All Deadpool Abilities and Kit in Marvel Rivals
Maximum effort!
Deadpool has arrived, ushering in a wave of chaos and fourth-wall-breaking hijinks in Marvel Rivals. He’s the most unique character in the game, which means you may need some help figuring out how his abilities and kit actually work.
The Merc with a Mouth is by far one of the trickiest characters to play, as he’s got an absurd amount of abilities, upgrades, and roles to choose from. There’s a lot you’ll need to know before you jump into battle, so here are all of Deadpool’s abilities and a full breakdown of her kit in Marvel Rivals.
Deadpool Abilities in Marvel Rivals
Deadpool has the most abilities of any hero in Marvel Rivals, as he comes with lots of base skills, plus upgrades you can unlock and different moves depending on which role you choose to play him in. It also gets a bit confusing because some abilities have the same name, but completely different effects across each of his possible roles.
Here’s a full breakdown of all the abilities you can use throughout Deadpool’s entire kit.
Deadpool Base Abilities in Marvel Rivals
While most of Wade’s skillset changes with each role or with different stances active, he does retain the same two passive abilities across all forms. These abilities are always active, which means you don’t need to press any buttons to use them. Here are the two moves he always has.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Healing Factor | Deadpool continuously heals while not in battle. When he takes heavy damage, he temporarily becomes invincible and rapidly heals. |
| Maximum Flair | Deadpool has a style meter that goes up in ranking whenever you land hits on your foes. Once you reach an S rating, you can unleash your ultimate ability. |
Deadpool Vanguard Abilities in Marvel Rivals
Three of Deadpool’s Vanguard abilities stay the same at all times, but otherwise, he switches between two different stances with a set of unique abilities depending on whether you’re using his guns or katanas. The skills that stay the same throughout this role are as follows.
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deadpool In Your Area | E | Taunt nearby enemies, dealing continuous damage to them while also blocking their vision with some annoying VFX. The speed of your swords and guns is also boosted while active. |
| Upgrade! | F | Deal damage to earn XP. When you gain enough, you then get to choose an ability to upgrade. Final hits and stopping to snap photos help you build more XP. You’re also invincible while taking pictures. |
| Bunny Bounce | Space | Double jump in midair. |
Dual Desert Eagles Stance
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dual Desert Eagles | LMB | Shoot enemies with your dual guns. |
| The Ban Hammer | Q | Choose an enemy to taunt while you gain bonus health and healing over time. While this move is active, your target takes continuous damage. If they miss with any of their abilities, they take more damage, and Deadpool gains even more bonus health. |
| Slice and Dice! | Shift | Switch to your katanas. |
| Magical Unicorn Shield! | RMB | Throw a plush unicorn toy forward. When it lands, it generates a shield around it that blocks enemy attacks. |
Dual Katanas Stance
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kick@$$ Katanas | LMB | Slice enemies with your katanas. |
| The Big Test | Q | Start a challenge for yourself, gaining extra speed and healing over time while also recharging Hazardous Hijinks attempts and granting bonus health to yourself and nearby allies. If you hit enough enemies to succeed at the challenge, you then gain even more speed, healing, and also refresh healing factor cooldowns. |
| Lock and Load! | Shift | Switch to your guns. |
| Hazardous Hijinks | RMB | Sprint forward and slice, striking enemies in your path. Hitting a foe lets you use this skill again, up to two more times. |
Deadpool Strategist Abilities in Marvel Rivals
Deadpool has three moves that stay the same in both of his Strategist forms, allowing you to call upon them for assistance at all times. These abilities are as follows.
