Marvel Rivals Halloween 2026: What Is Free?
All Hallows’ Glow runs from October 15 to November 13, 2026, ending at 09:00 UTC. The announced free costume is Rocket Raccoon’s Trash King, earned through event missions. Scarlet Witch’s Chaos Weaver and Hela’s The Redeemed are part of the premium reward lineup, so the promotional group image does not mean every featured costume is free.
Use this guide to identify the correct event, plan around its actual deadline and separate its mission reward from the adjacent Pop & Win promotion. The two promotions end on the same calendar date but at different times.
Key Takeaways
- All Hallows’ Glow ends November 13 at 09:00 UTC.
- Rocket Raccoon’s Trash King costume is the free event-mission reward named in the announcement.
- Scarlet Witch’s Chaos Weaver and Hela’s The Redeemed are described as premium rewards.
- The Halloween Pop & Win promotion ends earlier, at 02:00 UTC on November 13.
- Check the live mission requirements and claim state before treating a costume as unlocked.
- A cosmetic event reward is separate from a competitive rank reward.
Reward categories and both schedules come from the official October 15 patch announcement. This guide keeps those categories separate rather than inferring prices or free unlocks from the artwork.
Event End Time and Local Countdown
The All Hallows’ Glow deadline is November 13, 2026 at 09:00 UTC. A local date alone can be misleading when you are deciding whether there is time for one more session. The clock converts the announced instant to your device’s time zone and changes to an ended state when it passes.
| Promotion | Start, UTC | End, UTC |
|---|---|---|
| All Hallows’ Glow event | October 15 · 09:00 | November 13 · 09:00 |
| Halloween Pop & Win | October 16 · 02:00 | November 13 · 02:00 |
The seven-hour difference matters if your final session is close to the deadline. Check which promotion you are looking at before using a countdown or planning a purchase around the event’s longer window.
Rocket’s Free Costume and the Premium Lineup
The official artwork places several Halloween looks together. The reward wording, rather than position in that image, establishes which one belongs to the free mission path.
| Costume or feature | Announced route | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket Raccoon · Trash King | Complete event missions for free | The current mission objectives and reward claim state |
| Scarlet Witch · Chaos Weaver | Premium event reward | The live offer and whether the item is the costume or a separate cosmetic option |
| Hela · The Redeemed | Premium event reward | The exact offer and contents |
| Halloween Pop & Win costumes | A separate promotion | Its own price display, rules and earlier end time |
If you only want the free Rocket costume, keep that as the goal when opening the event. You do not need to treat a neighboring premium promotion as part of the announced free unlock path.
How to Work Through the Free Reward Path
Open All Hallows’ Glow in the game’s event interface and read the active mission descriptions. Check the required mode, the action that counts and whether a task is already complete before queuing. The patch announcement confirms the mission reward without publishing a full task-by-task requirements list, so the live event panel is the useful authority for those details.
- Find the All Hallows’ Glow event rather than a similarly themed shop promotion.
- Inspect Rocket Raccoon’s Trash King reward and the requirements attached to it.
- Choose a mission that fits the modes and heroes you intend to play.
- After the match, check whether the intended objective progressed.
- When the requirement is complete, inspect and complete any reward claim action shown by the event.
- Confirm the costume appears in Rocket’s available collection before considering the goal finished.
Keep a failed-progress check narrow. If a mission did not move, compare its actual wording with the mode and result you just played. That is more useful than repeating a match because an unrelated event once counted that mode.
A Short Session Plan That Avoids Wasted Matches
Start a session with one objective and confirm progress after the first suitable match. If several active objectives overlap naturally, pursue them together. If they require incompatible modes or hero choices, choose an order instead of trying to finish everything in one queue.
For a group, agree on the objective before loading in. A teammate who is practicing a new hero and another who needs a particular mission can both enjoy the session, but they should know whether their goals fit the same mode. Normal match objectives still matter; chasing a cosmetic task at the expense of the team can make both goals harder.
- The correct event and exact local deadline are checked.
- Rocket’s free reward requirement is understood.
- The chosen queue or mode matches the active mission wording.
- The first match has been checked for actual objective progress.
- Any completed reward has been claimed and verified in the collection.
- Premium offers have been kept separate from the free event goal.
The checklist is for organizing the session, not a hidden mission tracker. It cannot read the account or mark progress in Marvel Rivals.
Pop & Win and Cosmetic Variants
The October update also includes Pop & Win looks for Invisible Woman, Deadpool and Mister Fantastic, with a cross-pool discount rule. That promotion is separate from completing missions for Rocket. Read the current price and draw information before deciding whether it is relevant to you.
Likewise, a costume, a chroma and an ultimate-effect option can be different offers. Compare the exact item name and bundle contents rather than relying on a thumbnail of the same hero. The event announcement is not a price list, and this guide does not invent one.
FAQ
Is Rocket Raccoon’s Trash King costume free?
The official October 15 announcement says it is earned for free by completing All Hallows’ Glow event missions. Read the active requirements in the game, then verify any claim action and the costume’s collection state. A mission being complete and an item being claimed can be different interface states.
When does All Hallows’ Glow end?
The announced end is November 13, 2026 at 09:00 UTC. The countdown shows that instant in your device’s time zone. Do not assume the event continues until local midnight simply because a promotion lists November 13 as its final date.
Are Scarlet Witch and Hela’s Halloween costumes also free?
The announcement describes Chaos Weaver and The Redeemed as premium rewards. Their appearance beside Rocket in the artwork does not place them on the same free mission path. Inspect the exact live offer and contents before deciding whether you want either cosmetic.
Does Pop & Win end at the same time?
No. Its announced end is November 13 at 02:00 UTC, seven hours before All Hallows’ Glow ends at 09:00 UTC. Use the time for the specific promotion rather than treating all Halloween content as one shared deadline.
Why did a match not advance my mission?
Check the mission’s current mode and action requirements against the match you played, then look for any additional condition in the event panel. The patch notes do not establish that every mode counts for every task. Verify one suitable match before repeating a long sequence.
Does this event require a competitive rank?
The announced free Rocket route is event missions, not the season’s Gold-tier competitive reward. Read any exact task requirement in the current event panel, but do not substitute a ranked reward rule from another event or season for the published All Hallows’ Glow unlock route.
Maintained by WowCarry's editorial desk. AI-assisted source research; no first-hand gameplay testing is claimed. Last reviewed 2026-10-18. Checked against the October 15 announcement. Mission quantities and prices are left to the live event interface rather than invented from promotional artwork.
