Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Magneto Guide, Moves, Combos, and Tips

Magneto is not a character you rush. In Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, he wins by controlling the ground the fight is happening on, littering the stage with floating debris and daring the opponent to walk into it. There is no raw speed advantage here, no simple rushdown gimmick. Just patience, setup, and a payoff that gets nastier the longer you hold your ground.

Everything he does loops back to two systems: debris clouds sitting on the battlefield, and Magnetize, the status that turns his whole kit into something meaner. Learn those two things first and the rest of his moveset starts to make sense on its own.

Magneto Overview

Role: Stage Control, Zoner, Technical Specialist. Difficulty: 4 out of 5.

Nearly every special move Magneto has either builds debris, spends debris, or gets stronger depending on how much of it is currently sitting on the field. He is not about overwhelming someone with pressure. He is about slowly tilting the match in his favor, then cashing that advantage in for a big hit.

What he brings to the table:

• Excellent screen control through persistent debris clouds
• Ranged pressure that forces a careful approach
• Strong anti-air tools
• Combo damage that scales hard with setup
• Magnetize mechanics that upgrade several of his moves at once
• Good team synergy across four different Assist Types

The catch is that none of this is automatic. You have to track your debris, decide when to pop Magnetize, and know which specials change depending on the situation. Skip that homework and Magneto plays like a worse version of himself.

Magneto Strengths and Weaknesses

If you like dictating pace rather than reacting to it, Magneto rewards that instinct directly.

Strengths:

• Outstanding stage control through debris generation
• Specials that scale hard once conditions are met
• Safe projectile pressure
• Strong combo extensions
• Solid aerial presence and multiple anti-air options
• Flexible assists for almost any team
• Big damage once Magnetize is live

Weaknesses:

• Heavy reliance on setup before his damage peaks
• Debris management adds a layer most characters don't need
• More technical execution overall
• Can crumble if he never gets to set the stage
• Resource management gets harder to juggle in longer rounds

If straightforward rushdown is more your speed, Magneto will feel like a chore early on. Stick with him past that point and he becomes one of the deepest characters currently in the game.

Understanding Debris Clouds and Magnetize

Before touching the actual move list, it helps to know what these two systems do, since almost every special interacts with one or both of them.

Debris Clouds

Several of Magneto's attacks pull metal and rubble into floating clouds that stick around on the stage after the move finishes. Treat debris as a resource that lives on the battlefield instead of in your meter. The more of it you have out, the stronger a lot of his kit becomes.

What debris actually does for you:

• Raises the damage of specific specials
• Opens up extra follow-up attacks
• Improves combo routes
• Strengthens whatever Magnetize is already boosting
• Protects Magneto from projectile and Assist knockback during certain moves

Some attacks noticeably speed up or hit harder once multiple clouds are already out.

Magnetize

Magnetize is the status effect that makes Magneto genuinely dangerous once he has momentum. It is not just a damage multiplier. Moves gain new properties entirely depending on which one is active.

Depending on the move, Magnetize can:

• Pull the opponent in before the hit lands
• Add extra debris attacks
• Increase combo potential
• Improve knockdown pressure
• Deal more damage than the standard version

Most of Magneto's best sequences go Magnetize first, then debris-fueled follow-ups second.

Building Momentum

A typical round tends to follow this shape:

• Build debris with projectile attacks
• Hold space and force the opponent to come to you
• Apply Magnetize the moment an opening appears
• Cash in stored debris on enhanced specials and combo extensions
• Reset and repeat while keeping stage control

Once a few debris clouds are active, the opponent has to respect basically everything Magneto does, since a lot of his attacks pick up extra range, extra hits, or stronger follow-ups.

Holding Magnetic Blast

One thing new players tend to miss: Magnetic Blast can be charged by holding the input. Doing this pulls in more debris before the projectile fires, and the process actually speeds up the more debris is already on the stage. It's a clean way to rebuild your battlefield after a combo eats through your resources.

Why He Feels Different

Magneto is not just lobbing projectiles across the screen. Every floating chunk of debris is another decision point. Do you spend it now for damage, or build another cloud first? Is it worth applying Magnetize before committing to a combo, or should you hold your resources for the next exchange? Getting comfortable with those questions is what separates a decent Magneto from a great one.

Magneto Move List

Unique Command Normal, Hold Heavy

This lets Magneto hover forward while attacking, an approach option that keeps him airborne longer than a normal jump-in would, which makes anti-air attempts against him less predictable. It cannot be canceled into normals, but it makes up for that with a longer advantage window once it ends. Not a combo starter by itself, but a solid way to approach from an angle opponents aren't expecting.

Magnetic Blast

This is the move you'll be using constantly. It builds debris, controls space, and lays the groundwork for everything else Magneto does.

With debris clouds active, Magnetic Blast gains extra layers: Magneto resists projectile and Assist knockback while performing it, and if Magnetize is up, every existing debris cloud fires its own follow-up attack on top of the projectile. Maintaining debris should be close to a priority at all times during neutral.

Tips: fire it early to establish debris before going on offense, lean on the angled Medium version against jumpy opponents, don't dump every cloud the moment you make one, and use the Hold version whenever the opponent is respecting your zoning.

