Patch Notes Update (Season 2 Updates)

This article is a compilation of patch notes in Marvel Rivals. Read to learn more about the recent character balancing changes, (QOL) Quality of Life improvements, and other fixes.

Marvel Rivals Season 2 Update

Season 2 is the biggest update in the history of Marvel Rivals and introduces a new Vanguard character in Emma Frost, a new map, and a host of new hero balancing updates which will change the current meta and hero rankings in the tier list.

Latest Hero Balancing Updates for Vanguards

Character	Adjustments
Captain America	- Reduce base health from 675 to 650. - Reduce the shield value of Living Legend from 400 to 350.
Doctor Strange	- Decrease Daggers of Denak damage per projectile from 18 to 16. - Reduce the Maelstrom of Madness conversion ratio of Dark Magic to damage from 1.3 to 1.2.
Hulk	- Increase base movement speed from 600 to 650. - Reduce cooldown time for Indestructible Guard from 12 seconds to 10 seconds. - Decrease minimum charge time for Incredible Leap from 0.7 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
Magneto	- Increase energy cost for Meteor M (Ultimate Ability) from 3100 to 3400.
Peni Parker	- Cyber-Web Cluster now has a chance to crit; reduce movement speed penalty while firing Cyber-Web Cluster from 40% to 20%. - Increase base health from 650 to 750.
The Thing	- Decrease Embattled Leap's damage reduction effect for himself and teammates from 30% to 25%.
Thor	- Increase base health from 525 to 600. - Increase base movement speed from 600 to 650.

Latest Hero Balancing Updates for Duelists

Character	Adjustments
Black Widow	- Added a new effect where Black Widow can directly shoot after releasing the second kick of Edge Dancer and after using Electro-Plasma Explosion (Ultimate Ability).
Hawkeye	- Reduce the slow effect while charging the bow from 30% to 20%. - Increase both instances of damage for Hypersonic Arrow from 50 to 55. - Decrease energy cost for Hunter's Sight (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 3100 and improve the bow draw speed increase from 1.35x to 1.5x.
Hela	- Increase cooldown time for Astral Flock from 12 seconds to 15 seconds. - Increase Spell Field Damage of Piercing Night from 30 to 35. - Decrease cooldown time for Soul Drainer from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.
Human Torch	- Reduce attack interval for Fire Cluster from 0.6 seconds to 0.5 seconds; the launch timing of the primary attack projectile has been advanced. - Increase the cooldown for Flaming Meteor from 12 seconds to 15 seconds, but add a new effect: After releasing Flaming Meteor, immediately gain 75 Bonus Health, which will start to falloff 3 seconds later at a rate of 30 per second.
Iron Man	- Slightly reduce Iron Man's hitbox size. - New feature: Gain 100 Bonus Health activating Armor Overdrive or Gamma Overdrive that will start to falloff 5 seconds later at a rate of 30 per second.
Iron Fist	- Reduce the Bonus Max Health gained from Harmony Recovery from 150 to 100, but slow the falloff rate of that health from 25 per/s to 15 per/s. - Lower fixed damage of Yat Jee Chung Kuen from 10 to 9, but increase the percentage damage of the enemy's Max Health per strike from 1.7% to 2.1%. - Decrease the cooldown for K'un-Lun Kick from 12 seconds to 10 seconds.
Mister Fantastic	- Increase base health from 350 to 375. - Boost the damage of Stretch Punch from 60 to 65 and from 75 to 80 while in Inflated state. - Flexible Elongation New Effect: Enemies within range now suffer a 35% slow effect; reduce Flexible Elongation cooldown time from 10s to 8s. - Reduce the Elasticity gained from Elastic Strength (passive ability) from 30 to 20, while the Elasticity provided by Stretch Punch is increased from 5 to 8. After entering the inflated state, the Bonus Health provided to self has been reduced from 450 to 400. - New Feature: When Mister Fantastic uses Brainiac Bounce (Ultimate Ability), immediately gain Bonus Health equal to that gained when entering inflated state.
Moon Knight	- Increase Crescent Dart projectile speed from 120m/s to 150 m/s. - Moon Blade New Effect: Gain 25 Bonus Health with each enemy hit, up to a max of 100. 3 seconds after the Bonus Health stops increasing, it will start to falloff at a rate of 20 per second. - Speed up Moonlight Hook pull startup time after hit from 0.4 seconds to 0.15 seconds. - Extend the duration of the Hand of Khonshu (Ultimate Ability) from 3.5 seconds to 4.5 seconds, and increase the number of talons generated during this period from 14 to 18. Additionally, the fall speed of the talons has been slightly enhanced. A new damage falloff mechanic for the spell field has been added, beginning at 1.5 meters from the center and reaching a maximum reduction of 70% at 5 meters.
Scarlet Witch	- Remove Chaos Control percentage damage while increasing fixed damage from 60/s to 80/s. - Increase Chthonian Burst projectile damage from 35 to 40 and spell field damage from 35 to 40. - Increase the cooldown of Mystic Projection from 8 seconds to 10 seconds, and reduce Phased state time from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds. - Rework the slow effect of Reality Erasure to start at 1.5 seconds instead of starting immediately, with a linear increase to a 35% slow over 3.5 seconds.
Star-Lord	- Reduce Blaster Barrage damage from 80 per second to 75. Introduce a new damage falloff mechanic, starting at 4 meters and maxing out at 80% reduction at 8 meters.
Winter Soldier	- Increase the cooldown time for Bionic Hook from 8 seconds to 12 seconds. - Reduce base damage of Kraken Impact (Ultimate Ability) from 100 to 80, but lower the culling threshold from 20% of maximum health to 15%.
Wolverine	- Increase Rage gained from Savage Claw hits from 7 to 10, while Rage gained from Berserk Claw Strike has been decreased from 7 to 5. Reduce Rage gained from Feral Leap from 20 to 10, and from Vicious Rampage from 20 to 15. However, Rage gained from taking damage has been increased from 3 to 5. - Reduce the time an enemy is knocked down after impact from Last Stand (Ultimate Ability) from 1 second to 0.75 seconds.

