May 15, 2026 Update — Marvel Rivals

The earth trembles, Rivals! Season 8 has launched, and the king of the Monster World — Devil Dinosaur — is officially storming the battlefield. While he crushes the front lines, the balance team has prepared adjustments for the rest of the roster.

Vanguard

Deadpool (Vanguard)

Wade was "breaking" the engine too much with his endless shooting — we are slightly limiting his damage and healing while maintaining his chaotic energy.

[Q] The Ban Hammer (Ultimate, Shooter form): healing during duration 50/s ⇒ 25/s.
[LMB] Dual Desert Eagles: single shot damage 36 ⇒ 34 (base) / 42 ⇒ 39 (upgraded).

Emma Frost

The White Queen receives a buff to her "diamond" defense to stay on the front lines longer.

[LMB] Telepathic Pulse: decay effect begins after 4 sec. (previously 3 sec.) following the cessation of hits on an enemy.
[Shift] Mind's Aegis: repositioning cooldown 3 sec. ⇒ 1 sec..
[Passive] Form Bonus: damage reduction in Diamond form and during [Q] Psionic Seduction 20% ⇒ 25%.

The Thing

Strengthening Ben's "rocky" shell so he can soak up more damage in prolonged fights.

[Stats] Base health: 700 ⇒ 750.

Duelist

Iron Fist

Lin Lie is honing his skills — increasing burst damage and combo fluidity for more effective attacks on the enemy backline.

[LMB] Jeet Kune Do: hits reduce [RMB] Dragon's Defense cooldown by 1.2 sec. (previously 1 sec.).
[Shift] K'un-Lun Kick: first strike damage 35 ⇒ 40.

Mister Fantastic

Reed's control became too intrusive — changing some slow effects into direct damage and general utility.

[LMB] Stretch Punch: damage 65 ⇒ 70.
[E] Flexible Elongation: enemy slow effect removed; charge recovery time 8 sec. ⇒ 6 sec..
[Q] Brainiac Bounce (Ultimate): energy cost 3400 ⇒ 3100.

Moon Knight

Khonshu demands swift retribution — slightly improving Moon Knight's mobility.

[F] Moonlight Hook: cooldown 15 sec. ⇒ 12 sec..

Phoenix

Jean is shifting priorities: weakening area burst damage so that direct hits become much more lethal. Now, Phoenix does not kill a hero with 250 HP with a single shot and a mark explosion during her ultimate, but is more dangerous in basic combat.

[LMB] Cosmic Flames: direct hit damage 50 ⇒ 55; Spark mark explosion damage 40 ⇒ 35.

Spider-Man

The friendly neighbor is tightening his webs — his ultimate has become more dangerous.

[Q] Spectacular Spin (Ultimate): single spherical field damage increased to 15 (total damage over 2.4 sec. 408 ⇒ 450).

Squirrel Girl

Doreen has become even faster.

[E] Mammal Bond: cooldown 15 sec. ⇒ 12 sec..

Star-Lord

Time to turn up the volume and the ammo.

[LMB] Element Guns: magazine capacity 40 ⇒ 50.

Wolverine

Logan's healing factor is entering overdrive mode.

[Passive] Regenerative Healing Factor: trigger cooldown 105 sec. ⇒ 90 sec..

Strategist

Invisible Woman

Sue is losing some knockback strength and damage for the sake of balancing compositions with multiple strategists.

[E] Force Physics: knockback distance 12 m ⇒ 10 m; damage 55 ⇒ 50.

Loki

The God of Mischief is focusing more on support — his illusions heal better but deal less damage.

[LMB] Mystical Missile (illusions): healing efficiency 90% ⇒ 100%; damage efficiency 90% ⇒ 80%.
[Q] God of Mischief (Ultimate): energy cost 4300 ⇒ 4500.

Mantis

Tactical shift! Mantis is swapping part of her damage amplification power for a completely new speed buff.

[E] Allied Inspiration: ally damage amplification 12% ⇒ 8%. New effect: fixed bonus of +100 to ally movement speed.

Rocket Raccoon

Rocket is updating his arsenal: more damage, more healing, and more frequent ultimate availability.

[LMB] Bombard Mode: single projectile damage 16 ⇒ 17.
[RMB] Repair Mode: number of charges 8 ⇒ 10.
[Q] C.Y.A. (Ultimate): energy cost 4300 ⇒ 4000.

White Fox

Ami Han is perfecting Kumiho magic for more stable healing.

[E] Fox Form Awakening: passive aura healing 25/s ⇒ 35/s; instant healing on attack 35 ⇒ 25.
[Q] Kumiho Unleashed (Ultimate): ally healing with Blessed by the Nine ability 40/s ⇒ 60/s.

Team-Up Abilities

Chilling Assault — Luna Snow + Iron Fist / Emma Frost

Increasing the effective radius of this "ice trio".

Iced Out Diamond: field radius 9 m ⇒ 12 m; barrier placement range now matches the radius.

Primal Punishment — Devil Dinosaur + The Punisher

A new team-up pairing. A prehistoric predator and a vigilante with an arsenal of weapons — Frank Castle rides a dinosaur!

Devil Dinosaur (Team-Up Anchor): +100 bonus health units.
The Punisher: unlocks new ability Ancient Judgement.