Dracula, his vampire army, and a few other imposing bosses have stormed the city in Marvel Rivals, and it's up to you to put a stop to the chaos. To do so, you must navigate through the special PvE Blood Hunt event.
This event is massive, with a lot to learn about and work through if you want to earn all available prizes. It can feel a bit daunting to try and take it all in, so here's a full breakdown of how to play the Blood Hunt mode in Marvel Rivals and all the important details you need to know about it.
Table of contents
- Blood Hunt guide in Marvel Rivals
- What is Blood Hunt mode in Marvel Rivals?
- All Blood Hunt characters in Marvel Rivals
- How to upgrade heroes in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt
- All Blood Hunt bosses in Marvel Rivals
- All Blood Hunt challenges and rewards in Marvel Rivals
- All Blood Hunt difficulty levels in Marvel Rivals
- When does Blood Hunt end in Marvel Rivals?
Blood Hunt guide in Marvel Rivals
What is Blood Hunt mode in Marvel Rivals?
The Blood Hunt mode is a special, limited-time, PvE experience in Marvel Rivals. If you previously played Marvel Zombies, you have a solid idea of what to expect here, as it's essentially a new and improved version of this game mode.
In Blood Hunt, you choose from one of six event heroes and jump into battle alongside three other players. You then fight your way through the city, taking on swarms of deadly vampires and battling against some special bosses along the way.
All Blood Hunt characters in Marvel Rivals
There are six different heroes you can choose to play as in the Blood Hunt event, each of which has a mix of their standard abilities you're familiar with in regular gameplay and new ones special to this mode. All heroes you can build up and play in this mode are as follows.
- Blade
- Moon Knight
- Jeff the Land Shark
- Squirrel Girl
- The Punisher
- Thor
Although there are only six characters to choose from, duplicates are allowed in this mode, which means you can always play whoever you like, even if someone else chooses them, too.
How to upgrade heroes in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt
You can upgrade all six playable characters from the Hero page under the Blood Moon event tab. There are lots of different ways to enhance their abilities, including Gear, Traits, and Arcana.
- The Gear section includes equippable items you earn for each hero by playing them. There are four categories under this section, which are Weapon, Armor, Accessory, and Exclusive. The more you play and progress, the better Gear you'll earn.
- The Traits section is essentially a personalized, customizable skill tree that looks different for each hero. You can enhance their stats and unlock additional abilities from this page.
- The Arcana section is for general hero enhancements.
All Blood Hunt bosses in Marvel Rivals
As you fight your way through swarm after swarm of bloodthirsty vampires in Blood Hunt, you'll also encounter four unique bosses you must beat to progress. At lower-level difficulties, you won't see all of them. Eventually, though, you'll encounter the full group in every round. All formidable foes you'll face in these trials are as follows.
All Blood Hunt challenges and rewards in Marvel Rivals
Every stage is quite tough in Blood Hunt, but luckily, there's a plethora of prizes you can earn by tackling event challenges. Here is every challenge featured in the event and a list of all rewards you get for completing each one.
| Challenge | Reward |
|---|---|
| Clear Normal for the first time. | 100 Units King in Exile Gallery Card |
| Clear Hard for the first time. | 100 Unstable Molecules Squirrel Gone Wild Gallery Card |
| Clear Extreme for the first time. | 100 Units Hunting Season Gallery Card |
| Defeat the hidden boss in Extreme for the first time. |
Kingpin Dethroned Accessory Animal Instinct Gallery Card |
| Clear Nightmare 5 or above for the first time. | Bawling Bloodsucker Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 10 or above for the first time. | 100 Units |
| Clear Nightmare 15 or above for the first time. | Grim Harvest Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 20 or above for the first time. | 100 Unstable Molecules 10 Kingpin Trophy Shards |
| Clear Nightmare 25 or above for the first time. | Feral Fangs Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 30 or above for the first time. | 100 Units |
| Clear Nightmare 35 or above for the first time. | Awooo! Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 40 or above for the first time. | 100 Unstable Molecules 10 Kingpin Trophy Shards |
| Clear Nightmare 45 or above for the first time. | Catching Z's Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 50 or above for the first time. | 100 Units |
| Clear Nightmare 55 or above for the first time. | Royal Disdain Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 60 or above for the first time. | 100 Unstable Molecules 10 Kingpin Trophy Shards |
| Clear Nightmare 65 or above for the first time. | Black and Blue Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 70 or above for the first time. | 100 Units |
| Clear Nightmare 80 or above for the first time. | 10 Kingpin Trophy Shards |
| Clear Nightmare 100 or above for the first time. | Bane of all Evil Title 10 Kingpin Trophy Shards |
| Clear Nightmare 120 or above for the first time. | 10 Kingpin Trophy Shards |
| As The Punisher, clear Nightmare 40 or above. | Vampiric Vengeance Emoji |
| As The Punisher, clear Nightmare 70 or above. | Fearless Executioner Title |
| As Squirrel Girl, clear Nightmare 40 or above. | Back Off, Bloodsucker! Emoji |
| As Squirrel Girl, clear Nightmare 70 or above. | Ravenous Rodent Title |
| As Thor, clear Nightmare 40 or above. | Missed Me! Emoji |
| As Thor, clear Nightmare 70 or above. | Purifying Thunder Title |
| As Moon Knight, clear Nightmare 40 or above. | Blood Moon Knight Emoji |
| As Moon Knight, clear Nightmare 70 or above. | Midnight Mercenary Title |
| As Blade, clear Nightmare 40 or above. | Blood & Thorns Emoji |
| As Blade, clear Nightmare 70 or above. | Daywalking Duelist Title |
| As Jeff the Land Shark, clear Nightmare 40 or above. | Count Jeffula Emoji |
| As Jeff the Land Shark, clear Nightmare 70 or above. | Jeff the Night Shark Title |
| Defeat 5,000 enemies. | 100 Unstable Molecules Sweet Revenge Gallery Card |
| Defeat 10,000 enemies. | 100 Units Fall of the Kingpin Gallery Card |
| Defeat 15,000 enemies. | Dracula's Demise Spray |
| Defeat 20,000 enemies. | 100 Unstable Molecules |
| Defeat 30,000 enemies. | 100 Units |
| Defeat 40,000 enemies. | Blood Hunt Nameplate |
All Blood Hunt difficulty levels in Marvel Rivals
There are four main difficulty levels in the Blood Hunt mode. Nightmare works a bit differently, though, with a variety of additional stages you can tackle as you progress. If you count each of these levels separately, there are technically 17 unique Nightmare stages, adding quite a lot of additional difficulties to tackle if you're up for a real challenge.
- Normal
- Hard
- Extreme
- Nightmare
When does Blood Hunt end in Marvel Rivals?
The Blood Hunt event is available to complete from April 23 to July 30. If it's anything like the last PvE mode, though, there's a chance it might be extended beyond this. If this happens, we'll update with the new end date here. For now, though, it's best to believe this is the real end date and make sure you claim all available rewards before then.
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