You don’t need to unlock new heroes inMarvel Rivals, but other collectibles are available instead, and those can easily pick your interest with how many skins, emotes, and special animations you may get in the game.

To start collecting them, you’ll need to get used to the game’s different currencies. And with how many of these are available, it can be a bit confusing to know which of them unlocks what. But all of them are useful if you want to look a bit cooler in the battlegrounds. Ready to learn what you need to know? Let’s dive in.

Iron Man charging up his Repulsor Blast while standing in front of a large staircase in Marvel Rivals

Where To Get And Use Currencies In Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals hasthree different types of currency, with one of them working as an intermediate between them. While you can get some coins through gameplay, you’re usually expected to spend some real-life currency to get them.

Lattice

Lattice is the premium, general currencyin Marvel Rivals, which can beexchanged for others at a one to one rate. Theycannot be used to buy anything directly,and you’ll always need to convert them to other currency to get new items.

You can only get them by spending real money in the Store,with prices varying between packs and adjusted to your country of residence.

The main menu for Marvel Rivals displaying the description for Lattice.

They’re also a reward from the Luxury BattlePass, but you still need to spend money for that.

Units

Units are the blue coins used to get skins, bundles,andother items in the Store.They can mainlyobtained by exchanging Latticefor them, and you rarely see them given out as rewards. To convert Lattice to Units, click on the Units icon and select how many you wish to convert.

However,certain eventssuch as Entangled Momentsmay award you some Units as rewardfor some of its harder missions. It’s not enough to get a bundle, but you may start saving them for a while.

Exchanging Lattice for Units in Marvel Rivals.

Another free method to get Units iscompleting Achievements in the Heroic Journey category.They all involve specific interactions with characters, such as defeating enemies with a certain skill or interacting with another character in some way.

Chrono Tokens

Chrono Tokensis themain currency you can get by playing the game.These are used to buy items from the seasonal BattlePass, and are obtained by completing its various missions. These missions usually involve simple objectives you naturally complete over the course of a match.

You won’t be able to buy all BattlePass itemsunless you get the Luxury BattlePass for 490 Lattice.

Exchanging Lattice for Chrono Tokens in Marvel Rivals.

BattlePass missions are refreshed daily, and there are also Challenge and Seasonal missions that give you a few more coins and are a bit more complex.Achievements will also award you some Chrono Tokens occasionally,but it’s usually much less than missions.

Events, surveys,andother promotions (such as Twitch Drops) can also get you some Tokens for free, so you’ll rarely be missing out on them. you’re able to also convert your Lattice into these by selecting the Chrono Tokens icon in the Season tab. Lattice is still better spent on Units, as these are much harder to get normally.