Marvel Rivals Season 2: Hellfire Gala – Starts on April 11 UTC!
April 3, 2025
Marvel Rivals Version 20250411 Balance Post – Season 2 Begins!
April 4, 2025New Heroes & Story
Emma Frost
- Vanguard hero with telepathic and diamond abilities
- Team-up anchor for Psylocke and Magneto
- Creates illusory projections with her psionic abilities
Ultron
- Coming in Season 2.5
- Crashes the Hellfire Gala on Krakoa
Season Structure Changes
- Starting Season 3: Two-month season format
- Hero Release: New heroes debuting each month
- Ranked System: Will be adjusted accordingly
Team-Up Ability Updates
New Team-Ups
- Emma Frost + Psylocke/Magneto: Psionic projections
- Doctor Strange + Scarlet Witch: Arcane mastery enhances chaos energy
- Captain America + Winter Soldier: Lift towards allies and counterattack
Removed/Changed Team-Ups
- Removed: Metallic Chaos (Magneto + Scarlet Witch)
- Changed: Psylocke removed from Dimensional Shortcut
- Changed: Winter Soldier removed from Ammo Overload
- Changed: Namor removed from Sharing Charisma
- Changed: Doctor Strange removed from Gamma Charge; Namor added
Hero Balance Changes
Buffs in Season 2.0
- Peni Parker
- Captain America (new team-up anchor)
- Scarlet Witch (new aggressive team-up)
- Winter Soldier (new aggressive team-up)
- Mr. Fantastic
- Moon Knight
- Rocket Raccoon (enhanced team utility)
Nerfs in Season 2.0
- Doctor Strange (offensive power reduced, survivability improved)
- Loki (regeneration domain)
- Adam Warlock (Soul Bond)
- Additional adjustments for struggling heroes coming in both Season 2.0 and 2.5
Ranked Play Updates
Season 2.0 Changes
- Rank Reset: Drop 9 divisions from Season 1.5 rank
- Map Rotation: Adding Hellfire Gala Krakoa; removing Yggsgard Royal Palace and Tokyo 2099 Shin-Shibuya
- Minimum Level: Increased for competitive play
- Pick & Ban: Now starts at Gold 3 (previously Diamond)
- High-Tier Restrictions: Eternity/One Above All tiers limited to duo queuing
- Scoring: Increased weight on individual performance
Battle Pass & Missions
Mission System Improvements
- Added weekly missions alongside daily missions and challenges
- Rebalanced Chrono token distribution across mission types
- Total available tokens remains unchanged
- Designed to ensure active players can complete battle pass
New Features
- Costume Colors: New color options for popular costumes
- Gift System: Players can gift costumes to friends
- Tournament Plans: Competitive events in development
- Network Upgrades: Enhanced performance (old replays will not be supported)
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