It has only been a few days since the release of Emma Frost in Marvel Rivals with the Season 2 update, and leaks about the game’s next hero have already started surfacing online.
Ultron is reportedly the next playable character to join Marvel Rivals’ ever-expanding roster. He is expected to join the lineup alongside the highly anticipated Season 2.5 update.
Over the past few days, we’ve seen prominent dataminers dig up several new leaks involving Ultron, including his abilities, lore, and other details.
As the Marvel Rivals community eagerly anticipates the arrival of Ultron, now might be a good time to check out everything we know so far regarding how this new character will play and which role he will fit in.
Marvel Rivals Ultron Role
From what we’ve seen so far, it’s safe to assume that Ultron will join the Marvel Rivals roster in the Strategist role. He will be the eighth Strategist in the game alongside Invisible Woman, Luna Snow, Cloak & Dagger, Mantis, Rocket Raccoon, Jeff the Land Shark, and Adam Warlock.
As a Strategist, Ultron will be capable of healing his entire team while dishing out significant damage to his enemies, utilizing a deadly array of drones at his command.
Marvel Rivals Ultron Abilities
While NetEase has yet to officially disclose Ultron’s abilities, his kit has already leaked on various social media forums.
Below, we have included the full list of abilities of Ultron, as we’ve seen from the leaks:
- Primary Weapon: Encephalo-Ray – Unleash a burning energy beam
- Passive: Algorithm Correction – Hold Space to fall slowly while airborne
- Dynamic Flight (Shift) – Dashes in the direction of movement before entering a free-flight mode
- Imperative: Patch (E) – Summons a giant drone that follows an ally, constantly healing allies within its radius, with additional healing for the designated ally
- Imperative: Firewall (RMB) – Summons drones that grant bonus health to nearby allies, centered on Ultron and the ally marked with Imperative: Patch
- Ultimate: Rage of Ultron – Summons Ultron Drones to fire Encephalo-Rays, which can damage enemies or heal allies
Marvel Rivals Ultron Release Date
As mentioned earlier, Ultron will be available to play in Marvel Rivals with the game’s Season 2.5 update. For the uninitiated, the Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 update is expected to hit the live servers on May 30, 2025.
While the update will roll out simultaneously across all regions, the developers will temporarily take the servers offline for maintenance for a few hours during the deployment.