{"generated":"2026-10-16T23:29:24+00:00","id":"rivals","name":"Marvel Rivals","source":"Steam News API (appid 2767030)","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/","api":"https://patchmeter.com/api/game/rivals.json","rss":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/rss.xml","patch_count":14,"latest_patch":{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20261015 Patch Notes","date":"2026-10-15"},"meta":{"basis":"Derived from patch notes (buff/nerf line counts, auto-classified). Not a tier list or win-rate stat.","patch":"Marvel Rivals Version 20261009 Balance Post","date":"2026-10-08","url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1846018067929016","trending_up":[],"trending_down":[{"name":"New Mechanic","buffs":0,"nerfs":2}]},"patches":[{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20261015 Patch Notes","date":"2026-10-15","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1846651706676631","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-10-15-marvel-rivals-version-20261015-patch-notes","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on October 15th, 2026, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC)! No server downtime; just patch and play! Here's what's coming your way: Availability: October 16th, 2026, 02: 00: 00 to November 13th 2026, 02: 00: 00 (UTC) Plus,…","counts":{"fix":2},"changes":[{"tag":"fix","text":"Black Widow's Bite Bounce: Addressed an issue where Black Widow had a small chance to be launched absurdly long distance when using her Widow's Bite Slam mobility. The Red Room reined in the recoil, Nat's strikes are back to pinpoint perfection."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Environmental Stability: Fixed various collision issues across several maps that could cause heroes to get stuck in the environment."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20261009 Patch Notes - Season 10.5 Arrives","date":"2026-10-08","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1846018067929018","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-10-08-marvel-rivals-version-20261009-patch-notes-season-10-5-arrives","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! This season, we are unveiling all-new Marvel Cinematic Universe inspired game modes! Step back into the fray to relive legendary storylines and unforgettable Marvel moments, all while exploring brand-new, game-changing battle experiences. This update begins on…","counts":{"adjust":4,"new":2},"changes":[{"tag":"adjust","text":"This update begins on October 9th, 2026, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC), with estimated maintenance lasting 2 hours."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Every possibility reveals a desperate struggle for the Infinity Stones; where the stones change hands and the universe is plunged into chaos."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"All Summer Special series water traversal emotes can now be used in other stages and zones! When used outside of water, they will act as stationary, non-moving emotes. Note: Due to severe clipping issues, certain emotes may remain restricted to specific areas or stages."},{"tag":"new","text":"The Alchemax Headquarters map has been added to the 18 VS.18 mode."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Winter Soldier's Cybernetic Calibration: Optimized the action response of Bucky's Trooper's Fist and Bionic Hook under high-latency network conditions. The White Wolf's metal arm is now firing on all cylinders, no matter the connection."},{"tag":"new","text":"Gorr the God Butcher's Shadow Precision: Added a Custom Targeting Sensitivity setting for Gorr's Shadow Harvest ability, allowing players to adjust it to their preference. The Black Berserkers answer only to you, target with absolute precision."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20261009 Balance Post","date":"2026-10-08","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1846018067929016","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-10-08-marvel-rivals-version-20261009-balance-post","summary":"ADJUSTMENTS A new wave of adjustments is on the way! Iron Man is locking onto targets with a brand-new missile mechanic, Phoenix is sparking up her damage, Gorr is slightly tweaking the lethality of his scythe, and Jubilee is bringing even more explosive healing to the fray.…","counts":{"nerf":9,"buff":21,"adjust":2,"new":1},"changes":[{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce base health from 850 to 825."},{"tag":"buff","text":"In Banner form, increase Gamma Ray Gun projectile speed from 80m/s to 120m/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"In Banner form, increase gamma energy gained when Gamma Grenade hits self from 50 to 100."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Wolverine, increase Attack Speed boost upon entering Furious state from 20% to 25%, and Movement Speed boost from 20% to 25%. Increase Health threshold to trigger Unstoppable from 300 to 400. Reduce Unstoppable cooldown from 60s to 45s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Emma Frost, increase damage dealt by the magnetic projection generated via Magnetic Resonance from 45% to 50%. Increase the maximum duration of the magnetic projection from 5s to 6s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Invisible Woman, reduce Unbreakable Forces ability cooldown from 20s to 15s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Enhanced Effect: Reduce the damage threshold required to trigger healing from 150 to 125."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Optic Blast single-hit damage from 22 to 23. Increase the cooldown reduction provided to Ricochet Force per Optic Blast hit from 0.25s to 0.3s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Reduce the energy cost of Ruby Rage (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 3400."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Gambit, increase the duration of Kinetic Kin from 6s to 8s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Adjust Shadow Scythe damage from 55 +2% of target's Maximum Health to 50 +2% of target's Maximum Health. Reduce Shockwave damage from 60 to 55."