Marvel Rivals Season 11 Introduces Nightcrawler, New Battle Pass, and Aim Assist Improvements

Marvel Rivals Season 11 introduces Nightcrawler as a playable hero alongside the new Incursion Battle Pass, which features 10 costume sets. The update also brings the Acts of Kurt Wagner seasonal event, new story content, additional store items, and fresh competitive rewards. Players can also earn a Devil Dinosaur costume through Twitch Drops.

The update includes several technical improvements, including optional controller aim assist target prediction and experimental CPU optimizations that could improve performance by approximately 10%. NVIDIA RTX Spark support has also been added, while fixes address issues affecting The Thing, Mister Fantastic, Doctor Strange, Blade, and several costumes. The update begins on November 13, 2026, at 09:00 UTC, with maintenance expected to last approximately two hours.

Marvel Rivals Season 11 Patch Notes

New Hero and Story Content

• Nightcrawler joins Marvel Rivals as a new playable hero.
• New Serial: Doomsday.
• New Nightcrawler Lore: Leap of Faith.

New Store Content

• Nightcrawler – Steadfast Swordsman Bundle.
• Gambit – Versatile Valet Bundle.
• The Hood – Astral Oblivion Bundle.
• Nightcrawler – X-Force.
• Nightcrawler – Emoji Bundle.
• Versatile Valet – Emoji Bundle.
• Gambit – Versatile Valet Chroma Matcha Maid/Pastel Primp and Ultimate Ability VFX.
• Mantis – Chronal Harmony Chroma Sundial Shadow/Twilight Time and Ultimate Ability VFX.
• Take a Seat: New animation for Nightcrawler.
• Nightcrawler Accessory – Pickles Plush.
• All new store content becomes available on November 13, 2026, at 09:00 UTC.

Season 11 Battle Pass

• The Incursion Battle Pass introduces 10 new heroic costume sets.

• Featured costumes include:

  • Emma Frost – Seat of Winter.
  • Mantis – Chronal Harmony.
  • Daredevil – The Man Without Fear.

Seasonal Event

• The Acts of Kurt Wagner is the new Season 11 story event.
• Players team up with Nightcrawler to decipher Destiny’s prophecy.
• The event includes disaster relief operations and rewards.

College Perks

– College Perk costumes have been updated to the following:

• Groot – Yggroot.
• Luna Snow – Mirae 2099.
• Storm – Goddess of Thunder.
• White Fox – Yoon Ji-Woo: The Leader.
• Black Cat – Urban Predator.
• Captain America – Cursed Captain.
• Daredevil – Daredevil: Born Again Season 2.
• Moon Knight – Eclipse Knight.
• Emma Frost – Black Queen of the Marauders.
• Loki – Presidential Attire.

Twitch Drops

• A new round of Twitch Drops features the Devil Dinosaur – Will of Galacta costume and related bundle content.
• The Twitch Drops campaign runs from November 13, 2026, at 12:00 UTC until December 11, 2026, at 09:00 UTC.

Ranked Rewards

– The Season 11.0 Gold-tier costume reward is Nightcrawler – Hope Soared.

Marvel Rivals IGNITE 2026 Grand Finals

• The IGNITE 2026 Grand Finals take place in Stockholm, Sweden, from November 23 to November 29.

• A total of 12 teams will compete:

  • Four teams from the Americas Series.
  • Four teams from the EMEA Series.
  • Two teams from the China Series.
  • Two teams from the Pacific Series.

Group Stage (November 23 to 25)

• The 12 teams are divided into Groups A and B, with six teams in each.
• Matches follow a best-of-three single round-robin format.
• The top four teams from each group advance to the Main Event.

Main Event (November 27 to 29)

• Eight teams compete in a double-elimination bracket.
• First-round matches feature cross-group matchups based on Group Stage rankings.
• The first two Upper Bracket rounds use a best-of-three format.
• All remaining matches are best-of-five, except the Grand Final.
• The championship concludes with a best-of-seven Grand Final.

Esports System Improvements

• The in-game Esports system will display updated information about the IGNITE Series Grand Finals, including:

  • Tournament formats.
  • Match schedules.
  • Participating teams.
  • Player information.
• The IGNITE Grand Finals Esports Event opens following maintenance.
• Players can participate in match predictions, subscribe to matches and teams, and watch livestreams, replays, and VODs.
• Completing event missions rewards players with exclusive team sprays and Chrono Tokens.

