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Black Panther

King T’Challa of Wakanda is more than just the ruler of the most advanced civilization known to man. He also wears the mantle of the Black Panther, the sacred protector of his people. It is his sworn duty to ensure Wakanda’s continued survival against any threat imaginable.

T’Challa recently expanded his reign into the cosmos, creating the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda. As he awaits a sign from Bast to tell him if either Doom can be trusted, he protects the Empire’s Chronovium supply and shares its tech with trusted allies — including Reed Richards.

Biography: marvelrivals.com

Black Panther
difficulty
4/5
shortest cooldown
8s

Abilities

Normal Attack

Vibranium ClawsLMB

Slice Vibranium Claws forward.

CastingMelee
Damage35
Range3m
Attack interval0.44s

Abilities

Bast's DescentQUltimate

Summon Bast, pouncing forward, dealing damage, and attaching a Vibranium Mark to enemies hit while refreshing Spirit Rend.

CastingCuboid Spell Field
Energy cost3300
Damage150
RangeLength: 22m, Width: 20m, Height: 7m
Casting angle150°
Special effectGain 50% Damage Reduction during the startup animation.
Spear TossRMB

Toss a Vibranium energy spear forward, creating a Vibranium Force Field and attaching a Vibranium Mark to enemies in its radius.

CastingArced projectile that generates a spell field upon impact
Damage50
Charges2
Recharge time5s per charge
Projectile speed60m/s
Spell field range5m spherical radius
Spirit RendShift10 s

Lunge forward and deal damage to enemies. Vibranium Mark produces Bonus Health and refreshes the ability.

CastingMovement-based damage ability
Damage80
Cooldown10s
Dash speed50m/s
Dash distance15m
Bonus health gained25 (per marked enemy hit)
Max bonus health75
Special effectDashing into a marked enemy refreshes the cooldown.
Spinning KickE8 s

Spiral forward and attach a Vibranium Mark to hit enemies.

CastingMovement-based damage ability
Damage75
Cooldown8s
Dash speed15m/s
Dash distance16m
Subtle StepSpace

Hold Space to run on a wall; perform a jump after detaching from the wall.

Wall-climb speed10m/s
Special effectEnable a short double jump after detatching from a wall.
Panther's CunningPassive

Deal higher damage when at low Health.

Trigger conditionBlack Panther falls below 100 HP.
Damage boost20%

Team-Up Abilities

Damisa-YaoC15 s

with Storm

Triggers the elemental power within his armor, dealing damage and applying Slow to surrounding enemies while attaching Vibranium Marks.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Storm, enemies within range are launched toward Black Panther.

Spell field range8m spherical radius
Damage30
Slow rate35%
Slow duration2s
Cooldown15s
Special effectEnemies within range of the explosion are pulled towards Black Panther.
Slow rate45%
Slow duration2s
Dimensional ShortcutC35 s

with Magik

Activate a Limbo stepping disc to instantly return to your position from a few seconds ago, gaining Bonus Health in the process. When the teleport ends, the disc collapses in an explosion, damaging nearby enemies and applying Vibranium Marks.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Magik, the teleportation sequence can be manually canceled mid-transit.

Cooldown35s
Bonus health gained50
Collapse spell field range8m spherical radius
Collapse damage40
Special effectActivate again during the teleport process to end the ability early.

Ability data: Marvel Rivals Wiki (CC BY-SA).

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Change history

  1. Balance 20260807
    • When selecting the Team-Up with Storm, reduce the area damage to enemies from 40 to 30, and increase the cooldown from 12s to 15s.
  2. Balance 20260711
    • Fixed an issue where Black Panther would incorrectly accumulate a damage boost when his recoverable shield was restoring, causing abnormal damage.
  3. Balance 20260710
    • Reduce base Health from 275 to 150. Add 125 Regenerative Shield.
  4. Balance 20260320
    • Spinning Kick New Effect: The dash movement is now omnidirectional. T'Challa is no longer bound to a flat plane!
    • Increase Spinning Kick Damage from 70 to 75.
    • Reduce Spear Toss recovery time per charge from 6s to 5s.
  5. Balance 20260116
    • Increase Spear Toss Damage from 45 to 50.
    • Gain 50% Damage Reduction during Bast's Descent (Ultimate Ability) startup animation.
  6. Balance 20250912
    • Reduce Bonus Health gained when striking Vibranium Marked enemies with Spirit Rend from 30 to 25.
    • Reduce base health from 300 to 275.