Marvel Rivals Season 1 Patch Notes All Changes And Hero Balances
New Content
Before we move on to the balances, here are the patch notes for all the new features in the Marvel Rivals Season 1 update.
All Platforms
New Heroes and Costumes
Starting with the two new heroes joining the game. Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman are the two characters joining Marvel Rivals with the Season 1 update. Along with the characters, we will also get their respective costumes. Mister Fantastic – The Maker and Invisible Woman – Malice are the two new skins joining the game with Marvel Rivals update 20250110.
New Maps and Modes
Experience the latest Convoy map, “Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown,” offering a fresh and dynamic battleground. Prepare for intense action in the new arcade mode, “Doom Match” (Sanctum Sanctorum map). Up to 12 players clash, with only the top 50% surviving. In Convoy and Convergence modes, both teams can now transition to the next spawn room after the attackers successfully complete the current objective. This adds a new layer of strategic depth and adaptability. During Quick Match loading screens, you can now see the Nameplates of both teams, providing a clearer understanding of who you’ll be facing.
Season and Store
Unlock a dazzling new Battle Pass that is packed with 10 spectacular sets of heroic costumes! Join others on the thrilling first half of the Midnight Features Season Event! Grab the latest Twitch Drops event and earn exciting rewards, including the coveted Hela – Will of Galacta free Marvel Rivals skin. (Official drop times will be announced soon!) Daily missions, store updates, and most event start times are now refreshed at 1:00 am PT instead of 11:00 pm PT. With the Season 1 update, Marvel Rivals developers are also streamlining the mission types and removing some more challenging ones for a smoother gameplay experience.
Ranked Update
Reaching New Heights: A prestigious new rank, “Celestial,” has been added to the competitive ladder. This elite tier sits between Grandmaster and the pinnacle of Eternity, boasting three distinct divisions for players to conquer. Rank Reset: A rank reset will be implemented for a balanced and exciting start to Season 1. Your starting rank in Season 1 will be determined by your final Season 0 rank. Expect a demotion of 7 divisions. For instance, if you concluded Season 0 at Platinum I, your Season 1 adventure will commence at Silver II.
Tournaments
Tournament Streamlining: Auto-Follow Captains: Faction members can now automatically follow their captain’s tournament sign-up decisions. This convenient feature streamlines the process for the entire team and applies only to the current season. Enhanced Reporting: Faction Misconduct Reporting: Players can now report factions within the game for suspected misconduct in recent tournaments (within the past 90 days). Spectator Enhancements: Live Spectating Chat: Engage in real-time discussions with other spectators watching the same match in a dedicated chat channel. Player Settings Visibility: While spectating, you can now easily view the target player’s hotkeys and crosshair settings for analysis or learning purposes. Increased Player Control: Invitation Blocking: A new setting allows players to block all incoming invitations and faction join requests, providing greater control over their in-game interactions.
General
“Streamer Mode” added to Social Settings. Allows streamers to hide their in-game name locally from their own stream while other players in the match can still see it.
PC
Graphics Settings:
Changes: Anti-aliasing now includes an “Off” option. “Model Detail” now offers a “Performance” option. Global Illumination and Reflection Quality now have “Off” options. Various graphics settings have been adjusted for improved performance.
Mouse Settings:
Changes: New mouse smoothing and acceleration settings have been added under “Keyboard – Combat” in the Settings menu. This allows for greater customization of mouse behavior.
Intel® XeSS 2 Support:
The game now supports Intel® Xe Super Sampling 2 (XeSS 2). Experience improved gameplay with higher image quality and smoother performance. XeSS 2 also enables better compatibility with Intel® Xe Frame Generation (XeFG) and Intel® Xe Low Latency (XeLL).
Fixes and Optimizations
Here are all the fixes and optimizations from the Marvel Rivals Season 1 patch notes:
All Platforms
General
Resolved several issues related to notifications. Corrected various text errors.
