{"id":1274573,"date":"2026-03-15T01:12:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/LxE7yDPPfgtygfvJwamhKX"},"modified":"2026-03-15T01:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T01:12:15","slug":"blade-is-marvel-rivals-answer-to-an-intentionally-broken-meta-though-he-may-usher-in-a-whole-new-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/blade-is-marvel-rivals-answer-to-an-intentionally-broken-meta-though-he-may-usher-in-a-whole-new-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Blade is Marvel Rivals&#8217; answer to an intentionally broken meta, though he may usher in a whole new issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>If there&#8217;s one gripe that I&#8217;ve had with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/marvel-rivals\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel Rivals<\/a> since its launch, it&#8217;s that everything is overtuned, seemingly intentionally by NetEase. High DPS means you need high, consistent healing to counteract it. If you&#8217;re not bursting an enemy down in a nanosecond, chances are they&#8217;ll get to cover and be back to full health faster than you can say &#8220;bullshit&#8221;. And nothing has been worse than almost every Strategist&#8217;s ultimate being a straightforward <em>no one dies for ten whole seconds<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Frost&#8217;s ultimate in Season 2 was a step forward in preventing these clutch, cheap-feeling stalls, but <strong>Blade<\/strong> takes it to the next level: anti-healing, a power that once given can never be undone, as Overwatch has taught us in the past.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been looking forward to Blade ever since he was leaked before the game even launched, but I was hoping he&#8217;d be a Vanguard: NetEase, we don&#8217;t need any more Duelists for a while, ok? Nevertheless, after putting him to the test in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-season-3-5-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel Rivals Season 3.5<\/a> preview build, he feels like a necessary addition to the roster.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"TmctsUDDwwrLE5vD82bYiH\" name=\"marvel rivals blade abilities hands on\" alt=\"Marvel Rivals Blade: A screenshot of Blade spinning in the air as he uses his Daywalker Dash ability.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blade-is-marvel-rivals-answer-to-an-intentionally-broken-meta-though-he-may-usher-in-a-whole-new-issue.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: NetEase)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Being half-human, half-vampire, Blade brings both a gun and a vampiric sword to the battlefield, and you&#8217;re able to swap between the two on the fly. This makes Blade a remarkably flexible DPS, able to poke from a distance (including at flying targets) or get stuck in with his Ancestral Sword. Oddly, he felt quite similar to Winter Soldier, where you&#8217;re able to duke it out no matter the range or the opponent you&#8217;re fighting.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not as simple as just picking the correct weapon for whatever range you&#8217;re at, though, as your equipped weapon actually affects Blade&#8217;s &#8220;main&#8221; ability, Daywalker Dash. If you&#8217;re holding your gun, you&#8217;ll finish the dash off with a quick shot that applies a healing reduction effect to the targets. If using your sword, you&#8217;ll instead deliver a cleaving strike that inflicts a slow. In other words, Blade has an answer for everything.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re fighting a Wolverine, especially one benefiting from Phoenix&#8217;s team-up, then reducing their healing can help you put them in the grave. However, say you&#8217;re fighting a Captain America or Black Panther, then slashing them with your sword can slow them down so your team can pile on. It&#8217;s incredibly fun figuring out which one you should use at any given moment. Hell, you could even use both since this ability has two charges, though you&#8217;d then lose your ability to escape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jwplayer__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"jwplayer__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"futr_botr_OIVVXay0_NJExfM5n_div\" class=\"future__jwplayer\" data-player-id=\"NJExfM5n\" data-playlist-id=\"OIVVXay0\">\n<div id=\"botr_OIVVXay0_NJExfM5n_div\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This leads me into Blade&#8217;s Bloodline Awakening and Scarlet Shroud abilities. As soon as I heard that Blade would be getting an ability that gave him lifesteal, I was worried it would be busted, just like Wolverine&#8217;s new team-up\u2014and much of the other healing in the game, if we&#8217;re being honest. It&#8217;s refreshing to see some restraint here, with Bloodline Awakening also reducing the healing Blade can receive from allies when it&#8217;s active to avoid creating a bullet sponge.