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Marvel Rivals characters: All confirmed and rumored heroes

Which hero are you excited to try first?

Marvel and NetEase’s new six-vs-six hero-shooter, Marvel Rivals, takes inspiration from Overwatch, but with a huge difference. In Marvel Rivals, you take control of heroes and villains from the Marvel universe and battle it out.

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The official Marvel Rivals trailer got people excited, but the closed alpha and closed beta opened the gate for players to get a taste of the action. New characters are expected to be regular additions to Marvel Rivals, expanding the roster over the course of time. In this article, we’ve compiled all confirmed Marvel Rivals characters along with some big rumors.

All confirmed characters in Marvel Rivals

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Plenty of options. Screenshot by Dot Esports via Marvel.

Twenty-three characters are confirmed for Marvel Rivals. Nineteen of them were playable during the closed alpha test, with the two newest heroes, Venom and Warlock, being announced during the PlayStation State of Play.

At San Diego Comic Con, Thor and Jeff the Land Shark were announced as new additions to the roster.

A full list of the playable characters is below. Click each name to head to our dedicated how-to-play guides.

CharacterClassDifficultyTeam-Ups
Adam WarlockStrategist2/5Guardian Revival: Star-Lord, Mantis
Black PantherDuelist4/5Dimensional Shortcut: Magik
Bruce Banner/HulkVanguard4/5Gamma Charge: Doctor Strange, Iron Man
Doctor StrangeVanguard3/5Gamma Charge: Bruce Banner/Hulk
GrootVanguard1/5Planet X Pals: Rocket Raccoon
HelaDuelist3/5Ragnarok Rebirth: Loki
Iron ManDuelist2/5Gamma Charge: Bruce Banner/Hulk
Jeff the Land SharkStrategistTBCTBC
LokiStrategist4/5Ragnarok Rebirth: Hela
Luna SnowStrategist2/5Chilling Charisma: Namor
MagikDuelist3/5Dimension Shortcut: Black Panther
MagnetoVanguard2/5Metallic Chaos: Scarlet Witch
MantisStrategist1/5Guardian Revival: Adam Warlock
NamorDuelist2/5Chilling Charisma: Luna Snow
Peni ParkerVanguard3/5Symbiote Bond: Venom
Rocket RaccoonStrategist1/5Ammo Overload: The Punisher
Planet X Pals: Groot
Scarlet WitchDuelist1/5Metallic Chaos: Magneto
Spider-ManDuelist5/5Symbiote Bond: Venom
Star-LordDuelist2/5Guardian Revival: Adam Warlock
StormDuelist3/5N/A
The PunisherDuelist1/5Ammo Overload: Rocket Raccoon
ThorVanguardTBCTBC
VenomVanguard3/5Symbiote Bond: Spider-Man, Peni Parker

All rumored Marvel Heroes characters

The roster in Marvel Heroes will expand periodically and, thanks to datamines, we’ve already got an idea of who will be added next. According to the files, there are 18 additional heroes are on the cards for the future, with more to follow.

The full list of leaked characters is as follows:

  • Black Widow
  • Blade
  • Captain America
  • Cloak & Dagger
  • Jeff the Landshark
  • Hawkeye
  • Human Torch
  • Invisible Woman
  • Iron First (Lin Lie)
  • Moon Knight
  • Mr. Fantastic
  • Psylocke
  • Squirrel Girl
  • The Thing
  • Thor
  • Ultron

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