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Magik is a Duelist in Marvel Rivals who excels at close-range combat with her Soulsword. She sits in the A-tier of the current meta due to her high damage output, mobility options, and self-healing capabilities. In this guide, we'll cover everything you need to know about playing Magik effectively, from her basic abilities to advanced combos and the best ways to counter her.
Magik Overview
Magik is a melee Duelist who specializes in getting in close to deal massive damage and then escaping with her portals. Her playstyle revolves around flanking enemies, picking off isolated targets, and using her mobility to get out safely.
Here's a quick look at her basic stats:
 | Stat |
| Health | 250 HP |
| Role | Duelist |
| Difficulty | Intermediate (3/5) |
| Attack Type | Melee with some ranged options |
Magik's main strength comes from her passive ability, which converts a % of her damage into bonus health, letting her sustain herself during fights. This makes her particularly deadly when she can land her attacks consistently.
How to Play Magik in Marvel Rivals
Positioning and Playstyle
Magik's positioning and playstyle revolve around being unpredictable and opportunistic. You should learn the maps thoroughly and identify good flank routes to approach enemies unnoticed. Stay at an intermediate distance from the main fight - close enough to jump in quickly but far enough to avoid immediate detection.
Always position yourself opposite from your team's main push, so when enemies focus on your frontline, you can attack from behind. Before engaging, take a moment to scan for support heroes and note which enemies have recently used their escape abilities. Adjust your aggression based on whether you're attacking or defending - be more aggressive with portals when attacking and more conservative when defending.
Always try to maintain at least one Stepping Disc charge for escape, as the 6-second cooldown can feel like forever in an intense fight.
Magik Combos
These are Magik's most useful attack combinations:
- Charge Magik Slash fully > Release > Umbral Incursion > Soulsword
- Umbral Incursion > Soulsword > Magik Slash > Melee (Basic Combo)
- Stepping Discs > Eldritch Whirl > Umbral Incursion > Soulsword > Magik Slash > Stepping Discs (to escape)
- Magik Slash > Stepping Discs > Eldritch Whirl > Umbral Incursion > Soulsword
- Darkchild > Magik Slash > Stepping Discs > Eldritch Whirl > Umbral Incursion > Soulsword > Stepping Discs
Target Priority
Knowing who to attack first is a really important decision you will make while playing Magik. Your primary goal as Magik is to disrupt the enemy team by eliminating their support structure and key damage dealers.
Strategists should always be your top priority. These heroes provide healing and utility to their team, making them the backbone of enemy defenses. Characters like Luna Snow and Mantis can completely negate your damage output with their healing, so taking them out first creates an immediate advantage. They typically have low health pools (around 250 HP) and limited escape options, making them perfect targets for your damage.
Ranged Duelists come next in priority. Heroes like Hawkeye, Punisher, and black widow can deal massive damage from a safe distance, but they're vulnerable to your close-range attacks. Their low mobility compared to your portals gives you a significant advantage in these fights.
Other Duelists present a more even matchup and should be approached carefully. Heroes like Winter Soldier have crowd control abilities that can prevent your escape, while characters like black panther have mobility that matches yours. These fights often come down to skill and timing rather than character advantage.
Vanguards should generally be avoided unless they're already weakened. Their high health pools, crowd control abilities, and sustained damage make them poor targets for Magik's hit-and-run style. If you must engage a Vanguard, do so only when they're below half health or when supporting your team in a coordinated attack.
How to Counter Magik
Countering Magik requires understanding her strengths and weaknesses. Her high mobility and burst damage make her a threat, but she has clear vulnerabilities that can be exploited.
Magik thrives in one-on-one situations where she can quickly eliminate a target and escape. Her main weakness is being caught without her escape abilities or being focused by multiple enemies at once. She has a relatively small health pool of 250 HP, which makes her vulnerable to burst damage and crowd control effects.
To counter Magik effectively, you need to either predict her movements and catch her with crowd control or make it difficult for her to find isolated targets. Team positioning is crucial - staying grouped makes it harder for Magik to find opportunities.
- Gameplay: Stay with your team. Magik struggles against multiple opponents. Save crowd control abilities for when she engages.
- winter soldier: Can pull Magik with his Bionic Hook, stopping her escape. Has enough damage to kill her before she can heal.
- luna snow: Can freeze Magik with Absolute Zero. Healing counters Magik's burst damage.
- venom: High health lets him survive her attack combos with ease.
- groot: Walls block her line of sight and movement. Area control makes it harder for her to flank.
Best Team Composition
Magik works best with heroes who can either provide her with additional sustain, create distractions for her to exploit, or benefit from her team-up ability. In order of synergy, the best teammates for Magik are:
- luna snow: Her healing adds to Magik's self-healing, making Magik much harder to kill. The combination allows Magik to take more aggressive engagements.
- black panther or psylocke: They benefit from Magik's Team-Up ability, giving them better escape options and healing. This creates a powerful flanking trio that can coordinate attacks from multiple angles.
- Vanguards: Heroes like bruce banner or venom draw enemy attention, giving Magik more freedom to flank and attack.
- Long-range Duelists: Heroes like hawkeye or punisher can deal damage from afar while Magik attacks from close range, creating pressure from multiple angles that's difficult for enemies to manage.
Magik is a strong Duelist who can get kills quickly and escape safely. She takes time to learn but can be very effective once you master her teleporting and combo timing. Focus on isolating targets, dealing damage, and using your self-healing to stay in fights longer. With practice, you'll be taking down enemies and helping your team win matches.
