows down: Spirit Rend waits its full 10 seconds and Vibranium Claws reach only 3 m, so a missed Spear Toss leaves him with little damage.
- 125 of his 275 health is shield, and his only sustain is the Bonus Health from lunges, so focus fire ends a dive that goes wrong very quickly.
- Crowd control breaks his chains: Hulk's Radioactive Lockdown can freeze him for 2 seconds in the middle of a dive, long enough for the enemy team to turn on him.
Black Panther Abilities
Bast's Descent
His ultimate costs 3,300 energy: Bast pounces through a 22 m long, 20 m wide area for 150 damage, marks every enemy hit and resets Spirit Rend. He takes 50% less damage while it winds up, so it can open a dive into a group.
- Casting
- Cuboid Spell Field
- Energy Cost
- 3300
- Damage
- 150
- Range
- Length: 22m, Width: 20m, Height: 7m
- Casting Angle
- 150°
Spear Toss
Throws an arcing spear that hits for 50 and marks every enemy within 5 m of where it lands. With 2 charges on a 5-second recharge, it is the easiest way to set up marks before he dashes in.
- Casting
- Arced projectile that generates a spell field upon impact
- Damage
- 50
- Charges
- 2
- Recharge Time
- 5s per charge
- Projectile Speed
- 60m/s
- Spell Field Range
- 5m spherical radius
Spirit Rend
A 15 m lunge for 80 damage on a 10-second cooldown. Hitting a marked enemy resets the cooldown and gives him 25 bonus health per mark, up to 75, which is how he chains several lunges in a row.
- Casting
- Movement-based damage ability
- Damage
- 80
- Cooldown
- 10s
- Dash Speed
- 50m/s
- Dash Distance
- 15m
- Bonus Health Gained
- 25 (per marked enemy hit)
- Max Bonus Health
- 75
Spinning Kick
He spins forward 16 m, dealing 75 and marking the enemies he touches, on an 8-second cooldown. Kick through a target first so the next Spirit Rend lands on a mark.
- Casting
- Movement-based damage ability
- Damage
- 75
- Cooldown
- 8s
- Dash Speed
- 15m/s
- Dash Distance
- 16m
Subtle Step
Lets him run on walls at 10 m/s and gives a short double jump after he lets go. Use it to come in from an angle the enemy is not watching.
- Wall-climb Speed
- 10m/s
Panther's Cunning
A passive 20% damage boost while Black Panther is under 100 health, giving him more kill pressure right when he is most at risk.
- Trigger Condition
- Black Panther falls below 100 HP.
- Damage Boost
- 20%
Ability stats from the Marvel Rivals Wiki (Fandom), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Black Panther Team-Ups and Best Teammates
Black Panther has 2 team-up loadouts. Pick one before the match: it always works, and its enhanced effect turns on when the partner hero is on your team.
Releases the energy in his suit in an 8 m burst that deals 30, slows enemies by 35% for 2 seconds and marks them all, on a 15-second cooldown. With Storm on the team it pulls enemies toward him and slows by 45%, setting up Spirit Rend resets.
Ranked win rate with Storm: 61.6% (+12.8 vs Black Panther's 48.8% overall, 2,159 matches)
- Spell Field Range
- 8m spherical radius
- Damage
- 30
- Slow Rate
- 35%
- Slow Duration
- 2s
- Cooldown
- 15s
- Enhanced Effect
- Slow Rate
- 45%
- Slow Duration
- 2s
Teleports him back to where he was a few seconds ago with 50 Bonus Health, then the disc explodes for 40 in 8 m and marks enemies, on a 35-second cooldown. With Magik on the team he can end the teleport early, a second escape for deep dives.
Ranked win rate with Magik: 56.8% (+8.0 vs Black Panther's 48.8% overall, 2,076 matches)
- Cooldown
- 35s
- Bonus Health Gained
- 50
- Collapse Spell Field Range
- 8m spherical radius
- Collapse Damage
- 40
- Storm: pick Damisa-Yao for a burst around Black Panther that damages, slows and marks every enemy nearby. With Storm on the team it also pulls those enemies toward him, lining up several Spirit Rend resets at once.
- Magik: Dimensional Shortcut sends him back to where he stood a few seconds earlier with Bonus Health, then explodes and marks enemies where he lands. With Magik on the team he can stop the teleport early, so he picks exactly where it ends.
