Marvel Rivals Character Skin First Leaked Back In 2024 Is Finally Arriving Tomorrow

A Marvel Rivals skin that was leaked back in 2024 is finally making its way over the popular hero-shooter tomorrow. Season 2 of Marvel Rivals just kicked off on April 11 and has taken players to the mutant island of Krakoa and the Hellfire Gala, with characters sporting more dazzled-up looks, which can be earned through the game's Battle Pass. This new skin coming tomorrow, though, definitely doesn't fit with the more formal looks of this season's theme, but it is one Marvel fans will probably recognize.

In a post from the Marvel Rivals account on X, the developers have confirmed the long-rumored zombie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness skin for the titular character. The skin was leaked shortly after the game's release in December last year (via GameRant). The skin will be available for purchase on April 17 from 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. This is a premium skin and must be purchased with the blue Units currency, some of which can be earned via in-game challenges, but most players may have to fork over at least a little bit of real-world currency for this MCU skin.

Why Everyone's Excited For Doctor Strange’s Multiverse of Madness Skin

It's A More Obscure But Very Cool Look For Doctor Strange

The zombie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has a lot of fans excited. It is a drastically different skin than anything currently available for Doctor Strange, and it's the first "zombie" version of a character to appear in the game. The skin also pairs well with the other Multiverse of Madness skin already in the game: Scarlet Witch's. While the skin won't affect the gameplay of Doctor Strange, it will provide fans with glowing eyes and multiple sets of decaying arms and hands springing up from Strange's wispy red cape when he unleashes his ultimate ability.

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This darker look for Doctor Strange might have fit better with Season 1's vampire-hunting theme, which saw characters like Wolverine get a skin reminiscent of Van Helsing and others get blood-themed skins. But fans will probably be excited to see one of the most memorable parts of the film become a fully playable part of this popular free-to-play game, regardless.

Our Take: Another Great Skin For Marvel Rivals

There Are A Lot Of Iconic Skins In The Game

Marvel Rivals has a ton of great skins for its current 38-character roster. Black Widow recently got a western-style sharpshooter skin, Venom got a bright orange skin, and the recently released Emma Frost got a goth-style skin called X-Revolution. With Marvel Rivals being as popular as it is and tons of source material to pull from, it's all but guaranteed that more iconic MCU skins will be coming to the game at some point, too.

The game'sfree-to-play model allows players to experience all the gameplay elements of the title for free, with only cosmetic items being an additional purchase. Marvel Rivals fans seem to be willing to purchase extra cosmetics because of how well-received the game's monetization practices have been, and with great skins like the zombie Doctor Strange being added, the possibilities are almost endless.