Marvel Rivals Season 1: A New York City Nightmare
Marvel Rivals' first season continues to expand its content, introducing new maps based on Marvel's New York City, alongside the Fantastic Four heroes and cosmetics. This guide details each new map added to the game.
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- Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown
- Empire of Eternal Night: The Mystical Sanctum Santorum
- Empire of Eternal Night: Central Park
Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown
Launching with Season 1, Midtown is a Convoy map designed for the game's payload mode. Players either escort or defend a moving vehicle across the map. This is the third Convoy map in Rivals, joining Yggsgard: Yggdrasill Path and Tokyo 2099: Spider-Islands. Midtown depicts a nighttime New York City under Dracula's Blood Moon, featuring iconic Marvel and real-world locations:
- Baxter Building
- Grand Central Terminal
- Stark/Avengers Tower
- Fisk Tower
- Ardmore's Bookstore
- Timely Trend
Empire of Eternal Night: The Mystical Sanctum Santorum
Also a Season 1 addition, the Sanctum Santorum is the exclusive map for Doom Match mode—a free-for-all deathmatch. Top-performing players earn wins, with the best player receiving MVP. This visually stunning map is a recreation of Doctor Strange's mystical home, first introduced in a 1963 comic and famously featured in the MCU. The Rivals version includes hidden elements, such as impossible architecture, portals, an infinite staircase, and even a cameo from Bats the Ghost Dog.
Empire of Eternal Night: Central Park
Expected to launch later in Season 1, Central Park is set to feature a stylized Belvedere Castle, situated at one of the park's highest points. This Gothic structure will serve as a fitting location within the Empire of Eternal Night theme, potentially acting as Dracula's New York City hideout. The map's design draws inspiration from the park's appearances in various Marvel media, most recently in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023).
These are all the new maps currently planned for Marvel Rivals Season 1.
