UMVC3/Magneto

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Introduction

As a long-time friend of X-Men leader Professor Xavier, Magneto's early life led him to believe that humans and mutants could never reconcile their differences to live in harmony. Splitting with Xavier over this difference in beliefs, Magneto formed the Brotherhood, an organization of mutants that seek to establish their place in the world through force. Magneto's mutant ability gives him the power to manipulate and generate electromagnetic fields.

In UMvC3, Magneto retains his long-standing identity in Marvel vs Capcom games as a highly mobile character with a ton of tools for dangerous mixups and resets. He is the iconic face of the "Pixie" archtype of characters; one who does not necessarily hit hard, but can dance around opponent's attacks with fast airdashes and flight. Magneto also has a set of fast projectiles which he can use to harass opponents from a distance.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Movement: Top-class mobility with a very fast dash speed, supported by a snappy 8-way airdash and flight mode. Magneto can both close the distance against zoning opponents, and also easily run away from rushdown characters. Projectiles: Has two great projectile options that allow Magneto to safely fight from a distance. EM Disruptor is an extremely fast beam attack that is useful for sniping assist calls or stuffing the opponent's own projectiles. Magnetic Blast is a very oppressive aerial projectile that can cover Magneto's approach or retreat. Corner Carry: Magneto's combos can often send enemies corner to corner, allowing for great reward off hits. Meter Build: Magneto can build a lot of meter in his combos for himself and any teammates, on top of that, he doesn't use much himself. Mix-Ups: Magneto has some of the most oppressive mix in the game with his instant tri-dash overheads and stellar incoming. Support Value: Disruptor is a great beam assist and Magnetic Shockwave is a great DHC in and out.

Limited Ground Pressure: Magneto does not have strong on-block cancel options for his grounded normals. If his initial offense is blocked, he is dependent on assist calls to keep the opponent in place. No OTG: Has no meterless OTG options, and can only pick up Hard Knockdowns with either his Magnetic Shockwave or Gravity Squeeze hypers. This weakness is somewhat lessened by the fact that Magneto has one of the only normal throws in the game that does not cause a Hard Knockdown, meaning he can still solo confirm. Execution: Taking advantage of Magneto's best neutral and combo tools requires very mechanically clean execution. Mediocre Damage: Magneto often cannot kill on his own and often needs to reset or TAC when converting off assist hits and throws. Pixie: With only 850k health, Magneto can often get one touched by even the lowest damage characters.

Health	850,000
Invulnerable Reversal(s)	623XX
Grounded Magic Series	Full
X-Factor Damage Boost (1/2/3)	25% / 50% / 75%
X-Factor Speed Boost (1/2/3)	15% / 20% / 25%
Air Movement Options
Air Actions	Air Jumps?	Air Dash?	Flight?	WallJump?
1	No	8-Way	Yes	No
Minimum Attack Scaling
Normals	Specials		Hypers
10	30		45

Move List

Assists

Electromagnetic Disruptor
Assist A

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
90,000	35	11	120, 90
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Mid	, Priority: Low, Beam Durability: 5 per frame for 1 frame
THC Hyper: Magnetic Shockwave. Recommended Assist. Magneto fires a large but short-lived horizontal beam that reaches across the entire screen. Disruptor's main strength is its exceptionally fast startup. It becomes active much faster than other long-range assists like Doom's Plasma Beam or Sentinel's Sentinel Force, and it reaches fullscreen in only additional 9 frames. It works very well as a counter-call to these kinds of assists, shutting them down before they can become a threat on the screen. As a downside, Disruptor has limited active frames and hits only once, so its lockdown potential is limited.

Hyper Gravitation
Assist B

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
50,000 x2	50	-	127, 97
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Mid	, , Priority: Low, Durability: 3
THC Hyper: Magnetic Tempest. Magneto channels, and then shoots out a very short-range orb which lasts for 15 frames. If the orb hits, the opponent is placed in a Capture (airborne) state and instantly pulled to the space immediately in front of your point character, no matter where they are on the screen. The point character can use this opportunity to start - or continue - a combo. If they do not, the captured opponent is dealt one more hit of damage and falls out.

