Difficulty rating: ★☆☆☆☆
Class: Duelist
HP: 250
At first glance, Scarlet Witch is easy to overlook. She’s got low HP, only one normal attack, and doesn’t move very fast. But she’s capable of inflicting wild amounts of damage, and can quickly escape if the fight gets too dicey.
Her normal attack, Chaos Control, deals damage to enemies based on a percentage of their max health. But far more importantly, Chaos Control is effectively an endless stream of Chaos Magic that does not require aiming. Yep, Wanda’s magic effectively has auto-aim. It also has some serious range, and using it restores Chaos Energy.
Chaos Energy powers one of her other abilities: Chthonian Burst. This ability allows her to fire up to four explosive magic missiles that pack a serious punch. Chaos Energy slowly refills on its own over time, but using Chaos Control refills it much faster, and when playing as Scarlet Witch, you should pretty much always be using both Chaos Energy and Chthonian Burst.
Another ability Scarlet Witch possesses is called Dark Seal. Triggering it fires an orb of Chaos Magic that can be detonated by the player, or will detonate on its own eventually. Once detonated, Dark Seal essentially serves as a force field that periodically stuns enemies who try to walk through it, or happen to be standing within range when it detonates.
Another valuable ability Scarlet Witch possesses is Mystic Protection. It has two charges, and when triggered, Scarlet Witch becomes transparent and gains the ability to fly–but enemy players only see her as a small red orb zooming around that is very hard to hit. Mystic Projection is an excellent way to get out of hot water and find the nearest health pack when an enemy is about to finish you off.
But the best demonstration of Scarlet Witch’s chaotic powers is her Reality Erasure ultimate ability. When triggered, Scarlet Witch can fly freely, chanting a brief incantation (“Pure chaos!”) before unleashing a huge orb of Chaos Magic that destroys nearly everything in its path.
The brief moment between triggering Reality Erasure and it actually detonating can be dangerous, however–Scarlet Witch does not have an extra shield or any other additional help to protect her while she’s vulnerable.
As soon as enemy players hear, “Pure chaos!” they will do everything they can to take Scarlet Witch down before Reality Erasure detonates. We recommend either flying as high up as possible and only descending when the ability is about to detonate or triggering the ability while hiding behind cover, only exposing yourself to the enemy right when Reality Erasure is going to detonate. If you’ve got voice chat on, be sure to warn your teammates so they can protect you with shields, healing, or distractions.
Overall, Scarlet Witch is the best character to start off with if you’re new to Marvel Rivals. Knowing that every single normal attack will always hit its target will allow you to get familiar with Scarlet Witch’s other powers and focus on familiarizing yourself with other important aspects of the game, like different modes, various hero team-ups, and not letting Jeff The Land Shark spit you off the side of the map.