- Hulk: two divers split the enemy's attention. Hulk's Incredible Leap reaches the backline alongside Black Panther, and Indestructible Guard shields allies within 5 m for 100.
Black Panther Counters
Black Panther needs Vibranium Marks to chain his lunges, so dodge his Spear Toss and he is left with a 10-second Spirit Rend and 3 m claws. Crowd control stops him mid-chain, and Hulk's Radioactive Lockdown can freeze him for 2 seconds while your team turns on him. Once he drops under 100 health he deals 20% more damage, so finish him instead of letting him escape at low health.
Is Black Panther Good Right Now?
| Tier (Season 10.5 ranked) | C |
|---|---|
| Win rate | 48.77% (#33 of 54 heroes) |
| Pick rate | 5.9% of teams (#39 of 54) |
| Ban rate | 8.1% of teams (#11 most banned) |
| Win rate in Season 10 | 48.20% |
| Ranked matches | 116,596 |
Full Marvel Rivals tier listWin, pick & ban rates for every hero
Black Panther Patch History: Buffs and Nerfs
Ranked, all ranks. A dot marks a season with an official balance change to Black Panther.
Official Balance Changes (9)
- NerfSeason 9.5Storm team-up deals less damage on a longer cooldown.v20260807
- BuffSeason 9Part of health becomes a regenerating shield.v20260710
- BuffSeason 7Second Subtle Step jump no longer has a cooldown.v20260320
- BuffSeason 7Omnidirectional Spinning Kick with more damage; faster Spear Toss recharge.v20260320
- BuffSeason 6More Spear Toss damage and damage reduction during ultimate startup.v20260116
- NerfSeason 4Less Spirit Rend bonus health and base health lowered to 275.v20250912
- NerfSeason 3.5Spirit Rend cooldown raised from 8 to 10 seconds.v20250808
- BuffSeason 1.5Wakandan Master team-up rewinds faster and converts more health to armor.v20250221
- NerfSeason 1Spirit Rend mark refresh gives less health with a lower cap.v20250110
Summaries of the official balance posts. Every patch is on the patch notes page.
Season 9.5
- NerfStorm / Damisa-Yao: Damage decreased from 40 to 30.
- NerfStorm / Damisa-Yao: Cooldown increased from 12s to 15s.
Season 9
- NerfDamage to ultimate charge conversion reduced from 70% to 55%.
- BuffNow has 125 Shield HP.
- ChangeGamma Vibranium Armor: Removed.
- ChangeStorm / TEAM-UP (C): Damisa-Yao: Expel a burst of vibranium energy to slow and mark nearby enemies.
- ChangeStorm / TEAM-UP (C): Damisa-Yao: Enhanced: Enemies within range are also pulled toward the caster.
- ChangeMagik / TEAM-UP (C): Dimensional Shortcut: Travel through a stepping disc to teleport back to a previous location and gain bonus health.
- ChangeMagik / TEAM-UP (C): Dimensional Shortcut: Deal damage to enemies near your new location once the ability ends.
- ChangeMagik / TEAM-UP (C): Dimensional Shortcut: Enhanced: Can be manually canceled while still teleporting.
Season 7
- NerfDamage to ultimate charge conversion reduced from 90% to 70%.
- NerfPassive ultimate charge gain reduced from 12/s to 11/s.
- BuffSubtle Step: No longer has a cooldown.
- BuffSpinning Kick: Dash is now omnidirectional.
- BuffSpinning Kick: Damage increased from 70 to 75.
- BuffSpear Toss: Recharge time reduced from 6s to 5s.
Show 6 older patches
Season 6
- BuffSpear Toss: Damage increased from 45 to 50.
- BuffBast's Descent: Gain 50% damage reduction whilst casting.
Season 4
- NerfMax health reduced from 300 to 275.
- NerfSpirit Rend: Bonus health gained from hitting marked enemies reduced from 30 to 25.
- ChangeWakandan Master: Removed.
- ChangeTEAM-UP (PASSIVE): Gamma Vibranium Armor: Hulk infuses Black Panther's armor with gamma energy, granting him a barrier when falling to low health.
Season 3.5
- NerfSpirit Rend: Cooldown increased from 8s to 10s.
Season 1.5
- ChangeWakandan Master: Rewind time reduced from 5s to 3s.
