Season 3 for Marvel Rivals is right around the corner, and the announcements and reveals of all the new content have started. The season brings new heroes, a new map, new types of cosmetics, and a ton of quality-of-life improvements.
While you wait for the season to start, we have prepared a summary with all the confirmed information so you can read and prepare for everything that's coming.
When is Marvel Rivals Season 3 coming out?
Marvel Rivals Season 3 began on Friday, July 11th, after the respective maintenance period. The season will remain active for around two months, with a midseason patch arriving in August to add all the Season 3.5 content.
Season 3 Roadmap
NetEase has unveiled a new roadmap detailing the events and skins coming to Season 3 of Marvel Rivals, with Blade coming this August 8.
Season 3 Roadmap
Who is the new playable hero in Season 3?
Season 3 will bring two new characters into the fray: Jean Grey as The Phoenix and Blade. The first one to join the title will be The Phoenix, as the character will be added at the start of Season 3.
This is the trailer for the new Duelist, where we get a good look at her fiery abilities:
You can check out more about The Phoenix's abilities and skins in this article.
On the other hand, Blade is set to join the game once the Season 3.5 update drops. The update is expected to arrive sometime in August, as the game will now adopt a new format and drop one new character each month, starting with this season.
What is the new map in Marvel Rivals Season 3?
As expected, a new map called Klyntar: Celestial Husk will be added to the game. Following the game's narrative, this map takes place in another region of the planet of the Symbiotes, where the remains of a Celestial, who was killed by Knull, lie in the area after they plummeted from orbit.
This is a Domination map, and you can take a look at some of its areas in the following trailer:
Domination is a game mode where players fight to control an objective until the score hits 100%. This new map is distinct from the existing Klyntar map, which revolves around escorting or preventing the rebirth of Knull’s Essence.
Team-Ups and new abilities
The season adds two new Team-Up abilities: Primal Flame and Ever-Burning Bond. Primal Flame requires Phoenix and Wolverine on the team, while Burning Flames requires The Human Torch and Spider-Man.
With Primal Flame, Wolverine's Feral Leap ability is enhanced and adds a burning effect that causes damage over time to nearby enemies and adds lifesteal to all his abilities.
With Ever-Burning Bond, Spider-Man now shoots flaming webs, which deals area damange and applies a Burn-Tracer.
Apart from the new Team-Ups, The Thing will also receive a brand-new ability called Battle Blitz. This ability will allow him to make a leap and catch characters mid-air to bring them down.
An upcoming team-up ability for Human Torch and The Thing is also scheduled to come out this July 25.
For more details about the new Team-Ups and adjustments to the current ones, you can check all the information here.
Summer Party event and skins
Marvel Rivals Season 3 will also have its own summer event special featuring new skins. The Summer Party Event will go live this July 18 and the new skins will be for Punisher, Psylocke, Luna Snow, Thor, Loki and more. Check out our hub for more information.
Other details
Here are other minor details and additions coming to the game so you don't miss out on anything:
- Accessories will be added as a new type of cosmetic, working as charms that hang off the character's model.
- Select skins like Malice, Immortal Sovereign, and Sunshine the Land Shark will receive a Chroma variant
- Select skins will offer the option to customize their Ultimate ability's VFX by using Unstable Molecules. Other players' abilities will remain unchanged regardless of whether they have customization on or off for the sake of clarity.
- MVP animations won't have any restrictions, meaning you will be able to mix and match any skin and MVP screen.
- The lobby background will reflect the equipped skin of your highlighted hero.
- A new cinematic page will be added to the game, allowing users to watch all the cinematic trailers.
- A new progress tracker will appear in the post-match screen.
- Marvel Rivals will now have Discord integration, allowing players to message their Discord friends from inside the game.
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