September 12, 2025 Update

The Marvel Rivals universe is changing. Some receive a buff, others a nerf, and new changes to Team-Up abilities promise even more epic battles! Let's break down who received an upgrade and who felt the bite.

Vanguard

Captain America

Steve loses the hidden damage bonus from his combo — this returns him to the role of a pure "battering ram" Vanguard without external multipliers.

[Passive] Team-Up Anchor: +5% damage bonus removed.

Doctor Strange

The Master of the Mystic Arts casts faster, but sacrifices some survivability.

[LMB] Maelstrom of Madness: cooldown 8 sec. ⇒ 6 sec.
[Stats] Base Health: 600 ⇒ 575.

Emma Frost

Emma receives more expensive defense: less frequent Diamond Form and slower ultimate charge from damage absorbed by shields — her ability to suppress and endure pressure is reduced.

[Shift] Diamond Form: cooldown 15 sec. ⇒ 18 sec.
[LMB] Telepathic Pulse: energy regeneration from shields 10/s ⇒ 5/s.

Peni Parker

Peni becomes more dangerous during her ultimate: there are more drones in the air, and each hit applies an accumulating slow — escaping her web will become truly difficult.

[Q] SP//dr (Ultimate Ability): drone release interval 0.7 sec. ⇒ 0.5 sec. Spider-Drone: new effect — 8% slow for 2 sec. (stacks up to 40%, each hit refreshes the duration).

Thor

The God of Thunder receives a noticeable ultimate boost — Thor now not only reaches the target faster but also stuns everyone in the landing zone.

[Q] God of Thunder (Ultimate Ability): movement speed during ultimate 600 ⇒ 700. Upon landing, enemies in the area receive Stun for 1 sec.

Duelist

Black Panther

T'Challa will no longer feel like a "semi-vanguard": we are reducing his base health and the effectiveness of Spirit Rend so that he plays as a true high-risk diver.

[Shift] Spirit Rend: bonus health against enemies with Vibranium Mark 30 ⇒ 25.
[Stats] Base Health: 300 ⇒ 275.

Blade

The Daywalker receives a small but significant melee boost — increasing the threat to those Eric catches up to.

[LMB] Ancestral Sword: damage 22 ⇒ 24.

Magik

Team-Up Anchor has been removed, compensated by her arsenal.

[RMB] Magik Slash: max damage charge time 1.8 sec. ⇒ 1.2 sec. Now pierces through enemies and reduces the cooldown of Stepping Discs by 1 sec. for each enemy pierced.
[LMB] Soulsword: damage 65 ⇒ 75.
[LMB] Eldritch Whirl: damage 45 ⇒ 50.
[RMB] Demon's Rage: damage 18 ⇒ 20.
[Stats] Melee Normal Attack: damage 30 ⇒ 40.
[Q] Darkchild (Ultimate Ability): Eldritch Whirl damage 35 ⇒ 45; Umbral Incursion damage 135 ⇒ 140.

Moon Knight

Moon Knight receives a much-needed rotation for Moon Blade — two charges instead of one make his pressure more consistent without any loss in cast speed.

[RMB] Moon Blade: now up to 2 charges, each recharges in 6 sec.

Psylocke

Psylocke was receiving too much free damage from the passive shuriken return — we are nerfing this specific phase to encourage active casts.

[RMB] Wing Shurikens (return): damage 12 ⇒ 8.

Scarlet Witch

Reality Erasure officially becomes an execution — it is an absolutely lethal zone with a gravitational vortex; simultaneously, Mystic Projection provides Wanda with utility outside of her ultimate through healing allies.

[Shift] Mystic Projection: can now heal allies.
[Q] Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability): damage 800 ⇒ 9999. New effect: pulls enemies within a radius of 15 m (max speed 2.4 m/s).

Squirrel Girl

Rebalancing the threat of Doryn: the primary projectile is slightly weaker, but control through Squirrel Blockade is now truly dangerous — adding a higher cost for escaping.

[LMB] Burst Acorn: damage 110 ⇒ 100.
[RMB] Squirrel Blockade (hit): damage 35 ⇒ 50.
[E] Mammal Bond: cooldown 10 sec. ⇒ 15 sec.

Winter Soldier

Bucky gains a counter-tool against divers — the second hit of Trooper's Fist disables the target's mobility for a critical second.

[Shift] Trooper's Fist (2nd hit): applies a debuff for 1 sec. — blocks mobility abilities.

Strategist

Invisible Woman

Sue becomes stronger in zone control gameplay: her shield slows more significantly, and her ultimate now combines dense healing with mass enemy slowing.

[RMB] Guardian Shield: slow 30% ⇒ 35%.
[Q] Invisible Boundary (Ultimate Ability): healing 165/s ⇒ 180/s. New effect: 20% slow within the area of effect.

Jeff the Land Shark

The Land Shark receives a pleasant bonus — after Jeff disappears, a dense healing puddle remains for the team.

[Q] It's Jeff! (Ultimate Ability): upon expiration, leaves a healing zone with a radius of 8 m for 8 sec. (healing 100/s).

Loki

The God of Lies was playing too safely through clones — reducing illusion effectiveness and shortening the duration of the disguise so that tricks require better timing.

[LMB] Illusions: damage and healing 100% ⇒ 80% of base values.
[Q] God of Mischief (Ultimate): disguise duration 15 sec. ⇒ 12 sec.; remaining time after expiration 5 sec. ⇒ 3 sec.

Luna Snow

Luna has been singing her defensive part for too long — reducing the ultimate duration to provide enemies with a real window for a counterattack.

[Q] Fate of Both Worlds (Ultimate Ability): duration 12 sec. ⇒ 10 sec.

Mantis

Mantis gains survivability through maneuverable gameplay — the speed boost no longer disappears instantly upon the first hit taken.

[Passive] Nature's Favor: the speed bonus now decays over 2 sec. after taking damage instead of disappearing instantly.

Ultron

Ultron serves as a counter to the "bonus-health meta" — his ultimate pierces temporary shields with an additional damage multiplier.

[Q] Rage of Ultron (Ultimate Ability): damage dealt to targets' bonus health is 125%.

Team-Up Abilities

Divine Armory — Angela + Thor

A new team synergy. The celestial warrior and the God of Thunder combine their weapons and might.

Angela (Team-Up Anchor): +100 to health.
Thor: unlocks a new ability, Thunderstrike Pike.

Changes to Existing Synergies

A number of team abilities have been revised, supplemented, or removed.

Arcane Order: Magik gains a new ability, Chain of Cyttorak.
Dimensional Shortcut: synergy completely removed — Black Panther loses Wakandan Master.
Gamma Charge: Black Panther gains a new ability, Gamma Vibranium Armor.

Arcane Order — Doctor Strange + Scarlet Witch / Magik

Balancing the existing synergy.

Sorcery Surge (burst damage): 12 ⇒ 6.