Blade

Difficulty

Role

Duelist

Attack Type

Projectile

Health

350

Movement Speed

6 m/s

Gender

Male

Voice Actor

Gabe Kunda

Relatives

Vanessa Brooks (mother), Lucas Cross (father), Brielle Brooks (daughter)

Half-human and half-vampire, Eric Brooks walks between worlds, craving the very life force of his enemies. As night falls, Blade's hunt begins as he wields the Sword of Dracula to become the nightmare of any foe who dares to bare their fangs.

Abilities Overview

Ancestral Sword

Slash forward with Blade's Ancestral Sword.

Damage: Cause 26 damage per single slash; double strike cause 13 damage per hit

Casting: Melee

Attack Interval: 2 strikes per second

Maximum Distance: 5m

Hunter's Shotgun

Fire at enemies using your Shotgun.

Initial Projectile Speed: 180 m/s

Initial Projectile Damage: 45

Shrapnel Projectile Speed: 150 m/s

Shrapnel Amount: 11

Shrapnel Damage Falloff: Falloff begins at 15m, decreasing to 50% at 30m

Initial Projectile Maximum Distance: 8m

Casting: Projectile that fires in a straight trajectory, which breaks into shrapnel after reaching a certain distance

Damage per Shrapnel Hit: 8

Fire Rate: 2/s

Daywalker Dash

Dash forward. If wielding your gun, shoot at enemies upon impact, applying a Slow effect. If wielding your sword, deliver a cleaving strike that inflicts Healing Reduction.

Slow Rate: 40%

Dash Distance: 15m

Special Effect: Hit while wielding the gun, inflict Slow effect to the enemy; hit while wielding the sword, deal Healing Reduction to the enemy

Gun Second Hit Damage: 50

Sword Second Hit Damage: 8 per hit, 4 hits in total

Healing Reduction Duration: 4s

Damage: 20

Casting: Dash. Cause damage and special effects to the enemies hit

Slow Duration: 1.5s

Gun Second Hit Damage Range: 6.5m

Healing Reduction Proportion: apply 8% Healing Reduction per strike (32% total if all hit)

Eclipse Edge

Blessed by Khonshu, Blade gains a new ability. When activated, Blade swings his Ancestral Sword in a powerful slash, dashing forward a short distance. At the end of the dash, he swiftly slashes four times, each strike sending a Darkmoon Blade forward. When a Darkmoon Blade hits an enemy, it bounces to nearby targets.

Damage Falloff Per Bounce: 20% per bounce

Damage: 40

Dash Damage: 30

Bounce Range: 8m

Projectile Speed: 150m/s

Maximum Times of Bounce: 3

Cooldown: 20s

Dash Distance: 8m

Number of Projectiles: 4

Thousand-fold Slash

Charge power and swiftly draw the Sword of Dracula, executing a powerful Iaido strike as you dash forward, leaving behind a slashing zone where the sword automatically strikes enemies. Enemies hit suffer Reduced Healing.

Self Slow: 25%

Energy Cost: 2800

Dash Distance: 10m, maximum distance 24m after fully charged.

Healing Reduction Duration: 4s

Spell Field Duration: 2s

Charge time for max distance: 1s

Healing Reduction Proportion: 40%

Spell Field Damage Over Time: 225/s

Direct Hit Damage: 100

Spell Field Range: Length: Maximum dash distance; Width: 6m; Height: 4.5m

Maximum Charge Time: 3s

Bloodline Awakening

Awaken the Dhampir bloodline, enhancing slash speed during continuous attacks and triggering Whirlwind Slash. If all Whirlwind Slash strikes hit, your Attack Speed will further increase. While under this state, you suffer Reduced Healing, but attacks gain Lifesteal. Excess lifesteal converts to Bonus Health.

Shift Hit Buff Stack: 5

Whirlwind Slash Damage: 64

Left Click Hit Buff Stack: 1

Max Attack Speed Boost Buff Stack: 10

Lifesteal Proportion: 70%

Movement Speed Boost: 1.5 m/s

Duration of Each Buff Stack: 1s

Self Reduce Healing Proportion: 25%

Hits to Trigger the Whirlwind Slash: 5

Attack Speed Boost Proportion from Each Buff Stack: 10%

Special Effect: Left Click/Shift key ability hits accumulate attack speed buff levels; within the Bloodline Awakening duration, attacks gain Lifesteal and movement speed boost but suffer Reduced Healing

Special Effect 2: Landing all four hits of Whirlwind Slash grants 1 splash speed attack

Special Effect 3: Excess lifesteal grants Bonus Health (max 75; conversion rate: 50%)

Scarlet Shroud

Parry with Ancestral Sword to become Unstoppable for a brief period, reducing damage taken from the front and decreasing the cooldown of Daywalker Dash.

Unstoppable Duration: 0.4s after activation

Energy Recovery Speed: 15/s

Maximum Energy: 120

Damage Reduction: 80%

Energy Cost: 60/s

Special Effect: Every 200 damage resisted grants 1 charge for Daywalker Dash

Energy Cost: 15

Cooldown: 3s

How to Play Blade in Marvel Rivals: 5 Key Tips

Master the 9-20 Meter Sweet Spot with Your Shotgun: The Hunter's Shotgun is your primary weapon for most engagements, but it works counterintuitively to typical shotguns. Your damage increases with distance, peaking dramatically at 9-20 meters. Listen for the distinct audio cues - the shotgun produces different hit sounds when you're in the optimal range versus too close. Practice maintaining this distance by using cover and positioning to stay in your damage sweet spot while avoiding getting rushed by enemies.
Use Weapon-Specific Dashes Strategically: Your Daywalker Dash changes based on your equipped weapon, giving you tactical flexibility. With the shotgun out, dash applies 40% healing reduction - perfect for diving overhealed targets or countering enemy support ultimates. With the sword equipped, dash delivers a spinning strike that slows enemies and quickly builds your Bloodline Awakening stacks. The optimal combo is: shotgun dash for healing reduction → activate Bloodline Awakening → sword dash for maximum damage and lifesteal stacking.
Commit Fully When Using Bloodline Awakening: Bloodline Awakening reduces healing from teammates and health packs, so you must commit to aggressive plays once activated. This ability transforms you into a vampiric state with lifesteal, stacking attack speed, and enhanced senses that reveal low-health enemies through walls. Stay aggressive and maintain your sword combos to build the attack speed meter - the more hits you land, the faster you attack. Don't pop this ability unless you're ready to fully engage, as backing off wastes its potential.
Weave Scarlet Shroud Into Your Combos: Scarlet Shroud is essential for survival and maintaining aggression. It blocks damage from the front and reduces your Daywalker Dash cooldown based on damage absorbed. The key timing is weaving it between attacks: attack → Scarlet Shroud → continue attacking. Use the brief CC immunity at the start of the cast to counter Luna's freeze, Mantis sleep, and Jeff's ultimate. Remember there's a 3-second minimum between activations, so plan your usage carefully.
Target Priority and Positioning Management: Focus on isolated enemies and those out of position rather than diving the entire enemy team. During enemy support ultimates, immediately dive the healer since your healing reduction cuts their value dramatically. When Bloodline Awakening reveals low-health enemies through walls, collapse on them quickly. Against long-range threats like Hawkeye and Hela, play around cover, save dashes for gap-closing, and use Scarlet Shroud to absorb key hits. Your goal is finding single targets and putting them in the worst circumstances to be eliminated through tactical offense rather than raw burst damage.