Duelist · Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm

Human Torch

Teenager Johnny Storm joined his sister on the crew of an experimental space mission in hopes of visiting the stars. Instead, he became one, gaining powers and popularity as a member of the world famous Fantastic Four. Able to generate scorching flames, Johnny is the hottest hero in town – the Human Torch.

Since darkness fell on New York City, Johnny has been busy burning Dracula's legions with flames brighter than the sun.

Biography: marvelrivals.com

difficulty: 3/5
shortest cooldown: 15s

Abilities

Normal Attack

Fire ClusterLMB

Launch forward a splittable fireball

Casting	Projectile Shotgun
Damage	5.5 per pellet
Damage falloff	Begins at 15m, decreasing to 60% at 20m
Pellet amount	14
Attack interval	0.5s
Projectile speed	150m/s
Charges	6
Recharge delay	Instantly regain all charges after not attacking for 1s
Crosshair spread radius	0.33m (after 10m)
Critical hit	Yes

Abilities

SupernovaQUltimate

Explode with cosmic fire to deal damage to enemies within range and enter Supernova state. While in Supernova state, Blazing Blast will transform into Flame Tornado, and Plasma Body can be activated without any cost.

FLAME TORNADOES
Energy cost	3400
Duration	8s
Activation wave damage	75
Activation wave range	20m spherical radius
Damage reduction	30% (while active)
Special effects	• Gain unlimited charges for Blazing Blast while active. • Restore all charges for Plasma Body upon activation.
Damage	110/s
Range	3m spherical radius (and 8m high capsule-shaped spell field)
Launch interval	0.7s

Blazing BlastRMB

Launch a fireball to deal damage or create a Flame Field at the targeted area, dealing damage to enemies within.

FLAME FIELDS
Casting	Projectile that generates a persistent spell field upon impact
Impact damage	45
Charges	3
Recharge time	2.5s per charge
Projectile speed	80m/s
Damage	20/s
Range	3m spherical radius
Active duration	6s

Plasma BodyShift

Dash forward, then enter a state of accelerated ascent. This ability has 2 charges.

Movement boost	2.5m/s (during plasma state)
Charges	2
Recharge time	8s per charge
Plasma state duration	4s
Dash distance	10m

Pyro-PrisonE15 s

When 2 or more Flame Fields exist, connect them to form a fire wall that deals one-off high damage to enemies that pass through the wall, or continuous burning damage if the wall exists in an enclosed area.

Cooldown	15s
Fire wall ignition damage	65
Damage over time	40/s
Max link distance	40m
Max link height	2m
Fire wall duration	5s

Flaming MeteorF15 s

Dive towards the ground, dealing damage to enemies. This will also detonate any Flame Fields hit and grant you Bonus Health.

Crowd control

Landing damage	40
Landing impact range	5m spherical radius
Flame field detonation damage	55
Flame field detonation range	3m spherical radius
Cooldown	15s
Dash speed	80m/s
Bonus health gained	50 (upon activation)
Bonus health decay	Begins after 3s, decaying at 30/s

Team-Up Abilities

Fiery SparksC15 s

with Jubilee

Passively detect enemies in the immediate vicinity and launch tracking Firework Sparks to chip away their health.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Jubilee, successfully landing a Firework Spark on an enemy grants Human Torch Bonus Health.

Cooldown	15s
Duration	5s
Damage	9 per projectile
Projectile generation interval	0.1s
Detection range	10m spherical radius
Bonus health gained	4 per projectile hit

Storming IgnitionC20 s

with Storm

Unleash a storm-driven blaze of fire forward, generating a persistent Fire Vortex upon impact that continuously damages and pulls in enemies.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Storm, her Omega Hurricane ignites into a Burning Hurricane if it crosses a Flame Tornado. Furthermore, any Omega Hurricane, Jeff-Nado, or Flame Tornado that sweeps across a Flame Field left by Human Torch will instantly generate a new Flame Tornado.

BURNING HURRICANE
Cooldown	20s
Impact damage	30
Damage over time	Deal 5 damage every 0.2s
Vortex duration	4s
Vortex range	5m spherical radius
Damage	75 per hit
Damaging interval	0.5s
Damaging range	10m spherical radius
Duration increase from flame fields	3s
Max duration	11s
FLAME TORNADOES
Damage	Deal 35 damage every 0.5s
Range	Spell field with a radius of 3m and height of 6m

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

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Change history

Balance 20260710July 8, 2026
- Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.
Balance 20260612June 10, 2026
- Reduce Flaming Meteor cooldown from 20s to 15s.
- Reduce Plasma Body single charge energize time from 10s to 8s.
Balance 20260417April 15, 2026
- Plasma Body Mechanic Adjusted: Upon casting, he immediately dashes a short distance (10m) in the direction of movement and enters the Plasma Body state for 4s. This ability now has 2 charges, with a 10s recharge time per charge. There is a 4s cooldown between consecutive casts.
Balance 20251212December 10, 2025
- Fire Cluster: Slightly reduce projectile spread. Increase single-cast projectile Damage from 5 to 5.5. Adjust maximum falloff from 60% at 30m to 60% at 20m.
- Blazing Blast: Reduce single charge speed from 3s to 2.5s. Increase hit Damage from 40 to 45.
Balance 20251010October 3, 2025
- Reduce Fire Cluster hit Damage per projectile from 5.5 to 5. New: Fire Cluster now has a 0.5s delay before ammo begins to replenish.
- During Plasma Body, reduce movement speed from 900 to 850.
Balance 20250821August 21, 2025
- Reduce Flame Field (right-click on terrain) Damage Over Time from 25/s to 20/s. [/*]
- Reduce Pyro-Prison Damage Over Time from 50/s to 40/s. [/*]