In the high-stakes, fast-paced world of Marvel Rivals, the term “Ace” carries a special weight, signifying a moment of exceptional skill or a triumphant team effort. However, unlike some other competitive shooters, “Ace” in Marvel Rivals can refer to two distinct achievements. Understanding both can not only help you elevate your gameplay but also give you something concrete to strive for, whether you’re chasing highlight reels or aiming for top leaderboard status.
1. Team Ace: The Ultimate Team Elimination
The most visually dramatic and collectively celebrated “Ace” in Marvel Rivals is the Team Ace. This is the game’s equivalent of a “team wipe,” occurring when your entire team successfully eliminates all six members of the opposing team in rapid succession.
When this formidable feat is accomplished, the game prominently displays a special “Ace” notification on your screen, marking a moment of synchronized destruction.
How to Trigger a Team Ace:
- Coordinate with Your Team: Communication is paramount. Utilize voice chat or quick text commands to focus fire on specific targets and time your ability usage for maximum impact. A scattered assault will rarely lead to a team wipe.
- Leverage Crowd Control and Ultimates: Abilities that stun, slow, or group enemies together are invaluable for setting up a full team elimination. Well-timed ultimate abilities, especially those with significant area-of-effect (AoE) damage like Jeff the Land Shark’s or Iron Man’s Invincible Pulse Cannon, are particularly effective for securing multiple swift KOs.
- Prioritize Key Targets: Strategically taking out enemy supports or high-damage Duelists first can cripple the opposition’s ability to fight back, effectively destabilizing them and opening the door for a complete wipe.
- Act Fast: The window for a Team Ace is narrow. All six eliminations must occur within a short timeframe, making speed, decisive action, and impeccable timing absolutely critical.
2. Scoreboard Ace: Top Performer Status
Beyond the dramatic team wipe, “Ace” also refers to a recognition of individual outstanding performance within a match. Throughout the game, the top-performing player on each team is designated with an “Ace” banner displayed proudly on the scoreboard.
At the conclusion of the match, the player crowned “Ace” on the winning team earns the prestigious MVP (Most Valuable Player) title, while the “Ace” on the losing team is recognized as the SVP (Second Valuable Player).
How to Become the Scoreboard Ace:
- Excel in Your Role: The game evaluates various statistics to determine the Scoreboard Ace. This includes, but isn’t limited to:
- Most Damage Dealt: For damage-focused heroes.
- Most Healing: For support characters.
- Most Assists: For those who enable their team’s eliminations.
- Most Damage Blocked: Crucial for Vanguard (tank) heroes.
- Least Deaths: Staying alive and impactful.
- Rack Up Multikills: Achieving three or more eliminations in quick succession significantly boosts your individual score and increases your chances of earning Ace status.
- Stay Consistent: The “Ace” banner can change hands multiple times during a single match as players’ performances ebb and flow. To secure it at the end, you need to maintain a high level of performance throughout the entire game.
Ace vs. Other Games: A Key Distinction
It’s important to highlight a key difference between Marvel Rivals’ “Ace” and the terminology used in other tactical shooters like Valorant or Counter-Strike. In those games, an “Ace” traditionally means a single player eliminates the entire opposing team. In Marvel Rivals, the more dramatic “Ace” is a team achievement, while the “Scoreboard Ace” is a recognition of individual top performance.
The Bottom Line
To achieve an “Ace” in Marvel Rivals:
- For a Team Ace: Coordinate with your allies to eliminate all six members of the enemy team in rapid succession, leveraging ultimates and crowd control.
- For a Scoreboard Ace: Focus on being the top-performing player on your team by excelling in your specific hero role, racking up multikills, providing consistent healing, or blocking substantial damage, and maintaining high performance throughout the match.
Both forms of “Ace” are distinct marks of high-level play in Marvel Rivals, celebrating either impeccable teamwork or individual skill and strategic mastery of your chosen hero’s abilities. Strive for either, and you’re sure to elevate your game.
Written by:
Christian