Force Field
Assist Y

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
100,000	28	20	119, 89
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Counter	Counters physical hits,
THC Hyper: Magnetic Shockwave. Magneto appears and then creates a purple barrier around himself. There is a 3 frame window between when Magneto arrives on stage and when the counter becomes active, where he is vulnerable to being hit. If Magneto is struck by a physical attack while the Force Field is active, he will strike the ground, causing a pillar of energy to spike upwards in front of himself. Ideally, this will hit the opponent that triggered the counter, but no guarantees.

Ground Normals

Stand Light
5L

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
50,000	5	3	10
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+1	0	High
High-angled jab. The hitbox on Magneto's 5L makes it a great anti-air. It can either be used raw as a neutral tool, or as a conversion tool against opponents who are being juggled by assist hits, random air-to-airs, etc. You can mash this attack several times to confirm the hit before chaining directly into 5S to start a combo. 5L will whiff against most characters if they are crouching. Magneto can take advantage of this by chaining 2L into an intentionally whiffed 5L, and then throwing the opponent before they recognize what has happened.

Stand Medium
5M

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
65,000	10	4	17
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-2	-3	Mid	-
Fairly niche button. It is both slower and shorter range than 5H. It's primary advantage is that it can be chained into 2H, which advances Magneto forward to make follow-ups more consistent.

Stand Heavy
5H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
83,000	8	7	26
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	9	Mid
One of Magneto's most important buttons, alongside its aerial counterpart. Magneto performs a large swiping attack. It has great range, is very fast, and has much better damage than Magneto's other normals. On hit, it pops the enemy into the air with a very lengthy untech time.

Crouching Light
2L

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
43,000	6	3	9
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+2	+1	Low
Standard fast low attack. 2L is an important part of Magneto's High/Low/Throw mixup game, when paired with j.5L. Whenever possible, try to confirm with rapid fire 2Ls, rather than chaining it into Magneto's other crouching normals, as they are significantly worse on block.

Crouching Medium
2M

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
70,000	9	4	19
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-4	-6	Low	, Priority: Low, Durability: 1
Magneto channels a small burst of electromagnetic energy on the ground in front of himself. Despite being a normal, this attack actually does produce a small projectile that deals minor chip damage when blocked. Outside of this novelty, it has little notable use.

Crouching Heavy
2H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
75,000	10	9	27
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-12	Low	,
Magneto slides across the ground, covering roughly 1/3 of fullscreen distance in total. 2H is useful for ensuring that Magneto is brought into range of his 5S during a hit confirm. 2H can also be useful for side-switch setups. Since it pops opponents into the air while moving Magneto forwards, he can actually slide underneath the airborne opponent, then chain into 5S from the opposite side.

Launcher/Special
S

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
90,000	8	5	23
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
Launch	-4	Mid	,
Standard launcher. Magneto surrounds himself in a rising magnetic field. The field hits on all sides of Magneto, and can be used as a cross-under tool if set up properly. The hitbox for this move rises quite high above Magneto, and so it makes a very useful anti-air. It is notable for being a consistent way to punish Strider's Vajra assist, as it will stuff him out of the air (alternatively, block Vajra in the air and then land and press this button to punish Strider's recovery).

Aerial Normals

Jumping Light
j.5L

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
48,000	6	3	18
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+12	+11	OH
Fast normal and a core part of Magneto's High/Low/Throw game. Although it does not work as an instant overhead against normal sized characters, it can still be used for very fast overheads as part of a tri-dash setup. Tri-dash lights are usually performed by jumping over the opponent, airdash straight down and then immediately plinking a L input as Magneto falls. In terms of mandatory inputs, this could be written as simply 92M+H~L, but some players have more success inputting it as a "Candy Cane" motion: 987412M+H~L. Dashing with M and H inputs is important as it allows the player to plink their L input as fast as possible, rather than having to first release and then re-press the button. By altering the timing on this input, it is possible for Magneto to perform a falling j.5L on either side of the opponent, or to make the attack whiff for a fast Low/Throw mixup instead.

Jumping Medium
j.5M

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
68,000	10	5	20
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+17	+15	OH
Magneto kicks upwards in an arcing swing. It's notable because it does not push opponents as far away on hit as j.5H. There are situations where j.5H xx Fly, j.5L will not combo, but j.5M xx Fly, j.5L will work.

