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Play behind a Vanguard who creates the first distraction instead of opening alone.
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Psylocke
The psychic warrior known as Sai has the Mutant ability to conjure a variety of weapons with the power of her mind. Gracefully gliding across the battlefield, this trained ninja can shatter the enemy's defenses with a single thought.
July 6: +1 crossbow damage, regen shields suit her in-and-out pattern.
Full patch digest →Pocket Rivals ranked read
How Psylocke should create ranked value
Psylocke: Win a useful angle, force attention, and finish targets your team is already pressuring.
Editorial note: this section is Pocket Rivals advice for Bronze-to-Platinum lobbies. Use the official source panel for canonical ability text, then use this ranked read to decide what to practice next.
Practice next
- 1Take an off-angle before using burst cooldowns.
- 2Keep mobility or a defensive tool for the exit.
- 3Shoot the target your tank or other Duelist is already pressuring.
Avoid
Do not open every fight by burning mobility forward. If the burst fails, you need an exit.
Duelist role hubPick targets by punish windows instead of chasing the first health bar you see.Hero pool guideDecide whether Psylocke is your comfort pick, safe swap, or role backup.
Hero-specific editorial
Ranked module for Psylocke
Best for
Threatening quick assassination windows when a target is split and defensive cooldowns are already missing.
Struggles into
Prepared traps, saved freeze, burst healing, and sleep that turn stealthy entries into a focus target.
First swap trigger
Swap or slow your timing if every flank exit is already covered before you finish the first combo.
Bronze-to-Platinum mistake
Entering because stealth is ready instead of because the target is isolated and the escape path is clear.
Practice drill
Mark your exit route before engaging, then leave if freeze, sleep, or burst healing denies the first pick.
Review basis
Based on Pocket Rivals counter notes that recommend Peni Parker traps, Luna Snow control and healing, and Mantis sleep into Psylocke's flank windows.
Official details
Base stats and hero story
Official article date: 2024/11/24
- Health
- 150+100 Regenerative Shield
- Movement Speed
- 6 m/s
A wandering warrior in feudal Japan, the telepathic ninja known as Sai has devoted herself to striking down ancient demons and monsters. With her wolf Logan by her side, Psylocke won't rest until all Yokai have fallen by her psychic blade.
Sai was ripped from her reality by the Timestream Entanglement and put on display by the Collector. Alongside newfound allies, she escaped her cage and learned that other familiar warriors might still be out there. Her new quest is to gather those heroes, end this conflict, and return home.
Skills
Abilities and details
Normal Attack
Psionic Crossbow
- Casting
- Double projectile with spread
- Damage
- 13 damage per round
- Damage Falloff
- Falloff begins at 15m, decreasing to 70% at 30m
- Bullets Fired Each Cast
- 4
- Crosshair Spread Radius (at 10m)
- 0.2m
- Fire Rate
- The firing interval between shots is 0.2s, with an interval of 0.6s between each round of shooting
- Ammo
- 16
- Critical Hit
- Yes
- Critical Damage
- 150%
- Cooldown Reduction On Hit
- 0.3s per hit
Unleash bolts with psionic crossbows to damage enemies and reduce the cooldowns of all her abilities
Ability
Dance of the Butterfly
- Range
- 10m spherical radius
- Duration
- 4s
- Slow Rate
- -15%
- Attack Interval
- 2 hits per second
- Damage
- 160 damage per hit
- Energy Cost
- 3400
- Special Mechanic
- Psylocke will slash a random enemy, giving priority to the one who has been hit the least
Slash nearby enemies with a psionic katana, dealing massive damage
Ability
Psi-Blade Dash
- Average Speed
- 43 m/s
- Maximum Distance
- 12m
- Damage
- 50
- Cooldown
- 12s
- Charges
- 2
- Special Mechanic
- Casting this ability will automatically recall the Wing Shurikens. The shurikens will first travel to Psylocke's starting position before returning to her
Dash forward and slice through enemies along the path with psionic blades
Ability
Psychic Stealth
- Duration
- 2s
- Movement Boost
- 50%
- Cooldown
- 15s
- Special Mechanic
- When attacked while in stealth, Psylocke will remain in stealth but will briefly become visible for a short duration
Enter stealth and gain a Movement Boost
Ability
Wing Shurikens
- Casting
- Projectile that fires in a straight trajectory.
