Marvel Rivals Season 10.5 Guide: Infinity War Mode, Free Thor Skin, Twitch Drops, and Rewards

Season 10.5 is the sort of Marvel Rivals update that can scatter your attention across five menus. Do the short, expiring rewards first: clear Times Square, make sure Twitch is linked to the account you actually play on, and then enter Infinity War with a duo partner. The Thor grind and ranked climb can wait until those one-time checks are done.

Quick answer: Times Square rewards → Twitch link check → Infinity Finale quest review → one low-pressure Infinity War run → ranked later. Do not buy an Avengers cosmetic until the free Thor and Angela routes are accounted for.

Season 10.5 deadlines that change your plan

Content	Window (UTC)	Player priority
Maintenance	Oct 9, 09:00; about 2 hours expected	Wait for the server-open notice before troubleshooting missing menus.
Times Square activities	Oct 9, 09:00–Oct 22, 09:00	Do these first. This is the shortest reward window.
Twitch Drops	Oct 9, 12:00–Nov 6, 09:00	Link and test the correct platform account before leaving a stream running.
Infinity Finale	Oct 9, 09:00–Dec 10, 09:00	Review every quest once so you can spot daily or weekly gates.
Path to Doomsday: Infinity War	Oct 9, 09:00–Dec 11, 09:00	Learn the live Stone rules before locking in a serious duo strategy.

The exact dates and confirmed rewards come from the Season 10.5 patch notes. Maintenance can move, so the estimated finish is not a promise that every event panel will appear at 11:00 UTC.

Marvel Rivals Season 10.5 reward route from Times Square to ranked

ManaBuy reward-route graphic compiled from the confirmed Season 10.5 patch schedule.

Marvel Rivals Season 10.5 roadmap from October 9 to Season 11

Marvel Rivals' official Season 10.5 roadmap separates the October 9 launch from later costumes, Halloween events, Endgame mode, and Season 11.

A practical first 30 minutes after the servers open

Claim the Times Square items. Watch the screening continuously for two minutes, then use the photo wall with the NPCs. Confirm the Gallery Card, Avengers Emblem Spray, and 100 Units in your inventory.
Open Infinity Finale before queueing. Read the whole quest list once. If any objective is daily, weekly, or tied to a particular mode, you will know what to combine with normal play.
Check Twitch connections. Verify the Twitch account, Marvel Rivals account, and active platform profile. A completed watch bar is useless if it is attached to the wrong account.
Queue one learning match. Use the first Infinity War run to identify Stone effects, how Stones change hands, and what carries between rounds. Winning is secondary on match one.
Choose the longer grind last. Continue Infinity Finale, begin the Gold climb, or practice the mode based on which reward you actually want.

How to approach the Infinity War 2v2 mode

Twelve players enter as six duos. Each pair starts in a Stone race, meets another duo each round, and the first team to assemble all six Infinity Stones wins. That makes the mode closer to a sequence of small resource fights than a normal 6v6 objective match: one bad engage can give another team both tempo and a Stone.

Marvel Rivals Path to Doomsday Avengers Infinity War official key art

Marvel Rivals' official social artwork for Path to Doomsday: Avengers: Infinity War, beginning October 9 UTC.

Launch-day checklist for the Marvel Rivals Infinity War duo mode

ManaBuy first-match checklist based on the mode rules confirmed in the official patch notes.

Build a duo with two jobs, not two favorite heroes

Until the live hero rules and Stone bonuses are visible, use a simple pairing test. One player should be able to start or survive the first contact; the other needs to convert that opening through damage, control, or sustain. Two fragile damage picks can win quickly but have no reset when the first burst fails. Two defensive picks may live longer but give the opponent time to disengage and protect a Stone lead.

Situation	Call to make	What usually loses the round
You get the first health advantage	Hold the escape lane and finish the same target.	Splitting damage because both enemies look low.
Your partner is forced out	Break line of sight and reset together.	Turning a recoverable 2v2 into two separate 1v2s.
The enemy Stone counters your opening	Change target order or play for cooldowns before committing.	Repeating the same dive because it worked in the previous round.
Your duo is carrying several Stones	Value survival and information more than a flashy chase.	Giving away accumulated progress for one unnecessary elimination.
You do not understand a rule	Test one interaction and record the result.	Building a strategy around a pre-release assumption.

