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Doctor Strange gets a buff
Doctor Strange is finally getting a buff, hopefully bringing him back into contention against Emma Frost and Magneto. Here’s what’s changing:
- Increase Daggers of Denak projectile charges from 8 to 10.
- Reduce Cloak of Levitation cooldown from 15s to 12s.
Blade joins the battle
Blade arrives as a new Hero in Marvel Rivals. He’s a Duelist that uses a katana and a shotgun, and can summon the blade of Dracula to trigger a devastating Ultimate. He can block incoming damage, and then dash towards enemies to get in close for the kill.
Twitch Drops for Season 3.5
New Twitch Drops are on the horizon, Rivals! Watch your favorite streamers live to get a spray, nameplate, emote, and the cosmic and otherworldly “Will of Galacta” Mantis costume! Event Time: Starts: August 8, 12:00 PM UTC / 5:00 AM PT / 8:00 AM ET Ends: September 5, 9:00 AM… pic.twitter.com/TZ7nL35onUAugust 6, 2025
There’s a Mantis skin to earn in Season 3.5 through Twitch Drops. Watch 4 hours of eligible streamers on Twitch to get ahold of the Will of Galacta skin for Mantis. There’s other rewards to earn as well.
New skins in the store
The following skins will be available to purchase in the store once the new season launches:
- Blade – Polarity Edge Bundle
- Blade – Emoji Bundle
- Blade Dynamic Mood Bundle
The Queen’s Codex event launches with the new season
The Queen’s Codex event will arrive with Season 3.5, and there’s free and premium rewards to earn. Over on the free side, The Thing finally gets a symbiote skin. You’ll need to purchase the Premium Pass to get the Queen in Black skin for Hela, and there’s an awesome Phoenix-themed Black Widow skin too.
When does downtime start?
Watch On
Let’s kick things off by taking a look at when Marvel Rivals will be taken offline for maintenance. Downtime begins in Marvel Rivals at the following times:
- East Coast (US): 5AM ET (August 8)
- West Coast (US): 2AM PT (August 8)
- United Kingdom: 10AM BST (August 8)
- Europe (Central): 11AM CEST (August 8)
- Japan (Tokyo): 6PM JST (August 8)
- Australia (Sydney): 7PM AEST (August 8)
Hello and welcome!
We’re now just under 24 hours away from the launch of Marvel Rivals Season 3.5. We’ll get a whole new Duelist to try out, as well as a new event that features skins for Hela, The Thing and Black Widow as rewards. Join me as I break down the new season in the live build up to downtime.