List of all Marvel Rivals seasons in order

Since its launch, Marvel Rivals has become one of the most popular games in the world. Within the game, each major patch in the game is known as a Season. Following the launch of the season, there are quite a lot of changes and additions in the game. The sole purpose of each season is to patch the game while also adding new game modes, heroes, and cosmetics within the game. Since the game’s launch in December 2024, it has had four full seasons. Let’s take a look at all seasons in Marvel Rivals to date.

All Marvel Rivals Seasons in Order

Season 0: Dooms Rise

From all the seasons of Marvel Rival, Season 0 was the shortest. Marvel Rivals Season 0: Dooms Rise was live from December 6th, 2024, to January 10, 2025. This season marked the global launch of Marvel Rivals. The theme of the first season in Marvel Rivals was the fight between Dr Doom and his 2099 counterpart. The chaos caused by Doctor Doom’s experiments on time results in the formation of the four Chronoverses.

Within Season 0, we saw the fewest number of events released in the game. The first primary game mode added in this season was known as Jeff’s Winter Splash Festival. There were also five limited-time skins available in Marvel Rivals. Below is a list of them:

• Jeff the Land Shark – Cuddly Fuzzlefin
• Groot – Holiday Happiness
• Rocket Raccoon – Wild Winter
• Venom – Snow Symbiote
• Magik – Frozen Demon

In addition to the new game mode, the Practice Range mode was also released during this season.

Season 1: Eternal Night Falls

Marvel Rivals Season 1: Eternal Night Falls was the first major season launched within the game. The season lasted from January 10 to February 21. The Eternal Night Falls season was themed all around the Fantastic Four. The Fantastic Four is one of the most popular groups within Marvel Comics. Seeing their popularity, Marvel even released their standalone movie in 2025.

Within Season 1, we saw the first set of major nerfs and buffs to multiple heroes within Marvel Rivals. The game also released two new heroes: Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman. Mister Fantastic is the leader of the Fantastic Four and the husband of Invisible Woman. Following the launch of Season 1, two new maps were added to the game. They are as follows:

• Empire of the Eternal Night: Sanctum Sanctorum
• Empire of the Eternal Night: Midtown

The first season of Marvel Rivals introduced a new rank to the game’s competitive ladder. This rank was called Celestial. This rank was one after Grand Master but before Eternal. We also saw the first set of rank resets in the ranked ladder. Players would drop seven divisions to their previous standing during Season 0.

Season 1.5

Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 was the second half of Eternal Night Falls. Season 1.5 lasted from February 21st until April 11. Each season of Marvel Rivals is scheduled to last 13-14 weeks. In Season 1.5, we saw new heroes get released in the game. They were the Human Torch and The Thing from the Fantastic Four. Thus, now all heroes within the Fantastic 4 were available to play in the game. Three new team-up abilities were released in the game during this period. Below is a list of the new abilities:

• Fantastic Four: Human Torch, The Thing, Mister Fantastic, and Invisible Woman
• Fastball Special: Wolverine, Bruce Banner, The Thing
• Storming Ignition: Human Torch and Storm

In the Convergence game mode, a new map, Empire of the Eternal Night: Central Park, was added. Season 1.5 was the first season where we saw Marvel Rival give fans rank-up rewards. These rewards included exclusive skins for Heroes like Invisible Woman and Human Torch. The Blood Shield skin was given to players who reached a rank of Gold or higher in Season 1. Players who played at least 10 competitive matches during the season received the Blood Blaze skin of Human Torch.

Season 2: Hellfire Gala

Season 2: Hellfire Gala was the second major season within Marvel Rivals. Following the success of Season 1, Marvel Rivals made quite a few changes leading into Season 2. The season was primarily themed around the Hellfire Gala, an event showcased in the Marvel Comics. This is an annual event where the mutant nation of Krakoa opens itself to the world for celebrations. The celebration is hosted by the new hero being launched this season: Emma Frost.

