Marvel Rivals Season 3 Revamps Team-Ups with Phoenix, Wolverine & More
Marvel Rivals Season 3 adds fiery Team-Ups like Phoenix + Wolverine and reworks classics like Venom + Hela. Explore all the new combos and strategic changes.
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.
