The Season 9 battle pass for Marvel Rivals drops on July 10, 2026, and NetEase is not playing it safe. The Faith Harvesting Engine leans hard into a dark Egyptian murder mystery called Deaths on the Nile, built around the fall of Apocalypse and a string of deaths with no clear culprit. Ten new costumes are entering the rotation, spanning ancient Egyptian aesthetics, deep comic-book callbacks, and at least one genuinely bizarre choice that works better than it has any right to.
What is the Season 9 Battle Pass theme?
The overarching Season 9 narrative is titled The Mystery of Thebes, and the battle pass sits squarely inside that world. As Apocalypse fell, inexplicable deaths spread across the timeline, and the Faith Harvesting Engine is how you unlock the truth one cosmetic at a time. Upgrading to the premium track permanently unlocks all 10 costumes, plus Lattice, Units, and additional customization items.
For everything happening outside the battle pass itself, including the new heroes and global launch times, check out the Marvel Rivals Season 9 release date and new heroes guide.
Season 9 battle pass reward track
All 10 costumes in the Faith Harvesting Engine
Here is every character getting a wardrobe upgrade this season:
The Egyptian aesthetic runs through most of the lineup, but a few skins pull from completely different corners of Marvel history. That mix is what makes this pass more interesting than a straight thematic reskin.
Which skins are actually worth it?
Ultron-15: the standout of the pass
The best skin in this entire pass is not debatable. Ultron-15 gives the metallic villain a trenchcoat, pulled directly from a comic storyline where Ultron-15 became, essentially, a hard-drinking noir archetype. The concept of a sentient murder robot dressed like a detective nursing a drink is exactly the kind of weird that NetEase executes well. The fact that it may land on the free track makes it even harder to skip.
Venom Bloom: the wildcard
Venom Bloom takes the symbiote in a floral direction that nobody asked for and somehow pulls it off. It is strange enough to be memorable, which puts it ahead of straightforward recolors on pure personality alone.
Storied Survivor: comic accuracy done right
If you want something that looks like it walked off a classic panel, the Storied Survivor skin for Cloak & Dagger delivers. It is one of the most faithful comic-accurate designs in the pass, pulling from their earliest appearances without modernizing the look into something unrecognizable.
Mister Fantastic: temper your expectations
Before you get excited that Reed Richards is finally getting attention, the Red-Y 4 Action skin is a red recolor matching his Marvel NOW era designs. It lines up with the Blood Storm aesthetic used for Invisible Woman and Human Torch back in Season 1. If you were hoping for a completely new model, this is not it.
Who got skipped and why it matters
The Season 9 story centers on an Egyptian murder mystery in the Age of Apocalypse. Storm and Black Panther are not in the pass at all. Given that both characters have direct thematic ties to Egyptian and African mythology, their absence from a pass built on exactly that aesthetic is a real miss. Rocket Raccoon and Mantis both pick up yet another premium skin this season, which is fine for their mains but does highlight how unevenly the cosmetic attention gets distributed.
How does this pass compare to Season 7?
Season 9 goes darker and more thematically specific than previous passes. If you want a full breakdown of what the Season 7 pass delivered in terms of structure and rewards, the Marvel Rivals Season 7 Battle Pass guide covers every tier and unlock method from that season.
Season 9 also arrives alongside a significant overhaul to the Team-Up system. The new Duelist and Vanguard Team-Up abilities affect how you build around several of the heroes getting skins this pass, so understanding those systems before you drop into matches matters. The Season 9 Duelist Team-Up abilities guide covers every new combo and which ones to prioritize.
Is the Season 9 Battle Pass worth buying?
The Ultron-15 skin alone is a strong argument for the premium track if you play the character at all. Venom Bloom and Storied Survivor are genuine standouts. The Egyptian theme is consistent enough to feel intentional rather than random, and the narrative framing gives the pass more personality than a generic seasonal bundle.
The weak points are real: Mister Fantastic's recolor is underwhelming, and the absence of Storm or Black Panther from an Egypt-themed pass is a missed opportunity. But across 10 skins, having 3 or 4 genuinely good ones is a reasonable hit rate for a battle pass.
For the full picture on everything coming in Season 9, including the new Thebes map and the complete Marvel Rivals guides collection, there is plenty more to dig into before July 10.