OVERVIEW
Greetings Summoners,
Battlegrounds Season 36 is kicking off with a few temporary experimental changes that will be live for this season only! We’re aiming to shake up the meta and see what our summoners will do with it.
Deck and Ban Expansion: Your Champion Deck size is increasing to 40, and the number of banned Champions is increasing to 5 for greater tactical depth.
This will revert to the normal size in Season 37.Rerolls: You will now get 3 Champion Rerolls per match, with 1 available per round. You will still need to use Shuffle Signets to pay for each reroll.
EVENT DATES
Pre-Season
- Start: Wednesday, Feb 11, 2026
Regular Season
- Start: Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026
Gladiator Circuit Buff Meta Change
- Weeks 3-4:
- Start: Wednesday, Mar 4, 2026
UI Updates
- With the increased number of banned Champions, we've improved the UI so you can scroll sideways to view all the selections, even when they go off-screen.
UPCOMING BUFF METAS
Pre-Season & Victory Track Buffs
(These buffs apply throughout the Victory Track until the end of the Season.)
Gladiators Circuit - Week 1-2 Buffs
(These buffs apply during Weeks 1 and 2 of the Gladiator Circuit.)
Pre-Season & Gladiators Circuit - Week 3-4 Buffs
(These buffs apply during the Pre-Season and Weeks 3-4 of the Gladiator Circuit.)
REWARDS
THE NEW EMOTE
- Upon completing Vibranium 1 and reaching the Gladiators Circuit, you will receive the 🔥 Arcade Laughing 🔥emote!
Thank you for your continued support!
The Marvel Contest of Champions Team.
