What's New MPQ - May 2026 (Updated May 22)

After a bit of a hiatus, the What’s New MPQ event calendar is back for May!

This month’s post is using a slightly different format, including event times listed in EST. We’ll continue making adjustments to the layout and details in future updates, but wanted to share what we have now rather than delay the calendar further.

As with previous calendars, this thread will be updated weekly as new information becomes available, so be sure to check back for the latest event details and schedule updates.

*All times are in EST (GMT -07:00)

PVE BOSS EVENTS

May 20, 2026, 9:00am – May 23, 2026, 9:00pm
[AVENGERS VS. ULTRON]

PVE EVENTS

May 20, 2026, 9:00am – May 27, 2026, 9:00am
PUZZLE OPS (Featured Support: Leapfrog)

April 29, 2026, 4:00am – May 2, 2026, 11:00pm
INFINITE PURSUIT

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: War (First Horseman)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
3 Star: Nova (Richard Rider)
2 Star: Magneto (Marvel NOW!)
1 Star: Spider-Man (Original)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Falcon (Joaquin Torres)
4 Star: Puck (Eugene Judd)
3 Star: Blade (Daywalker)
2 Star: Electro (Maxwell Dillon)
1 Star: Hawkeye (Classic)

May 2, 2026, 4:00am – May 6, 2026, 11:00pm
FIGHT FOR WAKANDA

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Big Wheel (Jackson Weele)
4 Star: Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)
3 Star: Loki (Dark Reign)
2 Star: Bob (Agent of H.Y.D.R.A.)
1 Star: Black Widow (Modern)

Progression Rewards:
4 Star: Franken Castle (Amalgamation)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
3 Star: Nova (Richard Rider)
2 Star: Magneto (Marvel NOW!)
1 Star: Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers)

May 6, 2026, 4:00am – May 10, 2026, 11:00pm
DEADPOOL VS. MPQ: Deadpool (It’s Me, Deadpool!)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Wolverine (Samurai Daken)
4 Star: Iron Fist (Lin Lie)
3 Star: Peggy Carter (Iron Carter)
2 Star: Thor (Marvel NOW!)
1 Star: Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Big Wheel (Jackson Weele)
4 Star: Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)
3 Star: Loki (Dark Reign)
2 Star: Bob (Agent of H.Y.D.R.A.)
1 Star: Black Widow (Modern)

May 10, 2026, 4:00am – May 13, 2026, 11:00pm
SIMULATOR

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Drop Bears (Koalicus Cadericus)
4 Star: Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff)
3 Star: Hawkeye (Hawkguy)
2 Star: Headpool (UndHead)
1 Star: Venom (Dark Avengers)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Wolverine (Samurai Daken)
4 Star: Iron Fist (Lin Lie)
3 Star: Peggy Carter (Iron Carter)
2 Star: Thor (Marvel NOW!)
1 Star: Juggernaut (Classic)

May 13, 2026, 4:00am – May 17, 2026, 11:00pm
THICK AS THIEVES

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Falcon (Joaquin Torres)
4 Star: M.O.D.O.K. (A.I.M. Overlord)
3 Star: Emma Frost (New X-Men)
2 Star: Daken (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Juggernaut (Classic)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Drop Bears (Koalicus Cadericus)
4 Star: Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff)
3 Star: Hawkeye (Hawkguy)
2 Star: Headpool (UndHead)
1 Star: Venom (Dark Avengers)

May 17, 2026, 4:00am – May 20, 2026, 11:00pm
HEARTS OF DARKNESS

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: War (First Horseman)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
3 Star: Jeffrey (Land Shark)
2 Star: Captain America (Steve Rogers)
1 Star: Iron Man (Model 35)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Falcon (Joaquin Torres)
4 Star: M.O.D.O.K. (A.I.M. Overlord)
3 Star: Emma Frost (New X-Men)
2 Star: Daken (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Storm (Modern)

May 24, 2026, 4:00am – May 27, 2026, 11:00pm
STRANGE SIGHTS

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Wasp (Hope Van Dyne)
4 Star: Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)
3 Star: The Hulk (Indestructible)
2 Star: Bullseye (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Spider-Man (Original)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: War (First Horseman)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
3 Star: Jeffrey (Land Shark)
2 Star: Captain America (Steve Rogers)
1 Star: Hawkeye (Classic)

May 27, 2026, 4:00am – May 30, 2026, 11:00pm
ISO-8 BROTHERHOOD

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Wasp (Hope Van Dyne)
4 Star: Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)
3 Star: The Hulk (Indestructible)
2 Star: Bullseye (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Hawkeye (Classic)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: War (First Horseman)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
3 Star: Jeffrey (Land Shark)
2 Star: Captain America (Steve Rogers)
1 Star: Spider-Man (Original)

