Marvel Rivals Season One Patch Notes & Balance Changes

The full patch notes for Marvel Rivals season one are here — let's dive into every change to see how your favorite heroes have been buffed or nerfed.

Black Panther

• Spirit Rend's added health decreased (40 → 30 per refresh, upper limit: 120 → 75).

Black Widow

• Edge Dancer's range increased (3m → 5m).
• Stamina recovery for Fleet Foot accelerated (12s → 4s).
• Electro-Plasm Explosion's maximum power-up time shortened (1s → 0.6s).

Captain America

• Faster shield restoration after Living Legend (3s → 2s).
• Liberty Rush cooldown reduced (12s → 10s).
• Base health increased (650 → 675).
• Freedom Charge energy cost reduced (3400 → 3100)
• Freedom Charge health regeneration per second slightly lowered (110/s → 100/s).

Cloak & Dagger

• Dagger Storm cooldown lowered (15s → 12s).
• Eternal Bond now has more dashes (3 → 4).

Doctor Strange

• Damage falloff added to Maelstrom of Madness and Gamma Maelstrom (70% at 8 meters).
• Shield of the Seraphim's regeneration rate decreased (80/s → 70/s).

Hawkeye

• Reduced spread angle of Blast Arrows.
• Archer's Focus triggering range reduced (60m → 40m).
• Archer's Focus additional damage cap reduced (80 → 70).

Hela

• Base health decreased (275 → 250).

Hulk

• Indestructible Guard's gamma shield value reduced (250 → 200).

Jeff the Land Shark

• Adjusted ultimate range to fit a more predictable, cylindrical area.
• Healing from Joyful Splash increased (140/s → 150/s).

Luna Snow

• Healing/damage toggle cooldown during Fate of Both Worlds increased (0.1s → 0.5s).

Magik

• Umbral Incursion in Darkchild form damage increased (115 → 135).

Mantis

• Nature's Favor movement speed bonus decreased (2.5m/s → 1.5m/s).

Moon Knight

• Hand of Khonshu fires more talons (10 → 14).
• Hand of Khonsu talon explosion radius enlarged (4m → 5m).

Namor

• Egg throw mechanics optimized for better accuracy.

Punisher

• Reduced spread for Deliverance and Adjudication.

Psylocke

• Dance of the Butterfly can now be blocked by barriers (e.g., Magneto's Metal Bulwark).

Rocket Raccoon

• Repair Mode's healing per second increased (60 → 70).

Scarlet Witch

• Chaos Control fixed damage increased (50/s → 60/s).
• Chthonian Burst projectile damage up (30 → 35).

Storm

• Wind Blade projectile speed increased (100m/s → 150m/s).
• Wind Blade damage increased (50 → 55).
• Bolt Rush damage increased (70 → 80).
• Omega Hurricane now provides more health (350 → 450), which now slowly disappears afterward (100 health/s).

Squirrel Girl

• Unbeatable Squirrel Tsunami squirrels now target a nearby enemy after bouncing off of a wall, instead of bouncing randomly.
• Unbeatable Squirrel Tsunami squirrels' health reduced (600 → 300).

Thor

• Base health increased (500 → 525).
• God of Thunder now has crowd control immunity while active.

Venom

• Symbiotic Resilience health ratio increased (1 → 1.2 per missing health).
• Feast of the Abyss base damage increased (40 → 50).

Winter Soldier

• Base health increased (250 → 275).
• Bonus health from Bionic Hook and Tainted Voltage increased (30 → 40).
• Roterstern damage increased (70 → 75).

Wolverine

• Base health increased (300 → 350).
• Damage reduction from Undying Animal decreased (50% → 40%).

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Team-Up Abilities

• Hawkeye's seasonal bonus reduced (20% → 15%).
• Hela's seasonal bonus reduced (20% → 15%).
• Frozen Spawn damage, slow, and berserk effects all slightly increased.
• Ammo Invention cooldown reduced (45s → 40s).
• Metallic Fusion damage from both projectiles and spell field increased.
• Charged Gale's cooldown dropped (20s → 15s).
• Charged Gale's damage increased (50 → 55).