How to Play Psylocke in Marvel Rivals, Abilities Combo Guide

Psylocke is a popular Duelist hero in Marvel Rivals. Her gameplay is all about clever positioning, hit-and-run tactics, and mastering combos. She is challenging to master, but helps you rank quickly if you are skilled enough. If you are looking for Marvel Rivals boosting, Psylocke can be a great choice. This blog post will discuss Psylocke in detail, including her abilities, team-ups, ultimate combos, skins, tips and tricks, and more.

Who is Psylocke in Marvel Rivals?

Psylocke, known as Sai, is a psychic warrior from the X-Men universe. She is a wandering warrior and a telepathic ninja with martial arts skills. A mysterious event, Timestream Entanglement, pulled her from reality to battle alongside newfound allies in X-Men and take out ancient demons and monsters. In feudal Japan, Psylocke's starting position is with Wolf Logan as they go on new quests. Whether it's a fierce clash with Iron Fist or others, she quickly recovers to her previous position while grabbing nearby health packs. She is the 26th hero to feature in the Marvel Rivals roster. She is known to eliminate vulnerable enemies and escape before anyone can react. The following is a summary of Psylocke in Marvel Rivals.

Role: Duelist (focused on duelling and eliminating key targets)

Difficulty: High (5 stars)

Health: 250 HP

Strengths: High burst damage and mobility, a trained ninja, strong at picking off supports, escapes enemies' defenses easily

Weaknesses: Weak at long-range combat, relies on combos and timing, less durable if caught out

All Psylocke Abilities in Marvel Rivals

Psylocke uses psychic energies and mutant abilities known as 'psionic powers' to defeat her enemies. Let us take a closer look at her casting abilities in detail.

Psionic Crossbow (Primary Fire)

Psylocke fires shots of psychic energy or double projectiles using her crossbows. Each bolt with psionic crossbows hurts enemies and recharges her abilities faster. So that you can use your special moves more often.

Wing Shurikens

Psylocke throws several stars or a volley of psionic shurikens that stick to enemies, dealing damage to them. Psylocke also gains bonus health based on the hit for a short time. You can press the button again to automatically recall shurikens. On the way back, they do even more damage if they hit multiple enemies and confuse foes.

Psi-Blade Dash

Psylocke uses her psionic blades to slice through any random enemies in her path by dashing in a straight line. Using the psychic blade dash, you can quickly finish off weak enemies and get in or out of fights. Moreover, dashing in the enemy's path with psionic blades pulls the shurikens back to you (if you have thrown any), dealing damage more than before.

Psychic Stealth

Psychic Stealth ability makes Psylocke invisible and move faster for a short time. You should use psychic stealth to sneak up on enemies, escape danger, or reposition on the battlefield. If you are attacked while being invisible, you may become visible for a brief time. But you will remain invisible if you can avoid further damage.

Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability)

This is Psylocke's ultimate ability. She unleashes a powerful attack and slashes all nearby enemies with her psionic katana, dealing massive damage. You can use it to finish off groups or damage enemies to turn the tide in an intense fight!

Psionic Disc (Team-Up Ability)

Psylocke can use a special move when teaming up with certain heroes, such as Magik and Black Panther. We will discuss this more in the next section.

Psylocke Team-Ups in Marvel Rivals: Current & Past Explained

Team-ups are special combos and abilities that activate when Psylocke fights with other familiar warriors together. Here is a breakdown of Psylocke's current and past team-ups in Marvel Rivals.

Mental Projection with Emma Frost (Season 2)

When Psylocke, Emma Frost, and Magneto are on the same team, Emma Frost creates a mental link between them, known as Psychic echoes. Emma Frost creates illusory projections of Magneto and Psylocke from the enemy's perspective and uses their abilities. This confuses the enemy team and makes it hard to tell who is real and who is fake because they deal with duplicate illusions. You can use it to dodge attacks, distract enemies, and even set up surprise attacks.

Dimensional Shortcut (Season 1)

When Magik, Black Panther, and Psylocke are on the same team, they can use a team-up ability, Psionic Disc, also known as Dimensional Shortcut. Using this ability, Psylocke can rewind time for a few seconds, returning to where they were before. This is useful when you get into trouble and want to heal after risky attacks. Moreover, you can also start or escape fights safely.

Team-Up with Captain America

In Marvel Rivals, Captain America and Psylocke do not have a unique Team-Up ability. However, their abilities complement each other in the gameplay.

Tips and Tricks for Playing Psylocke: Marvel Rivals

Here are some tips and tricks for mastering Psylocke in Marvel Rivals.

i) Psylocke is most effective when attacking from sides or behind (flanking), not head-on. So, wait for the right moment and look for squishy (low-health) enemies like supports or snipers.

ii) Using the Psionic Crossbow reduces the cooldown of other abilities. You should give priority to using it frequently. Keep shooting enemies with a tight firing interval to maximize the damage dealt, and get your dash and stealth back faster.

iii) Using psychic stealth helps you sneak up on enemies or escape if you are in danger. You should not use this movement ability to attack. Instead, you can use it for a movement boost or to reposition yourself and run away safely.

iv) One of the key aspects of Psylocke is gaining a movement boost with dashes and stealth. You should use them to gracefully glide through enemy attacks, chase fleeing enemies, or retreat to safety after a kill.

Notable Psylocke Ultimate Combos in Marvel Rivals

i) Basic Ultimate Combo (Solo Burst)

Start with psychic stealth and get closer to your target. Hit them with Wing Shurikens in a straight trajectory to grant herself bonus health and extra damage. Dash forward and slice through the enemies by unleashing bolts with psionic blades. Then, close the gap and quickly finish any low-health enemies. In the end, use the butterfly slash on nearby enemies.

Stealth → Shurikens → Dash → Ultimate

ii) One Shot Combo for Squishy Targets

This perfect combo eliminates low-health heroes (supports or damage dealers). You will defeat the enemy instantly if you hit every part of it right. The combo is as follows:

Shoot → Melee → Shuriken → Shoot → Dash → Ultimate

All Psylocke Skins and Cosmetics

Here is a rundown of all Psylocke Skins and Cosmetics in Marvel Rivals.

Psylocke Skins

i) Default Psychic Ninja Sai

ii) Kirisaki Sakura

iii) Vengeance

iv) Blood Kariudo

v) Retro X-Uniform

Psylocke MVP Screens

i) Default MVP Screen

ii) This is My Way

iii) Butterfly Effect

Psylocke Emotes

i) Default

ii) Kiza

iii) Shadow Strike

Psylocke Sprays

i) Psylocke

ii) Vengeance

iii) Blood Kariudo

All Psylocke Proficiency Rewards

Here is a table showing what you get for Psylocke at each rank.