There are all sorts of Marvel Rivals upcoming characters on the cards thanks to leaks and datamining, ranging from X-Men to MCU heavy hitters. Ultron joined the battle at the start of Season 2.5 making the Marvel Rivals characters grand total now 39, but who will be number 40 with Season 3.
A new trailer has confirmed that the daywalker Blade and Phoenix Force host Jean Grey are next to arrive in Marvel Rivals, although the order hasn't yet been confirmed. We do know that it's not far off until you'll be able to play as either one of them, with Season 2.5's end fast approaching.
Beyond, Season 3, however, it's incredibly unclear and there are so many options. By corroborating all sorts of leaks and official information from NetEase, we've laid out a comprehensive list of all the confirmed and rumored upcoming Marvel Rivals characters below.
When is the next Marvel Rivals hero coming out?
Season 2.5 draws to a close and Season 3 begins on July 11, 2025, with Phoenix - a Duellist - also arriving with the new Season for all players.
It has also been confirmed by NetEase that Blade will be joining not long after in Season 3.5, though an exact start date hasn't been announced just yet. Given the new two-month season format Marvel Rivals will have from now, I reckon it's likely that Season 3.5 will begin on August 8 or 15, though this is just speculation.
Full list of leaked upcoming Marvel Rivals characters
Here's a list of all the possible Marvel Rivals upcoming characters based on leaks and datamined information from in-game files.
- Blade (CONFIRMED FOR SEASON 3)
- Phoenix/Jean Grey (CONFIRMED FOR SEASON 3)
- Angela
- Beast
- Captain Marvel
- Colossus
- Crystal
- Cyclops
- Daredevil
- Deadpool
- Gambit
- Hit-Monkey
- The Hood (maybe Ghost Rider)
- Jia Jing
- Jubilee
- Locus
- MODOK
- Nightcrawler
- Paste Pot Pete
- Professor X
- Quicksilver
- Rogue
Take this list with a BIG pinch of salt. There is no guarantee all of these characters come out as it would take years for NetEase to get through, even with Marvel Rivals' speedy release schedule of one new character every month in seasons that last only two months.
It’s also very likely that the upcoming roster will change based on NetEase's plans, the game’s needs, and Marvel’s own trajectory. As evidenced by some major confusion we've gone into more detail further down, some of these characters could also be red herrings hidden by the developer, which wouldn't be the first time a game developer has done this.
Below, you'll find more information and sources for the most notable leaks, but this quick list gives you a good idea of the range of heroes to expect in the future. Be sure to check back with us here as we'll update this article with new information when we get it.
Leaked upcoming Marvel Rivals characters
Due to the datamining of in-game files, several leakers have found references to many Marvel characters that are seemingly being worked on. Obviously, with all of these, it’s mostly speculation based on information found in the files. That means these could be early concepts that are dropped or even red herrings.
It’s also possible for some characters to appear in-game but not be fully fledged playable characters. For example, in Season 1, Dracula is in the game, but merely as a map and narrative fixture.
But to get an idea of who could be next, here's what we know about potential upcoming Marvel Rivals characters from leaks.
Most recently, prolific Marvel Rivals leakers XOXLEAK put out a list of heroes they believe to be coming to the game in the imminent future based on files in the game. That list includes:
- Blade (now confirmed)
- Phoenix (now confirmed)
- Professor X
- Gambit (previously rumored as Jia Jing)
- Rogue
- Daredevil
Adding to the Daredevil leak, XOXLEAK mentioned Daredevil specifically accidentally having his name and the name of his passive ability leaked into the game’s code.
Plenty of other names have turned up in Marvel Rivals' game files, with dataminer Matfacio uncovering references to Captain Marvel, Hit-Monkey, and Angela (Thor's long lost sister) in hidden voice lines too.
Miller Ross has also teased The Hood for Marvel Rivals too. For those unaware, the Hood is a Marvel villain who recently took on the Ghost Rider mantle. Whether this would be The Hood pre or post-Ghost Rider isn’t clear though as information seems limited.
Matfacio also mentions that there are references to Deadpool potentially being a playable character in the game files, but has cautioned about potential misdirection due to some irregularities with the files, saying, “I don't want to fall into their trap”.
X0XLEAK, a team of dataminers, has corroborated several of the above leaked characters and has found references to MODOK too.
An update for the game on January 22, prior to the launch of the Fortune and Colors event where you can earn Marvel Rivals Danqing for rewards, also turned up more information, however much of it could be false.
In the same update, X0XLEAK claimed to have also found references to many more X-Men characters, including Professor X, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Gambit, and Rogue, using machine translation. Shortly after, a post in a Marvel Rivals leaks Discord server said that NetEase had set up fake characters to catch leakers, ruling out the majority of the leaked X-Men characters as legitimate. However, as IGN reports, many of the dataminers reckon the amount of work needed to lay these traps would be a lot for the developer, so they could be real characters after all.
Here's the list of heroes and villains that the now-deleted Discord server post accused of being plants, bearing in mind that, rather confusingly, that they may not actually be plants after all:
- Beast
- Colossus
- Crystal
- Cyclops
- Gambit
- Jia Jing
- Jubilee
- Locus
- Nightcrawler
- Professor X
- Paste Pot Pete
- Quicksilver
- Rogue
Well, that's a lot to digest. In short, it certainly seems like a lot of major X-Men characters are on the horizon. Of course, we've already got Marvel Rivals Emma Frost ready to choke-slam to victory, but plenty more could join.
New heroes means a whole new set of Marvel Rivals Team Ups to use, but you'll have to wait and see who joins the fray and what benefits they bring to their allies.
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