Marvel Rivals is a stacked Hero Shooter that has you play as fan-favorite superheroes in a six versus six skirmish, leading to tremendous fast-paced action and excitement. Whether you love Spidey, Rocket Raccoon, or even Scarlet Witch, you have many Heroes to choose from, all complete with unique actions and abilities.
However, some characters are vastly more complicated to play than others, with Spider-Man being one of the more challenging Duelists to pick up and play. But fear not. You can still dominate the arena as your favorite friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, but you will have to put in a bit more time and effort than with some of the other characters.
Updated December 14, 2024, by Seth Parmer: Spider-Man is still an exceptionally challenging character to pick up and play in Marvel Rivals, and that’s even more so the case, as he has slightly less health than he did in the beta. However, with the addition of Squirrel Girl, he has access to more Team-Up Abilities that can give himself and his team the upper hand if implemented properly!
Spider-Man Overview In Marvel Rivals
Spider-Man is a tremendously strong Hero in Marvel Rivals, but mastering his web-slinging move list will require lots of effort and skill on your end. If you want to unlock the true potential of Spider-Man, we strongly urge you to tackle the Practice Range and familiarize yourself with everything he’s capable of (which is A LOT).
Like most Duelists, Spider-Man doesn’t have a lot of health, but his high mobility provides him with more than enough evasiveness to make that not too much of a problem if you’re on the ball. While his damage isn’t the highest regarding the Duelist Role, his ability to slow and displace enemies makes him a tremendously solid teammate overall.
Spider-Man Overview
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250 HP |
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Spider-Man Team-Ups
Despite being a challenging Hero to play, Spider-Man is an excellent teammate in Marvel Rivals, especially if you pair him with one of his several Team-Up partners, allowing him to maximize his potential, as well as the team’s. However, with great power comes great responsibility, so ensure you’re comfortable enough with Spidey before lurching into the fray with him.
Being able to deal more damage or further slow your opposition’s attempts at pushing, Spider-Man and his Team-Up Heroes can do an excellent job at preventing a defeat. That is, of course, if you can get the hang of his odd gameplay and surprisingly high skill requirements!
Spider-Man Abilities
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Spider-Power LMB/R2/RT |
If the action is held down, Spider-Man performs a series of strikes with his fists, dealing decent damage to his opponent. |
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Web Cluster RMB/L2/LT |
Spider-Man launches a cluster of webs at his target as a projectile, dealing damage on impact and leaving behind a Spider-Tracer on the opponent. |
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Get Over Here! E/R1/RB |
Spider-Man tethers a web to his opponents and yanks them toward him. If they are tagged with a Spider-Tracer, Spider-Man will launch himself at the target instead, delivering a swift upward kick on arrival. |
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Amazing Combo F/Square/X |
Deliver a devastating uppercut that launches your target and any nearby enemies high into the air. If they are tagged with a Spider-Tracer, they will receive more damage. Spider-Man can hold two stacks of Amazing Combo at a time. |
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Web-Swing LSHIFT/L1/R1 |
Shoot a web above yourself, allowing Spider-Man to swing from it to cover a great deal of distance. Spider-Man can hold a maximum of three Web-Swings at a time. |
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Twip And Flip (Double-Tap) Space/X/A |
Allows Spider-Man to perform an additional jump while airborne, serving as a double jump. |
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Spectacular Spin Q/L3+R3 |
Spider-Man spins around and launches a barrage of webs at anyone and anything in the area, dealing tremendous amounts of damage and stunning anyone it makes contact with. |
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Spider-Sense Passive |
Alerts Spider-Man to nearby opponents. |
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Wall Crawl Passive |
Allows Spider-Man to crawl on most surfaces by jumping into them. Once on the wall, pressing LMB/R2/RT will have him begin running on the surface instead. |
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Suit Expulsion Team-Up Ability |
After receiving Venom’s symbiote, Spider-Man can activate his symbiote-infused ability, having his suit explode outward, damaging all nearby enemies and pushing them backward. |
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Extra Web-Fluid Passive |
Grants Squirrel Girl a Web Bomb that she can hurl toward an object or enemy to temporarily immobilize and damage them, making it an excellent Team-Up action for halting encroaching enemies in their tracks. |
From the table above, we can see that Spider-Man has many Abilities at his disposal, which is what makes him so challenging to simply pick up and play. Furthermore, since he has to get up close and personal with his opponent, it can be hard to get needed picks or apply pressure if you’re unfamiliar with his tools.