Latest Hero Balancing Updates for Strategists

Character	Adjustments
Adam Warlock	- Increase the cooldown for Soul Bond from 30s to 40s. - Karmic Revival (Ultimate Ability) now restores 30% of a fallen ally's maximum health instead of a fixed 100 Health.
Cloak & Dagger	- After activating Eternal Bond (Ultimate Ability), the duration of the first three healing zones will no longer be calculated separately; instead, they will remain active until the duration of the final healing zone ends, at which point all will be removed together.
Invisible Woman	- Decrease the shield value of Guardian Shield from 300 to 250.
Loki	- Increase Regeneration Domain cooldown from 25 seconds to 30 seconds.
Mantis	- Reduce base health from 275 to 250. - Effects of Healing Flower and Allied Inspiration can be stacked, up to a maximum of 16 seconds.
Rocket Raccoon	- Decrease the healing area of Repair Mode spheres from 70 health/s to 50 health/s, but add a new effect of one-time healing of 55 health to allies hit. Projectile speed reduction increased from 4.5 m/s to 7 m/s. - Extend cooldown for Jetpack Dash from 6 seconds to 10 seconds; reduce dash distance from 10 meters to 8 meters. - Reduce C.Y.A. (Ultimate Ability) damage boost from 40% to 25%, but add a new effect: during the ability's duration, linked allies will receive an additional 100 Bonus Health points per second, capping at 150. After breaking the link, this bonus starts to falloff after 1 second at a rate of 75 per/s. Additionally, increase the energy cost from 3700 to 4000.

New Teamp-Up Abilities

Characters	Team-Up Ability
Doctor Strange Scarlet Witch	- As the Team-Up Anchor, Doctor Strange gains a maximum health increase of 100. - Scarlet Witch unlocks a new magical Mystic Burst ability through her team-up with Doctor Strange.
Captain America Winter Soldier	- As the Team-Up Anchor, Captain America gains a maximum health increase of 100 and a 5% boost in damage output. - Winter Soldier unlocks the devastating Stellar Impact ability through his team-up with Captain America.
Emma Frost Magneto Psylocke	- As the Team-Up Anchor, Emma Frost gains a maximum health increase of 100. - Magneto receives the Magnetic Resonance ability through his team-up with Emma Frost. - Psylocke receives the Soul Resurgence ability through her team-up with Emma Frost.

