Marvel Rivals dev all but confirms next Season 3 hero in cryptic post

The Marvel Rivals player community is excited following the Season 2.5 release, which has brought in new leaks and speculation regarding Season 3. NetEase Games’ hero shooter continues to hook players with its rich maps, and the most recent update teases one of the most awaited unannounced heroes. Season 3 is rumored to bring heroes like Phoenix and Captain Marvel alongside two new Klyntar maps.

Furthermore, the most recent Rivals update brought several hero balancing changes, including nerfing the overpowered Jeff-Nado team-up and a new Venom’s Bubble Pop event where players can claim a free skin. In the same June 19 update, players noticed a certain easter egg that leads to speculation regarding next season’s hero. Included in the users who spotted the change was a NetEase dev, as they acknowledged it and led fans to believe that it’s a potential teaser for a new Season 3 hero.

Marvel Rivals producer teases Blade as a potential hero for Season 3

Blade has been a recurring Easter egg since Marvel Rivals Season 1, when he first appeared imprisoned by Dracula on the Central Park map, raising questions about his intentions. In Season 2, players find him asleep in a room near Team B’s spawn location on the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda map, implying a larger plot arc. The June 19 update introduced a game changer: Blade is no longer sleeping, as keen fans immediately discovered.

Now, Marvel Rivals executive producer Danny Koo has reposted an original post from the Rivals X account, which showed a puzzled Jeff the Land Shark standing on top of the bed where Blade was last seen. NetEase’s confused reaction and acknowledgement of Blade marked the first time players saw them post about an easter egg online.

This caused many to speculate that it is a teaser for Blade’s debut as the first hero in Season 3, something many had been anticipating for months. According to leaked abilities, Blade will be featured as a Duelist, using his legendary Daywalker Sword and guns to defeat adversaries on the battlefield.