Lore
Mantis is an empath and cosmic hero who uses her mental powers in battle. She was raised by the Kree and trained as a warrior. Her empathic abilities allow her to sense and manipulate the emotions of others. Learn more on Wikipedia.
Overview
Mantis is a Strategist hero in Marvel Rivals Season 8 who excels at sustaining her team through consistent healing and empowering allies with offensive buffs. She occupies a unique space in the support role because she blends healing output with damage amplification. Players who enjoy active and engaged support gameplay will find Mantis very rewarding to master. In Season 8 Mantis remains a strong pick in most team compositions due to her versatile kit and relatively forgiving learning curve. She can hold her own in both aggressive and defensive strategies. Her ability to boost ally damage makes her valuable in dive and poke compositions alike. Mantis requires good awareness of teammate positioning to maximize her healing efficiency. She is most effective when staying close to the frontline without overextending. Season 8 has shifted the meta toward faster engagements and Mantis adapts well to this pace.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
✓Strong sustained healing output keeps allies alive through prolonged fights
✓Damage amplification buff gives allies a significant offensive advantage
✓Decent mobility allows her to reposition and avoid threats effectively
✓Self-sustain tools help her survive pressure without relying on teammates
✓Low cooldowns on core abilities allow for consistent and reliable support
Weaknesses
✗Low base health makes her vulnerable to burst damage and dive heroes
✗Healing is less effective when allies are spread across a large area
✗Limited crowd control options compared to other Strategist heroes
✗Requires line of sight to heal which can be countered by terrain and enemy positioning
Abilities
Empathic Pulse
Mantis fires a projectile at an ally that heals them for a moderate amount. This is her primary healing tool and has a fast cooldown. It rewards accurate aim and good target priority.
Life Force
Mantis channels energy to release a burst heal in a small area around her. This ability is useful for healing grouped teammates quickly. It works best during clustered team fights.
Nourish
Mantis applies a healing over time effect to a target ally. This ability provides sustained recovery and pairs well with her primary healing. It is ideal for tanks and duelists who stay in danger zones.
Mental Blast
Mantis fires a damaging projectile at an enemy. This gives her a way to contribute damage when allies do not need immediate healing. It also helps her defend herself from flankers.
Empowerment
Mantis boosts an ally with increased damage output for a short duration. This is one of her most impactful abilities and should be used on high damage dealers. Timing this with an ally ultimate creates massive burst windows.
⚡ Soul Resurrection
Mantis channels to revive a fallen ally at a reduced health value. This ultimate ability can swing team fights decisively. Proper positioning and timing are critical to pulling off successful revives safely.
Pro Tips
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Prioritize empowerment on carry heroes
Use your damage amplification ability on heroes with high burst potential such as duelists and duelists with ultimates ready. This creates windows where your team can delete an enemy before they react. Coordinating this with your carry players in voice chat increases its effectiveness greatly.
2
Stay behind your tanks
Mantis has low health and is a prime target for dive heroes. Keeping your tank between you and the enemy reduces your exposure to flanks. Use natural cover and stay mobile to make yourself harder to pin down.
3
Combo revive with team cooldowns
Soul Resurrection is most valuable when used after your team has regrouped and enemy abilities are on cooldown. Reviving into another enemy burst will waste the ultimate. Wait for a safe moment before channeling the revive.
4
Use healing over time proactively
Apply Nourish to your tank before a fight starts rather than waiting for them to take damage. Proactive healing reduces the chances of a teammate falling in a spike damage situation. This habit separates good Mantis players from great ones.
5
Track flankers with sound and minimap
Dive heroes will target Mantis frequently because of her low health. Use audio cues and the minimap to anticipate incoming threats. Having an escape route planned at all times prevents unnecessary deaths.
6
Balance healing and damage output
When your teammates are healthy use Mental Blast to pressure enemies and build resources. This keeps you useful even during low intensity moments. Avoid going full passive as contributing damage can win skirmishes at the edge of fights.
Best Teammates
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Spider-Man →
Spider-Man benefits enormously from the damage amplification buff during his dive engagements. Mantis can empower him before he swings in for kills. The combination creates fast and decisive pick opportunities.
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Iron Man →
Iron Man deals sustained aerial damage that scales well with empowerment. Mantis can heal him from range while he stays airborne. This pairing is strong in open maps with long sightlines.
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Thor →
Thor as a frontline tank benefits from sustained healing through Nourish while he pressures enemies. Mantis can stay close behind him and amplify his damage during aggressive pushes. This duo is strong in point control scenarios.
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Scarlet Witch →
Scarlet Witch has high area damage that becomes devastating when amplified by Mantis empowerment. The combination excels in team fight situations where enemies cluster. Their ultimates together can wipe grouped enemies instantly.
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Rocket Raccoon →
Running dual supports with Rocket provides excellent survivability for the whole team. Rocket handles area healing while Mantis focuses on amplification and targeted healing. This pairing reduces pressure on both supports individually.
Counters
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Black Panther →
Black Panther is a fast dive hero who can reach Mantis quickly and deal high burst damage. His mobility makes him difficult to escape and he can disrupt her healing chain. Staying near teammates is essential when facing him.
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Psylocke →
Psylocke has stealth and burst damage that allows her to eliminate Mantis before she can react. Her approach is hard to detect and her damage output is very high at close range. Positioning near walls and tanks reduces her effectiveness.
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Hawkeye →
Hawkeye can target Mantis from long range and eliminate her with focused fire. Her low health means she cannot survive multiple hits from his charged shots. Cover and movement are the best counters to his pressure.
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Winter Soldier →
Winter Soldier has strong engage tools and high damage that threatens Mantis at medium range. He can lock her down and prevent escapes with his abilities. Keeping distance and using terrain breaks his engagement windows.
🗺️ Best Maps
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Sanctum Sanctorum →
The indoor corridors and tight spaces allow Invisible Woman to use her force fields defensively while controlling choke points and protecting teammates from cover.
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Hall of Djalia →
The confined interior layout with multiple pathways enables Invisible Woman to position invisible barriers strategically to block enemy advances and protect key objectives.
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Klyntar →
The varied terrain with enclosed areas provides excellent opportunities for Invisible Woman to deploy force field shields defensively while maintaining visibility control for her team.
Rank Tips
Bronze — Platinum
In lower ranks focus on keeping your main tank alive above all other priorities. Use empowerment on whoever is dealing the most damage that match. Do not chase kills or overextend into enemy territory. Stay near your team at all times and use your revive ability whenever it is safe to do so. Simple consistent healing wins more games than flashy plays at this level.
Diamond+
In higher ranks you need to actively track enemy ultimates and position preemptively to avoid being caught. Communicate empowerment timing with your damage dealers to create coordinated kill windows. Save your revive for the most impactful teammate such as the main tank or a carry hero. Master the balance between healing and damage output to stay relevant throughout all phases of the match. Adapt your positioning based on the enemy team composition and counter their dive threats before they reach you.
For Beginners
Mantis is a solid choice for players who are new to the Strategist role. Her healing abilities are straightforward and her cooldowns are short enough to forgive small mistakes. Begin by focusing entirely on keeping your tank alive and gradually add empowerment usage as you get comfortable. Avoid using your revive ultimate in risky situations until you understand safe positioning. As you improve start tracking enemy locations and timing your buffs with ally offensive windows. Mantis rewards gradual improvement and scales well as your game sense develops.
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Updated May 28, 2026 · Patch 8.0