NetEase GamesMarvel Rivals Season 2 is finally here, adding the one and only Emma Frost to the popular game, complete with deadly weapons and abilities. But only if you play her right.
One of the best aspects of Marvel Rivals is its heroes. They’re forever increasing, and each addition brings a brand new way to play your matches, as well as new team comps and counters. After all, when there’s a new hero on the block, you need to know how to take them down.
However, it’s also imperative you know how to thrive with the new additions. So, here’s all you need to know about Emma Frost in Marvel Rivals, from her weapons, abilities, best team comps, counters, and of course, how to play her.
Emma Frost stats in Marvel Rivals
Dexerto / Netease- Class: Vanguard
- Health: 550
- Movement: 6m per second
Emma Frost is a powerful Vanguard in Marvel Rivals, shadowing the health of Wolverine and other powerful Duelists. She’s not the most tanky Vanguard in the game, with the likes of Captain America and The Thing receiving considerably more health. However, she’s fast, powerful, and still deadly.
Weapons
Emma Frost’s weapon is her Telepathic Pulse, a powerful psionic beam that deals continuous damage to the enemy, so long as you keep it trained on them.
Her Telepathic Pulse stats can be found below:
| Weapon Type | Ranged |
| Casting | Channeled |
| Ammo | 70 |
| Damage | Increases with energy: 0 – 70/s, 99 – 120/s Full energy – 150/s |
| Range | 15m |
| Ammo Consumption | 10/s |
| Special Effect | Energy gain: Hero hit: 10/s; Sentience hit: 15/s Common summons hit: 5/s Shield hit: 10/s Falloff begins 3s after not hitting an enemy, at a rate of 30/s |
Dexerto / NeteaseAbilities
Along with her Telepathic Pulse, Emma Frost has some deadly abilities to use on the battlefield, ranging from deadly melee to powerful ranged attacks.
| Ability | Details | What it Does |
|---|---|---|
| Mind’s Aegis | Casting: Deployable Shield Max Shield Value: 500 Recovery Speed: 70/s Delayed recovery after release: 2s Reposition Cooldown: 3s Cooldown after destroy: 4s | Create a levitating barrier at the designated location. |
| Psychic Spear | Casting: Single delayed projectile Speed: 80m/s Max Distance: 24m Sentience Health: 25% targets max health Damage: 5 per direct hit. When sentience shatters, deals damage to target equal to 25% of their max health Special Effect: When the distance between the target and its sentience is more than 15m, their linkage can be broken | Seize control of an enemy’s sentience — damage dealt to the sentience cascades to the physical form and can be pierced by Telepathic Pulse. When the sentience shatters, it unleashes extra damage on its owner. |
| Diamond Form | Casting: Switch Form Duration: 8s Special Effect: 30% Damage Reduction in Diamond form | Activate Diamond Form to transform your attack style while gaining Damage Reduction and becoming Unstoppable. |
| Faceted Fury | Casting: Single-cast Spell Field Damage: 1st & 2nd hit: 50 3rd hit: 70 4th hit: 80 Attack Range: 4m | In Diamond Form, deliver a crushing double-fisted strike to enemies. |
| Crystal Kick | Casting: Single-cast Spell Field Hit Range: 5m Damage: Hit Damage: 50 Damage increases to 100 when target is knocked into walls Cooldown: 2s Special Effect: Max knockback distance — 10m | In Diamond Form, unleash a flying kick forward and knock back enemies; extra damage is dealt if they’re propelled into a wall. |
| Carbon Crush | Casting: Dash Based Control Damage: 30 Max Distance: 7m Cooldown: 5s Special Effect: Control effect duration — 1.6s | In Diamond Form, lunge forward to grab an enemy, then execute a back slam to inflict damage. |
| Psionic Seduction | Casting: Large-ranged Persistent Spell Field Duration: 6s Range: Cone shape, angle range: 80. Length 30m Damage: Basic damage: 80/s Distance falloff, falloff begins at 7 degrees from center of view. Decreases to 80% at 20 degrees Energy Cost: 3,700 Special Effect: When exposed to ability, enemies accumulate 10 stacks/s Stacks decrease by 10/s when they leave exposure. At 15 stacks, a control effect triggers. Each enemy can be controlled once per ultimate activation. | Project a forward psychic assault that stuns foes and prevents them from unleashing their Ultimate Abilities; if the effect lingers, it gradually commandeers their mind, forcing them to move toward Emma Frost |
| Mind Link (Team-Up Ability) | Team-Up: Magneto and Psylocke Team-Up bonus: +100 Max Health | Emma Frost can form a mental link with Magneto and Psylocke, calling on her to create illusory projections. When together, Emma Frost will create a Mental Projection of Magneto and Psylocke, forming a Duplicate Illusion in the enemy’s perspective that confuses foes by moving and casting abilities on its own |
How to play Emma Frost in Marvel Rivals
Emma Frost is a powerhouse in almost any scenario. Nevertheless, you’ll want to keep yourself in the fray using your Diamond Form while ensuring you increase your damage through your weapon and always focus on the same enemy until they’re down.
