Best Red Path Blade Build in Marvel Rivals Zombies Mode

Surviving the undead hordes in Zombies Halloween event for Marvel Rivals gets quite tricky once players beat Normal difficulty, and that's especially true for someone like Blade. Playing as a melee fighter in a mode where players are very likely to get instantly killed is no walk in the park, but with this build, even Zombies Nightmare 4 in Marvel Rivals is going to feel easy.

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Best Blade Build for Zombies in Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals Blade Zombies Mode Passives

This build focuses on one thing: Blade's auto attack. When you toggle his Bloodline Awakening skill, Blade's sword slashes become faster, and you gain Lifesteal while the skill is active. This comes at the cost of reduced healing effectiveness, but this hardly matters in Zombies compared to how it usually would when playing Blade in Marvel Rivals.

Spend all of your passive points on red skills before starting a match, and when you do start a game, focus on getting the following blessings:

Blessing	Type/Color	Effect
On The Hunt	Red	Increase Ancestral Sword Damage
Swift Edge	Red	Increase Ancestral Sword Attack Speed
Sweeping Edge	Red	Increase Ancestral Sword Range
Crimson Will	Red	Increase Lifesteal ratio when Bloodline Awakening is active
Blade Dance	Red	Enhance Daywalker Dash; hitting enemies triggers Spinning Slash.
Vitality Boost	Purple	Increase health
Power Surge	Purple	Increase damage
Vampiric Vitality	Purple	Convert a percentage of damage dealt to health

Ability choices don't matter here, so just stick to the default ones or pick whatever you prefer.

When picking a blessing, prioritize them according to this list:

On The Hunt
Sweeping Edge
Power Surge
Swift Edge
Vitality Boost
Crimson Will
Vampiric Vitality
Blade Dance

In summary, this build greatly extends Blade's melee attack reach, turning it into a pseudo-ranged attack. This is important for two reasons: it lets you take out exploding zombies safely from a distance, and it lets you damage both Queen of the Dead (Scarlet Witch) bosses on Nightmare 4 difficulty simultaneously. The build works well in both solo and co-op, and it's great if you want to get Units, titles, and other rewards from this Halloween event.

Get as much damage and range blessings as possible, and grab attack speed until you're satisfied. Only get Vitality Boost when you get the +100 or +450 health version, and take at least one of each of the Lifesteal blessings (Crimson Will and Vampiric Vitality). Above all, try to reach 120 red blessing points ASAP. Your DPS will skyrocket once you reach that point.

We take Blade Dance despite it being a Daywalker Dash skill simply because of how strong it is (and also because it's fun to use). You'll be spending the majority of your time just holding down your primary fire button while running circles around the Avengers Tower courtyard.

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