Jumping Heavy
j.5H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
83,000	10	7	19
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+21	+19	OH
One of Magneto's most important tools, along with its standing version. Its very fast, has a fantastic hitbox, option-selects a throw, and deals significantly more damage than most of his other normals. Its recovery can be mitigated by canceling into an airdash or flight.

Jumping Special
j.5S

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
90,000	11	6	19
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
+18	+16	OH
Downward swinging attack that works as a jump-in. It can be canceled into specials even on whiff, which is primarily useful for canceling into Magnetic Blast in order to cover Magneto's descent.

Command Normals

Magneto has no need for command normals.

Special Moves

Electromagnetic Disruptor
236X

L +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	90,000	7	14	29
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-2	-24	Mid	, , Priority: Low, Beam Durability: 5 per frame for 1 frame
M +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	55,000 x2	12	13	29
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	+2	-21	Mid	, , Priority: Low, Beam Durability: 4 per frame for 2 frames
H +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	45,000 x3	17	15	24
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	+5	-19	Mid	, , Priority: Low, Beam Durability: 4 per frame for 3 frames
Magneto's beam special. Disruptor takes 9 frames to travel from Magneto's hand to fullscreen distance once active. Disruptor is extremely fast, especially the L version. Magneto can use his beam to stuff opponents out of the startup of their own long-range options, or to snipe opposing assist calls on reaction. The threat of a sudden Disruptor blast allows Magneto to play an effective long-range game even against dedicated zoning characters. Magneto can cancel a grounded Disruptor directly into Gravity Squeeze (623XX) from any screen distance, which makes it a much more serious threat if Magneto has meter stocked.

Air Electromagnetic Disruptor
j.236X

L (in air) +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	90,000	9	14	Until Landing
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Mid	, Priority: Low, Beam Durability: 5 per frame for 1 frame
M (in air) +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	55,000 x2	14	13	Until Landing
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Mid	, Priority: Low, Beam Durability: 4 per frame for 2 frames
H (in air) +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	45,000 x3	21	15	Until Landing
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Mid	, Priority: Low, Beam Durability: 4 per frame for 3 frames
Air version of Disruptor. It functions almost exactly the same, but has slightly slower startup and notably worse recovery, making it riskier to use. If Magneto uses Air Disruptor normally, he will fall helplessly to the ground and be unable to guard or attack - except by canceling into a hyper. This weakness can be circumvented by using Flight. If Magneto is in Flight mode, he will recover from Disruptor roughly as fast as he does from the grounded version, and will still be able to act - including by firing another Disruptor. It is recommended to avoid using this move unless you are in Flight, or are using it to end a combo (j.236M or j.236H canceled into j.214XX in the corner).

Hyper Gravitation
214X

L +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	50,000 x2	26 (30 in air)	15	35 (36 in air)
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	+25	-22	Mid	, , , Priority: Low, Durability: 3
M +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	50,000 x2	31 (35 in air)	15	30 (31 in air)
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	+31	-17	Mid	, , , Priority: Low, Durability: 3
H +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	50,000 x2	36 (40 in air)	15	25 (26 in air)
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	+31	-12	Mid	, , , Priority: Low, Durability: 3
Magneto channels, and then produces an orb that chases the opponent's point character. Regardless of button strength, the orb remains active for 15 frames, but heavier button strengths travel faster and thus have a longer effective range. L version barely leaves the space directly in front of Magneto, but is the only version fast enough to combo into without the aid of assists. If the orb hits an opponent, they are placed into an airborne Capture state, and quickly pulled the the space directly in front of Magneto. Hyper Grav is primarily useful as a combo extender when in the corner. If 5H or j.5H juggle an opponent high enough into the air, Magneto has time to cancel into L Hyper Grav. This can be used to stabilize an opponent's height before finishing the combo. It is also possible to loop the sequence of j.5H > 5H xx 214L into itself several times, called a Hyper Grav Loop, to add additional damage to most combos. If the orb hits and then you hit the opponent with another attack during the capture, the second hit will be cancelled. All versions of Hyper Gravitation are not subject to hitstun deterioration.

