TL;DR
- At the time of writing, Angela is the newest hero released in Marvel Rivals as part of season 4.
- Angela is a flying Vanguard, making her unique in comparison to the other Vanguards currently in the game.
- Manoeuvrability, crowd control and disruption are the key elements of Angela’s skill kit.
- Angela currently has one team up, which is with her brother Thor.
Angela is, at the time of writing, the most recent hero introduced to Marvel Rivals in the latest season, and she brings a unique set of skills to the Vanguard role. Angela is the first flying Vanguard in Marvel Rivals, offering a different gameplay style to the traditional Vanguard position.
We’re going to break down Angela’s skill kit so you can get a better idea of the most effective way to play her and how she has impacted the general meta of Marvel Rivals.
Angela in Marvel Rivals
Angela is a Vanguard, the equivalent of a tank in Marvel Rivals. She joined the game in Season 4: Heart of the Dragon. Angela is also the latest Asgardian to join Marvel Rivals, following in the footsteps of her younger siblings Thor, Loki and Hela.
In the Marvel Rivals lore, Angela is the long-lost sister of Thor and daughter of Odin. As an infant, her name was Aldrif, but she was kidnapped and raised by the Angels of the Tenth Realm. Angela adapted to her new life and became a fearsome warrior among the angels, earning the name Hand of Heven.
Marvel Rivals Angela’s skill kit, explained
As mentioned, Angela is the first flying Vanguard hero in Marvel Rivals, which creates a unique take on the traditional grounded Vanguard role. Her flight abilities make her highly mobile, while her other abilities emphasise crowd control and ally buffs in specific areas.
Angela can also become grounded, with her weapon switching when she does so. When flying, Angel has an aerial spear that she can launch at enemies. When on the ground, she uses an axe. This offers a significant amount of versatility to Angela’s skill kit. Let’s look a little more closely at Angela’s abilities.
Marvel Rivals Angela ability guide
| Ability type | Ability name | Ability stats and effects | In-game description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal attack | Axes of Ichors | • Attack Interval: First three strikes: 0.4s per hit; the fourth strike: 0.6s per hit. • Casting: Melee. • Charge-Damage Conversion Ratio:45%. • Damage: First three strikes: 30; the fourth strike: 50. • Maximum Distance: 4m. • Special Effect: The fourth strike propels you forward in a swift dash. |
Alternate powerful strikes forward with twin axes, dealing increased damage as Attack Charge grows. The fourth strike propels you forward in a swift dash. |
| Normal attack | Spear of Ichors | • Attack Interval: 0.96s per hit. • Casting: Melee. • Charge-Damage Conversion Ratio:45%. • Damage: 45. • Maximum Distance:7m. • Special Effect: At full charge, Spear of Ichor can launch up enemies and cause 15 extra damage. |
Lunge forward with your spear, dealing damage that increases with Attack Charge. At full charge, Spear of Ichor can launch up enemies |
| Special ability | Shielded Stance | • Cooldown: 1.5s. • Cooldown After Destroyed: 4s. • Damage Resisted-Charge Conversion Ratio: 25%. • Delayed Recovery After Release: 2s. • Maximum Shield Value: 350 • Recovery Speed: 50/s. |
Transform Ichors into a shield, gaining Attack Charge when absorbing damage. |
| Special ability | Divine Judgement | • Bonus Health: Within the Divine Judgement zone, Angela’s each Axes of Ichors hit grants 30 Bonus Health to herself and 15 Bonus Health to allies within the area. • Bonus Max Health: 200. • Cooldown: 12s. • Damage: Hit ground damage: 30; damage over time: 12.5/s. • Damage Over Time Spell Field Range: A cylindrical spell field with a radius of 8m and a height of 2m. • Hit Ground Spell Field Range: Length: 2m, Width: 2m, Height: 2.5m. • Movement Boost (Self): 35%. • Spell Field Duration: 6s |
Dive downward, switch to twin axes and infuse the ground with Ichors to create a Divine Judgement Zone upon impact. Within the zone, gain enhanced Speed and attacks grant Bonus Health to self and nearby allies. |
| Special ability | Wingblade Ascent | • Ascent Duration: 0.35s. • Ascent Elevation Angle: 60°. • Ascent Height: 8m |
