From a futuristic timeline, Peni Parker pilots the SP//dr engine in Marvel Rivalscreating a Vanguard character with powerful defensive abilities to combat enemy teams. Peni Parker is one of several tank-like characters you can choose from, whose kit is designed to ensnare opponents with webs and traps. In the right situations, Peni Parker can change battlefields to limit any opponent's options.
Like the other Vanguard characters in Marvel RivalsPeni Parker has a larger health pool than other heroes and villains. However, Vanguards like Peni also deal less damage, especially compared to characters in the Duelist archetype. Peni Parker's abilities are designed to support her allies by disrupting enemy teams, utilizing her bulk to protect supporting strategist characters on her team.
All of Peni Parker's skills
Create webs and traps
The SP//dr mech comes equipped with several web-generating abilities to capture enemies and provide buffs to Peni Parker. Unlike Spider-Man in Marvel RivalsPeni Parker isn't as mobile as the classic wall-crawler. That being said, Peni Parker shines when using her skills to restrict enemy movementgenerally making parts of a map dangerous for enemies to travel through.
The table below outlines all of Peni Parker's abilities, as well as how long it takes for them to recover:
|
Ability |
Skill type |
Cool |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cyber ​​Web Cluster |
Primary Attack |
N/A |
Launch a Cyber-Web Cluster, a small projectile that deals moderate damage. |
|
Cyber ​​Web Trap |
Secondary Attack |
4 seconds |
Cast futuristic webs that immobilize enemies or create a cybernetic web on a surface. While in the Cyber-Web, gain Heal Over Time and a Movement Boost. Excess healing converts to bonus health. |
|
Bionic Spider Nest |
Basic Skill |
6 seconds |
Generate a Bionic Spider Nest in a specific area, periodically spawning Spider Drones and creating Cyber ​​Webs. While in Cyber-Webs, gain Heal Over Time and a Movement Boost. Excess healing converts to bonus health. |
|
Arachno-Mina |
Basic Skill |
4 charges |
Deploy Arachno-Mines that can be hidden within the confines of a Cyber-Web. When an enemy approaches a mine, it mobilizes to attack them, exploding and dealing damage as it approaches. |
|
Cyber ​​title |
Basic Skill |
4 seconds |
Photograph a web thread that has a link to the target area or the Cyber-Web. If it is stretched too far, it will cause kickback. |
|
Wall tracking |
To jump |
N/A |
Hold the jump button to crawl on vertical surfaces. |
|
Spider Sweeper |
End |
N/A |
Upgrade the SP//dr suit by launching enemies in your path and deploying Arachno-Mines, Spider-Drones, and Cyber-Webs repeatedly. |
Creating Cyber-Webs could allow Peni Parker to stay alive longer and have greater mobility in different areas of the map. With quick skill cooldowns, you can set up many Cyber-Webs one after another, along with Arachno-Mines, to disrupt opponents. Placing mines on cyberwebs makes them impossible for enemies to see, providing a way to lure opponents into traps and get quick kills.
Whenever you place the Bionic Spider Nest, you should note that the Spider's Nest can be destroyed by enemies since it has a health bar. The longer the Spider's Nest is active, the more Spider Drones and Cyber ​​Webs it will create, so try to place it in locations where you can easily defend it. When your team is playing defense during a match, you have much more time to set up the Spider's Nest and allow it to change scenery.
How to use Peni Parker Ultimate
Let enemies know what time it is
The wide variety of abilities that are triggered by Peni Parker often means She has one of the fastest Ultimates to load in the game. Since you will likely have this Ultimate multiple times during a match, you need to learn how to use it correctly. When you activate the Spider-Sweeper, Peni Parker begins to advance in her mech, gaining health bonuses that only increase as you remain in the Cyber-Webs.
As you run during this Ultimate, Peni places mines, Cyber-Webs, and drones along the path you run. You want run around the enemy team, block paths or contest objectives using the Spider-Sweeper, making it difficult for rival groups to do anything. The damage accumulated by mines and drones can destroy even the strongest teams in the world. Marvel Rivals if controlled correctly.
As you run in Spider-Sweeper mode, your primary attack performs a SP // dr melee attack that hits nearby enemies. Your secondary attack is the manual placement of an Arachno-Mine, placed behind the mech as you run.
Simply running into enemies launches them into the air while your Ultimate is active. Try to take down enemies in the mines, drones and cyberwebs you place or on teammates who can use this interrupt to hit enemies displaced from their team. Staying in the Cyber-Webs turns Peni's Ultimate from annoying to dangerous, as she continues to gain health bonuses while in the webs she lays down.
Best team composition for Peni Parker
Earn a symbiote power-up
Some of the best characters to have alongside Peni Parker on a team are:
- Poison
- Spider-Man
- Doctor Strange
- Cloak and Dagger
Peni Parker only has one Team-Up ability in Marvel Rivals with Venom influencing the best composition of your team. While Peni Parker and Venom are on the same team Peni Parker gains an ability called Armor Expulsion. This new ability sees Venom share a portion of his symbiote with Peni, allowing her to convert it into explosive spikes that inflict damage on nearby enemies and ruthlessly knock them back.
This new ability is a great way for Peni to deal more damage to enemies, especially those trying to pressure her. THE Armor Expulsion knockback also allows Peni to push away enemy teams trying to contest an objective or destroy your Spider's Nest. Although this ability has a long cooldown of 30 seconds, Peni Parker can use it at the right times to become a greater threat to aggressive opponents looking to take her down.
Doctor Strange is another defensive character whose shield can help Peni Parker protect her Spider's Nest. Cloak & Dagger's Ultimate in Marvel Rivals also creates a danger zone for enemies and a healing zone for allies, which can be combined with Peni Parker's Cyber-Webs. Within Cloak & Dagger Ultimate and her own webs, Peni Parker can become practically invincible for a short period of time.
Best tips, tricks and strategies to win with Peni Parker
Play defensively and defeat opponents
Despite a wide variety of skills, Peni Parker is quite simple to play, as you just need to use traps to block an enemy team's path or contest objectives. Peni Parker is a character who works very well when her team is playing defense, but tends to have difficulties in attack. Peni Parker's abilities also help on domination maps where the goal is to maintain an objective area where she can consistently set up Cyber-Webs and other traps.
Related
One of the strongest tools in Peni's arsenal is the Cyber-Web Snare, which can be used to immobilize enemies. This ability is stronger than you might think, as it can stop some characters' Ultimates to happen. This includes the Ultimates of Thor, Scarlet Witch, Iron Man, and Doctor Strange, just to name a few. At the right time, this ability can prevent your allies from being eliminated by an enemy Ultimate.
As long as you place your Bionic Spider Nest in good places and keep producing traps, you will be able to block enemy teams effectively. Peni Parker's skills in Marvel Rivals make her an unorthodox Vanguard, but mastering them can allow her to become a sturdy obstacle that enemy teams will have a hard time trying to remove from the battlefield.