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Marvel Rivalshas many Heroes to choose from, ranging from more up-close and personal fighters to ones who choose to engage from a safe distance with magic and guns and pretty much anything and everything in between. Magik is a melee-based fighter with a shocking amount of range and complex abilities that make her shine bright on the battlefield.
Utilizing everything at Magik’s disposal can be a bit complex, but once you get her kit down, she is easily one of the most fun and engaging Heroes in the game. Overall, Magik is one of the best Duelists in the game but lacks the ease of use that makes her a solid choice for newcomers to the game or the Hero Shooter genre.
Updated Jul 15, 2025, by Seth Parmer:Now that Marvel Rivals is officially out, Magik has received some substantial changes, especially when it comes to her Team-Up Ability. Not only did the addition of Psylocke add another teammate to utilize this action with, but it has been completely overhauled and is now one of the best in the game!
Magik Overview In Marvel Rivals
Magikis a beast of a Duelist in Marvel Rivals. Herstaggeringly deep, rewarding, and exhilarating kitallows her tomove through the arena with easewhile effortlessly cutting her opposition down. The downside, however, is that youmust put in some time and effort to get the most out of her.
And to make matters worse, since she’s aDuelist,shedoesn’t have much health to work with,making her complex kit even more stressful to use, as one wrong move can spell your death. But herpotential to dish out ungodly amounts of damage and her unique and swift movement options make up for thatin spades.
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Now that Marvel Rivals is officially released and Psylocke has entered the fray,Magik’s Team-Up action has seen quite a substantial overhaul,moving it from one of the worst to arguably one of the best in the game.If Black Panther or Psylocke is on the same team as Magik,they can now useDimensional Shortcut,allowing them to useLimbo Portalsto brieflyrewind time.
Rewinding time only works on themselves,but it willreposition them to where they were moments priorwhile alsoreplenishing any health they lostduring the process. While it can take a bit to get used to, it is an excellent way to dive in, deal damage, and quickly get out, making it tremendously strong when used properly!
Soulsword
LMB/R2/RT
Magik performs a series of devastating slashes with her Soulsword, granting her bonus health on contact.
Magik Slash
RMB/L2/LT
Magik charges energy into her Soulsword, launching a fast-moving projectile straight ahead that deals considerable damage on contact, granting her slight bonus health as well.
Umbral Incursion
E/R1/RB
Dash forward with tremendous speed, delivering a rising attack with the Soulsword at the end of the dash, launching your target upward, and gaining bonus health on contact.
Stepping Discs
LSHIFT/L1/LB
Magik summons a Stepping Disc, which causes her to teleport a short distance in the direction she’s facing. This grants her access to Eldritch Whirl and Demon’s Rage. She can hold two stacks of Stepping Discs at a time.
Eldritch Whirl
After using Stepping Discs, Magik can perform a far-reaching slash with her Soulsword that covers a wide area of effect in front of her, dealing considerable damage and granting her bonus health on contact.
Demon’s Rage
After using Stepping Discs, Magik can summon a Limbo Demon to ambush her target. The demon deals considerable damage and grants her bonus health with each hit.
Darkchild
Q/L3+R3
Magik transforms into Darkchild, substantially buffing all her actions for 12 seconds. This enables her to deal much more damage and receive much more bonus health on contact.
Limbo’s Might
Has Magik’s attacks convert her inflicted damage into bonus health, allowing her to heal while attacking.
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Team-Up Ability
If Black Panther or Psylocke is on Magik’s team, they can create Limbo Discs to use as portals, allowing them to rewind time to a few seconds prior, repositioning them in the arena and replacing any health lost within that duration.
Themany abilities outlined abovemake Magik a bitmore challenging to pick up and playthan, say, a Scarlet Witch or The Punisher. While herlifesteal-type gameplay goes a long way to help mitigate her minuscule healthpool, youstill need to be smart and strategicwith how you kick off your encounters.
Shehas the potential to be one of the best Duelists in the game,but shemust be played near perfectto achieve those results. If you’re a newcomer to the game or genre, weadvise taking to the Practice Range first to learn the ins and outs of her kitbefore diving into online matches!
Recommended Teams
For team composition,Magik can work well with just about any team,so long as youplay her efficiently.Westrongly recommend pairing her with Luna Snow.Her ability togradually restore HP meshes perfectly with Magik’s Limbo’s Might Passive,which allows her to gain bonus health with each successful hit. So long as you haveVanguards to help mitigate incoming damage and play to your strengths, you will be very hard to killwith this duo!
With thenewly reworked Team-Up ability,westrongly recommendhaving at leastBlack Panther or Psylockeon your team, as being able torewind time and be a thorn in your opponent’s sideis a massive advantage. Again, this was easily one of the worst Team-Ups in the beta and wasn’t much of a difference-maker.
Butnow, you should absolutely prioritize itwhen forming your team, as itcan be a game changer if used properlyand effectively. Being able todive in, deal damage, and essentially teleport out while recovering your healthis immensely strong and makes Black Panther or Psylocke a must-have on your team!
How To Play As Magik In Marvel Rivals
As we’ve extensively covered above,Magik isn’t necessarily what we’d call a straightforward characterto play, but that’s also what makes her so strong in the right hands. Shethrives on using her Stepping Discs to get in closeto her opponents, thenusing her unique Soulblade abilities to land devastating hits and give herself bonus health.
Magik Combos In Marvel Rivals
Like we mentioned earlier,Stepping Discs will almost always be the default combo starterfor Magik, though werecommend utilizing her ranged Magik Slash attack to get a cheeky first hitbefore diving into the fray with her teleport. Once youget up close and personal, executing her unique actions is necessaryif you want to survive.
At theend of a combo,you shoulduse your second stack of Stepping Discs to flee from the sceneunless you are absolutelysure you won’t die.If that’s the case, you cancast Stepping Discs again and use Eldritch Whirl or Demon’s Rageto continue your onslaught.
When it comes down to it,her ability to provide herself bonus health is massiveand can go a long way if you’re efficient with her toolkit. If youhave additional healing coming in and are just tearing it up, do not be afraid to continue your oppressive offense,especially if your Ultimate Attack is ready!
When To Use Darkchild
Darkchildis Magik’sUltimate Attackin Marvel Rivals, having hertransform into a demon, drastically boosting her attacks.While she will still play the same for the most part, theamount of damage she dishes out in the form is astronomically high,and she will alsoreceive substantially more bonus healthwhen landing attacks.
Werecommend entering Darkchild before diving into the action.Activating it during an encounter can be risky, as her small health pool can come back to bite you, causing you to die before you can properly deal enough damage to gain bonus health.
Again,this form is tremendously potent and can drastically change the tides of battle,soensure you and your team are readyto push and let it rip. Thedamage output during Darkchild is downright disgusting,and thebonus health will undoubtedly allow you to continue your rampagefor the entire12-second duration!
