This comes up often enough in Marvel Rivals that it deserves a straight answer rather than a thread to scroll through.

Short answer

In most cases the straightforward approach works. The exceptions are specific and listed below.

The accepted community answer is broadly right and wrong in a specific way that matters here. Testing this yourself takes a few minutes and settles it definitively. It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different.

What to do instead

Nothing here depends on a setting you are unlikely to have. Edge cases are genuinely rare, which is why the simple answer is usually the correct one. The community wisdom on this is roughly half right, and the half that is wrong costs the most time. It is worth separating what the game does from what players have concluded it does.

Most of the disagreement online comes from people describing different versions of Marvel Rivals. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. The mechanic behind it is simpler than the discussion around it suggests.

The practical answer

The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows.

  • Try the straightforward approach before the elaborate one.
  • Check which version any conflicting advice was written for.
  • If a menu path does not exist for you, your build is older or newer than the one described.
  • Test it yourself where testing is cheap.
  • Revisit after a major patch if the behaviour changes.
  • Prefer the in-game option over an external tool when both exist.

Why it works this way

Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about.

Half the pages on this topic were written for a build that no longer exists, which is why they stop matching what you see. The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing.

When the usual advice fails

Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. Do the cheap check before the expensive one — that ordering alone saves most of the frustration. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds.

Treat anything stated without a version number as provisional. None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of. What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it.

Worth knowing alongside this

Marvel Rivals is not shy about hiding useful information two menus deep, so some of this is simply knowing where to look. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later. Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep.

Where people go wrong

  • Assuming a guide from an older season still describes the current version.
  • Skipping the prerequisite because it looked optional in someone else's summary.
  • Changing five things at once and then not knowing which one helped.
  • Ignoring the platform-specific note and then wondering why the steps do not line up.

Rivals FAQ

What if none of this works for me?

Then something in your setup differs from the assumption — version, region or platform. Check those three before anything else.

Why do other guides describe this differently?

Most were written for an earlier version and never revisited. Compare the steps against what your build actually shows.

How long does this take?

Minutes if it goes cleanly, an evening if you hit the edge case in the caveats list. Neither is unusual.

Does this work the same on console and PC?

The logic is identical. Menu paths and button prompts differ, and any real difference is flagged above.

Bookmark it if you like, but honestly, once you have done it once you will not need to come back.