How to defeat Emma Frost in Marvel Rivals?

Emma Frost just entered the Marvel Rivals battlefield—and let’s be real, she’s not here to play nice. This telepathic tank can dominate the battlefield with her dual-form gameplay, but she’s not unbeatable. With the right tactics and heroes, you can shut down the White Queen before she flips the match in her favor. Here’s how to shut her down:


Why Is Emma Frost So Hard to Defeat?Emma Frost is a Vanguard, but don’t think of her as a standard tank. She's very versatile and hard to kill due to her tactics. She’s a mind-controlling, space-creating juggernaut. Her two forms—Base Form (ranged psychic attacks) and Diamond Form (close-range bruiser with damage reduction)—let her adapt to any situation.

Her Ultimate, Psionic Seduction, can mind-control your backline, turning your own teammates against you. Add that to her ability to soak damage and disrupt team formations, and you’ve got a serious problem.


How to Successfully Counter Emma Frost ? 1. Force Her Out of Diamond FormDiamond Form is her panic button—it gives her armor and CC immunity, but it also limits her to melee. Use this to your advantage. Zone her out. Punish her before or after she shifts, not during.

• Luna Snow and Storm can kite her easily with high mobility and ranged pressure.
• If she dives into Diamond Form, fall back, spread out, and wait it out.

2. Shut Down Her UltimateHer mind-control can flip fights—but it’s not unbeatable.

• Cloak & Dagger and Luna Snow have healing ultimates that ignore Emma’s control.
• Groot can wall off seduced allies to isolate the threat.
• Better yet, don’t bunch up—Emma loves grouped targets.

3. Bring in the BrawlersEmma’s high health pool makes her vulnerable to heroes that scale with HP.

• Wolverine and Iron Fist both deal percentage-based damage. Get in her face, stay there, and melt her down.
• Thor and The Thing don’t care about her crowd control—they bring the pain up close and personal. The Thing, in particular, can't be knocked back, making him perfect to chase her even when she escapes.

4. Exploit Her TransitionsEmma’s strength is in switching forms—but timing is everything. Catch her mid-transition or force her to switch early. She loses power when her form doesn’t match the moment.

• High burst heroes like Magik or Star-Lord can make her panic-switch.
• Capitalize on her cooldowns. If she just went Diamond, she can’t run. If she’s in Base, she’s squishier—pounce.

Final ThoughtsEmma Frost is powerful, but predictable. Her toolkit relies on timing, positioning, and chaos. If you stay calm, pick the right heroes, and don’t let her control the pace—you win. Keep your distance, hit her hard, and never give her the space to dominate. Queen or not, everyone falls eventually. Now get out there and show her who's boss.