Marvel Rivals, the new PVP team-based hero-shooter by NetEase Games, has been making huge waves since it dropped. Boasting an iconic cast of 33 major characters from the Marvel universe, you have to wield the powers of your favorite heroes and communicate with your friends for supremacy on the battlefield.
The game already has a battle pass system in place, allowing you to collect different Season-exclusive cosmetic skins for your heroes. While the cosmetics don’t have much of an impact on your gameplay, the Seasonal Bonus feature in the game is certainly worth looking out for, especially if you’re willing to climb up the leaderboard in competitive mode. In this guide, we’ll explain how the Season bonuses work in Marvel Rivals and how you can use them to get an edge over your opponents.
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What are Season Bonuses in Marvel Rivals?
The Season Bonus in Marvel Rivals is a season-exclusive feature that buffs certain heroes with stat enhancement. The three primary stats in the game are Health, Damage, and Healing. The boost that a hero will get depends on their team role.
Here’s a list of all active Season Bonuses for the heroes in Marvel Rivals Season 0:
|
Hero Name |
Hero Role |
Seasonal Bonus |
|---|---|---|
|
Thor |
Vanguard |
+100 Bonus Health |
|
Groot |
Vanguard |
+150 Bonus Health |
|
Hulk |
Vanguard |
+150 Bonus Health |
|
Venom |
Vanguard |
+150 Bonus Health |
|
Hulk |
Vanguard |
+150 Bonus Health |
|
Scarlet Witch |
Duelist |
+10% Damage Boost |
|
Spider-Man |
Duelist |
+10% Damage Boost |
|
Iron Fist |
Duelist |
+15% Damage Boost |
|
Magik |
Duelist |
+15% Damage Boost |
|
Hawkeye |
Duelist |
+20% Damage Boost |
|
Hela |
Duelist |
+20% Damage Boost |
|
Rocket Raccoon |
Strategist |
+5% Healing Bonus |
|
Adam Warlock |
Strategist |
+15% Healing Bonus |
|
Luna Snow |
Strategist |
+15% Healing Bonus |
|
Cloak & Dagger |
Strategist |
+15% Healing Boost |
As you can see, Vanguards, who serve primarily as tanks in the game, have their maximum HP increased by a certain amount. On the other hand, Duelists get a percentage boost to their damage, whereas Strategists get a percentage healing bonus.
For example,
Venom is a Vanguard
hero with 650 base health. However, in Season 0, he has an active Season Bonus of 150 bonus health, putting his maximum HP at 800, allowing him to tank more hits from the enemy.
How to Check Season Bonuses in Marvel Rivals
The heroes with an active Season Bonus have a unique icon in their hero portrait that you can see during the selection stage when a match begins. Once you select the hero, click the Team-Up Ability button above the selected heroes to see a list of all Team-Up Abilities. Now, hover your cursor over the heroes with the Season Bonuses icon to check the enhancement. Alternatively, you can press F2 on your keyboard if you’re playing on a PC to check the Team-Up Abilities during the hero selection stage.
Keep in mind that the Seasonal Bonus will change every season. That means the Season Boosts that are active right now might change as we move on to the next season of the game. These Season Bonuses are active throughout all game modes, including Competitive. So make sure you fully utilize them to push your rank as high as possible in Season 0 of Marvel Rivals.
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Marvel Rivals
Third-Person Shooter
Action
Multiplayer
- Franchise
- Marvel
- Released
- December 6, 2024
- Developer(s)
- NetEase Games
- Publisher(s)
- NetEase Games
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer , Online Co-Op
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Violence
- How Long To Beat
- 7.5 hours
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- X|S Optimized
- Yes
- File Size Xbox Series
- 20 GB
- Number of Players
- 1-6
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
- Cross Save
- No
- Cross-Platform Play
- Limited – console crossplay, no PC crossplay
- PC Release Date
- December 6, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- December 6, 2024
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- December 6, 2024