Marvel Rivals season 2 is themed around Krakoa’s Hellfire Gala — and you certainly can’t party on the living island without dressing up. Luckily for you, the there are many ways to unlock some free skins in the hit hero shooter right now — including a new seasonal event that unlocks a free Mantis skin.
The Cerebro Database event is the debut seasonal event for Marvel Rivals season 2, and it’s a fairly standard challenge-based event. Different rewards include chrono tokens for the battle pass, units to spend on shop skins and other odds and ends, but the big ticket item is the Mantis Flora Maiden skin.
Outside of the latest event, there are still other ways to earn free skins right now. Whether you’re trying out newly buffed characters like the immortal Iron Fist or you’re getting in playtime on the latest addition to the Vanguard roster by throwing enemies around with Emma Frost, season 2 has introduced a new slate of free skins that you can use to deck out your favorite characters.
Here’s what you should know about the Cerebro Database event and the rest of the free skin lineup at the beginning of Marvel Rivals season 2.
Get the Mantis Flora Maiden skin for free in the Cerebro Database event
The Cerebro Database event is live now. It began with the launch of the season 2 patch on April 11 and ends on May 9.
While this event is fairly easy, the presentation might confuse some players. As with any Marvel Rivals event, you’ll need to complete challenges to earn rewards. In this event, though, each featured character (Emma Frost, Wolverine, Black Panther and Namor) has nine unique challenges arranged in a 3×3 board.
Many of the challenges on the tic-tac-toe boards are simple and easy — there are only a handful that require you to exert much effort.
You don’t need to complete all 36 challenges to receive all of the event rewards. Instead, you need to complete enough challenges to make three separate horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines on all four boards in order to finish the event. Basically, you’re playing tic-tac-toe to quickly make three lines on all of the boards to earn your rewards as efficiently as possible.
Like most Marvel Rivals events, several characters’ boards are time-gated, which means that the most enterprising players will only be able to unlock the Mantis Flora Maiden skin starting on April 23. Until then, you can earn chrono tokens, units, sprays and gallery pages.
How can I get free skins during Marvel Rivals season 2?
Players who link their Twitch account or Marvel Unlimited account to their Marvel Rivals account right now can nab a free Namor and Thing skin, respectively.
But if you only care about rewards you can earn in-game, a new Emma Frost skin is available by progressing through the competitive ladder, new Iron Fist and Magik looks are available for free on the season 2 battle pass and a Scarlet Witch skin is currently unlockable just for playing a few quick matches.
The immortal Iron Fist goes toe-to-toe with Doctor Strange in his new free battle pass skin.
What Marvel Rivals skins are available for free right now?
There are currently 11 free skins available. Here’s how you get them:
- Mantis Flora Maiden: Complete the Cerebro Database event challenges on all four characters by May 9 to unlock this skin.
- Scarlet Witch Chaos Gown: Complete nine quick play, competitive or practice vs. AI matches by April 25 to unlock this skin.
- Namor Will of Galacta: To claim this skin, you’ll need to link a Twitch account to your Marvel Rivals account and then watch four hours of livestreams from streamers participating in the drop campaign. If you’re unsure about which channels are partnered with Marvel Rivals, look for the mention of “Drops” in the stream title. This skin is only available until Wednesday, April 30.
- The Thing Unlimited: Sign up for Marvel Unlimited by April 16 at 12 a.m. ET to receive a promo code for this skin. Codes will be emailed to eligible users starting on April 25.
- Emma Frost Golden Diamond: Reach Gold rank or higher in competitive mode in season 2. You must play at least 10 competitive matches to be eligible to receive the skin.
- Magik Retro X-Uniform: Reach page 3 in the season 2 battle pass by June 11.
- Iron Fist Immortal Weapon of Agamotto: Reach page 9 in the season 2 battle pass by June 11.
Four of the currently available free skins are not time-gated, though they are locked behind achievements or platform exclusivity. Here are the Marvel Rivals skins you can unlock at any time:
- Spider-Man Scarlet Spider: This skin is available to PS Plus subscribers who play the game on the PS5. It can be found on the PSN Store under Marvel Rivals DLC.
- Peni Parker Ven#m: Like the Scarlet Spider skin, this Ven#m skin is only available for PS Plus subscribers and can be found in the PSN Store.
- Storm Ivory Breeze: Earn 200 Achievement Points in the Heroic Journey achievement section.
- Star-Lord Jovial Star: Earn 400 Achievement Points in the Heroic Journey achievement section.
A classic X-Man look for Magik is available for free on the Season 2 battle pass.
How can I get more Marvel Rivals skins for free?
There are many different ways to get skins in Marvel Rivals. Sometimes the developer issues special codes to unlock them, while others require completing challenges. There are also some made available by watching streams on Twitch and many skins are “free” for progressing through the Marvel Rivals Battle Pass, which costs 990 Lattice, or approximately $10.
You can also earn skins through regularly playing the game, as a free skin is frequently awarded with the completion of seasonal events. Players who reach gold rank or higher in competitive also receive a free skin as a reward for their performance. Live events like Cerebro Database include free skins as a completion reward.
What free skins used to be available in Marvel Rivals?
Twitch drops, battle passes and promo codes get cycled in and out of rotation, allowing Marvel Rivals players to earn different free skins from engaging with the game during different events. Here are all of the previously available free skins, what season they were introduced in and how they were obtainable.
Season 0 free skins
- Iron Man Armor Model 42: This skin was unlocked through opening the Bundle Code main menu option and inputting the promo code nwarh4k3xqy. The skin rotated out of availability on March 5, 2025.
- Scarlet Witch White Witch: This skin was an exclusive reward for Closed Alpha players, rewarded upon logging in for the first time in season 0.
- Venom Cyan Clash: This skin was an exclusive reward for Closed Beta players, rewarded upon logging in for the first time in season 0.
- Magneto Will of Galacta: This skin was unlocked as a Twitch drop during season 0. The skin rotated out of availability on Dec. 31, 2024.
- Moon Knight Golden Moonlight: This skin was available as a competitive reward for any players who reached Gold or higher in Competitive mode in season 0.
- Jeff the Shark Cuddly Fuzzlefin: This skin was a reward for the season 0 Winter Celebration event.
- Hela Empress of the Cosmos: This skin was a free reward from the season 0 battle pass.
Season 1 free skins
- Hela Will of Galacta: This skin was unlocked as a Twitch drop during season 1. The skin rotated out of availability on Jan. 25, 2025.
- Adam Warlock Will of Galacta: This skin was unlocked as a Twitch drop during season 1. The skin rotated out of availability on April 4, 2025.
- Winter Soldier Revolution: Available via a promo code sent to moviegoers who saw Captain America: Brave New World in participating Regal theaters during opening weekend. Also purchasable in the in-game shop.
- Invisible Woman Blood Shield: This skin was available as a competitive reward for any players who reached Gold or higher in Competitive mode in season 1.
- Human Torch Blood Blaze: This skin was available as a competitive reward for any players who reached Gold or higher in Competitive mode in season 1.5.
- Thor Reborn From Ragnarok: This skin was a reward for the season 1 Midnight Features Part 1 event.
- Groot Carved Traveler: This skin was a reward for the season 1 Midnight Features Part 2 event.
- Black Widow Mrs. Barnes: This skin was a reward for the season 1 Galacta’s Cosmic Adventure event. It’s now purchasable in the in-game shop.
- Peni Parker Blue Tarantula: This skin was a free reward from the season 1 battle pass.
- Scarlet Witch Emporium Matron: This skin was a free reward from the season 1 battle pass.