Marvel Rivals Season 2: Hellfire Gala took place from April 11th, 2025, to May 30, 2025. With the launch of the new season, the Season 1 battlepass wasn’t available to be purchased anymore. Within the second season, there were two new heroes released in the game. This is half of the number of characters that were released during season 1. During this season, Marvel Rivals announced that from Season 3 onward, one new hero would be added each month in the game.

The first hero within this season was Emma Frost. She is a mutant that is also been a part of the X-Men. The second hero to be released this season was Ultron. Ultron is one of the most popular villains in the Marvel Comics universe. Within this Season, we saw the addition of new Team-Up abilities. At the same time, we saw some abilities undergo drastic changes, and others were removed from the game. Below is a list of all new and changed Team-Up abilities:

New Team-Up Abilities:

• Mental Projection: Emma Frost, Magneto, Psylocke
• Stars Aligned: Captain America, Winter Soldier
• Arcane Order: Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch

Changed Team-Up Abilities:

• Ammo Overload: Removes Winter Soldier
• Dimensional Shortcut: Psylocke removed
• Chilling Charisma: Namor removed
• Gamma Charge: Includes Namor, removing Doctor Strange

Removed Team-Up Abilities:

• Metallic Chaos: Magneto and Scarlet Witch team-up
• Voltaic Union: Thor, Storm, and Captain America team up

A new map, known as Hellfire Gala – Krakoa, was added to the Season 2 competitive Map rotation. Within this season, players ranked dropped by nine divisions from their finish in Season 1. The minimum level for players to play in Competitive was increased to Level 15. Within this season, players could now gift skins and in-game cosmetics to their friends on Marvel Rival. Within this season, there were over 13 skins that were released in the game, with some of them being free as well.

Season 2.5

Marvel Rivals Season 2.5: Hellfire Gala took place from May 30th until July 11th. Within Season 2.5, we saw the launch of Ultron in the game. Ultron was a much-awaited hero in the game. The hero was leaked back in December 2024. He was introduced in the game as a Strategist.

Season 2.5 saw the release of the new map Arakko. This was another map for the Convoy game mode. This season’s update included some significant adjustments to heroes. Below is a list of all heroes that received nerfs and buffs during Marvel Rivals Season 2.5:

Buffs:

• Magneto
• Doctor Strange
• The Punisher
• Storm
• Squirrel Girl

Nerfs:

• Groot
• Captain America
• Emma Frost
• Iron Fist
• Human Torch
• Psylocke

Season 3: The Abyss Awakens

Marvel Rivals Season 3: The Abyss Awakens is one of the most decisive updates within the game to date. The new season introduced numerous changes to the game’s meta. Season 3 of Marvel Rivals started on July 11. Within the trailer of this season, we see the king and creators of the symbiotes, Knull, give the Goddess of Death, Hela, a symbiote to fuse with her. In the same trailer, we see the two new heroes that will be added during Season 3 of Marvel Rivals. These heroes are Phoenix from the X-Men and Blade.

Within the month of July, we saw Phoenix released in the game, while Blade was added in the game in the month of August. Season 3 also saw the addition of the new map called Klyntar: Celestial Husk. In the middle of the season, a new game mode was added to the game, called Resource Rumble. This gamemode was released on August 21st. Within Season 3.0, there were significant changes to specific Team-Up abilities in the game. Below is a list of some of them:

New Team-Ups

• Ever-Burning Bond: Human Torch & Spider-Man
• First Steps S3.0: Human Torch & The Thing
• Primal Flame S3.0: Phoenix & Wolverine

Adjusted Team-Ups

• Stark Protocol S2.5: Squirrel Girl added
• Symbiote Shenanigans S2.5: Hela added

Removed Team-Ups

• ESU Alumnus
• Storming Ignition

Within Season 3, we saw new features such as Accessories, Ultimate VFX, and Nameplate Frames. Based on the player’s Season 2.5 rank in the competitive ladder, ranks will be demoted by seven divisions. Finishing in a rank of Gold or higher in season 3 would obtain players the Emerald Flames skin for Phoenix.

