# Marvel Rivals Season 11 is live: Nightcrawler, pass, dates > Marvel Rivals Season 11 started Nov. 13 with Nightcrawler and The Incursion battle pass. What is new, the free rewards and the update dates ahead. By Subhajit | 2026-11-13 | Games | Savvy VibeZ Web page: https://savvyvibez.com/post/marvel-rivals-season-11-is-live-nightcrawler-pass-dates ## Key takeaways - Marvel Rivals Season 11 began Nov. 13 at 09:00 UTC (4 a.m. ET) with about two hours of maintenance, per NetEase. - Nightcrawler is the new hero; The Incursion battle pass has 10 costume sets, including Emma Frost, Mantis and Daredevil. - Twitch Drops run Nov. 13 to Dec. 11 and include the Devil Dinosaur Will of Galacta costume. - Roadmap: Rivals' Day Nov. 20, Incursion Point map Nov. 27, Season 11.5 Dec. 11; a third-party report says patches land Thursdays. Marvel Rivals Season 11 went live on Friday, Nov. 13, with Nightcrawler as the new hero and a new battle pass called The Incursion. NetEase's patch notes say the update began at 09:00 UTC, which is 4 a.m. ET and 1 a.m. PT, with about two hours of maintenance. If you are reading this on the U.S. East Coast on Friday morning, the servers are most likely already back up. ## What is new in Marvel Rivals Season 11? Nightcrawler is the headline. The patch notes describe him as a "fuzzy elf" who teleports into the game, and add a new story serial about him called Leap of Faith. A seasonal event, The Acts of Kurt Wagner, has players team up with him to "decipher Destiny's prophecy" and lead disaster-relief missions for rewards. The in-store launch includes three bundles: Nightcrawler's Steadfast Swordsman, Gambit's Versatile Valet and The Hood's Astral Oblivion. A Nightcrawler X-Force costume, emoji bundles, a new Take a Seat animation and a Pickles Plush accessory are also listed. Gold-tier rank players this season earn a Nightcrawler costume called Hope Soared. ## What is in The Incursion battle pass? NetEase says the pass has 10 new costume sets. The patch notes call out Emma Frost's Seat of Winter, Mantis's Chronal Harmony and Daredevil's The Man Without Fear as highlights. We are not listing a price because we did not find one on NetEase's own pages that we could read, so check the in-game store before you buy. There is also a free angle. Twitch Drops run from Nov. 13 at 12:00 UTC (7 a.m. ET) until Dec. 11 at 09:00 UTC (4 a.m. ET), and this round includes the Devil Dinosaur Will of Galacta costume, according to the patch notes. ## What are the other changes in the Season 11 patch? Controller players get an optional aim assist setting called Aim Assist Target Prediction, meant to make switching between enemies smoother. It only works if you turn it on. On PC, an experimental CPU optimization can be enabled in the launcher, and NetEase says it should improve performance by about 10 percent. NetEase also lists a client version optimized for NVIDIA RTX Spark devices, with DLSS Super Resolution, Frame Generation and Reflex support. The notes list fixes for The Thing, Mister Fantastic, Doctor Strange and Blade, among others. A separate balance post went up on Nov. 10, and the season also marks the game's second anniversary, per NetEase's Dev Vision video. ## When do the next Season 11 updates arrive? NetEase's roadmap graphic, as summarized by Marvel Rivals GG, lists these dates: - **Nov. 20:** Rivals' Day 2026 event and two new costume collections. - **Nov. 27:** Incursion Point, a new map, plus Galactic Center, a new Times Square area, and the Van Dyne: Idea Matrix event. - **Dec. 4:** four more costumes. - **Dec. 11:** Season 11.5 begins. One catch. Turbosmurfs points out that NetEase printed Fridays on the graphic, while the game's weekly patches have landed on Thursdays at 09:00 UTC. It says a NetEase press release puts Incursion Point in the Nov. 26 update. Treat the Friday dates as the store calendar and expect gameplay content a day earlier, which is that site's reading, not an official statement. ## What is confirmed and what is not - **Confirmed by NetEase:** Season 11 start time, Nightcrawler, The Incursion pass with 10 sets, The Acts of Kurt Wagner event, Twitch Drops dates, optional aim assist and CPU settings. - **Not confirmed by us:** the pass price, the exact Thursday or Friday timing of later updates, and the 11.5 content. - **Competitive:** the Marvel Rivals IGNITE 2026 Grand Finals run Nov. 23 to 29 in Stockholm with 12 teams, per the patch notes. ## Our take Season 11 is a content-heavy one, and the best part for casual players is the free stuff: the Gold rank costume and the Twitch Drops. The battle pass looks like the usual mix of strong picks and filler, and we would hold off until you have seen which three or four sets you would actually wear. The optional aim assist toggle is a good call, because it lets NetEase test a change without upsetting players who like how it feels now. ## Related reading - [PS5 passes 100 million shipped: how it stacks up](/post/ps5-passes-100-million-shipped-how-it-stacks-up) - [Resident Evil Requiem wins Golden Joystick top prize](/post/resident-evil-requiem-wins-golden-joystick-top-prize) Picture credit: NetEase Games / Marvel