Marvel Rivals Crosshair Codes: How Reticle Import and Copying Work

What the patch notes say, in order

The crosshair features arrived over several updates. Here they are as the wiki's patch-note pages record them.

January 10, 2025. When spectating, the target player's hotkeys and crosshair settings are prominently displayed. The same update fixed a bug where, for some heroes, changing Field of View did not adjust auxiliary sight intensity and crosshair sensitivity accordingly, and added mouse smoothing and mouse acceleration settings under the Keyboard Combat category of Settings.

February 21, 2025. Reticle Customization: "All changes will now automatically upload to server storage, preventing loss due to local issues." The same patch optimized aim assist range and mechanics, "making crosshair deceleration more visually intuitive".

April 17, 2025. A fix for an error where "importing reticle settings would sometimes show an invalid character message". An invalid character message implies the import reads text, which fits what players call a crosshair code, though the notes never describe the import screen itself.

April 17, 2026. The player page "now supports visual crosshair displays". You can see a pro player's Favorite Reticle on their homepage and copy it for your own use.

May 15, 2026. "Tactical Reticle Replication": you can go to player profiles and directly copy the custom crosshairs pro players use, "configured per-hero".

Earlier aim fixes are worth knowing too. The January 22, 2025 update fixed crosshair movement stopping at very low stick angles on Xbox controllers, the March 13, 2025 update fixed frame rate affecting sensitivity, and the April 11, 2025 update fixed raw mouse input settings affecting controllers and causing crosshair drift. If your crosshair felt wrong before those dates, the cause may have been a bug rather than your settings.

Copy a pro player's crosshair without a code

For most players, the most reliable way to get a known-good crosshair is the copy feature from 2026, because it doesn't involve pasting text at all. The April 17, 2026 patch notes describe the player page showing a pro's Favorite Reticle visually, with an option to copy it. The May 15, 2026 notes extend that: from a pro player's profile you can copy the custom crosshair they use for each hero.

Per-hero matters. A reticle that suits a hitscan hero may be wrong for a hero who fires slow projectiles or arcs, and the May 2026 notes say the pro crosshairs you can copy are configured per hero. If you play several heroes, copy the crosshair the pro uses on the hero you're about to play rather than one reticle for everything.

The May 15, 2026 notes list the copy feature under Esports. That same update describes an integrated in-game "Esports" hub, built around the IGNITE Stage 1 broadcasts, with live streams, battle notifications, VOD replays, combat analytics and dossiers on teams and pros, and says it was refined using feedback from Season 7. The notes don't give a step-by-step menu path to a pro's profile, and screens can change between seasons, so if you can't find the copy option, start from the Esports hub and the pro's player page. And remember that copying sets your reticle, not your sensitivity, field of view or monitor, so a pro's crosshair may look different on your screen.

Using a crosshair code someone sends you

When a teammate or a video shares a crosshair code, you import it through the game's reticle settings. The patch notes confirm importing exists but don't describe the screen, so look for the import option in the crosshair or reticle section of Settings.

Because no source documents the code format, the practical advice is about copying the text cleanly. The only import problem the patch notes mention is an invalid character message, which the April 17, 2025 update fixed when it appeared without reason. If you still see an error, the likely cause is the text, not the game: copy the code again from the original source, paste it without extra spaces or line breaks, and avoid retyping it by hand from a screenshot. A code shared through a chat app can pick up formatting along the way.

Two cautions. First, a code from an old video may come from an earlier version of the settings, and since the format isn't published there's no way to know in advance whether it still imports the same way. Second, be wary of pages that publish long lists of "pro crosshair codes" with no source. The in-game copy feature from May 2026 gives you the real thing directly.

Your crosshair is saved to your account

Since the February 21, 2025 update, every change you make in Reticle Customization uploads to server storage automatically. NetEase's stated reason is preventing loss due to local issues, which means reinstalling the game or switching to a new PC shouldn't wipe your reticle.

Whether those saved settings follow you between PC and console depends on how your accounts are linked, and the patch note doesn't address platforms. Our page on marvel rivals cross progression explains what carries over between platforms.

Even with server storage, it's worth keeping your own record of a reticle you like, either the code if you exported one or a screenshot of the settings screen. A note costs nothing and lets you restore the exact look if a future update changes the menus.

The spectator feature from January 2025 is also useful here. When you spectate someone, their crosshair settings are shown on screen, so you can see what a friend or a high-ranked player runs and rebuild it in your own settings, even if they've never shared a code.

Choosing a reticle: our view, not a measurement

There is no published data on which crosshair is "best", so what follows is the site's opinion and should be treated that way. For heroes whose primary fire hits instantly, a small reticle with a thin outline keeps the aim point clear without covering distant targets. For heroes with spread, splash or travelling projectiles, a slightly larger reticle or a small gap can help you judge where shots will land. For any hero, contrast with the map is what matters most: pick a colour you don't see often in the environment or in ability effects, and add an outline if the reticle disappears against busy backgrounds.

Settle on one design and keep it for a while. Changing your crosshair every few matches makes it harder to tell whether a change actually helped. The per-hero copy feature is useful here too. If you want to try a pro's setup for one hero, copy it, play a few matches, and keep or revert it.

Remember the settings around the reticle. Mouse smoothing and acceleration (Keyboard Combat settings, added January 2025), field of view, and on controller the aim assist behaviour all change how aiming feels more than the crosshair's shape does. For a role-by-role look at the roster, see marvel rivals roles explained.

What you shouldn't use to change your crosshair

Stick to the in-game reticle settings. NetEase's Prohibited Software & Hardware List bans unauthorized modification of client configuration files, specifically editing "xxx.ini" files related to graphics rendering to alter the game's display, and loading mods that break balance, such as image rendering or scene texture mods and mods that reduce or remove camera shake. It says using listed software or hardware while the game runs can lead to removal from the game or stricter penalties.

An October 15, 2026 announcement went further on mods. NetEase said some mods use memory injection that triggers its Anti-Cheat detection, and it listed violating mod types including those that remove weapon recoil and visual effects, alter audio, and enlarge character models. It told players to delete such mods, naming the files pystubber.asi and MarvelRivalsUnmountBlocker.asi. A "crosshair mod" that works by editing game files or injecting into the client falls into this territory.

The prohibited list does not name standalone overlay apps that draw a reticle on top of the screen, so we can't tell you whether NetEase treats them as violations. Given the in-game options, including per-hero crosshairs and the pro copy feature, there is little reason to take the risk. And anything that moves or fires the crosshair for you is cheating by definition. The wiki's Gameplay Terms page defines an aimbot as software that moves your cursor or crosshair onto the target, a triggerbot as software that fires automatically when the crosshair passes over a target, and "magic bullet" as a cheat that bends a projectile after it is fired without moving the crosshair at all. The penalties for prohibited tools are explained at marvel rivals restricted from competitive matches, and other guides are on the guides hub.