A Marvel Rivals player has discovered a game-changing strategy using Doctor Strange that traps opponents in endless spawn room loops. This tactic, leveraging the Pentagram of Farallah ability, has the potential to completely alter match dynamics and raise exploit concerns among players.
As Marvel Rivals continues its beta phase, developer NetEase Games may need to address this issue in upcoming patches or the full release to ensure fair play.
Highlights
- A Marvel Rivals player unveils a game-changing Doctor Strange strategy that allows them to trap opponents in spawn room loops.
- Doctor Strange”s Pentagram of Farallah can completely alter match dynamics if used this way, and could potentially lead to exploit complaints.
- NetEase Games may address this unfair strategy in the Marvel Rivals beta through upcoming patch, or with the full release of its game.
A Marvel Rivals player has discovered a Doctor Strange Meta involving spawn trapping that is outright cruel. Marvel Rivals is in the midst of a beta phase that began in July, and players may use this Doctor Strange strategy to defeat their opponents within the private test.
Marvel Rivals is an upcoming hero shooter developed by NetEase Games, the studio behind games like Diablo Immortal, Naraka: Bladepoint, and Knives Out. Unlike divisive alternatives such as Concord, Marvel Rivals has received wide praise from players with access to its beta. The game features popular Marvel characters like Star-Lord, The Incredible Hulk, and Black Panther. Similar to other hero shooters, each character has their own unique abilities, and they fulfill different roles to emphasize team composition. The Vanguard characters are tanks, Duelists are damage dealers, and Strategists support the other heroes. One gamer has found a unique trick to defeating enemy players using one of Doctor Strange”s powerful abilities.
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Reddit user Warlonator recently shared a clip of their Marvel Rivals strategy for Doctor Strange. Similar to how he does in the Marvel movies, Doctor Strange can open portals to transport allies and enemies alike. Dubbed the Pentagram of Farallah in the game, one player has discovered that these portals can be set up in front of the enemy spawn rooms. The Reddit users” video begins with the player defeating an opposing Marvel Rivals Hulk before setting up one portal in front of one spawn room door, and the other in front of the second. As a result of this play, their opponents couldn”t escape the spawn room, as entering one portal would eject them out the other, causing a spawn room loop.
How Does Doctor Strange”s Marvel Rivals Portal Work?
Doctor Strange is a Vanguard hero in Marvel Rivals, and he has abilities like Shield of the Seraphim that protect teammates from damage using a magical barrier. Out of all his abilities, the Pentagram of Farallah may be the most widely used for its utility in fundamentally changing the dynamics of a match. While Overwatch 2”s Symmetra can create portals, they”re only intended for her allies to use. This occasionally still causes players to be sent falling to their deaths by their teammates, but these portals also require button input to use. The Doctor Strange Portal in Marvel Rivals simply works by players walking through them, which seems to be causing a handful of problems.Close
Given how unfair this strategy is to the opposing team, some players may end up giving the developer negative feedback regarding Doctor Strange. With Marvel Rivals still in beta testing, though, NetEase Games has plenty of time to remove this Doctor Strange strategy.
Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 hero-shooter from NetEase that features a roster of classic Marvel characters, iconic maps, and destructible environments.
Third-Person Shooter
Action
Multiplayer
Systems
Franchise
Marvel
Platform(s)
PC
, PS5
, Xbox Series X
, Xbox Series S
Developer(s)
NetEase Games
Publisher(s)
NetEase Games
Engine
Unreal Engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
, Online Co-OpExpand
