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Greeting Rivals！
The Marvel Rivals universe never stands still! With new buffs, nerfs, and team-up tweaks, the meta is evolving once again. Suit up and see which heroes are rising and who's getting knocked down a peg!
For the patch notes outlining all other changes to the game update in Season 4.5, check the separate post:
Adjustments
Vanguard
Angela
- The Hand of Heven receives a slight boost to her sustained fighting power.
- After activating Divine Judgement, increase Axes of Ichors Angela's Bonus Health from 30 per enemy hit to 40 and allies from 15 to 20.
Venom
- Venom's Ultimate Ability becomes even more menacing for his foes.
- Feast of the Abyss (Ultimate Ability) now applies a 30% Healing Reduction to enemies hit, lasting 4 seconds.
Duelist
Blade
- The Daywalker gets a slight boost to his offensive prowess。
- Increase Daywalker Dash secondary attack range from 4.5m to 6.5m.
- Increase the duration of each slash speed attack gained during Bloodline Awakening from 0.7s to 1.
- New Effect: Landing all four hits of Whirlwind Slash grants 1 slash speed stack.
Hela
- The Goddess of Death gets a slight survivability buff.
- Reduce Astral Flock start-up cast time; after casting, Hela gains 25 Bonus Health.
Human Torch
- Johnny sees a slight reduction in damage and mobility.
- Reduce Fire Cluster hit Damage per projectile from 5.5 to 5.
- New: Fire Cluster now has a 0.5s delay before ammo begins to replenish.
- During Plasma Body, reduce movement speed from 900 to 850.
Iron Fist
- Lin Lie's threat against high-health enemies slightly increases.
- Lower fixed damage of Yat Jee Chung Kuen from 9 to 8, but increase the percentage damage of the enemy's Max Health per strike from 2.7% to 3.1%.
Mister Fantastic
- Reed Richards gains a bit more crowd-control over mobile heroes.
- After successfully pulling an enemy with Distended Grip, the target is now afflicted with a 1-second immobilize effect.
Phoenix
- Jean Grey's burst potential has been toned down.
- Melee attacks no longer stack Sparks.
- Primary Weapon ammo no longer replenishes during Dark Ascent.
New: Added 1s of cooldown to Dark Ascent.
Psylocke
- Sai's Ultimate Ability now has slightly more float and more sting.
- Reduce self-slow rate during Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 30% to 15%. Increase each strike's damage from 150 to 170.
Strategist
Cloak & Dagger
- Ty and Tandy's Ultimate Ability now takes a bit more energy to unleash their Eternal Bond!
- Increase the energy cost of Eternal Bond (Ultimate Ability) from 4300 to 4500.
Jeff the Land Shark
- Our beloved Jeff's survivability takes a slight hit.
- Reduce the crit damage reduction from the Oblivious Cuteness passive 70% to 50%.
Rocket Raccoon
- Rocket's Ultimate Ability utility gets a boost:
- Increase Damage Boost granted by C.Y.A. (Ultimate Ability) from 25% to 40%.
Ultron
- The dials on Ultron's healing and Ultimate Ability uptime are being slightly turned back.
- Reduce Imperative: Patch healing amount from 35 to 30 and healing bonus to the followed ally from 10 to 5.
- Increase the energy cost of Rage of Ultron (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3700.
Team-Up Abilities
New
Bestial Hunt (Daredevil - The Punisher)
- As the Team-Up Anchor, Daredevil gains a maximum health increase of 25 and a 5% boost in damage output.
- The Punisher unlocks a new Justice Sense ability through his Team-Up with Daredevil.
Deep Wrath (Hela - Namor)
- Namor now gains the Tidal Dirge ability through his team-up with Hela.
Adjusted or Removed
Arcane Order (Doctor Strange - Scarlet Witch/Magik)
- We're slightly reducing Magik's threat level on her side of this Team-Up.
- Increase the cooldown of Chain of Cyttorak from 15s to 20s and slow effect at maximum range from 60% to 40%.
Gamma Charge (Hulk - Namor/Black Panther)
- Namor loses the Gamma Monstro ability previously gained from his Team-Up with Hulk.
Ragnarok Rebirth (Hela - Thor)
- The Ragnarok Rebirth Team-Up is being banished to Hel.
The Marvel Rivals universe is ever-evolving, and we have plenty more surprises and updates on the horizon. Stay tuned to our official announcements for more!
