Season 11: Doomsday lands in Marvel Rivals on November 13, adding Nightcrawler and Dracula to NetEase's Super Hero team shooter. The twist? The season's headliner heals his friends by throwing bombs at them.
Nightcrawler arrives in the first half of the season as an all-new Strategist, the game's support role. That fits a guy whose whole deal is showing up exactly where he's needed. He blinks in and out of fights, pressures enemies up close with his fencing, and tosses brimstone bombs that heal teammates and damage enemies at the same time.
The real trick is moving everyone else around. He can instantly BAMF to an ally's side, or carry a teammate through the Brimstone Dimension, either pulling them out of danger or dropping them straight into the action. His Ultimate teleports his allies one by one to a target location, then pulls every enemy in the area right to him. Turning the whole battlefield into his personal domain is a big promise for a fuzzy blue elf, but we like the confidence.
Dracula joins the roster this season too, supplying the unholy half of Season 11's holy-and-unholy pairing. The release doesn't say exactly when the Lord of Vampires shows up, so keep your garlic handy.
The bigger swing lands with the November 26 update: a new 18 vs. 18 Chrono-Annihilation Mode and its own map, Incursion Point. New York and Nueva York have become ground zero for the Incursion's collision, and both sides' Anti-Matter Cannons are fully charged. If things go wrong, wiping out the other side is the only way to survive. Thirty-six players and two doomsday weapons. What could possibly go wrong?
Season 11 also marks Marvel Rivals' second anniversary, so NetEase brought party favors:
- 2,500 Units and a free Legendary Deadpool costume for completing the Anniversary Events, logins included
- Galacta's Galaxy Center opens in Times Square on November 19, with six mini games
- Anniversary costumes themed around "Shining Moment" and "Esports Gamers"
- The Incursion battle pass, with 10 costume sets including Emma Frost - Seat of Winter, Mantis - Chronal Harmony and Daredevil - The Man Without Fear
The team also responded to recent community discussions, outlining plans for costume production, abusive language enforcement and the use of Mods or config changes in competitive play. And yes, Storm's Sacred Skies swimsuit is still getting its promised Legendary upgrade, now targeted for around Christmas.
Esports fans get a finale of their own. The Marvel Rivals Ignite 2026 Grand Finals run November 23 to 29 at DreamHack Stockholm, Stockholmsmässan, where twelve teams from four regions will fight for the championship and a share of a $1,000,000 USD prize pool. The official broadcast streams on YouTube and Twitch.
A teleporting acrobat and the Lord of Vampires in the same season is a pretty good way to kick off year three. Just maybe stay away from the Anti-Matter Cannons.
Season 11: Doomsday kicks off in Marvel Rivals on November 13, with Chrono-Annihilation following on November 26. You can grab the game on Steam here. Stay tuned to GamingTrend.com for more on the new season, and for all your upcoming reviews, previews, and gaming news!
