Marvel Rivals Season 3 is almost here with two new heroes, a symbiote-themed map, and a massive patch full of hero buffs, nerfs, and ability changes.
Season 3 is officially landing in Marvel Rivals on July 11, and it’s bringing a ton of new content along with it. The new season, called The Abyss Awakens, sets the stage for a showdown between corrupted Hela and two new heroes joining the roster: Phoenix (Jean Grey) and Blade.
The map pool is also expanding with a brand-new symbiote-themed Klyntar map, and there’s a big focus on dark, symbiote-fueled cosmetics this time around. Earlier this week, NetEase gave us a teaser of what to expect with some of the balance changes, including updates to team-ups, hero reworks, and a few mid-season surprises.
But now, the full patch notes have been released in an official blog post, and there’s a lot to go through. In this article, we’ll go over all the confirmed patch notes and balance changes coming with the Marvel Rivals Season 3 update.
All Marvel Rivals Season 3 Update Patch Notes
The full list of changes comes straight from the official Marvel Rivals article, published earlier today. This update gives us a complete look at all the balance adjustments, ability tweaks, and new features rolling out with Season 3.
You’ll find every change listed below, broken down hero by hero.
Emma Frost
- Telepathic Pulse damage at 99 energy changed from 120/s to 110/s, and at 100 energy from 150/s to 140/s
- Diamond Form damage reduction reduced from 30% to 25%
- Psionic Seduction (Ultimate) energy cost reduced from 3700 to 3400
The Thing
- New Ability – Battle Blitz: Leap to enemies within 20m, gain 25% damage reduction
- Stone Haymaker now knocks down flying enemies
Venom
- Cellular Corrosion slow effect increased from 15% to 25%
Human Torch
- Fire Cluster projectile damage reduced from 6 to 5.5
- Supernova (Ultimate):
- Shockwave damage reduced from 80 to 75
- Fire Tornado DoT reduced from 120/s to 110/s
- Gains 5% damage boost when used as a Team-Up Anchor
Iron Man
- Repulsor Blast:
- First two hits reduced from 40 to 35 and from 50 to 45 (during Armor Overdrive)
- Invincible Pulse Cannon (Ultimate) energy cost increased from 2800 to 3400
Mister Fantastic
- Inflated State bonus health reduced from 400 to 350
Namor
- Trident of Neptune damage increased from 70 to 75
- Trident projectile speed increased from 120m/s to 150m/s
- Wrath of the Seven Seas projectile speed increased from 120m/s to 150m/s
Scarlet Witch
- Reality Erasure (Ultimate):
- Max slow rate reduced from 35% to 25%
- Damage increased from 750 to 850
Spider-Man
- Get Over Here! kick damage increased from 50 to 55
- Midair damage (Spider-Power) increased from 50 to 55
- Amazing Combo damage increased from 55 to 60
- Loses Team-Up Anchor bonus from “ESU Alumnus”
- Gains new Team-Up with Human Torch: Inferno Blast
The Punisher
- Culling Turret damage reduced from 12 to 10
- Spell Field damage reduced from 12 to 10
- Final Judgement (Ultimate) energy cost increased from 3400 to 3700
Winter Soldier
- Roterstern damage falloff at 40m increased from 60% to 70%
Wolverine
- Feral Leap:
- Strike duration increased from 4s to 5s
- Cooldown increased from 12s to 15s
Invisible Woman
- Orb Projection:
- Launch healing increased from 40 to 45
- Return healing reduced from 40 to 35
- Launch damage increased from 20 to 25
- Return damage reduced from 20 to 15
Loki
- God of Mischief (Ultimate) energy cost increased from 4000 to 4300
Mantis
- Healing Flower now heals 2.5% per second
- Base healing reduced from 20/s to 12.5/s
- Soul Resurgence (Ultimate):
- Energy cost increased from 3700 to 4300
- Bonus max health increased from 100 to 150
Ultron
- Dynamic Flight acceleration time reduced from 8s to 6s
- Imperative: Firewall:
- Self bonus health reduced from 75 to 65
- Ally bonus health reduced from 55 to 50
Marvel Rivals Season 3: All Team-Up Abilities – What’s New & What’s Gone
There are two new team-up abilities coming in Marvel Rivals season 3. Check them out below!
Ever-Burning Bond (Human Torch + Spider-Man)
- Human Torch gains 5% damage
- Spider-Man unlocks Inferno Blast
Primal Flame (Phoenix + Wolverine)
- Phoenix gains 10% damage
- Wolverine unlocks Phoenix Warrior
Removed or Changed Team-Ups
ESU Alumnus (Spider-Man + Squirrel Girl)
- Removed entirely
- Squirrel Girl loses Webbed Acorn
Storming Ignition (Storm + Human Torch)
- Storm loses Burning Hurricane
- Human Torch loses Omega Fire
Stark Protocol now includes Squirrel Girl, who gains Squirrel Missile
Symbiote Shenanigans (Venom + Jeff/Hela)
- Hela gains Hel Tendrils via Team-Up with Venom
Team-Up Balancing Tweaks
Guardian Revival (Adam Warlock + Star-Lord/Mantis)
- Leader’s Soul and Nature’s Soul cooldown increased from 120s to 135s
Symbiote Shenanigans (Jeff + Venom)
- Guardian of the Deep bonus health increased from 50 to 100
- Tendril link duration increased from 3s to 5s
That’s all the confirmed patch notes for Marvel Rivals Season 3! The meta could shift quite a bit with all these adjustments, especially with key heroes like Iron Man, Wolverine, and Emma Frost seeing notable tweaks.
What do you think about these changes? Are any of your favorite heroes getting stronger, or nerfed into the ground? Let us know in the comments!
