Overview
Tyrone "Cloak" Johnson and Tandy "Dagger" Bowen are a dual-character Strategist hero in Marvel Rivals. As two halves of a unified team, Cloak wields Darkforce manipulation for teleportation, stealth, and disruption, while Dagger uses Lightforce energy for healing, damage, and support. Together, they balance offense and defense, switching between forms to adapt to any battle.
Cloak & Dagger share a single health bar, but the player can switch between them, altering playstyles mid-fight. They are strong in coordinated team play, excelling at area denial, healing, and battlefield manipulation.
Abilities
Dagger Abilities (Healing & Ranged Support)
Primary Fire: Lightforce Dagger
Fires a bouncing light projectile that heals allies and damages enemies.
Auto-tracks the nearest target within range.
Healing/Damage: 50 per hit
Ammo: 12
Fire Rate: 1.2 shots per second
Secondary Fire: Dagger Storm
Launches a healing-over-time bubble.
Heals all allies inside over time.
Bubble remains even if switching to Cloak.
Healing: 220 per second
Duration: 6s
E - Veil of Lightforce
Sends a wave of light that heals allies and grants a 15% healing bonus.
Straight-line effect that does not pass through walls.
Cooldown: 10s
Shift - Shadow’s Embrace
Switches to Cloak, reloading Lightforce Dagger instantly.
Cloak Abilities (Disruption & Stealth Support)
Primary Fire: Darkforce Cloak
Channelled energy beam that auto-targets the nearest enemy.
Infinite ammo, continuous damage.
Damage: 75 per second
Range: 20m
Secondary Fire: Dark Teleportation
Phases Cloak & nearby allies into the Darkforce Dimension, granting temporary invisibility and damage immunity.
Applies a movement speed boost.
Duration: 2s
Cooldown: 12s
E - Terror Cape
Deploys a shadow barrier, blinding enemies and making them take 20% increased damage.
Effect lingers for 3 seconds.
Cooldown: 12s
Shift - Light’s Embrace
Switches to Dagger, reloading Darkforce Cloak instantly.
Ultimate Ability: Eternal Bond (Shared)
Both Cloak & Dagger dash forward four times, leaving a persistent energy field that heals allies and damages enemies.
Each energy carpet lasts for 5 seconds.
Effects can overlap for increased impact.
Damage: 30 per second
Healing: 220 per second
Energy Cost: 3400
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths:
✔ Versatile Playstyles: Can swap between healing & disruption on the fly. ✔ Crowd Control: Blinds, vulnerability effects, and teleportation provide strong battlefield control. ✔ Synergistic Healing: Dagger’s Dagger Storm persists even after swapping to Cloak. ✔ Team Survivability: Dark Teleportation makes allies temporarily untargetable. ✔ Great Team Utility: Offers both healing and high enemy disruption.
Weaknesses:
✖ Shared Health Pool: Losing HP as one character affects both. ✖ Vulnerable Without Teleport: Cloak struggles when Dark Teleportation is on cooldown. ✖ No Self-Heal for Dagger: Must rely on Dagger Storm or a secondary healer. ✖ Limited Damage from Range: Needs mid-to-close range combat for maximum effectiveness.
Strategy Guide
Use Dagger for healing and Cloak for disrupting fights.
Use Dark Teleportation Strategically: Can negate enemy ultimates like Iron Man’s Invincible Pulse Cannon.
Apply Terror Cape Before Attacking: The 20% vulnerability effect enhances all incoming damage.
Layer Healing Zones: Dagger Storm + Eternal Bond provides huge team sustain.
Work With Moon Knight: Their team-up ability boosts Moon Knight’s stealth capabilities.
Lore
Tandy Bowen and Tyrone Johnson were runaways experimented on against their will. The result? One gained the power of Lightforce, the other Darkforce—together, they became Cloak & Dagger, two halves of a whole.
When the Timestream Entanglement disrupted reality, Cloak & Dagger emerged to find New York ruled by Dracula’s forces. Now, they fight to restore balance, using their bond of light and darkness to bring hope to a fractured world.
Cosmetics
Costumes:
Default (Cloak & Dagger)
Lemon Lime (Rare)
Growth & Decay (Epic)
Final Thoughts
Cloak & Dagger offer one of the most unique mechanics in Marvel Rivals, allowing for adaptive gameplay with a fluid switch between healing and disruption. They are perfect for players who enjoy dynamic, hybrid playstyles.
If you like supporting your team while disabling enemies, Cloak & Dagger are an excellent choice in Marvel Rivals!