The patch notes confirm the six-duo structure and the six-Stone win condition. They do not list every Stone effect, eligible hero, tie rule, or transfer interaction. Those details should be checked in the live mode before this section becomes a hero-specific meta guide.

Which free reward should you chase first?

Reward	Route	Effort or risk	Recommended approach
Gallery Card, Spray, 100 Units	Times Square screening and photo wall	Very low effort; earliest expiry	Clear in the first login and verify delivery.
Angela: Will of Galacta	Season 10.5 Twitch Drops	Low gameplay effort; account-link risk	Set up early, then claim each Twitch tier instead of waiting until the last day.
Thor: The Avengers	Infinity Finale quests	Unknown until the live quest list is visible	Identify time-gated objectives, then fold them into normal matches.
Jeff: Razor-Tooth	Reach Gold in Season 10.5	Skill and time dependent	Play your stable role; do not rush ranked during launch-day instability.

Infinity Finale rewards with Thor, Doctor Strange, and Black Panther costumes

Marvel Rivals' official patch-note artwork previews the Infinity Finale reward lineup; only Thor is confirmed as the free quest costume.

Thor is the confirmed free costume. The Doctor Strange, Black Panther, and other Infinity War items shown around the event should not be treated as free until their individual acquisition routes and prices appear in the live client.

Spend only after the free routes are separated

The easiest way to overspend in this update is to treat every Avengers cosmetic as part of one collection. They are not. Thor comes from event quests, Angela from Twitch, Jeff from ranked, and the Times Square items are direct claims. Store costumes are a separate decision.

Your goal	Premium currency needed	Hard stop
Only the free Season 10.5 cosmetics	0 Lattice	Do not open the store until the four free routes are set up.
One specific paid costume	Live bundle price minus owned Lattice	Buy only the shortfall after confirming the costume is not an event reward.
Several themed bundles	Add the live prices, then subtract current currency once	Set a total season cap before purchasing the first bundle.

Marvel Rivals Lattice Top-Up

Finish the free Thor, Angela, Jeff, and Times Square routes first. If one store costume still matters, check its live price and cover only the remaining Lattice gap.

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Marvel Rivals Season 10.5 FAQ

What is Marvel Rivals Season 10.5 going to include?

The October 9 update adds the Infinity War duo mode, Infinity Finale, Times Square rewards, a new Twitch Drops round, new store bundles, and the Season 10.5 ranked reward. The roadmap then rolls out more costumes and events through early November.

What time does Marvel Rivals Season 10.5 come out?

Maintenance begins October 9 at 09:00 UTC and is expected to take about two hours. Server reopening can move, so check the live service notice before troubleshooting a missing event.

Will Thanos be a playable hero in Marvel Rivals?

Thanos has not been officially confirmed as a playable hero for Season 10.5. Infinity War and the later Endgame mode can feature him as part of the event without confirming a roster release.

Who is coming to Marvel Rivals in Season 11?

The supplied Season 10.5 roadmap marks Season 11 for November 13 but does not name its hero. Treat Thanos, Doctor Doom, and other community predictions as speculation until Marvel Rivals publishes the Season 11 reveal.

Is there a new hero in Season 10.5?

The Season 10.5 patch notes focus on modes, events, cosmetics, stories, and rewards; they do not announce a new playable hero for the October 9 update.

Is Thor: The Avengers really free?

Yes. The costume is tied to Infinity Finale quests. Open the live quest list after the update to see the exact progression requirements.

Can I enter Infinity War without a premade partner?

The mode uses two-player squads. The announcement does not require a premade duo, but communication and repeat matches with the same partner should make Stone interactions easier to learn.

Why did my Angela Twitch Drop not arrive?

Confirm that the reward was claimed on Twitch and that the correct Marvel Rivals account and platform profile are linked. Then allow time for in-game delivery before adding more watch hours.

What I would prioritize

I would spend launch day clearing Times Square, linking Twitch, and learning the new mode without caring about the first few results. After the Stone rules are clear, I would choose either Infinity Finale progress or the Gold climb as the main grind instead of trying to finish everything at once.

The important spending check is simple: four reward routes cost no Lattice. Finish or schedule those before treating the store as part of the event.