Blade

Abilities Overview

Ancestral Sword

Slash forward with Blade's Ancestral Sword

CASTING - Melee

DAMAGE - Cause 22 damage per single slash; double strike cause 13 damage per hit

MAXIMUM DISTANCE - 4.5m

ATTACK INTERVAL - 2 strikes per second

Hunter's Shotgun

Fire at enemies using your Shotgun

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

INITIAL PROJECTILE MAXIMUM DISTANCE - 8m

INITIAL PROJECTILE SPEED - 150 m/s

INITIAL PROJECTILE DAMAGE - 45

SHRAPNEL AMOUNT - 12

DAMAGE PER SHRAPNEL HIT - 8

SHRAPNEL PROJECTILE SPEED -

SHRAPNEL DAMAGE FALLOFF - 150 m/s

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

MAXIMUM ENERGY - 120

ENERGY COST - 60/s

ENERGY RECOVERY SPEED - 15/s

ENERGY COST - 15

COOLDOWN - 3s

UNSTOPPABLE DURATION - 0.4s after activation

DAMAGE REDUCTION - 80%

SPECIAL EFFECT - Every 200 damage resisted grants 1 charge for Daywalker Dash

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

ENERGY COST - 2800

SELF SLOW - 25%

MAXIMUM CHARGE TIME - 3s

CHARGE TIME FOR MAX DISTANCE - 1s

DASH DISTANCE - 10m, maximum distance 24m after fully charged.

DIRECT HIT DAMAGE - 100

SPELL FIELD DAMAGE OVER TIME - 225/s

SPELL FIELD RANGE - Length: Maximum dash distance; Width: 6m; Height: 4.5m

SPELL FIELD DURATION - 2s

HEALING REDUCTION PROPORTION - 20%

HEALING REDUCTION DURATION - 4s

Bloodline Awakening

Awaken the Dhampir bloodline, enhancing slash speed during continuous attacks and triggering Whirlwind Slash. While under this state, you suffer Reduced Healing, but attacks gain Lifesteal

LIFESTEAL PROPORTION - 60%

SELF REDUCE HEALING PROPORTION - 40%

MOVEMENT SPEED BOOST - 1.5 m/s

MAX ATTACK SPEED BOOST BUFF STACK - 10

LEFT CLICK HIT BUFF STACK - 1

SHIFT HIT BUFF STACK - 5

ATTACK SPEED BOOST PROPORTION FROM EACH BUFF STACK - 10%

DURATION OF EACH BUFF STACK - 0.7s

WHIRLWIND SLASH DAMAGE - 56

HITS TO TRIGGER THE WHIRLWIND SLASH - 5

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

Daywalker Dash

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

CASTING - Dash. Cause damage and special effects to the enemies hit

DASH DISTANCE - 15m

DAMAGE - 20

HEALING REDUCTION PROPORTION - 40%

HEALING REDUCTION DURATION - 3.5s

SLOW RATE - 35%

SLOW DURATION - 1s

GUN SECOND HIT DAMAGE - 20

SWORD SECOND HIT DAMAGE - 15 per hit, 4 hits in total

SPECIAL EFFECT - Hit while wielding the gun, deal Healing Reduction to the enemy; hit while wielding the sword, inflict Slow effect to the enemy

New Moon

Cloak & Dagger can inject light and dark energy into Moon Knight and Blade to create a Light & Dark Realm where Moon Knight and Blade can become invisible and gain Healing Over Time. Blade can unleash Swift Strike toward a targeted enemy

CASTING - Spherical Spell Field; Targeted Dash

COOLDOWN - 25s, Swift Strike second unleash cooldown 3s

HEALING AMOUNT - 50/s

MAXIMUM SELECT DISTANCE - 20m

SWIFT STRIKE DAMAGE - 60

SWIFT STRIKE SPELL FIELD RANGE - A cylindrical spell field with a 2m radius and a height of 2.5m

SPECIAL EFFECT - Become Invisible and gain Healing Over Time within the spell field and can unleash targeted dashes to the enemies

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.

Blade Counters and Synergies

Blade Cosmetics

Skins

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