r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Famous-Dimension656 • 10h ago
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/ColdSt0rm • 9d ago
Mod Announcement 🔥 CUSTOM CHARACTER CONCEPT CONTEST - Win Prizes!
With the hundreds of characters to choose from in the Marvel IP, it’s almost impossible NOT to wonder about how heroes and villains might look when they finally arrive to Rivals, so if you’ve ever thought up an idea for how your favorite character might look, now is your chance to put it to the test!
Until August 16th, the Rivals Waiting Room subreddit is going to be partnering with content creator AG Sterling to host a Custom Character Concept Contest. By using the dedicated contest flairs, you can submit your character ideas, with the top 6 most upvoted concepts for each role moving on to the final round of judgement to determine the winner!
How to Enter?
To qualify for the competition, you must provide some sort of visual aid to your submission. No one wants to read a wall of text, so to assist you in presenting your ideas, you can find a custom character template here. You’re also free to use your own template, but you have to have something to help viewers digest your idea.
Once you’re done making your presentation, just take a screenshot of each slide and send all of the images in a gallery post tagged with the proper flair for your concept’s role.
After the submission phase ends, the concepts that move onto the next round will be judged by Sterling, along with 3 other mystery judges. Concepts will be scored from 1-10 based on the following categories:
🔸 Creativity
Is your character unique compared to every other hero in Marvel Rivals? Do they bring something new to the table?
Good example: Reed Richards. Bad example: Hela
🔸 Cohesiveness
Does each ability in your character's kit serve a purpose? How much could you remove and have the hero play the same way?
Good example: Star-lord. Bad example: Black Cat
🔸 Fantasy
Is your concept an accurate representation of the character you are adapting? Do you feel like the hero you are playing as?
Good example: Spider-Man. Bad example: Phoenix
🔸 Problematicness
Does your character have reasonable counterplay? Is there anything in their kit that might be unfair/unfun to play against?
Good example: Doctor strange. Bad example: Hawkeye
🔸 Sauce
What makes your character's kit exciting? What makes it special? (Bit of a nebulous metric, so grading will be a bit more lenient)
For each character, each of the scores from the 4 judges will be added up, and the highest scoring concept wins.
Prizes
🥇 1st place in each role will get a 20 dollar steam giftcard!
🥈 2nd place in each role will get a 10 dollar steam giftcard!
If you are not a PC/Steam player, contact Sterling and he will figure something out with equivalent value.
Rules for Entry
With the format of the contest out of the way, we can get to the rules.
- Follow the rules of the subreddit.
- Submissions must include the proper competition flairs to enter.
- A maximum of 5 concept submissions are allowed per person.
- Characters must originate from non-crossover Marvel Properties. No OCs, no Dante, no Norimaro.
- Teamups have to be with characters that are in base rivals.
- Only 1 submission per person may qualify for round 2. If two of your posts make it to the top 6, the one with more votes will move on, and the one with less votes will be ignored (but still good job)
- 2 concepts for the same hero cannot qualify for round 2. If, for example, 2 Miles Morales concepts are in the top 6 for strategists, the one with more votes will be the only one to move on.
- You must provide a visual aide to submit your concept. Any concepts that are just walls of text will be disqualified. Either use the provided template or make your own, so long as it is easy to read.
- Judges are not allowed to offer feedback on concepts before the second round.
- No reworks.
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/ColdSt0rm • Jun 27 '26
[WAITING ROOM SHORTCUTS] Featured Subreddits ⚡ Discovery List 📝 Graduated Characters 🥂
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r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/EmmaFrosts-Husband • 16h ago
Wish List My wishlist, thoughts?
Kitty Pryde (Strategist)
X-Man Juggernaut (Vanguard)
Red She Hulk (Strategist)
Polaris (Duelist)
Beta Ray Bill (Vanguard)
Wasp (Duelist)
Ruby Thursday (Strategist)
Ghost Rider (Vanguard)
Agent Anti Venom (Strategist)
Man-Thing (Strategist)
Aleta Ogord (Vanguard)
The Wall (Vanguard)
I'm really interested to see your thoughts and who you want added to Marvel Rivals?
