Marvel Rivals Season 1: Start Date, New Heroes, New Map, And Everything Else To Know

Marvel Rivals has hit some major milestones since its launch a month ago, including reaching 20 million players. The Overwatch competitor features a huge roster, including the now beloved Jeff the Land Shark, and while NetEase has already confirmed some of the heroes being added in Season 1, there have also been almost a dozen leaked heroes as well. While it's unlikely that all of those heroes arrive in Season 1, it does seem possible that there could be even more than the ones officially confirmed. The new season will also include new team-ups, new maps, and a new battle pass, along with new cosmetic items in the shop. Here's everything we know about Marvel Rivals Season 1 so far.

NetEase has confirmed that Season 1 will start January 10 at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET. This is directly after the end of Season 0, so there shouldn't be too much server down time, or if there is going to be, it hasn't been mentioned by NetEase just yet.

When Season 1 kicks off, it will include a new battle pass, which should be longer than the Season 0 battle pass. Don't worry though, Marvel Rivals battle passes don't expire, so you can keep working on the Season 0 battle pass if you haven't finished.

Several new heroes have been officially confirmed as coming to Marvel Rivals, with NetEase teasing a trailer for January 6 featuring the first official look at the Fantastic Four. It has now been confirmed that the Fantastic Four will be split across Season 1, with two Invisible Woman (Strategist) and Mr. Fantastic (Duelist) arriving at the start of the season. Human Torch (Duelist) and the Thing (Strategist) will be added at the mid-point of the season.

The exact date of the mid-season update hasn't been revealed, but Marvel Rival seasons will last three months, so it should be late February or early March. In was also confirmed in a developer diary that Season 1 will have double the usual new heroes, meaning future seasons will feature two new heroes, likely also split up across the season.

While it seems probable that the Fantastic Four are the only heroes added in Season 1, there have been a lot of leaked heroes for Marvel Rivals that could also join the roster in Season 1, perhaps as part of a mid-season update. These leaked heroes could also get added in future seasons or could potentially get scrapped entirely. Below is a list of the leaked heroes, coming from multiple leakers on Twitter, @MRivalsUpdates and @RivalsLeaks.

Leaked heroes:

• Angela
• Blade
• Captain Marvel
• Deadpool
• Emma Frost
• Hit-Monkey
• Jean Grey (Phoenix)
• M.O.D.O.K.
• The Hood
• Ultron (believed to be a Season 1 hero)
• Valkyrie

NetEase hasn't confirmed new maps for Season 1 just yet, but there have been some leaks. Leaker @FumoLeaks found three locations believed to be coming in Season 1. The first two are Krakoa and Arakkoe, islands that the X-Men inhabit in some comic storylines, as well as a New York City map. Similar to other locations in Marvel Rivals, these might contain multiple maps for different game modes, the way that Wakanda features both payload and point capture maps already in Marvel Rivals. Leaker @XOX_Leak also tweeted "New York = EMPIRE OF ETERNAL NIGHT." Based on some text from Cloak and Dagger's character bio and some dialogue they share with Spider-Man in match, Dracula has control of New York, which might influence the design of the maps. The same leaker also shared that Thebes, Egypt is also going to be a map in the future.

NetEase has now confirmed the New York map, as the cinematic trailer for the Fantastic Four features a Dracula controlled New York. In a press release, it was revealed that all of the new maps in Season 1 will be New York based, with the Sanctum Sanctorum and Midtown maps arriving at the start of the season, with Central Park arriving as part of the midseason update.

Team-ups in Marvel Rivals are bonus abilities or buffs that are activated when the required characters are on the same team. Some of these bonuses are listed as seasonal boosts, so it's not yet clear if old team-ups will be replaced or if more team-ups are just being added, but leakers have found a number of potential team-ups ahead of official confirmation from NetEase. It's not clear if these team-ups are set for Season 1, especially since some of them include characters that have not been officially confirmed. This list comes from @XOX_Leak and likely isn't representative of all Season 1 new team-ups.

• Squirrel Girl X Rocket Racoon
• Storm X Human Torch
• Wolverine X The Thing X Hulk
• Wolverine X Phoenix
• Wolverine X Magik X Psylocke X Black Panther (potentially scrapped according to leakers)
• Blade X Cloak and Dagger X Moon Knight
• Emma Frost X Magneto
• Emma Frost X Psylocke

NetEase has officially revealed some of the new cosmetics coming in Season 1 and more details about the first full battle pass. The image above shows new Loki, Wolverine, and Scarlet Witch costumes, all three of which are part of the new battle pass. The battle pass will contain 10 costumes total, costing 990 Lattice (about $10), but will also contain 600 Lattice and 600 Units. Units are an in-game currency that can be used to buy costumes from the shop.

Skins for Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman were also revealed, channeling some of their more villainous alter-egos. Mr. Fantastic will have The Maker skin and Invisible Woman will have the Malice skin. The costumes are listed as being available when the new season launches, most likely being in the shop.