Marvel Rivals
Six a side, 54 heroes and abilities that grow stronger when the right partners share a team. Marvel Rivals suits a bigger group that likes to plan its picks together.
Profile
What it asks of a group
- Rules to learnThree roles are easy to learn. Team-Ups add a layer: which heroes boost each other, and which partner you need.
- Aim and controlDuelists reward aim; Vanguards and Strategists lean on positioning and timing.
- Talking loadTeam-Ups only work if the partner hero is picked, so the lobby talks before the match starts.
- Session flexMatches run about 10 to 20 minutes by our estimate, so short evenings still hold several.
- Team size
- 6v6
- Main mode
- Quick Match or Competitive on Domination, Convoy and Convergence maps, 10 to 20 minutes by our estimate
- Short option
- Arcade: Conquest ends at 50 points or with the higher score when time runs out
- Platforms
- PC (Steam, Epic), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, with cross-play
- Ranked access
- Competitive opens at account level 15, according to press reports; we found no official page
- Price model
- Free to play, with every hero free. Money buys Lattice, costumes and the Battle Pass. Timed draws such as Pop & Win sell chances at costumes, a random reward.
- Released
- 6 December 2024
- Age rating
- PEGI 16 since October 2026, for paid random items (previously 12)
First evenings
Where the first hours go
Heroes come in three roles: Vanguards hold the front, Duelists deal damage and Strategists heal and support. Every hero is free, so the group can try roles without buying anything. The Practice Range and matches against AI are the gentle start.
Since Season 9 in July 2026, each hero picks from at least two Team-Up abilities at hero select, and the effect grows if the partner hero is on the team. A group of six can plan these pairs in advance, which strangers rarely do.
Groups of six, and friends who enjoy planning picks together before the match.
A group of five that does not want a stranger on the team, and Mac players: there is no macOS version.
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