TL;DR
- At the time of writing, Gambit is the most recent hero released in Marvel Rivals.
- Gambit is a Strategist hero, so his primary role is to support the team.
- The complexity of Gambit’s kit can make him hard to get to grips with.
- Gambit combines healing with buffing and purifying for allies, but he can also debuff enemies and deal significant damage.
- Due to his versatility, Gambit has quickly become a popular hero.
Marvel Rivals has kicked off Season 5 with a brand-new Strategist hero: Cajun X-Men member and Rogue’s partner Remy LeBeau, known by his superhero alter ego Gambit. In Marvel Rivals, Gambit is a Strategist who uses a deck of cards to heal, buff allies, reduce enemy healing, deal damage and purify teammates. It can be tricky to juggle his cards and their abilities, but he can be very effective when you get the hang of his numerous skills.
We’re going to break down Gambit’s skill kit to see how his abilities are best used and how he fits into the Marvel Rivals Season 5 meta.
Gambit in Marvel Rivals
As mentioned, Gambit is a Strategist in Marvel Rivals, the equivalent of a support character. He and his fiancée, Rogue, are the two new Marvel Rivals Season 5 heroes, though Rogue won’t be coming to the game until Season 5.5.
In the lore of Marvel Rivals, Rogue and Gambit are in the middle of their wedding when the Timestream Entanglement – the cosmic event that caused the narrative of Marvel Rivals to begin – ruins the celebrations. With their wedding rings lost, Gambit plans to steal a contract from the Collector and exchange it for Chronovium so he can forge rare, cosmic wedding bands for himself and his wife to be.
Marvel Rivals Gambit’s skill kit, explained
Gambit is a four-star Strategist due to the complexity of his kit. Players need to manage his card decks effectively to make the most out of them. Gambit cards can heal allies and deal damage to enemies, but it’s the juggling act between his Healing Hearts card deck and Breaking Spades card deck that makes his kit more difficult to navigate.
As well as his card skills, Gambit also has his Cajun Charge skill, which allows him to dash forward with his bo staff. This skill can be followed up with a move called Big Easy Impact, which damages enemies and heals allies.
He also has a skill called Bayou Bash, where he slams his bo staff to the ground and creates an AOE shockwave that heals and damages. Gambit’s ultimate is a healing, speed boosting and purifying move that can attach to himself and multiple allies within his sight, making for a particularly powerful and potentially game-changing support ult. Let’s take a closer look at Gambit’s skills with a guide to his abilities.
Marvel Rivals Gambit ability guide
| Ability type | Ability name | Ability stats and effects | In-game description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal attack | Kinetic Cards | Ammo: 21. Angle Between The Side Cards And The Center Card: Two degrees. Card Damage: 20 damage per round. Card Healing: 28 health per round. Cards Launched Per Unleash: Three cards. Casting: A Projectile that fires in a straight trajectory. Fire Rate: 0.45s per round. |
Launch three kinetic-charged cards in an arc ahead. Each card detonates on impact, creating a single-target explosion that damages enemies and heals allies. |
| Special ability | Bayou Bash | Casting: Single cast spell field that surrounds the caster. Cooldown: Two charges. Each charge takes 8s to recharge. Damage: 60. Healing: 60 self-healing and ally healing. Spell Field Range: Spherical radius of 5m. |
Channel kinetic energy into the bo staff, then slam it into the ground after a sweeping strike, creating a shockwave that damages nearby enemies and heals allies. |
| Special ability | Cajun Charge | Casting: Dash. Cooldown: Two charges. Each charge takes 12.5s to recharge. Dash Duration: 8m. |
Side-step forward with bo staff in hand, dashing a short distance. |
| Special ability | Breaking Spades | Cooldown: Four charges. Each charge takes 8s to recharge. Maximum Duration: 6s. Self Damage Boost: 15%. Special Effect: Within the duration, consume one Sleight of Hand stack to use Bidding Barrage and Explosive Trick. |
Conjure a Spade card by consuming one stack of Sleight of Hand to gain Damage Boost and switch to the Breaking Spades deck. |
| Special ability | Healing Hearts | Cooldown: Four charges. Each charge takes 8s to recharge. Maximum Duration: 6s. Self Healing: Heal 20 health per second within duration. Special Effect: Within the duration, consume one Sleight of Hand stack to use Purifying Pick-Up and Bridge Boost. |
Conjure a Heart card by consuming one stack of Sleight of Hand to Heal and switch to the Healing Hearts deck. |
| Ultimate ability | Ragin’ Royal Flush | Damage Trigger Interval: 0.5s. Energy Cost: 4300. Enhanced Damage Ratio: 20%. Healing Over Time: 75/s. Movement Speed Boost Ratio: 50%. One-Time Healing: 100 Range: Cone-shaped spell field, 40m in length and angle range of 110 degrees. |
Lock onto an ally within sight and unleash multiple Aces that heal and Purify. Both enter the Kinetic Transfer state, granting increased Movement Speed and Jump Boost, while enhancing attacks with additional single-target explosive damage and providing the ally with Ultimate Ability Charge Acceleration. |
| Team up ability | Ace of Aces | Team-Up Bonus: 5% boost to healing. | Gambit charges Magneto’s greatsword with kinetic energy. When Magneto activates this ability, Iron Volley is replaced with Ace Greatsword, which detonates upon striking enemies. The explosion leaves residual kinetic energy within the target, inflicting secondary damage after a brief delay. |
Gambit has 275 health and 600 movement speed for his base stats. As well as that, in Marvel Rivals, Gambit’s abilities – his card deck ones – have their own separate skills each. You can see what these abilities do in more detail below.
