After an absolutely packed pre-season and debut season, Marvel Rivals Season 2: Hellfire Gala is just around the corner, bringing more new characters, maps, and, of course, a brand-new battle pass. While it's smaller than Season 1: Eternal Night Falls, there's still plenty to look forward to in the second major update.
Just ahead of the launch of Marvel Rivals Season 2, there have already been updates to add the pick-up bundle and costume coin system, which could provide a simple method of completing your supersuit wardrobe going forward.
Below, you'll find out everything there is to know about Marvel Rivals Season 2 right now, including the exciting new heroes heading to the Hellfire Gala.
Marvel Rivals Season 2 release date
Marvel Rivals Season 2 will launch on Tuesday, April 11, 2025, at 1 am PST / 4 am EST / 9 am GMT, based on the in-game countdown to the end of Season 1 and the official reveal trailer.
While Season 2 is a bit smaller—fewer characters, maps and so on—than Season 1, it should also last around three months, with Season 2.5 (the mid-season update) arriving in late May.
Marvel Rivals Season 2 characters
The Marvel Rivals Season 2 characters are Emma Frost and Ultron. Based on the order they appear in the narrative-focused trailer, it's likely Emma Frost arrives on the launch of the new season, while Ultron will come with the mid-season update.
Before the official announcement, there had already been plenty of leaks backing up Ultron and Emma Frost. According to these leaks, Ultron is a highly mobile Strategist, able to heal his allies using drones. As a frequent Strategist player, I hope Ultron will counter annoying dive heroes like Spider-Man, who never fail to ruin my day.
On the other hand, Emma Frost is believed to be a Vanguard, using her mutant powers to reinforce her skin to mitigate damage and create space for the team. She's also a strong psychic, which could play into her potential frontline playstyle. After how much fun I've been having as The Thing, it'll be hard to get me to swap, but I'm interested in seeing what Emma Frost could bring to the small Vanguard roster.
I'll admit I was incredibly surprised not to see Blade. Blade has featured heavily in the story of Season 1, when he was captured by Dracula as vampires take over New York. Adding even more fuel to the fire, the new Empire of Eternal Night: Central Park map includes the vampiric vampire hunter himself in chains. It's a pretty cool detail, though it's hard to rationalise why I'm not freeing this hero myself each time I walk past him. I'm assuming we'll see him soon, though. Perhaps he'll have freed himself by the time Season 3 rolls around.
Marvel Rivals Season 2 content and updates
The story of Season 2 centres around the Hellfire Gala, a yearly event where the Mutant island opens its gates to welcome all, hosted by Emma Frost. Just as the festivities begin, Ultron invades, threatening to wipe out Krakoa as it is stranded in 2099 by a temporal storm.
From the reveal trailer, we can also see tons of new skins. So far, the following characters have skins in Season 2:
- Magik
- Luna Snow
- Cloak & Dagger
- Psylocke
- Wolverine
- Black Panther
- Rocket Raccoon
- Hela
- Captain America
- Star-Lord
With an eclectic roster of superheroes, new characters undoubtedly eat up the spotlight. However, new maps, modes, events and the like are just as important to keep the game fresh. With over 300 hours in Marvel Rivals already, finding cheeky new hiding spots on maps and using them in ranked has been keeping me playing.
NetEase has yet to reveal any of the new features and content coming in Season 2, though we know we'll be getting at least one new map—likely the Hellfire Gala on Krakoa. I wouldn't be surprised if we had two, though: one at launch and one alongside the midseason update.
Like Season 1, we can also expect a variety of in-game events that bring new modes and free skins to earn in return for a bit of grinding. Nothing's ever truly free, obviously.