Season 3.5

Season 3.5 is the second half of the previously discussed Season 3: The Abyss Awakens update. Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 started on August 8 worldwide. Within this update, we saw the release of the hero Blade in Marvel Rivals. As seen in the Season 3.5 trailer, the Queen’s Codex skin for the hero Hela was available for free within the game.

Within this season, the feature of muted words was added to the game. Players now had the option to select words that they did not want to see in the chat. If players finished the Season 3 ranked ladder with a rank higher than Gold, they would receive the Emerald Blade skin for free this season.

Within Season 3.5, there were significant changes to specific Team-Up abilities in the game. Below is a list of some of them:

New Team-Ups

• Duality Dance: Adam Warlock & Luna Snow
• Vibrant Vitality: Mantis – Groot / Loki

Adjusted Team-Ups

• Chilling Assault: Luna Snow &Hawkeye /Iron Fist
• Lunar Force: Cloak & Dagger &Moon Knight / Blade
• Rocket Network S2.5: Rocket Raccoon & Peni Parker / Star-Lord
• Ragnarok Rebirth: Removed Loki

Removed Team-Ups

• Atlas Bond
• Guardian Revival

Season 4: Heart of the Dragon

Season 4 of Marvel Rivals will be the latest season within the game cycle. The next season of the game will go live worldwide on September 12th. This will be one of the most significant updates in the game to date due to the amount of nerfs and buffs to various heroes. Additionally, two new Heroes will be released in Season 4.

To announce the launch of Marvel Rivals season 4, Marvel Rivals released a trailer on their social media platforms and YouTube channel.

• Angela, a new Vanguard hero: The first hero to be introduced in the YouTube video is Angela. She is known as the one-winged angel of Asgard. She is known as the sister of Hela, Loki, and Thor and the daughter of Odin. The interesting part about her is that Angela wasn’t originally from Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics bought her rights, and then she was added this year to Marvel Rivals. Angela will be released on September 12th on the launch of Marvel Rivals Season 4.
• In the trailer, another hero was announced, Daredevil: One point to note is that Daredevil will be released in the game during Season 4.5 in October. For those not aware, Daredevil is blind, and while not being a hero, he is a lawyer.

New map added: Heart of the Heaven

Within this season, a new map was added to the game. This map is known as Heart of the Heaven. It will be available in the Convergence game mode from September 25th.

New gameplay features

It must be added that within the Arcade mode of the game, a lot of new features were added. Firstly, two new game modes, called Free Fight and Conquest, will be added to Arcade mode as well.

• Free Fight: Players will have no restrictions on selecting the same heroes, i.e., three players in one team can both pick a hero like Human Torch.
• Conquest game mode: Players must rack up points by securing knockouts; the team that earns the most points wins.

Additionally, game modes like Clone Rumble and Giant Size Brain Blast will return permanently in Season 4 within the Arcade game mode.

New Team-Ups & Hero Nerfs And Buffs

We have covered all the major nerfs and buffs to heroes in our in-depth article about the upcoming patch update (link to article in the more resources section at the top of the article).

• Within the latest Patch Notes, Marvel Rivals announced the launch of the new team-up ability: Divine Armory. This is a team-up between the siblings from Asgard, Angela and Thor.
• Additionally, the Dimensional Shortcut team-up will be removed in Marvel Rivals Season 4.
• Finally, the Team Up ability Gamma Charge will now include Black Panther. His vibranium armor will now get a boost when this ability is active. After reaching a certain amount of HP, he will automatically have a gamma shield surrounding him, protecting him from all forms of damage for a limited period.

