Marvel Rivals Psylocke guide: Abilities, how to play, and more

Marvel Rivals Psylocke is a duelist class hero in the game. She is one of the hardest characters to master owing to her unique playstyle and her tough kit. She has great damage potential, which, without knowing the right combos, remains useless on the field. Psylocke is stealthy, strong, and highly mobile, and in the right hands, she can absolutely shred teams with her abilities.

Rated 5-star on the difficulty scale, Psylocke has a very high skill ceiling for the right reasons. As stated above, players need to explore and practice combos to make her an effective hero pick in the title. Her extremely high DPS potential makes her a grave threat to low HP heroes, such as Strategists, and certain DPS heroes.

Our Marvel Rivals Psylocke guide will explore all her abilities, and how you can use them to absolutely dominate over your competition in-game. Read below to know more.

Editor's Note: The contents of this guide have been updated to the latest patch deployed on March 13, 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 Psylocke: All abilities

Marvel Rivals Psylocke is a Duelist character (Image via NetEase Games)

In Marvel Rivals, Psylocke can get out of sticky situations. As a Duelist, her kit mainly revolves around giving high outputs of damage to the enemies while using her quick mobility. Here's a look into all her abilities in the game:

Ability	Effects
Psionic Crossbow (LMB)	Unleash bolts with psionic crossbows to damage enemies and reduce the cooldowns of all her abilities.
Wing Shurikens (RMB)	Launch a volley of psionic Shurikens that stick to enemies dealing damage and granting herself Bonus health. Press again to recall the shurikens.
Dance of the Butterfly (Q)	Slash enemies nearby with a psionic katana, dealing massive damage.
Psychic Stealth (E)	Enter stealth and gain a movement boost.
Psi-blade dash (L-Shift)	Dash forward and slice through enemies along the path with psionic blades.
Psionic Disc (C)	When Magik is on the field, Black Panther and Psylocke can tap into Limbo to rewind a few seconds back to a previous position; after passing through Limbo, Black Panther and Psylocke will gain Bonus Health based on missing health

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How to play as Psylocke in Marvel Rivals?

Mobility

Marvel Rivals Psylocke Psychic Stealth ability (Image via NetEase Games)

As mentioned, Psylocke's mobility is amazing. She can use her Psi-blade dash to escape danger. This ability can be used twice in quick succession, which lets her cover a decent amount of distance. Her Psychic Stealth is also very useful as it grants her more movement speed for a few seconds and even turns her invisible.

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Playstyle

Psylocke is great for both medium and long-range fights. Her Psionic Crossbow can be used to hit enemies further away, which also helps her regain other abilities quickly. This can then be combined with the Wing Shurikens to grant her bonus health while also doing a good amount of damage.

Marvel Rivals Psylocke Psi-Blade Dash ability (Image via NetEase Games)

However, enemies will try to locate and kill her quickly, which is where her Psi-blade dash needs to be used efficiently. It can also be used to cut through enemies, causing a good amount of damage and maybe even getting a few kills of her own. Lastly, the Psychic Stealth will prove to be more beneficial in terms of escaping the opponents. Her invisibility can be used to go behind enemy lines and cause panic within the enemy team.

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Ultimate

Marvel Rivals Psylocke Dance of the Butterfly ultimate ability (Image via NetEase Games)

Dance of the Butterfly is one of the strongest ultimate abilities in the game. With this, she can deal substantial damage to enemies within a large radius. This can be especially useful when the opponents are grouped up and committing to a push toward your team. With this ultimate, she can guarantee some crucial multi-kills.

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Best team-ups for Psylocke in Marvel Rivals

1) Magik (Duelist)

Magik is a great duo for Marvel Rivals Psylocke (Image via NetEase Games)

Magik, Black Panther, and Psylocke form the incredible Dimensional Shortcut team-up in Marvel Rivals. This grants Psylocke a special ability called Psionic Disc. When this team-up is active, Psylocke can tap into Limbo and rewind a few seconds to a previous position. Additionally, after passing through Limbo, Psylocke gains bonus health based on missing health.

Although the health pool boost might not seem significant, it can be a game-changer in online matches where the stakes are incredibly high. Since Psylocke is a fragile hero who becomes vulnerable to crowd control abilities after using up her dash charges, the bonus health can be a lifesaver during team fights. Moreover, being able to access Limbo makes it easier to initiate fights or retreat from dangerous situations.

2) Mantis (Strategist)

Mantis is a great duo for Marvel Rivals Psylocke (Image via NetEase Games)

Mantis is one of the most effective Strategist heroes in the game as she can dish out massive damage numbers while providing healing for the team. Her heal ability can be cast from quite a distance and makes it possible for the support hero to remain outside of ongoing fights to sustain longer on the battlefield. Psylocke can take advantage of this and adopt dive strategies to quickly score a few eliminations.

Mantis also has a very potent stun ability that can temporarily disable enemy characters. This can be used to mark a target and make it easier for Psylocke to deal damage. Alternatively, it can also be used to put opponents to sleep if they try to interfere with Psylocke's fights.

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Best Marvel Rivals Psylocke counters

1) Peni Parker (Vanguard)

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

Peni Parker is one of the best heroes in the game to deal with Psylocke. She can consistently watch flank for her team with her Bionic Spider-Nest and Arachno-Mine abilities. This completely counters Psylocke’s playstyle and forces her to retreat.

Furthermore, Peni Parker’s dodge ability with her Cyber-Bond and Wall Crawl allows her to escape Psylocke’s ultimate easily, thereby increasing her survivability and being a nuisance for Psylocke to deal with.

2) Scarlet Witch (Duelist)

Scarlet Witch is a counter to Marvel Rivals Psylocke (Image via NetEase Games)

Scarlet Witch is a Duelist hero in Marvel Rivals and can counter Psylocke quite easily. This is primarily because of her wide-range primary attack ability and evasion skills. You can target Psylocke and track her movement around you with ease while playing this character, as it does not have any projectiles that shoot out. However, you would need to maintain a medium-range distance from your target to be able to deal damage.

Scarlet Witch can phase-shift and reposition herself at a moment's notice. This makes it difficult for Psylocke to chase you or deal burst damage to eliminate you. Although the duration of the evasion ability is low, it can be just enough for you to make your way back to your team and disengage from a disadvantageous fight against Psylocke.

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Marvel Rivals Psylocke Lore

Here's an excerpt from the game's official web page, showcasing the rich character backstory of the mutant:

"A wandering warrior in feudal Japan, the telepathic ninja known as Sai has devoted herself to striking down ancient demons and monsters. With her wolf Logan by her side, Psylocke won't rest until all Yokai have fallen by her psychic blade. Sai was ripped from her reality by the Timestream Entanglement and put on display by the Collector. Alongside newfound allies, she escaped her cage and learned that other familiar warriors might still be out there. Her new quest is to gather those heroes, end this conflict, and return home."

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That's all there is to know about Psylocke in Marvel Rivals.

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