May 30, 2026, 4:00am – June 3, 2026, 11:00pm
TBA

PVP SEASON

April 29, 2026, 5:00pm – May 24, 2026, 12:00am
PVP SEASON: TIME STONE

May 27, 2026, 5:00pm – June 21, 2026, 12:00am
PVP SEASON: REALITY STONE

PVP EVENTS

May 2, 2026, 6:00am – May 5, 2026, 1:00pm
BLOOD FROM A STONE: Franken Castle (Amalgamation)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Goose (Flerken Family)
4 Star: Doctor Doom (Infamous Iron Man)
3 Star: Loki (Dark Reign)
2 Star: Captain America (Steve Rogers)

May 4, 2026, 5:00pm – May 8, 2026, 12:00am
IMPOSTER SYNDROME: Doctor Doom (Infamous Iron Man)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Ultron (Age of Ultron)
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
3 Star: Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
2 Star: White Tiger (Ava Ayala)

May 6, 2026, 5:00pm – May 10, 2026, 12:00am
PEACE IN OUR TIME: Ultron (Age of Ultron)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Gorgon (X of Swords)
4 Star: Moondragon (Heather Douglas)
3 Star: Thor (Modern)
2 Star: Captain America (Steve Rogers)

May 9, 2026, 6:00am – May 12, 2026, 1:00pm
MOONLIT BRAWL: Moondragon (Heather Douglas)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Beta Ray Bill (Korbinite Cyborg)
4 Star: M’Baku (Jabari Chieftain)
3 Star: Spider-Gwen (Spider-Verse)
2 Star: Hellcow (Bessie)

May 11, 2026, 5:00pm – May 15, 2026, 12:00am
KORBINITE CLASH: Beta Ray Bill (Korbinite Cyborg)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
4 Star: Medusa (Inhuman Queen)
3 Star: Miles Morales (Spider-Fit)
2 Star: Daken (Dark Avengers)

May 13, 2026, 5:00pm – May 17, 2026, 12:00am
SMASH BACK: Iron Man (Hulkbuster)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Havok (Classic)
4 Star: Medusa (Inhuman Queen)
3 Star: The Hulk (Indestructible)
2 Star: Captain America (Steve Rogers)

May 16, 2026, 6:00am – May 19, 2026, 1:00pm
BOOT CAMP: The Hydra Stomper (Steve Rogers)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
4 Star: Thor (Goddess of Thunder)
3 Star: Sentry (Dark Avengers)
2 Star: Daken (Dark Avengers)

May 18, 2026, 5:00pm – May 22, 2026, 12:00am
PROVE YOUR WORTH: Thor (Goddess of Thunder)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Jean Grey (Phoenix)
4 Star: Medusa (Inhuman Queen)
3 Star: Human Torch (Classic)
2 Star: Black Widow (Original)
4 Star: Abomination (Emil Blonsky)

May 20, 2026, 5:00pm – May 24, 2026, 12:00am
PYRE KNOWLEDGE: Jean Grey (Phoenix)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Heimdall (The Gatekeeper)
4 Star: Deathlok (Michael Collins)
3 Star: Sam Wilson (Falcon)
2 Star: Daken (Dark Avengers)

May 23, 2026, 6:00am – May 26, 2026, 1:00pm
SOME ASSIMILATION REQUIRED: Deathlok (Michael Collins)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Hela (Goddess of Death)
4 Star: Melinda May (Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
3 Star: Magik (Darkchylde)
2 Star: Spider-Horse (Widow)

May 25, 2026, 5:00pm – May 29, 2026, 12:00am
SEAS THE DAY: Kate Pryde (Marauders)

Placement Rewards:
5 Star: High Evolutionary (Awesome Mix Vol. 3)
4 Star: Nico Minoru (Runaways)
3 Star: Colossus (Classic)
2 Star: Electro (Maxwell Dillon)

May 27, 2026, 5:00pm – May 31, 2026, 12:00am
STAFF APPRECIATION DAY: Nico Minoru (Runaways)

DEADPOOL’S DAILY QUEST

April 27, 2026, 3:00am – May 4, 2026, 2:50am
Required Characters:
4 Star: Iron Fist (Danny Rand)
4 Star: Darkveil (Darnell Wade)
4 Star: Legion (David Haller)
4 Star: Arnim Zola (Digital Scientist)
4 Star: Nick Fury (Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
4 Star: Hulkling (Dorrek VIII)
4 Star: Venom (Eddie Brock)
3 Star: She-Hulk (Modern)
3 Star: Captain Marvel (Modern)
3 Star: Deadpool (It’s Me, Deadpool!)
3 Star: Beast (Classic)
3 Star: Colossus (Classic)
3 Star: Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
3 Star: Blade (Daywalker)

