A fresh season of Marvel Rivals is upon us, which means it’s time for the playing field to see some big changes once again. As all seasons do, this one comes with an array of big buffs and nerfs for most of our favorite heroes and villains.
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To ensure you’re ready to dive back into battle, you need to know about all character changes, as even the smallest ones can drastically alter how they function. If you’re wondering whether your favorites are changing at all, here are all season five buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals.
All Hero Buffs and Nerfs in Season 5 of Marvel Rivals
Vanguard Buffs
| Character | Buff |
|---|---|
| Angela | Assassin’s Charge movement speed is being increased from 16 meters per second to 18 meters per second. |
| Peni Parker | Cyber-Webs now heal all allies the same amount they heal her when teammates stand in them. They also get a movement boost just like she does. The movement boost for allies is 25 percent, and healing is 15 per second. Excess healing for allies converts to bonus health, with 25 as the cap. |
| Magneto | Now has separate cooldowns for Metal Bulwork and Iron Bulwork, so activating one won’t send the other on cooldown anymore. |
| Captain America | Freedom Charge ultimate now grants a 30 percent boost to ultimate energy charge to all ally teammates within its path. |
| Groot | Ironwood Wall now gains the unstoppable status when within 15 meters of any Awakened Ironwood Walls. |
| Hulk | Gamma Burst Protection now has a new effect that causes each direct hit to reduce the cooldown of Indestructible Guard by one second. |
| The Thing | His Embattled Leap damage deduction from a single leap target has been removed, and now grants a 20 damage reduction to all allies within five meters of his landing point instead. During Battle Blitz, a 20 percent Vulnerability effect is applied to all enemies within five meters of his landing point. During Stone Haymaker, The Thing now deals bonus damage equal to eight percent of the enemies’ maximum health with each hit. He also gains bonus health equal to damage dealt up to a maximum cap of 100. |
Vanguard Nerfs
| Character | Nerf |
|---|---|
| Magneto | Shield value for Metal Bulwork and Iron Bulwork has been reduced from 250 to 200. |
| The Thing | Damage reduction to self during Embattled Leap reduced from 25 to 20 percent. Damage reduction during Battle Blitz has been removed. Stone Haymaker’s base damage has been decreased from 90 to 55, and the 50 Bonus Health gained during ability activation has been removed. |
Duelist Buffs
| Character | Buff |
|---|---|
| Hawkeye | The Archer’s Focus maximum bonus damage has been increased from 75 to 90. |
| Mister Fantastic | The Reflexive Rubber ability can now be used during the Inflated state after he has reached 100 Elasticity. Instead of gaining 350 bonus health in the inflated state, he now gains 350 Maximum Health and a single-use heal of 350, which disappears when he exits the inflated state. |
| Phoenix | The maximum falloff for Cosmic Flames at 30 meters has been changed from 60 percent to 75 percent. |
| Spider-Man | Web-Cluster’s energize time has been decreased from 2.5 seconds to two seconds. Amazing Combo damage has been increased from 60 to 70. |
| Squirrel Girl | Burst Acorn damage has been enhanced from 100 to 110. |
| Storm | The Weather Control Thunder’s Damage Boost to allies has been increased from 10 percent to 12 percent. The Goddess Boost Thunder’s Damage Boost to allies has been increased from 12 percent to 15 percent. |
| The Punisher | His base health has been increased from 275 to 300. The maximum falloff for Adjust Adjudication at 40 meters has been increased from 70 percent to 85 percent. The number of pellets fired per Deliverance round has been increased from 14 to 16. |
| Wolverine | The percentage damage for each point of rage for Savage Claw has been increased from 0.045% to 0.057%. The percentage damage for each point of rage for Vicious Rampage has been increased from 0.045% to 0.057%. The cooldown for Feral Leap has been reduced from 15 to 12 seconds. |
Duelist Nerfs
| Character | Nerf |
|---|---|
| Mister Fantastic | The 350 bonus health gained during the inflated state has been removed. |
Strategist Buffs
| Character | Buff |
|---|---|
| Adam Warlock | Soul flight speed has been increased from 6 meters per second to 12 meters per second. The energy cost for his Karmic Revival ultimate ability has been decreased from 4,700 to 4,500. His ally detection radius has also been increased from 30 meters to 35 meters. |
| Cloak & Dagger | Their base health has been increased from 250 to 275. |
| Invisible Woman | Orb Projection hit damage has been increased from 25 to 30. Orb Projection projectile maximum range has been increased from 30 meters to 35 meters. Orb Projection projectile speed has been increased from 120 meters per second to 150 meters per second. The length of Force Physics has been increased from 30 meters to 35 meters. Guardian Shield has a new effect where it will appear in front of her when recalled if no other shields are present. |
| Loki | His base health has been enhanced from 250 to 275. The damage falloff for Mystical Missile at 3 meters has been adjusted from 50 percent to 80 percent. Mystical Missile has a new effect that now heals hit allies for 10 extra health. |
| Rocket Raccoon | The cooldown period for B.R.B has been reduced from 45 seconds to 40 seconds. Repair Mode’s maximum count has been enhanced from five to seven. Repair Mode’s projectile speed has been increased from 60 meters per second to 80 meters per second. Bombard Mode’s Projectile Speed has been enhanced from 150 meters per second to 180 meters per second. |
Strategist Nerfs
It’s a great day to be a Strategist main because there are absolutely no nerfs for them in this patch, only a collection of really great buffs. This could change with the launch of season 5.5, about a month after season five starts, but for now, no negative changes are being implemented.
If you want to learn more about this exciting season, be sure to check out the full season five patch notes and all season five battle pass skins.
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Published: Nov 12, 2025 12:18 pm