Marvel Rivals News

Marvel Rivals is finally getting its first PvE mode—and in true shooter fashion, it's zombies. Zombies is the mode. Now, to be fair, it's based on the Marvel Zombies TV show (which is, itself, based on the Marvel Zombies comic, an AU storyline that first made its debut in the halcyon days of 2005), so there's precedent...
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[p]Greetings, Rivals![/p][p][/p][p]We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on October 16th, 2025, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC)! This update will be deployed seamlessly, with no server downtime required! Simply log in after the update and jump right back into the action. Here's what's coming in this patch:[/p][p] [/p][h2]New In Store[/h2][p]1. Squirrel Girl - Turbo Tailwind Bundle 2. Thor - Lightning Fast Bundle Available for a limited time from:  October 17th, 2025, at 02: 00: 00 (UTC) to November 14th, 2025, at 02: 00: 00(UTC)[/p][p] [/p][h2]Twitch Drops[/h2][p]As the Ignite battles heat up, we will launch tournament-specific drops on select live-streaming platforms! Simply accumulate the required viewing time to claim your rewards.
This round's drops include the tournament commemorative spray and emoji.
Drops Period: October 16th, 2025, at 12: 00: 00 (UTC) to November 13th, 2025, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC) [/p][p] [/p][h2]New Additions and Optimizations[/h2][p]1. Voice Change: Added a new voice-changing system. Players can now change their voices in game via the system settings.
2. Bot Customization: Bots in Custom Games can now change costumes.
3. Custom Game Map Selection: New map selection workflow for custom game - tournament rooms. Hosts can now set map selection rules, including initial map, subsequent map picks, and map pool rules.[/p][p] [/p][h2]Fixes[/h2][h3]All Platforms[/h3][p]1. Updated some costume text.[/p][p] [/p][h3]Heroes[/h3][p]1. Mantis' Beach Blunder: We've squashed a bug causing Mantis's swimsuit to lose its stylish semi-transparent look and make her cover-up as solid as a Vibranium shield! Now her summer style is perfectly sheer.  
2. Daredevil's Fashionable Foresight: Resolved an issue where, because of a material issue, Daredevil could detect Mantis's swimsuit from far beyond his usual range, turning him into more of a fashion critic than a vigilante. Now only crime, not couture, catches his attention!  
3. Daredevil's Sonic Connection Correction: Resolved an issue where Daredevil's Radar Sense and other heroes occasionally had performance issues. Now, the Man Without Fear's heightened senses are sharper than ever.[/p][p]
The Marvel Rivals universe is ever-evolving, and we have plenty more surprises and updates on the horizon. Stay tuned to our official announcements for more![/p]

[p]Greetings, Rivals![/p][p][/p][p]In Season 4.5, Daredevil is set to unleash the beast![/p][p]The update begins on October 10h, 2025, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC), with estimated maintenance lasting 2 hours.[/p][p] [/p][p]All-New Content[/p][p]New Hero[/p][p]Justice will be served! Daredevil joins Marvel Rivals![/p][p] [/p][p]New Stories[/p][p]1. New Daredevil Lore - The Long Road Back[/p][p] [/p][p]New Event - Jade Scrolls of K'un-Lun[/p][p]Complete the Jade Scrolls missions to get the Storm - Judicator XieZhi costume, Spider-Man - Black & Gold, Psylocke - Fleeting Butterfly and more.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]New Systems & New Content[/p][p]1. Home Background Switch: Change the background to your liking![/p][p]2. Volleyball Bash Emote: Now supports interaction between three heroes.[/p][p] [/p][p]New In Store[/p][p]1. Daredevil - Devil 2099 Bundle[/p][p]2. Hulk - Maestro Bundle[/p][p]3. Daredevil - Devil 2099 Emoji Bundle[/p][p]4. Daredevil - Fearless Origin[/p][p]Available from: October 10th, 2025, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC)[/p][p] [/p][p]Twitch Drops[/p][p]As Season 4.5 kicks off, get ready for a new round of Twitch Drops. Simply accumulate the required viewing time to claim your rewards.[/p][p]This round's drops include the Mister Fantastic - Will of Galacta costume along with related bundle content.[/p][p]Drops Period: October 10th, 2025, at 12: 00: 00 (UTC) to November 7th, 2025, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC)[/p][p] [/p][p]As the Ignite battles heat up, we will launch tournament-specific drops on select live-streaming platforms! Simply accumulate the required viewing time to claim your rewards.[/p][p]This round's drops include the tournament commemorative spray and emoji.