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Duelist · Scott Summers

Cyclops

A longtime leader of the X-Men, Scott Summers has the Mutant ability to release beams of pure concussive force from his eyes, requiring him to wear special ruby quartz lenses at all times to keep his power contained.

Swept away to the year 2099 by the Timestream Entanglement, Cyclops ended up in Nueva York and was targeted by Alchemax. After his visor was damaged while protecting Moon Girl, who was accidentally caught in the conflict, Alchemax imprisoned Cyclops and used his Mutant ability to create a powerful new form of Chronovium.

Biography: marvelrivals.com

Cyclops
difficulty
2/5
shortest cooldown
2s

Abilities

Normal Attack

Optic BlastLMB

Fire a quick burst of kinetic force forward. Hitting enemies accelerates Ricochet Force charge rate.

Damage23 per tick
Tick rate0.03s
Tick amount3
Attack interval0.6s
Ricochet force cooldown reduction0.3s per tick
Concussive BeamRMB

Continuously fire a powerful beam that can refract between enemies and the environment. Hitting enemies accelerates Ricochet Force charge rate.

Damage11.5 per tick
Tick rate0.083s
Beam range22m
Refraction damage lossEnemy: 50% (minimum of 10% damage dealt) Environmental: 30%
Ricochet force cooldown reduction0.15s per tick
Max resource100
Resource consumption25/s
Resource recovery10/s (begins immediately after ability ends)
Special effectThe range of the beam is reset upon refracting against a surface.

Abilities

Ruby RageQUltimate

Remove visor and fire a powerful sweeping beam forward. The blast leaves behind volatile excess energy that erupts, dealing massive secondary explosive damage.

Energy cost3400
Initial laser damage75 + 20% Max Health
Secondary explosion damage75 + 40% Max Health
Secondary explosion delay1.1s
Range60m
Spell field widthLaser: 2m, Secondary Explosion: 8m
Propulsion Burstlshift15 s

Fire a propulsion beam to push yourself and the target backward, applying a Slow effect to the enemy.

Crowd control

Damage5 per tick
Cooldown15s
Tick rate0.083s
Duration0.35s - 1s
Dash distance11m - 22m
Slow rate35%
Slow duration2s
Ricochet ForceE2 s

Fire a beam that can diffract and track nearby enemies after hitting terrain. Upon use, Cyclops gains Bonus Health.

Base damage75
Charges2
Recharge time15s per charge
Cooldown2s
Environmental ricochet damage loss65%
Refraction damage lossEnemy: 50% Environmental: 20%
Environmental refraction damage falloffBegins at 8m, decreasing to 40% at 12m
Environmental refraction damage scalingAfter the first refraction, each additional refraction increases damage by 10% (up to 20%)
Environmental refraction range12m
Bonus health gained50
Optic AscentF15 s

Fire a propulsion beam directly downward to push yourself up and knock back hit enemies, applying a Slow effect to them.

Crowd control

Damage5 per tick
Cooldown15s
Tick rate0.083s
Ascension duration0.6s
Ascension height12m
Slow rate35%
Slow duration2s
Kinetic HoverPASSIVE

Enter a slow-fall state while firing Concussive Beam mid-air.

Team-Up Abilities

Slim And RedE2 s

with Phoenix

Hitting an enemy with Ricochet Force summons the Phoenix Force to ignite them, causing continuous burn damage over a set duration. Hitting an ignited target with Optic Blast or Concussive Beam instantly triggers a percentage of the remaining burn damage as a single burst.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Phoenix, Spark detonations reduce the cooldown of Ricochet Force.

Charges2
Recharge time15s per charge
Cooldown2s
Burn damageDeal 7 damage every 0.5s
Burn duration3s
Detonation damage50% of remaining burn damage
Ricochet force cooldown reduction0.5s per burn-damage detonation
Kinetic KinC15 s

with Gambit

Release stored kinetic energy to enter an enhanced state for a duration. While active, Cyclops gains significantly increased movement speed and jump height.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Gambit, during the enhanced state, the attack speeds for both Optic Blast and Concussive Beam are increased.

Cooldown15s
Duration8s
Movement boost40%
Enhanced jump speed5m/s
Optic blast attack speed boost25%
Concussive beam tick rate boost15%

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

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Change history

  1. Balance 20261009
    • Increase Optic Blast single-hit damage from 22 to 23. Increase the cooldown reduction provided to Ricochet Force per Optic Blast hit from 0.25s to 0.3s.
    • Reduce the energy cost of Ruby Rage (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 3400.
    • When selecting the Team-Up with Gambit, increase the duration of Kinetic Kin from 6s to 8s.
  2. Balance 20260807
    • Increase cooldown reduction provided to Ricochet Force per Optic Blast hit from 0.15s to 0.25s.
    • When selecting the Team-Up with Gambit, increase the Concussive Beam Attack Frequency boost from 10% to 15%.
  3. Balance 20260711
    • Increase Optic Blast damage per tick from 21 to 22.
    • Increase Ricochet Force direct hit damage from 70 to 75.
    • When selecting the Team-Up with Gambit, reduce cooldown from 18s to 15s.
  4. Balance 20260710
    • Reduce Optic Blast single-hit damage from 25 to 21.
    • Reduce Ricochet Force damage from 80 to 70.
    • Increase the cooldowns of Propulsion Burst and Optic Ascent from 12s to 15s.
    • Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.
  5. Patch 20260702

    Fixes

    • Cyclops's Diffraction Dilemma: Fixed a bug where using Ricochet Force could result in abnormal cooldown timers or UI display errors. Scott's visor calculations are back to being absolutely flawless.
  6. Patch 20260618

    Fixes

    • Cyclops' Craggy Conundrum: Fixed an issue where the secondary ground explosion from Cyclops' Ultimate Ability would occasionally fail to damage targets standing behind barriers on uneven or rugged terrain. Scott Summers’ optic fury wait for no rock; there's nowhere left to hide!
    • Cyclops' Optic Optimization: Enhanced the visual distinction of Cyclops' ability effects, making it much easier to tell the difference between enemy optics and allied ones. Just another tactical adjustment from the leader of the X-Men!