
Wam, bam, clonk, clonk, bonk. That's the sound of a Captain America main barging straight past Magneto to smack around the backline supports with two full servings of manifest destiny. I love Marvel Rivals' rendition of Cap as the load-bearing pillar of his team—a mobile, aggressive dive tank who weaves defense into his offense and disrupts the other team's equilibrium. He's an exceptionally fun tank archetype in a game full of fun tanks, but there's one aspect of his kit that's bugged me to no end these last few months: Why can't Cap hold up his shield while he jumps?
I clearly wasn't the only one asking, because in a Marvel Rivals patch dropping on February 21, the ability to shield while leaping is the headliner of a handful of Captain America buffs: