Daredevil joins Marvel Rivals with the Season 4.5 update on Friday, October 10th. Server maintenance begins at 09:00 UTC with an estimated two-hour window. Once servers come back online, the Man Without Fear is playable alongside a mid-season slate of content and store items.

Release timing by region (Season 4.5 maintenance)

Region Start time (maintenance) Estimated availability
UTC Oct 10 — 09:00 ~11:00
US Pacific (PDT) Oct 10 — 02:00 ~04:00
US Eastern (EDT) Oct 10 — 05:00 ~07:00
UK (BST) Oct 10 — 10:00 ~12:00
Central Europe (CEST) Oct 10 — 11:00 ~13:00
Japan/Korea (JST/KST) Oct 10 — 18:00 ~20:00
Sydney (AEDT) Oct 10 — 20:00 ~22:00

Note: Maintenance durations can shift. Expect brief delays on first login as patches propagate on each platform.

What launches with Daredevil

Season 4.5 is positioned as a mid-season refresh with Daredevil at the center:

  • New hero: Daredevil (joins the roster in Season 4.5).
  • New story: Daredevil lore chapter “The Long Road Back.”
  • Event: Jade Scrolls of K’un-Lun, featuring free and premium cosmetics.
  • New in-store items (available at maintenance start):
    • Daredevil — Devil 2099 Bundle
    • Daredevil — Devil 2099 Emoji Bundle
    • Daredevil — Fearless Origin
    • Hulk — Maestro Bundle
  • Twitch Drops window: Oct 10 at 12:00 UTC through Nov 7 at 09:00 UTC.
  • Rank rewards refresh: Reach Gold for the Daredevil “Shenloong’s Creed” costume, with new frames and high-rank crests.

Event: Jade Scrolls of K’un-Lun

The seasonal event layers in both free and premium tracks. Completing missions grants the Storm “Judicator XieZhi” costume at no cost. Premium rewards include Spider-Man “Black & Gold” and Psylocke “Fleeting Butterfly,” plus additional cosmetics tied to the event track.

Daredevil’s role, kit theme, and team-up

Daredevil rounds out the mid-season drop as a melee-focused duelist (the 43rd hero). His kit emphasizes target lockdown, mobility, and a fury-driven offense with his billy clubs. Expect a signature ultimate that applies a growing Blind effect to enemies in his line of sight while he builds resources over the duration.

There’s also a team-up synergy with The Punisher. When the link is active, Daredevil shares lock-on intel, and Frank can deploy a devil-infused shock grenade that damages and Blinds, giving coordinated squads a way to pressure priority targets.

Tip: Pair Daredevil’s lock-on and gap closers with line-of-sight control from allies to capitalize on the Blind effects and short windows to finish a duel.

Cosmetics and rewards on day one

Category Item How to get it Timing
Daredevil skin Devil 2099 Store bundle Oct 10 — 09:00 UTC
Daredevil emoji Devil 2099 Emoji Bundle Store bundle Oct 10 — 09:00 UTC
Daredevil recolor Fearless Origin Store Oct 10 — 09:00 UTC
Hulk skin Maestro Store bundle Oct 10 — 09:00 UTC
Rank reward Daredevil “Shenloong’s Creed” End-of-season Gold reach Season 4.5
Event reward (free) Storm “Judicator XieZhi” Complete Jade Scrolls missions Season 4.5
Event reward (premium) Spider-Man “Black & Gold” Jade Scrolls premium track Season 4.5
Event reward (premium) Psylocke “Fleeting Butterfly” Jade Scrolls premium track Season 4.5

Twitch Drops schedule

Seasonal drops run from Oct 10 at 12:00 UTC to Nov 7 at 09:00 UTC. Rewards include the Mister Fantastic “Will of Galacta” costume and a set of commemorative items tied to tournament broadcasts. Watchtime thresholds apply; claim windows follow the schedule for eligible live-streaming platforms during the period.

Other 4.5 system updates worth noting

  • Home background switcher: Choose animated backgrounds and music from prior seasons.
  • Volleyball Bash emote: Now supports three-hero interactions.
  • Faction hygiene: Factions fully inactive for two consecutive seasons are auto-cleared; historical honor at MRC256+ is preserved. A “Revive Faction” action lets any member restore a disbanded group and assume captaincy during that season.
  • Quality-of-life and fixes: clearer team invitation context, blocklist messaging fix, mic state no longer flips on cross-device login, improved fog on K’un-Lun — Heart of Heaven, and relaxed AFK detection in Doom Match Practice to allow chatting and group emotes.
  • Hero adjustments: Jeff the Land Shark’s ultimate transitions cleanly if triggered while falling (with an added landing cue), and Doctor Strange’s Cloak of Levitation movement is steadier on poor connections.

If you want to jump in the moment maintenance ends, plan around the regional times above and expect store rotation and event tracks to appear immediately after the patch. The drops window runs nearly four weeks, so there’s time to pick up stream rewards even if you miss opening day.