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Marvel Rivals is preparing for its Season 3.5 update on August 8th, 2025, and that means servers will be going offline for maintenance. The update brings Blade as a new duelist hero, the Queen's Codex event, new costumes, and sets up the roadmap for upcoming content throughout Season 3.5. Let's look at the complete maintenance schedule along with when the servers will go down when they'll be back up, and also the release date countdown timer.
Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 Maintenance Schedule
Status: Servers are live!
The Season 3.5 maintenance is scheduled to begin on August 8, 2025, at 9:00 AM UTC. The maintenance will probably last approximately 2-3 hours, though the actual duration can vary depending on how smoothly things go during the update. During this maintenance, you won't be able to access Marvel Rivals at all.
Here's the maintenance start time across different time zones:
| Cities | Maintenance Start Time |
|---|---|
| San Francisco | August 8, 2:00 AM PDT |
| New York | August 8, 5:00 AM EDT |
| London | August 8, 10:00 AM BST |
| Tokyo, Seoul | August 8, 6:00 PM JST |
| Sydney, Melbourne | August 8, 7:00 PM AEST |
| Mumbai, Delhi | August 8, 2:30 PM IST |
Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 Countdown
Here's a countdown to Season 3.5 release date and time:
When Will the Maintenance End?
The maintenance will last approximately 2-3 hours. This means the servers should be back online around 12:00 PM UTC (3 hours after the 9:00 AM UTC start time). However, the actual maintenance duration can vary depending on how smoothly the update process goes.
We will keep this section updated with the latest information as the maintenance progresses. You can also check our server status guide to stay updated on the current server situation of Marvel Rivals.
How Big Is the Season 3.5 Update?
NetEase hasn't released official information about the Season 3.5 update size yet.
We'll update this section with the exact file size once players start downloading the update on August 8th.
What's Coming in Season 3.5 Update?
Here's what's new in Season 3.5 launch:
- New Hero: Blade (Duelist)
- New Costume: Blade - Polarity Edge
- New Event: Queen's Codex
- Hero Balance Changes
- Bug Fixes and Quality of Life Improvements
Season 3.5 Roadmap Overview
The complete Season 3.5 roadmap spans from August 8th to September 12th:
- August 8th - Season 3.5 Launch (Blade + Queen's Codex event)
- August 15th - Polarity Power (Cloak & Dagger and Winter Soldier costumes)
- August 22nd - Resource Rumble game mode + Klyntar: Throne of Knull map
- August 29th - Scarlet Witch Phoenix Chaos costume
- September 5th - Peni Parker Wasteland Mech costume
- September 12th - Season 4 Coming Soon
Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 Patch Notes
List of all updates coming to the game:
List of all balance adjustments to characters:
