Marvel Rivals Captain America guide: Abilities, how to play, and more

Marvel Rivals Captain America is part of the ever-growing Vanguard roster in-game. He possess a unique set of skills that are not for the faint of heart. Captain America is a dive-centric Tank, and in our opinion, he has quite a high skill-floor if you want to dominate your games. Unlike most Vanguards, he has lower HP, and much worse sustenance. However, he makes up for them with his dive-centric kit.

Captain America in Marvel Rivals is a great character to play once you have mastered his abilities to make the most out of the team-up powers. His abilities allow him to absolutely dive and disrupt the enemy backline, and easily eliminate high-value targets, like Strategists and Duelists.

That said, this article will provide a detailed brief on how you can dominate your games using Marvel Rivals Captain America. Read below to know more.

Editor's Note: The contents of this guide have been updated to the latest patch deployed on March 6, 2025. This article will be further updated as a new balance update goes live for Marvel Rivals in the near future.

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Marvel Rivals Captain America: All abilities

In Marvel Rivals, Captain America is a Vanguard character, meaning players will usually find themselves leading the charge into fights. The entire ability kit of Captain America is created in a way that enables him to initiate fights and create space for the damage dealers to eliminate enemies. Here is a detailed look into Captain America's abilities in Marvel Rivals:

Ability Name	Effect
Sentinel Strike (LMB)	Get up close to strike enemies. Landing the second hit enables a shield throw that can ricochet four times
Super-Soldier Slam (LMB)	Slam down from the sky onto the targeted area, Launching Up enemies
Living Legend (RMB)	Raise the shield to deflect incoming projectiles, sending them ricocheting in random directions
Freedom Charge (Q)	Shield held high, carving a path forward, granting both himself and allies along the path continuous Bonus Health and Movement Boosts. Using Living Legend or Leading Dash while this ability is active can Launch Up enemies
Leading Dash (LShift)	Boost speed and enable Fearless Leap to leap into the air
Vibranium Energy Saw (E)	Hurl the energy-charged shield to strike enemies in a path
Liberty Rush (F)	Raise the shield and charge forward
Charged Aegis (C)	Thor infuses Thorforce into Storm and Captain America, granting them an electrifying enhancement. With an electrifying enhancement, Storm can unleash a lightning barrage. With an electrifying enhancement, Captain America gains a Movement Boost, and his shield is imbued with thunder power, electrocuting nearby enemies

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How to play as Captain America in Marvel Rivals?

Mobility

Captain America doing Leading Dash ability in Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)

Captain America has ample abilities that can boost your movement speed during fights. But most of them are associated with moving forward so it is best to use these powers when initiating or chasing heroes. One of the most useful skills while playing this hero is the ability to lunge into the sky and launch devastating bashes. This is an important ability as it can be used to prepare for a bigger ability or interrupt the ongoing battle.

Moreover, leaping upward quickly makes it harder for the opponents to target you. This can provide your team with just enough time to assist and heal.

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Playstyle

As a Vanguard, you will be expected to fight everyone and survive. The gameplay for Captain America is quite simple as you must be willing to go forward and start dealing damage.

Marvel Rivals Captain America Living Legend ability (Image via NetEase Games)

Creating space is one of the priorities as it will allow your team to move freely and corner the opponents whenever possible. Although it can be quite challenging to maintain your health points while fighting off more than one enemy, it is best to strategize with the healers and supports.

Abilities that can bash enemies and knock them off the ground are important as they can help you isolate fights. These can be used in combos with dashes and are effective tools for rescuing allies from opponents. Keep an eye out for the enemy damage dealers and front liners as they could try to target the supporting heroes at the back.

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Ultimate

Marvel Rivals Captain America Freedom Charge ultimate ability (Image via NetEase Games)

The Ultimate ability of Captain America, Freedom Charge, grants both him and his allies continuous health and movement boost. The path taken by the Captain will be lit up, and his allies will receive boosts if they follow it too. This ability is great if enforcing a team attack on enemies.

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Best team-ups for Captain America in Marvel Rivals

1) Thor (Vanguard)

Thor is a great duo for Marvel Rivals Captain America (Image via NetEase Games)

Thor, Storm, and Captain America together form the Marvel Rivals team-up called Voltaic Union. This allows Thor to infuse Thorforce into Captain America and Storm granting them additional electric abilities.

When this team-up is active, Steve gains a movement boost and his shield is imbued with thunder with the ability to electrocute nearby enemies. This is particularly powerful for Captain America as it perfectly complements his playstyle, making it easier for him to maneuver and deal damage.

2) Luna Snow (Strategist)

Luna Snow is a great duo for Marvel Rivals Captain America (Image via NetEase Games)

Captain America does not have any self-regeneration ability in Marvel Rivals. However, being a Vanguard, he can mitigate a lot of incoming damage with his shield, which can be used while charging at the enemy team. Luna Snow can be a lifesaver for this valiant hero as she can heal him from a long distance without putting herself in immediate danger. Moreover, Luna has a stun ability that can make it easier for Captain America to score kills in isolated situations.

Luna Snow's ultimate ability can provide healing or a damage buff to allies within a limited radius. This can be used alongside Captain America to create favorable team fight scenarios. While the skill is active, you can dive into the fights and help the Vanguard hero create space on the map while the rest of the team secures the match objective.

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Best Marvel Rivals Captain America counters

1) Peni Parker (Vanguard)

Peni Parker is a counter to Marvel Rivals Captain America (Image via NetEase Games)

Peni Parker is a particularly difficult matchup for Captain America. Her Bionic Spider-nest and Arachno-Mines are a nuisance to deal with for a diving Steve Rogers, who gets critically wounded before delivering any significant damage.

Moreover, Peni’s Cyber Web Snare can immobilize Captain America, making him extremely easy to take down for Peni and her team. Her Cyber-Bond and Wall Crawl abilities also allow her to dodge Steve’s attacks extremely easily.

2) Hela (Duelist)

Hela is counter to Marvel Rivals Captain America (Image via NetEase Games)

Captain America is weak against flanks and pokes since his shield can only block damage from one direction. This means that heroes like Hela can inflict lethal damage on the Vanguard hero from a large distance and prevent dive strategies. Moreover, Hela can use her stun ability to interrupt Captain America's ability to run through fights and charge forward.

Hela also has an evasion skill, which can be used to quickly reposition from one spot to another. This is most useful when dodging enemies like Captain America in Marvel Rivals. Hela can use this opportunity to isolate the Vanguard hero and quickly take a different position and deal damage to her enemies. Such a strategy can keep the Captain occupied and distant from his allies, tilting team fights to your advantage.

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Marvel Rivals Captain America Lore

The Captain America portrayed in Marvel Rivals has more similarities to the 2099 version instead of the MCU version. This is better highlighted in his lore which is present on the game's official web page. It reads:

"In hopes of serving his country during World War II, young Steve Rogers volunteered for an experiment that enhanced his strength, speed, and agility, making him America's first super soldier. As Captain America, he proudly fought enemy forces until he became frozen in ice and lost to the ages. Discovered and unthawed in the 2099, Captain America began battling the threats of tomorrow — including Doom 2099. Now, he fights alongside the Avengers to prevent the desperate future he awoke in.".

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That's everything that you need to know about Captain America in Marvel Rivals, and how you can use his unique kit to dominate your games. For more related news, stay tuned to Sportskeeda's Esports section.

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