Marvel Rivals: Emma Frost Guide – How to Master the White Queen
Emma Frost enters Marvel Rivals in Season 2’s Hellfire Gala update as a new Vanguard hero—and she’s far more than just style and sass. With psychic attacks, crowd-control abilities, and an unbreakable Diamond Form, she’s one of the most versatile frontliners in the game.
If played right, Emma can dominate the battlefield and set up easy kills for her team. Here’s how to get the most out of her.
How to Play Emma Frost
Emma is a unique Vanguard because she shifts between two modes: a mid-range psionic caster and a close-range brawler. Her power lies in knowing when to switch between these forms and how to layer her crowd control with smart positioning.
In her base form, Telepathic Pulse is her primary attack—a short-range psychic beam that ramps up damage the longer it hits. It can tear through shielded enemies if you stay locked on, especially when paired with Psychic Spear, which pulls out a mental shard from the enemy. If the enemy stays within the field around the shard, it explodes for big damage—especially when hit simultaneously with your beam.
Her Mind’s Aegis creates a deployable diamond shield with 500 HP. Use it to block ultimates, zone enemies, or cover a push. You can project it up to 30 meters by holding the ability button, and recall it when no longer needed.
Diamond Form: Become Unstoppable
Activating Diamond Form turns Emma into a CC-immune tank for 7 seconds, changing her abilities:
- Faceted Fury replaces her beam with melee combos that deal heavy damage.
- Carbon Crush lets her grab and slam an enemy behind her—great for canceling channels or breaking enemy formations.
- Crystal Kick sweeps enemies in front of her, knocking them back. If they hit a wall or obstacle, they take bonus damage.
Use Diamond Form to jump into fights, displace enemies, and combo targets into death zones.
Ultimate Ability – Psionic Seduction
Emma’s Ultimate sends out a psychic field that damages enemies and disables their ultimates. If foes stay in it too long, they become hypnotized and start walking toward Emma. This is perfect for pulling enemies out of cover, off cliffs, or into traps. Time it after Psychic Spear to double your damage and finish off key targets.
Team-Up Synergy
When paired with Magneto or Psylocke, Emma gives them psychic projection abilities that mirror their non-ultimate moves. While active, Emma gains +100 health—making her even harder to kill.
Final Tips
- Use Psychic Spear before ulting for guaranteed kills.
- Time Diamond Form to cancel enemy ults or push forward safely.
- Place Mind’s Aegis near high-traffic areas to stall or protect supports.
Mastering the timing between her forms and her combo potential is key. Emma is a high-skill, high-reward Vanguard—and in the right hands, she can shift the tide of any team fight.