Marvel Rivals Spider-Man guide: Abilities, how to play, and more

Marvel Rivals Spider-Man is a duelist-class hero in the game. He has one of the highest skill-ceilings in the game, and for the right reasons. Spider-Man, since his release, has been an absolute menace on the battlefield. True to his lore, the character possesses a ton of mobility, extremely high burst-damage attacks, and a plethora of tools he can use to hinder players' gameplay on the field.

With a 5-star difficulty rating attached to his name, we believe that NetEase Games has truly crafted one of the toughest heroes to master in this game. To get better at this fan-favorite hero, players have to spend countless hours mastering his base kit, and primarily, his web-swinging.

Our Marvel Rivals Spider-Man guide will provide you with a detailed brief on all his abilities, and how you can use them to wreak havoc on the battlefield. To know more, read below.

Editor's Note: The contents of this guide have been updated to the latest patch deployed on March 13, 2025. This article will be further updated as a new balance update goes live for Marvel Rivals in the near future.

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Marvel Rivals Spider-Man: All abilities

Marvel Rivals Spider-Man is a Duelist character (Image via NetEase Games)

In Marvel Rivals, Spider-Man has only one default attack and multiple different active skills along with a passive ability. Here's a detailed look into all of them:

Ability	Effect
Spider-Power (LMB)	Swing fists forward to strike, dealing extra damage to the enemy with a Spider-Tracer.
Web-Cluster (RMB)	Shoot a Web-Cluster that deals damage and attaches a Spider-Tracer to the hit enemy.
Spectacular Spin (Q)	Launch Web-Clusters all around to damage and stun enemies.
Web-Swing (LShift)	Shoot a strand of webbing to swing.
Get Over Here! (E)	Shoot webbing to reel in the hit enemy. If the enemy is tagged with a Spider-Tracer, Spider-Man will get pulled to them instead.
Amazing Combo (F)	Launch an enemy upward, dealing extra damage to the enemy with a Spider-Tracer.
Thwip and Flip (Space)	[Space] performs a double jump.
Spider-Sense (Passive)	Give a warning of enemies that have been around.
Wall Crawl (Passive)	Press [Space] / [X] to crawl on vertical surfaces, and press [LMB] / [RT] to run on them.
Suit Expulsion (C)	Venom shares a part of his symbiote with Spider-Man and Peni Parker, activating their symbiote abilities. Spider-Man and Peni Parker can convert the symbiotes into explosive spikes that inflict harm on nearby enemies and relentlessly drive them back
Extra Web-Fluid (Passive Team-up ability)	Spider-Man gives Squirrel Girl a web bomb. She can slingshot it to unleash an explosion upon contact with the environment or an enemy, briefly ensnaring and damaging enemies caught in the blast

How to play as Spider-Man in Marvel Rivals?

Mobility

Spider-Man web-slinging in Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)

Mastering Spider-Man in Marvel Rivals can be one of the most daunting tasks. The character offers a lot in terms of mobility in-game, perhaps the most. Spider-Man can climb and run on walls, just like in the comics. Furthermore, the character can web-sling from one spot to another, offering travel to and fro in a very short time.

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Playstyle

While this character offers a lot in terms of mobility, it is still a Duelist character. Players should first try to master the primary and secondary attacks of the web-slingers, those being, Spider-Power and Web-Cluster. Those two are melee and projectile-type attacks which will form the base of attacks. If players master these, then using Spectacular Spin (Ultimate) will be easy as it is just Web-Clusters launched all around.

Marvel Rivals Spider-Man Web Cluster ability (Image via NetEase Games)

Next players should focus on mastering maneuvering in 3-D as Spider-Man in Marvel Rivals can climb and run on any wall. Practicing Web-Swing and Thwip and Flip will be essential.

After mastering aerial maneuvers, players can easily move on to the next step of combat with Get Over Here! and Amazing Combo. These two abilities are a step up on Spider-Man's primary ability. The primary ability of the web-slinger is melee attacks with limited range.

Marvel Rivals Spider-Man Get Over Here! ability (Image via NetEase Games)

However, using them attaches Spider-Tracer to opponents. When a Spider-Tracer is attached to an opponent, Spider-Man can pull them in or slingshot toward them using Get Over Here! ability. The Amazing Combo ability launches opponents up in the air. While this ability deals simple damage to enemies, having a Spider-Tracer on them inflicts additional damage.

