Summary
The master of magnetism joins Doom's knights.
Magneto moves the way the Vs. games remember: magnetic flight, blistering repositioning, offense arriving from angles blocking guides don't cover.
Casting the X-Men's great adversary with Doom's villains rather than beside the X-Men is a story choice Episode Mode will presumably address. Beta footage sketches his outline; movement data and mixup structure get documented from the launch build.
Move list: Magneto
| Move | Type | Gauge | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metallic Meteor5U/2U | Unique Move | — | Magnetically hurls an object already on the field.Air OK |
| Command Normal (magnetic) | Unique Move | — | Attack wrapped in magnetic energy. Official name pending.Air OKHoldable |
| Command Normal (hover) | Unique Move | — | Hovers mid-air while striking forward. Official name pending.Air OK |
| Multi-Dash | Unique Move | — | Rapid dash on the ground or in the air.Air OK |
| Free Flight | Unique Move | — | Unrestricted mid-air movement for a limited time.Air OKHoldable |
| Magnetic Blast236L/M/H | Skill | 25 (Heavy) | Debris-formed projectile.Air OKHoldable |
| Gravity Bind623L/M/H | Skill | 25 (Heavy) | Magnetic restraining grab. |
| Polarity Shift214L/M/H | Skill | 25 (Heavy) | Launches the opponent, then pelts them with debris.Air OK |
| Shrapnel Spike22L/M/H | Skill | 25 (Heavy) | Gathers debris at a chosen position before striking.Air OK |
| Magnetic Maelstrom236M+H | Super Skill | 50 | Debris storm that ends in a rain from above.Air OK |
| Magnetic Retribution632146M+H | Ultimate Skill | 100 | Frontal attack followed by an avalanche of debris. |
Inputs use numpad notation for a character facing right: 2 is down, 6 is forward, so 236 is a quarter-circle forward and 623 a “dragon punch” motion; L/M/H are the three attack strengths and U is the Unique button. The game also has simplified one-button skills — the controls guide covers both.
Startup, active, recovery and on-block values need the retail build to measure and land here after August 6, 2026. Invented frame data is worse than none.
How to play Magneto
Magneto pairs top-tier movement with control of the field itself. Multi-Dash and Free Flight give him some of the best mobility in the cast, and his specials manipulate debris rather than just throwing it — Metallic Meteor hurls an object already on screen, and Shrapnel Spike gathers debris at a spot before striking, so he builds his own hazards.
Magnetic Blast is his straightforward projectile, Gravity Bind a restraining grab that locks the opponent for a follow-up, and Polarity Shift launches then pelts them with debris. He can close the gap in a blink or wall you out from across the screen — the movement lets him pick.
There's no install; the game is movement plus debris control. Magnetic Maelstrom and Magnetic Retribution both end in an avalanche of debris raining from above, capping a zoning sequence.
In the open beta he was the 3rd most-picked fighter overall (145), split 15 on point and 130 as an assist — about 90% assist, one of the most support-skewed splits in the game. Magnetic Blast was a coveted assist; players wanted him backing a point character far more than leading one.
Kit-level gameplan from Magneto’s documented moves and the open-beta usage split — not frame data. Specific frame advantages and matchup reads land once the retail build is tested.
On the Vibranium and above leaderboard, Magneto was picked 145 times across 1,600 character slots — 3rd most-picked of the 16 playable.
Players overwhelmingly used Magneto as an assist — 90% of picks — rather than as the fighter they started the match with. Compare every fighter’s beta pick rate.
By raw picks, Magneto landed just ahead of Spider-Man and just behind Blade.
Popularity is not strength — this counts what people chose over one three-day weekend on a pre-launch build, not what wins.
Official character guide
Magneto Character Guide
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls - Magneto Character Guide | PS5 & PC Games
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Magneto is voiced by James Arnold Taylor — officially credited (source).
Combos
Combo routes for Magneto live at ComboForge, where players have been submitting and voting on them for a year. That is a better source than anything we would assemble here.
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