Maps and Modes
Addressed several terrain issues that caused characters to become stuck or move unexpectedly. Implemented a “get unstuck” feature to return stuck characters to the spawn room automatically. Fixed various issues, including floating objects, collision problems, and incorrect map sounds. Resolved a rare issue where overtime couldn’t start or end correctly. Fixed an extremely rare issue with abnormal visual rendering.
Heroes
Adjusted movement abilities for certain heroes (like Doctor Strange and Magik) to improve performance at different frame rates. Fixed issues with Wolverine’s team-up ability that sometimes prevented it from working correctly. Corrected instances where Winter Soldier’s ultimate ability would reset incorrectly or fail to hit targets within range. Fixed an issue where Iron Man’s ultimate ability could sometimes pass through Hela during her ultimate ability. Resolved synchronization issues that could occur for Venom and Spider-Man after swinging and wall-crawling. Fixed an issue where Rocket Raccoon, while on Groot’s shoulders, could place Battle Rebirth Beacons (B.R.B.) in locations that trapped teammates after revival. Fixed camera issues that could occur after Loki transformed into certain characters during his ultimate ability. Resolved a visibility issue that could sometimes occur for Adam Warlock/Mantis/Star-Lord in soul form on Wakanda maps. Fixed an issue where Squirrel Girl’s ultimate ability could get stuck on certain terrain. Corrected damage output in Rocket Raccoon’s primary attack. Addressed issues with Wolverine’s Feral Leap, including instances where it wouldn’t end correctly or behaved abnormally. Fixed an issue where Luna Snow’s ultimate ability sometimes failed to heal teammates. Fixed sound issues that could occur after being consumed by Jeff the Land Shark’s ultimate ability. Addressed various sound and voice errors for several heroes. Improved the playback rules for hero ability voices during combat to enhance clarity.
Console
Fixed: An issue where Xbox players appeared muted to teammates on other consoles after matchmaking, requiring manual unmuting to correct the display. Adjusted: Auxiliary sight intensity and crosshair sensitivity for some heroes to properly scale with Field of View changes. Corrected: An issue where some button settings were not functioning as expected. Improved: The overall smoothness of the global focus-switching algorithm.
Marvel Rivals Hero Balance Adjustments
With the new additions and bug fixes, here is a list of all the hero balance and changes we spotted in the Marvel Rivals Season 1 patch notes:
Vanguard
Duelist
Strategist
Team-Up Ability Changes
Along with the hero refresh, the Season 1 update patch notes reveal new Marvel Rivals team-up ability changes. Here are all the balances we will see with the new season:
Hawkeye – Black Widow
Hawkeye’s seasonal bonus has been decreased from 20% to 15%.
Hela – Thor – Loki
Hela’s seasonal bonus has been decreased from 20% to 15%.
Luna Snow – Namor
Frozen Spawn damage has been increased from 25 to 27. Frozen Spawn now slows hit enemies by 30%, up from 25%. Berserk state Frozen Spawn damage has been increased from 16 to 18.
Rocket Raccoon – The Punisher – Winter Soldier
The cooldown of Ammo Invention has been reduced from 45 seconds to 40 seconds.
Scarlet Witch – Magneto
Metallic Fusion projectile damage has been increased from 55 to 60. Metallic Fusion spell field damage has been increased from 30 to 35.
Thor – Storm – Captain America
The cooldown of Charged Gale has been reduced from 20 seconds to 15 seconds. Charged Gale damage has been increased from 50 to 55.
Marvel Rivals Season 1 Update Downtime Schedule
With all the changes listed above, it’s understandable the downtime would take long. Thankfully, Marvel Rivals Season 1 Update downtime is quicker than we expected.
The downtime will begin on January 9, 11 PM and last until January 10, 1:10 AM PST. Once the update is out, players can simply log in and bash out the best Marvel Rivals duelist heroes.
That is everything from the latest Marvel Rivals Season 1 update patch notes for version 20250110. Which part of the new season update are you most excited to test out? Tell us in the comments below.