[/p][p]Drops Period: October 10th, 2025, at 12: 00: 00 (UTC) to November 7th, 2025, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC)[/p][p] [/p][p]Factions[/p][p]Inactive factions will be cleared automatically. Factions where all members haven't played in matchmaking for two consecutive seasons will be disbanded due to inactivity. However, factions with a historical honor of MRC256 or higher will remain intact. If a faction is disbanded, any member can log into the game during that season and use the "Revive Faction" feature to bring the faction back as the Captain.[/p][p] [/p][p]Rank Adjustments[/p][p]Rank Rewards[/p][p]New Rank Settlement Rewards: Reach Gold for the cool Daredevil - Shenloong’s Creed costume. Earn all-new Nameplate Frames at Diamond and Platinum, plus rock fresh Crests of Honor for Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity, and the illustrious Top 500.[/p][p] [/p][p]Fixes and Optimizations[/p][p]All Platforms[/p][p]1. The team invitation interface now shows if the invited player is a friend.[/p][p]2. Resolved an issue where players could still receive messages from those they’ve blocked upon logging into the game.  [/p][p]3. Fixed a bug where logging in from another device might accidentally turn on the microphone that was previously turned off.  [/p][p] [/p][p]Maps and Modes[/p][p]1. Improved the fog effects in the map K'un-Lun - Heart of Heaven.[/p][p]2. Enhanced the AFK detection in Doom Match Practice. Now you can chat and enjoy group emotes to your heart's content without any worries![/p][p][/p][p]Heroes[/p][p]1. Jeff the Land Shark’s Stall Shutdown: We’ve optimized Jeff’s Ultimate Ability to ensure he interacts smoothly with the terrain. If he gets temporarily stuck in a fall and uses his ultimate, he’ll seamlessly transition into the dive phase after some time, complete with an extra audio cue for his ultimate when landing. Now everyone will be aware when Jeff is about to make a big splash![/p][p]2. Doctor Strange's Cloak Conundrum: Resolved a bug where Cloak of Levitation would sometimes lead to erratic movement patterns in poor network conditions. Now, with the mystic arts fully aligned, Strange glides through the chaos like a true master of the multiverse!  [/p][p] [/p][p] [/p][p]The Marvel Rivals universe is ever-evolving; we have plenty more surprises and changes in store. Stay tuned to our official announcements for more![/p]

[p]Greeting Rivals！[/p][p]The Marvel Rivals universe never stands still! With new buffs, nerfs, and team-up tweaks, the meta is evolving once again. Suit up and see which heroes are rising and who's getting knocked down a peg![/p][p] [/p][h2]ADJUSTMENTS[/h2][p][/p][h3]VANGUARD[/h3][p][/p][p]Angela[/p][p]The Hand of Heven receives a slight boost to her sustained fighting power.
- After activating Divine Judgement, increase Axes of Ichors Angela's Bonus Health from 30 per enemy hit to 40 and allies from 15 to 20.[/p][p] [/p][p]Venom[/p][p]Venom's Ultimate Ability becomes even more menacing for his foes.
- Feast of the Abyss (Ultimate Ability) now applies a 30% Healing Reduction to enemies hit, lasting 4 seconds.[/p][h3]
DUELIST[/h3][p][/p][p]Blade[/p][p]The Daywalker gets a slight boost to his offensive prowess。
- Increase Daywalker Dash secondary attack range from 4.5m to 6.5m.
- Increase the duration of each slash speed attack gained during Bloodline Awakening from 0.7s to 1.
New Effect: Landing all four hits of Whirlwind Slash grants 1 slash speed stack.[/p][p] [/p][p]Hela[/p][p]The Goddess of Death gets a slight survivability buff.
- Reduce Astral Flock start-up cast time; after casting, Hela gains 25 Bonus Health.[/p][p] [/p][p]Human Torch[/p][p]Johnny sees a slight reduction in damage and mobility.
- Reduce Fire Cluster hit Damage per projectile from 5.5 to 5.
New: Fire Cluster now has a 0.5s delay before ammo begins to replenish.
- During Plasma Body, reduce movement speed from 900 to 850.[/p][p] [/p][p]Iron Fist[/p][p]Lin Lie's threat against high-health enemies slightly increases.
- Lower fixed damage of Yat Jee Chung Kuen from 9 to 8, but increase the percentage damage of the enemy's Max Health per strike from 2.7% to 3.1%.[/p][p] [/p][p]Mister Fantastic[/p][p]Reed Richards gains a bit more crowd-control over mobile heroes.
- After successfully pulling an enemy with Distended Grip, the target is now afflicted with a 1-second immobilize effect.[/p][p] [/p][p]Phoenix[/p][p]Jean Grey's burst potential has been toned down.
- Melee attacks no longer stack Sparks.
- Primary Weapon ammo no longer replenishes during Dark Ascent. 