Crash:
4 Star: Moonstone (Meteorite)

May 4, 2026, 3:00am – May 11, 2026, 2:50am
Required Characters:
4 Star: Anti-Venom (Eddie Brock)
4 Star: Abomination (Emil Blonsky)
4 Star: Thanos (Endgame)
4 Star: Aikku Jokinen (Enigma)
4 Star: Ikaris (Eternals)
4 Star: Puck (Eugene Judd)
4 Star: Juggernaut (Fear Itself)
3 Star: Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
3 Star: Rocket & Groot (Most Wanted)
3 Star: Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy)
3 Star: Luke Cage (Hero for Hire)
3 Star: Squirrel Girl (Unbeatable)
3 Star: Cyclops (Uncanny X-Men)
3 Star: Black Panther (T’Challa)
4 Star: Deathlok (Michael Collins)

May 11, 2026, 3:00am – May 18, 2026, 2:50am
Required Characters:
4 Star: Sandman (Flint Marko)
4 Star: Thor (Goddess of Thunder)
4 Star: Doop (Green One)
4 Star: Mantis (Guardians of the Galaxy)
4 Star: Gwenpool (Gwen Poole)
4 Star: Spider-Gwen (Gwen Stacy)
4 Star: Kate Bishop (Hawkeye)
3 Star: Iron Fist (Immortal Weapon)
3 Star: Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel)
3 Star: Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
3 Star: Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
3 Star: Vision (Android Avenger)
3 Star: Bullseye (Classic)
3 Star: Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)

Crash:
4 Star: Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O’Hara)

May 18, 2026, 3:00am – May 25, 2026, 2:50am
Required Characters:
4 Star: Moondragon (Heather Douglas)
4 Star: Colleen Wing (Heroes for Hire)
4 Star: Misty Knight (Heroes for Hire)
4 Star: Iron Man (Hulkbuster)
4 Star: Reptil (Humberto Lopez)
4 Star: Doctor Doom (Infamous Iron Man)
4 Star: Nebula (Infinity War)
3 Star: Thanos (Modern)
3 Star: Hawkeye (Hawkguy)
3 Star: Star-Lord (Peter Quill)
3 Star: Elektra (Assassin)
3 Star: Gambit (Modern)
3 Star: Angel (All New X-Men)
3 Star: Emma Frost (New X-Men)

Crash:
4 Star: Blob (Modern)

May 25, 2026, 3:00am – June 1, 2026, 2:50am
Required Characters:
4 Star: Black Widow (Infinity War)
4 Star: Spider-Man (Infinity War)
4 Star: Medusa (Inhuman Queen)
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
4 Star: Riri Williams (Ironheart)
4 Star: M’Baku (Jabari Chieftain)
4 Star: War Machine (James Rhodes)
3 Star: Arcade (King of PWN)
3 Star: Hit-Monkey (Mercenary Hitman)
3 Star: Kang (Classic)
3 Star: Magik (Darkchylde)
3 Star: Jeffrey (Land Shark)
3 Star: High Evolutionary (Classic)
3 Star: Spider-Gwen (Spider-Verse)

Crash:
4 Star: Negasonic (Modern)

WEEKLY BUFF LIST

May 6, 2026, 4:00am – May 13, 2026, 4:00am
5 Star: Iron Man (Cosmic Invasion)
5 Star: Red Skull (Johann Schmidt)
5 Star: Silver Sable (Silvija Sablinova)
5 Star: Swordmaster (Lin Lie)
4 Star: Arnim Zola (Digital Scientist)
4 Star: M’Baku (Jabari Chieftain)
4 Star: Mister Fantastic (The Maker)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
4 Star: Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)
3 Star: Black Panther (T’Challa)
3 Star: Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
3 Star: Spider-Gwen (Spider-Verse)
3 Star: Storm (Mohawk)
3 Star: Thor (Modern)
2 Star: Hellcow (Bessie)
2 Star: White Tiger (Ava Ayala)
1 Star: Juggernaut (Classic)
1 Star: Venom (Dark Avengers)

New Characters:
4 Star: Franken Castle (Amalgamation)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)

