< UMVC3
Magneto
Born with the mutant power to manipulate metal through magnetism, Magneto eventually found himself on the path leading towards the genocide of all non-mutants following his time in the Auschwitz concentration camp in World War II. A close personal friend of Professor X, Magneto has been thwarted time and time again through the efforts of the X-Men.
In a nutshell
Magneto is very good at using projectiles, speed and option selects to corner the opponent and take advantage with strong high/lows. He has one of the best grabs in the game which temporarily traps the opponent, allowing time for a variety of follow up attacks. His ability to air dash and fly also give him the opportunity to increase damage during his solo combo and control space. Magneto is the quintessential corner combo character.
Alternate Colors
Players to Watch
FChamp, RayRay, Neo, Tokido, Xian, X-Ray, KBeast, Rattana, Wentinel
Character Vitals
CHARACTER DATA
X-FACTOR
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
X-Factor Damage Boost:
25.0 %
47.5 %
70.0 %
X-Factor Speed Boost:
15.0 %
22.5 %
30.0 %
X-Factor Duration:
11.0 s
16.0 s
21.0 s
MINIMUM DAMAGE SCALING
L Attacks
M Attacks
H Attacks
Special Moves
Hyper Combos
Normal:
10 %
10 %
10 %
10 %
40 %
X-Factor Lvl 1:
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
40 %
X-Factor Lvl 2:
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
40 %
X-Factor Lvl 3:
35 %
35 %
35 %
35 %
40 %
Video Walkthrough
Combos
Combo with rapid slash and hidden missiles
Technology
hard tag to doom
setting up hard tags to fof loops with strange
More FoF loop hard tags
TAC infinite
Move List
Assist Types
Name
Type
Damage
Special Properties
Cross-Over Combination
Electromagnetic Disruptor L 
90,000
Magnetic Shockwave
Hyper Gravitation M Shot Front
50,000 X 2
(95,000)
(95,000)
Magnetic Tempest
Force Field Extra Instant
100,000
Magnetic Shockwave
Normal Moves
Standing  |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 50,000 | - | 5 | 3 | 10 | +1 | 0 | rpdfire | |
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Standing  |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 65,000 | - | 10 | 4 | 7 | -2 | -3 | ||
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Standing  |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 83,000 | - | 8 | 7 | 26 | - | -9 | ||
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| Crouching |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 43,000 | low | 6 | 3 | 9 | +2 | +1 | rpdfire | |
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| Crouching |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 70,000 | low | 9 | 4 | 19 | -4 | -6 | chipdamage | |
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| Crouching |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 75,000 | low | 10 | 9 | 27 | - | -12 | ||
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 90,000 | - | 8 | 5 | 23 | - | -4 | launch nocancel | |
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| Jumping |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 48,000 | high | 6 | 3 | 18 | - | - | airdashcancel | |
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| Jumping |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 68,000 | high | 10 | 5 | 20 | - | - | airdashcancel | |
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| Jumping |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 83,000 | high | 10 | 7 | 19 | - | - | airdashcancel | |
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| Jumping |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 90,000 | high | 11 | 6 | 19 | - | - | airdashcancel aircombofinisher | |
| Describe move here | ||||||||
Throws
| Ground Throw (near opponent)  /  + h
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 10,000 x 3 + 50,000 | throw | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | cptr | |
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| Air Throw (near opponent) air / + h
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 10,000 x 3 + 50,000 | airthrow | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | cptr | |
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Special Moves
Electromagnetic Disruptor + 
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Version | Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
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90,000 | - | 7 (ground) 9 (air) |
14 | 29 (ground) Until landing (air) |
-2 (ground) | -24 (ground) | airok softknockdown
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55,000 x 2 | - | 12 (ground) 14 (air) |
13 | 29 (ground) Until landing (air) |
+2 (ground) | -21 (ground) | ||
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45,000 x 3 | - | 17 (ground) 21 (air) |
15 | 24 (ground) Until landing (air) |
+5 (ground) | -19 (ground) | ||
| Magneto's beam. Button strength determines startup speed and damage (higher strength means longer startup but more damage). | |||||||||
Force Field +
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Version | Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
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100,000 | - | 3 | 19 | 28 | - | - | counter softknockdown
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100,000 | - | 8 | 19 | 29 | - | - | ||
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100,000 | - | 12 | 19 | 30 | - | - | ||
| A move. It's probably better to try evading attacks rather than directly countering them, but it's not a bad idea to pull this out every once in a while. Triggering the leaves Magneto invulnerable, so opponents who activate the and manage to avoid the followup attack can't punish Magneto's recovery. The field that Magneto projects counts as a projectile when other projectiles hit it.