Group Stage Predictions

• Players can predict the complete rankings of all 12 teams across both groups.
• The initial prediction deadline is November 23 at 12:50 UTC.
• Players receive one opportunity to modify their predictions.
• The modification deadline is November 25 at 12:50 UTC.

Main Event Predictions

• Predictions open after the Group Stage rankings and Main Event bracket are confirmed.
• Players predict match results using the tournament bracket.
• The deadline is November 28 at 09:50 UTC.
• Players can still participate after the first day of the Main Event has started.
• Prediction accuracy milestones reward players with Grand Finals Prediction Titles, Units, Unstable Molecules, and other items.

Marvel Rivals Championship Season 11

• Season 11 of the Marvel Rivals Championship begins.
• Teams participating in the Open Qualifiers can earn Units and exclusive rewards by completing at least six matches.
• Season 11 marks the conclusion of the 2026 competitive year’s Championship Points.
• Top-performing Factions from Season 11 and leading teams on the 2026 Championship Points leaderboard will receive invitations to the IGNITE Series Annual Qualifier.
• Invited teams will compete alongside selected professional circuit teams for a starting position in the 2027 Pro Circuit.

Controller Aim Assist Improvements

• Optimized the controller Aim Assist system to make switching between targets smoother and more flexible.
• Improved target transitions when aiming at multiple enemies.
• Adjusted tracking and flicking behavior while preserving the existing aiming feel as much as possible.
• Added an optional setting called Aim Assist Target Prediction.
• Players must manually enable Aim Assist Target Prediction in Settings to use the new targeting mechanism.

Chat Localization Improvements

• Added recognition and localization support for game-specific proper nouns in the chat system.
• Proper nouns can now be identified and localized into a language familiar to the player.

Graphics and Performance Improvements

Experimental CPU Performance Optimization

• Introduced an experimental PC client optimization using a new Intel compiler and Profile-Guided Optimization (PGO).
• The optimization is expected to improve CPU performance by approximately 10%.
• The changes are intended to improve frame rate stability during complex combat scenarios.
• PC players can enable the experimental optimization through the game launcher.
• Once enabled, the launcher automatically downloads and applies the optimized client.
• Players experiencing stability problems or other issues can contact Customer Support.

NVIDIA RTX Spark Support

• Released an optimized client version for devices powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark.

• Added support for the following NVIDIA technologies:

  • NVIDIA DLSS Super Resolution.
  • NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation.
  • NVIDIA Reflex.

Hero Bug Fixes

• The Thing: Fixed an issue with the Unbreakable Forces Team-Up where Bonus Health from the base effect disappeared completely when its duration ended instead of behaving like the enhanced effect.
• Mister Fantastic: Fixed an issue with the enhanced Clobberin’ Research Dept. Team-Up that allowed Mister Fantastic to use unintended methods to cast Distended Hammer and Stretch Punch simultaneously while in the brawling stance, causing unintended damage.
• Doctor Strange: Fixed a rare issue where moving toward Doctor Strange’s portal could cause a character to move in the opposite direction.
• Blade: Fixed occasional stuttering during the sprint portion of Daywalker Dash.

Map and Audio Fixes

• Overtime Music: Fixed an issue that caused Overtime music to stop playing under certain circumstances.
• Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda: Birnin T’Challa: Fixed an abnormal area of the map that could cause character positioning errors, including situations involving revival by Adam Warlock.

Other Bug Fixes

• Blood Hunt: Fixed a display issue where activated effects would not reactivate after reconnecting to a match.
• Doctor Strange: Corrected an abnormal sound effect associated with the Nautical Mystic costume.
• Captain America: Fixed an incorrect costume count displayed on the Hero Profile interface.
• Winter Soldier: Fixed a graphical issue affecting the hair on the Captain America: The Winter Soldier costume when using the Take a Break emote outside combat.
• Winter Soldier: Corrected a texture issue affecting the arm of the Celestial Soldier costume during combat.
• Storm: Fixed missing visual effects during emote animations in the Thunder aura when wearing the Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls costume.
• White Fox: Fixed an issue where passing through Doctor Strange’s portal while using the Kumiho Ultimate Ability could leave residual visual effects behind.

Marvel Rivals was released on December 5, 2024, for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Xbox Series X|S. The game is developed and published by NetEase Games.

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