| Card deck | Deck ability | Deck ability stat | In-game description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breaking Spades | Bidding Barrage | Casting: Projectile with a spell field generated upon impact. Damage: 70 Maximum Distance: 15m Number of Projectiles: 10 Projectile Speed: 100 m/s Special Effect: Enemies are launched up when hit, but this only takes effect once. Spell Field Range: Spherical radius of 5m. |
While Breaking Spades deck is active, trigger Raise Empowerment to scattering cards in an arc in all directions. Explosions damage enemies and Launch them up. |
| Breaking Spades | Explosive Trick | Casting: Projectile with a spell field generated upon impact. Damage: 70. Projectile Speed: 150 m/s. Reduced Healing Duration: 4s Reduced Healing Ratio: 0.25. Spell Field Range: Spherical radius of 5m. |
While Breaking Spades deck is active, trigger Flush Empowerment to fire a full set of cards forward. Cards explode on impact, dealing damage while inflicting Reduced Healing. |
| Healing Hearts | Bridge Boost | Casting: Straight trajectory projectile. Duration: 4s Healing: 50 damage per round. Healing Boost Ratio: 0.15. Max Number of Ricochets: Six. Projectile Speed: 120m/s. Special Effect: The projectile automatically tracks allies and bounces between them on impact. |
While Healing Hearts deck is active, trigger Flush Empowerment to card spring and fire a full deck forward. Cards bounce between allies on impact, granting Health and a Healing Boost. |
| Healing Hearts | Purifying Pick-Up | Casting: Projectile with a spell field generated upon impact. Maximum Distance: 15m. Number of Generated Projectiles: 10. Special Effect: Upon impact, the spell field applies the Purify effect to allies, which can take effect on allies twice maximum. It can also apply to Gambit once. Spell Field Healing: 70 per field. Spell Field Range: Spherical radius of 5m. |
While Healing Hearts deck is active, trigger Raise Empowerment to launch a cluster of cards in an arc ahead. Explosions heal nearby allies and Purify them. |
Gambit’s Marvel Rivals meta impact
At the time of writing, Gambit is the most recent of the Marvel Rival heroes, having been released at the beginning of Season 5. Not much time has passed since Season 5 of Marvel Rivals began, so it’s a bit soon to be definite about his meta impact. That being said, Gambit has already proven himself to be a strong character who can be used flexibly.
Not only can he do plenty of healing, buffing and purifying, but he can also hold his own in a fight, which could lead to him becoming a Strategist/Duelist hybrid. Gambit has the potential to make a significant impact in the future meta of Marvel Rivals, and he has already started to make waves in the game.
Conclusion
Gambit is a fresh new take on the Strategist role in Marvel Rivals. He does what it felt like NetEase Games was trying to do with Ultron: create an effective hybrid of the Strategist and Duelist roles. While Ultron isn’t balanced enough to be that hero (not at the time of writing, anyway), Gambit certainly feels like he could be. The only issue is the complexity of his kit, which can be tricky for players to learn. Once his skills have been mastered, there is no doubt that Gambit could very quickly rise through the ranks to become an S-Tier Marvel Rivals Strategist.
FAQs
Is Gambit a Duelist in Marvel Rivals?
Gambit is a Strategist in Marvel Rivals, though he can be played as a hybrid Strategist/Duelist.
Does Gambit have any team-ups in Marvel Rivals?
At the time of writing, Gambit has one team up in Marvel Rivals. This team-up is with Magneto and is called Ace of Aces.
When is Rogue being added to Marvel Rivals?
Rogue’s release date hasn’t been confirmed at the time of writing, but she will likely be released during Season 5.5.
REFERENCES
- Gambit (Marvel Rivals)
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