Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt, the long-awaited PvE continuation of the Marvel Zombies mode has finally been released. NetEase has doubled down on everything fans enjoyed from the first experience and introduced game systems that will bring you back. From terrifying new bosses to a looter-shooter style upgrade system, there is a lot to get used to. And we have informed you with a comprehensive guide about the Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt Mode.
How to Start Blood Hunt Mode in Marvel Rivals
To start Blood Hunt mode in Marvel Rivals Season 7.5, follow these steps:
- Click on the playlist button
- Open the Rivalry tab.
- You will find an icon for Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt.
- Select it, determine your difficulty level, and then you can queue for a match.
How to Prepare for Blood Hunt Mode in Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt mode contains a surprising amount of character and equipment progression. This means you need to fine-tune your gear and assigned abilities as you prepare for each match - just like you would in a looter-shooter RPG. All of these core systems are located in one place, and you can learn more about them.
Preparing Hero Equipment
There are six playable heroes in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt: Punisher, Squirrel Girl, Thor, Moon Knight, Jeff the Land Shark, and Blade. Each playable hero in this mode has four equipment slots. These are classified as Weapon, Armor, Accessory, and Special. Equipment is dropped by regular enemies and bosses in each match and comes in five different rarities. Here’s how each piece of equipment affects your character:
- Weapon: Increases damage output
- Armor: Increases health and damage resistance
- Accessory: Provides bonus effects like Critical Rate and Block Rate
- Special: Character-specific equipment that enhances the power of their abilities
Assigning Hero Skill Points
Once your equipment is placed, you can move to the Skills section, which has a skill tree specific to the Blood Hunt mode. You will earn Skill points by playing matches and leveling up. These points can be used to purchase three different types of Skills. The first section is General Skills, which enhance the hero's basic attributes, while the other two sections increase the damage of signature abilities.
For example, Blade has special Skill trees for Purging Bladedance and Silver Soulbreaker. Similarly, Punisher’s Skill trees enhance his main abilities, and this applies to all six playable characters.
Leveling Up Arcane Realm
Next to the Skills tab, there are two special menus for Arcana. These are more powerful bonuses that can increase your character’s health, damage, and critical rate. You will earn Arcana points at a much slower rate than Skill points. Additionally, these upgrades are divided into four different scrolls and are associated with various difficulty levels. Here’s an overview of each Arcana Realm scroll:
- Conquest Scroll (Normal Difficulty): Increases total output
- Immortality Scroll (Normal Difficulty): Increases health
- Blessing Scroll (Clear Nightmare Difficulty 70): TBC
- Midas Scroll (Clear Nightmare Difficulty 70): TBC
Since the Blood Hunt mode has just arrived in Marvel Rivals, we are still playing and trying to approach Nightmare difficulty. We will continue to update this section as we unlock full upgrades.
Breaking Down and Crafting Hero Equipment
The last section you need to prepare is found in the Forge menu in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt mode. Here, you can break down the equipment you have collected and turn them into Uru Shards. These Shards can be used to craft new items for your hero and the equipment slot of your choice. For example, you can break down Blade's sword to craft a more powerful Ankh for Moon Knight.
The quality of the item may be higher as your character reaches certain level thresholds. If Jeff the Land Shark is at level 32, you will have a higher chance of obtaining Epic or Legendary equipment. Remember that this system is based on RNG, and you can always check the luck rates by clicking on the information icon.
How to Unlock and Defeat the Secret Kingpin Boss in Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt mode features four unique bosses, including a secret Kingpin boss, which can be challenging to unlock. Your first boss encounter is likely to be Capwolf, and you will unlock the other three by increasing your difficulty level.
Difficulty Levels and Unlocking Kingpin
Before entering a Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt match, you can choose one of three difficulty levels. However, there is also a secret "Nightmare" difficulty that unlocks after defeating the other three. Here’s a look at each option and the bosses you may encounter:
- Normal Difficulty: Capwolf
- Hard Difficulty: Capwolf, Ratatoskr
- Extreme Difficulty: Capwolf, Ratatoskr, Dracula, Kingpin (If the tasks are completed)
- Nightmare Difficulty: Capwolf, Ratatoskr, Dracula, Kingpin
Image Source: NetEase 
Image Source: NetEase 
Image Source: NetEase
As you can see, the Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt PvE mode becomes a kind of gauntlet when you unlock Extreme difficulty. However, while the first three bosses appear on their own, Kingpin will only appear if you follow specific instructions. Here’s how you can unlock Kingpin in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt:
| Stage | Task | Time Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 4 (Bridge) | Destroy the dome-shaped barrier at the end of the bridge | 90 seconds |
| Stage 7 (Ruins) | Find and destroy the red flower-like Bloodclot Buds | No Time Limit |
| Stage 12 (Entrance of Dracula's Castle) | Stop the magic circle by destroying the surrounding Blood Crystals. | 120 seconds |
How to Defeat Kingpin in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt
Recently appearing for the first time in Marvel Rivals on the Lower Manhattan map, Kingpin is the final boss of the Blood Hunt mode. Indeed, this boss is quite resilient and requires continuous damage to be defeated. He doesn’t have a very wide move set, but you should be careful of the Cane strike; this can immobilize you for a short time. Additionally, there is an AoE explosive leap that can deal devastating damage.
