How to gift skins in Marvel Rivals

Time of India

16-05-2025

Image via: NetEase Games
In a world where superheroes fight and bonds are forged in the heat of fast-paced team battles, Marvel Rivals has introduced a lovely new feature that promotes kindness among its players: gifting skins. Whether you're sending an unexpectedly generous gift to a close friend or celebrating a teammate's birthday with one, gifting in Marvel Rivals creates connections and goodwill among players on the battlefield.
Here's everything else you need to know about how the system works, what you can send, what you can't send, and why it matters more than a mere cosmetic transaction.
What is so special about the skins?
Cosmetics in games often go a long way in portraying a player's individuality, attachment to a character, or even a time of significant achievement. Gifting a skin in Marvel Rivals is a gesture of goodwill to someone who shares in victory, helping them give their hero a new look—more an expression of appreciation for shared victories than really a simple gift. Helping a friend dress in their favorite hero outfit, from a wide cast like Spider-Man, Iron Man, or Black Panther, is a great gesture made doubly so with the thought behind it.
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Surely, this one thing that makes gifting meaningful is its ease.
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Steps to gift
When one jumps in, one should know what is giftable. Marvel Rivals permits gifting of any skin purchasable in the Item Shop. Included in gifting are skins for a single hero, bundles, and themed collections.
But there's an important restriction: items from the Battle Pass cannot be gifted. Because Battle Pass contents are tied to individual progress and usually locked behind in-game achievements, these exclusive rewards are also non-transferable. Your friend will have to grind to earn that special Battle Pass Doctor Strange skin!
The basics of Skin Gifting
The Gifting process in Marvel Rivals is quite straightforward and refreshing in its own sense. Once you enter the game, you go into the Store tab, and there you find items you can gift. For each item, a small gift icon accompanies the price tag. It is your gateway towards giving.
Once clicked, the gift icon will redirect you to a pop-up window showcasing your current friends list. Select the intended recipient; type out a brief message if you like, then get on with the checkout screen. Provided that you have sufficient in-game currency (normally credits), your gift will be fulfilled instantly.
When the present is sent off, the sender has his or her in-game mailbox being notified-the same mailbox, which is accessible from the top right corner of the main menu. A notification appears within the mailbox of the recipient, where he or she can now accept the virtual gift and equip it.
This mailbox system ensures that no gift goes astray into cyberspace, but it also creates that delightful ritual. Opening a surprise message makes the unwrapping of a new costume personal to the digital gift-giving process.
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What is the future of friendship-driven gameplay?
Gifting in Marvel Rivals is a minor feature, but it may yield a huge impact. Shared in-game content is a great way to enhance the social fabric within which the game is played; with it, community and cooperative play are enhanced, as well as having one more incentive to log in-an incentive as small as surprising someone else.
The game keeps adding heroes and cosmetics, and it is likely that these would also evolve with the evolution of the gift feature. Limited-time holiday gifts, seasonal wrapping animations, or even special rewards given to frequent gifters are only some of the possibilities, rich like the Marvel multiverse itself.
Whether you've been a long-time Marvel fan or a newcomer delighted by the strategic team dynamics of the game, gifting in Marvel Rivals is definitely strong. It's simple, satisfying, and gives emotional weight to an already compelling experience.