Marvel Rivals patch notes have been leaked and include some nerfs that affect the game's most picked heroes.
Fans of Marvel Rivals might not be happy with the patch notes that have been leaked recently as they include huge nerfs for some popular heroes.
Marvel Rivals Season 1.5
Marvel Rivals, the Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter in the Marvel Universe, was released in December 2024 - being a recent release, many things about the game are still subject to change. This includes the regular addition of new characters, but also balancing the characters' powers.
Soon, the Season 1.5 update will arrive on February 21 - with it, two new characters will be added, the Human Torch and The Thing. A new map will also be added, the Central Park in New York. However, the developers also recently announced a rather controversial mid-season rank drop that will also come with the update.
Nerfs And Buffs In Season 1.5
Recently, some patch notes of the Season 1.5 update were leaked and revealed both buffs and nerfs for multiple characters. Here are the most relevant ones:
Cloak & Dagger
According to Marvel Rivals' official website, Cloak & Dagger is one of the most popular picks among the current heroes in general, and one of the most popular Strategists next to Jeff the Land Shark.
- Cloak & Dagger's Ultimate will receive a cost increase from 3400 to 4000, making it take longer to charge.
- Healing effects will no longer stack.
- “Dash lanes/Fog that heals” duration reduced from 10s to 8s.
- Pause between dashes reduced from 1s to 0.67s.
- Terror Cape: Vulnerability on enemies increased from 20% to 28%.
Venom
Venom is currently already one of the top picks in the game but will receive an additional buff:
- The cost of his Ultimate will be reduced from 2,800 to 2,500.
- Also, Venom's Frenzied Arrival is set to be adjusted from its current vertical knockback to a more inward knockback.
Mantis
Mantis is another popular Strategist but will also get nerfed: The bonus health from her Ultimate will be decreased from 100 to 75.
Luna Snow
Yet another commonly picked Strategist, Luna Snow gets a cost increase for her Ultimate, from 4,000 to 4,500.
Captain America
- You can now use Absolute Will for defense while jumping.
- Vibranium Energy Saw: Projectile speed has been increased from 60 m/s to 80 m/s, and the ejection speed after a hit has been boosted from 100 m/s to 150 m/s.
Magneto
- Primary damage increased from 35 to 40.
- Curtain: Energy cost raised from 50 to 65, and maximum duration reduced from 2 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
Iron Fist
This is one of the characters with the most changes in this update:
- Base HP increased from 250 to 300.
- Jeet Kune Do's 1st, 2nd, and 5th attack damage reduced from 32 to 30.
- 3rd and 4th attack damage reduced from 16 to 15.
- 6th attack damage reduced from 55 to 50.
- Cooldown between hits for combo reduction increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds.
- Sun Punch damage per hit decreased from 19 to 10.
- Harmony Recovery: Bonus HP increased from 50 to 150, with HP decay at 25 per second.
- Dragon’s Defense: HP gained from blocking increased from 150 to 200.
Mr Fantastic
- Flexible Elongation: Spell field radius increased from 2.5m to 5m.
- Now knocks enemies outward upon landing.
- Charge time increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
- Brainiac Bounce: Damage increased from 50 to 70.
- Energy cost raised from 2800 to 3400.
- Damage fall-off adjusted: Damage starts decaying at 3m, reaching a minimum of 50 damage at 10m.
Doctor Strange
- Base HP reduced from 650 to 600.
Moon Knight
- Khonshu’s fist's speed will be reduced.
- Corrected damage logic, removing the 75 damage for standing in the center of the spell field.
- Each fist now deals 150 damage (up from 75).
Black Widow
- Rifle Capacity increased from 8 to 15.
- Ultimate: Slow down effect reduced from 80% to 55%.
Adam Warlock
- Primary Fire:
- Damage increased from 55 to 60.
- Damage falloff adjusted to 60% at 40m (up from 50%).
- Soul Bond:
- Healing increased from 10 HP/s to 15 HP/s.
These are some of the biggest changes among the most popular characters but a complete list has been published by XOXLEAK on X.
What's your opinion on these changes? Are you planning to change your preferred heroes when the update arrives? Let us know in the comments!
