Marvel Rivals Hero Guide

Blade

Q: What are Blade's main abilities?

Blade has 7 tracked official abilities, including Ancestral Sword, Hunter's Shotgun, Scarlet Shroud, Bloodline Awakening, Daywalker Dash.

DUELIST

Half-human and half-vampire, Eric Brooks walks betweenworlds, craving the very life force of his enemies. As nightfalls, Blade's hunt begins as he wields the Sword of Draculato become the nightmare of any foe who dares to bare theirfangs.

Weapons / AttacksAncestral Sword, Hunter's Shotgun

Defense / SurvivalBloodline Awakening

Team SkillsECLIPSE EDGE

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Blade Playstyle

PlaystyleMelee anti-carry

StrengthPressure backlines and finish low targets

Watch ForTrack escapes before diving

Team TipPressure from an angle while your vanguard or strategist creates the timing window.

Weapon & Primary Attacks

Left Click

Ancestral Sword

Slash forward with Blade's Ancestral Sword

DamageCause 26 damage per single slash; double strike cause 13 damage per hit

Full ability values

Key: Left Click
Casting: Melee
Damage: Cause 26 damage per single slash; double strike cause 13 damage per hit
Maximum Distance: 5m
Attack Interval: 2 strikes per second

Left Click

Hunter's Shotgun

Fire at enemies using your Shotgun

Full ability values

Key: Left Click
Casting: Projectile that fires in a straight trajectory, which breaks into shrapnel after reaching a certain distance
Initial Projectile Maximum Distance: 8m
Initial Projectile Speed: 180 m/s
Initial Projectile Damage: 45
Shrapnel Amount: 11
Damage per Shrapnel Hit: 8
Shrapnel Projectile Speed: 150 m/s
Shrapnel Damage Falloff: Falloff begins at 15m, decreasing to 50% at 30m

Defensive & Survival Skills

Bloodline Awakening

Awaken the Dhampir bloodline, enhancing slash speed during continuous attacks and triggering Whirlwind Slash.If all Whirlwind Slash strikes hit, your Attack Speed will further increase. While under this state, you suffer Reduced Healing, but attacks gain Lifesteal

Full ability values

Key: E
Special Effect: Left Click/Shift key ability hits accumulate attack speed buff levels; within the Bloodline Awakening duration, attacks gain Lifesteal and movement speed boost but suffer Reduced Healing
Lifesteal Proportion: 70%, Affected by Healing Reduction
Self Reduce Healing Proportion: 25%
Movement Speed Boost: 1.5 m/s
Max Attack Speed Boost Buff Stack: 10
Left Click Hit Buff Stack: 1
Shift Hit Buff Stack: 5
Attack Speed Boost Proportion from Each Buff Stack: 10%
Duration of Each Buff Stack: 1s
Whirlwind Slash Damage: 64
Hits to Trigger the Whirlwind Slash: 5
Special Effect: Landing all four hits of Whirlwind Slash grants 1 slash speed stack; Excess lifesteal grants Bonus Health( max 75; conversion rate 50%)

Mobility Skills

Right Click

Scarlet Shroud

Parry with Ancestral Sword to become Unstoppable for a brief period, reducing damage taken from the front and decreasing the cooldown of Daywalker Dash

Cooldown3s

Full ability values

Key: Right Click
Maximum Energy: 120
Energy Cost: 60/s
Energy Recovery Speed: 15/s
Activation Cost: 15
Cooldown: 3s
Unstoppable Duration: 1s after activation
Damage Reduction: 80%
Special Effect: Every 200 damage resisted grants 1 charge for Daywalker Dash

Shift

Daywalker Dash

Dash forward. If wielding your gun, shoot at enemies upon impact, applying a Healing Reduction effect. If wielding your sword, deliver a cleaving strike that inflicts Slow

Damage30

Full ability values

Key: Shift
Casting: Dash. Cause damage and special effects to the enemies hit
Dash Distance: 15m
Damage: 30
Special Effect: Hit while wielding the gun, inflict Slow effect to the enemy; hit while wielding the sword, deal Healing Reduction to the enemy
Healing Reduction Proportion: apply 8% Healing Reduction per strike (32% total if all hit)
Healing Reduction Duration: 4s
Slow Rate: 40%
Slow Duration: 1.5s
Gun Second Hit Damage: 50
Sword Second Hit Damage: 10 per hit, 4 hits in total
Second Hit Damage Range: 6.5m

Ultimate Ability

Thousand-Fold Slash

Charge power and swiftly draw the Sword of Dracula, executing a powerful Iaido strike as you dash forward, leaving behind a slashing zone where the sword automatically strikes enemies. Enemies hit suffer Reduced Healing

Full ability values

Key: Q
Energy Cost: 2800
Self Slow: 25%
Maximum Charge Time: 3s
Charge time for max distance: 1s
Dash Distance: 10m, maximum distance 24m after fully charged.
Direct Hit Damage: 100
Spell Field Damage Over Time: 225/s
Spell Field Range: Length: Maximum dash distance; Width: 6m; Height: 4.5m
Spell Field Duration: 2s
Healing Reduction Proportion: 20%
Healing Reduction Duration: 4s

Team-Up Abilities

ECLIPSE EDGE

Blessed by Khonshu, Blade gains a new ability. When activated, Blade swings his Ancestral Sword in a powerful slash, dashing forward a short distance. At the end of the dash, he swiftly slashes four times, each strike sending a Darkmoon Blade forward. When a Darkmoon Blade hits an enemy, it bounces to nearby targets

Cooldown20sDamage40

Full ability values

Key: C
Cooldown: 20s
Dash Duration: 8m
Dash Damage: 30
Number of Projectiles: 4
Projectile Speed: 150m/s
Damage: 40
Bounce Range: 8m
Damage Falloff Per Bounce: 20% per bounce
Maximum Times of Bounce: 3

Story

Blade joins the Marvel Rivals roster as duelist. This profile was expanded from the official hero listing and tuned into a practical quick-read for team composition decisions.

FAQ

What role is Blade?

Blade is listed as DUELIST in Marvel Rivals.

What abilities does Blade have?

Blade has 7 official abilities tracked on this page, including Ancestral Sword, Hunter's Shotgun, Scarlet Shroud, Bloodline Awakening, Daywalker Dash.