New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Gambit has joined Marvel Rivals in Season 5, bringing a mix of healing tools, crowd control and kinetic burst damage to the roster. The character arrives under the update titled "Love is a Battlefield," and the rollout marks the first new addition of the season. His kit leans heavily on card-switch mechanics, pushing players to rotate between Hearts and Spades on the fly.

Gambit enters the game as a Strategist, confirmed through Dev Vision 11. His basic attack, Kinetic Cards, throws three charged cards in a spread, each creating a small explosion that can heal allies while damaging enemies.

His movement tool, Cajun Charge, shifts him forward. A follow-up strike, Big Easy Impact, adds three kinetic bursts along his ...