Marvel Rivals Vanguard · Season 10.5
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Magneto is a Vanguard hero in Marvel Rivals with 600 health and a 2/5 difficulty rating. Magneto joined the game in Season 0 on December 6, 2024. In Season 10.5 ranked, Magneto has a 47.2% win rate (C tier, #42 of 54) and is picked by 20.7% of teams. Magneto's team-ups are Metallic Chaos (with Scarlet Witch) and Magnetic Resonance (with Emma Frost). The ultimate is Meteor M.
His main attack fires orbs that hit for 40 damage and then burst for another 40, with 10 ammo and a 25 m max range. The burst grows from 1 m to 3 m the farther the orbs travel, so it is easier to land at range.
His ultimate gathers metal into a meteor whose damage climbs from 100 to 350 over 5 seconds, and it absorbs enemy projectiles within 15 m to power it further. Fire it before it overloads, since staying at max Energy too long makes it blow up.
Fires the rings stored on his back for 40, 65 or 90 damage with 1, 2 or 3 rings, and a full 3-ring shot knocks the target back 6 m. Fill up rings with his bulwarks first to get the biggest hit.
A wall of metal in front of him that stops every incoming projectile, drawing from a 100-point resource that drains at 65 per second. Raise it in short bursts so the resource can refill between enemy volleys.
Puts a 200-health barrier on an ally up to 20 m away for 2.5 seconds, on a 15-second cooldown. Each 100 damage it soaks gives Magneto a ring, so cast it on whoever the enemy is focusing.
The self version of his barrier: 200 health for 2.5 seconds on a 10-second cooldown. Turn it on when he is about to take heavy damage and the blocked hits refill his rings for Mag-Cannon.
Holding jump lets Magneto drift down slowly at 3.5 m/s while moving sideways at 6 m/s. It helps him hold a high position or reposition after dropping off a ledge.
Ability stats from the Marvel Rivals Wiki (Fandom), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Magneto 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.
Adds a Chaos Greatsword on C for 8 seconds, every 18 seconds, whose swings fire 45-damage projectiles plus 35 in a small area. With Scarlet Witch on the team, Mag-Cannon becomes a charged attack that spends his energy bar on a greatsword per tick; pick it for mid-range damage.
Ranked win rate with Scarlet Witch: 50.3% (+3.1 vs Magneto's 47.2% overall, 23,009 matches)
Adds a magnetic copy on C, on a 15-second cooldown: it has 300 health, lasts 6 seconds and repeats his movement and abilities for 50% of his damage, so enemies see two Magnetos. With Emma Frost on the team it gets 450 health and stays until destroyed or recalled.
Ranked win rate with Emma Frost: 48.1% (+0.9 vs Magneto's 47.2% overall, 21,077 matches)
Magneto has 600 health but almost no mobility, so attack from angles his Metallic Curtain is not facing, or use hitscan, beams and melee, which it does not stop. Heroes who get around the curtain, like Magik with her teleports or Storm with a Bolt Rush that is a lightning field rather than a projectile, give him the most trouble. Count his barriers, since he has nothing to stop burst once Metal Bulwark and Iron Bulwark are both on cooldown, and hold fire on Meteor M while he charges it, because absorbed projectiles make it hit harder.
| Tier (Season 10.5 ranked) | C |
|---|---|
| Win rate | 47.19% (#42 of 54 heroes) |
| Pick rate | 20.7% of teams (#9 of 54) |
| Ban rate | 2.0% of teams (#21 most banned) |
| Win rate in Season 10 | 47.39% |
| Ranked matches | 408,402 |
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Ranked, all ranks. A dot marks a season with an official balance change to Magneto.
Summaries of the official balance posts. Every patch is on the patch notes page.
Patch history from the Marvel Rivals Wiki (Fandom), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
How to ACTUALLY Be a Godly Magneto in Comp in Marvel Rivals · True Vanguard
Magneto was released in Season 0 on December 6, 2024 and is playable now.
Magneto is a Vanguard in Marvel Rivals with a difficulty rating of 2 out of 5. Magneto's main attack type is projectile.
In Season 10.5 ranked, Magneto has a 47.2% win rate (C tier, #42 of 54) across 408,402 matches. That is about the same as 47.4% in Season 10. Magneto is picked by 20.7% of teams (#9 of 54) and banned by 2.0% (#21).
Magneto struggles against The Punisher, Iron Man and Emma Frost. Magneto has 600 health but almost no mobility, so attack from angles his Metallic Curtain is not facing, or use hitscan, beams and melee, which it does not stop. Heroes who get around the curtain, like Magik with her teleports or Storm with a Bolt Rush that is a lightning field rather than a projectile, give him the most trouble. Count his barriers, since he has nothing to stop burst once Metal Bulwark and Iron Bulwark are both on cooldown, and hold fire on Meteor M while he charges it, because absorbed projectiles make it hit harder.
Magneto has 600 health in Season 10.5.
Magneto's ultimate is Meteor M. His ultimate gathers metal into a meteor whose damage climbs from 100 to 350 over 5 seconds, and it absorbs enemy projectiles within 15 m to power it further. Fire it before it overloads, since staying at max Energy too long makes it blow up.
Magneto is voiced by James Arnold Taylor.
Magneto has 2 team-up loadouts: Metallic Chaos (with Scarlet Witch) and Magnetic Resonance (with Emma Frost). Pick one before the match; its enhanced effect turns on when the partner hero is on your team. In ranked, Magneto wins 50.3% with Scarlet Witch on the team and 48.1% with Emma Frost on the team, against 47.2% overall.
In Season 10.5 on October 9, 2026: 2 buffs. Every change is listed in the patch history on this page.
In Season 10 (Version 20260911, September 11, 2026): Lower health and shields; weaker, slower Scarlet Witch team-up.
In Season 10.5 (Version 20261009, October 9, 2026): Team-up with Emma Frost hits harder and lasts longer.
By ranked win rate, Season 9 at 52.5%. The lowest was Season 2 at 46.2%.
