10 Mantis Tips to INSTANTLY Improve From a Pro Marvel Rivals Player

Summary

This video provides 10 expert tips for playing Mantis in Marvel Rivals. Key strategies include using her sleep ability to interrupt ultimates, efficiently pocketing DPS players with healing and damage boosts, managing seed resources through headshots, and utilizing her ultimate for team mobility and survivability. It highlights Mantis as an off-support character focused on utility, positioning, and team synergy. The video also emphasizes the importance of adapting team compositions and knowing when to heal versus damage, while stressing the need to survive and play consistently to achieve success.

Takeaways

• 😀 Use Mantis' sleep ability for area control, especially on slippery targets like Star-Lord or Spider-Man, by aiming it at walls or your feet for better accuracy.
• 😀 Interrupt enemy ultimates with Mantis' sleep, particularly effective against Doctor Strange, Magic, and Hulk. Playing split from your team helps avoid getting caught in these ultimates.
• 😀 Mantis excels at pocketing DPS players, especially when they have powerful ultimates. Prioritize healing DPS over tanks to maximize damage output.
• 😀 Keep track of your seed resource. Headshots regenerate seeds, so balance attacking with supporting teammates to maintain resource management.
• 😀 Mantis’ self-buff applies both healing and damage seeds to herself, which can be useful for survival and dealing damage when under pressure.
• 😀 Mantis moves faster at max HP, allowing you to use parkour and mobility to escape flanking enemies while healing yourself with her self-buff.
• 😀 Make sure to heal and protect other support players on your team. Working together with your support teammates is key to surviving.
• 😀 Mantis pairs best with other high-healing supports like Luna or Rocket Raccoon, but can also work with Adam Warlock for self-resurrection when playing aggressive team compositions.
• 😀 Mantis' ultimate provides a speed boost and healing. Use it to keep your team pushing aggressively and prevent enemies from escaping.
• 😀 Surviving is the most important job for Mantis. Avoid risky plays and focus on consistent support, ensuring you stay alive to provide utility for your team.

Q & A

What is Mantis's sleep ability, and how can it be used effectively?

Mantis's sleep is an area-of-effect ability, meaning it can affect multiple targets. It is especially effective against slippery targets like Star-Lord, Spider-Man, or Magic, as you can aim the sleep at walls or the ground to hit them more consistently.

Which ultimates can Mantis interrupt with her sleep ability?

Mantis can interrupt Doctor Strange's ultimate, Magic's ultimate, and Hulk's ultimate. Hulk's ultimate is particularly easy to sleep due to his large size, although Mantis's sleep won't last for the full duration of Hulk's ultimate.

What is the key difference between Mantis's ability to pocket DPS versus beefy front-liners?

Mantis excels at pocketing DPS characters, like Star-Lord, by boosting their damage during their ultimates, such as Star-Lord's Aimbot ability. She is less effective at pocketing tanky characters who need more consistent healing.

How can Mantis efficiently manage her seed resources?

To efficiently manage seed resources, Mantis should focus on landing headshots, as each one replenishes one seed. Balancing shooting enemies with supporting teammates is crucial to avoid running out of seeds or wasting them.

When should Mantis use her self-buff ability?

Mantis's self-buff should be used when she needs healing over time, especially when being pressured by a flanker, or when she is pushing aggressively with her team to deal damage and replenish seeds.

How does Mantis's movement speed and mobility affect her gameplay?

Mantis is faster at max HP, allowing her to reach harder-to-reach areas more easily. It also helps her escape from enemy flankers when she uses her self-seed ability for healing over time.

What is Mantis's role in supporting other support players on the team?

Mantis's role includes ensuring that other support players stay alive. If a support player dies, it can jeopardize the team's survival, so healing and peeling for other support players is essential.

What team compositions pair well with Mantis, and why?

Mantis works best with other supports that provide more healing, such as Luna Snow or Rocket Raccoon. In compositions with tanks or those that require heavy healing, Mantis may need to be substituted with Luna for better healing output.

How should Mantis use her ultimate to benefit her team during fights?

Mantis's ultimate provides a speed boost and heal to anyone within range. It should be used after the team has engaged aggressively to keep them in the fight and prevent the enemy team from escaping.

What is the most important thing for Mantis players to focus on during a match?

The most important thing for Mantis players is survival. They should avoid risky plays, stay alive, and focus on applying buffs, healing, and damage to teammates consistently, rather than attempting flashy plays.