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Dev Vision for Season 3.5 - Blade Release

July 30, 2025

The Dev Vision seasonal update for the Marvel Rivals 3.5 patch featuring the release of Blade is here. Let's dive in to what's coming up in the next major update:

The legendary Daywalker Blade joins the Marvel Rivals roster as a close-range duelist, utilizing shotgun blasts to apply healing reduction before wielding his swords to inflict severe damage.

Guardian Revival and Atlas Bond are being removed in season 3.5, and Loki will be leaving the Ragnarok Rebirth team-up.

In their place, Adam Warlock and Luna Snow will now have the Duality Dance team-up, while Groot and Loki can team-up with Mantis in Vibrant Vitality — which lets Groot's walls heal nearby allies!

Iron Fist will join the Chilling Assault (Luna) team-up to also allow his allies to benefit from his Harmony Recover, Star-Lord will join the Rocket Network (Rocket Racoon) to build a short-range teleporter, and Blade will be part of Lunar Force (Cloak & Dagger), granting him the same invisible dome as Moon Knight.

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