May 13, 2026, 4:00am – May 20, 2026, 4:00am
5 Star: Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
5 Star: Falcon (Joaquin Torres)
5 Star: Jean Grey (Phoenix)
5 Star: War (First Horseman)
4 Star: Ghost Rider 2099 (Zero Cochrane)
4 Star: Iron Fist (Lin Lie)
4 Star: Namora (Origin)
4 Star: Negasonic (Modern)
4 Star: Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross)
3 Star: The Hulk (Indestructible)
3 Star: Miles Morales (Spider-Fit)
3 Star: Peggy Carter (Iron Carter)
3 Star: Ragnarok (Dark Avengers)
3 Star: Sentry (Dark Avengers)
2 Star: Captain America (Steve Rogers)
2 Star: Moonstone (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Iron Man (Model 35)
1 Star: Storm (Modern)

New Characters:
4 Star: Franken Castle (Amalgamation)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)

May 20, 2026, 4:00am – May 27, 2026, 4:00am
5 Star: Cable (Nathan Summers)
5 Star: Gambit (Classic)
5 Star: May Parker (Spider-Girl)
5 Star: Silver Surfer (Skyrider)
4 Star: Abomination (Emil Blonsky)
4 Star: Aikku Jokinen (Enigma)
4 Star: Miles Morales (Spider-Man)
4 Star: She-Hulk (Origin)
4 Star: Spider-Gwen (Gwen Stacy)
3 Star: Daken (Classic)
3 Star: Sam Wilson (Falcon)
3 Star: Human Torch (Classic)
3 Star: Jeffrey (Land Shark)
3 Star: Magik (Darkchylde)
2 Star: Black Widow (Original)
2 Star: Spider-Horse (Widow)
1 Star: Hawkeye (Classic)
1 Star: Spider-Man (Original)

New Characters:
4 Star: Franken Castle (Amalgamation)
4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)

May 27, 2026, 4:00am – June 3, 2026, 4:00am

CHARACTER RELEASES

Release schedule subject to change
1/7/2026 5 Star: Swordmaster (Lin Lie)
1/21/2026 4 Star: Iron Fist (Lin Lie)
2/4/2026 5 Star: Falcon (Joaquin Torres)
2/18/2026 4 Star: Toad (Mortimer Toynbee)
3/4/2026 5 Star: War (First Horsemen)
3/18/2026 6 Star: Valkyrie (Brunnhilde)
4/1/2026 5 Star: Drop Bears (Koalicus Cadericus)
4/15/2026 2 Star: Spider-Horse (Widow)
4/29/2026 5 Star: Franken-Castle (Amalgamation)
5/13/2026 6 Star: Celestial Brawnbuster (Amadeus Cho)
5/27/2026 5 Star: Shatterstar (Gaveedra Seven)

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This should say Reality Stone

Welcome back, What’s New!

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Thanks for bringing this back!

I’m not sure I’m going to be able to find 400k ISO to champion Beta Ray Bill by Monday but at least now I can try.

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There is a Welcome to Shield event listed for May 17. However, the next character is a 6* on May 13, then a 5* on May 27.

I would love it if we started getting a WtS for 6s, so I hope this WtS is actually happening with New Cho as the featured character.

Historically, of course, we have only gotten WtS’s for new 4s.

EDIT: To quibble slightly with your stated time zone, GMT-7 is currently PDT, not EST. Also we are in EDT where I am, which is GMT-4.

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That’s my error. There’s no WTS for that week.

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One thing I will not miss when the game inevitably ends is the excruciating pain and slowness of playing a BRB PVP ever again.

Basically every player in my MMR has a 550.

The Hulkbuster PVP has Medusa in both progression and placement rewards. I don’t mind not getting Hulkbuster shards etc as I won’t ever use him anyway.

This pvp has been a blast! BRB boosted to 672, Jugg boosted to 672, polaris. Ap boosts and Krakoa on Polaris and green ap boosts on Jugg and Bill.

Stun their bill, start firing off juggs green. Game over. Extra fun when you cascade into enough black to fire juggs black and blow up the entire board.

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I don’t care if Devil Dino is just a joke character with no way to earn covers for, I need the Grimlock costume from marvel rivals as an alt costume for him.

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ISO-8 Brotherhood is/was a 7-day PVE that hasn’t seen the light of the day since 8/10/2023. It would be nice to bring back these longer-running events, but there are more important issues/bugs/low-hanging areas to address first.

@S0kun, did you mean Unstable ISO-8?

As the first Story event to kick off a new season, it should also be the new release event for 5* Shatterstar so are the placement rewards correct? :thinking:

Edit: Looks like the placement rewards are a duplicate of the previous event. Unusual but not the first time rewards have been repeated. Guess we’ll find out when the in-game preview shows up later!

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Those rewards are the same as for Strange Sights, so it seems like copypasta.

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In-game has Meet Rocket & Groot with Shatterstar and Lin Lie for placement

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