Season 2 of Marvel Rivals is gaining momentum with the exciting introduction of Emma Frost. This new character is rapidly becoming a fan favorite thanks to her formidable abilities and striking visual design.
As a Vanguard Hero, Emma Frost excels in chaotic battles, able to seamlessly transition into her resilient Diamond Form. In the competitive landscape of Marvel Rivals, she has emerged as one of the game’s most effective tank characters.
Just one day following her launch, players have quickly discovered optimal strategies for utilizing her strengths, with Emma Frost proving to be even more impactful than iconic characters like Hulk and Doctor Strange.
Emma Frost Overview
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Health |
650 HP |
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Role |
Vanguard |
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Difficulty |
3/5 |
As a Vanguard, Emma Frost acts as a frontline tank while boasting poke capabilities. She adeptly balances mid-range laser attacks with her aggressive melee engages in her Diamond Form.
Your primary objectives while playing as Emma are to absorb damage and hinder enemy advancement, instilling fear and caution in your opponents.
Emma’s abilities enable her to manipulate enemies’ positions, making her a significant threat even in close-range encounters—especially when well-supported by healers.
With skilled hands guiding her, Emma Frost can turn into a game-changing asset, requiring players to master strategic positioning and enemy target selection amidst intense confrontations.
Emma Frost Abilities
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Ability |
Description |
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Telepathic Pulse |
Basic Attack. Launch a psionic beam that deals damage while charging an energy meter; sustained beam contact increases damage from 70 DPS to 150 DPS at max charge. Range: 15m. Every successful hit adds 1 charge to the energy meter. |
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Psionic Seduction |
Ultimate. Execute a forward psychic attack that stuns foes and disrupts their Ultimate Abilities; prolonged exposure gradually coerces foes to move towards Emma Frost. Range: 25m. |
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Mind’s Aegis |
Form a floating barrier at a selected location, providing 500 shield health. |
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Psychic Spear |
Gain control over an enemy’s consciousness—damage inflicted on the consciousness reflects onto the physical body and can ONLY be damaged by Telepathic Pulse. Upon shattering the consciousness, it inflicts additional damage equal to 25% of the target’s maximum health. Range on Cast: 24m. Note: Link breaks if the distance exceeds 15m. |
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Diamond Form |
Transform into Diamond Form for 7 seconds, enhancing your attack style, granting 30% Damage Reduction, and becoming Unstoppable. Cooldown: 15 seconds. |
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Faceted Fury |
(Diamond Form) Basic Attack. Deliver a powerful double fist strike. Damage: 50 on the first and second hit, 70 on the third, and 80 on the fourth hit. |
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Carbon Crush |
(Diamond Form) Lunge at an enemy, turning 180 degrees to slam them into the ground for 30 damage. Dash distance: 7m. Cooldown: 5 seconds. |
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Crystal Kick |
(Diamond Form)Execute a flying kick that knocks back enemies; additional damage is incurred if they collide with a wall. Damage: 50 on hit, 100 if hitting a wall. Cooldown: 2 seconds. |
Although Diamond Form may appear potent at first glance, it features a notable 15-second cooldown and is effective for just 7 seconds. Timing its activation is crucial for maximizing impact.
This ability makes Emma Frost Unstoppable, providing resistance against enemy crowd-control techniques. Notably, it remains effective against specific ultimates, such as Jeff’s.
Emma’s primary sources of damage include her basic attacks and Psychic Spear, reminiscent of Symmetra from Overwatch. Additionally, Mind’s Aegis serves as a reliable shield, offering protection during skirmishes with its rapid cooldown and recovery.
Emma Frost Offensive Tips
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As Emma Frost, maintaining a constant threat level against the opposing team is paramount. By leveraging your basic attacks, Psychic Spear, and Diamond Form abilities, you can become a formidable adversary through adept positioning and target prioritization.
- Be aggressive: Your energy meter diminishes quickly without constant engagement. During team fights, manage your energy by targeting bulkier enemies with basic attacks while directing stronger beams at weaker foes.
- Maintain a frontline position to harass enemies using basic attacks.
- Diamond Form usage allows you to retain energy levels.
- Damage from Telepathic Pulse replenishes your energy meter, including damage to shields and deployables.
- When utilizing Psychic Spear, position the sentience crystal optimally between you and the target, allowing your beam to penetrate it—resulting in continued damage to the enemy if the crystal shatters.
- The crystal remains effective unless the target exceeds its radius, even if walls obstruct the line of sight.
- Psychic Spear can yield significant burst damage. Given its 6-second cooldown, use it liberally during skirmishes.
- Focus on damaging the sentience crystal first to maximize your damage potential.
- Mind’s Aegis effectively shields against enemy attacks, including healing effects. Deploy it carefully to sever your teammates from enemy healing.
- Diamond Form creates opportunities against vulnerable foes. Time your activation to isolate and dispatch fragile characters.
- While in Diamond Form, use Carbon Crush to target high-priority foes such as healers, and use Crystal Kick to reposition them for easier eliminations.