Magnetic Blast
j.896X

L (in air) +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	70,000	14	-	35
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Mid	Priority: Low, Durability: 5
M (in air) +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	70,000	18	-	31
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Mid	Priority: Low, Durability: 5
H (in air) +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	70,000	22	-	27
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Mid	Priority: Low, Durability: 5
Air-only projectile. Magneto fires a blast of energy that travels at a down-forward angle. Button strength also determines the travel speed of the projectile; heavier versions move faster. Magnetic Blast covers a portion of the screen that is very difficult for most characters to deal with. It also causes a significant amount of hitstun, so Magneto can often confirm from a Blast hit by landing and rejumping to tag the opponent with an air normal. Magneto maintains any aerial momentum that he had when inputting this move. If he is airdashing forward, he will continue to advance while shooting the projectile. If he is falling, he will continue to fall. Magnetic Blast is a very important neutral tool for Magneto, that can be used to effectively cover him while advancing or retreating. It is recommended for players learning Magneto to master this move's unique, awkward command input and be able to use it in a variety of situations. Here are two example ways of Magnetic Blast inputs to learn: Instant Airdash Magnetic Blast - 896M+H ~ L. If done quickly enough, the Magnetic Blast input can include a built in neutral jump (8) and forward (6) input for an airdash. Magneto can use this to advance forward while placing a Magnetic Blast in front of himself as protection. It is important to perform the dash with M and H, so that you can press the L button to complete the Magnetic Blast as quickly as possible. Dashing with L+M will instead force you to use H Magnetic Blast, which is too slow and will have its startup land-canceled. It is also possible to dash with L+H and use M Magnetic Blast, if you are a freak. Unfly Magnetic Blast - (in flight mode) j.5S ~ 896L Like all other characters that have a Flight mode, using j.5S automatically ends Magneto's flight if he uses it while flying. j.5S itself can also be canceled on whiff into specials. Using j.5S out of flight and kara-canceling into Magnetic Blast is one of the safest ways for Magneto to retreat from Flight back down towards the ground.

Polarity Shift
I made this name up
421X

Fatal Attraction +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	-	7	23	11
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	No	Pulls opponent in Magneto's direction horizontally
Repulsion +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	-	12	20	14
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	No	Pushes opponent away from Magneto horizontally.
Reverse Polarity +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	-	16	10	19
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	No	Pulls opponent straight down from the air.
Magneto uses his magnetic powers to forcibly move the opponent around the screen. These are not attacks in the traditional sense. They can not be blocked or evaded, but do not cause any damage, hitstun, or blockstun - the opponent is free to act while being moved around by Magneto. L version pulls the opponent in the horizontal direction of Magneto. Note this is different from pulling the opponent towards Magneto - it can pull the opponent behind Magneto if they are above him. Characters like Zero and Strider, who disappear upon being KO'd, can also have their invisible dead "bodies" pulled underneath Magneto before the next character arrives. M version pushes the opponent in the horizontal direction away from Magneto. If the opponent is slow enough and does not have long-range options (most infamously, Haggar), Magneto can spam this move the keep the opponent away indefinitely. H version pulls the opponent straight down towards the ground, and has no effect on an opponent who is not airborne. It can be used to force an opponent into your assist calls waiting below them, usually as part of a mixup. Glitch: Magneto can cancel blockstun into any of these three gravitation moves. Since they do not have invincibility, armor, or even an active hitbox, this is rarely useful. However, it is possible to punish certain attacks that would otherwise be safe by guard-canceling into Attraction or Gravitation, then hyper-canceling into Shockwave or Gravity Squeeze.

Force Field
623X

L +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	100,000	3	19	28
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Counter	,
M +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	100,000	8	19	29
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Counter	,
H +	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
	100,000	12	19	30
	On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
	-	-	Counter	,
Counter special. Magneto surrounds himself in a purple Force Field for a short duration. While this counter is active, Magneto nullifies Low and Medium priority projectiles that come into contact with him. Additionally, if Magneto is struck by any physical attack, he will activate his counterattack. When triggered, Magneto produces an infinite-height pillar immediately in front of him, similar to the ones produced by his Magnetic Shockwave hyper. The counterattack has 15 frames of startup, is invincible for 75 frames, and is -37 on block. Force Field is risky to use and has little payoff, since Magneto's only combo options after a successful counter are to Hyper cancel or activate X-Factor.