Ultimate

The Ultimate ability of Spider-Man, Spectacular Spin, is a basic combo attack dealing damage to multiple enemies in an area. When the ultimate ability, Spectacular Spin, is activated, the web-slinger spins in the air dealing projectile damage to enemies while also stunning them. This ability is great if combined with attacks from teammates after opponents are stunned.

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Best team-ups for Spider-Man in Marvel Rivals

1) Venom (Vanguard)

Venom is a great duo for Marvel Rivals Spider-Man (Image via NetEase Games)

Venom is one of the most mobile Vanguards in Marvel Rivals. Since this tank can also use webs to sling around the map and reposition himself quickly, it makes for a great duo with Spider-Man. Spider-Man can also use a team-up ability with this duo and acquire a part of the symbiote to damage enemies in close range. This ability, combined with the combos that Spider-Man can pull off to deal burst damage, can be used to one-shot most small health heroes with ease.

Venom's role in most team compositions is to be a frontline fighter and mitigate as much damage as possible while receiving assistance from the Strategists. While the Vanguard keeps the enemy team occupied, Spider-Man can swing around and launch a flank to take out the support heroes from the backlines. This will crumble the opponents' defenses and force them to either fight at a disadvantage of retreat.

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2) Squirrel Girl (Duelist)

Squirrel Girl is a great duo for Marvel Rivals Spider-Man (Image via NetEase Games)

Spider-Man and Squirrel Girl team up to form ESU Alumnus. You essentially power up your entire team as you grant Squirrel Girl an active ability to web up enemies using a special web bomb.

Squirrel Girl is very strong and a fun Duelist that can be used to deal damage from a safe distance. Since her primary attack can bounce off walls, you can attack opponents taking cover behind ability shields like Doctor Strange and even flush out anyone trying to hide in corners.

Moreover, her ultimate ability is a great way to stack up damage during team fights. Since most enemies will be busy trying to eliminate heroes, they will find it difficult to destroy the ultimate ability crawling on the ground. This is a basic but effective strategy that can enable Spider-Man to focus on eliminating the Strategists on the opponent team.

Best Marvel Rivals Spider-Man counters

1) Mantis (Strategist)

Mantis is a counter to Marvel Rivals Spider-Man (Image via NetEase Games)

Mantis is one of the best counters for Spider-Man primarily owing to her Spore Slumber ability. Spore Slumber is used to sedate the nearest enemy which is particularly good against Spider-Man because he needs to get close to deal damage.

Moreover, her ultimate, Soul Resurgence, grants healing and movement speed to allies making it difficult for Spider-Man to keep up.

2) Scarlet Witch (Duelist)

Scarlet Witch is a counter to Marvel Rivals Spider-Man (Image via NetEase Games)

Scarlet Witch is another tough opponent to face as Spider-Man. Spider-Man’s entire kit is based on intricate movement and close-range damage which is extremely difficult against Scarlet Witch’s kit. Firstly, she can go toe-to-toe with Spidey’s movement with her Mystic Projection and Telekinesis.

Additionally, her Dark Seal ability is very annoying for Spider-Man as it makes it extremely difficult for him to get close to deal damage.

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Marvel Rivals Spider-Man Lore

While most players might already be familiar with our web-slinging hero, there might be some who will be hearing his name for the first time. If that's the case, it's always best to engage in the lore behind characters to know more about them and relate to their personalities in the game.

Here's an excerpt from the game's official web page. This will provide you with the character's rich backstory:

"Bitten by a radioactive spider, young Peter Parker gained the ability to cling to almost any surface, a "spider-sense" that warns him of danger, and the proportional speed, strength, and agility of an arachnid. Now, he strives to use his great power responsibly as the wall-crawling wonder known as Spider-Man. Since the Timestream Entanglement, Spider-Man has been swinging between two battlefronts. When he's not rallying New York' s heroes to fight against ancient forces of darkness, he's busy protecting the Web of Life and Destiny with his fellow Web- Warriors in Tokyo Webworld".

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Edited by Sijo Samuel Paul