- Number of Projectiles
- 5
- Recall Window
- 3s
- Bonus Health
- 10 bonus health per round
- Cooldown
- 8s
- Special Mechanic
- When the projectile is recalled, it will move 20s toward the crosshair before returning to Psylocke
- Damage
- 9 damage per round
- Projectile Speed
- 120 m/s
- Spread Angle
- 0.86°
- Maximum Distance
- 25m
- Damage Falloff
- Falloff begins at 15m, decreasing to 80% at 25m
- Damage
- 9 per hit
- Projectile Speed
- 120 m/s
Launch a volley of psionic shurikens that stick to enemies, dealing damage and granting herself Bonus Health. Press again to recall the shurikens
Ability
LIGHT & DARK DARTS
- Cooldown
- 20s
- Projectile Damage
- Deal 40 damage upon unleashing and 20 damage when retrieved.
- Projectile Healing
- Heal 60 health upon unleashing and 30 health when retrieved.
- Projectile Speed
- 150 m/s
- Projectile Maximum Flight Duration
- 30m
- Self Healing
- 35/s
- Self Healing Duration
- Grant 2s of self healing for each target hit
- Projectile Damage
- Deal 50 damage. Affect a single target at most once.
- Projectile Speed
- 100 m/s
- Slow Rate
- 35%
- Slow Duration
- 3s
- Phased State Duration
- 2s
Cloak & Dagger share light and dark energy with Hawkeye and Psylocke. When Hawkeye uses Crescent Slash, he also releases a blade wave that heals and boosts healing for teammates, while inflicting damage and Vulnerability on enemies. Psylocke can launch a Light Boomerang Dart that heals allies, harms enemies, and provides her with temporary healing upon return. She can also unleash a ring of Dark Darts that slow enemies while she briefly enters a Phased state
Ability
MENTAL PROJECTION
- Cooldown
- 20s
- FLEX UP
- 0.5
- Illusion Damage
- 30%
Base Effect: Create an illusory projection that automatically dashes forward to use Psi-Blade Dash, while Psylocke enters Stealth. If Psylocke attacks, the illusion mimics her strikes. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Emma Frost, Psylocke's mental powers are elevated, allowing her to reactivate the ability to instantly swap places with her illusion.
Ability
MENTAL PROJECTION
- Special Effect
- While the illusion exists, reactivate the ability to swap places with the Psionic Illusion, up to once
Base Effect: Create an illusory projection that automatically dashes forward to use Psi-Blade Dash, while Psylocke enters Stealth. If Psylocke attacks, the illusion mimics her strikes. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Emma Frost, Psylocke's mental powers are elevated, allowing her to reactivate the ability to instantly swap places with her illusion.
Ability
LIGHT & DARK DARTS
- Cooldown
- 20s
- Projectile Damage
- 30
- Healing Amount
- 20
- Field Duration
- 5s
- Field Range
- 6m spherical radius
Base Effect: Unleash a ring of Light Darts in all directions that damage enemies and restore Psylocke's Health upon impact, leaving behind a Shadow Domain. Staying inside the domain for a short time will re-enter Stealth. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Cloak & Dagger, the radius of the Shadow Domain expands, and each time re-entering Stealth, the Light Darts are fired in all directions again.
Ability
LIGHT & DARK DARTS
- Field Range
- 8m spherical radius
Base Effect: Unleash a ring of Light Darts in all directions that damage enemies and restore Psylocke's Health upon impact, leaving behind a Shadow Domain. Staying inside the domain for a short time will re-enter Stealth. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Cloak & Dagger, the radius of the Shadow Domain expands, and each time re-entering Stealth, the Light Darts are fired in all directions again.