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Marvel Rivalsis NetEase’s hot new Hero Shooter. It pits your favorite Marvel superheroes and villains in competitive 6v6 matches with flashy visuals, devastating abilities, and exhilarating encounters. These characters range from your standard, straight-to-the-point ones to much more complex and hard-to-learn ones and everything in between.
Fortunately, Star-Lord is on the more accessible side of the spectrum, making him one of the best Duelists for beginners to pick up and play, allowing them to dominate with his sleek and cool Element Guns. If you’re a fan of Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord is your choice, no matter your skill level!
Updated Jun 11, 2025, by Seth Parmer:While nothing substantial has changed with Star-Lord from the beta, we still wanted to update this guide to include even more information on his Team-Up Ability, which allows him to stay in the fight, even after he falls. It’s one of the best in the game and should be considered when putting together your team!
Star-Lord Overview In Marvel Rivals
Star-Lordis one of the MCU’s most beloved characters, so seeing him be asaccessibleas he is in Marvel Rivals is fantastic.Lots of newcomers to the Hero Shooter genre can pick up and play him with very little resistance.And since he’s aDuelist,yourmain goal is to deal high damage to your opposition and rake in killslike they’re going out of style—things Star-Lord can do without breaking a sweat.
The one downside of being a Duelist, however, is thathe has a low health pool,making him an easy target. Hecan die pretty quickly,but luckily, hehas some excellent mobility optionsat his disposal that allow him to escape with his life, heal up, and then go back on the offensive!
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Guardian Revivalmay not be the most flashy or devastatingTeam-Upin Marvel Rivals, but it isone of the better ones,as itallows Adam Warlock to enable a Cocooned Revivalfor Star-Lord or Mantis if they fall in combat, allowing them to resurrect on the spot with their health fully restored, making it an excellent way to disrupt the opposition’s push.
IfStar-Lord is your mainHero, westrongly urge you to try getting at least an Adam Warlockon your team, as this Team-Up willmake you even more dominantin the arena. Something Star-Lord already thrives in.He’s quick, deals considerable damage, and can’t die?That’s a recipe for disaster if you’re the opposition!
Element Guns
LMB/R2/RT
Star-Lord fires his dual-wielded Element Guns that contain a total of 40 shots. Once emptied, he must reload them.
Stellar Shift
RMB/Circle/B
Swiftly evade in the direction you’re currently moving, simultaneously reloading in the process, making it an excellent ability to use after using up your ammo.
Blaster Barrage
E/R1/RB
Star-Lord darts around the screen, unloading a volley of bullets from his Element Guns, dealing heavy damage to all enemies in the area.
Rocket Propulsion
LSHIFT/Triangle/Y
Star-Lord dashes forward and soars in the air, allowing him to freely fly around the arena briefly.
Galactic Legend
Q/L3+R3
Star-Lord leaps high into the air and enters a free-flight state, allowing him to lock onto enemy targets, having his bullets automatically track to them. This action lasts for eight seconds.
Leader’s Soul
Passive Team-Up Ability
If Adam Warlock is on your team, he can enhance the Rebirth powers of Star-Lord, providing them with a Cocooned Revival upon death, reviving them on the spot and with full health.
Despite havingone of the most condensed move listsin the game,Star-Lord packs a punch and can deal disgusting amounts of damage in short bursts,making him one of the best offerings in the Duelist role. Hismobility grants him lots of freedom to get in and outwhile maintaining high pressure and damage output.
He isexcellent for newcomersto the Hero Shooter genre and to Marvel Rivals anddoes an excellent job of teaching players the systems and mechanicsof the game. Whilesome players may initially struggle with accuracy,thePractice Rangewill be your friend here, allowing you toperfect your aim and hone your skillsas Star-Lord!
Recommended Teams
Theease of use of Star-Lord makes him highly flexible,meaninghe doesn’t need an organized or specific team composition to shineor be of use. However,we recommend having Adam Warlockon your team if you’re playing as Star-Lord, as theCocooned Revival is a massive bonusthat will keep Star-Lord locked and loaded even after he dies.
Other than that,you don’t need to overthink it when it comes to Star-Lord; he will perform well with pretty much any team composition,especially if you canland your shots and use your abilities strategicallyand to their full potential. If your team is doing their role, and you’re just being Star-Lord, you will dominate the match.
Aside from Adam Warlock, if you canalso get Mantis on your team,you cancreate some real pressure and chaosfor the enemy team, as you will be able torevive in tense situations with your full health,primed and ready to go in an attempt toshift the tides of battle!
How To Play As Star-Lord In Marvel Rivals
Since Star-Lord is aclose-to-mid-range DPScharacter, youwon’t have to worry too much about getting ganked until you need to dive inand use your other abilities. However, sincehe can just fly away via his Rocket Propulsion ability,he can alsoget out of sticky situations with ease,making him very hard to deal with as the opposition. He’sstraightforward and deadly,which is always a fun combination!
Star-Lord Combos In Marvel Rivals
Kicking your combosoff withElement Guns, draining the magazine, and using Stellar Shift to instantly reloadthem will be your go-to starter for Star-Lord, which can befollowed up with another roundbefore going into his devastating Blaster Battage.After landing that, swiftly use Rocket Propulsion to get outof sight and sound.
Amore complex combowill have youstart with the tried-and-true Element Guns into Stellar Shiftbutuse Blaster Barrage immediately after.This allows you touse Element Guns, Stellar Shift, and Element Guns again straight after,thenbounce with Rocket Propulsionafter your weapon is drained.
This is Star-Lord’s general gameplay and outline,allowing him toget in, land shots, evade while simultaneously reloading, and then launch into some of his more devastating abilitiesto really keep the pressure and damage on his opposition.He can be suffocating and annoying to deal with,and this showcases why that’s the case!
When To Use Galactic Legend
Galactic Legendis Star-Lord’sUltimate Abilityin Marvel Rivals, letting himfly through the air freely while automatically locking onto his targets,having hisbullets magnetize to them,allowing him tounleash lots of damage and killsin the process. It’s anexcellent move and one of the best Duelist Ultimate Abilitiesin the game.
You canuse this ability as part of a combo,preferablyimmediately after your Blaster Barrage.Youropponents will already be severely weakened,and the action’sautomatic targeting will allow you to make quick work of them.Thethird combo above showcases just that,allowing you to put the nail in the coffin of anyone who escaped that attack.
Additionally,you can also use it as a way to initiate an encounter,but weadvise against doing so,asthey can just heal and mitigate the damage,leaving you highly vulnerable in the process. If youwant to use it this way, communicate with your team first and set up a proper push and dive,or it will likely go to waste!
