Birnin T'Challa: Marvel Rivals Domination Map

The setup you need to know

Birnin T'Challa is a Domination map where two teams fight to capture a single point. Domination is a best two-out-of-three format where each round occurs in one of three different sub-areas: Imperial Institute, Warrior Falls, and Stellar Spaceport. The rotation is randomized.

The Mission Areas are open and exposed, making the map better suited to ranged damage heroes. All three Mission Areas have easily accessible health packs, so grab them before the enemy does.

The map features Wrath of the Orisha environmental effects triggered by destroying specific parts of the map: Thoth's Wrath creates tall air pillars that players can ride upward by holding Jump; Kokou's Wrath creates circular fire zones that damage anything standing on them; Mujaji's Wrath creates a low-visibility fog zone (this one activates when the bridge above the capture point in Warrior Falls is broken).

Playing offense (capturing the point)

Don't sit on the objective unless you're a Vanguard. If you aren't a Vanguard, avoid playing in the objective area as much as possible. The objective area is surrounded by strong and protected high ground, which means your team is very vulnerable when standing on the point.

What this actually means: your tanks contest the point, your DPS and supports hold the high ground and angle onto enemies. Only step on point when you absolutely have to flip the cap.

Push as a coordinated team after a wipe. Domination is all about staggers. If you trickle in one at a time after a fight, the enemy team caps for free. Regroup at spawn and walk in together.

Use the Orisha effects to your advantage. If you're a poke or ranged comp, breaking the pillar to trigger Thoth's Wrath gives your team free repositioning to high ground. If you're brawling, Kokou's fire can deny enemies sitting in chokepoints.

Playing defense (after capping the point)

Once your team has won a fight, destroy the pillars to block off the large middle path. The enemy team will be forced to funnel in through the side entrances, which makes them predictable to hold.

Don't forget both sides have a health pack on the top and bottom floors. Use them between fights, but also know where enemies will be going for their healing.

Only fight on the objective when forced. Hold the surrounding high ground instead, and only step onto the point when the cap is being contested or about to flip.

Play around the pillar before it breaks. Once it's been broken, an effective stall method is for heroes with vertical mobility to jump into the hole, grab the health pack, and jump back up to contest the objective.

General things that matter

Each sub-area plays slightly differently. Warrior Falls is the most close-quarters area with water elements and ambush spots, so melee heroes thrive there. The Imperial Institute and Stellar Spaceport are more open with longer sightlines, favoring ranged picks. Be ready to swap heroes between rounds if the next area demands a different style.

Stagger management is the single most important thing in Domination. The team that fights together and respawns together wins. If three teammates die, regroup at spawn. Don't feed one at a time.

Watch the percentage carefully. In Domination, you don't need to fully wipe the enemy to win, you just need to be on the point alone long enough for the cap bar to fill. Sometimes that means trading a death to body-block one enemy off the point for a few seconds.

Bonus: the Stellar Spaceport has cliffs that work for environmental kills. Knockback heroes like Magneto, Storm, Doctor Strange, and Jeff can score free eliminations there. Position your team mindfully around the edges.

Also, for achievement hunters: the Shero of Wakanda achievement requires finding Shuri at Warrior Falls. If that sub-area comes up, look around the map for her location to grab the unlock.

Last thing: Birnin T'Challa is also the home of the Clone Rumble game mode, so if you're queueing that mode, all your practice on this map transfers over directly. Knowing the high-ground spots and Orisha trigger points pays off across both modes.