Flight
214S

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
-	15	106	1
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	-	,106 frame flight mode
Standard flight mode. While flying, Magneto floats in the air and gains the ability to perform airdashes and air specials an unlimited number of times. Magneto can naturally cancel an airdash into another airdash in any of the 7 other directions. He can also use Plink Dashing to cancel an airdash into another in the same direction. Flight is a critical tool for Magneto. It allows him to maneuver around superjump height without using his superjump, and thus retain access to assist calls. It also drastically improves is mobility and allows him to stay non-committal by canceling blocked or whiffed normals into flight and dashing to safety. Magneto can combo into Flight mode by canceling j.5M or j.5H into Flight, then linking another air normal afterwards. Due to the large amount of pushback caused by j.5H on hit, it can only be used for this purpose if Magneto is very close to the opponent. Once in Flight mode, Magneto can repeatedly loop j.5H xx Airdash xx j.5H xx Airdash xx etc. It is also possible for Magneto to cancel his normals into Unfly, which is another useful combo tool. However, Magneto faces the issue that j5H xx Unfly (214S) ~ j.5H overlaps with the Hyper Gravitation input (214X). If Magneto performs a normal attack too quickly after Unfly, he will get Hyper Grav instead, which is usually disastrous. To circumvent this, Magneto players should Unfly using the Input Nullification Glitch. Essentially, perform the Unfly input and also press the button for the desired normal on the same frame - 214S+H.

Hyper Combos

Magnetic Shockwave
236XX (1 bar)

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
70,000 x6	14+1	44	56
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-68	Mid	, Invuln until frame 10, , Priority: High, scales by 0.9
Magneto punches the ground, and a series of infinite-height pillars of energy erupt from the ground in front of him. The pillars appear in sequence, carrying any opponents hit by the attack away from Magneto. Although the total damage is high, this hyper will deal significantly less damage if done from far away, or if done too close to the corner, since most of the pillars will miss. Considering that Magneto has excellent corner carry, this is a fairly severe detriment. It is possible to use Fatal Attraction (421L) to pull an opponent out of the corner in order to increase the damage done by this hyper. Magneto players may try to cancel whiffed attacks into Shockwave in an attempt to protect themselves. Despite being largely negative on block, it pushes opponents far enough away to make punishes difficult. However, it is possible to defeat this strategy by mashing pushblock. Pushblocking at a certain timing - easily achieved by mashing - will prevent the shockwave from dragging the opponent away, allowing them to recover much faster and closer for an easy punish. The shockwaves continue to appear once the first one has started, even if Magneto cancels the hyper with X-Factor, a DHC, or being hit. Magneto can perform a costly conversion off a Hard Knockdown by X-Factor canceling this hyper and then dashing up behind it. Shockwave does have 10 frames of invincibility, but this is largely useless as it does not last long enough to cover the move's startup.

Magnetic Tempest
214XX (1 bar)

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
10,000 x40 ~ x80	4+23	77	29
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-4	Mid	, , mashable, Priority: High, Durability: 1 per rock, scales by 0.98
Magneto unleashes a barrage of magnetically charged rocks. This hyper has extremely lengthy post-flash startup, which makes it difficult to combo into. It is still possible, by using canceling from Hyper Gravitation or M and H versions of EM Disruptor. Its primary advantage over Shockwave is that it deals full damage in the corner. Conversely, it deals less damage midscreen as more rocks will miss, but Magneto's excellent corner carry usually makes this a non-issue.

Gravity Squeeze
623XX (3 bars)

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
20,000 + 1,000 x0 ~ x59* + 380,000	20+1	2	43
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-30	Mid	Invuln until frame 10, , mashable,
Cinematic level 3 hyper. This hyper tracks the opponent anywhere on the screen, and can even hit as an OTG. Magneto can almost universally end combos with an Air Combo Finisher, then land and perform this attack to easily secure a kill. As a level 3 hyper, it ignores damage scaling. Magneto can snipe opponents from fullscreen by canceling EM Disruptor directly into this hyper, or even simply perform it raw. Although it does have 10 frames of invincibility, this does not cover the entire startup, so it does not function as a reversal. At the end of the cinematic, the opponent is falling into a Hard Knockdown state. Magneto can actually tag the opponent with an EM Disruptor before they land, and even cancel that into Magnetic Shockwave if more damage is needed. Note that achieving the max hits while mashing is hard-to-impossible without tool-assistance.

