Adam Warlock

Unlimited cosmic might!

Guardians of the Galaxy

Takes practice to master 250 High damage support Jordan Reynolds

Adam Warlock High damage support

Takes practice to master

250 Health

Voice Talent:
Jordan Reynolds

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Adam Warlock serves as a versatile strategist in Marvel Rivals, balancing healing, damage, and utility to support his team. His primary role is to sustain allies through his healing abilities, such as Soul Bond and Avatar Life Stream, while mitigating incoming damage by distributing it across bonded teammates. Additionally, Karmic Revival allows him to revive fallen allies, making him invaluable in prolonged fights or during critical moments.

While his healing is powerful, Adam Warlock also has notable damage potential with abilities like Quantum Magic and Cosmic Cluster, which can pressure enemies from a distance. This dual role makes him an effective off-healer who can contribute to his team's damage output when needed. However, due to his lack of mobility and vulnerability to flankers, Adam Warlock thrives when positioned near vanguards or other strategists who can protect him while he supports the team.

How to play Adam Warlock in Marvel Rivals

To play Adam Warlock effectively, prioritize positioning and timing. Stay close to your team's frontline but avoid becoming the focus of enemy attacks. Use Soul Bond strategically by attaching it to multiple allies during fights to distribute incoming damage, especially when burst damage is expected. Be mindful of its cooldown and don't hesitate to use it on a single ally in critical situations: it's better to save one teammate than lose them entirely.

When using Avatar Life Stream, ensure you have line of sight on your teammates and prioritize targets with the lowest health for maximum impact. Avoid casting it on yourself unless absolutely necessary, as your role is to keep others alive. Balance healing with damage by poking enemies with Quantum Magic or finishing off low-health targets using Cosmic Cluster, especially during downtime between fights.

Lastly, always time your Karmic Revival carefully. Reviving two or three teammates during a fight is often more effective than attempting a full-team resurrection, which can leave you vulnerable to being focused down by enemies.

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Adam Warlock Abilities

Karmic Revival

During Karmic Revival, fallen allies near Adam will be immediately revived nearby with reduced health and a brief period of invincibility.

100 health on revive

5000 Ult Charge

10 second duration

30m (medium)

Quantum Magic

Launch quantum energy to deal damage.

55 damage

15 shots

100% damage to 20m 50% at 40m

Cosmic Cluster

Gather quantum energy into a cluster to rapidly fire a burst of up to 5 projectiles.

38 per projectile

Shares ammo with Quantum Magic

Soul Bond

Forge a soul bond with allies, granting Healing Over Time. Damage taken by any bonded ally is instead split across all bonded allies, including Adam Warlock. Soul Bond will break early if allies move away from the range or if Adam Warlock would receive fatal damage from shared damage.

10 per second

30 seconds

6 second duration

15m (short)

Avatar Life Stream

Target an ally to heal them, a nearby ally, and Adam Warlock. If no suitable ally is targeted, Adam will target himself.

95 (target) • 35 (Adam)

2 charges

6 seconds per charge

20m range (medium)

Regenerative Cocoon

After being KO'd, Adam Warlock can freely move as a soul and respawn at a chosen location.

105 seconds

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Guardian Revival

Adam Warlock extends his powers of cocooned revival to Mantis and Star-Lord, allowing them to self-revive after being KO'd.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

1,600 Marvel Cinematic Universe

Blood Soul Battlepass Exclusive Gothic Return

Cosmic Jade

600

Adam Warlock Lore in Marvel Rivals

In the beginning, there was darkness. The universe was no more than an endless void — a vast expanse of silent nothingness — until celestial forces shaped the stars and nurtured life into being. Just as the universe began in darkness, so did I. Created within a protective cocoon from which I burst forth, fully-formed. A golden guardian designed to bring peace to the galaxy with my vast cosmic might. But there is a cycle to life. And just as I was born from this cocoon, now I have returned to it, much sooner than I could have anticipated. My cosmic awareness sensed that something was amiss — a great disturbance in the fabric of time and space itself. As multiple realities and timelines became entangled, I reflexively shielded myself within this protective shell. If I truly hoped to fulfill my ultimate purpose, then I would have to bide my time and build my strength for the trials ahead. But what would they be? Even with my deep connection to the primal forces of the universe, I was both literally and figuratively in the dark once more. As I slumbered within my restorative sheath, it became a wayward vessel floating through the cosmos. I was no longer in control of...Read Adam Warlock's full Marvel Rivals lore

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Who The Hell Is... Adam Warlock?

A being of perfect creation, spiritual balance, and immense power, Adam Warlock stands as both a savior and a harbinger of universal balance; his unique role in cosmic events and struggles against both external enemies and internal turmoil make him a fascinating character to explore.

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