Few things in life are more terrifying than hearing Moon Knight announce his ultimate attack in Marvel Rivals. Widely considered to have one of the best ultimate abilities in the game, Hand of Khonshu opens up a portal above opposing players and bombards them with area-of-effect attacks. This attack might have gotten even more powerful recently, as according to some testing done by the Marvel Rivals community, it’s reportedly dealing double the damage it’s supposed to.
Reddit user Sidewaysgts (via Kotaku) posted a video on the game’s subreddit, showing off some of the absurd power of this ultimate in its current state. According to Netease, each talon summoned by the ultimate is supposed to do 75 points of damage, but Sidewaysgts showed off instances where training bots in the practice level were being hit with 150 points of damage instead. This seems to happen less often to bots who are further outside the field of influence, but if you’re wondering why your Hulk or Thor is being absolutely shredded by Moon Knight lately, this might be the reason why.
It’s not clear yet if this is a bug or intentional, but it does make Moon Knight one of the biggest threats in the Marvel Rivals metagame right now. Even without reportedly increased lethality, Hand of Khonshu is still the bane of many players as it’ll continue to inflict damage even if Moon Knight is stunned or eliminated.
Unlike other abilities, there’s barely any wind-up time for the fast-charging ultimate once it has been activated and it has a massive circle of influence that reigns down talons for a long period of time. If you hear Moon Knight yelling about the moon haunting you, prepare to respawn because it’s already too late for you. The only feasible counter right now is more Moon Knight, as Loki players can use the Asgardian’s ultimate to transform into the Fist of Khonshu and use the powerful ability themselves.
In other Marvel Rivals, the game recently introduced two members of the Fantastic Four to the roster–Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman–as part of its Dracula-themed season. Spider-Man players can grab a new set of threads soon that’s based on Insomniac’s Spidey costume, and a new Spring event has added superhero soccer to the game.
