Marvel Rivals Season 1: Everything we know so far

Marvel Rivals Season 1 is just a few hours away, scheduled to launch on January 10, 2025, at 1 am PST. The season will span three months and be divided into two halves, each lasting six to seven weeks. Recently, Guangguang, the Creative Director, and Zhiyong, the Lead Combat Designer, appeared in a YouTube video to discuss the new features and elements that Season 1 will introduce.

This article covers both the officially revealed details and leaked information about Marvel Rivals Season 1, so players can prepare for the upcoming season by knowing both confirmed updates and potential new features.

Marvel Rivals Season 1: Three new maps, Fantastic Four family, and more

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Marvel Rivals Season 1 will focus on the storyline of New York falling under Dracula’s control and the heroes’ fight against this new threat.

Rumors suggest that Dracula subdues the two greatest threats to his Empire of Eternal Night — Blade and Ratatoskr. However, the Fantastic Four arrive to challenge his plans and ensure New York does not fall under his reign.

New Characters in Marvel Rivals Season 1

The season introduces the complete Fantastic Four family. Mister Fantastic and Invisible Girl will join the roster at launch, while Human Torch and The Thing will debut in the second half of Season 1.

Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a duelist and master of elasticity. His abilities include:

Infinite long-range punch attacks within a limited distance.
Grab two foes and smash them together.
Temporarily inflate his body to negate enemy projectiles.
His Ultimate allows him to leap and unleash massive AoE (Area of Effect) punches, damaging enemies within a radius.

Invisible Girl (Susan Storm) is a strategist with utility-based abilities:

Restore teammates’ health.
Push enemies away with Force Burst.
Turn herself invisible.
Protect teammates from projectiles with a force field.
Her Ultimate deploys an invisible AoE shield. Inside, allies can see everything, but enemies outside cannot see within.

While these abilities were highlighted in recent character reveal videos, full details remain undisclosed. Notably, Invisible Girl will also feature a “team-up ability,” though its functionality is currently uncertain.

Also read: Marvel Rivals Season 1 Roadmap brings three new maps and more

New Maps and Game Modes in Marvel Rivals Season 1

Season 1 will introduce three new maps:

Empire of Eternal Night: Sanctum Sanctorum
Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown
Empire of Eternal Night: Central Park

The Midtown map will be added to the Convoy game mode. The new Doom Match (Arcade Mode), will debut in Sanctum Sanctorum.

Sanctum Sanctorum is a chaotic, strategic map set in the Sorcerer Supreme’s mystical mansion, where reality intertwines with the Astral Plane. The map will feature omnipresent portals, creating unique opportunities and strategies for players to try out. Doom Match will host 8–12 players battling in this setting, with the top 50% claiming victory.

Battle Pass and balance changes in Marvel Rivals Season 1

The Season 1 Battle Pass will include double the content of the Season 0 pass. The Luxury version will cost 990 Lattice (approximately $10).

Several balance changes will be introduced based on extensive analysis and player feedback. Recently, these balance changes were revealed, and almost all the characters received certain adjustments. In particular, the following eight heroes received significant changes.

Nerfed Heroes: Hela, Hawkeye, Jeff The Land Shark
Buffed Heroes: Captain America, Venom, Wolverine, Storm, Cloak & Dagger

Rank System updates in Marvel Rivals Season 1

Competitive ranks will reset based on players’ Season 0 standings. For example, Platinum 1 players will start at Silver 2 in Season 1. A new major rank, Celestial — positioned between Grandmaster and Eternity — will be introduced and will have three divisions.

Also read: Marvel Rivals Season 1 release countdown: Start time for all regions

Marvel Rivals Season 1 leaked information

While it has been officially revealed that the Battle Pass will feature ten new skins, the specifics, such as the names and the characters receiving these cosmetics were leaked by the reliable source @RivalsAssembled.

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