Marvel Rivals Cloak and Dagger Guide (Season 3)

Written by Alec Blackwood

Cloak and Dagger, a dual-form Strategist hero in Marvel Rivals, seamlessly transitions between healing allies and disrupting enemies. This Season 3 guide explores their unique playstyle, optimal ability rotations, and tactical priorities to master their team-focused gameplay.

Cloak and Dagger Overview

Dual Mechanics: Dagger provides area healing and projectile support, while Cloak disrupts enemies with blindness and damage-over-time effects.
Shared Ultimate: Both forms use Eternal Bond, which creates a zone that heals allies and damages foes.
Auto-Lock Attacks: Primary abilities don’t require precise aiming, letting you focus on positioning and timing.
Key Challenge: Balancing swaps between forms to maximize cooldown efficiency and avoid overlapping effects.

Dagger Abilities

Lightforce Dagger ⟫ Lock-on projectiles heal allies and damage enemies in a small radius.
Shadow’s Embrace ⟫ Swap to Cloak’s form.
Veil of Lightforce ⟫ Deploys a zone that increases healing intake for allies inside.
Dagger Storm ⟫ Releases a barrage that leaves a lingering healing area—ideal to deploy before switching to Cloak.

Cloak Abilities

Darkforce Cloak ⟫ Auto-lock beam that applies sustained pressure with damage-over-time.
Light’s Embrace ⟫ Swap to Dagger’s form.
Terror Cape ⟫ Blinds enemies and makes them vulnerable, effective for breaking enemy pushes.
Dark Teleportation ⟫ Renders Cloak and nearby allies untargetable—save this to counter ultimates.

Shared Abilities

Eternal Bond (Ultimate): Dash three times, leaving zones that heal allies and damage enemies simultaneously.
From Shadow to Light (Team-Up): Grants Moon Knight invisibility when paired with Cloak and Dagger.

Playstyle Strategy

Starting Form: Begin as Dagger to set up healing zones, then switch to Cloak for disruption.
Optimal Combo: Dagger Storm → Swap → Terror Cape → Dark Teleportation.
Prioritize Survival: Cloak’s role is to stall enemies, not deal burst damage.

Weaknesses & Counters

Key Counters: Peni Parker (traps), Namor (burst damage), Scarlet Witch (baiting fades).
Core Weakness: Poor timing on abilities like Dark Teleportation can cripple team fights.

Best Team Compositions

Hulk or Bruce Banner (frontline anchors)
Venom (dive protection)
Storm (area denial ultimates)
Moon Knight (invisibility synergy)

Settings & Crosshair

Sensitivity: Moderate settings with disabled acceleration for smooth transitions.
Crosshair Code:
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