Everything we know about Ultron in Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals’ Ultron will arrive on the battlefield with the start of Season 2.5 and some of his supportive strategist abilities have leaked already. As ever, the cyber supervillain is eager to wipe out all life with his endless drones, and it looks like they'll form a core part of his moveset in Marvel Rivals too - using a couple of imperative commands, Ultron will be able to send his drones out to support allies, providing healing.

Ultron is also integral to the new Hellfire Gala Krakoa map, unleashing a deadly invasion to crash the party and gain control over Professor X’s Cerebro device. Whether the Ultron we’ll get to play as is this Ultron remains to be seen, and it might be that the chaos of the timestream throws out a friendlier Ultron to ally with. But when can we expect to see Ultron in the game and what sorts of powers will he bring? I’ve explained everything we know about Ultron and his abilities in Marvel Rivals below.

When will Ultron get added to Marvel Rivals?

As mentioned, Ultron will be added to Marvel Rivals with the start of Season 2.5, which is on May 30, 2025, at 8am GMT (that's 1am PDT / 4am EDT / 9am BST). Now that Emma Frost has been added with the launch of Season 2, that makes Ultron the next Marvel Rivals upcoming character.

All Ultron abilities in Marvel Rivals

Based on previous leaks from RivalsLeaks, we know that Ultron is a Strategist in Marvel Rivals, providing healing to teammates. We don’t know anything about his difficulty or health but given that he’s typically depicted as having a vibranium, or even adamantium, body, I’d like to think he’ll be the beefiest Strategist so far in terms of health.

The leaks also revealed all of his abilities but since the information is from around the game’s launch in 2024, it’s entirely possible that his kit has been tweaked, so what’s below might not match his launch state. Either way, it should give you an idea of how the mechanical menace will play.

Here are all of Ultron’s abilities in Marvel Rivals that we’ve seen via leaks:

Based on these abilities, it sounds like Ultron will play almost a bit like Iron Man, dashing and flying around with Dynamic Flight while blasting foes with his Encephalo-Ray. Meanwhile, he can command drones to heal and protect himself and nearby allies with the two Imperative abilities. The precise way these drones work isn’t clear, but it sounds like they’ll offer excellent area healing. Finally, his Rage of Ultron ultimate appears to combine the offensive and supportive aspects, letting Ultron and his drones annihilate enemies and heal allies with intense energy beams.

Overall, it sounds like Ultron will be best suited to hovering around the backline of a team, providing support with drones and zapping foes from afar. His flight powers will offer some much-needed agility, and he can use his drones to stay protected, so hopefully that means he won’t be as vulnerable to enemy sharpshooters, such as Black Widow, Namor, and Hela, as other flying characters. That’s obviously all just speculation, however, so we’ll have to wait for Season 2.5 to see how he stacks up in our Marvel Rivals character tier list.

Marvel Rivals Ultron skins, costumes, and cosmetics

Ultron isn’t in Marvel Rivals just yet so obviously details on his skins, costumes, and other cosmetics are practically non-existent, but it’s possible that his reborn appearance, as seen in the end-of-match cutscene for the Hellfire Gala Krakoa map, could be one of his skins.

The Marvel Rivals Season 2 battle pass does have an Ultron-themed name plate, but that’s all. The same goes for Emma Frost too, but she has a few skins available to buy, which you can check out in our Marvel Rivals Emma Frost guide.

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