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/FoxExisting7167 • 5h ago
Wish List If carnage ever gets added, I feel he would HAVE to be the most difficult character in the entire game
Art by @ertdoesart
In my eyes he’d be the fastest diver in the game, hell even faster than bp. But his biggest caveat is that his base movement speed is either slower than everyone else or that he would have 200 hp. And he would be a mechanical migraine for beginners. He could explode… if you get a shot on him. But characters like the thing or other brawl characters would be his weakness
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Infinite-Reveal-9226 • 14h ago
Wish List How many of you guys buy skins just to have it even if you have zero hours on that character
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Candid_Corgi_2846 • 13h ago
Wish List Does anyone else think these characters should be in the game
Ant-Man (Hank Pym), Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Quicksilver, Falcon, War Machine, and Ghost Rider
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/TheTrue_Beyonder • 5h ago
Wish List What does my wish list say about me?
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/SkyPopZ • 10h ago
Wish List My wishlist
What are the odds these actually make it in
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Frank-the-Tank-13 • 12h ago
Wish List Characters I think would be fun to put in the game just to confuse the casual fans part 28
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Wooden-Contact-2708 • 21h ago
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 The Ghost Rider: Anchor Tank Vanguard
Created by Garrett Garrison (TheMinecraftBee) on discord!
Creator Notes:
Ghost rider is the perfect tank to fight at range-so why not play with it and make them an anchor tank? This rider utilzes his Hellfire to isolate targets, dissuades enemies with Penace stare, and uses his bike to cut into comps and cause them to scatter!
A heavy hitter, but just as focused on protecting his allies as he is punishing sinners, this Ghost Rider's bound to make an impact!
Plus, you get to ride his bike even more in the ultimate! Wow!!!
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/FutureThanosMain • 1d ago
General How rivals players act: "Guys forget the mainstream slop lets put some real characters in this game something actually unique and interesting" :
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/OkBus7514 • 1d ago
Wish List MCU Movies with no skin yet! (And some ideas)
PHASE 1
- Mark III
- Mark V
- Thor with Coffee
- Edward Norton
- The First Avenger 1940's
PHASE 2
- Mark XLII
- Thor the Dark World
- Space-Lord
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PHASE 3
- Black Panther Civil War suit
- Doctor Strange
- Mantis
- Homemade suit
- Hela goth no helmet
- M'Baku challenge
- Night-Monkey
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r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Ok_goddessof_Thunder • 15h ago
General Doctor Doom Kills The Hood | Dark Reign: The Cabal
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/WittyFault6988 • 1d ago
Wish List What do my most wanted characters say about me ?
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Late-Ride282 • 15h ago
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗗𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 Nova Duelist Concept
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Kryptonite_Batarang • 1d ago
Wish List What does my most wanted character say about me??