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Twilight of the Gods (Ultimate Ability) duration from 12s to 10s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Reduce Living Abyss cooldown from 15s to 12s. Reduce Movement Speed during the ability from 13m/s to 10m/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Piercing Arrow projectile speed from 130m/s-195m/s to 140m/s-210m/s."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Slightly reduce the animation recovery time for Crescent Slash."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase the spell field width for the initial damage hit of Hypersonic Arrow from 3m to 5m."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Psylocke, increase Psionic Arrow single-shot damage from 32 to 33."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Tony is rolling out a massive software update, bringing auto-tracking capabilities to his missile barrages!"},{"tag":"nerf","text":"New Mechanic: Missiles launched by Micro-Missile Barrage will automatically track nearby enemies upon release; reduce single-shot damage from 20 to 10. Max locked-on count on a single target is 5. Increase projectile speed from 15m/s to 60m/s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"New Mechanic: Missiles fired via Micro-Missile Barrage during Armor Overdrive will automatically track enemies in front of you upon release; reduce single-shot damage from 15 to 10. Max locked-on count on a single target is 5."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Thor, increase Unibeam outer ring damage from 70/s to 80/s. Increase Thunder Overdrive enhanced Unibeam outer ring damage from 85/s to 90/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Cosmic Flames single-shot damage from 60 to 65. Increase direct damage upon detonating Sparks from 40 to 45, and the explosion damage from 15 to 20. Upon detonating Sparks, the self-heal effect has been removed, replaced with granting Bonus Health of 5 for 4s, capped at 25."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When Endsong Inferno (Ultimate Ability) explosion spell field and shockwave hit enemies, increase the number of Sparks applied from 1 to 2."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Hela, reduce ability cooldown from 12s to 10s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Chthonian Burst single-shot spell field damage from 40 to 35."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Ultron, increase healing provided by a single Cosmic Cluster from 16 to 18."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Enhanced Effect: Increase healing provided by the explosion spell field generated upon Cosmic Cluster hits from 5 to 7 while the Team-Up is active."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Reduce charge time per stack for Healing Hearts and Breaking Spades from 8s to 7s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce target search range for Ragin' Royal Flush from 40m to 30m. Reduce the extra Jump Boost effect granted to self and allies from 500 to 300."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Jubilee, increase the duration of Sparkling Staff from 1.5s to 2s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce the Dazzling Detonation Blind duration from 1.5s to 0.8s."},{"tag":"new","text":"New effect added when selecting the Team-Up with Blade. Base Effect: Continuously provide 15/s of healing to surrounding allies for 6s during the duration of Vampiric Kin."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase the Firework Finale (Ultimate Ability) spell field healing from 150/s to 180/s."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20261001 Patch Notes","date":"2026-10-01","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1845383656380358","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-10-01-marvel-rivals-version-20261001-patch-notes","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on October 1st, 2026, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC)! No server downtime; just patch and play! Here's what's coming your way: Luna Snow - Lunar Luna Phoenix - Cosmic Spark Luna Snow - Lunar Luna Chroma Pink Planets/Dark…","counts":{"fix":3},"changes":[{"tag":"fix","text":"Rogue's Restricted Airspace: Fixed a typo in the ability description for Rogue's stolen Adam Warlock ability that wildly claimed she could enter \"fly freely.\" The X-Men's southern belle is staying grounded this time!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Pajama Party Preferences: Fixed an issue in the Jeff's Superstar Search event where clicking the \"GO\" button to matchmake forced the lobby to switch to Quick Match. Everyone can now battle for those stars in any mode they see fit."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Chroma Custodian Clean-up: Fixed a UI glitch in the Customize menu where the description text for a Chroma would get stuck on the screen after unselecting it. The costume interface is now sparkling clean."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260924 Patch Notes","date":"2026-09-23","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844751498220444","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-09-23-marvel-rivals-version-20260924-patch-notes","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on September 24th, 2026, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC)! No server downtime; just patch and play! Here's what's coming your way: Mantis - Morning Dew Bundle Daredevil - Dare-Dragon Bundle Limited Time: September 25th,…","counts":{"removed":2,"new":1,"adjust":1,"fix":1},"changes":[{"tag":"removed","text":"These costumes will no longer be available for purchase after October 16th, 2026, 02: 00: 00 (UTC)."},{"tag":"removed","text":"These costumes will no longer be available for purchase after November 20th, 2026, 02: 00: 00 (UTC)."