Marvel Rivals patch notes arrive every couple of weeks or so, bringing bug fixes, Hero balancing changes, and more general updates. Sometimes, as is the case with the most recent patch, skins are added, and certain Heroes receive buffs or nerfs to better bring them in line with the ongoing meta.
Season 3.5s latest patch notes are now live, and they focus on adding in new skins. There’s some new details on Season 3.5’s Hero Balancing as well. These constant changes to Marvel Rivals help keep Competitive Mode fresh while providing a steady stream of reasons for players to check back in regularly. Since launch, Marvel Rivals has really proven itself as a worthy contender, landing on our list of the best free games and the best crossplay games.
Here are the latest Marvel Rivals patch notes. These add new skins and an event as part of Season 3.5.
Marvel Rivals next patch notes
The next Marvel Rivals patch arrives August 28, and adds a new skin for Scarlet Witch, as well as a new event. Here’s what’s been confirmed so far:
- New skin (August 29): Phoenix Chaos (Scarlet Witch)
- Emojis (August 29): Scarlet Witch Emoji Bundle
- New event: Earn 2x Chrono Tokens from Weekly Missions, Challenges, and Season Missions with up to 2000 bonus Chrono Tokens. Available until September 12.
- Fixes: Fixed an issue where the “Hold to Skip” button wouldn’t respond after a battle during a no-downtime update; Fixed a bug preventing costume changes during a Warm-up Doom Match; Resolved an issue where the Presidential Attire Loki costume could not be shared due to blocked words; Fixed an issue where surrendering during the preparation phase could cause the match to not end properly; Fixed an issue in the Throne of Knull map, where dynamic Symbiote changes could trap heroes in abnormal terrain.
- Hero fixes: Adam Warlock’s Cosmic Comeback Correction: Fixed a cosmic conundrum where Adam Warlock’s Ultimate Ability Bonus Health on revived teammates would vanish if Adam was KO’d. Adam’s golden touch now ensures, even if he bites the cosmic dust; Blade’s Daywalker Detox: After activating Bloodline Awakening, instead of reduced healing, Eric could not receive the Healing Over Time effects from Rocket Raccoon’s Repair Mode or Luna Snow’s Share the Stage. The serum’s been tweaked; Blade now benefits from all friendly healing, whether tech or magic!
Marvel Rivals latest patch notes
The latest patch for Marvel Rivals launched August 21 UTC. It added the Klyntar: Throne of Knull map and mode.
Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 Hero balancing changes
Below, you’ll find a list of the latest balancing changes (August 21) in Marvel Rivals, detailing the buffs and nerfs that’ve been applied to each character.
- Blade (Buff) – Increase Lifesteal gained during Bloodline Awakening from 60% to 65%. Reduce self-healing reduction from 40% to 35%
- Human Torch (Nerf) – Reduce Flame Field (right-click on terrain) Damage Over Time from 25/s to 20/s; Reduce Pyro-Prison Damage Over Time from 50/s to 40/s
- Loki (Nerf) – Reduce Mystical Missile damage dealt by Loki and his illusions to enemies from 30 to 25. (Healing for teammates remains unchanged.)
As you can see, the latest Marvel Rivals Hero balances apply to Duelists and Strategists, upping their damage, or making their abilities more useful. You can read the full details here.
As a Vanguard player, I’m very interested in the recent Doctor Strange buff. I played him as a main during Season 0, and Season 1. Since then, I’ve mostly been using Magneto, but the nerfs could mean he’s not as viable this season.