Stay at a distance and fire into the hitbox. There are no cheats related to the boss fight, so this is the only way to defeat Kingpin in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt.
Bosses and Enemy Types in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt Mode
As mentioned earlier, the Blood Hunt mode includes four different bosses, but the enemy list is considerably longer. If you want to learn about the enemies you will encounter, here is a list of all bosses and enemy types in the Marvel Rivals PvE mode:
Boses
- Capwolf
- Ratatoskr
- Dracula
- Kingpin
Enemy Types
- Vampires
- Exploding Vampires
- Grunt (Resilient Vampires)
- Crawling Vampires
- Human Bat
We will continue to update the list of enemy types with other enemies. So don’t forget to come back soon.
Rewards in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt Mode
Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt mode offers a reasonable list of rewards, but we must point out that there is no free costume offered. Most of these items can be found in the "Achievements" section, except for the Kingpin Dethroned Trophy Accessory, which can be collected in the "Overview" menu.
| Requirement/Task | 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 secret boss in Extreme | Kingpin Dethroned Accessory, Animal Instinct Gallery Card |
| Clear Nightmare 5 or above | Bawling Bloodsucker Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 10 or above | 100 Units |
| Clear Nightmare 15 or above | Dracula’s End Spray |
| Clear Nightmare 20 or above | 100 Unstable Molecules, 10 Kingpin Trophy Pieces |
| Clear Nightmare 25 or above | Feral Fangs Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 30 or above | 100 Units |
| Clear Nightmare 35 or above | Awooo! Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 40 or above | 100 Unstable Molecules, 10 Kingpin Trophy Pieces |
| Clear Nightmare 45 or above | Catching Z’s Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 50 or above | 100 Units |
| Clear Nightmare 55 or above | Royal Disdain Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 60 or above | 100 Unstable Molecules, 10 Kingpin Trophy Pieces |
| Clear Nightmare 65 or above | Black and Blue Mood |
| Clear Nightmare 70 or above | 100 Units |
| Clear Nightmare 80 or above | 10 Kingpin Trophy Pieces |
| Clear Nightmare 100 or above | Bane of all Evil Title, 10 Kingpin Trophy Pieces |
| Clear Nightmare 120 or above | 10 Kingpin Trophy Pieces |
| Clear Nightmare 40+ as Punisher | Vampiric Vengeance Emoji |
| Clear Nightmare 70+ as Punisher | Fearless Executioner Title |
| Clear Nightmare 40+ as Squirrel Girl | Back Off, Bloodsucker! Emoji |
| Clear Nightmare 70+ as Squirrel Girl | Ravenous Rodent Title |
| Clear Nightmare 40+ as Thor | Missed Me! Emoji |
| Clear Nightmare 70+ as Thor | Purifying Thunder Title |
| Clear Nightmare 40+ as Moon Knight | Blood Moon Knight Emoji |
| Clear Nightmare 70+ as Moon Knight | Midnight Mercenary Title |
| Clear Nightmare 40+ as Blade | Blood and Thorns Emoji |
| Clear Nightmare 70+ as Blade | Daywalking Duelist Title |
| Clear Nightmare 40+ as Jeff the Land Shark | Count Jeffula Emoji |
| Clear Nightmare 70+ as Jeff the Land Shark | 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 End Spray |
| Defeat 20,000 enemies | 100 Unstable Molecules |
| Defeat 30,000 enemies | 100 Units |
| Defeat 40,000 enemies | Blood Hunt Nameplate |
| Collect 100 Kingpin Dethroned Trophy Pieces | Kingpin Dethroned Trophy Accessory |
And that covers everything you need to know about the Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt mode. We will continue to update this article as we play the game mode and discover new secrets. Until then, let us know in the comments if you prefer this game mode over Marvel Rivals Zombies.
How do I unlock Kingpin in Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt mode?To unlock Kingpin in Blood Hunt, you will need to complete three tasks on Extreme difficulty. The first task is to destroy a barrier in Stage 4, the second task is to destroy Bloodcut Buds in Stage 7, and finally, the third task is to destroy Blood Crystals in Stage 12.
Is Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt mode permanent?No, Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt mode is not permanent and will be removed from the game on July 30, 2026.
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