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Marvel Rivals is preparing for its Season 5.5 update on December 12th, 2025. The servers will go offline for maintenance to add the new content. This update brings Rogue as a new Vanguard hero, team-up ability changes, Jeff's Winter Splash Festival, holiday-themed costumes, hero balance adjustments, and much more. Here's when the servers will go down for Season 5.5, when they'll be back up, and what to expect during the maintenance window.
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Maintenance Schedule
The Season 5.5 maintenance will start on December 12, 2025, at 9:00 AM UTC. The maintenance will take about 2 hours. During this time, you cannot access Marvel Rivals at all. The servers will be completely offline while the development team applies the update. Here's when maintenance starts across different time zones:
| City | Maintenance Start Time |
|---|---|
| San Francisco | December 12, 1:00 AM PST |
| New York | December 12, 4:00 AM EST |
| London | December 12, 9:00 AM GMT |
| Tokyo, Seoul | December 12, 6:00 PM JST |
| Sydney, Melbourne | December 12, 8:00 PM AEDT |
| Mumbai, Delhi | December 12, 2:30 PM IST |
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Countdown
Here's a countdown to Season 5.5 release date and time:
When Will the Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Maintenance End?
The maintenance should end around 11:00 AM UTC (2 hours after it starts). However, this timing can change if the development team runs into technical problems during the update process. Sometimes maintenance takes longer than planned, especially when adding new heroes and major balance changes.
The servers will be back online when maintenance is complete. You can check our Marvel Rivals server status guide to stay updated. The game will also show a message when trying to connect if maintenance is still ongoing.
How Big Is the Season 5.5 Update?
We'll update this section with exact file sizes once players start downloading on December 12th.
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Patch Notes
What's New in Marvel Rivals Season 5.5
Season 5.5 brings major content additions to Marvel Rivals:
New Hero:
- Rogue joins as a Vanguard character.
New Costumes:
- Rogue Savage South and Rocket Raccoon Rocket of the Rafters Skins
- Holiday skins for Squirrel Girl, Daredevil, Winter Soldier, Peni Parker, Cloak & Dagger
Team-Up Changes:
- Mental Projection (Emma Frost and Psylocke) removed
- Emma Frost joins Chilling Assault with new Ice Out Diamond ability
- Psylocke joins Sword of Duality with light and dark energy abilities
- Rogue joins Explosive Entanglement with Gambit and Magneto
New Events:
- Jeff's Winter Splash Festival (starts December 18th with new Jeff Land map)
- Times Square Mystery Burger at Pym's Test Kitchen (available December 18th)
The maintenance window affects all platforms simultaneously, so PC, PlayStation, and Xbox players will all be offline during the same time period. That's everything you need to know about the Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 maintenance schedule. Mark your calendar and get ready for Rogue and the holiday content coming on December 12th!
