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Assemble your team.
Break the battlefield.

Explore heroes, roles, Team-Up Abilities, maps, team compositions, counters, patch changes, and practical strategies for mastering the Marvel Multiverse.

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The live multiverse, at a glance.

Seasons, heroes, Team-Ups, maps, and balance can change quickly. Use dated official sources for anything patch-sensitive.

Now activeSeason 9
July 23, 2026

The Mystery of Thebes

Jubilee has joined the roster, the Team-Up system has received a ground-up revamp, and the battle has moved into Thebes.

Read the latest verified patch
New hero
Jubilee
New map
Thebes
System update
Team-Up system rebuilt
Season
Season 9
Begin your first battle

Build a plan before you pick a fight.

Strong fundamentals survive hero releases and balance patches. Learn the objective, build a small hero pool, and make every ability solve a problem.

Beginner field issue

Learn the fight before chasing the highlight.

Start with cover, role responsibility, team spacing, objective flow, environmental destruction, and clean regrouping.

Open role dossiers
  1. 01Choose a role
  2. 02Learn two heroes
  3. 03Understand the objective
  4. 04Coordinate with the team
  5. 05Adapt the composition
Hero archive · roles

Choose how you change the fight.

The role is a responsibility, not a restriction. Learn what the team needs, then choose a hero whose range, mobility, and utility fit the plan.

MAKE SPACE

Vanguard

Lead engagements, absorb pressure, disrupt formations, and give the team safe ground to contest.

  • Control the frontline
  • Protect exposed allies
  • Choose the engagement
Browse vanguard heroes
APPLY PRESSURE

Duelist

Threaten valuable targets, control angles, convert openings, and finish fights before resources reset.

  • Create a useful angle
  • Focus vulnerable targets
  • Keep an exit route
Browse duelist heroes
ENABLE THE TEAM

Strategist

Heal, protect, reposition, and provide the utility that keeps a coordinated plan moving.

  • Preserve sightlines
  • Survive enemy pressure
  • Balance healing and damage
Browse strategist heroes
Hero discovery

Find your combat style.

Start with the job that feels natural, then narrow the roster by reach, movement, durability, pressure, and team responsibility.

01
Vanguard · Brawl

Frontline disruptor

Force enemies away from valuable space.

02
Mobility · Dive

Mobile diver

Reach isolated targets and escape the response.

03
Range · Poke

Ranged pressure

Own open sightlines and punish exposure.

04
Damage · Brawl

Close-range brawler

Win crowded fights with sustained pressure.

05
Strategist · Support

Team protector

Keep allies alive through sustain and utility.

06
Utility · Control

Battlefield controller

Manipulate routes, terrain, and formations.

Team-Up Ability laboratory

Connect heroes. Unlock a new plan.

Team-Ups can reshape a composition, but a synergy is only valuable when the lineup still controls space, applies pressure, and keeps itself alive.

Connection protocol

Build around purpose, not novelty.

Check the anchor, eligible partners, unlocked effect, activation rules, and the role each hero must still perform.

Browse current Team-Ups
  1. 01Identify the anchor hero
  2. 02Confirm eligible partners
  3. 03Understand the unlocked effect
  4. 04Check the activation requirement
  5. 05Test whether the full team still functions
Composition builder

Give every roster slot a purpose.

Role counts are only the beginning. Decide how the team reaches targets, sustains pressure, protects vulnerable allies, and converts an advantage.

Dive

Collapse on one target

Strength
Mobility and fast access
Watch for
Separated timing
Brawl

Own the close fight

Strength
Sustain and objective presence
Watch for
Long sightlines
Poke

Win resources at range

Strength
Patient ranged pressure
Watch for
Coordinated dives
Team-Up Core

Build around one synergy

Strength
A clear power spike
Watch for
Losing flexibility
Multiverse operations

Read the battlefield in layers.

Mode rules determine where pressure matters. Terrain determines which heroes can apply it safely.

Environmental destruction

Break cover. Open a route. Change the angle.

Destructible structures can expose a sightline, create a new path, or leave useful debris. Permanent structures preserve the map’s core flow.

BeforeProtected approachAfterNew pressure angle
Read the official destruction briefing
01

Convoy

Escort or stop a moving objective through staged defensive positions.

02

Domination

Capture the active point and control the strongest approaches.

03

Convergence

Capture the first objective, then escort through the remaining route.

04

Arcade

Expect alternate rules, rotating formats, and limited-time objectives.

Ability workshop

Spend every cooldown with intent.

Mechanical execution matters, but the decision before an ability often decides whether it creates value or leaves you exposed.

Before using an ability

What problem does it solve?

  1. 1What threat does it answer?
  2. 2Can the enemy punish it?
  3. 3Will you need it to escape?
  4. 4Does it enable a Team-Up?
  5. 5Is the fight already decided?
Battlefield awareness

Keep the formation readable.

Frontline SpaceOff-angle PressureBackline SustainRotation Safety
Competitive improvement

Climb through consistency.

Review repeated choices instead of judging improvement only by eliminations or rank movement. Small, reliable decisions compound.

01

Use cover

Reduce incoming pressure without spending an ability.

02

Protect sightlines

Know which allies can help and who needs your help.

03

Regroup quickly

A clean reset beats another staggered engagement.

04

Track resources

Read major cooldowns, ultimates, and Team-Ups.

Difficult matchup

Adjust range, route, timing, target selection, or composition before assuming a hero switch is the only answer.

Archive terminals

Tools and community resources.

Use focused resources to answer a specific question, review your decisions, and keep patch-sensitive information current.

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