Marvel Rivals’ new Clone Rumble mode will be a disaster
Clone Rumblewas leaked as a brand-new Marvel Rival’s mode arriving in an upcoming update that pits teams of the same hero against each other, and it’s as ridiculous as it sounds.
Marvel Rivalsis built on strategy. Like assembling the Avengers, every team needs the right mix of heroes— tanks, healers, and damage dealers— all working together to counter their opponents. But Clone Rumble? That’s less “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes” and more “What If…?” gone wrong.
While details about the exact rules are still unclear, such as whether it’s strictly single-character teams as the leaks suggest, or if team sizes will be reduced from the standard 6v6, it already seems to undermine what makes Marvel Rivals work: team synergy and strategic play.
Just likeOverwatch, the game thrives on the interplay of different hero abilities, counters, and roles. Clone Rumble throws all of that out the window.
Instead, it smells just like aFortnite Marvel Limited-Time-Mode. Sure, it might be fun to recreate the iconicSpider-Man meme, or for a match or two with your friends, but when the novelty wears off, you’ll be rushing in like Quicksilver and then scurrying back to the main modes just as fast.
And if that’s not enough, just imagine sixDoctor Strangesendlessly spamming portals against another six Doctor Stranges, or any other rage-inducing matchup. That’s not a fun shake-up, it’s a multiversal migraine.
Is there any hope for Clone Rumble?
Unless the developers reveal more details or make key adjustments, the early signs point to Clone Rumble being far too chaotic to enjoy. And while Thanos isn’t in Marvel Rivals as a playable character yet, this mode might just disappear faster than if he had snapped it out of existence, and then we can all just forget about it.
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Marvel Rivals is still as fresh as a daisy, having launched just this December, with an endlessroster of charactersand rich lore drawn from the belovedMarvel comicsand MCU, setting it up for years of success. It sawsoaring player countsright out of the gate, so adding Clone Rumble now feels more like a hasty afterthought than a meaningful addition.
Instead of chasing gimmicks, let’s focus on perfecting the competitive heart of Rivals—the one that got us all hooked in the first place.
