Psylocke

Marvel Rivals Duelist · Season 10.5

Updated October 15, 2026

Psylocke is a Duelist hero in Marvel Rivals with 250 health and a 5/5 difficulty rating. Psylocke joined the game in Season 0 on December 6, 2024. In Season 10.5 ranked, Psylocke has a 50.0% win rate (B tier, #26 of 54) and is picked by 7.8% of teams. Psylocke's team-ups are Light & Dark Darts (with Cloak & Dagger) and Mental Projection (with Emma Frost). The ultimate is Dance of the Butterfly.

Difficulty: 5/5
Role: Duelist
Attack Type: Hitscan
Health: 250
Movement Speed: 6 m/s
Ultimate: Dance of the Butterfly
Ranked (S10.5): B tier · 50.0% win rate
Released: Season 0 (Dec 6, 2024)
Last Balance Change: Season 10 (Sep 11, 2026)

How to Play Psylocke

Master Ability Combos: Start engagements with Psionic Crossbow to reduce cooldowns, then chain abilities like Wing Shurikens for damage and self-healing, followed by Psi-Blade Dash to close distance or escape.
Utilize Stealth Strategically: Use Psychic Stealth to sneak up on enemies for surprise attacks or as an escape mechanism. The movement speed boost allows for quick repositioning.
Prioritize Squishy Targets: Focus on eliminating vulnerable enemies like healers or damage dealers in the backline. Psylocke excels at quick assassinations of support characters and other Duelists.
Manage Cooldowns: Consistently use Psionic Crossbow to reduce cooldowns on other abilities. This allows for more frequent use of her powerful skills and maintains damage output.
Optimize Mobility: Use Psi-Blade Dash both horizontally and vertically to access high ground positions and escape routes. Combine this with map knowledge to stay near health packs for sustained flanking operations.

Psylocke Combos

Throw and cut: Wing Shurikens (Right Click) at a target, then Psi-Blade Dash (Shift) through them. The dash recalls the shurikens, so the five can hit going out and coming back for 10 each, on top of the dash's 50.
Stealth pick: Psychic Stealth (E) to walk in 50% faster, Psi-Blade Dash (Shift) onto a healer, two Psionic Crossbow volleys (Left Click), then the second dash charge out. Every crossbow hit shaves 0.3 seconds off the cooldowns you just used.
Shielded entry: open with Wing Shurikens (Right Click) from up to 25 m for as much as 50 bonus health, recall them within 3 seconds, then dash in (Shift) with the extra health already on you.
Hidden ultimate: Psychic Stealth (E) into the middle of the enemy team, then Dance of the Butterfly (Q). Starting inside 10 m of several enemies spreads the 160-damage slashes across all of them.

Strengths

Strong mobility: two 12 m Psi-Blade Dash charges and Psychic Stealth's 2 seconds of invisibility at 50% extra speed let her pick her angle and leave.
Her cooldowns run on her aim, since every crossbow hit removes 0.3 seconds from all of them, so a clean volley brings dashes and stealth back sooner.
Dance of the Butterfly slashes everyone within 10 m for 160 every 0.5 seconds for 4 seconds and spreads hits to the least-struck target, which punishes grouped teams.
Wing Shurikens hand out 10 bonus health per hit on the throw, up to 50 when all five land, and can hit a second time on the recall.

Weaknesses

Only 250 health, and her extra survivability comes in 10-point chunks from shurikens, so she cannot afford to be caught once stealth ends.
Stealth is not cover: damage taken while invisible makes her flicker into view, and her crossbow falls off from 8 m down to 70% at 30 m, so she has to get close to kill.
Heroes who hold space or punish divers, like Peni Parker or Magik, make every flank risky for her.

Psylocke Abilities

Psionic Crossbow

A close-range double shot of 4 pellets at 12 damage each, with 1.5x headshots and 16 ammo. Every hit takes 0.3 s off all her cooldowns, so landing shots between dashes keeps her kit rolling.

Casting: Double-Shot Hitscan Shotgun
Damage: 12 per pellet
Damage Falloff: Begins at 8m, decreasing to 70% at 30m
Pellet Amount: 4
Attack Interval: 0.6s (with a 0.2s interval between each shot)
Crosshair Spread Radius: 0.2m (at 10m)
Ammo: 16
Cooldown Reduction: 0.3s per hit
Critical Hit: Yes
Critical Hit Multiplier: 1.5x

Dance of the Butterfly

Her ultimate: for 4 seconds she slashes enemies within 10 m for 160 damage every 0.5 s, spreading hits to whoever has been struck least. She moves 15% slower meanwhile, so start it from stealth in the middle of a group.