},{"tag":"new","text":"The God Quarry arrives as a Domination map. After the update, a limited-time Quick Match mode solely for this new map will also be available."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"The long-awaited Costume Coin is finally making a glorious return! The Exchange Store is also receiving a massive update, adding a large batch of costumes for a limited time."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Devil Dinosaur's KO Cutoff: Fixed an issue where the Lord icon was misaligned in the KO feed. Moon Girl has straightened out her prehistoric pal's UI, dino dominance is back on track!"}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260917 Patch Notes","date":"2026-09-17","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844115010491291","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-09-17-marvel-rivals-version-20260917-patch-notes","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on September 17th, 2026, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC) ! No server downtime; just patch and play! Here's what's coming your way: New Moon Knight Lore - New Moon Rising Moon Knight - Eternity Knight Bundle New Jeff the…","counts":{"adjust":2,"fix":5},"changes":[{"tag":"adjust","text":"Feeling generous? PYO Bundles now support Gifting! Gifts are purchased using Lattice, and the price will automatically adjust based on both the cosmetics you select and which items your fellow rival already owns."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Significantly reduced the probability of the Scarlet Witch being immune to incoming damage during Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability) wind up."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Deadpool's Clone Conundrum: Fixed an issue in Clone Rumble where players were unable to switch Team-Ups when randomized as Deadpool. Wade got a little too attached, but we've untangled the Merc with a Mouth so he can swap his besties at will!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Jeff's Ducky Dip Details: Fixed a missing texture issue with Jeff the Land Shark's Ducky Dip emote. Our favorite land shark's bath time is back to being picture-perfect. Splish splash, Jeff!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Peni Parker's Portrait Polish: Fixed a visual inconsistency between the physical eye models and the 2D portrait artwork for Peni Parker's Liquid Shell costume. The SP//dr suit's optic sensors are fully synced, and Peni's looking sharply aligned in every dimension!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Doctor Strange's Astral Smile: Fixed a teeth texture display issue on Doctor Strange's Astral Arcana costume. The Sorcerer Supreme shouldn't have to battle multiversal dental issues; his mystic grin is now totally flawless. By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Emma Frost's Telepathic Tunes: Fixed an issue where the sound effects for Emma's Psychic Spear ability would sometimes play incorrectly while she was wearing her Glittering Goddess costume. The White Queen demands absolute perfection, and her psychic broadcasts are now perfectly clear."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260911 Patch Notes - Season 10 Arrives","date":"2026-09-10","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1843481262691410","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-09-10-marvel-rivals-version-20260911-patch-notes-season-10-arrives","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! After assassinating two deities back-to-back, the mysterious God Butcher has finally revealed his true face. This update begins on September 11th, 2026, at 09 : 00 : 00 (UTC) , with estimated maintenance lasting 2 hours. Gorr the God Butcher brings his unholy…","counts":{"adjust":11,"fix":7},"changes":[{"tag":"adjust","text":"This update begins on September 11th, 2026, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC), with estimated maintenance lasting 2 hours."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Wanda is weaving a new brand of chaos! We have completed a rework of Scarlet Witch's abilities and gameplay to better channel her hex-casting might. To see exactly how Wanda is altering reality this patch, please check out the full breakdown on our official website."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Completion conditions for the achievement \"What a Team-Up!\" have been updated."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Completion conditions for the achievement \"Cute, Smart, Clever\" have been updated."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"\"Echoes of the Abyss\" has been changed to \"Missing Sword Notice\"."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"\"Darkness and Light\" has been changed to \"White Hot History\"."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"\"Kings in Black\" has been changed to \"Egg-sitting\"."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"\"Whispers of Oblivion\" has been changed to \"The Sword is Drawn\"."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"\"Can't Make An Omelette…\" has been changed to \"Living Landscape\"."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Cloak & Dagger's Laggy Veil: Fixed an issue where casting abilities might suffer a delayed response after switching forms while using the Oblivion Shroud Team-Up. The duo of light and dark is back in perfect sync, no more hesitation when stepping out of the shadows!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Devil Dinosaur's Accidental Escort: Addressed a quirky bug where Devil Dinosaur using Savage Predation to bite an enemy had a chance to glitch the poor opponent into the allied spawn room. Moon Girl gave him a stern talking-to; enemies are officially off the VIP guest list!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Rocket's Krakoan Misstep: Fixed an issue where Rocket Raccoon could experience abnormal positioning errors after passing through Krakoan gates while using the Planet X Pals Team-Up. Even a genius trash panda needs his portals calibrated properly. Safe travels, Rocket!