Cyclops, Devil Dinosaur join Marvel Rivals for Season 8: Sins of Alchemax this week

Another new season of Marvel Rivals is upon us, and this one is straight up prehistoric.

Season eight of Rivals brings about the arrival of one of the game’s most ridiculous characters yet: Devil Dinosaur. Joining the existing roster with Rocket Raccoon and Jeff the Land Shark, this game is getting really wild with the character selection choices. Not to be outdone, X-Men member Cyclops is bringing his optic blasts to the battlefield, too.

“The Gilded Saint may have purged the Time Plague from Lower Manhattan, but the root of the rot remains,” the season’s details reveal. “Alchemax Headquarters stands defiant, shielded by a mysterious crimson Chronovium — fueled by a dimension of pure, kinetic force. The stakes have never been higher. Prepare yourselves – the Alchemax conspiracy goes deeper than we ever feared.”

Read on below for all of the updates coming to Marvel Rivals in Season 8: Sins of Alchemax when it launches on May 15.

Marvel Rivals season 8 patch notes

New hero: Devil Dinosaur

Devil Dinosaur officially joins the game in season eight at launch as its 50th hero. Full details about the dino are incoming soon, but he is a Vanguard that comes with a team-up ability where The Punisher can ride on his back.

“In combat, he relies on his massive physique and a force field shield to brawl on the front line,” Guangguang revealed. He also has a bite ability that will cause enemies to bleed, and his ultimate transforms him to a bigger form where he can then charge through the battlefield.

New hero: Cyclops

The season eight reveal showed X-Men leader Cyclops defending Lunella, AKA Moon-Girl, from Alchemax attackers before being apprehended. That awoke her best friend and companion, Devil Dinosaur, and now it’s about to get real Jurassic in New York.

Cyclops is the second hero joining the roster in season eight some time in June 2026 for the mid-season update, and is likely a Duelist.

Team-Up Abilities

• New: Primal Punishment
  • Devil Dinosaur (anchor) and Punisher
    • Punisher rides on Devil Dinosaur’s back, firing from dino-back with his normal weapons. While riding, Punisher receives damage reduction, and healing received is shared with the dino.

Hero nerfs and buffs

Official values and details are coming later today, but here’s a peek at balancing changes for season eight.

• Vanguards
  • Nerfed
    • Deadpool
  • Buffed
    • Emma Frost
    • The Thing
• Duelists
  • Nerfed
    • N/A
  • Buffed
    • Iron Fist
    • Star-Lord
    • Wolverine
    • Moon Knight
    • Squirrel Girl
  • Changed
    • Mister Fantastic
• Strategists
  • Nerfed
    • Invisible Woman
  • Buffed
    • Rocket Raccoon
    • White Fox
  • Changed
    • Mantis

New map: Alchemax Headquarters

Coming on May 28, this new Doom Match map will have lore implications of rescuing Cyclops and Moon Girl.

New accessories

Devil Dinosaur, The Thing, Black Widow, Angela, Hela, Namor, and The Punisher will be getting their own accessories on May 15 with the new season update.

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This article will be updated with more info as it becomes available.

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