Energy Cost: 3400
Slash Damage: 160
Slash Interval: 0.5s
Duration: 4s
Range: 10m spherical radius
Movespeed Penalty While Active: 15%

Wing Shurikens

Five shurikens fly up to 25 m and stick for 10 damage each, giving her 10 bonus health per hit. Press again within 3 seconds to pull them back through your crosshair for another 10 each; 8-second cooldown.

Casting: Projectile
Shuriken Damage: Launch: 10, Recall: 10
Launch Damage Falloff: Begins at 15m, decreasing to 80% at 25m
Launch Max Range: 25m
Cooldown: 8s
Recall Window: 3s
Shuriken Amount: 5
Bonus Health Gained: 10 per hit (on launch)
Projectile Speed: 150m/s
Projectile Spread Angle: 0.86°

Psi-Blade Dash

A 12 m dash that cuts through enemies for 50 damage, with 2 charges recharging every 12 seconds. It also recalls any thrown Wing Shurikens, so throw first and dash through the target to land both.

Damage: 50
Charges: 2
Recharge Time: 12s per charge
Dash Distance: 12m
Dash Speed: 43m/s

Psychic Stealth

Two seconds of invisibility and a 50% speed boost on a 15-second cooldown. Taking damage doesn't end it but flashes her into view, so use it to reposition rather than to walk through gunfire.

Cooldown: 15s
Duration: 2s
Movement Boost: 50%

Ability stats from the Marvel Rivals Wiki (Fandom), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

Psylocke crosshair code and settings

Psylocke Team-Ups and Best Teammates

Psylocke 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.

Light & Dark Darts

Partner: Cloak & Dagger

A new 20-second ability: a ring of darts deals 30 damage and heals Psylocke 20 per hit, then a 6 m shadow zone returns her to stealth if she stays in it. With Cloak & Dagger the zone widens to 8 m and each new stealth fires the ring again.

Ranked win rate with Cloak & Dagger: 50.7% (+0.7 vs Psylocke's 50.0% overall, 12,789 matches)

Cooldown: 20s
Light Daggers Damage: 30
Health Restored: 20 per hit
Shadow Domain Range: 6m spherical radius
Shadow Domain Duration: 5s
Psionic Crossbow Damage: 13 per pellet
Enhanced Effect
Shadow Domain Range: 8m spherical radius

Mental Projection

Partner: Emma Frost

A new 20-second ability: Psylocke goes invisible while an illusion dashes ahead with Psi-Blade Dash and mirrors her attacks at 15% damage for 3 seconds. With Emma Frost she can press it once more to swap places with it, so it works as both bait and an escape.

Ranked win rate with Emma Frost: 53.9% (+3.9 vs Psylocke's 50.0% overall, 11,522 matches)

Cooldown: 20s
Clone Damage Proportion: 15%
Clone Duration: 3s
Wing Shurikens Bonus Health Gained: 12 per hit (on launch)

Cloak & Dagger: picking Light & Dark Darts gives Psylocke a ring of darts that heals her on every hit and a shadow zone that puts her back in stealth. With Cloak & Dagger on the team the zone grows from 6 m to 8 m and each return to stealth throws the darts again.
Emma Frost: Mental Projection sends a decoy ahead with Psi-Blade Dash while Psylocke goes invisible. With Emma on the team she can trade places with the decoy once, so she can appear behind a target or pull out of a dive that went wrong.
Luna Snow: a snowflake from Share the Stage gives a 250-health flanker 40% more healing on the way back from a dive.
A Vanguard who draws fire up front: her 2 seconds of stealth go much further when the enemy team is busy looking at someone else.

Psylocke Counters

Psylocke has 250 health and relies on Psi-Blade Dash and Psychic Stealth to escape, so turn on her the moment she appears and keep shooting, since damage makes her flicker visible even while invisible. Heroes who catch divers or deal area damage around their backline, like Peni Parker or Magik, make her dives costly. When Dance of the Butterfly starts, spread out and walk away: it only reaches 10 m and she moves 15% slower while it lasts.

Strong Against

Struggles Against

Psylocke matchup stats against every hero

Is Psylocke Good Right Now?