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Winter Soldier's Wasted Wipeout: Resolved a bug where Winter Soldier's Ultimate ability would unexpectedly reset when hitting a feigning-death Thor (during the Ragnarok Rebirth Team-Up). Bucky's bionic arm is back to respecting the God of Thunder's theatrical naps."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Black Cat's Phantom Footsteps: Optimized Black Cat's footstep audio so her approach can be perceived normally. She's still a master thief, but now you might actually hear the purr-fect heist coming!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Emma Frost's Phantom Soundscape: Fixed an issue where the sound effect for the Spirit Breaker Team-Up could trigger even when the Enhanced Effect was inactive. The White Queen's telepathy was manifesting a bit too loudly."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Devil Dinosaur's Visual Clutter: Optimized several ability visual effects for Devil Dino (Impact Beam, Buddy Barrier, and the Surf & Turf Team-Up), reducing screen clutter. We cleared the air so you can actually see the giant red Rex stomping toward you!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Speedy Emote Exploit: Fixed an issue where traversal Emotes for Ultron, Jeff the Land Shark, and Devil Dinosaur could cause their in-game movement speed to glitch during combat. Showing off your moves should be fun, not a tactical speed hack!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Peni Parker's Speedy Snares: Fixed an issue where Peni's Cyber-Web Snare would unexpectedly enter cooldown immediately upon casting, resulting in a shorter actual cooldown than intended. SP//dr's internal clock has been recalibrated; even a genius pilot can't hack her way out of a proper cooldown!"}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260911 Balance Post","date":"2026-09-10","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1843481262691408","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-09-10-marvel-rivals-version-20260911-balance-post","summary":"A new wave of adjustments is on the way. Scarlet Witch is weaving a completely new curse, Black Cat is tweaking her phantom-like finesse, Wolverine's rage is getting even sharper, and the entire Strategist roster is seeing a shift in how they generate Ultimate Energy. Let's dive…","counts":{"nerf":43,"buff":50,"adjust":12,"removed":2},"changes":[{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce healing-to-energy conversion from 70% to 65%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce damage-to-energy conversion from 55% to 50%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Loki, reduce the maximum damage the illusions can take from 250 to 150."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase base Health from 300 to 350."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Thor, increase Voltaic Union duration from 7s to 10s."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Winter Soldier, slightly increase movement speed after using Stars Aligned."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Dual Desert Eagles & Dual Desert Eagles - Upgraded Damage Falloff: Adjust maximum Damage Falloff at 30m from 50% to 75%"},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase healing gained during The Ban Hammer and The Ban Hammer - Upgraded from 25/s to 35/s. Increase Bonus Health gained when releasing The Ban Hammer (Ultimate Ability) and The Big Test (Ultimate Ability) from 200 to 300.."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Upgrade! Reduce experience required for every \"Upgrade!\" to 75% of the original values."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Bleed duration stacked on enemies per Impact Beam hit from 0.5s to 1s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Bleed damage from 0.75% to 1.2%."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Punisher, increase Primal Punishment projectile speed from 120m/s to 150m/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Daggers of Denak projectile speed from 60m/s to 80m/s and reduce attack interval between casts from 0.9s to 0.8s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase base health from 650 to 675."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase the range of Telepathic Pulse from 18m to 20m."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Carbon Crush dash distance from 7m to 8.5m."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Bonus Health gained when awakening an Ironwood Wall from 40 to 50."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce base health from 650 to 600."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Metal Bulwark and Iron Bulwark Shield Value from 250 to 200."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Scarlet Witch, increase Metallic Chaos cooldown from 12s to 18s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"During Metallic Chaos, reduce Chaos Greatsword spell field damage from 40 to 35 (total single-strike damage reduced from 85 to 80)."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Enhanced Effect: Reduce Mag-Cannon single projectile damage from 20 to 10 (total single-shot damage reduced from 45 to 35)."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Cyber-Web Cluster firing interval from 0.3s to 0.25s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Black Panther, reduce Vibranium Mech cooldown from 20s to 15s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Enhanced Effect: Reduce Cyber-Web Cluster firing interval from 0.2s to 0.18s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Regenerative Shield capacity from 250 to 275."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Energy regeneration speed while Defensive Stance is inactive from 15/s to 25/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Energy consumption speed while Defensive Stance is active from 50/s to 60/s (Increase Defensive Stance effect coverage rate from 23% to 30%)."