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The new season of Marvel Rivals is about to kick off this Friday, April 11, with the latest patch notes ringing in a number of substantial changes. The new season, called Hellfire Gala, brings a massive content update, adding Emma Frost, a new map, substantial balance changes, and more. Fortunately, the start time of Marvel Rivals Season 2 has also been revealed, and our countdown shows that launch is imminent.
If you’d like to know when the season starts, we have everything you need to know. When the countdown clock ticks down to zero, you’ll be able to download the new update.
What time does Marvel Rivals Season 2 start?
The new Marvel Rivals season was confirmed by NetEase as April 11 at 5 AM Eastern Time (9 AM UTC). As for the start time, you can refer to the table below where we’ve pulled together a regional break down.
| Time Zone | Day and time |
|---|---|
| Pacific Time | Friday, 2 AM |
| Mountain Time | Friday, 3 AM |
| Central Time | Friday, 4 AM |
| UTC / GMT | Friday, 9 AM |
| Central European Time | Friday, 11 AM |
| India Standard Time | Friday, 2:30 PM |
| China Standard Time | Friday, 5 PM |
| Japan Standard Time | Friday, 6 PM |
| Australian Eastern Standard Time | Friday, 7 PM |
| New Zealand Daylight Time | Friday, 8 PM |
It’s important to note that there will be server downtime for the release of the next season. During this period, Marvel Rivals will be offline, and players won’t have access to it for approximately two to three hours.
Marvel Rivals Season 2 countdown clock
If you still have doubts regarding the start time of Marvel Rivals Season 2, our countdown is here to help. Once it hits zero, you will be able to download the new update and check a new season shortly after.
The season will last for approximately three months, giving you more than enough time to finish the new Battle Pass.
Marvel Rivals Season 2 details
The patch notes provided a decent glimpse into what’s expected in this season – as well as a number of nerfs and buffs. As per Season 1, there will be a mid-season refresh, which means we can expect this to land around the middle of May. The biggest additions to Rivals this Season include a new hero in Emma Frost and then there’s the all-new Domination map Hellfire Gala: Krakoa, which is based on the mutant homeland’s grandest event from modern Marvel comics.
Elsewhere, players will get a new Battle Pass, which will bring a number of skins with it, while PC players will be able to try an ‘experimental’ feature called Switch Shader Compilation Mode, which is designed to reduce memory usage on systems with 16 GB of RAM or less.
The upcoming Marvel Rivals season will completely shift the meta, and we expect new heroes to emerge at the top of the leaderboard. Balance changes will kick in the moment the season starts, and it will be interesting to see how the community will adjust to them. Besides regular buffs and nerfs, the season brings new Team-Up abilities and combos, which will certainly impact team compositions.
Finally, the upcoming season brings numerous free skins in Marvel Rivals, including two from the new Battle Pass.
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Marvel Rivals
- Platform(s): macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
- Genre(s): Fighting, Shooter
