The Path to Doomsday keeps rolling in Marvel Rivals, and the Infinity War limited-time mode is the most mechanically distinct entry yet. Forget PvE wave clearing or standard 6v6 brawls. This one drops you into a 2v2 tournament bracket where every team carries a randomly assigned Infinity Stone, and stealing your opponents' Stones after eliminating them is the whole point.
How does the Infinity War LTM work?
The mode pits 12 players against each other in teams of two, producing six duos total. Each pair fights other teams in 2v2 matches until one team is left standing. The twist is that every team starts the match with a randomly assigned Infinity Stone, each carrying a distinct base effect and a stronger Enhanced Effect. When you eliminate an opposing duo, you can claim their Stone, stacking your advantages as you progress through the bracket.
The Stone system is not purely cosmetic. Each one actively changes how your duo plays during a fight, from area denial and teleportation to outright time reversal. Coordinating your Stone's effect with your partner's character pick is where the real depth lives.
Marvel Rivals Infinity War LTM Guide: All Infinity Stone Effects
What characters can you play in the Infinity War LTM?
The roster is locked to 13 characters, all drawn from the original Avengers: Infinity War MCU film. You cannot bring any hero or villain outside this list, so checking it before you queue is worth the 30 seconds.
All 13 playable characters in the Infinity War LTM:
Doctor Strange
Captain America
Groot
Thor
Black Panther
Black Widow
Iron Man
Spider-Man
Scarlet Witch
Winter Soldier
Star-Lord
Mantis
Rocket Raccoon
The roster skews heavily toward characters with strong mobility or burst potential, which makes sense given the 2v2 format where every second of a fight matters. Mantis and Rocket Raccoon stand out as natural support picks if your partner wants to run an aggressive frontliner.
Marvel Rivals Infinity War LTM Guide: All Infinity Stone Effects
All Infinity Stone effects in the Infinity War LTM
All six Infinity Stones are in play during the mode. Each Stone has a base effect tied to cooldown timing and an Enhanced Effect that amplifies the ability significantly. NetEase has officially confirmed the Reality Stone and Soul Stone details, while the Space Stone and Time Stone effects have been partially identified from trailer footage. The Mind Stone and Power Stone specifics remain unconfirmed at the time of writing.
Infinity Stone
Base Effect
Enhanced Effect
Reality Stone
Designate an area. After a short delay, enemy attacks inside are transformed into bubbles.
Designate an area. After a short delay, enemies inside are Transformed.
Soul Stone
Sacrifice half your Maximum Health to fully restore your teammate's Health. Retains at least 1 health.
Sacrifice your Health to fully heal your ally and grant them Bonus Health equal to your current Health, transferring your basic bonus attributes to them. You then enter Soul State. Limited to 1 use per team.
Mind Stone
Undetermined
Undetermined
Space Stone
Teleport behind enemies upon activation. (Unofficial, from trailer footage)
Undetermined
Power Stone
Undetermined
Undetermined
Time Stone
Rewind time upon activation, reversing recent attacks or damage sustained. (Unofficial, from trailer footage)
Undetermined
Which Infinity Stone is the strongest?
Based on the confirmed details, the Soul Stone's Enhanced Effect is the most dramatic ability in the set. Sacrificing your own Health to give your partner a full heal plus Bonus Health equal to your current pool, while also transferring your bonus attributes, is a potential fight-winning play in a 2v2 format. The one-per-team limit keeps it from being spammable, but landing it at the right moment can completely flip a losing fight.
The Time Stone base effect is theoretically the safest defensive tool if the trailer footage is accurate, since reversing damage taken removes the consequence of misplaying an engagement. The Reality Stone offers consistent area denial that punishes aggressive characters who want to stay in your face.
tip
Stone effects are tied to cooldowns, meaning you cannot activate them on demand every few seconds. Managing your Stone's cooldown alongside your character's ability rotation is a separate skill layer the mode introduces.
Tips for winning 2v2 Infinity War matches
After running through the mode's mechanics, a few patterns become clear for duos that want to win consistently:
Pick complementary roles. One aggressive character and one support or utility pick tends to outperform two pure damage dealers in a 2v2 bracket.
Use your Stone proactively, not reactively. Waiting until you're nearly dead to activate the Time Stone or Soul Stone means you've already burned resources. Trigger effects at the start of a fight to control the pace.
Prioritize Stone acquisition. After eliminating a duo, grab their Stone immediately. Running two Stones is a significant advantage heading into later rounds.
Coordinate Soul Stone sacrifices. The Enhanced Soul Stone is a one-per-team ability. Both players need to agree on who holds the Stone and exactly when to burn it.
For more on the broader Path to Doomsday event, check out the Avengers mode guide covering Loki's full ability kit and how the asymmetric PvP structure works. If you want to know exactly what rewards are up for grabs across the event, the Path to Doomsday rewards breakdown covers every free item and how to claim them. For the full picture on every event in the series, the Marvel Rivals guides collection has everything organized in one place.