Marvel Rivals Season 11 Adds Nightcrawler on November 13

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Marvel Rivals Season 11 arrives on November 13, 2026 at 09:00 UTC, with maintenance expected to last about two hours. The update’s big addition is Nightcrawler, who joins the roster alongside new story content, a Season 11 battle pass, a seasonal event, fresh store bundles, and another round of Twitch Drops.

Season 11 is titled Doomsday, and its new serial story is joined by Nightcrawler lore called Leap of Faith. The season also marks the game’s second anniversary, according to the patch notes.

  • Nightcrawler joins as the new playable hero.
  • The Incursion battle pass adds 10 costume sets, including Emma Frost, Mantis, and Daredevil skins.
  • The Acts of Kurt Wagner seasonal event lets players team up with Nightcrawler for story missions and rewards.
  • New store items include Nightcrawler, Gambit, The Hood, and related emoji, chroma, VFX, and accessory items.
  • Twitch Drops run from November 13 at 12:00 UTC to December 11 at 09:00 UTC, with the Devil Dinosaur Will of Galacta costume included.
  • The Season 11.0 Gold-tier ranked reward is the Nightcrawler Hope Soared costume.

The update also brings a controller aim assist option called Aim Assist Target Prediction. It’s meant to make switching targets smoother when multiple enemies are nearby, but it won’t be forced on players. You’ll need to enable it in settings.

On PC, NetEase is testing a new client CPU performance optimization through the launcher. The patch notes say it may improve CPU performance by around 10 percent, though it’s still experimental. There’s also a version optimized for NVIDIA RTX Spark devices, with support for DLSS Super Resolution, DLSS Frame Generation, and NVIDIA Reflex.

Competitive players get a busy schedule too. The Marvel Rivals IGNITE 2026 Grand Finals take place November 23 to 29 in Stockholm, Sweden, with 12 teams competing. After the update, the in-game Esports system will show the format, match schedules, teams, player info, predictions, livestreams, replays, and event rewards.

The patch also fixes several hero and map issues, including bugs tied to The Thing, Mister Fantastic, Doctor Strange, Blade, Blood Hunt mode, and the Birnin T’Challa map.

Season 11: Doomsday // Dev Vision Vol. 23 | Marvel Rivals

Further reading: Official Marvel Rivals Season 11 patch notes