Vivian Rashford

Vivian is one of many damage-boost operators focused on increasing overall team DPS. Of all the operators who buff damage, Vivian is by far the strongest. She sees frequent use in Danger Close and periodically makes her way into niche PVP teams.

In PVE, Vivian is one of two dominant operators for Danger Close, alongside Kim Hana. Vivian’s buffs significantly increase the damage ceiling for DC boss setups. Paired with characters like Curian and ASigma, Vivian’s buffs enable them to deal staggering amounts of burst damage. Vivian is a mainstay DC operator who sees use against all but a handful of bosses.

It is worth noting that while both Vivian and Kim Hana are both used in Danger Close, they are not interchangeable. Different bosses require different strategies. For instance, when Curian isn’t favored (e.g. against Defenders), Vivian setups may not necessarily be better than Kim Hana strategies.

In PVP, Vivian provides a thoughtful combination of offensive buffs that can be used to enable elaborate burst damage setups. Vivian’s ASPD reduction immunity creates a window for you to wrest the tempo back from opponents running ASPD debuffers by allowing your damage dealers to output damage uninhibited.

While the impacts are not as immediate as the other elements of her kit, Vivian’s skill haste buff can help your snipers (and strikers to a lesser extent) push out their ults faster. Ultimately, Vivian will still be a niche PVP operator. However, she occupies a clear niche for comps that need it.