Marvel Rivals Season 3 patch notes: the latest balance changes and updates
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, events are added, and certain Heroes receive buffs or nerfs to better bring them in line with the ongoing meta.
Season 3s latest patch notes are now live, and they focus on adding in new skins. There’s some new details on Season 3’s upcoming 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 for Phoenix and Loki, while applying balancing updates for Season 3.
Update (July 16, 2025): Detailed Patch Notes for Marvel Rivals build version 20250717, which adds Summer skins for Psylocke and Loki.
Marvel Rivals next patch notes – Summer Special skins
The next patch notes for Marvel Rivals detail an update that’ll arrive July 17, 2025. Here’s what’s coming to the game:
- New event: Summer Special – Battle to earn XP and level up to unlock FREE rewards, including the new Thor – Worthy Waves costume! Upgrade to the Summer Special Premium Edition for permanent access and unlock even more exclusive rewards, such as The Thing – Sunshine Thing and Luna Snow – Cool Summer costumes.
- Store skins: Psylocke – Breezy Butterfly, Loki – Robe of Relaxation
- Custom VFX: Luna and Psylocke
- Bug fixes: Hulk’s Ultimate issues fixed. Magneto shield bug fixes
- Accessory Points: can now be earned via Practice vs AI mode
Marvel Rivals latest patch notes
The latest Marvel Rivals patch arrived July 11, 2025. It’s a massive update, switching things over to Season 3. You can read all about what’s been added in our Marvel Rivals Season 3 guide. Here’s some key details:
- New Hero: Phoenix
- New map: Klyntar: Celestial Husk (Domination)
- Season 3 Battle Pass: Spider Man dancing emote, Symbiote skins, Wolverine and Phoenix skins, new Gallery Cards
- New Event: Milano Repair Logs
- Rank Reset: Based on your final Season 2.5 rank, ranks will be demoted by 7 divisions. For example, if you ended the season at Diamond I, your Season 3 journey begins at Gold II.
- New Rank Settlement Rewards: New rewards have landed, and they’re hotter than a supernova! Reach Gold for the incredible Phoenix – Emerald Flames costume, and earn fresh Crests of Honor for Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity, and the illustrious Top 500.
- New Nameplate Rewards for Competitive Mode
- Accessories system (NEW)
- Mission system adjustments
- Bug Fixes
- Hero Balancing
Of course, there’s a lot to this Marvel Rivals patch, as it’s a full new Season. The Battle Pass features a bunch of symbiote skins for Heroes, a Phoenix Diamond skin, and even an emote based on the much-memed Spider-Man 3 dance.
Marvel Rivals balancing changes
Below, you’ll find a list of the latest balancing changes in Marvel Rivals, detailing the buffs and nerfs that’ve been applied to each character.
- Wolverine – Increase Berserk Claw Strike Base Damage from 6 to 8. Reduce Percentage Damage per attack at maximum Rage from 4.5% to 3.5%. Increase Regenerative Healing Factor cooldown from 90s to 105s. Increase cooldown reduction from 10s to 12s when participating in KOs.
- Emma Frost – Reduce Telepathic Pulse Damage at 99 energy from 120/s to 110/s and from 150/s to 140/s at 100 energy. Reduce Diamond Form Damage Reduction from 30% to 25%. Reduce the energy cost of Psionic Seduction (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 3400.
- The Thing – New Ability Battle Blitz: The Thing leaps toward enemies, gaining 25% Damage Reduction. Leap targeting distance to enemies is 20m. Stone Haymaker New Effect: Knocks down hit flying enemies.
- Venom – Increase Cellular Corrosion enemy slow effect from 15% to 25%.
- Human Torch – Reduce Fire Cluster Damage per projectile from 6 to 5.5. Reduce Supernova (Ultimate Ability) activation shockwave Damage from 80 to 75 and Fire Tornadoes DoT from 120/s to 110/s. Add Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage boost.
- Iron Man – Reduce the first two Repulsor Blast hits from 40 to 35 and from 50 to 45 while in Armor Overdrive. Increase energy cost of Invincible Pulse Cannon (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3400.
- Mister Fantastic – Reduce Inflated state Bonus Health from 400 to 350.
- Namor – Increase Trident of Neptune Projectile Damage from 70 to 75 and Projectile Speed from 120m/s to 150m/s. Increase Wrath of the Seven Seas Projectile Speed from 120m/s to 150m/s.
- Scarlet Witch – Reduce max slow rate during Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability) charge period from 35% to 25% and increase Damage from 750 to 850.
- Spider-Man – Increase ‘Get Over Here!’ kick Damage when pulled to enemies from 50 to 55. Increase Spider-Power midair Damage from 50 to 55. Increase Amazing Combo Damage from 55 to 60.
- The Punisher – Reduce Culling Turret Projectile Damage from 12 to 10, and decrease the Spell Field Damage from 12 to 10. Increase the energy cost of Final Judgement (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3700.
- Winter Soldier – Adjust Roterstern Damage Falloff maximum at 40m from 60% to 70%.
- Invisible Woman – Increase Orb Projection healing on launch from 40 to 45 and damage from 20 to 25. Reduce healing on return from 40 to 35 and damage from 20 to 15.
- Loki – Increase the energy cost of God of Mischief (Ultimate Ability) from 4000 to 4300.
- Mantis – Healing Flower New Effect: Heals allies by 2.5%/s. Reduce base healing from 20/s to 12.5/s. Increase energy cost of Soul Resurgence (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 4300. Increase Bonus Max Health from 100 to 150.
- Ultron – Reduced Dynamic Flight acceleration effect time from 8s to 6s. Reduce Imperative: Firewall Bonus Health to self from 75 to 65 and to allies from 55 to 50.
As you can see, the latest Marvel Rivals Hero balances apply to all classes, upping their damage, or making their abilities more useful. Mantis and Invisible Woman get a buff, While Heroes like Emma Frost, Mister Fantastic, and The Punisher receive slight nerfs. You can read the full details here.
As a Vanguard player, I’m very interested in the Venom buff. I played him as a main during Season 0, and Season 1. Since then, I’ve mostly been using Mr Fantastic, but the nerfs could mean he’s not as viable this season.
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