<\/p>\n<p>Much like his block, Scarlet Shroud\u2014which reduces damage taken and the cooldown of Daywalker Dash\u2014this self-healing isn&#8217;t going to save you in a pinch and immediately UNO\u2013reverse your limping healthbar. He&#8217;s scrappy, but Blade&#8217;s intended to be played alongside the rest of the team\u2014he&#8217;s not a rogue dive hero like Iron Fist or Spider-Man\u2014so it&#8217;s more a way to relieve pressure on your supports. If you&#8217;re not careful, you&#8217;ll absolutely be blasted in no time, making Blade feel like a skilful character that rewards you for great game sense and cooldown awareness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"CvzSCXHqda5B4hr9FvSbdH\" name=\"marvel rivals blade ultimate\" alt=\"Marvel Rivals Blade: A gameplay screenshot of Blade from behind as he glows red, charging his ultimate ability to attack two enemy players ahead of him.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blade-is-marvel-rivals-answer-to-an-intentionally-broken-meta-though-he-may-usher-in-a-whole-new-issue-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: NetEase)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Daywalker Dash&#8217;s healing reduction is a welcome counter to bloated healing, it&#8217;s his Thousand-Fold Slash ultimate that really brings the heat. This ability deals massive damage in a relatively large radius, but more importantly, it also reduces the healing enemies hit can receive. What this means is you can dash into something like Invisible Woman&#8217;s ultimate and hit the off switch, shutting her down with little trouble. Of course, he&#8217;s not the only counter to ultimates like this\u2014Iron Man and Scarlet Witch drop nukes\u2014but it&#8217;s certainly a little easier to pull off.<\/p>\n<p>With the current state of the meta, underpinned by NetEase&#8217;s apparent love for high burst healing and invincibility ultimates, Blade&#8217;s focus on anti-healing is a welcome addition. Most of all, though, I&#8217;m glad that this kind of potential power comes alongside a moderately high skill floor. As we&#8217;ve seen in Overwatch in the past, though, solving a fundamental balance issue with anti-healing is a band-aid that can quickly spiral to become a balancing nightmare of its own. It&#8217;s safe to say I&#8217;m also extremely cautious of what comes next.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"6d42f023-89f3-4e64-9172-d773688f8dc1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Marvel Rivals characters\" data-dimension48=\"Marvel Rivals characters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"aoqMunEaddxEz4Bo5TKaAm\" name=\"marvel rivals boxout\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/blade-is-marvel-rivals-answer-to-an-intentionally-broken-meta-though-he-may-usher-in-a-whole-new-issue-2.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-characters\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"6d42f023-89f3-4e64-9172-d773688f8dc1\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Marvel Rivals characters\" data-dimension48=\"Marvel Rivals characters\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Marvel Rivals characters<\/strong><\/a>: The super-charged roster<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-tier-list-best-characters\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marvel Rivals tier list<\/strong><\/a>: Strongest superheroes<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-crosshair-codes\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best Marvel Rivals crosshairs<\/strong><\/a>: The right reticles<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-codes\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marvel Rivals codes<\/strong><\/a>: Grab new freebies<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-ranks-explained\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Marvel Rivals ranks<\/strong><\/a>: Dominate the competition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/marvel-rivals-blade-preview-season-3-5\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there&#8217;s one gripe that I&#8217;ve had with Marvel Rivals since its launch, it&#8217;s that everything is overtuned, seemingly intentionally by NetEase. High DPS means you need high, consistent healing to counteract it. If you&#8217;re not bursting an enemy down in a nanosecond, chances are they&#8217;ll get to cover and be back to full health faster than you can say &#8220;bullshit&#8221;. And nothing has been worse than almost every Strategist&#8217;s ultimate being a straightforward no one dies for ten whole seconds. Emma Frost&#8217;s ultimate in Season 2 was a step forward in preventing these clutch, cheap-feeling stalls, but Blade takes it to the next level: anti-healing, a power that once given can never be undone, as Overwatch has taught us in the past. I&#8217;ve been&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/blade-is-marvel-rivals-answer-to-an-intentionally-broken-meta-though-he-may-usher-in-a-whole-new-issue\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1274574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,787],"class_list":["post-1274573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-third-person-shooter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Blade is Marvel Rivals&#039; answer to an intentionally broken meta, though he may usher in a whole new issue | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If there&#039;s one gripe that I&#039;ve had with Marvel Rivals since its launch, it&#039;s that everything is overtuned, seemingly intentionally by NetEase. 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