Season five of Marvel Rivals is just around the corner, and fellow X-Men fans, we’re in for a treat. Two legendary mutants are finally stepping into the fight, and there are plenty of other exciting additions to look forward to as well.
We see smaller updates for Marvel Rivals fairly frequently, but it’s these big seasonal updates that bring massive waves of fresh content to explore. There’s a lot packed into this one, including two of my own personal favorite heroes, so if you want to make sure you know everything it includes, here are the patch notes for season five of Marvel Rivals, arriving on Nov. 14.
Season 5 Marvel Rivals Patch Notes
Here’s everything that has been revealed for season five of Marvel Rivals so far. As any new details are unveiled, we’ll add them here, so you can check back regularly to ensure you’re up to date with what to expect.
New Strategist Hero – Gambit
The card-slinging, smooth-talking hero Gambit is the first new character joining the battle this season, and he’s set to be a Strategist. His powers allow him to charge inanimate objects with energy, which usually results in precise explosive attacks, but also provides healing to his allies in Rivals. Although he can charge up all kinds of objects, cards are always his go-to.
We’re in desperate need of more Strategists, so a Strategist version of Gambit is certainly a welcome surprise, especially considering it’s been over half a year since the last Strategist (Ultron), and nearly a year since an actually good one (Invisible Woman). He’s officially set to launch with the start of season five on Nov. 14.
New Hero – Rogue
The power-absorbing mutant Rogue is the second of the two heroes diving into battle in season five. Her abilities are going to be especially interesting to see implemented, as her powers essentially allow her to temporarily copy the abilities of other heroes.
Since she’s the second character arriving in the season, she won’t debut until December, which means we don’t know anything about her official role or skillset so far. Based on the season five trailer, where she appears to have a similar build to Emma Frost, and Rogue’s general abilities, I think she’s most likely going to be a Vanguard. Her size in some art looks a bit smaller, though, so it’s also entirely possible she’ll be a Strategist or Duelist. Personally, I’m hoping for either Vanguard or Strategist, but we won’t know for sure until she’s closer to release.
Gambit and Rogue are one of the most iconic couples in the X-Men, and are rarely seen far from each other. It makes perfect sense that they’re diving into battle together, although we do technically have to wait a bit for them to reunite since Gambit is arriving when the season first launches, and Rogue won’t be released for a month afterward since she’s part of the 5.5 update.
Buffs and Nerfs
There are lots of buffs and nerfs in season five, with big changes for characters across all roles.
- Vanguard Buffs
- Angela – Enhanced movement speed for the Assassin’s Charge ability.
- Peni Parker – Her Cyber-Webs grant healing over time and a movement speed boost to allies now.
- Magneto – Now has separate cooldowns for Metal Bulwork and Iron Bulwork
- Captain America – His ultimate now boosts ultimate energy charge for allies who follow his path.
- Groot – Ironwood Wall can gain the unstoppable status when within 15 meters of an Awakened Ironwood Wall.
- Hulk – Direct hits with Gamma Burst Protection can help reduce the cooldown of Indestructible Guard.
- The Thing – Changes to Embattled Leap, Battle Blitz, and Stone Haymaker, all of which are now more focused on helping allies and damaging larger groups of enemies at once.
- Vanguard Nerfs
- Magneto – Shield value for both Metal Bulwork and Iron Bulwork has been reduced.
- The Thing – Lost self-damage reduction in Embattled Leap and Battle Blitz. Decreased damage in Stone Haymaker and 50 bonus health gained from it were removed.
- Duelist Buffs
- Hawkeye – Maximum bonus damage for Archer’s Focus increased from 75 to 90.
- Mister Fantastic – Reflexive Rubber can now be used during the Inflated state. Gains 350 Maximum Health and a single-use heal of 350 in the inflated state.
- Phoenix – Maximum falloff for Cosmic Flames at 30 meters has been increased from 60 percent to 75 percent.
- Spider-Man – Web-Cluster’s energize time reduced from 2.5 seconds to two seconds. Amazing Combo damage enhanced from 60 to 70.
- Squirrel Girl – Burst Acorn damage increased from 100 to 110.
- Storm – Damage Boost to allies during Weather Control Thunder and Goddess Boost Thunder increased.
- The Punisher – Base health increased from 275 to 300. Maximum falloff for Adjust Adjudication at 40 meters increased from 70 percent to 85 percent. Number of pellets fired per Deliverance round increased from 14 to 16.
- Wolverine – Damage for each point of rage for Savage Claw and Vicious Rampage has been increased from 0.045% to 0.057%. Cooldown for Feral Leap reduced from 15 to 12 seconds.
- Duelist Nerfs
- Mister Fantastic – 350 bonus health gained during the inflated state removed.
- Strategist Buffs
- Adam Warlock – Soul flight speed increased from 6 meters per second to 12 meters per second. Energy cost for his ultimate ability has been decreased from 4,700 to 4,500. Ally detection radius increased from 30 meters to 35 meters.
- Cloak & Dagger – Base health increased from 250 to 275.
