Operation Microchip

Black Widow gains a new firing mode for her rifle through a Team-Up with The Punisher, allowing her primary fire to pierce through enemies while aiming down sights.

Heroes

• the punisher
• black widow

Lore

-to be updated-

Operation: Microchip (The Punisher - Black Widow)

Operation Microchip is a new Team-Up ability introduced in the Season 2.5 update of Marvel Rivals. This Team-Up transforms Black Widow's rifle into a piercing weapon while giving The Punisher some stat boosts. Here is how this team-up works:

• As the Team-Up Anchor, The Punisher gains 25 maximum health and a 5% boost in damage
• Black Widow unlocks a new Pulse Rifle ability through her Team-Up with The Punisher.

Black Widow gets a much-needed buff her considering her current state in the meta. The new Pulse Rifle ability lets her shots pierce through multiple enemies when she aims down sights. This means tanks can't just body block for their team anymore.

This Team-Up works especially well when enemies group up around objectives in certain modes, such as Domination mode or in choke points across maps.

Overall, this Team-Up enhances Black Widow's ability to deal consistent damage against grouped enemies, a role she previously struggled with. It's clear the Marvel Rivals developers are trying to buff Black Widow a bit, and it's not surprising considering she had one of the lowest pick rates in Season 2. This is definitely a good change that addresses some of her weaknesses, however, nothing groundbreaking that will completely shake up the meta.

Best Against

This Team-Up works best against characters who like to stay behind their team and deal damage from a distance, or characters who are clumped up in the middle of the fight.

Best Counters

Characters with high mobility or dive potential won't be affected much by this Team-Up.

• Vanguards that excel at diving the backline such as Venom and Captain America won't be affected by this team-up as Black Widow won't be using this team-up ability in short range.
• Similarly, highly mobile melee Duelists or flankers who can dive the backline, such as Spider-Man, Black Panther and Psylocke, are quite effective against this team-up.
• Characters that have shields, such as Magneto and Doctor Strange, or can create walls, such as Groot, are direct counters to this team-up as they can block the piercing shots and nullify its effectiveness.