Marvel Rivals Season 11: Doomsday starts November 13 with Nightcrawler, the 18v18 Chrono-Annihilation mode on November 26, anniversary events and the IGNITE Grand Finals

Marvel Rivals Season 11: Doomsday begins on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 09:00 UTC (10:00 AM in Paris), with about 2 hours of maintenance, according to the official patch notes. Marvel Games and NetEase Games detailed the season in a press release dated November 10 (primary sources read November 13, 2026, Paris time). This article covers the roadmap: the new hero, the dates that follow and the events. The technical changes (CPU client, aim assist, balance) are in our patch-notes article.

The update begins on November 13, 2026, at 09:00 UTC (10:00 AM in Paris). Estimated maintenance: 2 hours, so about 12:00 PM in Paris if it runs to plan.

New hero: Nightcrawler, a Strategist. The new serial is called "Doomsday" and the new lore chapter is "Leap of Faith".

Battle Pass: "The Incursion", with 10 new costume sets. Highlights named by NetEase: Emma Frost - Seat of Winter, Mantis - Chronal Harmony and Daredevil - The Man Without Fear.

Seasonal story event: "The Acts of Kurt Wagner", with Nightcrawler. According to the patch notes: decipher Destiny's prophecy, lead disaster relief operations and earn rewards.

Season 11.0 Gold-tier rank reward: the costume Nightcrawler - Hope Soared.

Twitch Drops run from November 13, 2026, at 12:00 UTC to December 11, 2026, at 09:00 UTC, and include the Devil Dinosaur - Will of Galacta costume with related bundle content.

Role: Strategist, available in the first half of the season.

Mobility: blink in and out of the fight and use fencing at close range, while tossing brimstone bombs that heal teammates and damage enemies.

Support: he can instantly teleport to an ally's side, or carry an ally through the Brimstone Dimension to pull them out of danger or help them dive into the action.

Ultimate: he teleports his allies one by one to a target location, then pulls all enemies in the area to his position.

Numbers (damage, healing, cooldowns, ultimate cost) are not given in the sources we read. We do not describe how strong he is.

The press release title says Nightcrawler and Dracula join the Season 11 battle, and the text places Nightcrawler in the first half of the season. It does not give a date or a role for Dracula. Beebom, a secondary source, reports that the trailer teases Dracula for Season 11.5; treat that as reported, not confirmed by NetEase in the documents we read.

November 13, 09:00 UTC: Season 11 starts (maintenance about 2 hours).

November 19: Galacta's Galaxy Center opens in Times Square, with six mini games, plus anniversary-themed costumes ("Shining Moment" and "Esports Gamers").

November 23 to 29: Marvel Rivals IGNITE 2026 Grand Finals in Stockholm, Sweden (DreamHack Stockholm, Stockholmsmässan).

November 26: the update that adds the 18 vs 18 Chrono-Annihilation mode and its map, Incursion Point. The time of this update is not stated.

December: Storm's Sacred Skies swimsuit upgrade to Legendary is "targeted for around Christmas this December", NetEase says. It is a target, not a promise.

Chrono-Annihilation is an 18 vs 18 mode with a dedicated map, Incursion Point, set in New York and Nueva York. The press release says both sides' Anti-Matter Cannons are charged, and that wiping out the other side is the only way to survive. It arrives with the November 26 update, not on November 13.

Season 11 marks the second anniversary of Marvel Rivals. By completing the anniversary events, including logins, players can earn 2,500 Units and a free Legendary costume for Deadpool.

The press release also says the team outlined updates on costume production plans, enforcement against abusive language and the use of mods or config changes in competitive play. We did not read the details of those plans in the documents above.

Twelve teams (four from the Americas, four from EMEA, two from China, two from the Pacific) play in Stockholm for the title and a share of a USD 1,000,000 prize pool.

Group stage: November 23 to 25, two groups of six, best-of-3 round robin, top 4 of each group advance.

Main Event: November 27 to 29, 8 teams, double elimination. The first two Upper Bracket rounds are best-of-3, other matches are best-of-5, and the Grand Final is best-of-7.

In-game, match predictions and Grand Finals missions open after the maintenance. Group stage predictions close on November 23 at 12:50 UTC.

Broadcasts: official streams on YouTube and Twitch.

Nightcrawler's exact numbers and his place in the balance, the time of the November 26 update, Dracula's date and exact role, and the full rules of the anniversary events beyond what is listed above. We will update this page if NetEase publishes them.

Marvel Games / NetEase Games, press release "BAMF! Nightcrawler and Dracula Join the Marvel Rivals Battle as Season 11: Doomsday Launches November 13", dated November 10, 2026 (published on Games Press November 11, 2026), read November 13, 2026: https://www.gamespress.com/BAMF-Nightcrawler-and-Dracula-Join-the-Marvel-Rivals-Battle-as-Season-

Marvel Rivals official website, "Marvel Rivals Version 20261113 Patch Notes - Season 11 Arrives", November 11, 2026, read November 13, 2026: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20261111/41548_1319332.html

Marvel Rivals on YouTube, "Doomsday | Marvel Rivals Season 11 Trailer", November 10, 2026: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcKAQ4UNZlI

Beebom, "Marvel Rivals Debuts Season 11 Trailer With Nightcrawler and Dracula Confirmed", November 10, 2026 (secondary source, used only for the Season 11.5 report on Dracula): https://beebom.com/marvel-rivals-debuts-season-11-trailer-with-nightcrawler-and-dracula/

Image: Marvel Rivals / NetEase Games, Season 11 key art (thumbnail of the official trailer). © 2026 MARVEL.