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Psylocke

A wandering warrior in feudal Japan, the telepathic ninja known as Sai has devoted herself to striking down ancient demons and monsters. With her wolf Logan by her side, Psylocke won't rest until all Yokai have fallen by her psychic blade.

Sai was ripped from her reality by the Timestream Entanglement and put on display by the Collector. Alongside newfound allies, she escaped her cage and learned that other familiar warriors might still be out there. Her new quest is to gather those heroes, end this conflict, and return home.

Biography: marvelrivals.com

Psylocke
difficulty
5/5
shortest cooldown
8s

Abilities

Normal Attack

Psionic CrossbowLMB

Unleash bolts with psionic crossbows to damage enemies and reduce the cooldowns of all her abilities.

CastingDouble-Shot Hitscan Shotgun
Damage12 per pellet
Damage falloffBegins at 8m, decreasing to 70% at 30m
Pellet amount4
Attack interval0.6s (with a 0.2s interval between each shot)
Crosshair spread radius0.2m (at 10m)
Ammo16
Cooldown reduction0.3s per hit
Critical hitYes
Critical hit multiplier1.5x

Abilities

Dance of the ButterflyQUltimate

Slash nearby enemies with a psionic katana, dealing massive damage.

Energy cost3400
Slash damage160
Slash interval0.5s
Duration4s
Range10m spherical radius
Movespeed penalty while active15%
Special effectPsylocke strikes random enemies within range, prioritizing the target that has been hit the least.
Wing ShurikensRMB8 s

Launch a volley of psionic shurikens that stick to enemies, dealing damage and granting herself Bonus Health. Press again to recall the shurikens.

CastingProjectile
Shuriken damageLaunch: 10, Recall: 10
Launch damage falloffBegins at 15m, decreasing to 80% at 25m
Launch max range25m
Cooldown8s
Recall window3s
Shuriken amount5
Bonus health gained10 per hit (on launch)
Projectile speed150m/s
Projectile spread angle0.86°
Special effectOnce recalled, the shurikens follow a trajectory back to the player's crosshair and then back to Psylocke, damaging enemies along the way.
Psi-Blade DashShift

Dash forward and slice through enemies along the path with psionic blades.

Damage50
Charges2
Recharge time12s per charge
Dash distance12m
Dash speed43m/s
Special effectUpon activation, automatically recall Wing Shurikens, the projectiles retracting to the casting location and then to Psylocke.
Psychic StealthE15 s

Enter stealth and gain a Movement Boost.

Cooldown15s
Duration2s
Movement boost50%
Special effectTaking damage while invisible does not end the effect but causes Psylocke to render visible for a brief moment.

Team-Up Abilities

Mental ProjectionC20 s

with Emma Frost

Create an illusory projection that automatically dashes forward to use Psi-Blade Dash, while Psylocke enters Stealth. If Psylocke attacks, the illusion mimics her strikes.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Emma Frost, Psylocke's mental powers are elevated, allowing her to reactivate the ability to instantly swap places with her illusion.

Cooldown20s
Clone damage proportion15%
Clone duration3s
Wing shurikens bonus health gained12 per hit (on launch)
Special effectUse the ability again to swap places with the clone. Can only be used once.
Light & Dark DartsC20 s

with Cloak & Dagger

Unleash a ring of Light Darts in all directions that damage enemies and restore Psylocke's Health upon impact, leaving behind a Shadow Domain. Staying inside the domain for a short time will re-enter Stealth.

Enhanced effect: When teaming up with Cloak & Dagger, the radius of the Shadow Domain expands, and each time re-entering Stealth, the Light Darts are fired in all directions again.

Cooldown20s
Light daggers damage30
Health restored20 per hit
Shadow domain range6m spherical radius
Shadow domain duration5s
Psionic crossbow damage13 per pellet
Shadow domain range8m spherical radius

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

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Change history

  1. Balance 20260911
    • Slightly reduce Psionic Crossbow projectile spread.
    • Increase Wing Shurikens projectile speed from 120m/s to 150m/s and increase damage per individual shuriken from 9 to 10.
  2. Patch 20260903

    Fixes

    • Psylocke's Scarf Snag: Fixed a bug in the Hellfire Bay Beach map where the scarf on Psylocke's default costume would fail to remain dynamic while she was on the swing. Now, Sai's swaying flawlessly with the breeze.
  3. Balance 20260711
    • Reduce Psionic Crossbow base damage per shot from 13 to 12. Adjust damage falloff from starting at 15m to starting at 8m.
    • When selecting the Team-Up with Emma Frost, reduce the bonus health provided to self from a single hit of Wing Shurikens from 15 to 12. Reduce illusion duration from 5s to 3s. Reduce illusion damage from 30% of Pyslocke's to 15%.
    • When selecting the Team-Up with Cloak & Dagger, reduce Psionic Crossbow base damage per shot from 14 to 13.
  4. Balance 20260710
    • Increase Psionic Crossbow single-hit base damage from 12 to 13.
    • Reduce base Health from 250 to 150. Add 100 Regenerative Shield.
    • When Emma Frost is selected as her Team-Up partner, increase the Bonus Health granted to Psylocke upon hitting an enemy with Wing Shurikens from 10 to 15.
    • When Cloak & Dagger are selected as her Team-Up partners, increase Psionic Crossbow single-hit base damage from 13 to 14.
  5. Balance 20260213
    • Psionic Crossbow Damage Falloff: Adjust maximum Damage Falloff at 30m from 60% to 70%.
    • Reduce the single-hit Damage of Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 170 to 160.
  6. Balance 20251212
    • Increase the energy cost of Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3400.
  7. Balance 20251010
    • Reduce self-slow rate during Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 30% to 15%. Increase each strike's damage from 150 to 170.
  8. Balance 20250912
    • Decrease the retrieve damage of Wing Shurikens per hit from 12 to 8.