Black Cat

Difficulty

Role

Duelist

Attack Type

Melee

Health

275

Movement Speed

6 m/s

Gender

Female

Voice Actor

Erica Lindbeck

Relatives

Walter Hardy (father), Lydia Hardy (mother)

One of the world's premier thieves, Felicia Hardy glides across the battlefield with swift precision and a dancer's grace, ever ready to purloin an opponent's fortune. Those who meet the Black Cat's gaze should beware, as her omens never miss their mark!

Abilities Overview

Turn of Fortune

Launch a grappling hook forward that damages enemies on impact and steals Fortune.

Hook Speed: 120m/s

Hook Maximum Distance: 30m

Hook Damage: 30

Bonus Health From Hook Hit: 50

Cooldown: 5s

Phantom Pursuit

Swiftly dash to an enemy, unleash a rapid flurry of claw attacks, and flash back to your starting position. Black Cat is Untargetable during this move.

Dash Duration: 0.25s

Damage: 75

Maximum Dash Distance: 20m

Cooldown: 2s

Malkin Misfortune

Apply Jinx to enemies hit. Jinxed foes have a chance to lose their bonus damage when striking Black Cat with a Critical Hit.

Sticky Paws

Steal a set amount of Fortune whenever your attacks hit an enemy.

Fortune Gained Per Target Hit (Feline Fury): 50, up to 50

Fortune Gained Per Target Hit (Claw Whip): 50, up to 100

Fortune Gained Per Target Hit (Phantom Pursuit): 150, up to 150

Fortune Gained Per Target Hit (Turn of Fortune): 300

Fortune Gained Per Target Hit (Calling Card): 300

Fortune Lost Upon Death: Lose 50% of Fortune when defeated, with a minimum deduction of 200

Stealthy Catwalk

Hold {Jump} to crawl up vertical surfaces.

Thieving Grace

Perform a double jump.

Fortune's Favor

Spend Fortune to unleash either Claw Whip or Phantom Pursuit.

Grapple Swipe Fortune Consumption: 150

Phantom Pursuit Fortune Consumption: 300

Claw Whip

Fire out tethered claws and whip them forward in a devastating arc, dealing damage to all enemies caught in range.

Max Bonus Health: 50

Spell Field Range: 150° cone spell field with a radius of 7.5m and a height of 2.5m

Spell Field Damage: 65

Bonus Health Per Hit: 25

Damage Falloff: Falloff begins at 30°, drop to 30% of maximum damage at 75°

Attack Interval: 0.6s per hit

Cat's Cradle

Lunge forward with claws bared, slicing through any enemies caught in your path.

Damage: 50

Cooldown: 2 charges, with each charge taking 10s to recharge

Maximum Dash Distance: 15m

Gilded Deal

Open a dimensional rift via the Randall Gate. Spend Fortune to barter with the Gilded Saint for rare relics from the New York Thieves Guild

Calling Card

Issue a Calling Card to all enemies. Instantly dash to any enemy in sight and range, tearing into them with your claws to deal Percentage Damage.

Energy Cost: 3100

Ability Duration: 10s

Maximum Dash Distance: 60m

1st Claw Strike Damage: 30

2nd Claw Strike Damage: 30+20% Target's Maximum Health

Maximum Targeting Distance: 8m

Fore-swing Damage Reduction: 50%

Gift Of Gold

Black Cat shares her luck with her allies. When White Fox embraces her newfound fortune, she unleashes tracking Spirit Tails to grant Healing and Speed to allies, while damaging and Slowing foes. When Captain America enjoys his luck, his shield's block radius expands and allows him to aim deflected Projectiles directly toward his target.

Team-Up Bonus: 5% Damage Boost

Feline Fury

Swipe forward with razor-sharp claws.

Casting: Melee

Damage: 35

Maximum Distance: 3.5m

How to Play Black Cat in Marvel Rivals: 5 Key Tips

Treat Fortune as your real win condition. Her entire kit revolves around fortune, so you need a plan to start earning enough of it the moment the game starts. You build it by landing attacks, using your grapple, and gambling, then spend it to power up abilities or buy extra items through Gilded Deal. If you're not actively generating and tracking it, you're playing half a character. The cap is 1,000, so don't sit on a full bank doing nothing either.
Don't blow your Fortune the second you get it. This is the most common rookie mistake. Wait for a real opportunity, especially when an enemy support or a wounded Duelist is caught out of cover. Dumping resources into a bad engage costs you the whole play.
Attack from angles, never through the front. She's at her best coming in from walls, high ground, or around corners instead of pushing through the enemy frontline. Her double jump from Thieving Grace lets her reach perches no other melee hero can get to, so find the high points before the fight even starts and don't play her flat-footed. The whole loop is get in, get a pick, get out.
Respect that she's a glass cannon and bail early. She's nimble but fragile, so you have to watch your HP. Once multiple enemies catch you, use her mobility to escape rather than trying to keep swinging, or you'll just feed. Living to harass again is worth more than forcing one extra hit.
Hold your cleanse and your ult for the right moment. Save Chernobog's Crystal to break out of the nastiest crowd control, like Mantis's sleep or Doctor Strange's ult, by planning ahead instead of reacting late. For Calling Card, hit it from a high vantage point outside the enemy's vision when three or four of them are grouped up, and prioritize Strategists first, then Duelists, and leave Vanguards for last.