{"id":1108027,"date":"2026-01-28T16:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=514563"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:34:16","slug":"marvel-rivals-player-proves-why-moon-knight-is-actually-unfair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/marvel-rivals-player-proves-why-moon-knight-is-actually-unfair\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Rivals player proves why Moon Knight is actually unfair"},"content":{"rendered":"
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One of the most annoying Marvel Rivals<\/a><\/em> characters to play against is Moon Knight. He flies around the map dropping ankhs that tear you apart the second you step into their radius. And any time a match enters overtime with everyone stacked on the payload, you can bet there will be a Moon Knight somewhere doing the Iron Man grin<\/a> as he slams his ultimate for an easy team wipe.<\/p>\n

In the season 1 balance patch<\/a>, NetEase actually buffed his ult to make the claws of Khonshu rain down from the portal in the sky a little faster. It\u2019s now pretty common to only hear him say the first two words of \u201cThe moon haunts you!\u201d before you\u2019re toast. But according to Reddit user Sidewaysgts<\/a>, dying to his ult might not be entirely your fault.<\/p>\n

The official description on the Marvel Rivals<\/em> website<\/a> says Moon Knight\u2019s ult calls down multiple ghostly claws that deal 75 damage in a small radius. However, Sidewaysgts discovered that each claw does double that, and they can even hit you standing outside the highlighted circle. This bug with the ult would explain why everyone, including high-health tanks, are getting obliterated.<\/p>\n

Moon knight ult is bugged. Does 2x damage<\/a>
byu\/Sidewaysgts<\/a> inmarvelrivals<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now before you start blaming a bug on all your deaths, it\u2019s worth pointing out that the problem here isn\u2019t that it\u2019s lethal, but that it\u2019s misleadingly lethal. It isn\u2019t clear that each claw explodes twice, and it\u2019s a little unfair that it can reach outside the ult\u2019s circle. And when you combine that with other issues, like how the voice line doesn\u2019t go off if Moon Knight dies as he ults, it ends up being hard to play against even when you\u2019re prepared for it.<\/p>\n

Even with this overpowered ult, Moon Knight isn\u2019t actually one of the strongest characters in the game at the moment. According to RivalsMeta<\/a>, he\u2019s one of the heroes with the lowest average win rate across all competitive ranks. But that doesn\u2019t mean he\u2019s not the number one villain in quick match right now.<\/p>\n

Fingers crossed that this gets fixed in the Chinese New Year update<\/a> coming this Friday. The event introduces a couple new skins and a new Rocket League<\/em>-like mode that might<\/em> be the only place safe from Moon Knight.<\/p>\n

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One of the most annoying Marvel Rivals characters to play against is Moon Knight. He flies around the map dropping ankhs that tear you apart the second you step into their radius. And any time a match enters overtime with everyone stacked on the payload, you can bet there will be a Moon Knight somewhere doing the Iron Man grin as he slams his ultimate for an easy team wipe. In the season 1 balance patch, NetEase actually buffed his ult to make the claws of Khonshu rain down from the portal in the sky a little faster. It\u2019s now pretty common to only hear him say the first two words of \u201cThe moon haunts you!\u201d before you\u2019re toast. But according to Reddit user Sidewaysgts,…<\/p>\n

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