Season 4.5

Season 4.5 of Marvel Rivals will be the latest season within the game cycle. The next season of the game will go live worldwide on October 10th. Similar to previous mid-season patches, we will be seeing quite a few changes to heroes within the game. The primary focus of the update is to implement the necessary adjustments within the game to maintain a more balanced experience.

To announce the launch of Marvel Rivals season 4, Marvel Rivals released a trailer on their social media platforms and YouTube channel. In the trailer, the second hero to be announced was Daredevil. For those not aware, Daredevil is blind, and while not being a hero, he is a lawyer. Daredevil will be available within Marvel Rivals following the launch of Season 4.5 on October 10th. The hero will be a part of the duelist class. This ultimate will result in enemies looking at him having their vision reduced, and becoming fearful of Daredevil. Similar to the comics, we will also see Daredevil use his radar sense to locate his enemies.

New Team-Ups & Hero Nerfs And Buffs

A major change within Team Up abilities is that Ragnarok Rebirth has been removed from the game in the upcoming patch. In the Team Up ability Gamma Charge, Namor has been removed from it. To make up for these changes, there are two new Team Up abilities added to the game. They are as follows:

• Bestial Hunt: Punisher and Daredevil
• Deep Wrath: Namor and Hela

There will be a new game mode added into Marvel Rivals. This will be announced on October 17th during the Thailand Game Show. There will also be a special Halloween-based event and new skins for various heroes, including Blade, Spiderman, and Scarlet Witch. Another event, known as the Jade Scrolls of K’un-Lun, will be released on the launch of Season 4.5. Within this, players will be able to receive the Storm – Judicator XieZhi skin for free by completing Jade Scrolls missions in the game.

Another feature that will be added to the game is cross-platform progression. While in Season 4.5, only a small batch of players will be able to try it out. It would be fully available during Season 5.0. There is a new ranked reward as well for players. If players reach Gold or higher during Season 4.5 ranked ladder, they would receive the Daredevil – Shenloong’s Creed skin in Marvel Rivals.

Season 5: Love is a Battlefield

Season 5 of Marvel Rivals will be the last major season within the game cycle for 2025. The next season of the game will go live worldwide on November 14th. With this being the next major update, fans can expect multiple changes and new features added in the game. The theme for Marvel Rivals Season 5 is Love Is A Battlefield. Season 5 will be featured around two characters from the Marvel comics: Mr and Mrs X: Gambit & Rogue.

• Gambit is the new hero that will be added to Marvel Rivals in this update. Gambit has been a part of the X-Men in the Marvel Comics. Recently, the hero made its introduction to the MCU in the movie Deadpool and Wolverine.
• Following the fan reception to the character, the character will be a part of the movie Avengers: Doomsday. Gambit will be in the Strategist class of heroes in the game, with his ability primarily focused on supporting his teammates.
• In the game, Gambit can use his Chronovium-enhanced cards to heal teammates, clear effects on them, and even apply the anti-heal effect on the enemies.
• His ultimate ability consists of Gambit launching kinetic-charged ace cards at all teammates close to him. This will result in the allies having their attack and jumping ability charged up.

Anniversary Celebration Event:

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of Marvel Rivals, the game introduced the Anniversary celebration event in the game. This event will take place on November 27th. Fans can participate in the event and earn 2,500 units in-game and a free legendary Jeff the Shark skin. Alongside that, there will be exclusive anniversary edition skins released on the game.

In Season 5, Marvel Rivals introduces the cross-platform progression feature. This feature was tested during Season 4.5. If a player is a college student, they can register themselves and receive 10 new costumes and MVP banners on a trial basis. Fans will need to verify using their college email to receive these perks.

New Team-Ups & Hero Nerfs And Buffs

With the launch of Gambit this season, the first new team-up ability is between Gambit and Magneto. This team-up ability is called Explosive Entanglement.

