Marvel Rivals Season 3 Patch Notes: Every Hero Buff and Nerf Revealed

As Marvel Rivals gears up for Season 3, NetEase continues fine-tuning its growing hero roster—this time with a round of targeted buffs and nerfs rather than sweeping reworks. With new heroes arriving each month, the game’s evolving meta demands these constant updates to maintain a balanced competitive experience.

The Season 3 update arrives on Friday, July 11, and includes significant changes to over a dozen characters, including balance tweaks to team-up abilities. Below is a full breakdown of what’s changing this season.

🔄 Hero Adjustments

Emma Frost

• 🔻 Telepathic Pulse (at 99 energy): 120/s ➝ 110/s
• 🔻 Telepathic Pulse (at 100 energy): 150/s ➝ 140/s
• 🔻 Diamond Form damage reduction: 30% ➝ 25%
• 🔼 Psionic Seduction energy cost: 3700 ➝ 3400

The Thing

• 🔼 New ability: Battle Blitz — Leaps 20m toward enemies, gaining 25% damage reduction
• 🔼 Stone Haymaker now knocks down flying enemies

Venom

• 🔼 Cellular Corrosion slow effect: 15% ➝ 25%

Human Torch

• 🔻 Fire Cluster damage per projectile: 6 ➝ 5.5
• 🔻 Supernova shockwave damage: 80 ➝ 75
• 🔻 Fire Tornadoes DoT: 120/s ➝ 110/s
• 🔼 Team-up anchor bonus: +5% damage

Iron Man

• 🔻 Repulsor Blast initial hits: 40 ➝ 35 (regular), 50 ➝ 45 (Armour Overdrive)
• 🔻 Invincible Pulse Cannon energy cost: 2800 ➝ 3400

Mister Fantastic

• 🔻 Inflated State bonus health: 400 ➝ 350

Namor

• 🔼 Trident of Neptune damage: 70 ➝ 75
• 🔼 Trident of Neptune and Wrath of the Seven Seas speed: 120m/s ➝ 150m/s

Scarlet Witch

• 🔼 Reality Erasure slow rate during charge: 35% ➝ 25%
• 🔼 Reality Erasure damage: 750 ➝ 850

Spider-Man

• 🔼 Get Over Here! kick damage: 50 ➝ 55
• 🔼 Spider-Power midair damage: 50 ➝ 55
• 🔼 Amazing Combo damage: 55 ➝ 60

The Punisher

• 🔻 Culling Turret projectile & field damage: 12 ➝ 10
• 🔻 Final Judgement energy cost: 3400 ➝ 3700

Winter Soldier

• 🔻 Roterstern max damage falloff (at 40m): 60% ➝ 70%

Wolverine

• 🔻 Feral Leap duration: 4s ➝ 5s
• 🔻 Feral Leap cooldown: 12s ➝ 15s

Invisible Woman

• 🔼 Orb Projection healing (outgoing): 40 ➝ 45
• 🔼 Orb Projection damage (outgoing): 20 ➝ 25
• 🔻 Orb Projection healing (return): 40 ➝ 35
• 🔻 Orb Projection damage (return): 20 ➝ 15

Loki

• 🔻 God of Mischief ultimate energy cost: 4000 ➝ 4300

Mantis

• 🔼 Healing Flower: New effect — Heals for 2.5%/s
• 🔻 Healing Flower base healing: 20/s ➝ 12.5/s
• 🔻 Soul Resurgence energy cost: 3700 ➝ 4300
• 🔼 Soul Resurgence bonus max health: 100 ➝ 150

Ultron

• 🔻 Dynamic Flight acceleration time: 8s ➝ 6s
• 🔻 Firewall bonus health (self): 75 ➝ 65
• 🔻 Firewall bonus health (allies): 55 ➝ 50

🤝 Team-Up Changes

Guardian Revival (Star-Lord, Mantis, Adam Warlock)

• 🔻 Cooldown: 120s ➝ 135s

Symbiote Shenanigans (Venom & Jeff)

• 🔼 Guardian of the Deep bonus health: 50 ➝ 100
• 🔼 Tendril link duration: 3s ➝ 5s

🧛 Coming Soon: Blade Joins the Fight

These adjustments lay the groundwork for the launch of Season 3.5, which is expected to introduce Blade as the next playable hero. With that, additional tuning will likely follow.