Marvel Rivals is getting another major PvE update, and this time, the city is under Dracula’s shadow. NetEase has announced Blood Hunt, a new co-op PvE mode where players team up with up to four players to save New York City from monsters, vampires, and the returning Lord of the Night.
Blood Hunt will be available on April 23 UTC and is being positioned as the next chapter of Marvel Rivals PvE. The official announcement says Dracula has returned, monsters are roaming the city, and players will need to test themselves across different difficulties before sending the Vampire King to his “undead doom.” The mode arrives shortly after Season 7.5, which also introduced Black Cat and more mid-season content.
Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt PvE Mode Release Date
Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt launches on April 23 UTC. This gives players a new PvE activity outside the usual competitive and casual PvP modes, with a darker vampire-themed setup built around Dracula’s return.
According to reports, Blood Hunt is arriving as part of the Season 7.5 content cycle. The mode is separate from standard PvP and appears designed for players who want a more objective-driven co-op experience rather than another hero-vs-hero match.
What Is Blood Hunt in Marvel Rivals?
Blood Hunt is a co-op PvE mode where up to four players fight together to save New York City. Instead of battling another team of players, your squad will face monsters, undead enemies, and Dracula himself.
The setup is simple but exciting. The Vampire King is free, creatures are stalking the streets, and New York has become the battlefield for Marvel Rivals’ latest supernatural threat. The mode also includes different difficulty levels, so casual players can jump in for the story while more serious squads can push themselves against tougher challenges.
Dracula Returns as the Lord of the Night
Dracula is the main villain of Blood Hunt, and that alone gives the mode a strong hook. Marvel Rivals has already leaned into supernatural chaos before, but Blood Hunt puts the vampire threat front and center.
The story appears to continue the wider Season 7 narrative, with Dracula escaping and bringing the city into another undead crisis. Some reports also mention that Blood Hunt follows the aftermath of Spider-Man and Black Cat’s vault heist, which ties the PvE mode more directly into the current season’s story rather than making it feel like a random side event.
Team Up With Up to 4 Players
The biggest draw of Blood Hunt is its co-op structure. Marvel Rivals is mainly known for its team-based PvP battles, but PvE gives the hero roster a very different kind of purpose.
Playing with up to four players should make Blood Hunt feel more focused and chaotic in the right way. Instead of worrying about enemy players flanking, counter-picking, or contesting objectives, your team will be dealing with waves of monsters, boss mechanics, and difficulty scaling. That should make communication and hero choice matter in a different way.
Different Difficulties Should Add Replay Value
Blood Hunt will include different difficulty options, which is important for any PvE mode. A single easy run can be fun once, but difficulty tiers give players a reason to come back, test better team comps, and chase cleaner clears.
This also means Blood Hunt could appeal to more than one type of player. Some will play it once for the story and spectacle. Others will treat it like a challenge mode and keep pushing until they clear the hardest version. If the rewards are worth chasing, Blood Hunt could become one of the more replayable PvE additions Marvel Rivals has had so far.
The real test will be how deep the mode feels after the first few runs. If the difficulty options, boss fights, and rewards hold up, Blood Hunt could become more than just a seasonal distraction. It could prove that Marvel Rivals has room for strong PvE content alongside its PvP chaos.
