New skins for Marvel Rivals Spring Festival
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Marvel Rivals Spring Festival event: Release date, rewards, and limited-time game mode

A roaring good time.

It’s time to celebrate in Marvel Rivals with the upcoming Spring Festival. There are plenty of rewards to go around during this event, including the exclusive chance to earn a skin completely for free. Find out all the details about Marvel Rivals’ Spring Festival to get 𒆙the full expeꩲrience upon launch.

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Marvel Rivals Spring Festival event guide

The Spring Festival begins on Jan. 23, 2025, at 1 a.m. PT/3 a.m. CT/4 a.m. ET. Unlike some updates, there won’t be any server downtimes beforehand, but you’ll still need to ensure you have the latest patch downloaded. The event will last around three weeks for Season 1, ending on Feb. 14.

While the Spring Festival is active, you’ll encounter the following new features in Marvel Rivals:

  • Three new costumes from the Clashing Lions Series
  • Clash of Dancing Lions mode
  • Fortune and Colors event
  • New Gallery Card

Once the Spring Festival goes live, the Fortune and Colors Special Event begins. Complete objectives from this celebration to earn rewards like the new Gallery Card and a free Star-Lord skin. The upcoming Gallery Card, in particular, requires the use of the new Danqing magical dye, which will be a part of specific event challenges. You’ll then unlock the ‘Of Festivals and Friends’ card to accompany the celebration.

Of Festival and Friends Calling Card
Image via NetEase Games

What is the new Clash of Dancing Lions mode in Marvel Rivals?

The limited-time mode, Clash of Dancing Lions, is Marvel Rivals’ take on soccer/football. Dive into Wakanda’s World Arena and use your fighting skills to score goals with a ball. It looks a bit like Rocket League, but instead of cars, you can punch the ball out of the opponent’s hands.

Clash of Dancing Lions mode
Screenshot via Marvel Rivals Twitter/X

Based on the Marvel Rivals’ Spring Festival , you can only play as Iron Fist, Star-Lord, and Black Widow. Therefore, you may want to practice with these Duelists to maximize your performance in Clash of Dancing Lions. You’ll likely score some points from this mode, earning more cosmetics during the event.

All Clashing Lions Series costumes

Iron Fist, Black Widow, and Iron Fist will receive three new skins for the Marvel Rivals Spring Festival. Although the Star-Lord skin is free to claim with the Fortune and Colors event, you can only acquire Black Widow and Iron Fist’s outfits with a premium purchase. The exclusive skins are included in the Dancing Lions bundle, featuring a Blessing Lion Nameplate. Here’s a look into each new costume from the Spring Festival:

Iron Fist – Lion’s Gaze

Iron Fist's Lion's Gaze outfit
Screenshot via Marvel Rivals Twitter/X

Black Widow – Lion’s Heartbeat

Black Widow's Lion's Heartbeat costume
Screenshot via Marvel Rivals Twitter/X

Star-Lord – Lion’s Mane

Star-Lord's Lion's Mane costume
Screenshot via Marvel Rivals Twitter/X

Keep in mind that the Spring Festival’s costumes will only be available for a limited time. They’ll be around until the event ends on Feb. 14, so try to at least get the Star-Lord skin by then.


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