Marvel Rivalsprimarily revolves around three classes: Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist. Among these, Vanguards are the tanks, Duelists are the DPS units, and Strategists include supports who can heal and buff the entire team.
Captain America in this game is a Vanguard whose primary role is to protect the entire team while also staying alive as long as possible so that the enemy can’t get hold of the objectives. If you are interested in this hero, here’s a detailed guide that will help you get started with Captain America and make the learning process easier.
Captain America Overview
Captain America is amedium-difficulty Vanguard unit that can protect allies by shielding themand granting them bonus health and movement boosts. His primary ability is his Living Legend skill, which allows him to block enemy attacks and deflect them in random directions.
Additionally,he can use his basic attack Sentinel Strike to smash his enemies with his shieldand deal damage to them. He can alsothrow his shield at enemies with the Vibranium Energy Saw ability. He can also increase hismovement speed with his Leading Dash ability and jump into the airwith Fearless Leap.
HisLiberty Dash ability allows him to charge at enemiesand Super-Soldier Slam lets him crash down on opponents from a height and thereby launch them up in the air. Finally, he canuse his ultimate Freedom Charge to forge a path for his allies where everyone receives bonus HP and movement boost.
If you are interested in leading your team with Captain America, here’s a rundown of his entire kit:
Every second attack triggers ashield throw which will ricochet
Freedom Charge
Captain America forges a path forward following which both he
and his allies receive a health boost and movement speed. His Living
Legend and Leading Dash abilities are empowered at this point and
they can launch enemies while the ultimate is active.
Leading Dash
Captain America can boost his movement speedand leap into the air.
Vibranium Energy Saw
Captain America canthrow his shield at enemies that can ricochet off
targets and deal decent damage.
Captain Americaraises his shield and charges onto an enemy.
Super-Soldier Slam
Captain Americacan jump onto enemies from a height and launch them
Captain Americaraises his shield where he blocks and deflects enemy
Captain Americagains electrifying enhancement when paired with Thor
and his shield can electrify enemies.
Tips And Tricks To Play Captain America
SinceCaptain America is a Vanguard unit, positioning is keyas diving too deep into the enemies will leave your team vulnerable. However,unlike other Vanguard units, he has abilities that allow him to play a little more aggressivelydue to his flexible kit.
Once a match starts,you should rush towards the objective with your Liberty Dash as the early positioning can be crucialin gaining advantage. However, eventually, enemies will start firing and you can either use Living Legend to deflect their projectiles or play on the offensive by using your Vibranium Energy Saw ability and throw your shield.
TheVibranium Energy Saw ability works best when enemies are grouped up in one place, which doesn’t happen as often. However, even if there are single enemies, it is recommended you still use it as that abilityallows you to deal damage from a distance.
If the enemy team has too many melee units, they’ll come closer to attack you. In such scenarios,use the Sentinel Strike ability as after two consecutive hits you’ll be able to throw your shield automatically. This will help youdeal damage and also stop enemies from clustering too muchas the ricochet from the shield hurts a lot.
The deflected bullets from the Living Legend ability can hurt enemies. You should try aiming your shield towards the enemy if possible as the return damage will make your enemy scared.
However, if there are too manyranged units in the enemy team shooting bullets at you, always go for the Living Legend ability. You’ll be able todeflect their bullets, which will stop them from shootingfor a while. verify youdon’t use this ability unless there’s heavy firing as it is the only defensive toolin your arsenal.
If there are low-health enemies that catch your attention, you can use the Liberty Dash ability to run at them and finish them off before returning to your team. Apart from that, you can also use it to run back to the objective if you end up dying during a fight.
Tips To Use Captain America’s Ultimate
The Freedom Charge ability is unique as it creates a path behind you where all allies receive a movement and health boost along with Captain America himself. Ideally,you should use it when your entire team is alive, and you are charging at the enemy. Thehealth boost will help your team to stay alive while the movement boost will allow you to chase anyonein low health.
Never use it if your full team isn’t behind you, as it doesn’t provide any offensive boosts, and the HP boosts won’t keep you alive if you try to jump in 1v5. However,you can also use it defensively if you feel you’re about to die and need a boost in HP, though it isn’t as recommended.
