Deadpool is officially joining Marvel Rivals. The reveal happened during The Game Awards 2025, where Marvel Games and NetEase Games dropped a Season 6 trailer confirming the Merc with a Mouth is on the way, bringing his trademark chaos (and, yes, the swords and guns) to the roster.
When Deadpool Arrives
Season 6 is titled Night at the Museum, and it kicks off January 16, 2026. That is when Deadpool is set to join the playable lineup.
If you are currently playing Season 5.5, that update launched December 12, 2025 and added Rogue as a playable hero, with more seasonal events rolling right behind it.
What We Know About Deadpool So Far
NetEase and Marvel have not laid out a full move set breakdown yet, but the official announcement leans hard into what people actually want from him: twin katanas, twin pistols, and nonstop quips.
The trailer itself sells Deadpool as a high-energy disruptor character, the kind of pick that is going to tempt people into overextending just for the highlight reel. And honestly, that is exactly the point. Marvel Rivals works best when a new hero brings a different kind of rhythm to fights, not just another variant of “shoot good, move fast.”
Why Deadpool Fits Marvel Rivals So Well
Marvel Rivals is built around team roles and big personality kits, with heroes split across Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist styles of play. Adding Deadpool is a smart roster move because he is instantly readable to casual players, but he also has the potential to be a technical menace if his kit rewards aggression without turning him into a brainless button-masher.
He also gives the game something it can always use more of: a character whose identity is not just combat, but tone. Rivals has plenty of heavy hitters. Deadpool is the guy who makes the match feel unpredictable.
Night at the Museum and the Collector Connection
Marvel is already tying the new season into its wider Marvel Rivals storytelling, including the Marvel Rivals Infinity Comic on Marvel Unlimited. In that comic, the current arc is centered around the Collector’s Museum, and Deadpool shows up right in the middle of Gambit’s heist storyline, which lines up nicely with the Season 6 theme.
Even if you never touch the comic, the takeaway is clear: Season 6 is aiming for a very specific vibe, and Deadpool is the perfect chaos agent to drop into it.
What to Do While You Wait
If you want to be ready for Deadpool on day one, the best move is simple: keep playing Season 5.5, get comfortable fighting into brawly frontliners like Rogue, and expect the meta to shift once a brand-new hero hits the lineup. Rogue’s kit is built around closing distance and power absorption, so even now the game is nudging players toward more volatile engagements.
And if you are the type who plays new heroes first no matter what, just accept it now: the first week of Season 6 is going to be full of Deadpools sprinting into danger like they are trying to impress the scoreboard.
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