Tier (Season 10.5 ranked)	B
Win rate	49.98% (#26 of 54 heroes)
Pick rate	7.8% of teams (#29 of 54)
Ban rate	7.1% of teams (#12 most banned)
Win rate in Season 10	50.52%
Ranked matches	153,890

Full Marvel Rivals tier list Win, pick & ban rates for every hero

Psylocke Patch History: Buffs and Nerfs

Psylocke Win Rate by Season

Ranked, all ranks. A dot marks a season with an official balance change to Psylocke.

49S0
48S1
48S1.5
47S2
46S2.5
48S3
48S3.5
47S4
48S4.5
47S5
45S5.5
47S6
46S6.5
48S7
48S7.5
48S8
48S8.5
48S9
48S9.5
51S10
50S10.5

Official Balance Changes (11)

BuffSeason 10Tighter crossbow spread and faster, stronger Wing Shurikens.v20260911
NerfSeason 9Lower crossbow damage with earlier falloff; weaker Emma team-up illusion.v20260711
BuffSeason 9More crossbow damage, regen shield and better team-up values.v20260710
BuffSeason 7More cooldown reduction on hit and stronger Wing Shurikens.v20260320
MixedSeason 6.5Less crossbow falloff; ultimate hits slightly weaker.v20260213
NerfSeason 5.5Ultimate energy cost raised from 2800 to 3400.v20251212
BuffSeason 4.5Ultimate slows her less and hits harder.v20251010
NerfSeason 4Wing Shuriken retrieval damage cut from 12 to 8.v20250912
NerfSeason 2.5Less shuriken retrieval damage, shorter stealth, weaker team-up illusion.v20250530
BuffSeason 1.5Psionic Disc team-up rewinds faster and converts more health to armor.v20250221
NerfSeason 1Ultimate can no longer hit enemies through barriers.v20250110

Summaries of the official balance posts. Every patch is on the patch notes page.

Season 10September 11, 2026

BuffPsionic Crossbow: Pellet spread slightly reduced.
BuffWing Shurikens: Projectile speed increased from 120 m/s to 150 m/s.
BuffWing Shurikens: Damage on impact and recall increased from 9 to 10 per shuriken.

Balance PatchJuly 11, 2026

NerfPsionic Crossbow: Damage decreased from 13 to 12 per pellet.
NerfPsionic Crossbow: Minimum damage falloff range rescaled from 15m to 8m.
NerfEmma Frost / Mental Projection: Clone duration reduced from 5s to 3s.
NerfEmma Frost / Mental Projection: Clone damage proportion reduced from 30% to 15%.
NerfEmma Frost / Mental Projection: Wing Shurikens: Bonus health gained upon hit reduced from 15 to 12.
NerfCloak & Dagger / Light & Dark Darts: Psionic Crossbow: Damage decreased from 14 to 13 per pellet.

Season 9July 10, 2026

NerfDamage to ultimate charge conversion reduced from 70% to 55%.
BuffNow has 100 Shield HP.
BuffPsionic Crossbow: Damage increased from 12 to 13 per pellet.
ChangeEmma Frost / TEAM-UP (C): Mental Projection: Conjure a clone that mirrors movement, attacks, and abilities to dash forward and slash enemies.
ChangeEmma Frost / TEAM-UP (C): Mental Projection: Enhanced: Use the ability again to swap places with the clone.
ChangeEmma Frost / TEAM-UP (C): Mental Projection: Wing Shurikens: Bonus health gained upon hit increased from 10 to 15.
ChangeCloak & Dagger / TEAM-UP (C): Light & Dark Darts: Unleash light daggers in all directions that restore health upon hit, then create a shadow domain.
ChangeCloak & Dagger / TEAM-UP (C): Light & Dark Darts: Staying within the shadow domain grants invisibility.
ChangeCloak & Dagger / TEAM-UP (C): Light & Dark Darts: Enhanced: Increased shadow domain radius. Unleash light daggers again every time you enter stealth.
ChangeCloak & Dagger / TEAM-UP (C): Light & Dark Darts: Psionic Crossbow: Damage increased from 13 to 14 per pellet.

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Season 7March 20, 2026

NerfDamage to ultimate charge conversion reduced from 90% to 70%.
NerfPassive ultimate charge gain reduced from 12/s to 11/s.
BuffPsionic Crossbow: Cooldown reduction increased from 0.25s to 0.3s per hit.
BuffWing Shurikens: Damage on impact and recall increased from 8 to 9 per shuriken.

