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Applying high-angle pressure, forcing grouped enemies to split attention, and clearing awkward defensive setups.
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DuelistA tier
Iron Man
Armed with superior intellect and a nanotech battlesuit of his own design, Tony Stark stands alongside gods as the Invincible Iron Man. His state of the art armor turns any battlefield into his personal playground, allowing him to steal the spotlight he so desperately desires.
- 01 StartSource profile first
- 02 CheckDuelist job check
- 03 LeaveOne ranked habit
Queue briefing
Decide how Iron Man fits before hero select gets loud
2Swap when
The pressure pattern repeats
Swap or rotate lower if the enemy watches your flight lane before every fight starts.
3Practice first
Queue with one habit
Use one high angle for pressure, rotate after the first cooldown trade, and never re-peek the same lane twice.
Pocket Rivals ranked read
How Iron Man should create ranked value
Hold high angles, pressure grouped enemies, and swap sides when hitscan pressure starts tracking you.
Editorial note: this section is Pocket Rivals advice for everyday ranked lobbies. Use the official source panel for canonical ability text, then use this ranked read to decide what to practice next.
First job
Play behind a Vanguard who creates the first distraction instead of opening alone.
Practice next
- 1Take an off-angle before using burst cooldowns.
- 2Keep mobility or a defensive tool for the exit.
- 3Shoot the target your tank or other Duelist is already pressuring.
Avoid
Do not open every fight by burning mobility forward. If the burst fails, you need an exit.
Duelist role hubPick targets by punish windows instead of chasing the first health bar you see.Hero pool guideDecide whether Iron Man is your comfort pick, safe swap, or role backup.
Hero-specific editorial
Ranked module for Iron Man
Best for
Applying high-angle pressure, forcing grouped enemies to split attention, and clearing awkward defensive setups.
Struggles into
Accurate ranged pressure and mobile tracking damage that deny predictable hover lanes.
First swap trigger
Swap or rotate lower if the enemy watches your flight lane before every fight starts.
everyday ranked mistake
Hovering in one obvious lane until the whole enemy team learns the angle.
Practice drill
Use one high angle for pressure, rotate after the first cooldown trade, and never re-peek the same lane twice.
Review basis
Based on Pocket Rivals build notes for high-angle pressure and counter notes that punish airborne targets with Hela, Punisher, and Star-Lord pressure.
Official details
Base stats and hero story
Official article date: 2024/11/23
- Health
- 250
- Movement Speed
- 6 m/s
- Movement Mode
- Flight
Wounded by a weapon of his own design, billionaire inventor Tony Stark created a custom-made suit of armor to keep himself alive. Though his wounds have healed, his upgraded armor now saves the lives of countless others when Tony dons it to become the world's greatest fighting machine-the invincible Iron Man!
When the legions of the night descended upon New York City, Iron Man and his fellow Avengers turned their tower into a stronghold. From there, Tony leads the effort to unravel the mysteries of Chronovium and to reverse the Timestream Entanglement.