• When activated, Magneto can attack enemies using kinetic charged swords. On impact, these swords explode, delaying their movement.
• The second new team-up ability, called Swords of Duality, is between Hawkeye and Cloak & Dagger. When active, Hawkeye’s katana is enhanced with light and dark energy. When Hawkeye’s ability hits his enemies, it deals damage, but when it hits allies, it heals them.
• The third new team-up ability is called Blade of Khonshu between Moonlight and Blade. When they team up, Khonshu’s power protects Blade. When active, Blade unleashes several quick sword strikes, with each launching a moon-blade projectile that bounces and damages enemies.

Season 5 will also introduce a new game mode in Marvel Rivals called: 18 V 18 Conquest (Annihilation). This game mode was released in-game on November 27th worldwide. The Annihilation gamemode will be played on a new map called Grand Garden. Another new map will be added to Marvel Rivals in season 5, which is called Times Square. This map has taken quite a lot of inspiration from Times Square in New York. This is a new non-combat map that will host up to 100 players at once. Players can jump on this map, dance with fellow players, or just explore the map as a whole.

Season 5.5

Season 5.5 of Marvel Rivals will be the last update that Marvel Rivals will receive in 2025. Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 will go live worldwide on December 12th. Similar to prior mid-season patches, we will be seeing quite a few changes to heroes within the game. The primary focus of the update is to implement the necessary adjustments within the game to maintain a more balanced experience.

• To announce the launch of Marvel Rivals season 5.5, Marvel Rivals released a trailer on their social media platforms and YouTube channel titled “Marvel Rivals: Season 5.5 Update // Dev Vision Vol. 12.”
• In the trailer, the second hero showcased in the Season 5 trailer, Rogue, was announced as a playable character in the game.
• Rogue will be a part of the Vanguard class of heroes. Her abilities in-game will be similar to her skills showcased in the Marvel comics.
• Her signature ability in the game will be power absorption. During a battle, Rogue can take down an enemy hero and absorb one of their abilities.
• Based on the role of the enemy, Rogue will gain a temporary buff. Rogue has the ability to even steal a signature ability of the enemy, for example Dr Strange’s Shield of the Seraphim.
• Her ultimate ability allows her to drain Ultimate ability energy from nearby enemies. Using this energy, her teammates and she can gain various buffs during the match.

New Team-Ups & Hero Nerfs And Buffs

A major change within Team Up abilities is that Mental Projection Rebirth has been removed from the game in the upcoming patch. In the Team Up ability Chilling Assault, Emma Frost has been added to it alongside Iron Fist and Luna Snow. In the Team Up ability Sword Of Duality Assault, Psylocke has been added to it alongside Hawkeye and Cloak & Dagger

To make up for these changes, a recently added Team Up ability added to the game. It is as follows:

• Explosive Entanglement: Gambit, Magento, and Rogue

Season 6: Night at the Museum

Season 6 of Marvel Rivals will be the first major season within the game cycle for 2026. The next season of the game will go live worldwide on January 16th. With this being the next major update, fans can expect multiple changes and new features added to the game. The theme for Marvel Rivals Season 6 is the Collector’s Museum. Within the trailer titled: Season 6: Night at the Museum // Dev Vision Vol. 13, we are shown two new characters: Deadpool and Elsa Bloodstone.

• In Season 6 of Marvel Rivals, Deadpool became available to play in the game. Many will remember Deadpool through his antics as an anti-hero in the Marvel Comics as well as in his movies.
• Many believe that Deadpool is one of the most important characters currently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• Back in 2025, we saw skins for Wolverine release that were inspired by the costume of Wolverine in the movie Deadpool & Wolverine.
• Deadpool will be the first character in the game who can be played in all three roles: Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist. In the game, Deadpool will wield duel sword and dual eagle pistols.
• As a Vanguard, Deadpool can throw a unicorn plushie that will allow him to provide a shield to his teammates.
• While in his Strategist form, Deadpool can now heal his teammates by shooting them with his pistols. Another unique feature of Deadpool is that the hero will be able to level up his abilities during the game.