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Hyper Gravitation +
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Version | Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
|
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50,000 x 2 | - | 26 (ground) 30 (air) |
- | 35 (ground) 36 (air) |
- | - | airok softknockdown
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50,000 x 2 | - | 31 (ground) 35 (air) |
- | 30 (ground) 31 (air) |
- | - | ||
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50,000 x 2 | - | 36 (ground) 40 (air) |
- | 25 (ground) 26 (air) |
- | - | ||
| The attack button used determines the speed and range of the attack. The L version has the shortest range but comes out the quickest, thus making it easily comboed into. The H version has the most range but the most startup. | |||||||||
| Flight +
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| - | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | airok | |
| Initiates or cancels Magneto's flight mode. Doing a normal jump, air dashing up, and activating Flight will let you call assists while dashing around at super jump height. | ||||||||
| Magnetic Blast (in air)   +
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Version | Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
|
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70,000 | - | 14 | - | 35 | - | - | proj | |
|
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70,000 | - | 18 | - | 31 | - | - | ||
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70,000 | - | 22 | - | 27 | - | - | ||
Magneto fires a projectile from the air that travels at a  angle. Button strength determines startup and the travel speed of the blast; higher strength Blasts will take longer to come out but will move across the screen faster. Magneto retains any air momentum he has when using a Magnetic Blast, making this move great for covering approached when used in conjunction with assists, or for covering your retreats.
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Fatal Attraction +
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| - | - | 7 | 23 | 11 | - | - | ||
| Pulls opponent closer to Magneto. Enemies above Magneto can be pulled behind him when hit by this move, allowing for nifty mixups. | ||||||||
| Repulsion +
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| - | - | 12 | 20 | 14 | - | - | ||
| Pushes opponents away from Magneto. The bane of Haggar players everywhere. | ||||||||
| Reverse Polarity +
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| - | - | 16 | 10 | 19 | - | - | ||
| Pulls airborne opponent towards the ground. When airborne opponents hit by this move hit the ground, they will immediately tech roll. | ||||||||
Hyper Combos
| Magnetic Shockwave qcf + atk
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 70,000 x 6 | - | 14+1 | 44 | 56 | - | -68 | proj  hardknockdown
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The first of two of Magneto's moves that can . Not all of the hits will land when used on a cornered opponent. Has invincibility on the first 10 frames of startup and pushes opponents away on hit and/or block, so it's a nice "get off me" move. Beware: Well-timed teleports or smart pushblocking will allow opponents to easily punish you if you carelessly  it out.
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| Magnetic Tempest qcb + atk
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 10,000 x 40~80 | - | 4+23 | 77 | 29 | - | -4 | airok strk
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| Mash for more hits. Mainly used to finish off combos or for an air DHC to get Magneto out of sticky situations. Has a rather lengthy startup time, so you'll mainly be comboing into this from a Hyper Grav or from {{ j. xx Distruptor}} (the latter method being dependant on the opponent's height).
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| Gravity Squeeze dp + atk
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Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 20,000 + 1,000 x 0~48 + 380,000 | - | 20+1 | 2 | 43 | - | -30 | proj otg | |
| Magneto's Lv. 3 Hyper Combo and second . Mash for more hits. With Magneto's penchant for building meter, expect to be using this move as a combo finisher a lot. Can be comboed off of at lower hitstuns near the corner, or with just an Attraction into a Shockwave from anywhere on the screen. Like Magnetic Shockwave, Gravity Squeeze is invincible on the first 10 frames of startup. The move's hitbox is more or less fullscreen, but don't be expecting to snipe people on the other side of the stage too often due to having 21 frames of startup.
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Miscellaneous
| Snap Back qcf + Assist 1 / Assist 2 |
Damage | Guard | Startup | Active | Recovery | On Hit | On Block | Properties |
| 50,000 | - | 2 | 4 | 20 | - | 0 | ||
| Resembles Magneto's s.H. | ||||||||