Season 6.5February 13, 2026

BuffPsionic Crossbow: Damage falloff at 30m rescaled from 60% to 70%.
NerfDance of The Butterfly: Damage decreased from 170 to 160 per slash.

Season 5.5December 12, 2025

NerfDance of The Butterfly: Ultimate cost increased from 2800 to 3400.
ChangePsychic Echoes: Removed.
ChangeTEAM-UP (C): Light & Dark Darts: Cloak & Dagger grant Psylocke the ability to unleash Photon Dagger or Dark Dagger.
ChangeTEAM-UP (C): Light & Dark Darts: Photon Dagger - Throw a piercing shuriken that damages enemies and heals allies. Restore health based on the amount of targets hit upon retracting.
ChangeTEAM-UP (C): Light & Dark Darts: Dark Dagger - Throw a cluster of darts and enter shrouded state briefly afterward.

Season 4.5October 10, 2025

BuffDance of The Butterfly: Movement speed penalty while active reduced from 30% to 15%.
BuffDance of The Butterfly: Damage increased from 150 to 170 per slash.

Season 4September 12, 2025

NerfWing Shurikens: Damage on recall decreased from 12 to 8 per shuriken.

Season 2.5May 30, 2025

NerfWing Shurikens: Damage on recall decreased from 14 to 12 per shuriken.
NerfPsychic Stealth: Duration reduced from 3s to 2s.
NerfPsychic Echoes: Clone damage proportion reduced from 30% to 20%.

Season 2April 11, 2025

ChangePsionic Disc: Removed.
ChangeTEAM-UP (C): Psychic Echoes: Emma Frost grants Psylocke the ability to conjure a clone that mirrors movement and attacks.

Season 1.5February 21, 2025

ChangePsionic Disc: Rewind time reduced from 5s to 3s.
BuffPsionic Disc: Missing health to bonus health ratio increased from 0.5 to 0.8.

Season 1January 10, 2025

NerfDance of The Butterfly: No longer ignores barriers/shields.

Season 0December 6, 2024

ChangePsylocke spreads her wings as a Duelist hero!
ChangeM1: Psionic Crossbow: Fire two bursts of psionic bolts, reducing all ability cooldowns on hit.
ChangeM2: Wing Shurikens: Throw shurikens that stick to enemies and grant bonus health on hit.
ChangeM2: Wing Shurikens: Press again to recall and damage enemies in its path.
ChangeSHIFT: Psi-Blade Dash: Dash forward and cut through enemies in the way.
ChangeE: Psychic Stealth: Enter stealth and gain increased movement speed.
ChangeQ: Dance of The Butterfly: Repeatedly slash enemies within a large nearby area.
ChangeTEAM-UP (C): Psionic Disc: Magik grants Psylocke 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.

Psylocke Video Guide

The Ultimate Psylocke Guide for Marvel Rivals · True Vanguard

Psylocke Release Date and Voice Actor

Release date: December 6, 2024 (Season 0)
Voice actor: Alpha Takahashi
Gender: Female
Relatives: Logan

Psylocke Cosmetics

All Psylocke skins with prices, rarity and how to get them

Sprays

Psylocke Emblem

Business Elite

Pinned Butterfly

Psylocke

Vengeance

Breezy Butterfly

Blood Kariudo

Once-captive Corsair

Fleeting Butterfly

Psychedelic Pulse

Daring Daifuku

Chouko Takahashi: The Prodigy

Nameplates

Pinned Butterfly

Business Elite

Breezy Butterfly

Immortal Psylocke

Fleeting Butterfly

Psychedelic Pulse

Chouko Takahashi: The Prodigy

Daring Daifuku

Fantastic Psylocke

Uncanny Psylocke

Amazing Psylocke

Blood Kariudo

Once-captive Corsair

Psylocke

Vengeance

Emotes

Butterfly Stroke

Fluttering Fate

Multitasking Master

Brain Blast

Game Face On

Tranquil Reflections

Bat Trick

Psyched-up Step

Strawberry Slice

Harmony Duets

Kiza

Shadow Strike

Razor Resolve

Default

MVP Animations

Nowhere To Run

Confident Closer

Big Serve

Summer Holiday

On The Edge

Groove Combo

Joyful Journey

This is My Way

Butterfly Effect

Star Seer

Default

Accessories

Orochi Plush

Psylocke FAQ

When was Psylocke released in Marvel Rivals?

