Blade: Who is Blade in Marvel Rivals?

Blade is a duelist hero in Marvel Rivals ^[1]. He excels at diving into fights, dealing strong melee and ranged damage, and disrupting enemy healing. His abilities reward aggressive play, but smart use of his defensive tools can make him hard to bring down.

In the game’s story, Blade uses his vampire heritage to fight supernatural threats. His mix of sword and shotgun combat lets him adapt to close or mid-range fights, while his vampiric powers give him lifesteal and resilience. Though he has solid health, Blade performs best when timing his dashes and blocks to avoid getting overwhelmed.

What are Blade’s abilities in Marvel Rivals?

Blade blends fast attacks, healing reduction, and lifesteal to pressure enemies and keep himself in the fight. Below are brief explanations for all of the duelist’s abilities.

Normal Attacks:

• Ancestral Sword: Performs quick melee strikes with Blade’s ancestral sword.
• Hunter’s Shotgun: Fires his shotgun pistol for ranged damage.

Abilities:

• Daywalker Dash: Dashes forward to strike with the weapon currently equipped. With the shotgun, fires a shot and applies a healing reduction effect. With the sword, delivers a wide cleaving slash that slows enemies. Has two charges.
• Bloodline Awakening: Channels his vampiric power, giving lifesteal and faster sword attacks, but reducing the healing received from allies.
• Scarlet Shroud: Uses energy to block incoming attacks and reduce damage taken. Blocking lowers the cooldown of Daywalker Dash. Grants brief unstoppable status on activation.

Ultimate Ability:

• Thousand-Fold Slash: Charges up and draws the Sword of Dracula, dashing forward with a massive strike that leaves a damaging zone. Enemies hit also suffer reduced healing.

References

1. [1] "Official Marvel Rivals website". www.marvelrivals.com. Retrieved August 06, 2025