Overview
Venom, also known as Eddie Brock, is a Vanguard hero in Marvel Rivals. With enhanced durability, brutal melee attacks, and symbiotic abilities, Venom thrives in diving the enemy backline and sustaining heavy damage. His high mobility and crowd control make him a formidable presence on the battlefield.
Abilities
Primary Fire: Dark Predation
Unleashes forward-reaching tendrils that pierce multiple enemies.
Damage: 20 per hit
Fire Rate: 0.9s (0.1s between tendrils)
Range: 15m
Special Effect: Hits apply sustained pressure with delayed damage.
Secondary Fire: Cellular Corrosion
Latches tentacles onto enemies in an 8m radius, slowing them and dealing increasing damage.
Damage: 5 (initial) / 80 (after 3s)
Cooldown: 8s
Effect: Applies 15% slow, detaching after 11m.
Shift - Venom Swing
Web-slings Venom to any surface, allowing rapid repositioning.
Cooldown: 8s
Range: 30m
E - Symbiotic Resilience
Grants bonus health based on missing HP, making Venom harder to take down.
Healing: 100HP + 120% of missing health as bonus health
Cooldown: 15s
F - Frenzied Arrival
Performs a dive attack from the air, knocking enemies upward.
Damage: 65 (40% falloff at 6m)
Cooldown: 8s
Range: 3-40m
Area: 6m spherical radius
Q - Feast of the Abyss (Ultimate)
Burrows underground, then erupts to devour enemies, dealing damage based on their current health and converting it into bonus HP.
Damage: 50% of enemy’s current HP + 50
Healing: 100% of damage dealt is converted into bonus health
Movement Boost: +80%
Duration: 4s or until activated
Range: 7m spherical radius
Passive: Alien Biology
Wall Crawl: Press Space to crawl walls, allowing traversal across vertical surfaces.
Sprint: Press Primary Fire while crawling to sprint at 9 m/s.
Team-Up Abilities
Touch of Klyntar (Spider-Man & Peni Parker)
Effect: Increases Venom’s max health by 150 and grants symbiote-based attacks.
Bonus: Spider-Man and Peni Parker can convert symbiotes into explosive spikes that damage and knock back enemies.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:
✔ Extremely durable with Symbiotic Resilience. ✔ Venom Swing provides high mobility and strong engages. ✔ Feast of the Abyss deals percentage-based damage. ✔ Frenzied Arrival allows for backline dives and crowd control. ✔ Web-crawling enables Venom to reach unexpected attack angles.
Weaknesses:
✖ Vulnerable if Symbiotic Resilience and Venom Swing are on cooldown. ✖ Requires team follow-up to capitalize on engages. ✖ Cellular Corrosion can be escaped if enemies move out of range. ✖ Frenzied Arrival requires height to activate. ✖ Lacks defensive tools outside of bonus health generation.
Strategy Guide
Use Dark Predation to apply pressure from mid-range.
Activate Symbiotic Resilience when low on health.
Use Venom Swing for aggressive engages or quick retreats.
Chain Cellular Corrosion and Frenzied Arrival to disrupt enemy formations.
Save Feast of the Abyss for high-value targets.
Stick close to Spider-Man or Peni Parker for the Touch of Klyntar bonus.
Lore
When Spider-Man rejected the alien symbiote that enhanced his abilities, it found a new host in Eddie Brock, a journalist with a deep grudge against Peter Parker. Together, they became Venom—a terrifying force of vengeance. Now, Venom fights to prevent a dark future by either destroying Knull or taking his throne.
Cosmetics
Costumes:
Default (Venom)
Anti-Venom (Rare)
Cyan Clash (Rare)
Space Knight (Epic)
Snow Symbiote (Legendary)
Final Thoughts
Venom is a powerhouse Vanguard who excels at tanking damage, disrupting enemy formations, and dealing devastating melee attacks. If you enjoy an aggressive, bruiser-style hero with a unique mix of mobility and durability, Venom is the perfect pick in Marvel Rivals!
