The next Marvel Rivals update, version 20260528, rolls out on May 28th, 2026 at 09:00 UTC with no server maintenance. It introduces the Alchemax Headquarters Doom Match map, kicks off the Chrono-Rush token grind, expands customization for Daredevil's Shadowed Start costume, and ships a heavy round of Blood Hunt gear and trait tuning across six heroes.
Release time: May 28, 2026 at 09:00 UTC
New map: Alchemax Headquarters (Doom Match)
Alchemax Headquarters drops players into Nueva York, 2099, the corporate skyline ruled by Alchemax and its classified experiments. Devil Dinosaur arrives with a portable Timestream Reintegration Device to crack the company's Incursion plot open, and the arena slots into the Doom Match rotation.
Chrono-Rush event and weekend Double XP
Chrono-Rush runs in four weekend windows. Matches generate Chrono Tokens with no earning cap, so the reward pool scales directly with how much you play. The same windows also flip on Double XP for hero progression.
| Window | Start (UTC) | End (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | May 29, 12:00 | June 1, 12:00 |
| Week 2 | June 5, 12:00 | June 8, 12:00 |
| Week 3 | June 12, 12:00 | June 15, 12:00 |
| Week 4 | June 19, 12:00 | June 22, 12:00 |
The same schedule applies to the Weekend Surge: Double XP activation, so leveling and token farming stack inside the same playtime.
Store: Black Cat Wild Card and Wolverine X-2099
Black Cat headlines the storefront with the Wild Card bundle, which runs as a limited-time offer from May 29 at 02:00 UTC through June 26 at 02:00 UTC. Wolverine's X-2099 bundle and the rest of the Wild Card cosmetic kit unlock alongside it on May 29 at 02:00 UTC.
| Item | Type | Availability (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Black Cat — Wild Card Bundle | Limited-time bundle | May 29, 02:00 → June 26, 02:00 |
| Wolverine — X-2099 Bundle | Bundle | From May 29, 02:00 |
| Wild Card Chroma: Purple Prowl & Pink Purr | Chroma | From May 29, 02:00 |
| Wild Card Style Parts: Head, Neck, Waist | Style parts | From May 29, 02:00 |
| Wild Card Emoji Bundle | Emoji bundle | From May 29, 02:00 |
Daredevil Shadowed Start gets two free options
Matt Murdock's Shadowed Start costume picks up two requested customization toggles, granted automatically to every player who owns the skin.
- The default weapon switches to the White Billy Club. The Black Billy Club becomes a swap-on-demand option.
- A new setting hides the Demon's Rage flame VFX on your own screen. Other players still see the flames during your matches.
No purchase or redemption is needed. The options appear in the costume's customization menu after the patch installs.
Blood Hunt: Nightmare 200 and roster tuning
Blood Hunt's Nightmare difficulty ceiling rises to 200, and six heroes get gear and trait adjustments aimed at the PvE mode specifically. Most changes raise base damage scaling from gear, add survivability to existing items, or expand trait effects. Moon Knight is the only hero taking a direct nerf in the pass, with a reduction to Hand of Khonshu damage in the Fist of Khonshu trait.
The Punisher
Barrager Build: Higher base damage buff on Adjudication from Rifle of Retribution, a stronger follow-up shot buff from Vibranium Barrel, increased split bullet damage on Shrapnel Shot, and more damage on the extra horizontal bullets from Multi-Trajectory.
Sweeper Build: Marauder Shotgun gives Deliverance a larger base damage buff, Mithril Slug pushes more damage into the follow-up shot, Piercing Shot loses some damage falloff, and Chain Fire's extra bullets hit harder. A bug that blocked the Chain Reaction explosive bonus from gear expansion stats is fixed.
Moon Knight
Fist of the Moon God Build: Uru Knuckles increases the enhanced Eclipse Explosion damage buff. Gauntlets of Thoth now grants a percentage of independent Damage Reduction. Hand of Khonshu damage in the Fist of Khonshu trait is reduced.
Squirrel Girl
Rodent Commander Build: Great Lakes Avengers Banner raises the Squirrel Friends damage buff. Squirrel Missile now scales its damage with Squirrel Friends' damage.
Blade
Purging Bladedance Build: Stakes of Yggdrasill provides a larger Ancestral Sword slash damage buff, Blade Shadows fires its spreading slash paths at a shorter interval, and Twilight Whetstone now grants independent Damage Reduction.
Silver Soulbreaker Build: Breathing Gun raises Hunter's Shotgun's base damage buff. The Reap trait gains a new effect that temporarily guarantees critical hits and boosts dodge rate after activation.
Jeff the Land Shark
Riding the Rapids Build: Big Fish Frenzy returns more Max Health and damage after swallowing an enemy. Hide and Seek hits harder when ramming, thanks to Deep-Sea Propeller.
Overflowing Waters Build: Skuld's Mouthwash deepens the Drowning damage-over-time, Whirlpool Waterbomb's Aqua Burst hits Drowning targets harder, and Kraken Blaster pushes more base damage into Splish-Splash Pew Pew.
Thor
Thunder Formation Build: Thunder Torrent scales Storm Surge more aggressively per point of Thorforce, Aegis of Thunder gives more Bonus Health, and Thor gains Damage Reduction for the full duration of Storm Surge.
Rune Awakening Build: Rolling Thunder fires its extra projectiles in a tighter spread during Awakening Rune, Gaea Sigil pushes more base damage into Storm Surge, and the extra Rolling Thunder projectiles do more damage.
Anti-Cheat Rank Compensation System
A new ranked refund system enters a trial run with this patch. If you report a cheater, the report succeeds, and the cheat is verified, all Ranked Points lost in that match are returned in full. Placement matches do not award points and are excluded from the refund.
You'll know the system processed your case when the Ranked Points lost in the affected match are credited back to your account after the verification completes.
Bug fixes
Deadpool: Hazardous Hijinks and Healing Hijinks no longer get body-blocked by enemies in a way that caused the dash to deal zero damage on contact. The katanas now register hits through crowded targets as intended.
That covers the moving parts of the May 28 update. Alchemax Headquarters and Chrono-Rush are the headliners on the content side, but the Blood Hunt gear pass is the larger systemic shift — especially if you've been pushing Nightmare difficulty and want a real shot at the new 200 cap.