Overview
Review the Marvel Rivals Rulebook.
Regular Season format: Best-of-5 (Bo5)
Join the lobby and within the 30-minute grace period, click Ready Up.
Communicate via Match Lobby Chat.
Home teams will create private matches and send invitations.
Spectators are approved using Match Lobby Chat per section 7.7 Match Spectating of the league’s High School Competition Rulebook.
If there are any issues during the match, finish the current game, then notify PlayVS Support.
Please review the PlayVS Game Day Protocol.
Setting Up the Match
If the lobby is already created and shared in Lobby Chat, continue to Match Protocol (All Players).
Create the Custom Game (Home Team)
Open Marvel Rivals.
Choose Play.
Above the Start button, click Change Mode.
Select Custom Game.
On the bottom left, click Create.
Click Room Settings.
Change settings to the following:
Change Game Name to “PlayVS HOMETEAM vs AWAYTEAM”
Join Access: Invitation Only
Spectator Access: No Spectating
Ban/Pick Settings: Leader Only
Above the Start button, click on the map.
Pick Competitive.
Select the map for the upcoming game round.
Invite your teammates and the captain of the opposing team.
If needed, click on the Server Region on the top right to change the server location to ensure the best ping for all players.
Join the Custom Game (Away Team)
Open Marvel Rivals.
The team captain accepts the invitation once sent.
The captain will invite the remainder of their teammates.
From the lobby, verify that the game settings and map choice are correct.
Match Protocol (All Players)
With both teams ready, the match can begin!
Follow section 1.6.1 Game Mode & Map Pool in the Marvel Rivals Rulebook for game mode selection.
If a disconnection occurs – refer to section 1.4.3 Player Disconnection for details.
Once the game is complete, both teams will report the result using the Match Assistant.
The team that lost will select the next map.
The team that won chooses the side.
Repeat the previous protocol steps until the match is complete.
Post-Match Process
After both teams agree on the final game's result using the PlayVS Match Assistant, the match will be complete, and the results will be recorded.
Take in-game screenshots at the end of each game for your records.
If the Match Assistant is skipped, coaches are responsible for verifying that results have been reported manually.
Matches without results will be quarantined and risk a match loss for both teams by default.
If the results are inaccurate, contact PlayVS Support for further assistance.
By default, rulebooks overrule match instructions. Please reach out to PlayVS Support if you find conflicting information.