title: "Marvel Rivals Season 7.5 adds Black Cat, free event skins, and a Battle Pass" comeback excerpt: "Season 7.5 brings Black Cat into Marvel Rivals, a free Mantis skin through" ESU Open Day, returning Battle Pass rewards, and more cosmetics to chase. category: esports date: '2026-04-16T18:02:38+08:00' author: Aimirul tags:
- Marvel Rivals
- Black Cat
- Mantis
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Marvel Rivals is rolling into Season 7.5 with a pretty stacked mid-season update, and the headline addition is easy to spot: Black Cat is finally joining the roster.
The patch goes live on April 17, 2026 at 3:00 a.m. CT, with roughly two hours of maintenance expected before servers return. For players here in Malaysia and across SEA, that should land at around late afternoon on April 17, so if you are planning your evening grind, take note first.
Black Cat is the big new arrival
Felicia Hardy steps into Marvel Rivals as a hero built around speed, pressure, and chaos. Based on what has been revealed, she looks like the kind of character meant for players who love diving into fights, forcing mistakes, and slipping out before the enemy can punish properly.
Her signature style stays intact here too. Black Cat brings her usual mix of acrobatic movement and luck-based disruption, which should make her especially interesting for aggressive players who like high-risk, high-reward picks.
For Marvel fans, this is not just a 游戏性 drop. Her release also pushes Season 7's story forward. After helping Spider-Man get into The Vault through a Trojan Horse-style plan, Felicia ends up pulled deeper into a bigger conflict involving Kingpin and the Gilded Saint, a demonic presence tied to New York's criminal underworld.
So yeah, this is one of those updates where the new character is not just there to fill a role in team comps. She is clearly part of the ongoing plot too.
ESU Open Day is where the free rewards are
The main limited-time event for this patch is ESU Open Day, and honestly, this is probably the part most players will care about immediately.
By clearing event missions, players can unlock the Mantis Black and Gold costume for free. There are also more themed rewards tied to progression, including cosmetics for Squirrel Girl and Psylocke. The Psylocke skin is a Legendary variant and comes with its own unique ultimate animation, which is a nice bonus if you are the type who values flex factor as much as the 游戏性.
The event runs from April 17 to June 12, so there is a decent amount of time to chip away at it. That matters for SEA players especially, because not everyone is no-lifing every event on day one. If you are balancing ranked, other live-service games, or just bad Wi-Fi days, this one seems generous enough to work through at your own pace.
More lore, more shop items, and a returning Battle Pass
Season 7.5 also expands the game's lore with two new story entries, one for Black Cat and one for Spider-Man. Both continue the fallout from the Vault break-in and start building toward the larger threat around the Gilded Saint.
On the cosmetic side, the in-game store is getting a refresh as well, including multiple bundles and customization options. One of the named additions is Spider-Man's Peter Parker: The Photographer Bundle.
There is also a limited return for the Season 2 Battle Pass: Flower of Krakoa, available from April 17 to April 30. If you buy it during that window, you can unlock its rewards at your own pace, just like the game's usual battle pass system. For anyone in SEA who started late or skipped that season the first time, this is a rare second chance.
Two more free skins through Twitch Drops
Outside the in-game event, Marvel Rivals is also handing out two free skins through Twitch Drops. These feature Daredevil and Gambit in their Will of Galacta variants.
That gives Season 7.5 a nice mix of stuff for different types of players: one big new hero, free event cosmetics, extra lore, store refreshes, and a returning pass for collectors who hate missing out.
For Malaysian and SEA players, this update looks like a solid one not because it changes everything overnight, but because there is a lot to claim without needing to spend immediately. If you are already in the Marvel Rivals rotation, this is the kind of patch that gives you a reason to log in proper.
Source: Dot Esports
