How to play Marvel Rivals War of The Realms – Schedule, regions & rewards
NetEase GamesMarvel Rivals may only be in its Closed Beta phase, the first competitive tournament, War of the Realms, has already been announced.
The competition lets players who feel they’ve mastered the best characters and their abilities battle it out for a share of a $15,000 prize pool.
If you think you’ve got what it takes, here’s how to participate in the Marvel Rivals War of The Realms tournament, as well as the schedule for each round.
How to sign up for Marvel Rivals War of The Realms
- Select the War of the Realms tile on the Marvel Rivals main menu.
- Choose which region and platform you want to participate in.
- Create or join a faction with up to 12 players.
- Once you have six players, make sure the captain signs up. If you created the faction, you can do this from the tournament screen.
- Wait for the tournament to begin and start playing.
All Marvel Rivals can sign up to take part in War of The Realms through the in-game menus. When you first load into the game, you’ll see a tile for the tournament on the left of the screen, or you can to the end of the options at the top.
From here, War of the Realms is broken into four tournaments based on region and platform. PC players are distributed between North America, Europe, and Asia, while console players from all regions are lumped into one bracket.
To take part, you’ll need to create or join a faction. If you have five friends who want to join you can create your own, or there’s also the option to join an existing one.
You need at least six players in a faction to sign up, which the founder can do from the in-game menus. It’s worth noting though that if you try to start a match without a full team of six online you will be automatically handed a loss.
NetEase GamesMarvel Rivals War of The Realms explained
War of The Realms is the first competitive tournament in Marvel Rivals, where factions battle it out to move up a ladder. This starts with the Open qualifiers, where you can play as many matches as you like in the hope of racking up enough points to move through to the knockout rounds.
During the open qualifiers, a win grants three points while a defeat gets you nothing. You must complete at least 10 matches to be eligible to move on to the latter stages of the competition, but only the top 64 best performers will qualify for the knockout phase.
In the knockouts, factions are randomly drawn against each other and battle it out in best-of-three matches, with the loser being eliminated and the winner progressing. Then, the semifinals are decided by a best-of-five game, before the final takes place over seven rounds.
War of The Realms schedule and dates
Marvel Rivals War of the Realms runs from July 31 until August 4, the day before the beta’s end. You can sign up right now and the tournament will stick to the following schedule:
Sign-up
| Tournament | Dates |
|---|---|
| PC (North America) | July 25 at 12:00 PM (UTC-7) – July 30 at 4:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| PC (Europe) | July 25 at 12:00 PM (UTC+1) – July 30 at 4:00 PM (UTC+1) |
| PC (Asia) | July 25 at 12:00 PM (UTC+9) – July 30 at 4:00 PM (UTC+9) |
| Console (All regions) | July 25 at 12:00 PM (UTC-7) – July 30 at 4:00 PM (UTC-7) |
Open qualifiers
| Tournament | Dates |
|---|---|
| PC (North America) | July 30 – August 2 |
| PC (Europe) | July 30 – August 2 |
| PC (Asia) | July 30 – August 2 |
| Console (All regions) | July 30 – August 2 |
PC (North America) knockout rounds
| Round | Dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 64 to 32 | August 2 at 9:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Round of 32 to 16 | August 3 at 3:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Round of 16 to Quarterfinals | August 3 at 6:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Quarterfinals | August 3 at 9:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Semifinals | August 4 at 3:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Finals | August 4 at 9:00 PM (UTC-7) |
PC (Europe) knockout rounds
| Round | Dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 64 to 32 | August 2 at 9:00 PM (UTC+1) |
| Round of 32 to 16 | August 3 at 3:00 PM (UTC+1) |
| Round of 16 to Quarterfinals | August 3 at 6:00 PM (UTC+1 |
| Quarterfinals | August 3 at 9:00 PM (UTC+1) |
| Semifinals | August 4 at 3:00 PM (UTC+1) |
| Finals | August 4 at 9:00 PM (UTC+1) |
PC (Asia) knockout rounds
| Round | Dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 64 to 32 | August 2 at 9:00 PM (UTC+9) |
| Round of 32 to 16 | August 3 at 3:00 PM (UTC+9) |
| Round of 16 to Quarterfinals | August 3 at 6:00 PM (UTC+9) |
| Quarterfinals | August 3 at 9:00 PM (UTC+9) |
| Semifinals | August 4 at 3:00 PM (UTC+9) |
| Finals | August 4 at 9:00 PM (UTC+9) |
Console knockout rounds
| Round | Dates |
|---|---|
| Round of 64 to 32 | August 2 at 9:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Round of 32 to 16 | August 3 at 3:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Round of 16 to Quarterfinals | August 3 at 6:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Quarterfinals | August 3 at 9:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Semifinals | August 4 at 3:00 PM (UTC-7) |
| Finals | August 4 at 9:00 PM (UTC-7) |
Tournament prize money & rewards
- Champion: $7,000
- Runner-up: $3,500
- Third place: $1,800
- Fourth place: $500
- 5th-8th place: $250
- 9th-16th place: $150
NetEaseEach of the four War of The Realms tournaments has a prize pool of $15,000, with the winning faction taking home $7,000. But, you don’t need to win the whole thing to take home some prize money, as there are plenty of smaller amounts to be won:
On top of all this, every member of factions in the top 32 will receive a “War of The Realms” title that will be available permanently when Marvel Rivals launches. Those in the top eight factions will also get a permanent Nameplate based on their final rank.
If you’re planning on competing, we recommend preparing by learning all of the characters and how they work, before honing your skills in the Competitive mode.