Marvel Rivals Ultron guide: Abilities, ultimate, tips, more

Marvel Rivals’ Season 2.5 is live, and one of the most unique support picks on the roster is Ultron.

He’s a flying strategist who brings consistent healing, sneaky damage, and the ability to reposition safely mid-fight. Maybe you’re a support main or maybe you’re just looking for something different. Either way, Ultron’s hybrid playstyle might be the perfect fit.

Here’s everything you need to know about how Ultron works in Marvel Rivals before you head into the match.

Ultron’s weapon in Marvel Rivals

Ultron’s primary weapon is a laser beam that has infinite range and deals continuous damage while firing, ending with a burst of damage.

However, damage falls off the farther you are from your target, so it rewards good aim and mid-range positioning. The reload time is long, so learning how to cancel it using abilities is essential for maximizing uptime.

Primary: Encephalo-Ray

Fires a laser that deals consistent damage over time and finishes with a burst; has infinite range with falloff at distance and a long reload animation.

Ultron’s abilities and Ultimate

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Ultron plays a slower, more methodical style of support. He doesn’t rely on burst healing or fast pace combat. Instead, he brings constant value over time, and his real strength lies in how well you can manage his cooldowns and positioning.

Abilities

• Imperative: Patch: Sends a healing drone to an ally that heals them over time and provides area healing to nearby teammates; the drone is invincible, can be moved instantly, and heals more when focused on a single target.
• Imperative: Firewall: Creates a shield around Ultron and nearby allies, as well as around the healing drone wherever it is placed; the effect radius shrinks if Ultron is flying too high.
• Dynamic Flight: Dashes in any direction, giving a temporary shield and increasing flight speed for seven seconds; the cooldown doesn’t begin until the movement speed buff ends, effectively making it a longer cooldown than it appears.
• Algorithm Correction (Passive): Ultron can fly freely for vertical mobility, but staying low increases the effectiveness of both his healing drone and shield radius.

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Ultimate: Rage of Ultron

Summons multiple Ultron drones that bombard the area with blasts that both heal allies and damage enemies. It heals allies for up to 500 health per second, making it one of the strongest healing tools in the game.

Ultron receives reduced self-healing during the ultimate, so you remain vulnerable if targeted. The ultimate has a long cast animation and should be used from behind cover or while repositioning with your dash.

Team-up: Stark Protocol

This team-up ability activates with Iron Man. It upgrades Encephalo-Ray to Nano Ray, so it pierces and heals or damages

Tips to play Ultron in Marvel Rivals

Ultron isn’t a fast-paced support, but he rewards players who can manage cooldowns and positioning with some of the most consistent healing in the game.

A good starting habit is to attach your healing drone to your frontliner at the beginning of fights so you can hit multiple teammates at once with AoE healing and build ultimate charge faster.

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During fights, keep an eye on low-health allies and move the drone to them when needed, but try to return it to the center of the team to maintain wide healing coverage.

One of the most important things to learn is how to cancel Ultron’s long reload animation using either a melee attack or, preferably, by moving the drone to another ally. This trick dramatically reduces downtime and can keep you alive in high-pressure moments.

Keep in mind that his dash is your only true escape tool, so you should only play aggressively when it’s available. Since the cooldown only starts after the seven-second speed buff ends, it’s effectively a 15-second window, and you’ll need to time it well.

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Flying too high might seem safe, but it reduces the effective area of your drone’s healing and the shielding from Firewall, so you’ll get the most value staying closer to the ground.

Ultron’s ultimate is best used as a team-saving tool, not a kill button. While it can damage enemies, the real value comes from its overwhelming healing output, which can outheal many enemy ultimates.

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