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When looking for a Vanguard character to play inMarvel Rivals, you have several options. Not all Vanguard characters are the same type of tank, there is a mix of playstyles put into all of them. Doctor Strange will be the most defensive tank, while Venom or Hulk will be more aggressive and good for pushing into the enemy team. However, Captain America is a good all-rounder in this aspect. He can jump into the fray and help distract and dismantle enemy defenses.
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Captain America’s Abilities
The fearless leader of The Avengers has many tools at his disposal.
Captain America has a kit that is centered around causing chaos and breaking up the enemy’s defenses, forcing them to either focus on him or gain distance while your team joins you in pushing forward.
Sentinel Strike
Captain America’s primary attack. After the second hit, you can throw Cap’s shield, which can ricochet up to 4 times.
Freedom Charge
His ultimate ability is to grant himself Bonus Health and Movement Boosts. This can also be applied to his allies that follow the path he leaves. Using the Living Legend or Leading Dash skills while Freedom Charge is active, you can also launch enemies.
Leading Dash
This skill will allow you to sprint forward and allow you to perform Fearless Leap.
Vibranium Energy Saw
Tossing his shield forward, Captain America will throw the energy-charged shield to strike enemies within a path.
Liberty Rush
This will allow you to charge forward and strike enemies with Captain America’s shield.
Super-Soldier Slam
While in the air, you’re able to slam down into the target area, launching up enemies. This can be triggered after performing a Fearless Leap as well.
Living Legend
Raise Captain America’s shield to deflect incoming projectiles, sending them to ricochet back in random directions.
Charged Aegis (Team-Up Ability)
Thor will infuse the Thorforce into Captain America’s attacks for a few seconds. Granting an electrical enhancement to his attacks and a Movement Boost.
How to Utilize Captain America’s Abilities
Pushing forward and taking the hits for your team, you’ll want to be as aggressive as possible.
Captain America isn’t overly good at offense or defense, and this is what does make him special. His kit has a bit of everything and if you have a team that can make use of how distracting Cap can be, you’ll be able to help cause a boatload of chaos for the enemy team. Using theLeading Dashto sprint into engagements will be the main way you’ll push into a fight. You can combine this with theLiving Legendshield ability to block some incoming damage while you forge the path forward for your team.
When pushing into the enemy team, you can follow the Suggested Combo for Captain America. This is his bread and butter, an easy method of making full use of his kit when making contact with your enemies. You’ll want to run forward withLeading Dash, then jump into the enemy withFearless Leap. After landing, you can useVibranium Energy Sawto hit a group of enemies, sprinting at low-health targets and usingSuper-Soldier Slamto close the distance on anyone getting away.Liberty Rushcan close any further distance, and you can follow up further with yourSentinel Strike. If you are behind enemy lines when you secure a kill, you can then sprint through them with your shield held up and back to your team.
Captain America Tips and Tricks
Cap’s suggested combo is good, but you can play around and modify it to fit each match.
Since Captain America doesn’t do much damage, you will want to focus on being as annoying and distracting as possible. You are going to draw attention and be the biggest distraction that you can be while whittling down enemy health and helping finish off low-health enemies. He is a tank that can be very precise in how he dives into combat, so choose your targets carefully.
Healers and ground-based damage dealer characters are usually the best choices for your first targets in a skirmish.
After pushing forward, you can make a couple of choices; either charge into the main frontliners or jump into the air and slam into the backline. This will vary depending on what the enemy composition is and how well your team works with one another, but both are very strong options. When choosing to charge into the frontline, you’ll be forcing the enemy to look at you and buy some time for your damage dealers to come in and help take down anyone you’ve dealt damage to.
If you choose to slam into the backline, you’ll cut yourself off from your team for a brief moment. Depending on your target, you’re able to do a lot of work for your team in helping make sure they can secure some kills. This strategy is highly dependent on your own team composition as well. Characters like Iron Man, Star-Lord, Iron Fist, and Spider-Man can make use of this distraction and help you secure those kills by charging forward with you. If you have Thor on your team, he can give you theCharged AegisTeam-Up Ability to deal more damage to anyone you target, giving you the ability to even take care of some lower health targets alone.
While Captain America isn’t overly dedicated to one specific style of tanking, he does allow for some amazing plays. He has both offensive and defensive options combined into one character. Where Venom and Hulk can get in and out of fights quickly while dealing damage, but Thor and Groot can push the frontlines back easily. Captain America is unique because he isn’t overly amazing at either of these on his own, but he can push into the healers who stay behind. Forcing them to disengage to safety or go into the rest of their team. If they do choose to go back to their team, this allows you to pinch the enemy from both sides. Cap is a strategic tank, and when played properly, he will force enemies to make decisions that you may work with and do what you want.
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