The Marvel Rivals Wiki lists Namor's primary as 70 damage on body shots and 140 on headshots with a 1-throw-per-second rate — noticeably lower than the video's 75/150 figures. The wiki page was last edited in October 2025, before the buff pass the video describes from February 2026, so the video's higher numbers are likely the current, post-buff values; both are reported here since neither source can be fully confirmed as up to date.
## Aquatic Dominion: the squids  Aquatic Dominion throws out a Monstro Spawn squid that sticks to surfaces and attacks on its own. The in-game tooltip captured directly from the video lists a default 17 damage per shot, 2 shots per second, an 8-second duration, 2 charges, a 40 m range and damage falloff starting at 20 m. That base 17-damage figure actually contradicts the video's own narration, which claims the recent patch bumped squid damage to 18 — the tooltip visible on-screen in the same video still shows 17, so treat 18 as the intended post-patch number and 17 as what's still displayed in this recording. Each charge takes roughly 10 seconds to refill, but landing primary-fire hits shaves time off that cooldown — about 4 hits fully refreshes a charge. Since the buff patch reduced squid downtime, the video's advice is to deploy them liberally rather than hoarding charges for the "perfect" moment — protect your backline from divers, or stick them behind walls your enemy tanks are about to push through.
## Wrath of the Seven Seas and the ELR combo Wrath of the Seven Seas throws a special trident that puts nearby squids into a berserk state — faster attacks, more damage — against whichever enemy it hits. It travels at the same 150 m/s as the primary fire and carries a 3 m splash radius so it doesn't need to be pixel-perfect, though it can't land a critical hit. The video states it deals 100 damage on a direct hit and roughly half that from splash alone, so direct hits are always worth chasing. The Marvel Rivals Wiki's version of this ability differs from the video: it lists a 60-damage direct-hit throw plus a separate 40-damage empowered squid shot, and a 6-second cooldown, rather than the ~100 damage the video narrates. As with the primary fire, this looks like a case of the wiki predating the balance patch the video is built around, but both figures are worth knowing.
## Blessing of the Deep: your defensive bubble  Shift wraps Namor in an indestructible water sphere and launches him 7 m into the air for 3 seconds, during which he's immune to all damage and crowd control but can still be healed by allies and can move freely (including descending slowly by holding jump, thanks to his passive slow-fall). The cooldown is a hefty 20 seconds, which is exactly why the video is emphatic about canceling the bubble the instant it's safe rather than riding out the full duration — every second inside it is a second not spent cooling down your next escape. ## Ultimate: Horn of Proteus  Horn of Proteus drops a giant whale on a targeted area after a telegraphed delay. Anything caught in the center circle takes 500 damage; the outer ring takes 180. Everyone standing in either ring loses access to movement abilities until the whale lands (about 1.5 seconds later), and anyone hit who survives is knocked down and stunned. It's weak against tanks backed by healing but devastating against isolated duelists and healers — the video notes you can even drop a squid and follow up with Wrath of the Seven Seas on anyone the whale knocks down but doesn't kill.The wiki's numbers for Horn of Proteus (500 direct, 200 splash, 1.5-second stun) closely match the video (500 center, 180 outer, 1.5-second stun) — one of the few abilities where the two sources agree almost exactly, which is a good sign the ultimate itself wasn't touched by the recent balance pass even though his other tools were.
## Matchups and counters Good Namors are described as scary effective against poke Duelists and isolated backline healers, since his burst can drop most of them in about two seconds once he's in range. He's also a strong pick against dive comps specifically because his squids — often called "turrets" by players, since that's functionally what they are — can watch angles like a Spider-Man, Black Panther or Daredevil's usual approach routes that he can't personally cover at all times. This is meant as an advanced guide built for players who already know Namor's basics; if you're brand new to him, the beginner-friendly starting point is simply drilling the primary fire's headshot mechanic before layering in squid placement and the ELR combo. ## How this guide was fact-checked Namor's ultimate numbers (500/180/1.5s) were confirmed to match closely between the video and the Marvel Rivals Wiki (marvelrivals.wiki.gg, fetched 2026-08-22). His primary fire and Wrath of the Seven Seas numbers, however, disagree between the two sources — the wiki lists lower damage figures than the video narrates, and since the wiki was last edited in October 2025 while the video explicitly documents a February 2026 buff patch, the video's higher numbers are treated as the more current ones, with the discrepancy flagged rather than silently resolved. The Aquatic Dominion tooltip visible directly in the video (17 damage per shot) also contradicts the video's own narration of an 18-damage buff — that specific mismatch is called out in the squids section rather than picked one way or the other. ## What this guide doesn't answer This guide doesn't cover a specific crosshair setup for Namor's projectile-based kit, since that's a personal-preference topic the source video doesn't address in detail. It also doesn't confirm whether every number here reflects the exact current Season 9.5 balance state — the source video is a "Buffed" edition from February 2026, and if a further patch has since landed, the specific figures above are worth spot-checking against the in-game tooltips yourself. --- ## FAQ ### What is Namor's ELR combo? ELR stands for E, Left click, Right click: throw a squid (E), land a primary attack (left click), then cancel into Wrath of the Seven Seas (right click). It deals roughly 175 damage in under a second, or 250 if the primary hits a headshot crit, on top of the berserk squid's extra damage. ### How much damage does Namor's primary fire do? Per the source video, 75 damage to the body and 150 on a headshot, with zero damage drop-off at any range and no reload needed. The Marvel Rivals Wiki lists slightly lower pre-patch figures (70/140), likely because it predates the balance pass the video is built around. ### How should I place Namor's squids? Place them behind an enemy on elevated ground so they have to turn away from you to deal with the squid - the video calls this making a pickle. Squids also work well protecting your backline from divers or watching flanks you can't personally cover. ### What does Namor's ultimate, Horn of Proteus, do? It drops a giant whale on a targeted area after a 1.5-second telegraph. The center circle deals 500 damage, the outer ring 180, and anyone in either ring loses access to movement abilities until it lands. It's strongest against isolated duelists and healers, weak against tanks backed by healing. ### When should I use Namor's Blessing of the Deep bubble? Use it to dodge a big attack or enemy ultimate when your health is critically low, but cancel it the instant you're safe rather than riding out the full 3 seconds - the ability has a 20-second cooldown, so unnecessary uptime directly delays your next escape.