My friend is new at the game and traded for U Ultimate Magneto!

He's wondering what strategies/feats/tactics to use with him, since he's heard lotsa good things bout him.

What do you think I should tell him? Any suggestions?

Don't bother using his TK... it's wasted on a tier 1 attack character like Mags.

ICWO and Fortitude are good on him. He gets that impervious outwitted and hit for straight damage he's gonna go down like a ... well, you know. His 4 DMG is good, 5 is better.

I'd throw a barrier piece on a team with him... possibly V Pyro. He needs protection as pushing isn't an option for him (or at least a viable one).

Thanks. He'll be pleased to know that.

Magneto is a big piece to have on a force. (144 pts.) But he goes down like a rock, so I suggestion is to have a few hard hitting secondary attackers like V Havok and have megneto be the TK'er and use him as a last resort.
A team that has worked well for me is

Magneto(144)
Havok(44)
Hawkeye(Ult.)(60)
Jean Grey(31)
con artist(11)
paramedic(10)

Total is 300
It went 2-1 in a tourny. The only suggestion if you play it is to take out havok or hawkeye for a PC person