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Heres everything you should probably know to give good comms in Marvel Rivals.

This is simple and easy.

Herbie the robot from Fantastic Four short circuiting in Marvel Rivals.

To turn on voice chat,check the following configs.

This will turn on your voice chatso that it’s possible for you to communicate in game.

Adjust the following parameters to your liking.

Spiderman hanging upside down from his web with scenery in the background from Marvel Rivals.

From there,punch Communication in the sub-tab.

By default, the Comms Wheel is always active.

it’s possible for you to have either four or eight slots in your Comms Wheel.

The settings home screen in Marvel Rivals.

We recommend eight, but ultimately, this is a matter of personal preference.

Heres a breakdown of the different commands you might program into your Comms Wheel.

Comms Comand

Why It Helps

Attack Here

Helpful for relaying flank positioning or alternative capture routes.

The Comms Wheel Settings Screen in Marvel Rivals.

Group Up

Helps keep the team together.

Defend Here

Tells allies where they should position in defense mode.

Retreat

Lets allies know when they’re outnumbered.

Moon Knight fighting on the New York Map in Marvel Rivals.

Need Help

Alerts teammates that you are being attacked.

Need Healing

Alerts teammates that you are low on HP.

Caution Here

Alerts teammates to the presence of an enemy.

Luna Snow healing her ally in Marvel Rivals.

Can also be achieved by double-clicking the Comms Wheel button.

Greetings

More cosmetic, allows you to say hello to teammates in spawn.

Acknowledge

Lets teammates know you understand their instructions or comms.

The Invisible Woman using her powers in Marvel Rivals.

Status

Tells teammates how much health you have, or if you are below 50 percent HP.

Thanks

More cosmetic, thanks teammates for their help.

PrioritizeGroup Up, Ultimate Status, Retreat, and Need Healingover anything else.

The Comms Wheel screen in Marvel Rivals.

This can look like many different things, but these arethe main things youll want to callout.

This is especially important for strategists who need line of sight to heal their teammates.

Calling these things out consistently and calmly is key to winning competitive matches.

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When Not To Give Callouts

Its also important to note,don’t overuse voice chat.

There are moments whereaudio clutter can actively distract people in the game.

Voice chat is a helpful tool, butshould not be used to antagonize your teammates.

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Titling teammates emotionally can prove just as detrimental as no comms at all!

For example, constantlycalling for healing over and over again can be distractingand annoying.

Before calling for healing on comms,give your strategists a chance to respondwhen you take damage.

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Can You Use Game Chat For Comms?

In-game chat can also betoggled on and offin prefs under the Social tab.

Save in-game chat forspawn, orcommunicating about hero picksearly on.

Here are some examples of times when using the Comms Wheel may be faster and easier than voice.

Ultimately, comms are there to serve you and your team in any way you see fit.

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