Adjusted or Removed Team-Up Abilities

Characters	Team-Up Ability
Rocket Raccoon Winter Soldier	- Winter Soldier loses the Infinite Grit ability he once had through his team-up with Rocket Raccoon.
Luna Snow Namor	- Namor has lost the Frozen Spawn ability from his team-up with Luna Snow.
Scarlet Witch Magneto	- The Team-Up Anchor enhancement effect for Scarlet Witch has been removed, along with the Metallic Chaos Team-Up Ability. - Magneto loses the Metallic Fusion ability he had through his team-up with Scarlet Witch.
Thor Captain America Storm	- The Team-Up Anchor effect for Thor has been removed, along with the Voltaic Union Team-Up Ability. - Captain America loses the Charged Aegis ability from his team-up with Thor. - Storm loses the Charged Gale ability gained from her team-up with Thor.

Marvel Rivals Version 20250327 Patch Notes

Marvel Rivals Version 20250327 Patch Notes features optimizations, terrain fixes, and addressed console bugs to improve the overall state of the game. However, the newest patch's most exciting feature is an announcement for an April Fool's easter egg gift which can be collected in Galacta's Cosmic Adventure.

April Fool’s Easter Egg Can Be Claimed in Galacta’s Cosmic Adventure

Event Period
March 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM (PST) to April 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM (PST)

Marvel Rivals have added a special April Fool's Easter Egg gift! Remember, only those who collect all rewards from Galacta's Cosmic Adventure will unlock this hidden twist surprise.

Fixes (All Platforms)

General
Resolved an issue in Custom Game where a disconnected player's character would still appear on the Like page during match settlement.
Maps and Modes
Fixed several terrain issues that could cause characters to sometimes become stuck or clip into strange areas.
Squashed a glitch in the Hydra Charteris Base map where Rocket Raccoon's B.R.B. could sometimes revive teammates outside the play area due to terrain changes.
Console Fixes
Eliminated a bug that sometimes caused the focus to unpredictably shift to earlier messages when opening the chat window.

Character Fixes

Character	Adjustments
Wolverine	- Resolved an issue where the Hulk could sometimes have abnormal behavior after being catapulted into a terrain KO by Wolverine's Feral Leap. Now, the big guy gets the proper beatdown without any off-script environmental stunts! - Fixed a snag in Wolverine's Ultimate Ability where, under high network latency, foes sent flying and slammed into the ground could sometimes end up in the wrong location. Now, every Last Stand lands exactly where it should.
Iron Fist	- Fixed a glitch in Practice Range where Iron Fist wall-climbing was beyond expectations. The master of martial arts can now keep his acrobatic feats on track!
Iron Man	- In Sanctum Sanctorum, Iron Man use of Hyper-Velocity followed immediately by portal entry could occasionally throw a wrench in the works—resulting in the ability to misfire and some off-color special effects. Now, Iron Man's high-tech strategy is as sleek as ever, letting him jet in and out as he pleases.
Loki	- Fixed an issue in Doom Match where Loki's transformation into Doctor Strange allowed the use of the forbidden Pentagram of Farallah. This minds-warping mix-up has been vanquished.
Magneto	- Resolved an issue in the post-match where Magneto's MVP could sometimes display some bizarre, offbeat visuals. The master of magnetism now commands his moments with true polar precision.
Human Torch	- Addressed a rare bug where the Human Torch's Primary Attack would sometimes miss its target entirely, leaving his incendiary prowess a little less scorching. With this fix, every burst of flame burns as brilliantly as intended—ensuring his heat is always on target!

Season 1.5 Hero Balancing Changes

The latest hero balancing changes are coming to Marvel Rivals on March 13, 2025, at 1:00 AM PST. The new changes come in after 3 regional tournaments which saw a rising popularity in double flyer lineups featuring Storm and Human Torch or the current meta of 3-1-2 lineup with three Strategists.

Latest Hero Balancing Changes for Duelists

Character	Adjustments
Human Torch	- Increase Fire Cluster projectile speed from 120m/s to 150m/s and projectile count from 12 to 14. - Increase the energy cost of Supernova (ultimate ability) from 3400 to 4000; Increase activation wave damage from 70 to 80 and Flame Tornado damage from 100 per/s to 120 per/s.
Iron Man	- Decrease Repulsor Blast stage 1 and 2 direct hit damage from 55 to 40; Increase spell field damage from 35 to 50. Decrease stage 3 direct hit damage from 65 to 50; Increase spell field damage from 40 to 60. - Decrease Repulsor Blast (Armor Overdrive) direct hit damage decreased from 55 to 50; Increase spell field damage from 55 to 65.

