Compare Ultron's Stark Protocol Team-Up with SP//DR Sync. Explore community preference by competitive rank and platform, review both anchor partners, and preview every Enhanced effect for Season 9.5.
TOTAL VOTES89
COMMUNITY LEADERSP//DR Sync80% preference
LEAD MARGIN53votes between options
PLATFORM DATA
Team-Up totals
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ANCHORIron Man20%
Stark Protocol
Upgrade Encephalo-Ray to Nano-Ray, firing multiple damaging nano-projectiles forward.
COMMUNITY CHOICE
ANCHORPeni Parker80%
SP//DR Sync
Apply Imperative: Patch to all allies.
FEATURED TEAM-UP VIDEO
Healing Beams or More Drones?! Ultron's New Team-Ups
Ultron gets two Team-Up options in Marvel Rivals Season 9.5: Stark Protocol with Iron Man and SP//DR Sync with Peni Parker. Both offer different advantages, but which Ultron Team-Up is better? This featured video compares their strengths, weaknesses, and best use cases.
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Team-Up analysis
Strengths, tradeoffs, and ideal situations for each option.
Ultron is not simply choosing between two bonuses: Stark Protocol and SP//DR Sync push the kit toward different priorities. The better choice depends on map geometry, team composition, fight tempo, and whether the anchor partner already provides value on their own. The analysis below weighs both the base effect and Enhanced ceiling without treating a situational advantage as a universal answer.
OPTION 1
Stark Protocol
ANCHOR · Iron Man
Stark Protocol, anchored by Iron Man, gives Ultron a very specific tactical route: Upgrade Encephalo-Ray to Nano-Ray, firing multiple damaging nano-projectiles forward. As a Strategist, its real value depends as much on team utility and survival as on any extra damage. Area pressure makes it especially useful around objectives, doorways, and clustered teams; spread-out fights reduce that advantage. The ranged-output benefit rewards clear sightlines and steady uptime, while cover-heavy engagements can limit how often it matters. In practice, this option is best when the composition can play around that condition and reproduce it reliably. Its weakness appears when the fight forces Ultron to react outside that plan, because part of the value is tied to a particular window, position, or interaction. With the Enhanced effect active, when teaming up with Iron Man, Imperative: Firewall fires powerful homing missiles at enemies in range, causing area damage. That raises the option's ceiling, but it also means the composition with Iron Man has to justify the team slot.
OPTION 2
SP//DR Sync
ANCHOR · Peni Parker
SP//DR Sync, anchored by Peni Parker, gives Ultron a very specific tactical route: Apply Imperative: Patch to all allies. As a Strategist, its real value depends as much on team utility and survival as on any extra damage. In practice, this option is best when the composition can play around that condition and reproduce it reliably. Its weakness appears when the fight forces Ultron to react outside that plan, because part of the value is tied to a particular window, position, or interaction. With the Enhanced effect active, when teaming up with Peni Parker, Imperative: Firewall applies to all Drones, allowing the ability effects to be triggered multiple times simultaneously. That raises the option's ceiling, but it also means the composition with Peni Parker has to justify the team slot.
Detailed rank breakdown
See how preference changes as the competitive tier rises.
ANCHORIron Man20%
Strategist
Ultron
ANCHORPeni Parker80%
Bronze0 votes
Silver1 votes
Gold20 votes
Platinum14 votes
Diamond17 votes
Grandmaster22 votes
Celestial11 votes
Eternity2 votes
One Above All2 votes