
TL;DR
- Marvel Rivals has a wide range of character skins, with some inspired by MCU movies or comic book lore.
- Some particularly popular skins include Magik’s Punkchild and Cloak & Dagger’s Growth and Decay.
- Certain skins offer unique animations and effects.
- Skins can be bought with units, but they can also be unlocked through in-game challenges.
- Prices can range from 1400 to 2000 units, though this varies, and bundles are more expensive.
Marvel Rivals has seen significant success and popularity since its release in 2024. One of the main selling points of the six-versus-six PVP online shooter is its use of the highly popular, global franchise Marvel, allowing users to play as some particularly prominent pop culture characters, such as Spider-Man and Iron Man.
As with other online shooters, Marvel Rivals has a range of cosmetics available for each character, including skins. Despite only being released six months ago at the time of writing, there are already plenty of Marvel Rivals skins for players to choose from. With this in mind, we have compiled a best Marvel Rivals skins list for the skins currently in the game.
The top 12 best Marvel Rivals skins ranked
This best Marvel Rivals skins list will take into account the popularity of the skins, but this won’t be the only factor. It will also consider the creativity and design of the skin as well as how well it suits the character.
If the skin has been adapted from an existing outfit from a comic or movie, the list will also take into account how well the adaptation fits with the game.
Hero | Skin Name | Role | Cost |
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Black Panther | Bast’s Chosen | Duelist | 1400 units |
Cloak & Dagger | Growth & Decay | Strategist | 1400 units |
Doctor Strange | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Vanguard | 2000 units |
Invisible Woman | The Life Fantastic | Strategist | 2000 units |
Jeff The Land Shark | Incognito Dolphin | Strategist | 1400 units |
Luna Snow | Mirae 2099 | Strategist | 2000 units |
Magik | Punkchild | Duelist | 2000 units |
Peni Parker | Yatsukahagi | Vanguard | 1400 units |
Spider-Man | Bag-Man Beyond | Duelist | 1400 units |
The Thing | Trench Coat | Vanguard | 1400 units |
Venom | Snow Symbiote | Vanguard | 2000 units(not currently available in the store). |
Wolverine | Deadpool & Wolverine | Duelist | 1600 units |
Best Marvel Rivals Strategists skins
Cloak & Dagger: Growth & Decay

Growth & Decay represent a gorgeous, nature-themed design. The theme works well with Cloak & Dagger’s light and dark force powers.
It is available as a standalone skin for 1400 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 1600 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote and MVP animation.
Growth & Decay is the second most popular Cloak & Dagger skin. It is seen in over 187,498 matches and has a 35.50% popularity rate, as of May 9, 2025.
Invisible Woman: The Life Fantastic

The Life Fantastic is a unique wedding dress design that changes everything about Susan’s default look, including her hair and accessories such as jewellery and a headpiece. It also features piano key sound effects that play when Susan uses her Orb Projection ability.
This skin is a nice nod to Susan and Reed’s role as a married couple and Marvel’s first family. It is available as a singular skin for 2000 units. It can also be bought with an Invisible Woman bundle for 2200 units. This includes a highlight intro, emote, nameplate, and spray.
A bundle with Mr. Fantastic is available for 2800 units. This includes everything in Invisible Woman’s bundle, along with Reed’s The Life Fantastic skin, and a Reed specific emote, nameplate, and spray.
The Life Fantastic is relatively popular with players, as it is seen in over 169,434 matches and has a 21.95% popularity rate.
Luna Snow: Mirae 2099

Mirae 2099 is a futuristic pop star look for Luna that leans more into her musical roots than her ice powers.
It has unique sound effects, such as keyboard riffs when she moves quickly with her Smooth Skate ability and cymbal taps when she uses Ice Arts.
The skin gives a long-haired look that is unique in comparison to Luna’s usual short locks. This adds more animation to the skin for Luna’s hair as she moves.
Mirae 2099 is available as a standalone skin for 2000 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 2200 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote and MVP animation.
This skin can also be customized to change the pink and purple color scheme to blue and black. This can be purchased for 600 Unstable Molecules. Lattice coins can be exchanged for Unstable Molecules.
Mirae 2099 is the second most popular Luna Snow skin. It is seen in over 96,259 matches and has a 26.61% popularity rate as of May 2025.
Jeff The Land Shark: Incognito Dolphin