Latest Hero Balancing Changes for Strategists

Character	Adjustments
Cloak & Dagger	- Increase the healing effect from Lightforce Dagger on hit allies from 10 to 16; Reduce the spell field healing amount generated by the hit from 18 to 16.

Marvel Rivals Latest News and Events

Marvel Rivals Version 20250307 Patch Notes

Marvel Rivals Version 20250307 Patch Notes features optimizations, voice enhancement, and QOL (Quality of Life) improvements across all platforms.

Season 1.5 Update Goes Live on Feb 21

Will Release Alongside Human Torch and The Thing

Marvel Rivals has announced a Season 1.5 Update which features new hero balancing changes and adjustments to Team-Up Abilities alongside new, exciting characters to enter the game, Human Torch and The Thing. Season 1.5 Update will go live on February 21.

In the Season 1.5 update, the most notable changes include Doctor Strange's HP nerf from 650 to 600 and significant damage buffs for Iron Man. Additionally, Venom may become more prominent in competitive play due to a substantial buff to his ultimate ability.

Latest Buffs and Nerfs for Vanguards

Character	Adjustments
Captain America	- He will be able to shield himself with Living Legend mid-leap. - Increase Vibranium Energy Saw's projectile speed from 60m/s to 80m/s, with ricochets ramping up from 100m/s to a supercharged 150m/s. - Reduce the energy cost of Freedom Charge (ultimate ability) from 3100 to 2800. - Enhance Captain America's combat experience by separating Sentinel Strike from melee attacks. Captain America will be able to use melee attacks while his shield is thrown or during the Team-Up Ability Charged Aegis state to activate the first two hits of Sentinel Strike. Additionally, while airborne, using melee attacks will no longer trigger the Super-Soldier Slam ability.
Doctor Strange	- Reduce base health from 650 to 600.
Groot	- Increase Thornlash Wall placement range from 15 meters to 18 meters.
Magneto	- Increase Iron Volley projectile damage from 35 to 40. - Increase Metallic Curtain's energy consumption from 50/s to 65/s; Reduce its Maximum Duration from 2s to 1.5s.
Thor	- Remove the shared cooldown time after the duration of Awakening Rune ends.
Venom	- Adjust the knock back effect of Frenzied Arrival from vertical to inward, with an inward knockback angle of 75°. - Reduce the energy cost of Feast of the Abyss (ultimate ability) from 2800 to 2500.

