Marvel Rivals is bringing back its beach season with ten new swimsuit costumes tied to the Rivals’ Summer Festival in Season 8.5. The skins do not all land at once. Instead, they are spread across three waves through late June and early July, and you can earn enough free in-game currency to grab some of them without spending real money.
Quick answer: The summer swimsuit skins release in batches starting June 19, 2026. Complete Summer Festival challenges and claim daily login rewards to earn up to 2,500 free units, then buy the store skins you want or unlock the Krakoan Reels Event Pass skins.
Marvel Rivals Summer Festival 2026 release date
Season 8.5 itself went live on June 12, 2026, adding Cyclops as the 51st hero and the new 18v18 Bounty Annihilation mode. The summer content comes a few days later. The Rivals’ Summer Festival opens on June 18, alongside a new Hellfire Bay Beach social hub that temporarily replaces Times Square as the hangout space.
The swimsuit costumes themselves begin rolling out from June 19 and continue in waves through July 3. None of the ten skins were available on the Season 8.5 launch day, so the festival window is what you need to watch.
All Marvel Rivals summer 2026 swimsuit skins, release dates, and how to get them
Ten heroes are getting beach costumes this year: Emma Frost, Doctor Strange, Cloak and Dagger, Spider-Man, Mister Fantastic, Lady Loki, Daredevil, Black Widow, Captain America, and White Fox. Most are direct store purchases, while three are tied to the Krakoan Reels Event Pass. The table below shows when each one arrives and how you unlock it.
| Skin | Release date | How to get |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Frost | June 19 | Store |
| Doctor Strange | June 19 | Store |
| Cloak and Dagger | June 19 | Krakoan Reels Event Pass (paid) |
| Spider-Man | June 19 | Krakoan Reels Event Pass (paid) |
| Mister Fantastic | June 19 | Krakoan Reels Event Pass (free) |
| Black Widow | June 26 | Store |
| Daredevil | June 26 | Store |
| Lady Loki | July 3 | Store |
| White Fox | July 3 | Store |
| Captain America | July 3 | Store |
Note: The Mister Fantastic costume is set to be the free reward on the Krakoan Reels Event Pass, while the Cloak and Dagger and Spider-Man skins on that same pass are paid. The seven remaining costumes are bought outright from the in-game store.
How to earn 2,500 free units during the Summer Festival
The festival hands out up to 2,500 units at no cost, which is enough to cover a store skin even if your balance is empty. You collect this currency through two routes that run during the event.
You will know it worked when the unit total in your account balance climbs after claiming rewards, and when the purchased costume appears in the selected hero’s wardrobe ready to equip.
Which summer skin is free in Marvel Rivals 2026?
The free costume this year is the Mister Fantastic swimsuit, available through the Krakoan Reels Event Pass without a premium purchase. This follows the pattern from the previous summer event, which gave out Thor’s Worthy Waves skin for free on the event pass. The Cloak and Dagger and Spider-Man skins sit on the same pass but require payment.
616 Vault brings back last year’s swimsuit skins
If you missed the 2025 summer costumes, the 616 Vault reopens for a limited two-week window from June 12 to June 26. Every limited-time costume from July through September 2025 returns during this period, including that year’s swimsuit skins. The vault closes on June 26, and these costumes have no confirmed return date afterward, so treat that as a hard deadline.
Between the three release waves and the vault, the summer rotation stays active from mid-June into early July. Earn your free units early, decide which heroes you care about most, and time your purchases to each costume’s release date so nothing slips past you.
