{"id":2030,"date":"2026-07-15T08:02:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.goranked.gg\/en\/news\/the-hood-arrives-in-marvel-rivals-aug-7-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T06:02:30","slug":"the-hood-arrives-in-marvel-rivals-aug-7-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goranked.gg\/en\/news\/the-hood-arrives-in-marvel-rivals-aug-7-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hood arrives in Marvel Rivals on Aug. 7, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NetEase will add The Hood to Marvel Rivals on August 7, 2026, when the Season 9.5 update goes live. The character is listed on the developer\u2019s seasonal roadmap as a Vanguard and will be available across platforms on day one of the update.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NetEase&#8217;s Season 9 roadmap places Season 9.5 after the release that introduced Jubilee as a Duelist. The studio has followed a pattern of introducing a new playable character with each mid-season update, and the roadmap gives August 7 as the launch date for the next drop.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Promotional materials and early previews describe The Hood as a mid-range Vanguard, a role that generally combines offensive tools with greater survivability than more fragile classes. Materials indicate potential team-up mechanics with Gambit, Wolverine and Rogue, though NetEase has not published full ability descriptions or exact synergy details.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NetEase plans to publish complete move lists, balance notes and patch details in the days before the Season 9.5 release. Players should consult those official patch notes for exact abilities, cooldowns and ultimate effects.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marvel Rivals launched in 2024 and has expanded its roster through regular seasonal updates. Season 9.5\u2019s release will add The Hood to the existing roster and continue the developer\u2019s schedule of incremental content drops. Players expecting the character can prepare by watching for the official notes and any character guides NetEase posts ahead of August 7.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 adds The Hood as a Vanguard on August 7, 2026, with mid-range attacks and possible team-up abilities with Gambit, Wolverine and Rogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest"],"newsroom_tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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