- Alternatively, use the kick to slam them into walls for a swift finish.
- A suggested combo: grab, deliver a two-hit melee attack, then execute a kick to a wall for high damage.
- Utilize Psionic Seduction on enemy healers to maintain control over the battlefield and neutralize potential countermeasures.
- On maps with significant gaps, strategically position yourself to use Psionic Seduction to lure enemies towards plummeting pitfalls.
Partnering with Magneto and competent healers enhances your ability to engage aggressively in combat. With Diamond Form’s cooldown, judicious activation can lead to substantial advantages during encounters.
Emma Frost Defensive Tips
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Similar to The Thing, Emma Frost’s presence can disrupt enemy formations, drawing fire and attention towards her.
Positioning close to your team is crucial—not only for aggro management but also to ensure access to healer support.
- Emma’s Mind’s Aegis provides a substantial shield with 500 health and a quick cooldown, making it capable of absorbing significant damage. Although not as powerful as Doctor Strange’s shield, it can be deployed accurately to block critical attacks.
- Use Mind’s Aegis wisely during intense situations to shield against powerful ultimates from enemies like Iron Man or Hela.
- To maximize Mind’s Aegis effectiveness, cast it amidst skirmishes, allowing movement for you and allies to evade damage.
- Emma’s positioning is vital. Unlike more mobile heroes like Doctor Strange or Magneto, you must use cover strategically while your shield is recharging.
- Effective healers can be the difference between surviving and falling in battle. Shield them and use Diamond Form to absorb damage for team sustainability.
- When faced with divers targeting your squishier teammates, Diamond Form can be a powerful deterrent, allowing you to disrupt or eliminate threats.
- Additionally, Carbon Crush can interrupt critical ultimates should the need arise.
- While Diamond Form grants a significant damage reduction, Emma Frost is not impervious. Certain hero ultimates, such as those from Punisher, Moon Knight, Hela, and Iron Fist, can still pose lethal risks, especially if they focus on her.
Emma Frost Team-Up Abilities
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Team-Up Ability |
Heroes Needed |
Description |
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Mind Link |
Emma Frost |
Passive. Emma can establish a psychic connection with Magneto and Psylocke, manifesting illusory duplicates during team-play. Together, these projections confuse enemies by mimicking the original heroes’ movements and abilities. Emma Frost gains +100 Max Health. |
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Magneto OR Psylocke |
At her debut, Emma Frost features a single Team-Up Ability, that synergizes effectively with Magneto and Psylocke.
The “Mind Link”ability allows Emma to generate psychic duplicates of Magneto and Psylocke, enabling the projections to attack and utilize their respective skills. With a maximum health of 150, these reflections can distract and disrupt foes.
This synergy is particularly advantageous with Magneto, as he can enhance damage control as a tank. Psylocke’s utility largely hinges on player skill, making her impact variable.
Emma Frost Counters and Management Strategies
Vanguard
The Thing is impervious to knockbacks and displacing attacks, limiting Emma’s options. However, given his lack of ranged capabilities, maintain distance and chip away with basic attacks.
Thor is a strong contender against Emma Frost in direct confrontations. Team synergy is critical; seek assistance from allies to secure victory.
Duelist
Several Duelist heroes can pose significant challenges to Emma due to her limited range.
Wolverine and Iron Fist are both adept at dismantling tanks, and their agility makes them tough opponents. Employ Diamond Form strategically to stand a chance against their assaults.
Ranged champions like Black Widow and Hawkeye can chip away at Emma Frost’s shields effectively; solid cover management and positioning are essential.
Airborne characters such as Iron Man and Human Torch pose additional difficulties, easily dodging short-range attacks. Bait them into risky plays for opportunities to counter with Mind’s Aegis or Diamond Form.
Strategist
Luna Snow and Cloak & Dagger’s Ultimates are immune to cancellation by Emma Frost’s abilities, complicating engagements. Isolate and eliminate them before major plays are attempted.
Additionally, be mindful of Loki, who can replicate Emma Frost’s Ultimate and shift the battle’s momentum. Target unprotected enemies swiftly with Carbon Crush to secure eliminations.
Optimal Team Compositions for Emma Frost
Vanguard
Magneto represents the best companion for Emma, strategically balancing aggressive play with backline support. His shields and Team-Up potential augment survivability during engagements.
An alternative pairing is Peni Parker, who can guard the backline while Emma engages enemies head-on.
Duelist
Psylocke’s effectiveness is primarily derived from the Team-Up synergy. As a diver, she excels at isolating powerful foes, enabling Emma Frost to draw aggro without concern.
An ally Wolverine is invaluable in confronting tanks. His capacity to assist in engagements makes him a feared ally, capable of snatching targets for Emma’s team to dispatch.
Strategist
Almost any primary healer complements Emma Frost well. Healers like Invisible Woman and Cloak & Dagger are outstanding choices; their support enhances her effectiveness.
Additionally, Jeff makes a notable choice, given Emma’s fondness for him as her “baby.”Together, the team can thrive under strong healing support.
