Marvel Rivals NSE Winter 26

RULES SUMMARY

This is a quick summary of rules that most players need to know. Click here to download the full rulebook.

• All players must be current students from the same university. 
• All games are on the European region.
• Teams must have at least 6 players.
• If teams are more than 20 minutes late they will forfeit a match.
• Check in deadline is 6:30pm. Teams who don't check in will not get games for that evening.
• Offensive player and team names are not allowed.
• Verbal abuse is not allowed. In particular any use of racist, sexist, homophobic or any other discriminatory language will be suspended for the remainder of the season (minimum of 3 weeks, carried over to the following season).

Players are expected to uphold the NSE Code of Conduct whilst competing in this tournament.

In addition to NSE rules all players must comply with Marvel Rivals terms of service at all times including, but not limited to, any account sharing policies.

GAME SETTINGS

• Room Settings: 
  • Server: Europe Frankfurt
  • Pause Permissions: Player, Coach, Auto Pause On
  • Format: 3 for Best of 3, 5 for Best of 5
  • Mode: Tournament (Basic)
    Tournament (Basic): The same ban/pick rules featured in the in-game Marvel Rivals Championship. Captains from each side take turns banning and picking heroes in the following order: Team A bans 1 hero → Team B bans 1 hero → Team B picks 1 hero → Team A picks 1 hero → Team A bans 1 hero → Team B bans 1 hero → Team B picks 1 hero → Team A picks 1 hero → Team A bans 1 hero → Team B bans 1 hero.
    

• Map Pool - Competitive:
  • Convergence: Central Park, Hall of Djalia, Heart of Heaven, Symbiotic Surface
  • Convoy: Arakko, Midtown, Spider-Islands, Yggdrasill Path
  • Domination: Birnin T'Challa, Celestial Husk, Hell's Heaven, Krakoa

MAP SELECTION

The home team can pick to be Team 1 or 2 for the first map.

• Team 2 picks the mode for the first map
• Team 1 picks the first map from the selected mode, Team 2 picks the starting side
• After each game, the loser of the previous game selects a map from a mode that has not already been used, with the winner choosing the side.

Use the team swap button to switch which team starts on attack or defense.

SUBSTITUTION RULES

• Teams may add/remove players from the team between weeks.
• Teams may play with any players listed on their roster.
• In bo3 and bo5 matches, teams may substitute players between games.
• Players may be added to teams at any point as long as it does not cause a delay to round starting.
• Players may not play for more than one team in a single tournament night.
• If a team does not have a match during a round, the students on that team are not allowed to compete on a different team.
• For example, if the first team does not have a match but the second team does, no players who would normally represent the first team are eligible to play for the second team.

All decisions regarding the interpretation and enforcement of these rules are at the sole discretion of the NSE Admin Team, whose decisions are final.
These rules may be amended, changed or supplemented when required by the NSE Admin Team to ensure fair play and competitive integrity.