Marvel Rivals patch brings balance changes as Season 1 adds Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman

The first season of Marvel Rivals has arrived, bringing a new Battle Pass and the Fantastic Four characters to the hero shooter’s roster.

Update version 20250110 brings new seasonal content, bug patches, and buffs and nerfs to all characters ahead of the game’s first-ever season.

The new patch’s balance changes are derived on an examination of fight data collected over the first month following the release of the free-to-play game.

The changes are intended to allow a wider roster to participate in more complex games, as mentioned in the balancing post for the latest version.

These are the patch notes for Update 20250110’s Marvel Rivals balance improvements, along with the additional content that will be available in Season 1.

Marvel Rivals Season 1 Patch Notes: Balance Changes

The new update focuses more on strengthening other characters to make them more viable options, rather than overly nerfing the strongest characters in the current meta.

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While Hela, Winter Soldier, Hawkeye, and Black Panther are getting some of their stats nerfed, the majority of Duelists are gaining buffs.

Doctor Strange and the Hulk are getting nerfs to their shields, while Captain America, Thor, and Venom are getting buffs.

With the exception of Luna Snow, whose ultimate nerfed a little, almost all Strategists are getting enhanced healing abilities.

The comprehensive v20250110 balance patch notes on the Marvel Rivals website contain all of the balancing adjustments for each hero.

Marvel Rivals Season 1 New Content: Fantastic Four, Battle Pass, New Maps

The Fantastic Four will be playable in Marvel Rivals Season 1, as was announced a week ago.

Invisible Woman and Mister Fantastic have recently entered the game as Duelist and Strategist, respectively.

The Thing, a Vanguard, and Human Torchas, another Duelist, will be added to the game as part of a second round of character additions on February 21.

A new arcade game, Doom Match, with its Sanctum Sanctorum map, and a new Convoy map, Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown, are introduced in the first season.

Eight to twelve players engage in free-for-all combat in Doom Match, with the top 50% of players winning each match.

Naturally, there are ten sets of hero costumes to unlock in the flashy Battle Pass that comes with the new season.

Eternal Night Falls, Season 1 The so-called Luxury Battle Pass costs 990 Lattice, which is Marvel Rivals in-game cash.

Since it is the cost of a 1000 Lattice bundle, that is slightly less than $10 or $8 in real money.

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The in-game shop refresh and daily quest unlock times have been rescheduled to 9 a.m. GMT/4 a.m. ET/1 a.m. PT.

See the complete list of Marvel Rivals characters for additional information about the game.

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