- BuffWakandan Master: Missing health to bonus health ratio increased from 0.5 to 0.8.
Season 1
- NerfSpirit Rend: Bonus health gained from hitting marked enemies reduced from 40 to 30.
- NerfSpirit Rend: Max bonus health reduced from 120 to 75.
Season 0
- ChangeBlack Panther awakens his animal spirit, joining Marvel Rivals as a Duelist hero!
- ChangeM1: Vibranium Claws: Slash forward with claws.
- ChangeM2: Spear Toss: Hurl a spear that explodes on impact, applying a Vibranium Mark to enemies.
- ChangeSHIFT: Spirit Rend: Dash forward and deal damage to enemies.
- ChangeSHIFT: Spirit Rend: Refresh the cooldown and gain bonus health when hitting a marked enemy.
- ChangeE: Spinning Kick: Spin forward and apply a Vibranium Mark upon hit.
- ChangeSPACE: Subtle Step: Scale walls and perform a double jump after detaching.
- ChangeQ: Bast's Descent: Summon Bast to pounce forward, dealing damage and marking all enemies in the way.
- ChangePASSIVE: Panther's Cunning: Gain a damage boost when at low health.
- ChangeTEAM-UP (C): Wakandan Master: Magik grants Black Panther the ability to teleport back to a previous location, regaining missing health as bonus health.
Patch history from the Marvel Rivals Wiki (Fandom), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Black Panther Video Guide
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Black Panther Release Date and Voice Actor
- Release date
- December 6, 2024 (Season 0)
- Voice actor
- James C. Mathis III
- Gender
- Male
- Relatives
- T'Chaka (father), Ramonda (mother), Shuri (sister), Ororo Munroe (ex-wife)
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Black Panther FAQ
When was Black Panther released in Marvel Rivals?
Black Panther was released in Season 0 on December 6, 2024 and is playable now.
What role is Black Panther in Marvel Rivals?
Black Panther is a Duelist in Marvel Rivals with a difficulty rating of 4 out of 5. Black Panther's main attack type is melee.
Is Black Panther good right now?
In Season 10.5 ranked, Black Panther has a 48.8% win rate (C tier, #33 of 54) across 116,596 matches. That is up from 48.2% in Season 10. Black Panther is picked by 5.9% of teams (#39 of 54) and banned by 8.1% (#11).
Who counters Black Panther in Marvel Rivals?
Black Panther struggles against The Hood, Daredevil and Jeff The Land Shark. Black Panther needs Vibranium Marks to chain his lunges, so dodge his Spear Toss and he is left with a 10-second Spirit Rend and 3 m claws. Crowd control stops him mid-chain, and Hulk's Radioactive Lockdown can freeze him for 2 seconds while your team turns on him. Once he drops under 100 health he deals 20% more damage, so finish him instead of letting him escape at low health.
How much health does Black Panther have in Marvel Rivals?
Black Panther has 275 health in Season 10.5.
What is Black Panther's ultimate ability?
Black Panther's ultimate is Bast's Descent. His ultimate costs 3,300 energy: Bast pounces through a 22 m long, 20 m wide area for 150 damage, marks every enemy hit and resets Spirit Rend. He takes 50% less damage while it winds up, so it can open a dive into a group.
Who voices Black Panther in Marvel Rivals?
Black Panther is voiced by James C. Mathis III.
What are Black Panther's team-ups in Marvel Rivals?
Black Panther has 2 team-up loadouts: Damisa-Yao (with Storm) and Dimensional Shortcut (with Magik). Pick one before the match; its enhanced effect turns on when the partner hero is on your team. In ranked, Black Panther wins 61.6% with Storm on the team and 56.8% with Magik on the team, against 48.8% overall.
When was Black Panther last buffed or nerfed?
In Season 9.5 on August 7, 2026: 2 nerfs. Every change is listed in the patch history on this page.
When was Black Panther last nerfed in Marvel Rivals?
In Season 9.5 (Version 20260807, August 7, 2026): Storm team-up deals less damage on a longer cooldown.
When was Black Panther last buffed in Marvel Rivals?
In Season 9 (Version 20260710, July 10, 2026): Part of health becomes a regenerating shield.
What was Black Panther's best season in Marvel Rivals?
By ranked win rate, Season 3 at 51.4%. The lowest was Season 5.5 at 47.7%.