Honestly, the pace NetEase is moving at with Marvel Rivals is kinda terrifying. Just when you think you’ve finally grinded enough Units for that one Legendary you’ve been eyeing, a new roadmap drops and suddenly your "must-have" list doubles. We are officially on the doorstep of Season 6, and if you haven’t seen the upcoming Marvel Rivals skins yet, you might want to sit down.
It’s not just about flashy colors. The team is leaning hard into obscure comic history and weird, specific "What If" scenarios that make the standard MCU-style suits look almost boring. From disco-dancing Thors to a literal "Museum Ticket" battle pass, the next few weeks are going to be a total blowout for cosmetics.
The Season 6 Museum Ticket Breakdown
Tomorrow, January 16, everything changes.
The new Battle Pass is titled Museum Ticket, and it’s basically a love letter to the Collector’s weirdest trophies. If you’ve been waiting for Deadpool, he’s the star of the show. He’s launching with a Captain Pool outfit that is exactly as ridiculous as it sounds. But the real meat is in the high-tier rewards.
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The community is already losing it over the "King and Queen of Wakanda" set. We’re getting a regal Black Panther skin and a stunning Storm outfit that looks like it stepped straight off a Gala floor. Reddit is already calling this Storm skin one of the prettiest in any hero shooter, period.
But wait. There’s more.
If you’re a fan of the classics, Season 6 is bringing:
- Classic Blade (The vest, the shades, the attitude).
- Classic Bucky Barnes (Think 1872 or Winter Soldier vibes).
- Ultimate Wolverine (The yellow and black tactical look).
- Disco Invisible Woman (affectionately dubbed "Disco Sue" by the devs).
Shop Rotations and The Pixel Invasion
Don't think your wallet is safe just because you bought the Battle Pass. The shop is getting its own dedicated roadmap this month, and it’s... eclectic.
On January 16, the same day the season kicks off, we’re getting the Marvel Cosmic Invasion skins. These are essentially "pixel art" inspired designs. Spider-Man and Venom are the first up for the treatment. Imagine swinging through a high-fidelity 3D map looking like you just stepped out of a 1992 arcade cabinet. It’s a bold choice that some people are going to hate, but honestly? It’s exactly the kind of weirdness this game needs to stay fresh.
Check out this upcoming schedule for the shop:
- January 23: Thor gets a Disco Revolution skin. It’s exactly what you think. Glitter. Capes. Probably a lot of lightning.
- January 30: A "Trumps of the Grandmaster" bundle drops featuring Angela and Emma Frost.
- Late January: Groot is reportedly getting a skin, though the "Rusted Groot" leaks are still a bit murky on the exact date.
What People Get Wrong About Free Skins
There’s a common complaint that you have to pay for everything in Rivals. That’s just not true, but you do have to be paying attention.
Take the Whac-A-Jeff event. It starts on January 16. If you play the mini-game and feed Deadpool enough "mouth-watering chimichangas" by catching the land shark, you unlock a brand-new outfit for Jeff the Land Shark for free. No Units required.
Then there’s the Twitch Drops. If you link your account and watch a few hours of gameplay between January 16 and early February, you can snag a free Will of Galacta skin for Invisible Woman. It’s basically a freebie for just having a stream open in the background while you eat lunch.
The Leak Pipeline: Looking Toward Season 7
Looking further ahead, the dataminers have been busy. While we can’t take everything as gospel, there’s a lot of smoke around the Hellfire Gala 2 event for Season 7.
Rumors suggest we’re looking at high-fashion skins for Professor X and Jubilee (who is heavily rumored to be the next Hero after Elsa Bloodstone). There’s also mention of a "Zombie Strange" skin that’s been sitting in the files for ages. Given that Season 6.5 hits on February 13 with Elsa Bloodstone, expect the "spooky" or "monster hunter" aesthetic to start creeping back into the shop around then.
NetEase is clearly trying to balance "cool" with "absurd." For every "God of Magic" Doctor Strange, we get a "Trench Coat" Thing. It’s that variety that keeps the game from feeling like a sterile corporate product.
How to Prepare Your Account
If you want to maximize your skin collection without going broke, here is the move. Stop spending Units on the random purple-tier skins in the daily rotation right now. Save everything for the January 30 Clobberin’ Club update. That update coincides with a new map (Museum of Contemplation), and usually, when a new map drops, there are hidden achievements that grant exclusive sprays or even palette-swap skins.
Keep an eye on the Hero Proficiency system too. The Season 6 update is overhauling this, adding more tiers. You’ll be able to earn Units and "Dynamic Avatars" just by playing your main. It’s a grind, but it’s the only way to keep up with a shop that refreshes this fast.
The best strategy is to focus on the limited events first. Skins like the "Will of Galacta" or event-exclusive Jeff outfits rarely come back quickly. If you miss them now, you’ll be staring at a "Locked" icon in your gallery for the next six months.
Don't ignore the team-up abilities either. Some skins actually have unique VFX that make certain team-up moves look completely different. It's subtle, but it's that extra layer of polish that makes the 2,000 Unit price tag a little easier to swallow.
Stay on top of the event tab starting tomorrow. The "Museum Ticket" pass isn't going to level itself, and with Deadpool finally in the mix, the queues are going to be absolutely wild.