Marvel Rival’s Closed Beta is nearing as players will be getting another taste of the game in the second wave of early access, but before you jump in, here’s what you need to know about Spider-Man.
As the theme suggests, all of the game’s characters are from the Marvel comics, with household names like Iron Man, Hulk, and Black Panther all being playable.
Another popular character, Spider-Man, is also part of the roster. So, here is everything you need to know about his abilities before you hop into the closed alpha.
Spider-Man’s weapon in Marvel Rivals
Spider-Man only has one primary weapon: Spider-Power. It’s a melee attack that damages enemies with flurries of punches and kicks. The primary attack can deal extra damage to enemies with a Spider-Tracer on them too.
His secondary weapon, Web-Cluster, shoots a Web-Cluster to a hit enemy and additionally attaches a Spider-Tracer on them – clearly being in synergy with his primary.
Primary: Spider-Power
- Swing fists forward to strike, dealing extra damage to the enemy with a Spider-Tracer.
Secondary: Web-Cluster
- Shoot a Web-Cluster that deals damage and attaches a Spider-Tracer to the hit enemy.
Marvel Rivals: Spider-Man’s abilities & Ultimate
Spider-Man is unique in having three Passives, one that gives him a wall-climb ability, another that alerts him to nearby enemies, and a third that gives him a double jump.
As you can tell, many of his passives give Spidey a greater amount of mobility to combo with your abilities, granting additional methods of traversal.
Passive
Spider-Sense
- Give a warning of enemies that have been around.
Wall Crawl
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- Press [Space] to crawl on vertical surfaces, and press [primary fire] to run on them.
Thwip and Flip
- [Space] performs a double jump.
Abilities
As is fitting for Spider-Man, most of his abilities either have to do with his Spider-Webs or his quick movement. When his abilities are combined well, it should allow you to stay very mobile while deadly.
Get Over Here!
- Shoot webbing to reel in enemies. If the enemy is tagged with a Spider-Tracer, Spider-Man will get pulled to them instead.
Amazing Combo
- Launch an enemy upward, dealing extra damage to the enemy with a Spider-Tracer.
Web Swing
- Shoot a strand of webbing to swing.
Ultimate
Spectacular Spin
- Launch Web-Clusters all around to damage and stun enemies.
Tips to play Spider-Man in Marvel Rivals
The name of the game when playing Spider-Man is to flank, get up close to the enemy, eliminate them, and get away.
Thanks to his great amount of mobility, it should be easy for you to travel across the map to sneak behind enemies. Even if they are hiding, your Spider-Sense will instantly alert you to anybody close by.
When you spot an enemy, a good combo to pull off is to use Get Over Here to reel yourself to them (or reel them to you, depending on if they are tagged with a Spider-Tracer), using Amazing Combo and some punches, and use Web-Swing to get out.
It should be noted that Spider-Man is a very high-risk high-reward character. It’s quite easy for enemies to mark you out of a battle, and they can easily counter you by playing tightly together. However, if you’re up against the right team in the right setting, you could do a lot of damage.