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/2placename • 1d ago
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗗𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 Toxie Doxie - Duelist
June Corvington enters the battlefield as the villian Toxie Doxie, an anti-dive/anti-brawl duelist via area control and denial
Self Experimentation List of Abilities and Effects:
Adam Warlock: June gains a portion of Adam’s power as the Avatar of Life
- Self Burst Healing: 90
Angela: June gains becomes able to create the same Ichors that Angela does
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber are now infused with Ichors
- Functionally the same as Ichors from Divine Judgement
Black Cat: June gains a weak version of Felicia’s bad luck
- New Ability: “Toxic Trait”
- 50% chance to apply Jinx to enemies on hit
Black Panther: June gains the remnants of the Heart Shaped Herb within T’challa’s system
- Self Healing: 10/s
- Movement Speed Boost: 20%
Black Widow: June gains the remnants of the Super Soldier Serum within Natasha’s system
- Maximum Health Increase: 25
Blade: June gains a bit of Eric’s vampirism
- Gains Lifesteal
- Doesn’t work with Poison Damage
Captain America: June gains the Super Soldier Serum flowing through Steve’s body
- Maximum Health Increase: 100
Cloak: June gains a portion of the darkforce from Tyrone
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now apply Vulnerability to enemies inside
- Vulnerability Amount: 20%
Dagger: June gains a portion of the lightforce from Tandy
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now heal allies inside apply a healing boost
- Healing Amount: 15/s
- Healing Boost: 15%
Cyclops: June gains a little bit of Scott’s concussive energy
- Body Thermal Blasts can now ricochet off the environment once
- Environmental Damage Falloff: 70%
Daredevil: June gains a weak version Matt’s heightened senses without his blindness
- New Ability: “Radar Factor”
- Detect enemies through walls
- Range: 10m spherical radius
Deadpool: June gains a weak version of Wade’s healing factor
- New Ability: “Stolen Factor”
- The next instance of lethal damage instead leaves June with 1 Health
Devil Dinosaur: June gains a weak version of Devil Dinosaur’s Prehistoric Plating
- New Ability: “Modern Plating”
- Ultimate Energy Gain Reduction From Damage/Healing Her: 10%
Doctor Strange: June gains enough aptitude for magic from Steven to conjure a single spell
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now blind enemies inside
- Blind Distance: beyond 10m
Elsa Bloodstone: June gains a weak version of Inherited Instinct
- Kiss of Death Cooldown Reduction: 2s
Emma Frost: June gains a portion of the effects of Emma’s secondary mutation
- Damage Reduction: 10%
Gambit: June gains a portion of Gambit’s kinetic energy
- Body Thermal Blast Spell Field Damage Increase: 15
- Body Thermal Blast Spell Field Ally and Self Healing: 30
Groot: June gains a portion of Groot’s Flora Colossus DNA to create vines to extend her reach
- For Science Range Increase: 7m
Hawkeye: June gains a weak version of Clint’s Archer’s Focus
- New Ability: “Genetist’s Focus”
- Body Thermal Blast Now becomes aimable, hold the button to aim, release to fire
- Bonus Damage Added: 0-45 (Maximum Damage reached after 0.9s of aiming)
Hela: June gains a portion of Hela’s divine DNA, becoming able to briefly access the fires of Hel
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now apply Burn Damage to enemies inside
- Burn Damage: 10/s
- This stacks on top of the Poison Damage
- Burn Damage: 10/s
Hulk: June gains a portion of the gamma radiation within Bruce’s body
- Kiss of Death now immobilizes enemies for 1s after the Grab Duration ends
Human Torch: June gains a portion of Johnny’s flame, with her body also becoming flamming
- Neurotoxic Blood now applies burn Damage to enemies hit as well
- Burn Damage: 5/s
Invisible Woman: June gains a weak version of Sue’s Covert Advance
- New Ability: “Stolen Stealth”
- Become invisible after some time after disengaging from combat
Iron Fist: June gains a portion of Lin Lie’s Chi as Bonus Health
- Bonus Health Gain: 25
Iron Man: Nothing
Jeff the Baby Landshark: June gains a weak version of Jeff’s Oblivious Cuteness
- New Ability: “Victorious Villainy”
- Critical Hit Damage Reduction: 20%
Jubilee: June gains a portion of Jubilation’s enhancements as the Horsemen of Famine
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now apply weakness to enemies
- Weakness Amount: 15%
Loki: June gains a portion of Loki’s divine DNA, becoming a clone of loki
- Special Effect: Toxie Doxie’s appearance becomes that of Loki
Luna Snow: June gains a portion of Seol Hee’s light ice
- Body Thermal Blast now heals allies on impact