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase the Maximum Health gained when using Ability Absorption on a Vanguard from 125 to 150."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce base health from 600 to 550."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Increase Mantle of Oblivion cooldown from 10s to 12s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Abyssal Veil Damage Reduction ratio against enemy projectiles from 35% to 20%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Damage to Bonus Health conversion during Demon of the End (Ultimate Ability) from 60% to 50%."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Moon Knight, Enhanced Effect: Increase the detection range for The Hood's bullets bouncing off enemies after passing through the Lunar Barrier from 3m to 6m when the Team-Up is active."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce base health from 750 to 725."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Adjust Stone Haymaker damage from 55 + 10% target's maximum Health to 55 + 8% target's Maximum Health (When attacking a 600 Health enemy, damage is reduced from 115 to 103)."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Increase Yancy Street Charge cooldown from 10s to 12s and reduce spell field duration from 5s to 4s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Human Torch, increase Two-in-One cooldown from 15s to 18s, and reduce its duration from 10s to 8s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase base Health from 300 to 325."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase damage to enemies crossing the boundary after casting Lightning Realm from 40 to 50."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Angela, reduce Divine Armory cooldown from 20s to 15s."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"The feline thief is trading pure invulnerability for damage reduction and she's stalking with a little more visibility."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Remove the invincibility effect during Phantom Pursuit. New Effect: Now grants 50% Damage Reduction and Unstoppable while casting Phantom Pursuit."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Fortune consumed to cast Phantom Pursuit from 300 to 250, and reduce Fortune gained when hitting enemies from 150 to 125."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Helmet of Hades duration from 2s to 3s and adjust Movement Boost decay from 2s to 3s. New Effect: When using the Helmet of Hades, Black Cat's movement trail will now be visible, and her full form will be revealed periodically."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Increase the volume of Black Cat's footstep sound effects."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Red Room Rifle Damage Falloff: Adjust maximum Damage Falloff at 40m from 75% to 65%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Increase the energy cost of Assassin's Focus (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3100."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Enhanced Effect: Increase the extra maximum stacks gained during Bloodline Awakening from 2 to 4."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Adjust Monster-Piercer damage per shot from 13 + 0.8% of Maximum Health to 12 + 0.8% of Maximum Health."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Bonus Health gained after casting Helix Advance and Ruthless Pursuit from 30 to 25."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Devil Dinosaur, increase Smoky Snare cooldown from 12s to 15s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Dual Desert Eagles - Duelist single shot damage from 38 to 42."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Upgrade! Reduce experience required for every \"Upgrade!\" to 75% of the original values."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase damage for the first four strikes of Jeet Kune Do from 35 to 38, and the fifth hit from 55 to 60."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with The Thing, Iron Fist can now chain the existing Enhanced Effect follow-up after his first hit without needing The Thing present."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Increase the Team-Up skill cooldown from 8s to 12s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Enhanced Effect: Increase the damage dealt to enemies by the enhanced second hit from 45 to 50."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Reduce the energy cost of Living Chi (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3100."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with The Hood, increase Void Pentagram cooldown from 15s to 20s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Enhanced Effect: Reduce the Limbo Demon Health Boost from 100 to 25 (total Health reduced from 200 to 125)."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with The Thing, adjust Clobberin' Research Dept. to be a toggle ability, allowing Mister Fantastic to turn it on and off freely."},{"tag":"buff","text":"After entering the brawler stance, reduce Brawling Punch full charge time from 1s to 0.75s, increase damage at 0 charge from 55 to 65, and remove the Launch effect from the fully charged punch."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Trident of Neptune damage per shot from 75 to 80."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Hulk, reduce Gamma Monstro cooldown from 30s to 25s, and increase its single-hit damage from 5 to 5.5."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Slightly reduce Psionic Crossbow projectile spread."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Wing Shurikens projectile speed from 120m/s to 150m/s and increase damage per individual shuriken from 9 to 10."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Chaos Control damage from 85/s to 75/s. Chaos Control now deals identical damage to all enemies bearing a Chaos Mark within a 20m, 120° cone shape in front of her."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Chthonian Burst cast interval from 0.5s to 0.4s (DPS to enemies increased from 160 to 200)."