The Blood Hunt PvE mode is all about vampires in Marvel Rivals, so it seems quite fitting that one of the most formidable foes you have to face is Dracula himself. Dracula is one of the endgame bosses, so he’s quite a tough guy to beat.
Every boss you encounter around the vampire-infested city is unique, which means it takes time to learn how they work and what you need to do to stop them. It can be tricky to figure out these battles, though, so if you’re struggling with this one, here’s how to beat the Dracula boss in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt.
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How to defeat Dracula in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt
To beat Dracula in the Blood Hunt mode, you need to survive until phase four, try your best to avoid taking damage, and learn how all of his moves work so you’re prepared to counter them. There are quite a few key tricks you need to know to get through this fight, especially at higher difficulty levels, so careful planning and strategizing are key.
Anything you do to Dracula early on doesn’t really matter because he always replenishes his full health bar in the final phase. Because of this, your focus for the vast majority of the fight should simply be survival. You can’t vanquish him until you make it to the last round.
All Dracula boss abilities in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt
The Dracula boss fight has four different phases to it, with his skills and abilities changing depending on which stage you’re in. Understanding everything he can do is crucial, as it’s tough to get through this battle when you don’t. Here’s a full breakdown of all four phases and what Dracula does in each one.
- Phase one
- All players gain the bloodstain effect when they take damage. This effect is siphoned by Dracula, who eventually uses stacks of it to grant himself a massive percentage heal. If you can deal enough damage against him when he’s trying to channel the stacks, he takes a lot of damage instead and is stunned and vulnerable briefly.
- Fires two sword waves forward from time to time.
- Sometimes uses an ability that pulls all players in front of him and slows them. He then starts a wind-up, giving players a very brief chance to escape before he unleashes a 120-degree frontal cone shockwave that deals devastating damage. Any players who manage to avoid it have some of their bloodstain stacks cleared.
- Phase two
- Dracula’s core abilities are all enhanced, and he gains a few extra moves, too.
- Creates a Sword of Dracula out of blood. This sword floats alongside him, acting as an assisting ally in all of his attacks.
- When Dracula fires his sword waves, the Sword of Dracula responds by adding a few additional waves of its own.
- When Dracula unleashes shockwaves, the Sword of Dracula follows up with a few more.
- Occasionally summons a blood storm that relentlessly chases down players.
- Sometimes vanishes into blood mist, teleporting to one selected player after a brief delay. He then charges up and dashes forward to grab them. If he’s successful, he then deals continuous damage to them, gaining ample bloodstain stacks along the way. If he misses, he’s instead stunned briefly.
- Phase three
- The Sword of Dracula splits into a few duplicates that fly out to form a sword array. They then occasionally slash downward or cascade in a rain of swords that sweep over the entire battlefield.
- Dracula and his Sword of Dracula sometimes vanish into the shadows, leaving you unable to attack them for a period of time. His sentient swords continue to spawn around the battlefield while he’s in hiding, and monsters dash into the field to join the fight.
- Phase four
- Dracula returns to the center of the battlefield, using the power of the Norn Stone there to fully replenish his health. There’s no way to stop this, as it’s just part of the boss fight.
- A sealed portal spawns in the air over the middle of the field. You can break the seal on it to create a sunlight zone in the area. Two crystals spawn on the ground when the portal arrives, and you can break each one to reduce the seal’s health by half.
- While in the sunlight zone, players enter an empowered state. While active, they gain invincibility, allowing them to attack Dracula to inflict him with a vulnerability effect and temporarily stun him. The empowered state lasts for a bit of time even after you leave the light.
Tips and tricks for beating Dracula in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt
Dracula is one of the absolute roughest bosses you have to face in Blood Hunt, so even if you fully understand how his fight functions, you may still have some trouble with it. Here are the best tips and tricks you can use to get through it.
- Dodge as many attacks as you can. It’s usually not that big of a deal to take a bit of damage here and there in fights, but for this one, you really need to prioritize evading Dracula’s hits. Every successful strike he lands adds to his stacks, which then work to heal him, thus prolonging the fight. If you aren’t careful, this can lead to your team losing, so try as hard as you can to dodge.
- Focus on making it to phase four. Nothing you do before this point really matters since Dracula regenerates all of his health in the end anyway, so worry less about killing him and more about surviving until the end. It’s less of a boss fight and more of a game of survival until that final round.
- In phase four, use the sunlight zone. It’s easy to overlook since there’s a lot happening in the fight at any given moment, but be sure to break the crystals that spawn on the ground to open the sunlight zone. Then, run into it, and quickly strike at Dracula after exiting. Repeat this process as many times as needed until you defeat him.
- Try to save your Lifeline Serum for the final phase. In the last part of this battle, Dracula restores all of his health, so this is when you’ll need those useful revives the most.
- Communicate with your teammates. A lot of players have no idea that taking damage feeds Dracula’s health, or that the sunlight zone grants powerful buffs, so now that you know these key details, try to share information with your allies. It’s a lot easier to beat Dracula when everyone understands how the boss fight actually works rather than just trying to brute force your way through it.
Now that you know how to beat Dracula, you can get to work earning those exclusive event prizes. You’ll need to learn how to get the Kingpin Accessory and how to get Kingpin Dethroned Accessory Shards to claim the two biggest prizes in Blood Hunt.
