Emma Frost will bring a new chaotic gameplay experience to Marvel Rivals. Her arrival in Season 2 lets her challenge other heroes as a versatile Vanguard transitioning between her two forms. Here’s an ultimate beginner guide to playing Emma Frost in Marvel Rivals Season 2.
Introduction to Emma Frost
Expect confidence as soon as Emma Frost, the White Queen Vanguard hero, arrives in Marvel Rivals. Unlike the other tanks, Emma doesn’t simply absorb damage from other heroes. Instead, she has strategic form-switching ability between her telepathic human form and impenetrable diamond state.
You can compare her abilities with Overwatch 2’s Ramattra. So, if you’ve already mastered playing this character then you’ll definitely find ease with Emma’s mechanics.
Emma Frost’s Abilities Breakdown
What makes Emma Frost an incredibly unique tank in Marvel Rivals is her form-switching ability. This let her absorb and deal impressive damage to her opponents. Here is a breakdown of her abilities:
Human Form Abilities:
- Telepathic Pulse (Primary Fire): This psionic beam increases her damage over time
- Mind’s Aegis (Right-click): Blocks any incoming damage by creating a forward-facing barrier
- Psychic Spear (E): Turns the enemy’s sentience into crystal form while dealing damage when the crystal is attacked and shattered
- Diamond Form (Left Shift): Swiftly shift to her diamond form with a 15-second cooldown
Diamond Form Abilities:
- Faceted Fury (Primary Fire): Deals crushing double-fisted melee strikes
- Crystal Kick (Right-click): Knocks enemies back with her flying kick, dealing bonus damage if they hit walls
- Carbon Crush (E): Springs forward allowing her to grab an enemy before slamming them to the ground
Ultimate Ability:
- Psionic Seduction: Stun enemies with her forward psychic assault and locking them out of ultimate abilities. Eventually, this forces them to move toward Emma.
Team-up Ability:
- Mind Link: It’ll be best to play Emma Frost with Magneto or Psylocke for a game advantage. This grants them the ability to create illusory duplicates that mirror movements and abilities.
Form-Switching Mastery
Emma Frost’s gameplay revolves around psychological warfare with your enemies. Know how and when to keep enemies at bay in human form before transforming to your diamond form. The best scenario in utilizing the diamond form is when they get uncomfortably close.
Plus, it will also help to avoid making diamond form your default state in the entire match. You can do these things instead to improve your play:
- Use your human form when poking, shielding, and baiting out enemy cooldowns
- Then, transform to diamond form once the right moment comes for maximum impact
- Stack your abilities before transformation since any abilities used in human form continue to function after switching
Wall-Slam Combos
Moreover, Emma Frost’s gameplay also involves strategizing about positionings. Once in her diamond form, Emma can utilize her attacks to deal significant bonus damages. So, make sure to position her attacks that maximize the walls.
- Before switching forms, maneuver fights toward environmental obstacles
- Master the wall-slam combo: Carbon Crush grab → two Faceted Fury punches → wall-targeted Crystal Kick
- In open areas, modify your approach: two punches → Carbon Crush → strike two more punches before Crystal Kick
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Learning how to play Emma Frost in Marvel Rivals will definitely boost your reputation as a tank player. Many expect Emma users to contribute significantly to their team performance, making you do more as a Vanguard. However, there are some mistakes you have to avoid to utilize her abilities more.
- Don’t hide behind the barriers since they built Emma to control the battle’s flow.
- Emma’s ultimate requires follow-up to maximize value. It’ll be best to coordinate with teammates for devastating combos.
- Clear communication is essential while playing in the frontline. Announce if you switched form, target priorities, and ultimate timing.
- Even if it is satisfying to punch things, diamond form isn’t where you should spend most of your time.
Final Thoughts
Excitement rallies up high as Emma Frost is about to mark her arrival in Marvel Rivals Season 2. With more upcoming heroes, it’ll be challenging to keep the other heroes’ dominance in their gameplay. Moreover, Emma Frost also brings a fresh take on the Vanguard role that usually focuses on absorbing damages. So, hopefully, you’ve learned all the things needed to play Emma Frost efficiently in Marvel Rivals.