- Invisible Woman – Her Guardian Shield is now applied to her when recalled. Orb Projection hit damage increased from 25 to 30, projectile maximum range increased from 30 meters to 35 meters, and projectile speed increased from 120 meters per second to 150 meters per second. Length of Force Physics increased from 30 meters to 35 meters.
- Loki – Base health increased from 250 to 275. Damage falloff for Mystical Missile at 3 meters adjusted from 50 percent to 80 percent. Mystical Missile has a new effect that heals hit teammates for 10 extra health.
- Rocket Raccoon – Cooldown period for B.R.B reduced from 45 seconds to 40 seconds. Repair Mode’s maximum count enhanced from five to seven, and projectile speed increased from 60 meters per second to 80 meters per second. Bombard Mode’s Projectile Speed enhanced from 150 meters per second to 180 meters per second.
- Strategist Nerfs
- None – Hooray!
New Team-Ups and Team-Up Changes
There are three entirely new Team-Ups arriving in the first half of season five:
- Gambit is the anchor of the new Explosive Entanglement Team-Up with Magneto. In this collaboration, he charges Magneto’s greatsword with kinetic energy, replacing Magneto’s primary attack with a launching kinetic greatsword that explodes on impact.
- Cloak & Dagger act as the anchor for the Sword of Duality Team-Up with Hawkeye. This duo empowers Hawkeye’s katana with light and dark energy. When he uses his Crescent Slash, it knocks enemies back and fires a light and dark energy wave that passes through both allies and enemies, healing and buffing teammates while damaging and applying anti-heal to enemies.
- Moon Knight is the anchor of the Blade of Khonshu Team-Up with Blade. With this Team-Up, Khonshu’s power blesses and protects Blade, allowing him to dash forward and slash enemies with the Sword of Dracula. At the end of the dash, he unleashes many quick sword strikes that launch a moon blade projectile that bounces and damages foes.
In addition to new Team-Ups, there are also several changes to existing ones.
- Lunar Force (Cloak & Dagger + Blade/Moon Knight) and Operation Microchip (Black Widow + The Punisher) are being retired.
- Magneto is being removed from Mental Projection (Emma Frost + Psylocke).
- Hawkeye is being removed from Chilling Assault (Luna Snow + Iron Fist).
- Black Widow is joining Primal Flame (Phoenix + Wolverine/Black Widow).
New Mode
A new 18 vs. 18 Conquest Annihilation mode is arriving in this season. It’s not launching right away with Gambit’s release, and instead is arriving on Nov. 27. There’s also a special new map, called Grand Garden, to go with it.
New Maps
A new, non-combat Times Square map is arriving in season five. This map can host up to 100 players at once, and is meant to be a community space where everyone can relax, emote, and chat together in peace. There will also be a new Grand Garden map, although this one seems like it might be separate from the regular map rotation schedule, too.
Anniversary Celebration
It’s been one whole year since Marvel Rivals launched, and starting on Nov. 27, you can hop into the game to claim 2,500 Units and a Legendary Business Jeff costume as a reward. There will also be some other exclusive anniversary costumes you can get, including fresh styles for:
- Magik
- Mister Fantastic
- Luna Snow
- Psylocke
- Venom
- Invisible Woman
- Blade
- Doctor Strange
New Accessories
Plenty of new accessories are being added to Marvel Rivals, granting you even more ways to customize your heroes. The new accessories arriving are:
- Rogue for Gambit
- Bombastic Bag-Man for Human Torch
- Kitty Pryde for Magik
- Drax for Mantis
- X-23 for Wolverine
- Cyclops for Phoenix
- Throg for Thor
- Alligator Loki for Loki
- Khonshu Bobblehead for Moon Knight
- One-Of-A-Kind Music Player for Star-Lord
Cross-Progression
The cross-progression feature has been teased for a while and is finally arriving with season five. This will allow you to play on the same account across all platforms, saving your progress regardless of where you choose to play.
Competitive Changes
Season five will see the introduction of a placement system for Competitive. This means your rank will no longer reset to a fixed tier, as you’ll now play 10 placement matches to determine your starting rank. The more you win, the closer you’ll start off to your previous season’s rank. If you manage to be undefeated, you can go even higher.
Some team queue improvements are part of this update, too, allowing teams where everyone is Grandmaster or lower to queue with teams of two, three, four, or six players. If anyone in your team is Celestial, Eternity, or top 500, your team size is capped at two players.
Nameplate Frames and Crests of Honor are no longer split into two across the first and second halves of the season, as there is now only one set of rewards for the full season. These prizes will be granted after season 5.5 ends.
New Battle Pass
The Grand Garden Adventure battle pass is launching in this update, with 10 new skins you can unlock for some characters, plus an array of other prizes like sprays, emotes, and more. The characters who are receiving new looks are:
- Scarlet Witch
- Namor
- Angela
- Black Widow
- Adam Warlock
- The Thing
- Groot
- The Punisher
- Hela
- Ultron
PvE Plans
No new PvE details have been revealed just yet, but the devs have promised that “more heroes, more maps, and more themes” are officially coming next year following the ongoing success of the Marvel Zombies mode.
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Published: Nov 12, 2025 12:19 pm