With this in mind, keep moving around so enemies can’t lock onto you while preparing for your Diamond Form.
Dexerto / NeteaseOnce you’ve enabled that form, use Carbon Crush to grab your enemy and take them down. All while focusing your Psionic Seduction on the S-tier heroes that threaten you.
Lastly, you’ll want to enact your shield towards your squishier teammates — you are a tank after all.
Best team comp
Thankfully, tons of characters work well with Emma Frost. In terms of the best team comp, we recommend pairing her with the following characters:
- Magneto
- Psylocke
- Invisible Woman
- Namor
- Peni Parker
Magneto
NetEase GamesMagneto is a perfect addition to any team with Emma Frost thanks to her Team-Up ability. The two are able to thrive with the duplicates, destroying any enemy that attempts to destroy either of the two heroes.
Check out our Magneto guide for more details on the character.
Psylocke
Psylocke is much the same, working well with Emma Frost thanks to the Team-Up ability. She’s a deadly fighter as it is, but with the additional power granted through Mind Link, you’ll be able to both deceive and destroy anyone who gets in your way.
Check out our Psylocke guide for more details on the character.
Invisible Woman
NetEase GamesThe Invisible Woman is a fantastic strategist who can perfectly complement Emma’s fighting style. She’ll essentially be there to keep you alive and apply a variety of buffs from the backline, while Emma handles the up-close combat.
Check out our Invisible Woman guide for more details on the character.
Namor
Namor works wonderfully with Emma Frost’s Crystal Kick ability. If you line up your kick to knock the enemy into the range of Namor and his minions, they’ll quickly be destroyed, leaving one less problem to worry about.
Check out our Namor guide for more details on the character.
Peni Parker
Marvel GamesPeni Parker works the same as Namor, except you’ll want to use Emma’s Crystal Kick ability to knock the enemy into her Arachno Mines and webs. She’s also an ideal fighter for up-front, too, providing a little more support in general.
Check out our Peni Parker guide for more details on the character.
Best counters
If you’re up against Emma Frost and find yourself struggling, then you’ll want to choose some of the counters below:
- Groot
- Iron Fist
- Wolverine
- Thor
- Luna Snow
Groot
NetEase GamesGroot’s thorn walls are ideal to stop Emma Frost from her Psionic Seduction ability, leaving your team safe from any unexpected movement or lack of power. Just be sure to watch her for her ability, check out her voice line, and protect your team.
Check out our Groot guide for more details on the character.
Iron Fist
Iron Fist is a stellar tankbuster as it is, and is a perfect counter for Emma Frost. Not only does he do insane damage, but he has abilities that work off the enemy’s health percentage. So, the higher the percentage, the more damage she does, perfect for Emma Frost.
Check out our Iron Fist guide for more details on the character.
Wolverine
NetEase GamesWolverine is not far off the same as Iron Fist, except he has a little more resistance and can withstand going toe to toe with Emma Frost until she uses her Diamond Form. So, time your attacks well and you’ll be fine.
Check out our Wolverine guide for more details on the character.
Luna Snow
Despite what Emma Frost’s ultimate reveals, Luna Snow can easily counter the ability using her own ultimate. During this, she’s able to heal anyone being mind-controlled while supporting the rest of the team. If you have an Emma Frost in the other team, you need to choose Luna Snow.
Check out our Luna Snow guide for more details on the character.
Emma Frost voice actor
Emma Frost is voiced by Laura Post in Marvel Rivals.
She’s best known for voicing Harley Quinn in the Batman: The Enemy Within game, Kasumi Yoshizawa and Sumire Yashizara in Persona 5 Royal, and Amalia and Captain Soldis in Avowed. Fans of the World of Warcraft: Warbringers TV show may also recognise her as the voice of Azshara.
Emma Frost skins
NetEaseLabelled X-Revolution, she’ll be trading her traditional white outfit for a revealing black number complete with a chain belt, green scales on her jacket, and gold trim.
This Epic skin will cost 1600 Units and come with an MVP animation, an emote, a nameplate, and a spray. She’s based on the Uncanny X-Men comic, published in 2013.
So, that’s all you need to know about Wolverine in Marvel Rivals. For more on the game, check out our full tier list, Twitch Drops, the best controller settings, all free skins & how to get them, all currencies, and any active codes.