Psylocke was released in Season 0 on December 6, 2024 and is playable now.

What role is Psylocke in Marvel Rivals?

Psylocke is a Duelist in Marvel Rivals with a difficulty rating of 5 out of 5. Psylocke's main attack type is hitscan.

Is Psylocke good right now?

In Season 10.5 ranked, Psylocke has a 50.0% win rate (B tier, #26 of 54) across 153,890 matches. That is down from 50.5% in Season 10. Psylocke is picked by 7.8% of teams (#29 of 54) and banned by 7.1% (#12).

Who counters Psylocke in Marvel Rivals?

Psylocke struggles against Peni Parker, Loki and Thor. Psylocke has 250 health and relies on Psi-Blade Dash and Psychic Stealth to escape, so turn on her the moment she appears and keep shooting, since damage makes her flicker visible even while invisible. Heroes who catch divers or deal area damage around their backline, like Peni Parker or Magik, make her dives costly. When Dance of the Butterfly starts, spread out and walk away: it only reaches 10 m and she moves 15% slower while it lasts.

How much health does Psylocke have in Marvel Rivals?

Psylocke has 250 health in Season 10.5.

What is Psylocke's ultimate ability?

Psylocke's ultimate is Dance of the Butterfly. Her ultimate: for 4 seconds she slashes enemies within 10 m for 160 damage every 0.5 s, spreading hits to whoever has been struck least. She moves 15% slower meanwhile, so start it from stealth in the middle of a group.

Who voices Psylocke in Marvel Rivals?

Psylocke is voiced by Alpha Takahashi.

What are Psylocke's team-ups in Marvel Rivals?

Psylocke has 2 team-up loadouts: Light & Dark Darts (with Cloak & Dagger) and Mental Projection (with Emma Frost). Pick one before the match; its enhanced effect turns on when the partner hero is on your team. In ranked, Psylocke wins 50.7% with Cloak & Dagger on the team and 53.9% with Emma Frost on the team, against 50.0% overall.

When was Psylocke last buffed or nerfed?

In Season 10 on September 11, 2026: 3 buffs. Every change is listed in the patch history on this page.

When was Psylocke last nerfed in Marvel Rivals?

In Season 9 (Version 20260711, July 11, 2026): Lower crossbow damage with earlier falloff; weaker Emma team-up illusion.

When was Psylocke last buffed in Marvel Rivals?

In Season 10 (Version 20260911, September 11, 2026): Tighter crossbow spread and faster, stronger Wing Shurikens.

What was Psylocke's best season in Marvel Rivals?

By ranked win rate, Season 10 at 50.5%. The lowest was Season 5.5 at 45.5%.

Psylocke

How to Play Psylocke

Psylocke Combos

Strengths

Weaknesses

Psylocke Abilities

Psionic Crossbow

Dance of the Butterfly

Wing Shurikens

Psi-Blade Dash

Psychic Stealth

Psylocke Team-Ups and Best Teammates

Light & Dark Darts

Mental Projection

Psylocke Counters

Strong Against

Struggles Against

Is Psylocke Good Right Now?

Psylocke Patch History: Buffs and Nerfs

Official Balance Changes (11)

Season 10September 11, 2026

Balance PatchJuly 11, 2026

Season 9July 10, 2026

Season 7March 20, 2026

Season 6.5February 13, 2026

Season 5.5December 12, 2025

Season 4.5October 10, 2025

Season 4September 12, 2025

Season 2.5May 30, 2025

Season 2April 11, 2025

Season 1.5February 21, 2025

Season 1January 10, 2025

Season 0December 6, 2024

Psylocke Video Guide

Psylocke Release Date and Voice Actor

Psylocke Cosmetics

Skins

Sprays

Nameplates

Emotes

MVP Animations

Accessories

Psylocke FAQ

When was Psylocke released in Marvel Rivals?

What role is Psylocke in Marvel Rivals?

Is Psylocke good right now?

Who counters Psylocke in Marvel Rivals?

How much health does Psylocke have in Marvel Rivals?

What is Psylocke's ultimate ability?

Who voices Psylocke in Marvel Rivals?

What are Psylocke's team-ups in Marvel Rivals?

When was Psylocke last buffed or nerfed?

When was Psylocke last nerfed in Marvel Rivals?

When was Psylocke last buffed in Marvel Rivals?

What was Psylocke's best season in Marvel Rivals?

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