Marvel Rivals Version 20261022 lands on October 22, 2026 at 09:00 UTC with zero server downtime. The headline is Path to Doomsday: Avengers: Endgame, a 50-player PvE raid against Thanos that opens on October 24. Alongside it: two new character bundles, a Jeff the Land Shark costume, emote packs, Times Square activities, and fixes for Black Cat, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and a handful of costume issues.
Path to Doomsday lobby
What is Path to Doomsday?
Path to Doomsday: Avengers: Endgame drops 50 players into the ruins of the Avengers Compound to fight a time-traveling Thanos who has breached the timeline and is trying to tear the cosmos apart. It is a PvE raid, not a PvP mode, which sets it apart from the Avengers: Infinity War event that preceded it.
The free rewards include Captain America's Captain America: The Winter Soldier costume and additional items earned through participation. That costume alone makes this worth scheduling around.
When can you actually play it?
Here is where players need to pay attention. The overall event period runs from October 22 to November 26, 2026 at 09:00 UTC, but the mode is only open during specific windows each week. The first two sessions on October 24 are:
| Session | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 | October 24, 2026 | 01:00 to 03:00 |
| Session 2 | October 24, 2026 | 18:00 to 20:00 |
Subsequent weeks follow the same limited-session format. The patch notes do not list those future times explicitly, so check the in-game schedule as each week approaches.
For the full event schedule including all weekend time slots, the Avengers: Endgame event schedule guide has everything mapped out.
What new bundles are in the store?
The store refreshes on October 23, 2026 at 02:00 UTC. Two bundles have a defined end date; the rest do not.
Available October 23 at 02:00 UTC through November 20 at 02:00 UTC:
- Black Cat: Fatal Weaver Bundle
- Elsa Bloodstone: Gothic Huntress Bundle
Available from October 23 at 02:00 UTC (no end date listed):
- Jeff the Land Shark: Sharknos Bundle
- Black Cat: Fatal Weaver Emoji Bundle
- Shawarma Emote Combo Bundle
- The Snap Emote Combo Bundle
If the Fatal Weaver or Gothic Huntress bundles interest you, the November 20 deadline is the one to watch. The Sharknos and emote bundles have no listed expiry, though that can change.
How do the Times Square Endgame events work?
Both activities run from October 22 at 09:00 UTC through November 26 at 09:00 UTC.
Avengers: Endgame Highlights Screening: Head to the viewing area in Times Square and watch clips from the film continuously for 2 minutes. The reward is the exclusive Avengers: Endgame Gallery Card.
Iconic Scenes Photo Ops: Find the photo walls outside the Avengers' Gift Shop in Times Square, take a group photo with the NPCs, and collect 100 Units immediately.
Neither activity requires much time. The photo op in particular is a fast 100 Units with no real effort involved.
What hero fixes are in Version 20261022?
Three heroes get ability and visual corrections in this patch. None of these are balance changes with stat adjustments; they are pure bug fixes.
Hero ability fixes
- Black Cat: Could occasionally be unable to use wall portals immediately after casting Fortune's Favor: Phantom Pursuit. Fixed.
- Black Widow: Widow's Bite Slam was causing abnormal directional shifting. Fixed.
- Hawkeye: Switching from Psionic Arrow back to standard arrows left his hands visually empty. Fixed.
Competitive, audio, and MVP fixes
- Competitive ACE! achievements: Team Wipes now correctly count toward the achievement even when an opposing player had already left the match before the wipe completed.
- The Punisher: A sound effect glitch with his Dangan Ronin costume during the Daredevil Team-Up is resolved.
- Hawkeye: An audio issue with the Psylocke Team-Up when canceling the Senbonzakura Strike charge state is corrected.
- MVP animations: The wrong animation could play if you swapped heroes mid-round and the opposing team surrendered. Fixed.
Costume fixes
| Hero | Costume | Issue Fixed |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Strange | Avengers: Infinity War | Minor model clipping |
| Blade | Vampire King | Abnormal blade edge direction on showcase screen |
| Thor | The Avengers | Model clipping and animation hiccups |
The Competitive ACE! fix is the one that matters most for ranked players. Getting a Team Wipe against a 5-player squad when one of them rage-quit should always count, and now it does.
Is this a big patch?
For a mid-season drop with no server downtime, Version 20261022 packs a reasonable amount of content. The 50-player PvE raid is the obvious draw, and the free Captain America: The Winter Soldier costume gives every player a reason to show up for those limited sessions. The store additions are cosmetic, and the fixes are targeted rather than sweeping.
If you want context on how the hero roster has shifted heading into this event, the Season 10.5 buffs and nerfs breakdown covers every balance change that went live before this patch. For everything else happening in the game right now, the full Marvel Rivals guides collection has you covered.
Times Square photo op reward