Latest Buffs and Nerfs for Duelists

Character	Adjustments
Black Widow	- Increase the magazine capacity of the Red Room Rifle from 8 to 15. - Enhance the slow effect of Electro-Plasma Explosion (Ultimate Ability) on enemies from 80% to 55%. Additionally, it will apply a 15% Vulnerability effect to hit enemies for 4 seconds.
Hawkeye	- Increase base health from 250 to 275. - Reduce projectile damage of Blast Arrow from 20 to 15, while the spell field damage will be increased from 25 to 32. - Reduce the cooldown time for Crescent Slash from 15s to 12s. Increase bow draw speed during the duration of Hunter's Sight (Ultimate Ability) and raise damage multiplier from 1.2 to 1.35.
Hela	- The Damage Falloff of Nightsword Thorn at 30 meters will be changed from 70% to 80%.
Iron Fist	- Reduce the damage of Jeet Kune Do's 1st, 2nd, and 5th strikes from 32 to 30, while the 3rd and 4th strikes will deal 15 damage instead of 16. The final, devastating 6th strike has been dialed back from 55 to 50. The cooldown reduction for Dragon's Defense has been extended from 1s to 1.5s. The damage of each hit from Yat Jee Chung Kuen will take a hit, dropping from 19 to 10 flat damage (including during Living Chi). However, each strike from the Yat Jee Chung Kuen now delivers an extra blow, dealing damage equal to 1.7% of the opponent's maximum health (including during Living Chi). - Increase the additional maximum health granted by Harmony Recovery from 50 to 150. A new decay mechanism for the extra health has also been introduced: one second after the ability ends, the additional health will deplete at a rate of 25 health per second. - Increase the maximum Bonus Health converted from damage blocked during Dragon's Defense from 150 to 200. - Increase base health from 250 to 300.
Iron Man	- Increase Unibeam damage from 120/s to 140/s. - Increase Unibeam (Armor Overdrive) damage from 180/s to 190/s.
Magik	- Decrease the damage dealt by Demon's Rage (regular state) from 80/s to 72/s. - Reduce the energy cost of Darkchild (ultimate ability) from 3700 to 3400.
Mister Fantastic	- Increase the spell field radius after landing from Flexible Elongation from 2.5 meters to 5 meters. Additionally, Flexible Elongation will now feature a knockback effect, launching enemies outward within the area upon landing. The recharge time for a single use of Flexible Elongation will be adjusted from 8s to 10s. - Increase the damage of Brainiac Bounce (Ultimate Ability) spell from 50 to 70. Increase the energy cost from 2800 to 3400. Additionally, a new damage decay mechanism has been introduced: spell field damage will begin to decrease starting at 3 meters and will reach a maximum reduction of 50 at 10 meters.
Moon Knight	- Reduced the Hand of Khonshu talons falling speed. - Correct the damage trigger logic for Hand of Khonshu. The previous mechanism that dealt 75 damage when positioned at the center of the spell field has been removed. Increase the damage of each hit from 75 to 150.
Scarlet Witch	- Gain an additional 100 Bonus Health upon activating Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability). After the ability ends or is interrupted, this Bonus Health will decay at a rate of 50/s.
Spider-Man	-Reduce Web-Cluster energize time from 3s to 2.5s.
Star-Lord	-Increase Rocket Propulsion's maximum energy from 1200 to 1800.
Storm	- The Damage Falloff of Wind Blade at 30 meters will be changed from 70% to 60%. - Reduce Storm's damage increase from Thunder during Weather Control from 16% to 12%. However, the damage increase for allies within range has been increased from 8% to 10%. - Reduce Storm's damage increase from Enhanced Thunder during Weather Control from 30% to 25%.

Latest Buffs and Nerfs for Strategists

Character	Adjustments
Adam Warlock	-Increase the damage of Quantum Magic from 55 to 60. Additionally, the Damage Falloff at 40 meters will be changed from 50% to 60%. - Increase the healing amount provided by Soul Bond to linked allies from 10/s to 15/s.
Cloak & Dagger	- Increase the energy cost to activate Eternal Bond (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 4000. The healing amount of each segment will be increased from 220/s to 250/s, the duraiton will be reduced from 10s to 8s, and the pause time between segments decrease from 1s to 0.67s. Now, the healing effect from each segment will not stack; when overlapping, only one healing effect is applied. Additionally, camera control is unlocked during the activation of Eternal Bond. - Increase the Vulnerability inflicted on enemies by Terror Cape from 20% to 28%.
Invisible Woman	- Increase the energy cost of Invisible Boundary (ultimate ability) from 4000 to 4300.
Loki	- Increase the energy cost of God of Mischief (ultimate ability) from 3400 to 4000. - Increase Mystical Missile charges from 10 to 12.
Luna Snow	- Increase the energy cost to activate Fate of Both Worlds (Ultimate Ability) from 4000 to 4500.

Updates on Team-Up Abilities

The Season 1.5 patch makes Luna Snow and Iron Fist's pairing even more powerful while Iron Man and the Hulk's Gamma Charge team-up ability gets a nerf.

Luna Snow- Iron Fist
Luna Snow	Iron Fist
- Increase the healing amount of Frozen Chi from 50 to 75, and the slow effect on enemies from 20% to 30%.
Psylocke - Black Panther
Black Panther	Psylocke
- Reduced the Rewind Time for Psionic Disc from 5s to 3s. Additionally, the conversion ratio of lost health to blue armor will be increased from 0.5 to 0.8. - Reduced the Rewind Time for Wakandan Master from 5s to 3s. Additionally, the conversion ratio of lost health to blue armor will be increased from 0.5 to 0.8.
Hulk - Iron Man
Hulk	Iron Man
- Reduce Unibeam (Gamma Overdrive) damage from 220/s to 200/s. - Reduce Hulk's Team-Up Anchor health bonus from 150 to 100.
Cloak and Dagger - Moon Knight
Cloak & Dagger	Moon Knight
- Full Moon New Effect: Continuously heal Moon Knight for 25 health per/s while within the effect area.
Venom - Peni Parker - Spiderman
Venom	Peni Parker	Spider-Man
- Reduce Spider-Man's Suit Expulsion duration from 4s to 1s. Replace the 50% damage reduction effect with a new invincibility effect during the duration. - Reduce Peni Parker's Armor Expulsion duration from 4s to 2s. Replace the 50% damage reduction effect with a new invincibility effect during the duration.

