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Marvel Rivals Winter Soldier guide: All abilities, stats, how to play, and more

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Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals is a powerful duelist known for h... Read More

Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals is a legal duelist who has the most carry potential among other duelists. All his abilities have very low cooldown and paired with his passive automatic reload ability, Bucky can deal high damage to his enemies constantly. For this reason, he often plays in the frontline alongside Vanguards. Winter Soldier, when played right can take down the entire team all by himself, and as such players who are looking to master him should first understand his kit and combos possible with his abilities.

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In this guide, we will go through in-depth statistics for all of Winter Soldier’s abilities in Marvel Rivals and discuss his playstyle and synergies.

Marvel Rivals Winter Soldier: Base Stats

Role	Duelist
Difficulty	3/5 Stars
Heath	250
Movement Speed	6 m/s

Marvel Rivals Winter Soldier: All abilities and in-depth stats

1. Roterstern (Left Click)

DESCRIPTION	Fire explosive rounds with his blaster, Roterstern, damaging the target hit and enemies behind them.
CASTING	Straight-line projectile that generates a spell field upon impact
PROJECTILE SPEED	180 m/s
PROJECTILE DAMAGE	75
RANGE	Cone-shaped spell field with a 5m radius and an apex angle of 90 degrees
SPELL FIELD DAMAGE	65
DAMAGE FALLOFF	Falloff begins at 20m, decreasing to 60% at 40m
FIRE RATE	2.5 rounds per second
AMMO	3
CRITICAL HIT	Projectile: Yes; Spell Field: No
SPECIAL MECHANIC	Enemies that take damage from the projectile will no longer receive damage from the spell field

2. Bionic Hook (Right Click)

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DESCRIPTION	Charge up and launch a hook with his bionic arm, reeling in the first target hit and the enemies lurking behind
CASTING	Straight-line projectile that generates a spell field upon impact
PROJECTILE SPEED	80 m/s
CHARGE TIME	0.5s - 4s
RANGE	The projectile can travel up to 10m with a 0.5s charge. As the charge time increases, it can reach a maximum distance of 20m with 1s charge
PROJECTILE DAMAGE	15
RANGE	Cone-shaped spell field with a 4.5m radius and an apex angle of 80 degrees
SPELL FIELD DAMAGE	20
COOLDOWN	8s

3. Trooper’s Fist (Shift)

DESCRIPTION	Dash forward, seizing enemies along the path and launching up enemies at the end of the dash
CASTING	Movement-based damage ability
AVERAGE SPEED	30 m/s
MAXIMUM DISTANCE	9m
SEIZE DAMAGE	25
RANGE	Length: 4.5m, Width: 4.5m, Height: 2m
KNOCKBACK DAMAGE	65
COOLDOWN	12s

4. Tainted Voltage (E)

DESCRIPTION	Charge up and launch a powerful electrical punch with the bionic arm in the target direction, dealing damage to enemies within range and Slowing them. This ability can Knock Down flying heroes
CASTING	A projectile that fires in a straight trajectory
PROJETILE SPEED	100 m/s
DAMAGE	55
SLOW RATE	-35%
SLOW DURATION	2s
SPECIAL MECHANIC	Projectile pierces through the enemies
COOLDOWN	6s

5. Ceaseless Charge (Passive)

DESCRIPTION	Roterstern reloads automatically while the bionic arm is in action, granting Bonus Health to the Winter Soldier
BONUS HEALTH (SELF)	40 ( Bionic Hook & Tainted Voltage), 50 (Trooper’s Fist, Kraken Impact)

6. Kraken Impact (Q)

DESCRIPTION	Leap high, then dash forward and slam down with the bionic arm, dealing damage to enemies in range, marking them for Culling. Marked enemies will perish instantly if their health falls below a certain threshold, recharging the bionic arm for another Kraken Impact within a short period
CASTING	Spherical Spell Field
RANGE	5m spherical radius
SPELL FIELD DAMAGE	100
CULLING DURATION	5s
CULLING THRESHOLD	20% Health
NEXT KRAKEN IMPACT AFTER A CULLING	8s
ENERGY COST	3100

Marvel Rivals Winter Soldier: Team-Up Abilities

1. Infinite Grit

DESCRIPTION	Rocket Raccoon throws an Ammo Overload device in the target direction. Upon entering the device's range, the Punisher and Winter Soldier receive the buffs of Infinite Ammo and Faster Firing.
ROTERSTERN FIRE RATE BOOST	25%
TEAM-UP TARGET	Rocket Raccoon

How to play Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals

Every ability of Winter Soldier not only grants him a shield but also reloads his gun. As such, his combo cycle involves firing three shots before using an ability to reload his gun. When done right, there is no downtime to the damage being dealt. Another combo is to use right click hook followed by the shift uppercut to reposition any enemy player to get an easy kill.

Bucky’s ultimate is one of the most powerful in the game as it resets when securing a kill within eight seconds of initiating the Kraken Impact. Eight seconds is plenty of time, so carefully choosing who to jump on after initiating his ultimate is vital in order to secure the kill. When done right, this has the potential to take down the entire enemy team.

What are the best teams for Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals?

Winter Soldier is a versatile duelist who can comfortably find his place in any team comp. However, having only 250hp, he requires proper damage mitigation on the front lines and consistent focus from his strategists. He's often targeted by enemy flankers so having an anti-flanker duelist in his team can help to keep him alive. Having said that, here are some heroes that synergise very well with Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals.

Vanguard: Groot

Duelist: Namor

Strategist: Jeff

Also read: Marvel Rivals Human Torch analysis: All abilities, stats, how to play, and more

Ideal Team Comp for Winter Soldier in Marvel Rivals

Vanguard: Groot, Magneto

Duelists: Winter Soldier, Namor

Strategists: Jeff, Luna Snow

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