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Nov 12, 2026
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Marvel Rivals: Nightcrawler and Season 11

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Nightcrawler joins Season 11 alongside a story event, optional controller aim-assist targeting and experimental PC CPU optimization.

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Key Changes

  • 1Nightcrawler joins Marvel Rivals as a new hero.
  • 2The Acts of Kurt Wagner seasonal story event sends players to team up with Nightcrawler.
  • 3An optional Aim Assist Target Prediction setting changes how controller players switch aim-assist targets.
  • 4An experimental PC client optimization is expected to improve CPU performance by approximately 10% when enabled.
  • 5The Incursion Battle Pass features 10 new costume sets.

All Changes

🦸Heroes(1)

  • newNightcrawler: Nightcrawler joins Marvel Rivals as a new hero.

πŸ“–Stories and Events(2)

  • newThe Doomsday serial and Nightcrawler lore story Leap of Faith are added.
  • newThe Acts of Kurt Wagner: The Acts of Kurt Wagner seasonal story event lets players team up with Nightcrawler to decipher Destiny's prophecy and conduct disaster relief operations.

🎁Battle Pass and Rewards(4)

  • newThe Incursion: The Incursion Battle Pass features 10 new costume sets, including costumes for Emma Frost, Mantis and Daredevil.
  • changeCollege Perk costumes change to a selection including Groot - Yggroot, Luna Snow - Mirae 2099 and Storm - Goddess of Thunder.
  • changeNightcrawler - Hope Soared: Nightcrawler - Hope Soared is the Season 11.0 Gold-tier costume reward.
  • newThe store adds costumes, bundles, chromas, an animation and an accessory, including the Nightcrawler - Steadfast Swordsman Bundle.

πŸ†Esports(4)

  • changeThe in-game Esports system is updated with IGNITE Series Grand Finals details, including the format, schedules, teams and player information.
  • newIGNITE Grand Finals Esports Event: The IGNITE Grand Finals Esports Event opens after maintenance with missions, predictions and rewards including team sprays and Chrono Tokens.
  • newGroup Stage predictions close November 23rd at 12:50 UTC, with one modification attempt available until November 25th at 12:50 UTC.
  • newMarvel Rivals Championship: Season 11 of the Marvel Rivals Championship begins, with Open Qualifier rewards available for completing at least 6 matches.

βš™οΈSettings and Chat(2)

  • newAim Assist Target Prediction: The optional Aim Assist Target Prediction setting introduces smoother switching between controller Aim Assist targets when enabled.
  • newChat gains recognition and localization of game-specific proper nouns.

πŸ–₯️Graphics & Performance(2)

  • newAn experimental PC launcher option downloads an optimized client expected to improve CPU performance by approximately 10%.
  • newNVIDIA RTX Spark: A client version optimized for NVIDIA RTX Spark devices adds support for NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution, DLSS Frame Generation and NVIDIA Reflex.

πŸ›Bug Fixes(13)

  • fixThe Thing: Fixed The Thing's Bonus Health from the base Unbreakable Forces Team-Up effect disappearing completely when its duration ended.
  • fixMister Fantastic: Fixed Mister Fantastic using unintended methods to cast Distended Hammer and Stretch Punch simultaneously in brawling stance with the enhanced Clobberin' Research Dept. Team-Up effect.
  • fixDoctor Strange: Fixed a rare issue where moving toward Doctor Strange's portal could move a player in the opposite direction.
  • fixBlade: Fixed occasional stuttering during Blade's Daywalker Dash sprint.
  • fixFixed Overtime music cutting out under certain circumstances.
  • fixIntergalactic Empire of Wakanda: Birnin T'Challa: Fixed an abnormal space in Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda: Birnin T'Challa that could cause character positioning errors.
  • fixBlood Hunt: Fixed a Blood Hunt display error where activated effects would not reactivate after reconnecting.
  • fixNautical Mystic: Fixed an abnormal sound effect on Doctor Strange's Nautical Mystic costume.
  • fixCaptain America: Fixed the costume count display on Captain America's Hero Profile.
  • fixCaptain America: The Winter Soldier: Fixed a hair glitch on Winter Soldier's Captain America: The Winter Soldier costume when using the Take a Break emote out of combat.
  • fixCelestial Soldier: Fixed an arm texture error on Winter Soldier's Celestial Soldier costume in combat.
  • fixMarvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls: Fixed missing visual effects during Thunder aura emote animations on Storm's Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls costume.
  • fixWhite Fox: Fixed residual visual effects when White Fox passed through Doctor Strange's portal in her Kumiho Ultimate Ability state.

πŸ“…Coming Soon(4)

  • newDevil Dinosaur - Will of Galacta: Twitch Drops including Devil Dinosaur - Will of Galacta run from November 13th, 2026, at 12:00 UTC to December 11th, 2026, at 09:00 UTC.
  • newMarvel Rivals IGNITE 2026 Grand Finals: The IGNITE 2026 Grand Finals take place November 23rd to 29th in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • newMain Event predictions open after the Group Stage rankings and bracket are confirmed and close November 28th at 09:50 UTC.
  • changeIGNITE Series Annual Qualifier: After Season 11, top-performing MRC Factions and top-ranked 2026 Champion Points teams will be invited to the IGNITE Series Annual Qualifier for a chance at a 2027 Pro Circuit spot.

Summary

Season 11

The release begins November 13, 2026, at 09:00 UTC, with maintenance estimated at two hours. The Incursion Battle Pass, new stories, updated College Perks and Season 11 Championship also arrive. The IGNITE Grand Finals in-game event opens after maintenance; Twitch Drops and the tournament begin later.

Features and fixes

Chat can localize game-specific proper nouns, and an optimized client supports NVIDIA RTX Spark features. Hero fixes address The Thing's disappearing Bonus Health, Mister Fantastic's unintended simultaneous attacks, Doctor Strange's portal movement and Blade's dash stuttering, alongside map and cosmetic fixes.

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