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Marvel Rivals Season 6 Launches Jan. 16 With Deadpool’s First-Ever Triple-Role and In‑Match Leveling

NetEase’s roadmap adds a museum convoy map on Jan. 29 plus feature updates and balance shifts designed to refresh the meta.

Overview

  • Deadpool arrives at launch as the game’s first hero who can be a Duelist, Vanguard, or Strategist, with role swaps handled on respawn and only one Deadpool allowed per team.
  • His kit introduces a style-based XP system that upgrades abilities mid-match, with damage-focused pistols and katanas as a Duelist, healing versions as a Strategist, and unicorn-deployed shields as a Vanguard.
  • A balance preview flags buffs for Hulk, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, and Blade, with nerfs to Angela, Daredevil, Gambit, and Invisible Woman, plus wider team-up adjustments.
  • Times Square gains a photo mode and The Clobberin’ Club dueling arena, and hero proficiency is overhauled with expanded progression rewards.
  • The season roadmap includes the Museum of Contemplation convoy map on Jan. 29, removal of Resource Rumble for iteration, a new PvE mode planned for the first half of 2026, and Elsa Bloodstone targeted for a mid-season update.