Incognito Dolphin is an incredibly adorable skin that puts Jeff in a pink, fluffy dolphin costume. It features cute accessories, such as a fishbone collar tag, a scrunchie around Jeff’s paw, and pink star patterns on his underbelly.
The Dolphin takes the concept from the It’s Jeff comic and makes it even more adorable, changing the regular dolphin costume into a fuzzy outfit that is much more eye-catching.
The skin is available as a standalone skin for 1400 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 1600 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote and MVP animation.
Incognito Dolphin is the second most popular Jeff skin. It is seen in over 75,599 matches and has a 35.72% popularity rate as of May 9, 2025.
Best Marvel Rivals Vanguard skins
Doctor Strange: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Multiverse of Madness is an excellent take on the zombie Doctor Strange design from the Multiverse of Madness film, including details such as the ripped side of his face.
It offers a creepy, horror-like design with incredible attention to detail, especially the grotesque zombie hands. After a patch, the skin includes the zombie arms in gameplay, and Strange himself has a frightening zombie-like voice.
The skin is available as a standalone skin for 2000 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 2400 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote, and MVP animation.
There are no stats for this skin yet, as it is relatively new at the time of writing.
Peni Parker: Yatsukahagi

Yatsukahagi hones in on Peni’s Japanese heritage with the theme of spirits and yokai in Japanese folklore.
It gives Peni’s mech a puppet-like yokai design, making for a particularly unique look. Peni herself wears a fluffy white hat that matches her mech’s white mane.
The skin is designed by the talented Japanese artist and comic book writer Peach Momoko, whose quirky works reflect Peni perfectly.
Yatsukahagi is available as a standalone skin for 1400 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 1600 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote and MVP animation.
There are no stats for this skin yet, as it is relatively new at the time of writing.
The Thing: Trench Coat

Trench Coat is a fantastic take on the classic trench coat disguise that The Thing dons in both the comic book and the movie versions of the Fantastic Four.
It includes accessories such as a fedora hat, a scarf, sunglasses, and a camera around The Thing’s neck. The flowing nature of the trench coat makes for more unique animation and a distinct style.
The skin is available as a standalone skin for 1400 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 1600 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote and MVP animation.
Trench Coat is currently the most popular skin for The Thing at the time of writing, appearing in over 131,000 matches and a 88.74% popularity rate. The Thing only has one other alternate skin right now.
Venom: Snow Symbiote

Snow Symbiote is a highly unique skin that perfectly blends the dripping, ooze-like symbiote that Venom is made of with snow and ice.
It maintains Venom’s distinctive design despite changing his color scheme to different shades of blue. Well crafted details, such as the ice crystal in Venom’s chest and the horn like appendages on his head.
Unfortunately, this is not currently available to purchase as it was a limited skin only available during the Winter Celebration event.
Despite being limited, this is still more popular than some of the Venom skins. It is seen in over 21,000 matches and has a popularity rate of 8.68%.
Best Marvel Rivals Duelist skins
Black Panther: Bast’s Chosen

Bast’s Chosen is a perfect reflection of the outfit that T’Challa’s descendant Bashenga wears in the Marvel Legacy #1 comic.
It combines T’Challa’s grace and regality as king of Wakanda with the primal and visceral nature of his ancestors, making it a great, character-driven skin. It’s nice to see a male hero also willing to show off a lot of skin.
Bast’s Chosen is available as a standalone skin for 1400 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 1600 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote, and MVP animation.
This is the currently most popular Black Panther skin, seen in over 69,076 matches with a 34.07% popularity rate.
Magik: Punkchild