Version 20250214 Update

New Character and Map Announced

Love is in the air for the second half of Season 1 in Marvel Rivals! The latest update brings Valentine's Day-themed skins for Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman, along with a host of UI, Map, and Hero Bug fixes. Additionally, new characters, a new map, and balance adjustments have been announced in this latest update but specifics are yet to be revealed. Marvel Rivals Version 20250214 Patch went live on February 13, 2025, at 1:00 AM (PST).

Marvel Rivals Version 20250207 Patch Notes

Marvel Rivals has released its latest update, patch version 20250207, on February 6, 2025. This update introduces new skins for Captain America and Luna Snow, along with several bug fixes aimed at improving character abilities as well as fixing launcher issues for Epic Games and situations where characters could get stuck in different terrains.

Spring Festival Patch Notes

Marvel Rivals Version 20250122 Patch Notes announces the Spring Festival and Fortune & Colors event which started on January 23 and will end on February 14, 2025. There's also plenty of map fixes, hero bug fixes, and system adjustments across all platforms.

Season 1 Patch Notes

Storm Is Now S-tier

The most impactful change of the January 9 patch lifted Storm to finally become an S-tier character. Additionally, heroes such as Namor and Magik received buffs and fixes while nerfing Black Panther and The Hulk. Here's the entire list of Marvel Rivals Version 20250110 patch notes.

Character Balancing Adjustments

Vanguard Characters: Latest Buffs and Nerfs

Character	Adjustments
Captain America	- Reduce the delay time for shield restoration after releasing Living Legend from 3s to 2s. - Reduce Liberty Rush cooldown from 12s to 10s. - Increase base health from 650 to 675. - Reduce the energy cost for releasing Freedom Charge (ultimate ability) from 3400 to 3100; Reduce the additional health provided per second to self after releasing it from 110 to 100.
Doctor Strange	- Add damage falloff to Maelstrom of Madness and Gamma Maelstrom. Starting at 5 meters and reducing to 70% at 8 meters. - Slightly decrease the shield value recovery rate after releasing Shield of the Seraphim from 80/s to 70/s.
Thor	- Increase base health from 500 to 525. - Added immunity to control effects during God of Thunder (ultimate ability).
Hulk	- Reduce the Indestructible Guard gamma shield value for Hero Hulk from 250 to 200. - Added immunity to control effects during God of Thunder (ultimate ability).
Venom	- Increase the Symbiotic Resilience bonus health ratio gained per lost health point from 1 to 1.2. - Increase the base damage of Feast of the Abyss (ultimate ability) from 40 to 50.

