Marvel Rivals Season 11: Nightcrawler Teleports Into the Fight
Marvel Rivals Season 11 is live now. The new season, titled Doomsday, started today, Friday 13 November 2026, at 09:00 UTC, after around two hours of maintenance, and it runs until 11 December 2026. The headline addition is Nightcrawler, the teleporting mutant, who joins the game as a new Strategist — and he is not coming alone.
Nightcrawler's kit is built around the one thing he is famous for: teleportation. He blinks in and out of fights, fences at close range, and throws Brimstone Bombs that heal allies and damage enemies. His most interesting ability is the team teleport, which lets him move teammates to safety — a tool that could change how fights are won and lost in the game's tightest moments. For a Strategist, a support hero, that kind of mobility is genuinely new.
Official artwork: Marvel Rivals on Steam. Image: NetEase Games / Steam.
The season is built around the Doomsday story, with a new serial unfolding across the season and a Battle Pass called The Incursion that includes 10 costume sets. There is also a seasonal event, The Acts of Kurt Wagner, named for Nightcrawler himself, and Twitch Drops running from 13 November to 11 December for players who watch streams. It is the usual Marvel Rivals package — a lot of content, all at once, and all free to play.
Looking ahead, the season has more to come. Dracula follows as a new Vanguard hero in Season 11.5 on 11 December, and a new 18v18 mode, Chrono Annihilation, arrives on the Incursion Point map in late November. The competitive scene is busy too: the IGNITE 2026 Grand Finals take place in Stockholm from 23 to 29 November, bringing the year's best teams together for the biggest event on the calendar.
Marvel Rivals remains free to play, and Season 11 costs nothing to start. The Battle Pass is the main paid item, and as always, the question is whether the costumes and rewards are worth it to you. The heroes, the modes and the events are all available to every player, which is the right way to run a live-service game — and it is why the player count stays so high.
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Nightcrawler is an interesting choice for a new hero. He is one of the most beloved X-Men, but his teleportation is genuinely hard to design around in a hero shooter — too strong and he is uncatchable, too weak and he is a gimmick. NetEase's answer is to make him a Strategist, a support who uses his mobility to save teammates rather than just to escape. It is a thoughtful design, and it will be fascinating to see how the community learns to play with him — and against him.
For returning players, Season 11 is a good moment to come back. A new hero, a new story, a new Battle Pass and a new mode on the way give the game a fresh feel, and the run-up to the IGNITE Grand Finals means the competitive scene is at its most exciting. For new players, the game is free, the learning curve is kinder than it looks, and Nightcrawler is a fun hero to start with.
One thing to note: the season is short. Season 11 runs for less than a month, ending on 11 December, so the Battle Pass rewards and the seasonal event are on a tighter schedule than usual. If you want the Incursion costumes, start early — and if you are chasing Twitch Drops, the window opens today.
Marvel Rivals Season 11: Doomsday is live now on PC and consoles. Nightcrawler is waiting — and he can be anywhere in an instant.
Source: Steam — Marvel Rivals Season 11: Doomsday — https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2767030/view/703284306606293379