Punkchild excellently emphasizes Magik’s goth/punk side while reflecting her rebellious nature.
The skin represents great attention to detail, such as the X tattoo on her leg, the braids woven into her pigtails, and the use of a guitar fret for a sword hilt. Her demon form also fits in with the rebel punk theme, such as the inclusion of a metallic tail. It also includes electric guitar sound effects.
Punkchild is available as a standalone skin for 2000 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 2200 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote and MVP animation.
The skin can be customized to change the purple and blue color scheme to peach and turquoise. This can be purchased for 600 Unstable Molecules.
This is currently the second most popular Magik skin, seen in over 113,000 matches with a 29.74% popularity rate, as of May 9, 2025.
Spider-Man: Bag Man Beyond

Bag Man Beyond takes the running joke of Peter Parker having to use whatever he can find in the moment to disguise himself when he hasn’t got his costume and turns it into a fantastic skin.
It includes a cute reference to when Peter had to combine a spare Fantastic Four suit with a paper bag to create a makeshift costume. This comes in the form of a keychain on his bag.
Brilliant details, such as makeshift webshooters and bare feet, highlight Peter’s rush to create an outfit.
Bag Man Beyond is available as a standalone skin for 1400 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 1800 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote, and MVP animation.
This skin is seen in over 38,000 matches and has a popularity rate of 9.90%.
Wolverine: Deadpool and Wolverine

A great representation of Wolverine’s outfit from the Deadpool and Wolverine movie, this skin also reflects his infamous yellow suit in general, too.
It includes the all-important headpiece that Wolverine finally dons cinematically in Deadpool and Wolverine. This skiing is very different from Wolverine’s default outfit, with a range of changes that reflect the hard work of the animators and designers.
It is available as a standalone skin for 1600 units. A bundle can also be purchased for 1800 units. This includes a nameplate, spray, emote and MVP animation.
Deadpool and Wolverine is the second most popular Wolverine skin seen in over 56,000 matches with a 26.36% popularity rate.
How to unlock skins in Marvel Rivals?
Players can unlock some Marvel Rivals skins by completing challenges and participating in in-game events. Other skins are locked into the Battle Pass. Some skins can be obtained through free tiers on the Battle Pass, but others will need the premium, paid-for Battle Pass.
Many skins can be purchased with units in the in-game store. Units can be earned, but they can also be exchanged for Lattice coins. Lattice coins can be bought with real money.
To clarify the pricing of the skins, 2000 units cost around $20. Players have to buy Lattice coins, which can then be converted to units to purchase skins or bundles. The exchange rate for Lattice coins is simple, as one coin can be exchanged for one unit.
Here are the prices for the Lattice coin bundles you can buy with real money as of May 2025:
Lattice coin amount | Real money cost |
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100 lattice coins | $0.99 |
500 lattice coins | $4.99 |
1,000 lattice coins | $9.99 |
2,180 lattice coins | $19.99 |
5,680 lattice coins | $49.99 |
11,680 lattice coins | $99.99 |
Conclusion
At the time of writing, we are five months into 2025, so there are sure to be plenty of fun, new skins coming to Marvel Rivals that could top the above choices.
For now, though, these are some of the most popular Marvel Rivals skins that are definitely worth having a look at if you’re thinking of dressing up your Marvel Rivals main in something other than their default outfit.
FAQs
Although all Marvel Rivals skins deserve players’ attention, some of the best skins in Marvel Rivals right now include Doctor Strange’s Multiverse of Madness zombie skin and Luna Snow’s Mirae 2099 skin. However, the best skin will always depend on your personal preferences.
The top and best Marvel Rivals skins that are worth buying depend on what heroes and roles you enjoy playing. If you are a support player, consider Cloak & Dagger’s Growth and Decay or Jeff The Land Shark’s Incognito Dolphin. Vanguard players might enjoy The Thing’s Trench Coat, while duelists could opt for Black Panther’s Bast’s Chosen skin or Magik’s Punkchild skin.
To get rare Marvel Rivals skins, you will need to keep an eye on events that are happening in the game. Some events offer limited edition skins as a reward for completing in-game challenges.
There are sometimes premium skins in Marvel Rivals available in the store, too, during these events. Twitch Drops are also a great way to get rare skins. Keep an eye on the Marvel Rivals social media channels to stay up to date on events so you can get your hands on some rare, Marvel Rivals legendary skins.
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