Duelist Characters: Latest Buffs and Nerfs

Character	Adjustments
Black Panther	- Reduce the additional health provided to self after refreshing Vibranium Marks with Spirit Rend from 40 to 30, and the upper limit of additional health provided from 120 to 75.
Black Widow	- Increase the range of the first effect of Edge Dancer from a 3-meter radius to a 5-meter radius. - Reduce the time required for Fleet Foot to recover from 0 stamina to full from 12s to 4s. - Reduce the time required for Electro-Plasma Explosion (ultimate ability) to reach maximum power from 1s to 0.6s.
Hawkeye	- Slightly reduce the spread angle between every two Blast Arrows. - Added immunity to control effects during God of Thunder (ultimate ability).
Hela	- Reduce base health from 275 to 250.
Magik	- Increase Umbral Incursion damage in Darkchild form from 115 to 135.
Moon Knight	- Increase the number of talons generated by Hand of Khonshu (ultimate ability) from 10 to 14. - Increase the explosion radius of each talon from 4 meters to 5 meters.
Namor	- Adjust the throwing feel of Monstro Spawn and Frozen Spawn. Now, Namor can more accurately throw them to the desired location.
Psylocke	- Now Dance of the Butterfly (ultimate ability) will check for barriers (including Magneto's Metal Bulwark, Hulk's Indestructible Guard, etc.).
The Punisher	- Slightly reduce the spread of Deliverance and Adjudication
Scarlet Witch	- Increase Chaos Control's fixed damage from 50/s to 60/s. - Reduce the percentage damage per second from 5% to 3%. - Increase Chthonian Burst's projectile damage from 30 to 35.
Storm	- Increase Wind Blade projectile speed from 100m/s to 150m/s and left-click damage from 50 to 55. - Increase Bolt Rush damage from 70 to 80. - After releasing Omega Hurricane (ultimate ability), the bonus health provided for herself will be increased from 350 to 450. Moreover, following its conclusion, the extra health will no longer vanish instantly but will instead diminish at a rate of 100 per second.
Squirrel Girl	- Addition of a new effect to the Unbeatable Squirrel Tsunami (ultimate ability): the squirrels will rush towards the nearest enemy after bouncing instead of bouncing randomly. - Reduce the squirrel tsunami health from 600 to 300.
Winter Soldier	- Increase the bonus health provided by Bionic Hook and Tainted Voltage from 30 to 40. - Increase Roterstern's projectile damage from 70 to 75. - Reduce the area damage from 70 to 65 and reduce damage decay from 65% at 40 meters to 60%. - Increase base health from 250 to 275.
Wolverine	- Increase base health from 300 to 350. - Reduce the damage reduction ratio provided by Undying Animal from 50% to 40%.

Strategist Characters: Latest Buffs and Nerfs

Character	Adjustments
Cloak & Dagger	- Reduce Dagger Storm cooldown from 15s to 12s. - Increase the number of dashes in Eternal Bond (ultimate ability) from 3 to 4.
Jeff The Land Shark	- Adjust It's Jeff! (ultimate ability) range from a 10m sphere to a 10m radius, 5m high cylindrical spell field. - Increase the healing of Joyful Splash from 140/s to 150/s.
Luna Snow	- Increase the interval for switching between healing and damage in Fate of Both Worlds from 0.1s to 0.5s.
Mantis	- Reduce Nature's Favor (passive) movement boost from 2.5m/s to 1.5m/s.
Rocket Raccoon	- Increase the healing of Repair Mode from 60 per/s to 70 per/s.

Updates on Team-Up Abilities

The January 9 patch skyrocketed Storm's damage capabilities with Thor in the team while Namor's team-up ability with Luna Snow makes his turrets a more potent threat against flankers.

Hawkeye – Black Widow
Hawkeye	Black Widow
- Reduce Hawkeye's season bonus from 20% to 15%.
Hela – Thor – Loki
Hela	Thor	Loki
- Reduce Hela's season bonus from 20% to 15%.
Luna Snow- Namor
Luna Snow	Namor
- Increase Frozen Spawn damage from 25 to 27. - Increase Frozen Spawn slowing effect applied to hit enemies from 25% to 30%. - Increase berserk state Frozen Spawn damage from 16 to 18.
Rocket Raccoon – The Punisher – Winter Soldier
Rocket Raccoon	The Punisher	Winter Soldier
- Reduce the cooldown of Ammo Invention from 45s to 40s.
Scarlet Witch - Magneto
Scarlet Witch	Magneto
- Increase Metallic Fusion projectile damage from 55 to 60. - Increase Metallic Fusion spell field damage from 30 to 35.
Thor – Storm – Captain America
Thor	Storm	Captain America
- Reduce the cooldown of Charged Gale from 20s to 15s. - Increase the damage of Charged Gale from 50 to 55.

Related Articles

Beginner Guides

What is a Team-Up?	Best Heroes for Beginners
Is There Crossplay?	Getting Started on Marvel Rivals
Currency Guide	All Hitscan Heroes
All Game Modes	Chrono Shield Guide
Practice Range Guide	Hero Profile Guide
Store Guide	Hero Roles Explained
Achievement Guide	-

How To's

How to Change and Select Servers	How to Save Highlights
How to Change Your Name	How to Use Redeem Codes
How to Play Ranked	How to Surrender
How to Disable Easy Swing	How to Use Emotes and Sprays
How to Get MVP	How to Play With Friends
How to Change Crosshair	How to Customize Heroes