Duelist · Natalia Alianovna Romanova (Наталья Альяновна Романова)

Black Widow

Trained from childhood in the infamous Red Room, Natasha Romanova became one of the most feared spies and saboteurs in the world. For years, she put her unrivaled combat skills to use as a member of the Avengers, keeping pace with some of the most powerful beings who ever lived.

Imbued with supersoldier-like treatments that vastly extended her lifespan, Black Widow outlived most of her enemies and allies. But her fight still rages on decades into the future, where she leads the Red Room in its ongoing effort to overthrow the tyrannical Doom 2099.

Biography: marvelrivals.com

difficulty: 4/5
shortest cooldown: 10s

Abilities

Normal Attack

Widow's Bite BatonLMB

Strike with the enhanced electric batons.

Casting	Melee
Damage	45
Range	3m
Attack interval	0.5s

Red Room RifleLMB

Attack with the Red Room Rifle.

Casting	Hitscan
Damage	45 per round
Damage falloff	Begins at 10m, decreasing to 65% at 40m
Ammo	20
Firing interval	0.25s
Critical hit	Yes

Abilities

Assassin's FocusQUltimate

Switch the Red Room Rifle to sniper mode. Shots fired in this state pierce through targets and deal increased damage.

Energy cost	3100
Bullet damage	160
Rounds	6
Critical hit	Yes
Critical hit multiplier	1.5x
Firing interval	0.8s
Max duration	12s

Electro-Plasma BlastRMB10 s

Fire an electro-plasma round forward. Upon hitting the environment or an enemy, it explodes and applies a Slow effect.

Casting	Charged release, with delayed projectiles
Cooldown	10s
Projectile speed	100 m/s
Explosion range	3.5m - 5m spherical radius (based on charge time)
Explosion damage	50 - 70 (based on charge time)
Slow rate	40%
Slow duration	3s
Max charge time	1s

Fleet FootShift

Dash forward and enable a powerful jump.

Movement boost	33%

Edge DancerE15 s

Unleash a spinning kick to Launch Up enemies. Landing the hit will allow her to zip to the target with a grappling hook for a second kick.

Crowd control

Casting	Melee
Damage	Kick: 35, Grapple Strike: 35
Cooldown	15s
Kick range	5m spherical radius
Max grapple strike targeting distance	12m
Combo window duration	5s
Stun duration	0.2s

Widow's Bite SlamF15 s

Leap toward a target area and slam the ground with her Widow's Bite gauntlet, dealing damage to enemies within range.

Casting	Ground Target
Damage	30
Cooldown	15s
Damage range	5m spherical radius

Team-Up Abilities

Allied AgentsPassive

with Hawkeye

Landing hits with Red Room Rifle builds Focus. At three stacks, enter a Focused state where the next bullet gains the Hunter's Sight effect, granting Damage Boost and pierce effects.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Hawkeye, landing a critical hit prevents the Focused state from expiring, allowing continuous enhanced fire until missing a crit.

Focus gained on hit	1
Focus gained on critical hit	2
Focused shot damage	55 per round
Special effect	Upon landing a critical hit while at 3 stacks of Focus, do not remove any Focus.

Burning BulletsPassive10 s

with Phoenix

Activation grants the Red Room Rifle a Fire Rate Boost. Additionally, the Plasma Cannon projectile becomes a hitscan laser that no longer requires charging.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Phoenix, her Plasma Cannon gains a second ability charge.

Red room rifle attack speed buff	15%
Damage	70
Cooldown	10s
Explosion range	5m spherical radius
Slow rate	40%
Slow duration	3s
Special effect	Plasma Cannon has 2 charges.

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

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Change history

Patch 20261015October 15, 2026
Fixes
- Black Widow's Bite Bounce: Addressed an issue where Black Widow had a small chance to be launched absurdly long distance when using her Widow's Bite Slam mobility. The Red Room reined in the recoil, Nat's strikes are back to pinpoint perfection.
Balance 20260911September 10, 2026
- Red Room Rifle Damage Falloff: Adjust maximum Damage Falloff at 40m from 75% to 65%.
- Increase the energy cost of Assassin's Focus (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3100.
Balance 20260711July 12, 2026
- Increase Red Room Rifle damage per hit from 40 to 45. Adjust max damage falloff from 80% at 40m to 75% at 40m.
- Increase Electro-plasma Blast from 40 (no charge) - 60 (full charge) to 50 - 70.