Black Widow

OVERVIEW

Meet Black Widow.

Hybrid marksman who switches between long-range shots and close-quarters combat.

Natasha Romanova · Avengers. Explore the kit, practice notes and story below.

Official kit sourcesDebut: Season 0Observed 2026-10-13

Strengths & limitations

WHAT TO BUILD AROUND

A useful advantage

Ranged precision can punish exposed opponents.

WHAT TO WATCH

The trade-off

Close pressure can remove the space needed for a clean shot.

Editorial practice guidance. These observations are not win-rate measurements or a tier ranking.

Kit & attributes

Values observed on 2026-10-13. Each form remains separate; a dated observation is not a guarantee that every value remains unchanged.

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Health	275
Movement Speed	600

Gallery & reference media

Character imagery has not been added yet. The official profile is linked below.

Source reference

Sources & scope

Kit tables are factual observations of the official profile. The biography and practice notes are original editorial summaries. Historical gaps remain explicit, and source disagreements are not silently resolved.

Source reference Official patch index ↗

Ability viewer

INTERACTIVE ABILITY VIEWER

Learn the kit

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Widow's Bite Baton

No verified clip dedicated to this ability is currently available.

Hero-level video, not a confirmed demonstration of this individual ability.Official ability reference

VIDEO AVAILABLE

Primary · Black Widow

Widow's Bite Baton

Left Click

Primary action in the Black Widow kit, assigned to Left Click. Recorded effects and conditions appear below; a complete editorial description is not yet available.

KeyLeft Click

Damage45

Maximum Distance3m

Fire Rate2 strikes per second

Kit source

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CHARACTER SYNERGIES

Team-up abilities

Abilities from the selected observation. Active pairings can vary by season.

TEAM-UP / 01

ALLIED AGENTS

KeyPassiveFocus Gained on Crit2 stacksFocus Gained on Red Room Rifle Hit1 stackFocused State Bullet Damage55 damage per round

TEAM-UP / 02

ALLIED AGENTS

KeyPassive

TEAM-UP / 03

BURNING BULLETS

KeyPassiveFire Rate Increase15%Plasma Cannon Damage70Plasma Cannon Cooldown10s

TEAM-UP / 04

BURNING BULLETS

KeyPassiveSpecial EffectPlasma Cannon has 2 charges

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THE WARDROBE / VERIFIED ANNOUNCEMENTS

Cosmetics & releases

Named costumes from our sourced release archive. Dedicated costume artwork appears when an approved image is available.

No independently verified cosmetic entry is indexed for this hero yet.

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FIELD NOTES

Make your next session count.

Prioritize positioning and sightlines rather than forcing close combat.

One focused exercise

Choose a second firing position before taking the first shot; preserve a response to a diver.

Read the current form and its resource conditions before entering a match.
Try the exercise with one target or one route so you can recognise what changes.
Review the engagement: could your allies see you, and did you preserve an exit?

Explore Team-Ups Read the positioning guide ↗

THE PERSON BEHIND THE KIT

Story & connections

A Red Room operative who became an Avenger, Natasha Romanova relies on training, marksmanship and close combat. Rivals places her in a future where an extended lifespan has allowed her to lead resistance against Doom 2099.

The biography above describes the game’s interpretation. Comic continuities and film portrayals can differ, and gameplay statistics do not measure a character’s fictional power.

Source reference

Keep exploring

Related reading follows shared stories and themes; these links do not assert an active gameplay team-up.

Documented changes

23 indexed announcements mention this hero. Mentions may concern fixes, cosmetics or story as well as balance.

2026-09-24Version 20260924 Patch NotesPatch

This release documents maps, fixes, cosmetics. Featured: New Map: God Quarry.

Read update on Volpedia ↗Source reference

2026-09-11Version 20260911 Balance PostBalance

Hero and team-up tuning for this version.

maximum Damage Falloff at 40m: 75% → 65%

the energy cost of Assassin's Focus (Ultimate Ability): 2800 → 3100

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2026-08-13Version 20260813 Patch NotesPatch

This release documents heroes, fixes, cosmetics.

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2026-07-16Version 20260716 Patch NotesPatch

This release documents heroes, fixes, events, cosmetics.

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2026-07-11Version 20260711 Balance PostBalance

Hero and team-up tuning for this version.

Red Room Rifle damage per hit: 40 → 45

max damage falloff: 80% at 40m → 75% at 40m

Electro-plasma Blast: 40 (no charge) - 60 (full charge) → 50 - 70

Optic Blast damage per tick: 21 → 22

Ricochet Force direct hit damage: 70 → 75

cooldown: 18s → 15s

Cosmic Flames damage per hit: 55 → 60

both direct hit damage and subsequent ricochet damage: 40 → 45, and reduce ability cooldown from 12s to 10s

Psionic Crossbow base damage per shot: 13 → 12

the bonus health provided to self from a single hit of Wing Shurikens: 15 → 12

illusion duration: 5s → 3s

illusion damage: 30% of Pyslocke's → 15%

Psionic Crossbow base damage per shot: 14 → 13

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2026-07-10Version 20260710 Patch Notes - Season 9 ArrivesSeason

This release documents heroes, fixes, events, cosmetics, team-ups.

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2026-06-25Version 20260625 Patch NotesPatch

This release documents maps, heroes, fixes, cosmetics.

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2026-05-15Version 20260515 Patch Notes - Season 8 Begins!Season

This release documents heroes, fixes, events, cosmetics. Featured: Path to Doomsday: The Avengers.

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