Take to the skies, switching back to Spear of Ichor. |
| Special ability | Assassin’s Charge | • Cooldown: 3s. • Energy Cost: 25/s; 75/s when piercing an enemy. • Energy Recovery Speed: 10/s. • Energy Required To Activate The Ability: 30. • Maximum Energy: 100. • One-Time Energy Cost: 20. • Recover Delay: 2 |
Enter an accelerated dash state, becoming immune to knock-back and launch-up. Enemies struck head-on are carried through the air for a short distance. |
| Passive ability | Seraphic Soar | • Glide Activation Condition: Maintain the forward speed faster than 5m/s for 1s. • Glide Speed: 10m/s. • Passive Energy Gained During Glide: 22.2/s. • Time Required To Enter Glide: 0.1s |
Glide freely through the air. Continuous flight builds Attack Charge. |
| Ultimate ability | Heven’s Retribution | • Energy Cost: 3100. • Hit Ground Damage: 100. • Hit Ground Spell Field Range: 8m spherical radius. • Projectile Speed: 60 m/s. • Spell Field Damage: 10. • Spell Field Range:8m spherical radius. • Special Effect: Mobility abilities of enemies bound by the ribbons will be disabled. Enemies within a certain distance around the spear will be slowed. |
Wrap your spear in ribbons and hurl it with force. Upon impact, the ribbons bind nearby enemies. Angela can leap to the spear’s location, damaging surrounding enemies and creating a Divine Judgement Zone. |
| Team-up ability | Celestial Command | • Passive team up with Thor. • Team-up bonus: +100 Max Health |
Angela shares fragments of her Ichors with Thor, empowering him to hurl a Thunder Spear that restores Thorforce for each enemy struck. Afterwards, Thor can leap to the spear’s explosion point, dealing a second wave of damage to all enemies within range. |
Angela’s Marvel Rivals meta impact
Angela has impacted the flying meta in Marvel Rivals, as her abilities make it easy for her to zone in on and take out flying heroes. She is the first Vanguard to have such a significant impact on flyers – like Human Torch and Iron Man – as only a few Vanguards have abilities that can target flyers, and even then, they struggle to take down flyers completely. Angela can engage flyers directly in the skies and has various ways to deal with them. She can use her Assassin’s Charge to knock flyers away from her teammates, or she can try to ground them, switch to a grounded position and use her axes to take them out. These are just a few of the many ways that Angela can easily eliminate flyers.
Angela’s role as a flying Vanguard has also had an impact, as she is the first of her kind. She isn’t all about defence like Doctor Strange or Captain America, nor is she an upfront attacker like The Hulk or The Thing. Instead, Angela combines crowd control and disruption with mobility, allowing her to cause chaos and pick off enemies in the mayhem. This makes her a unique tank who can manoeuvre the battlefield in different ways than the other Vanguards in the game.
Angela is a new kind of tank in Marvel Rivals, and her introduction could lead to her being the first of many disruptive mobile tanks. At the time of writing – mid-September 2025 – Angela has not long been part of Marvel Rivals. Because of this, it’s a little too soon to tell just how significant her impact has been. That being said, her versatile skills and role as a flying Vanguard are sure to switch up the way that matches play out.
FAQs
When was Angela added to Marvel Rivals?
Angela was released in Marvel Rivals on September 12, 2025, as part of Season 4: Heart of the Dragon.
Is Angela the best Vanguard in Marvel Rivals?
At the time of writing, Angela has only been in Marvel Rivals for a week, so it’s too soon to tell if she has become the best Vanguard in Marvel Rivals. However, the best Vanguard depends on various factors, such as team composition and personal preferences. She will likely become a top pick for some players, but won’t work as well for others.
Does Angela have any team-ups in Marvel Rivals?
As of right now, Angela has one team up in Marvel Rivals. This is a passive team up called Celestial Command, and it is activated when Angela is on the same team as her long-lost brother, Thor.
References
- Angela (Marvel Rivals Wiki | Fandom)
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