New Team-Ups & Hero Nerfs and Buffs

In Season 6, the first new team-up ability is between Penny Parker and Spider-Man. This ability is called Parker Power-Up. When this ability is active, Spiderman receives a web bomb. Once this bomb is activated, a countdown is initiated. If the bomb is thrown before the countdown has ended, the bomb deals area damage and applies Spider tracers to enemies. If he doesn’t throw it, Spider-Man gains a Web-Cluster Charge and a small amount of Bonus Health.

The new hero, Deadpool, receives his own team-up ability alongside Jeff the Shark. This team-up ability is called Mr Pool’s inter-dimensional toy box. When activated, Jeff spits out a toy that sprays water. Allies hit by the water are healed up, while enemies in the area feel a visual interference effect. This effect causes Deadpool to appear in various form reducing the vision of the enemies in the area of effect.

New Map & Features In Season 6

In the season 6 update, there will be a new map for the Marvel Rivals game mode Convoy released on January 29 This map will be called the Museum of Contemplation.

• During Season 5, Marvel Rivals introduced the non-combat map called Times Square. In this map, 100 players will interact with each other and have some fun.
• In the Season 6 update, a new Photo mode will be added to this map. Players can adjust their camera angles, select various filers and capture various moments in the game.
• In the January 29th update, Times Square will receive a new area called the Collberin Club. In this club, players can challenge other players to duels. By spending a certain amount of units, these matches can be broadcast on the big screens in Times Square.

Season 6 of Marvel Rivals will introduce some new changes to Marvel Rival Championship. MRC is the in-game esports tournament that players can take part in. In this update, the rewards have been increased. Top factions will be earning cash prizes, while others will receive a certain number of units in the game.

Season 6.5

Season 6.5 of Marvel Rivals is the latest update of the game in 2026. Marvel Rivals Season 6.5 will go live worldwide on February 13th.

• Similar to prior  mid-season patches, we will be seeing quite a few changes to heroes within the game.
• The primary focus of the update is to implement the necessary adjustments within the game to maintain a more balanced experience.

To announce the launch of Marvel Rivals season 6.5, Marvel Rivals released a trailer on their social media platforms and YouTube channel titled Marvel Rivals: What’s new in Season 6.5 // Dev Vision Vol. 14.

• In the trailer, the second hero showcased in the Season  6 trailer, Elsa Bloodstone, was announced as a playable character in the game.
• Elsa Bloodstone will be a part of the Duelist class of heroes. Her abilities in-game will be similar to her skills showcased in the Marvel comics.
• Her abilities focus on her being an expert monster hunter who has the knowledge to use various kinds of weapons. She can also trap her enemies and summon monsters to aid her in battle.
• In battle, Elsa can switch between multiple weapons based on the situation and the kind of enemies she faces.
• As the match gets longer, her abilities improve gradually, helping her to deal more damage while reducing ability cooldowns.

Her ultimate ability consists of Elsa Bloodstone summoning the Glartrox to charge towards the enemies. The monster can smash any enemy that is present in its path

New Team-Ups & Hero Nerfs And Buffs

A major change within Team Up abilities is the Fantastic Four team-up ability from the game in Season 6.5.

• In the new Team Up ability called Psionic Mayhem, Doctor Strange will partner up with Invisible Woman.
• Once this ability is active, Doctor Stange can heal and grant his allies extra health as well, based on the damage dealt.
• Else Bloodstone will join the Team Up ability released last patch: Mr. Pool’s interdimensional toy box. She will join the likes of Deadpool and Jeff the Shark.
• The Thing will join the Gamma Charge Team Up ability, consisting of Hulk and Black Panther.
• Finally, Mister Fantastic joins the Rocket Network Team Up ability alongside Rocket Raccoon and Star-Lord.

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