New: Added 1s of cooldown to Dark Ascent.[/p][p] [/p][p]Psylocke[/p][p]Sai's Ultimate Ability now has slightly more float and more sting.
- Reduce self-slow rate during Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 30% to 15%. Increase each strike's damage from 150 to 170.[/p][p] [/p][h3]STRATEGIST[/h3][p][/p][p]Cloak & Dagger[/p][p]Ty and Tandy's Ultimate Ability now takes a bit more energy to unleash their Eternal Bond!
- Increase the energy cost of Eternal Bond (Ultimate Ability) from 4300 to 4500.[/p][p] [/p][p]Jeff the Land Shark[/p][p]Our beloved Jeff's survivability takes a slight hit.
- Reduce the crit damage reduction from the Oblivious Cuteness passive 70% to 50%.[/p][p] [/p][p]Rocket Raccoon[/p][p]Rocket's Ultimate Ability utility gets a boost:
- Increase Damage Boost granted by C.Y.A. (Ultimate Ability) from 25% to 40%.[/p][p] [/p][p]Ultron[/p][p]The dials on Ultron's healing and Ultimate Ability uptime are being slightly turned back.
- Reduce Imperative: Patch healing amount from 35 to 30 and healing bonus to the followed ally from 10 to 5.
- Increase the energy cost of Rage of Ultron (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3700.[/p][h2]
TEAM-UP ABILITIES[/h2][p][/p][h3]NEW[/h3][p]Bestial Hunt (Daredevil - The Punisher)[/p][p]- As the Team-Up Anchor, Daredevil gains a maximum health increase of 25 and a 5% boost in damage output.
- The Punisher unlocks a new Justice Sense ability through his Team-Up with Daredevil.[/p][p] [/p][p]Deep Wrath (Hela - Namor)[/p][p]- Namor now gains the Tidal Dirge ability through his team-up with Hela.[/p][p] [/p][h3]ADJUSTED OR REMOVED[/h3][p]Arcane Order (Doctor Strange - Scarlet Witch/Magik)[/p][p]We're slightly reducing Magik's threat level on her side of this Team-Up.
- Increase the cooldown of Chain of Cyttorak from 15s to 20s and slow effect at maximum range from 60% to 40%.[/p][p] [/p][p]Gamma Charge (Hulk - Namor/Black Panther)[/p][p]- Namor loses the Gamma Monstro ability previously gained from his Team-Up with Hulk.[/p][p] [/p][p]Ragnarok Rebirth (Hela - Thor)[/p][p]- The Ragnarok Rebirth Team-Up is being banished to Hel.[/p][p] [/p][p]The Marvel Rivals universe is ever-evolving, and we have plenty more surprises and updates on the horizon. Stay tuned to our official announcements for more![/p]

[p]Greetings, Rivals![/p][p]We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on October 2nd, 2025, at 09:00:00 (UTC)! This update will be deployed seamlessly, with no server downtime required! Simply log in after the update and jump right back into the action.
Here's what's coming in this patch:[/p][p] [/p][p]1. Emma Frost - Hellfire Protocol Bundle[/p][p]2. Emma Frost - Hellfire Protocol Emoji Bundle[/p][p]3. Volleyball Bash Group Emote Bundle[/p][p]Available from: October 3rd, 2025, at 02:00:00 (UTC)[/p][p] [/p][p]1. Added a "Faction Only" option for Career profile privacy settings.[/p][p] [/p][h2]All Platforms[/h2][p]1. Optimized Volleyball Bash emote prompts: now shows if the emote can be performed based on the distance between players.[/p][p]2. Fixed an issue where the number and order of replays in the Livestreams system could display abnormally.  [/p][p]3. Fixed a bug where switching heroes before the end of a match could cause the wrong costume to appear on the results screen.  [/p][p]4. Fixed frame rate drops during Hela's The Grim Lady intro sequence.  [/p][p] [/p][h2]Heroes[/h2][p]1. Invisible Woman's Unvanishing Act: Fixed a bug where using Veiled Step after her Ultimate Ability sometimes left her visible to all. Now, the Invisible Woman lives up to her name!  [/p][p]2. Angela's Divine Double-Tap: In certain tight spots, Angela's Assassin's Charge was striking foes multiple times in a flash, turning her into the Queen of Combo hits! Now, her celestial justice lands just once per target.  [/p][p]3. Angela's Weaponless Wonder: Using Divine Judgement during round transitions could cause her weapon to disappear. Don't worry, her Ichors are now always at her side!  [/p][p] [/p][p] [/p][p]The Marvel Rivals universe is ever-evolving, and we have plenty more surprises and updates on the horizon. Stay tuned to our official announcements for more![/p]