SEASON 09.5 · HERO INTELLIGENCE

Duelist

Mister Fantastic

Compare Mister Fantastic's Fantastic Amplifier Team-Up with Clobberin’ Research Dept.. Explore community preference by competitive rank and platform, review both anchor partners, and preview every Enhanced effect for Season 9.5.

TOTAL VOTES77

COMMUNITY LEADERFantastic Amplifier83% preference

LEAD MARGIN51votes between options

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COMMUNITY CHOICE

ANCHORRocket Raccoon83%

Fantastic Amplifier

Equips the Fantastic Amplifier. For the duration, Mister Fantastic’s maximum Elasticity is increased, and he can actively enter Inflation State.

ANCHORThe Thing17%

Clobberin’ Research Dept.

In brawler stance, Stretch Punch becomes a charged ability, firing a forward Brawling Punch. Hitting an enemy grants Bonus Health scaling with damage, and a full charge Launches hit enemies.

FEATURED TEAM-UP VIDEO

Controlled Inflation or Rocky Punches?! Mister Fantastic's New Team-Ups

Mister Fantastic gets two Team-Up options in Marvel Rivals Season 9.5: Fantastic Amplifier with Rocket Raccoon and Clobberin’ Research Dept. with The Thing. Both offer different advantages, but which Mister Fantastic Team-Up is better? This featured video compares their strengths, weaknesses, and best use cases.

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Team-Up analysis

Strengths, tradeoffs, and ideal situations for each option.

Mister Fantastic is not simply choosing between two bonuses: Fantastic Amplifier and Clobberin’ Research Dept. push the kit toward different priorities. The better choice depends on map geometry, team composition, fight tempo, and whether the anchor partner already provides value on their own. The analysis below weighs both the base effect and Enhanced ceiling without treating a situational advantage as a universal answer.

OPTION 1

Fantastic Amplifier

ANCHOR · Rocket Raccoon

Fantastic Amplifier, anchored by Rocket Raccoon, gives Mister Fantastic a very specific tactical route: Equips the Fantastic Amplifier. For the duration, Mister Fantastic’s maximum Elasticity is increased, and he can actively enter Inflation State. As a Duelist, it should be judged by how consistently it converts an opening into pressure, damage, or a secured elimination. Its control utility can create a clean focus-fire opportunity, but coordinated teammates are needed to fully convert that opening. Because the effect is tied to a defined timing window, disciplined activation is more important than simply using it on cooldown. In practice, this option is best when the composition can play around that condition and reproduce it reliably. Its weakness appears when the fight forces Mister Fantastic to react outside that plan, because part of the value is tied to a particular window, position, or interaction. With the Enhanced effect active, when teaming up with Rocket Raccoon, Brainiac Bounce Launches hit enemies. That raises the option's ceiling, but it also means the composition with Rocket Raccoon has to justify the team slot.

OPTION 2

Clobberin’ Research Dept.

ANCHOR · The Thing

Clobberin’ Research Dept., anchored by The Thing, gives Mister Fantastic a very specific tactical route: In brawler stance, Stretch Punch becomes a charged ability, firing a forward Brawling Punch. Hitting an enemy grants Bonus Health scaling with damage, and a full charge Launches hit enemies. As a Duelist, it should be judged by how consistently it converts an opening into pressure, damage, or a secured elimination. Its sustain component has value in extended fights, but loses impact when allies cannot survive the initial burst. Its control utility can create a clean focus-fire opportunity, but coordinated teammates are needed to fully convert that opening. In practice, this option is best when the composition can play around that condition and reproduce it reliably. Its weakness appears when the fight forces Mister Fantastic to react outside that plan, because part of the value is tied to a particular window, position, or interaction. With the Enhanced effect active, when teaming up with The Thing, while in the brawling stance, Distended Grip also becomes a charged ability, slamming down a Distended Hammer. Hitting enemies grants Bonus Health based on damage, and Launches enemies at full charge. That raises the option's ceiling, but it also means the composition with The Thing has to justify the team slot.

Detailed rank breakdown

See how preference changes as the competitive tier rises.

Bronze3 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)2 · 67%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)1 · 33%

Silver4 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)3 · 75%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)1 · 25%

Gold14 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)11 · 79%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)3 · 21%

Platinum16 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)14 · 88%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)2 · 13%

Diamond13 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)12 · 92%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)1 · 8%

Grandmaster18 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)15 · 83%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)3 · 17%

Celestial6 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)5 · 83%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)1 · 17%

Eternity1 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)1 · 100%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)0 · 0%

One Above All2 votes

Fantastic Amplifier (Rocket Raccoon)1 · 50%

Clobberin’ Research Dept. (The Thing)1 · 50%