Universal Mechanics

Ground Throw
6H, 4H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
10,000 x3 + 50,000	1	1	-
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Throw
Unlike most normal throws, Magneto's throws do not cause a Hard Knockdown. Instead, the opponent is placed into a Capture (grounded) state, encased in magnetic rock, a good distance away from Magneto. The capture state for a forward throw lasts 134 frames, and it lasts 144 frames or a back throw. This is enough for Magneto to dash up to the opponent and begin a combo before they recover.

Air Throw
j.6H, j.4H

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
10,000 x3 + 50,000	1	1	-
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-	Airthrow
Like with the grounded version, Magneto's airthrow does not cause a Hard Knockdown, but instead puts the opponent in a grounded Capture state some distance away. Forward Airthrow causes a 152 frame capture state, and Back Airthrow causes a 163 frame capture state. To confirm into a combo, Magneto should airdash down-forward immediately upon recovering, and then cancel his airdash into a whiffed normal in order to close the distance as fast as possible.

Snap Back
+/

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
50,000	2	4	20
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	0	Mid	Snapback
Animation and hitbox based on 5H.

Hard Tag
Hold 14f /

Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery
30,000	-	20	34
On Hit	On Block	Guard	Properties
-	-14	OH
-

Team Position

Magneto is almost chosen as a Point character. His extremely high mobility (especially in the air), useful projectiles, and strong normals make him one of the best characters in the game at playing neutral. Especially when supported by assists, Magneto can quickly secure a hit, and using a TAC or DHCs, he can convert that into a kill. Magneto also has some strong tools for Oncoming Mixups, which further cements his role as a great point character.

Since EMP Disruptor is a solid assist, there is some merit to running Magneto Second or Anchor instead. However, his level 1 hypers are notoriously difficult to DHC into efficiently.

Notable Synergies

Sentinel: Sentinel Force (Charge) is a very powerful assist with a long total duration. It can be used to lock opponents down while the point character performs mixups, to extend combos, or to assist in zoning. Sentinel Force's main weakness as an assist is Sentinel himself - he is very large and prone to getting hit on assist call, which causes the drones to disappear. Magneto is a very fast, oppressive character who can effectively protect Sentinel from the opponent's attempts to hit him, and then reap the benefits of a great assist afterwards.

Players to Watch: RayRay (Magneto/Doom/Sentinel)

Dormammu: Magneto often relies on DHCs to secure kills, since his own Level 1 Hypers do poor damage. Dormammu offers some fantastic DHC options to secure a kill - Chaotic Flame (236XX) deals great damage and is easy to DHC into, while Stalking Flare (214XX) lasts an extremely long time, giving Magneto time to tag back in and prepare a mixup for the next character. In general, Dorm provides lots of tools to lock down opponents for Magneto via Stalking Flare, Flame Carpet (3H) and Dark Hole assist. Since both Dorm and Magneto have practical TAC infinites, they can also always score a kill by TACing to each other.

Players to Watch: Wentinel (Wesker/Dorm/Magneto), Ranmasama (Magneto/Dorm/Haggar), Jasonkiddo

Doctor Doom: Doom is a generically strong assist character who can support Magneto with either Hidden Missiles or Plasma Beam assists, depending on player preference. Both of these assists can be used to cover Magneto's approach or extend his combos. Since Magneto combos tend to end in the corner and near to the ground, a DHC to Sphere Flame gets maximum efficiency and deals great damage. Like with Dormammu above, Doom also has very practical TAC combos, so Magneto can secure kills by TACing to Doom as well.

Players to Watch: FChamp (Magneto/Doom/Phoenix), RayRay (Magneto/Doom/Sentinel), GoldenBoyNeo (Magneto/Doom/Phoenix), Escalante (Magneto/Morrigan/Doom), Milky (Magneto/Doom/Dante), Priest (Magneto/MODOK/Doom), CJ Showtopper (Magneto/Doom/Vergil), RemyMartin (Magneto/Doom/Vergil), Frankie G (Magneto/Doom/Vergil), Hazy (Magneto/Doom/Vergil), RemyMartin (Magneto/Doom/Vergil), Takumi (Magneto/Doom/Vergil), UchimaBR (Magneto/Doom/Sentinel)

Other Players to Watch: KBeast (Viper/Magneto/Dante), Mundank (Nova/Spencer/Magneto)

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