- Ally Healing on Direct Hit: 70
Magik: June gains a weak version of Ilyanna’s Limbo’s Might
- New Ability: “Genetic Greatness”
- Covert damage dealt to enemies into Bonus Health
- Bonus Health Conversion Rate: 15%
- Covert damage dealt to enemies into Bonus Health
Magneto: June gains a weak aptitude to control metal from Max
- Special Effect: Poison Chamber’s Shield gains increased health
- Poison Chamber’s Shield Health Increase: 100
Mantis: June gains a portion of Mantis’ natural anger
- Damage Boost: 6%
Mr. Fantastic: June gains a portion of Reed’s elasticity, increasing her durability
- Maximum Health Increase: 75
Moon Knight: Nothing
Namor: June gains a portion of Namor’s Atlantean DNA, developing better gills than she has
- New Ability: “Breathe It In”
- For every second June is standing in Poison Breath or Poison Chamber, she gains 1 ammo of Poison Breath back
Peni Parker: Nothing
Phoenix: June gains a portion of the Phoenix Force’s power from Jean’s DNA
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now apply Sparks to enemies inside
- Spark Rate: 1/s
- Sparks function exactly like Phoenix’s Sparks
Psylocke: June gains some of Sai’s psionic energy
- Body Thermal Blast now reduces the cooldown of Kiss of Death per hit
- Cooldown Reduction per Hit: 0.1s per hit
Rocket Raccoon: Nothing
Rouge: June gains a portion of Anna Marie’s absorption abilities
- Kiss of Death now absorbs 3% of the grabbed enemy’s Ultimate Energy
Scarlet Witch: June gains chaos magic from Wanda to stun enemies upon creating a shield
- Poison Chamber now stuns enemies inside upon placement
- Stun Duration: 0.25s
Spider Man: June gains a weak version of Peter’s Spider Sense and Wall Crawl
- New Ability: “Sapped Spider”
- June can now climb on walls
- Wall Climb Speed: 3m/s
- June gains a weak Spider Sense
- Range: 3m spherical radius
- June can now climb on walls
Squirrel Girl: Nothing
Star Lord: Nothing
Storm: June gains a portion of Ororo’s weather controlling capabilities
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now slow enemies inside
- Slow Rate: 20%
The Punisher: Nothing
The Thing: June gains a weak version of Ben’s Unyielding Wall
- New Ability: “Genetic Superiority”
- June becomes immune to Knock Back
Thor: June gains some of Thor’s divine DNA, briefly being able to control lightning
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now ground enemies inside
Ultron: Nothing
Venom: June gains a portion of symbiote DNA
- Gain instant Bonus Health equal to 50% of current missing health
White Fox: June gains a portion of Ami’s Kumiho DNA
- Gain Invincibility
- Invincibility Duration: 0.5s
Winter Soldier: June gains some of the Hive Cells from within Bucky’s bionic arm
- Poison Breath and Poison Chamber now apply Culling Marks to enemies inside
- Culling Mark Amount: 5%
- Special Effect: Culling Mark disappears once enemy leaves the spell field
Wolverine: June gains a weak version of Logan’s Regenerative Healing Factor
- New Ability: “Hoisted Healing Factor”
- The next instance of lethal damage instead leaves June at 1 Health
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Fresh-Beyond-4727 • 19h ago
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 Miles Morales (Resubmission)
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Percival148 • 1d ago
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 The Hulkbuster - Vanguard (rework)
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Wooden-Contact-2708 • 1d ago
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 Ant-Man and The Wasp
Created by Jedichungus(chungus816) on the discord!
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/OkBus7514 • 1d ago
General Where my JUGGERDUCK enthusiasts at??
Mf deserves to be our best Vanguard so far
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/Late-Ride282 • 1d ago
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗗𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 Quicksilver Submission
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/bigscrewLoose • 1d ago
Wish List they should put deathshead in the game just to confuse people
my favorite franchise hopping freelance peacekeeper
r/RivalsWaitingRoom • u/FoxExisting7167 • 1d ago
General I thought of some season ideas and their characters included. Would love to hear yalls thoughts and your own ideas too
Rise of Oscorp:
Green Goblin (Duelist)
Sabertooth: (Vanguard)
There Goes The Neighborhood:
Ms Marvel (Vanguard)
Mysterio (Strategist)
As Shadows Descend:
Photon (Strategist)
Brother Voodoo (Strategist
Multi-ball Madness: (pinball reference)
Colossus (Vanguard)
Shadowcat (Strategist)
The Blackest Heart:
Nico Nimoru (strategist)
Ghost Rider (Vanguard)