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May 14, 2026
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Marvel Rivals: Devil Dinosaur Joins Season 8

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Devil Dinosaur joins the roster as Season 8 begins, with the Project: Heroic Age Battle Pass, Devil Dino Hide and Seek event and Loki nerfs.

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Key Changes

  • 1Devil Dinosaur joins the Marvel Rivals hero roster.
  • 2Season 8's Project: Heroic Age Battle Pass features 10 new costume sets.
  • 3In Path to Doomsday: The Avengers, Loki has less health and a longer Bend the Knee cooldown with a shorter mind-control duration.
  • 4The Devil Dino Hide and Seek event offers mission rewards including Units, Chrono Tokens and Gallery Cards.
  • 5Players can copy pro players' custom per-hero crosshairs from their profiles.

All Changes

🦖Heroes(1)

  • newDevil Dinosaur: Devil Dinosaur joins the hero roster.

📖Stories(1)

  • newThe Sins of Alchemax serial and The Devil in the Details Devil Dinosaur lore are available.

🎨Store and Battle Pass(2)

  • newNew store cosmetics and accessories arrive on May 15 at 09:00 UTC, including bundles for Hulk, Deadpool and Devil Dinosaur.
  • newProject: Heroic Age: The Project: Heroic Age Battle Pass features 10 new costume sets, including Rogue - Starlit Rebel, Jeff the Land Shark - Devil Landshark and Gambit - Barrier Buster.

🎁Season Event and Rewards(4)

  • newDevil Dino Hide and Seek: The Devil Dino Hide and Seek event offers mission rewards including Units, Chrono Tokens and Gallery Cards.
  • newRogue - Will of Galacta: Season Twitch Drops include the Rogue - Will of Galacta costume and related bundle content from May 15 at 12:00 UTC to June 12 at 09:00 UTC.
  • changeDevil Dinosaur - Corporate Cruncher: Reaching Gold rank or above awards the Devil Dinosaur - Corporate Cruncher costume.
  • changeCollege Perk costumes change to a selection including Loki - Presidential Attire, Magneto - Temporal Tyrant and Hulk - Maestro.

🏆Esports(4)

  • newPlayers can copy pro players' custom per-hero crosshairs from their profiles.
  • newThe Livestreams page adds previews of upcoming matches.
  • newFor ongoing Group Stage matches, players can edit one team's ranking prediction using up to 2 temporal revision charges earned from specific event tasks across all regions.
  • changeMarvel Rivals Championship: Marvel Rivals Championship returns for Season 8, with Units and exclusive loot for Factions participating in the Open Qualifiers.

⚔️Path to Doomsday: The Avengers(3)

  • nerfLoki: In Classic Mode, Loki's Base Health drops from 3,500 to 3,000; in All-Heroes Mode, it drops from 4,500 to 3,500.
  • nerfLoki: In Classic and All-Heroes modes, Loki's Bend the Knee cooldown increases from 8s to 15s and its mind-control duration drops from 4s to 2s.
  • fixLoki: Fixed an issue where Loki's mind control could leave heroes permanently suspended in mid-air or trapped in KO states under specific conditions.

🐛Bug Fixes(5)

  • fixJeff the Land Shark: In Blood Hunt, Jeff the Land Shark's bubble eliminations now grant the intended charge restoration.
  • fixBlood Hunt: Fixed several Blood Hunt locations where heroes could clip out of bounds or become stuck in map geometry.
  • fixThor: In Blood Hunt, Thor's Final Storm now correctly consumes Awakening Rune duration when multiple Ultimate Storm Enhancements are active.
  • fixBlack Widow: Fixed missing firing sound effects for Black Widow's Mrs. Barnes costume.
  • fixCaptain America: Fixed a rare issue where Captain America's shield could fail to block Spell Field damage when raised mid-jump.

📅Coming Soon(2)

  • newTournament Twitch Drops, including 100 Chrono Tokens and cosmetics, run from May 22 at 16:00 UTC to June 19 at 16:00 UTC.
  • changeMarvel Rivals Championship: The top 4 Factions from each designated region in Season 8 MRC and those with the highest combined Champion Points 26 from Seasons 7 and 8 will be invited to the Ignite Series 2026 Mid-Season Qualifiers.

Summary

Season 8

Season 8 begins May 15, 2026, at 09:00 UTC, with maintenance estimated to last 2 hours. Alongside Devil Dinosaur, it brings new stories, cosmetics, rank rewards and Season Twitch Drops. The Esports hub adds pro crosshair copying, match previews and prediction edits.

Balance and fixes

In Path to Doomsday: The Avengers, Loki loses health in both modes, while Bend the Knee has a longer cooldown and shorter control duration. Fixes address Blood Hunt issues, a Loki mind-control bug, Black Widow's missing firing sounds and Captain America's airborne shield.

Coming soon

Tournament Twitch Drops begin May 22. Eligible Season 8 Championship Factions will be invited to the Ignite Series 2026 Mid-Season Qualifiers.

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