Marvel Rivals Season 7 Monsters Take Manhattan | monsters update, Black Cat and White Fox teases, new PvE mode timing, what’s confirmed and what’s still leaked

Marvel Rivals players are already looking past Season 6 and towards a monster‑themed New York update, but there’s an important catch: as of early March 2026, Season 7 itself has not been formally announced. What we do have is an in‑game Gallery Card called “Monsters Take Manhattan,” official comments about a new PvE mode in the first half of 2026, and a clear pattern of the game using Gallery art to tease future heroes.

If you just want the short version: Marvel Rivals on PC and consoles is building toward a monster crisis in Manhattan, heavily hinted to involve Black Cat and White Fox, with a new PvE mode arriving sometime in the first half of 2026.

What does “Monsters Take Manhattan” actually confirm?

“Monsters Take Manhattan” is the final Gallery Card on the current Battle Pass track, and it’s our one hard, in‑client clue about what’s coming next.​​

• The card’s title explicitly references Manhattan and monsters, signalling that the next major story beat takes place in New York City during a monster outbreak.​​

• The art shows Deadpool with a black cat and a white fox in the foreground, two animals that have not appeared elsewhere in the Season 6 Gallery run.​

• The accompanying lore text, told from Deadpool’s perspective, explains that he freed captured monsters inside the Collector’s museum and hints that these events spill over into Manhattan afterward.​​

Expert insight: Gallery Cards have already been used to tee up future seasons, and the community points out that Season 5’s final card accurately set up Season 6’s museum arc, which makes “Monsters Take Manhattan” a strong indicator of the next big story location rather than a random one‑off.​​

Are Black Cat and White Fox confirmed for Marvel Rivals?

Black Cat and White Fox are not officially confirmed heroes yet, but they are very strongly hinted.

• The black cat and white fox placed directly in front of Deadpool in the “Monsters Take Manhattan” card are widely read as nods to Felicia Hardy (Black Cat) and Ami Han (White Fox).

• Community sites and creators note that previous seasons used similarly direct visual teases in Gallery art to set up the next heroes, and those patterns have proven accurate so far.​

• Independent coverage points out that White Fox was already referenced in earlier leaks and datamining as a potential melee Strategist, and the Gallery tease now lines up with that older information.

However:

• NetEase has not published a hero reveal blog, trailer, or patch note naming Black Cat or White Fox as upcoming playable characters.

• Their roles, abilities, and release order remain officially unannounced; descriptions of them as a “Duelist” or “first melee Strategist” still come from leaks and theorycrafting rather than in‑game text.

When will the monster‑themed update and Season 7 start?

Right now, there is no official calendar date for a “Season 7” launch.

• Season 6 began in mid‑January 2026, and most seasons so far have run for around two months, with a second hero added at a mid‑season update.

• Community breakdowns track the current Battle Pass expiry and project that the next big update will likely land in mid‑to‑late March 2026, often citing March 19–20 as a likely window based on past patch timing.

• These dates are projections, not announcements; they come from cadence analysis and Battle Pass timers, not an official “Season 7 starts on X” post.

In other words, you can reasonably plan for a spring 2026 monster‑in‑Manhattan update, but you should treat exact dates as subject to change until NetEase posts a formal schedule.

What do we know about the new PvE mode?

The new PvE mode is one of the few things the developers have spoken about directly.

• A recent Dev Vision update confirms that a permanent PvE mode is coming to Marvel Rivals in the first half of 2026, replacing the current Zombies limited‑time mode, which is leaving the game instead of receiving another extension.

• The same communication explains that the team wants PvE, co‑op missions, and seasonal stories to become a bigger pillar of Marvel Rivals going into 2026, building on the popularity of Marvel Zombies.​​

• NetEase has not officially stated that this PvE mode will launch with the Manhattan monster update or Season 7; community discussion simply connects the timing and the monster theme.

How likely is Kingpin to be the main villain?

Kingpin’s presence is strongly implied in the lore, but not yet locked in via a standalone reveal.

• In existing lore, Wilson Fisk serves as the mayor of New York City, and some Gallery text from Deadpool mentions that the city is under lockdown by whoever is running it, which lines up cleanly with Fisk’s role.​​

• Community breakdowns of the Season 6 Gallery run argue that the “Monsters Take Manhattan” card and related lore are building towards a conflict with Mayor Kingpin over how monsters are treated in New York.​

• Several creators discuss Kingpin hoarding resources or leveraging the crisis for power, but those are interpretations of lore rather than screenshots of a boss fight or dev blog confirmation.​​

Until the developers show Kingpin directly in a trailer, boss preview, or hero spotlight, it’s accurate to describe him as a probable antagonist for the Manhattan arc, not an officially confirmed Season 7 raid boss or playable hero.

What can you reasonably expect from the next major update?

Even with the uncertainty around exact Season 7 labels, you can go into spring 2026 expecting a few broad, reliable beats.

You can safely expect:

• A story shift from the Collector’s museum setting to a monster outbreak in Manhattan.​​

• At least one new PvE‑focused experience arriving in the first half of 2026, expanding on what Marvel Zombies started.​

• New heroes that continue the pattern of Gallery Card teases lining up with roster additions, with Black Cat and White Fox as the most likely candidates.​

You should treat as unconfirmed:

• Exact launch dates for Season 7 or the Manhattan update.

• Specific hero kits, roles, or meta impacts for Black Cat and White Fox.

• Details of the PvE mode’s structure, rewards, or whether Kingpin is a boss in it

Even without final patch notes, you can start getting ready for the Manhattan monster era.

• Get comfortable on at least one mobile damage hero and one flexible Strategist, since monster‑dense maps and PvE content tend to reward mobility and self‑sustain.

• If you enjoy lore, complete the current Night at the Museum Gallery and events so you have the full context for why Deadpool and the monsters are headed toward Manhattan.

• Keep an eye on official Marvel Rivals channels for the inevitable hero reveal trailers and PvE mode breakdowns, and treat datamined kits as early theory rather than truth.