Gravity Bind

Magneto's command grab, and one of his scarier tools once he has stage control. It restrains grounded opponents before throwing them, or catches airborne ones outright, which makes it a solid answer to opponents who jump in too often. All three strengths, Light, Medium, and Heavy, share the same core behavior.

With debris clouds active, the grab hits harder the more debris is on the field, and it generates three new clouds after connecting, so a successful read both damages the opponent and refuels Magneto's resources at the same time.

With Magnetize active, Magneto pulls the opponent in before the grab connects instead of grabbing immediately, which makes it much harder to escape. The Heavy version costs 25 Skill Gauge, worth it when you want a guaranteed conversion.

Tips: mix it in once opponents get hesitant to challenge your pressure, use it against repeat jumpers, try to have debris up beforehand for extra damage, and catch retreating opponents with the Magnetize pull when it's active.

Polarity Shift

A dual-purpose special that works as both anti-air and combo launcher. Magneto gathers debris before striking upward, launching the opponent for a combo. Its upward hitbox makes it one of his most reliable answers to people jumping over his zoning.

It has a follow-up attack that changes depending on whether the original hit landed grounded or airborne. The grounded follow-up triggers a Break effect that extends pressure into bigger combos, though that effect doesn't fire while Magnetize is already active.

With debris clouds up, the follow-up deals more damage scaled to how much debris is out. With Magnetize active, the follow-up gets an even stronger version on top of that. The Heavy version costs 25 Skill Gauge and works best once Magnetize is already established.

Tips: use it as your go-to anti-air, convert launches into air combos, build debris beforehand for a stronger follow-up, and save the Heavy version for when Magnetize is already live.

Shrapnel Spike

A long-range debris drop that punishes people trying to sit at max distance. The Heavy version auto-tracks the opponent's current position, which makes it far harder to dodge than the lighter versions.

At three debris clouds active, it gains a bonus wave of falling debris that adds damage and locks down more space. If Magnetize is active too, that falling debris pulls closer to the opponent, making it even tougher to escape. Like most of Magneto's enhanced specials, damage here also scales with how much debris is currently out. Heavy version costs 25 Skill Gauge.

Tips: use it to punish long-range turtling, lean on the Heavy version against evasive movement, build to three debris clouds whenever you can, and pair it with Magnetize for more consistent follow-up damage.

Super and Ultimate Skills

Magnetic Maelstrom, Super Skill

Magneto's main Super, and a reliable way to cash in whatever resources you've built. Rather than a single instant hit, it creates a lingering debris barrage that keeps falling even if the initial strike misses at close range, meaning opponents who try to punish too early can still eat the delayed hit.

Can be activated from neutral or by pressing Medium a second time at the end of a Medium Link Attack, so confirming into it off a basic combo doesn't require anything fancy. Damage scales with current debris count, and with Magnetize active the falling debris homes in much tighter, making it harder to avoid. Costs 50 Skill Gauge.

Magnetic Retribution, Ultimate Skill

Magneto's Ultimate deals massive damage while resetting a good chunk of his resources at the same time. Activate it from neutral or by pressing Heavy a second time after a Heavy Link Attack. Holding Heavy during that Link Attack routes into an EX move first before transitioning into the Ultimate, for a flashier combo extension.

Magneto attacks in front of himself before unleashing a wave of debris that engulfs the opponent. After it connects, three debris clouds appear, the opponent gets inflicted with Magnetize, and Magneto has his enhanced specials ready to go if the round keeps going. At 100 Skill Gauge it's expensive, but the damage, setup, and momentum it delivers in one move justify the cost.

Tōkon Assemble

Magneto's comeback mechanic, bringing the whole team in for a cinematic finisher. It only becomes available when losing the current round would also lose the match. Activate from neutral or by pressing Light a second time after a Light Link Attack.

Thanks to invincible startup and huge damage, it's usually best saved for a moment where landing it flips the outcome of the match, rather than firing it off the first chance you get. It costs 150 Skill Gauge, making it the priciest move in his kit.

Assist Types

Magneto fits onto almost any team thanks to four distinct Assist Types.

All four share the same debris bonus and immediate Member Switch opportunity after a successful hit.

Tips for Playing Magneto

Learning Magneto isn't really about memorizing every input. It's about getting a feel for how the systems connect.

• Prioritize building debris before chasing big damage
• Apply Magnetize before spending your strongest specials whenever you can
• Use Magnetic Blast to hold neutral rather than constantly pushing forward
• Don't burn debris clouds the second they're available, sometimes holding space matters more
• Save Skill Gauge for moments where an enhanced special or Magnetic Retribution actually secures damage
• Mix command grabs into your projectile pressure to keep opponents guessing

The longer Magneto controls the pace of a match, the stronger he gets. That's the whole philosophy behind him.

Is Magneto Beginner Friendly?

He's not the easiest pick, but he's not out of reach for newer players either. Expect a real learning curve around debris management, Magnetize timing, and knowing which specials shift depending on the situation.

If you like methodical, thoughtful gameplay over pure reaction speed, Magneto tends to click eventually, and once he does, dominating neutral and turning small openings into big damage feels genuinely satisfying.