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deadpool In Your Area | E | Deadpool taunts the enemy team, dealing damage against them while also supplying heals to his teammates. |
| Upgrade! | F | Deal damage on the battlefield to rack up XP. Once you gain enough, you can then upgrade an ability. Final hits and taking photos help you build more XP. You’re invincible whenever you stop to take pictures. |
| Healing Hop | Space | Double jump around the battlefield. When you hop on enemies’ heads or near vertical walls, the cooldown for this move resets. Stomping on enemies deals damage, while jumping on teammates’ heads heals them. |
Dual Desert Eagles Stance
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dual Desert Eagles | LMB | Shoot enemies with your dual guns to deal damage, or shoot allies to heal them. |
| Pwnage Pound | Q | Pick an enemy to taunt. Every time they miss a move, they take damage. Meanwhile, you and the rest of the team gain healing. Every hit Deadpool takes while this is active gains them more healing. |
| Slice and Dice! | Shift | Switch to katanas. |
| Bouncing Bobblehead | RMB | Deadpool picks up his character icon and chucks it at the enemy. It damages foes, heals allies, then comes back to him. |
Dual Katanas Stance
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kick@$$ Katanas | LMB | Slice enemies with your katanas. |
| Final Exam | Q | Start a challenge for yourself, gaining some healing right away. Then, if you strike enough foes with the indicated abilities, you gain better healing for the team. |
| Lock and Load! | Shift | Switch to guns. |
| Healing Hijinks | RMB | Sprint forward and slice enemies you encounter in your path, dealing damage against them while also healing nearby allies. |
Deadpool Duelist Abilities in Marvel Rivals
As a Duelist, Deadpool once again retains three core moves across both forms, all of which are similar in name or the same as other roles, but function differently. Here are those abilities.
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Deadpool In Your Area | E | Deadpool taunts enemies, dealing continuous damage to them while also messing up their vision and gaining damage reduction. |
| Upgrade! | F | Deal damage to earn XP, eventually allowing you to level up abilities. Landing final hits and taking pictures earns more XP. You’re untouchable while taking pictures. |
| Bunny Hop | Space | Execute a double jump. When you use it to leap over enemies’ heads or near vertical walls, the cooldown resets. Stomping on enemies deals damage and grants bonus health. |
Dual Desert Eagles Stance
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Dual Desert Eagles | LMB | Shoot enemies with your dual guns. |
| Skill Issue | Q | Choose an enemy to taunt. Whenever they miss an ability, they take damage. |
| Slice and Dice! | Shift | Switch to katanas. |
| Headshot! | RMB | Remove your avatar icon from the bottom left corner and throw it at your foes. After a bit, it boomerangs back to you. |
Dual Katanas Stance
| Name | Button | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kick@$$ Katanas | LMB | Slice enemies with your katanas. |
| Pop Quiz! | Q | Start a challenge for yourself, gaining a speed boost and healing over time. If you strike enough foes with the highlighted moves within the timeframe, you gain enhanced healing and speed. |
| Lock and Load! | Shift | Switch to guns. |
| Hazardous Hijinks | RMB | Dash forward and slice, striking foes in your path. Hitting an enemy lets you use this skill again, up to two more times. |
What Role is Deadpool in Marvel Rivals?
Deadpool is the first-ever three-in-one character, which means he can be any role you want him to be. This includes a Vanguard, who leads the team into battle and stays on the frontline to protect them, a Strategist, who heals and supports allies, and a Duelist, who is focused on dishing out as much damage as possible to eliminate foes.
What is Deadpool’s Difficulty Rating in Marvel Rivals?
Deadpool is technically listed as a zero out of five difficulty character, but this choice seems to be part of his silly antics rather than a real reflection of his actual toughness to learn and master. I’d argue that his true rating is more like five out of five difficulty, as he has three possible roles to learn and a complex upgrading system to go with it. He’s certainly not beginner-friendly and takes maximum effort to truly understand.
Deadpool Lord Icon in Marvel Rivals
Deadpool’s Lord icon is by far the most unique one we’ve seen so far. While most Lord icons show heroes in a battle-ready pose with some special effects and a serious expression, Deadpool’s is a goofy, even more cartoonified version of just his head.
Who Voices Deadpool in Marvel Rivals?
Deadpool is voiced by Alejandro Saab in Marvel Rivals. He’s lent his voice to many iconic characters across gaming and other media, like Cyno in Genshin Impact, Kaigaku in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Jing Yuan in Honkai: Star Rail, Quentin Beck in What If…? and Dunk in Date Everything!.
There’s plenty more to uncover in the update that launched with Deadpool, so consider checking out the season six patch notes to learn more. And if you’re looking for some tasks to tackle while you work on mastering his skillset, you may want to work through some achievements like Grand Garden Gator, Lost in The Game, The Defenders, Prank of Monkey King, and Blueprints Supreme.
