NetEase has dropped the full Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 patch notes, detailing hero balance changes, buffs, nerfs, and new team-ups coming later this week.
Marvel Rivals’ Season 5.5 update goes live on Friday, December 12, and it’s bringing a lot of changes. This mid-season patch adds Rogue as the newest Vanguard hero, along with new team-up abilities, events, and some balance updates for nearly every role.
Players can also look forward to Jeff’s Winter Splash Festival in the brand-new Jeffland map, the Winter Celebration skins lineup, and even a mysterious burger from Pym’s Test Kitchen that may surprise anyone brave enough to try it.
In this article, we’ll go over all the hero balance changes and patch notes coming in the Season 5.5 update later this week, covering buffs, nerfs, and quality-of-life tweaks across the roster.
All Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Patch Notes and Hero Balance Changes
Several heroes have received tuning updates in this patch. Emma Frost and Peni Parker see adjustments to their health, Blade and Human Torch get stronger offensive tweaks, while Scarlet Witch, Luna Snow, and Ultron pick up solid buffs
Below are the full patch notes for the Season 5.5 update.
Vanguard changes
Emma Frost
- Increase Base Health from 550 to 600.
- Remove the Team-Up Anchor 100 Bonus Health.
Peni Parker
- Reduce Base Health from 750 to 700.
The Thing
- Increase Stone Haymaker Bonus Damage equal to enemies’ max Health per hit from 8% to 10%.
- Increase the duration of the lingering anti-mobility field after Yancy Street Charge from 3s to 5s.
Thor
- During Storm Surge, instead of being unable to change the direction of movement, Thor can now freely adjust it while dashing and move in any direction.
Duelist changes
Blade
- Increase Ancestral Sword single-hit Damage from 24 to 26 and Whirlwind Slash single-hit Damage from 15 to 16.
- Reduce Bloodline Awakening Reduced Healing from 35% to 25%.
Daredevil
- Remove the Team-Up Anchor 25 Bonus health.
Human Torch
- Fire Cluster:
- Slightly reduce projectile spread.
- Increase single-cast projectile Damage from 5 to 5.5.
- Adjust maximum falloff from 60% at 30m to 60% at 20m.
- Blazing Blast:
- Reduce single charge speed from 3s to 2.5s.
- Increase hit Damage from 40 to 45.
Phoenix
- During Endsong Inferno (Ultimate Ability), increase Phoenix summon Health from 400 to 500.
Psylocke
- Increase the energy cost of Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3400.
Scarlet Witch
- Increase the charge to Chthonian Burst by Chaos Control hits from 0.08 to 0.1.
- Increase Dark Seal Projectile Speed from 40m/s to 60m/s and remove Spell Field generation delay.
- Increase Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability) enemy pull speed during cast from 2.4m/s to 3m/s.
The Punisher
- Increase Adjudication damage per hit from 19 to 20.
Wolverine
- Last Stand (Ultimate Ability) can now target walls for its landing point.
Strategist changes
Gambit
- Increase the energy cost of Ragin’ Royal Flush (Ultimate Ability) from 4300 to 4500.
Invisible Woman
- Increase the energy cost of Invisible Boundary (Ultimate Ability) from 4300 to 4500.
Loki
- Increase Damage and Healing Ratio of Loki’s Doppelgängers from 80% to 90%.
Luna Snow
- Reduce Absolute Zero start-up time and increase Projectile Speed from 60m/s to 80m/s.
- New Ability: Luna can apply Idol Aura to herself (separate from Share the Stage). When Idol Aura is active, 10% of Healing to allies is converted into healing for Luna herself, and she gains a 10% Healing Boost and a 10% Damage Boost.
Rocket Raccoon
- Increase the energy cost of C.Y.A. (Ultimate Ability) from 4000 to 4300.
Ultron
- Imperative: Patch can now deploy up to 2 drones, allowing support for two allies at once.
- Imperative: Firewall now requires a target with Imperative: Patch to use. After use, Ultron gains 65 Bonus Health, the target and nearby allies get 50 Bonus Health, plus the selected ally gains a 20% Movement Speed and 10% Damage boost.
- Increase the energy cost of Rage of Ultron (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 4000.
Team-Up Abilities changes
Adjusted or Removed
Chilling Assault (Luna Snow- Iron Fist/Emma Frost)
- Emma Frost unlocks the new Iced Out Diamond ability through her Team-Up with Luna Snow.
Explosive Entanglement (Gambit – Magneto/Rogue)
- Rogue receives the Hearts As One ability through her team-up with Gambit.
Mental Projection (Emma Frost – Psylocke)
- Mental Projection Team-Up is now just a memory.
- Emma Frost loses the 100 Health Bonus previously gained as the Team-Up Anchor.
Sword of Duality (Cloak & Dagger – Hawkeye/Psylocke)
- Psylocke unlocks the new Light & Dark Darts ability through her Team-Up with Cloak & Dagger.
Other changes
Bestial Hunt (Daredevil – The Punisher)
- Daredevil loses the Team-Up Anchor 25 Health Bonus.
That’s the full rundown for the Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 patch. Rogue’s debut, new team-up abilities, and these hero tweaks should make the next few weeks of matches feel fresh.
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