The Marvel Rivals Season 1 midseason patch is coming this Friday, and details of the incoming hero changes have been leaked by X0XLEAK on Twitter. While it is though these notes may be incomplete, here is a breakdown of the changes coming to your favorite heroes.
Marvel Rivals Season 1 midseason hero changes
Vanguards
- Venom
- Frenzied Arrival has been changed from vertical Knockback to inwards knockback at a 75° angle.
- Ultimate cost reduced.
- Captain America
- Ability to use shield while sprinting and jumping.
- Vibranium Energy Saw projectile and energy speed increased.
- Thor
- Cooldown after the Awakening Rune skill duration ends.
- Groot
- Can place walls further away.
- Magneto
- Increased damage on main fire.
- Metallic Curtain energy cost and duration increased.
- Doctor Strange
- Base health decreased.
Duelists
- Iron Fist
- Base health increased.
- Main fire damage reduced.
- Harmony Recovery gives more health.
- Dragon’s Defense gives more health.
- Mister Fantastic
- Flexible Elongation range increased, knocks enemies away, and jump speed decreased.
- Brainiac Bounce damage and energy cost increased, damage falloff at outer ranges of circle.
- Iron Man
- Unibeam damage increased in both forms.
- Hawkeye
- Base health increased.
- Explosive arrows direct damage decreased, field damage increased.
- Crescent Slash cooldown decreased.
- Hunter’s Sight bow charge speed increased.
- Storm
- Main fire damage at 30 meters reduced.
- Weather control self-boost reduced, team boost increased.
- Goddess Boost damage increased.
- Star-Lord
- Ultimate cost increased.
- Scarlet Witch
- 100 health added on ultimate activation.
- Spider-Man
- Web-Cluster recharge time decreased.
- Moon Knight
- Hand of Khonshu fist speed reduced and damage increased.
- Black Widow
- Rifle ammo increased.
- Electro-Plasma Explosion slow down effect reduced.
- Magik
- Eldritch Whirl damage reduced.
- Demon’s Rage damage reduced.
- Ultimate cost reduced.
- Hela
- Soul Drainer damage at 30 meters increased.
Strategist
- Adam Warlock
- Primary fire damage increased.
- Soul Bond healing increased.
- Cloak & Dagger
- Ultimate cost increased.
- Eternal Bond duration reduced, pause between dashes reduced, and healing does not stack between dashes.
- Terror Cape vulnerability on enemies increased.
- Luna Snow
- Ultimate cost increased.
- Loki
- Ultimate cost increased.
- Ammo increased.
- Mantis
- Bonus health from ultimate reduced.
- Invisible Woman
- Ultimate cost increased.
Team up changes
- Gamma Overdrive (Hulk, Iron Man, Doctor Strange)
- Unibeam damage reduced.
- Hulk health reduced.
- Psionic Disc (Magik, Psylocke, Black Panther)
- Teleport time reduced.
- Bonus health conversion increased.
- Full Moon (Moon Knight, Cloak & Dagger)
- Healing effect when invisible.
- Symbiote Bond (Venom, Peni Parker, Spider-Man)
- Skill time changed to one second.
- Damage reduction removed.
- Invincibility when using skills.
- Frozen Chi (Luna Snow, Iron Fist)
- Increased ally healing.
- Slow effect on enemies increased.
