A free Star-Lord skin is available during the Marvel Rivals “Fortune & Colors” event, added as part of Jan. 2025’s Spring Festival update.
The Lion’s Mane Star-Lord costume can be claimed by nearly completing the illustration on the event page. Painting the piece requires you to gather Danqing by playing the Clash of the Dancing Lions, a new soccer (or football depending on where you are in the world) game mode.
Here’s how to get the free Star-Lord skin, earn Danqing during the event, and play the new Clash of the Dancing Lions mode.
How to get the free Star-Lord skin in Marvel Rivals
To get the free Star-Lord skin during the “Fortune & Colors” Marvel Rivals event, you need to unlock the second-to-last reward, which requires a total of 900 Danqing, the event currency symbolized by a brush and red ink.
To unlock an event reward, you’ll need to paint one section of the illustration, which costs 100 Danqing. Each reward must be unlocked in order, so you will need to steadily accrue Danqing through event missions and challenges before you can claim the free skin.
How to get Danqing in Marvel Rivals
To earn more Danqing, you need to complete event missions in the new “Clash of Dancing Lions” game mode and challenges in either Quick Match, Competitive, Conquest, or Practice VS. AI.
Event missions will give you a varied amount of Danqing with some missions giving up to 100 Danqing, while challenges will give you a flat 25 Danqing.
Similar to Golden Frost from the Winter Celebration event, Danqing is time-gated. You can only earn Danqing through daily event missions and challenges, so you will need to return regularly if you want to get the free skin.
However, event missions will not disappear for the duration of the event, so you won’t miss out on any missions if you decide to not play for a day. If you’re worried about missing out on the free skin, the “Fortune & Colors” event will end on Friday, Feb. 14 at 4 a.m. EST, so make sure to complete your missions before then!
How to play Clash of the Dancing Lions game
The Clash of the Dancing Lions game mode is Marvel Rivals’ take on soccer (or football), until you realize it’s actually more akin to rugby or American football.
In Clash of the Dancing Lions, you cannot shoot the ball to score — you must carry it into the goal. The amount of points you score also depends on which section of the goal you enter. The goal is split into three sections — left, middle, and right. The left and right sections will only give you one point, but the middle will give you three points. If able, always aim for the middle section as you’ll receive the most points and you need 10 points to win. The mode will last for four minutes, so if the game hasn’t ended by then, the team with the most points will become the victor.
You can play as one of three heroes in Clash of the Dancing Lions: Black Widow, Iron Fist, or Star-Lord. Each hero has a movement ability and a way to disrupt their enemies, but their abilities are unique. Here are a few tips for each hero.
- Chase down your opponents as Black Widow and launch your enemies with your Edge Dancer ability as it has a short cooldown. If you have the ball, toss it ahead of you before your opponents disrupt you to ensure the ball is mostly in your control.
- Stick close to the ball as Iron Fist and use your charges of K’un-lun Kick to keep your opponents off the ball. Using a charge of your Crane Leap does make you move a tiny bit faster, but the speed does help!
- Dodge your opponents disruption abilities as Star-Lord and soar through the air with Rocket Propulsion to avoid your enemies. Additionally, you can keep your opponents away from the ball with Blaster Barrage.