He thrives with a solid team composition that can provide him with constant heals and can help mitigate lots of incoming damage. His nimbleness and top-tier mobility can make him a nuisance to deal with, but you must get used to how to properly navigate the stages with him, as it can be a bit awkward at first.
Recommended Teams
Again, Spider-Man is really complicated to play and needs a solid team around himself to perform at his best. We strongly recommend having Venom on the team to take advantage of his Suit Expulsion Team-Up Ability and someone like Luna Snow, who can constantly provide him with heals when he decides to dive in.
His Ultimate Move is an excellent one, but it can be risky to toss out there, so having someone like Rocket Raccoon who can boost his damage output and provide healing can go a long way, too. From there, most other Duelists and Vanguards pair well with Spidey, so long as they’re helping dish out the damage and mitigate it.
With the addition of Squirrel Girl on the roster, pairing Spidey up with her will give you even more options to temporarily slow an incoming enemy push, making it a powerful duo that you should consider running with. While not extraordinarily strong, it will get the job done, and that’s all you can really ask for!
How To Play As Spider-Man In Marvel Rivals
In terms of a flowchart, Spider-Man is very complex, offering many unique routes to start his offense. While sticking a Spider-Tracer on your opponent via Web Cluster is almost always worth it, losing access to pull them toward you doesn’t always make that the case. Regardless, Spidey may be complicated to play, but he’s extraordinarily fun once you familiarize yourself with his toolkit!
Spider-Man Combos In Marvel Rivals
- Web-Swing > Web Cluster > Get Over Here! > Amazing Combo
- Web-Swing > Get Over Here! > Web Cluster > Amazing Combo > Web-Swing > Web Cluster > Get Over Here > Amazing Combo
- Web-Swing > Web Cluster > Get Over Here! > Amazing Combo > Spectacular Spin
Using Web-Swing to initiate your combos is a solid way to get the drop on your opposition, allowing you to engage from the flank or position yourself strategically first before going all out.
In most situations, launching a Web Cluster while airborne will be your next move, as it will allow you to launch directly into Get Over Here! to place yourself in the heart of the enemy onslaught, allowing you to either perform an Amazing Combo or his Spectacular Spin.
However, if a target is squishy or weak, holding off on the Web Cluster to avoid placing a Spider-Tracer on them will have Get Over Here! pull them toward you, allowing you and your teammates to gang up and defeat them swiftly. Always keep this kind of option play in mind, and you will be golden with our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man!
When To Use Spectacular Spin
Spectacular Spin is Spider-Man’s Ultimate Ability, having him spin in a tight circle while launching an onslaught of webs at enemies in a wide range around himself. This move deals decent damage and stuns all targets in the area, making it a tremendous tool for your team.
However, since your goal is to be near many enemies before executing this attack, you will need some support before launching it. The good news, however, is Spidey’s HP jumps from 300 to 550 when performing Spectacular Spin, allowing him to withstand lots of firepower.
Using Web-Swing > Web Cluster > Get Over Here! to drop onto the opposition will allow you to use Spectacular Spin effectively. If Rocket Raccoon’s Ultimate Ability is ready, its potency will increase that much more. While it can be used to initiate a push, ensure your team is on the same page, as it will just get wasted instead. And no one wants that.
While Spidey will be vulnerable during Spectacular Spin, his boosted HP and any support from his teammates will pretty much negate any chance of him dying during the action. Executing it at the proper time and place is where the brunt of the risk comes from with his Ultimate Attack!
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