Skills
Abilities and details
Normal Attack
Repulsor Blast
- Casting
- Straight-line projectile that generates a spell field upon impact
- Ammo
- 100
- Critical Hit
- No
- Special Mechanic 1
- After firing the one-handed repulsor twice in a row, the next attack will fire two repulsors at once
- Special Mechanic 2
- Repulsor Blast and Unibeam share the same ammo count
- Projectile Speed
- 60 m/s
- Damage
- 35
- Range
- 3m spherical radius
- Spell Field Damage
- 50
- Spell Field Damage Falloff
- 40% falloff at 3m
- Fire Rate
- 1.67 rounds per second
- Ammo Consumption
- 10 damage per round
- Projectile Speed
- 80 m/s
- Damage
- 50
- Range
- 5m spherical radius
- Spell Field Damage
- 65
- Spell Field Damage Falloff
- 40% falloff at 5m
- Fire Rate
- 1.39 rounds per second
- Ammo Consumption
- 16 damage per round
Fire nano pulse cannons forward
Normal Attack
Repulsor Blast (Armor Overdrive)
- Casting
- Straight-line projectile that generates a spell field upon impact
- Ammo
- Infinite
- Critical Hit
- No
- Projectile Speed
- 80m/s
- Damage
- 45
- Range
- 5m spherical radius
- Spell Field Damage
- 65
- Spell Field Damage Falloff
- 40% falloff at 5m
- Fire Rate
- 1.33 rounds per second
Fire nano pulse cannons forward
Ability
Unibeam
- Casting
- Channeled
- Ammo
- 100
- Critical Hit
- No
- Special Mechanic
- Repulsor Blast and Unibeam share the same ammo count
- Beam Length
- 25m
- Damage
- 140 damage per second
- Ammo Consumption
- 10/s
Fire nano pulse cannons forward
Ability
Unibeam (Armor Overdrive)
- Casting
- Channeled
- Ammo
- Infinite
- Critical Hit
- No
- Beam Length
- 25m
- Damage
- 190/s
Fire nano pulse cannons forward
Ability
Invincible Pulse Cannon
- Casting
- Straight-line projectile that generates a spell field upon impact
- Energy Cost
- 3400
- Projectile Speed
- 25 m/s
- Dispersive Spell Field
- Length: 15m, Width: 5m, Height: 5m
- Damage Over Time
- 300/s
- Explosion Range
- 10m spherical radius
- Explosion Damage
- 1000
- Spell Field Damage Falloff
- 5% falloff at 10m
- Special Mechanic
- As the projectile travels, it creates a dispersive spell field that deals Damage Over Time to nearby enemies
Fire a devastating pulse cannon in the targeted direction, delivering catastrophic damage to the targeted area upon impact
Ability
Hyper-Velocity
- Movement Boost
- 100%
- Maximum Energy
- 120
- Energy Cost
- 15/s
- Energy Recovery Speed
- 10/s
Activate Hyper-Velocity state for swift forward flight
Ability
Hyper-Velocity (Armor Overdrive)
- Movement Boost
- 100%
- Maximum Energy
- Infinite
Activate Hyper-Velocity state for swift forward flight
Ability
Armor Overdrive
- Duration
- 10s
- Bonus Health
- 100
- Cooldown
- 20s
- Special Effect
- Each KO while Armor Overdrive is active extends its duration by 2s
Activate Armor Overdrive state, enhancing the damage of Repulsor Blast and Unibeam
Ability
Micro-Missile Barrage
- Casting
- Scatter-type projectile that generates a spell area upon impact
- Missiles
- 16
- Projectile Speed
- 15 m/s
- Range
- 2m spherical radius
- Spell Field Damage
- 20 damage per round
- Cooldown
- 8s
- Special Mechanic
- Launch missiles directly beneath Iron Man
When Hyper-Velocity or Armor Overdrive is used, Iron Man can launch a missile bombardment
Ability
Micro-Missile Barrage (Armor Overdrive)
- Casting
- Scatter-type projectile that generates a spell area upon impact
- Missiles
- 18
- Projectile Speed
- 60 m/s
- Range
- 2m spherical radius
- Spell Field Damage
- 15 damage per round
- Cooldown
- 6s
- Special Mechanic
- Launch in the direction of Iron Man's crosshair
When Hyper-Velocity or Armor Overdrive is used, Iron Man can launch a missile bombardment
Passive
NANO TECH
- Team-Up Bonus
- 5% Damage Boost
When Iron Man, Ultron and Squirrel Girl team up, Ultron's Encephalo-Ray upgrades to Nano-Ray, firing a beam that pierces through all characters, dealing continuous damage to foes while healing allies; Squirrel Girl gains the Squirrel Missile ability. She directs a squirrel to ride Iron Man's nanotech glove as a homing missile. Upon hit, the squirrel flees just before a fiery explosion!
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