Marvel Rivals Season 3 Revamps Team-Ups with Phoenix, Wolverine & More

The hype is heating up for Marvel Rivals Season 3, and NetEase is making sure fans have more to look forward to than just new heroes. With Jean Grey/Phoenix and Blade stepping into the fray, players will also see a major shake-up in the Team-Up mechanics—those flashy mid-match combos that add strategy and spark to the action.

So what’s new, what’s changed, and what’s been totally torched? Let’s break it down.

New Team-Ups: Fiery Combos and Explosive Gadgets

Primordial Flame — Phoenix + Wolverine

• In this new synergy, Jean and Logan team up in a combo that's part X-Men, part inferno. Here’s what it does:
• When Wolverine activates Feral Leap, the Phoenix Force ignites around him
• Enemies caught in the radius suffer burn damage over time
• Logan also gains life steal on all attacks for a short duration

Everburning Bound — Human Torch + Spider-Man

Flame meets web-slinging in this crossover. Human Torch gives Spidey a flaming web gadget that:

• Deals damage over time
• Applies a burn tracer (which probably means additional burn-related synergy down the line)
• Flaming webs? 

 

 

Team-Up Reworks: Now With More Friends (and Fire)

Symbiote Shenanigans — Jeff, Venom, Hela

This chaotic Team-Up just got darker. Now when activated:

• Hela unleashes symbiote tendrils that bind multiple enemies
• These tendrils slow and pull targets toward the center point
• Hela’s inclusion adds serious crowd control to what was already a wild combo between Jeff and Venom. It's basically a black hole of gooey pain.

Stark Protocol — Iron Man, Ultron, Squirrel Girl

Yep, Squirrel Girl is now rolling with the big tech boys. Her upgrade?

• A nanotech gauntlet that launches exploding squirrels
• Each squirrel flies into the gauntlet, gets weaponized, and detonates on impact

Team-Ups Getting the Boot

Out with the old to make room for the new. The following Team-Ups are officially removed in Season 3:

• Storming Ignition (Human Torch + Storm)
• ESU Alumnus (Spider-Man + Squirrel Girl)

Why these got benched wasn’t specified, but they might’ve lacked the spice players were hoping for—or just didn’t mesh with the new meta.

What It All Means: Strategy, Synergy, and Seasonal Shifts

Marvel Rivals is doubling down on strategic pairings, encouraging players to explore new character combos and build synergies not just around roles, but Team-Up potential. With high-impact effects like healing boosts, burning auras, crowd control, and ranged gadgets, these aren’t just cosmetic—they’re game-changers.

And with Blade’s full reveal around the corner and Jean Grey already primed for mayhem, Season 3 is looking like one of the most dynamic updates yet.