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Doctor Strange

A vanguard combining shield management, Dark Magic and portal decisions through alternating defense and short damage windows.

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ABILITIES

PC · Default controls

Your in-game bindings may differ. Mouse and keyboard badges show default PC controls; passives need no key.

LMBLeft clickRMBRight click7 abilities / variants

The same key can trigger different attacks depending on the weapon or form. If there are multiple sections, expand the relevant form to check.

PRIMARY ATTACK

Daggers of Denak

LMB

Throws magical daggers.

ULTIMATE

Eye of Agamotto

Q

Separates enemy souls; damage to a soul transfers to its body.

ABILITY

Cloak of Levitation

SHIFT

Ascends and briefly sustains flight.

ABILITY

Maelstrom of Madness

E

Releases stored Dark Magic as nearby area damage.

ABILITY

Pentagram of Farallah

F

Connects two locations with portals usable by all units.

ABILITY

Shield of the Seraphim

RMB

Creates a protective barrier in front of him.

PASSIVE

Price of Magic

Passive

Hits build Dark Magic; remaining at maximum too long prevents healing.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. Alternate shield and hard cover while leaving useful firing angles for teammates.
  2. Watch Dark Magic and find a safe Maelstrom window before lingering at maximum.
  3. Check who benefits from both portal ends; enemies can use them too.
  4. Coordinate Eye of Agamotto with allied damage and call which souls to focus.
COMMON MISTAKE

Treating portals as allied-only or losing access to healing by neglecting Dark Magic.

Checked: 2026-08-28 · Icons and controls are from official hero pages. Mechanics and default bindings may change with patches. The play plan is editorial advice, not a meta or win-rate claim.

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