Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt Explained (Tips, Dates, Rewards)

Blood Hunt in Marvel Rivals can feel overwhelming at first. There are multiple systems, bosses, hidden objectives, and rewards to understand. Many players also struggle to reach higher Nightmare levels or unlock the final boss.

This guide breaks everything down in a simple way. You’ll learn how the mode works, how to progress faster, and how to unlock all rewards efficiently.

What Is Blood Hunt in Marvel Rivals?

Blood Hunt is a limited-time PvE mode in Marvel Rivals. You team up with three other players and fight through waves of vampires across the city.

The goal is simple:

• Survive enemy waves
• Defeat bosses
• Progress through phases
• Earn rewards

It’s similar to the older Marvel Rivals Zombies mode but with more depth, scaling difficulty, and progression systems.

Blood Hunt Event Dates

• Start Date: April 23
• End Date: July 30

There’s always a chance the event gets extended, but you should assume this is the final deadline and farm rewards early.

How to Start Blood Hunt in Marvel Rivals

To play Blood Hunt, open the game mode playlist and go to the Rivalry tab. From there, select the Blood Hunt icon, choose your difficulty, and queue for a match.

• Open Playlist
• Go to Rivalry
• Select Blood Hunt
• Choose difficulty
• Queue for match

All Playable Characters in Blood Hunt

You can choose from six heroes, each with unique abilities and upgrades. To check which heroes are the best for Blood Hunt check our Blood Hunt Tier List.

• Blade
• Moon Knight
• Jeff the Land Shark
• Squirrel Girl
• The Punisher
• Thor

Duplicate heroes are allowed, so you can always play your preferred character.

One important thing to know is that progression is character-specific. If you level Moon Knight, that progress does not carry over to Squirrel Girl or Blade. If you need help with leveling up your heroes, we can do it with our Blood Hunt leveling service.

Because of this, it’s best to focus on one hero first instead of spreading your upgrades across everyone.

How Progression Works (Gear, Traits, Arcana)

Gear System

Gear improves your hero’s power and drops as you play. Better runs = better gear.

Each hero has four gear slots:

• Weapon: Increases damage output
• Armor: Increases health and damage resistance
• Accessory: Adds bonus effects like Critical Rate or Block Rate
• Exclusive: Character-specific gear that improves abilities

Don’t always equip the highest-level item. A lower-level item with better effects for your build can be stronger than a higher-level item with bad bonuses.

Higher rarity gear also gives more bonus effects:

• White gear has no bonus effects
• Green gear has 1 bonus effect
• Blue gear has 2 bonus effects
• Purple gear has 3 bonus effects
• Legendary gear can also drop at higher levels

Traits (Skill Tree)

Traits act like a skill tree where you upgrade stats and unlock abilities. Each hero has a different layout.

Try not to spread your points everywhere at the start. Pick a build direction and focus on upgrades that improve your main damage source or survival.

Arcana

Arcana provides general buffs and passive upgrades across your character. Some Arcana upgrades are permanent, while others are cards you choose during a run.

At the start of a match and between rounds, remember to open your Arcana cards and choose one that fits your build.

Forge and Scrap System

As you play Blood Hunt, you’ll collect a lot of gear. You can scrap unwanted gear into Uru Shards, then use those shards to craft new gear for specific heroes and slots.

This is useful when your build is missing one key item, like a better Accessory or Exclusive piece.

• Scrap bad gear for Uru Shards
• Use Forge to craft gear for a selected hero
• Choose the gear slot you need
• Crafting is random, so you may need several tries

All Blood Hunt Bosses

You’ll face several bosses while progressing through the mode.

• Capwolf
• Ratatoskr
• Dracula
• Kingpin (Hidden Boss)

Dracula is the main boss, but Kingpin is the true final encounter.

Best Beginner Progression Path

If you’re just starting Blood Hunt, don’t rush straight into the hardest mode. Build your hero step by step.

• Clear Normal 4–5 times
• Move into Hard once you have better gear
• Clear Extreme until you understand every boss
• Start pushing Nightmare after Extreme feels comfortable

Extreme is the first major checkpoint because it introduces the full boss route, including Dracula and the hidden Kingpin boss if you complete the objectives.

Blood Hunt Difficulty Levels Explained

Difficulty	Description	Best For
Normal	Easy introduction to mechanics	Beginners
Hard	Stronger enemies and bosses	Intermediate players
Extreme	High difficulty with full boss mechanics	Advanced players
Nightmare	Scaling difficulty with multiple tiers	Endgame grind

All Blood Hunt Rewards and Challenges

Challenge	Reward
Clear Normal	100 Units + Gallery Card
Clear Hard	100 Unstable Molecules
Clear Extreme	100 Units
Clear Nightmare milestones	Moods, Units, Trophy Shards
Hidden Boss	Kingpin Accessory
Kill milestones	Currency + cosmetics

How to Beat Dracula (Full Strategy)

Key Rule

• Focus on survival until Phase 4

Important Mechanics

• Taking damage heals Dracula
• He gains stronger abilities each phase
• Teleport and grab can wipe players
• During one phase, Dracula disappears and floating swords spawn around the arena
• Destroy the floating swords to progress the fight

Final Phase Strategy

• Break crystals to activate sunlight
• Use sunlight for invincibility
• Burst damage during vulnerability

For a more in-depth guide on how to beat Dracula in Marvel Rivals check our blog post.

How to Unlock the Hidden Boss (Kingpin)

To unlock Kingpin, you must complete three hidden objectives and collect golden keys.

Phase 4 (Bridge)

• Destroy the barrier within 90 seconds
• Ignore enemies and rush objective

Phase 7 (Ruins)

• Destroy Bloodclot Buds
• More players = more buds

Phase 12

• Break the magic circle within 120 seconds
• Focus crystals first

After defeating Dracula, you’ll be teleported to Times Square to fight Kingpin.

Want a full step-by-step breakdown? Read our Kingpin hidden boss guide to learn exactly how to complete every objective.

Tips to Beat Kingpin

• Break out of his trance quickly (spam movement)
• Hide behind objects during AoE explosion
• Keep moving at all times
• Avoid standing still

Best Tips to Progress Faster in Blood Hunt

• Upgrade one hero first
• Play in coordinated teams
• Farm lower difficulties early
• Save revives for final phase
• Learn boss mechanics instead of brute forcing
• Always kill glowing yellow loot enemies before they escape
• You keep gear from failed runs, so pushing harder difficulties can still be worth it
• Don’t waste Lifeline Serum early. Save revives for final bosses or close clears
• If the boss still has high HP, reviving repeatedly is usually not worth it

Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt Boosting

If you don’t have time to grind or struggle with higher difficulties, we offer full Marvel Rivals Blood Hunt boosting services.

• Nightmare clears (any level)
• Hidden boss (Kingpin) unlock
• Fast reward farming
• Safe and manual gameplay

Our boosters can guarantee progression, rewards, and leaderboard pushes with fast turnaround times. You can also play with our boosters to achieve it yourself!

Final Thoughts

Blood Hunt is one of the best PvE modes in Marvel Rivals, but it requires strategy and time to fully complete. Focus on survival, learn the mechanics, and aim for the hidden boss to get the most out of the event.

Since the event is limited-time, it’s best to start grinding early and secure all rewards before it ends.