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce movement speed boost gained during Mystic Projection from 50% to 35%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Adjust Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability): During the cast wind-up, continuously deal damage to enemies within a 15m radius, scaling up from 50 to 80 over 4s. Additionally, during this time, she has a small chance to be immune to incoming damage."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Jubilee, Enhanced Effect: Reduce healing received during Mystic Projection from 42/s to 30/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Reduce Amazing Combo cooldown from 2s to 1s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Peni Parker, reduce Parker Power-Up cooldown from 15s to 10s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Regenerative Shield capacity from 100 to 125."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Element Guns Damage Falloff: Adjust maximum Damage Falloff from 50% at 25m to 60% at 20m."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase energy regeneration speed for Rocket Propulsion; reduce time needed to fully recharge energy from 18s to 15s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Blaster Barrage damage from 75/s to 80/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase time required for a single charge of Tainted Voltage from 5s to 6s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce the slow effect applied upon Tainted Voltage hitting an enemy from 35% to 25%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Elsa Bloodstone, Enhanced Effect: Reduce Bonus Health generated by Ceaseless Charge from 70 to 55 while the Team-Up is active."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Savage Claw base damage dealt per hit from 15 to 18 and increase Percentage Damage for each point of Rage from 1.5% + 0.057% to 1.5% + 0.062%."},{"tag":"removed","text":"Adjust Bonus Health provided upon triggering Regenerative Healing Factor to be no longer affected by current Rage, standardizing to a flat 300 Bonus Health."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Cyclops, increase Percentage Damage dealt per Kinetic Claws hit for each point of Rage from 0.01% to 0.012%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"In Cloak form, reduce the Vulnerable effect applied to enemies hit by Terror Cape from 28% to 20%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"In Dagger form, reduce the area healing provided after a Lightforce Dagger hits from 25 to 20."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Luna Snow, reduce Frozen Haven ice shield duration from 2.5s to 2s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase base Health from 250 to 275."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Reduce Deadpool In Your Area - Strategist and Deadpool In Your Area - Strategist Upgraded cooldown from 12s to 10s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Upgrade! Reduce experience required for every \"Upgrade!\" to 75% of the original values."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Magneto, adjust the Favorable Odds ability effect: it now only triggers a Launch effect once upon exploding against the environment or a character, removing the previous persistent Launch effect while the spell field is active."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Orb Projection healing on return from 45 to 40."},{"tag":"removed","text":"Adjust Veiled Step: For the first 1s after entering Invisible state, taking damage will no longer break stealth."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Joyful Splash healing amount from 130/s to 140/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Aqua Burst projectile speed from 100m/s to 150m/s and increase projectile damage from 25 to 30."},{"tag":"buff","text":"After casting It's Jeff! (Ultimate Ability), increase the healing pool's provided healing amount from 100/s to 130/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Mystical Missile healing amount from 10 to 15."},{"tag":"buff","text":"After casting Deception, increase continuous self-healing during stealth from 20/s to 30/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase self-healing provided by Cryo Heart from 30/s to 35/s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Increase charge time for a single Life Orb from 3s to 4s."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Star-Lord, reduce Healing Flower's healing amount from 12 + 3% target's Maximum Health per/s to 10 + 3% target's Maximum Health per/s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce the enhanced Healing Flower's healing from 15 + 3.5% target's Maximum Health per/s to 10 + 3.5% target's Maximum Health per/s."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Adam Warlock, increase Healing Flower's healing amount from 10 + 2.5% target's Maximum Health per/s to 12 + 3% target's Maximum Health per/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"In the soul form, increase area healing provided from 5/s to 30/s, and increase healing field radius from 5m to 8m."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"After casting Imperative: Firewall, reduce Bonus Health provided to Ultron from 65 to 40, and reduce Bonus Health provided to nearby allies from 50 to 40."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Yeowoo Guseul direct hit healing amount from 50 to 55, and bounce hit healing from 35 to 40."},{"tag":"buff","text":"During Fox Form Awakening, increase the healing provided by the surrounding healing field from 35 to 40."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260903 Patch Notes","date":"2026-09-02","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842846814442388","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-09-02-marvel-rivals-version-20260903-patch-notes","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on September 3rd, 2026, at 09 : 00 : 00 (UTC)! No server downtime; just patch and play! Here's what's coming your way: Ultron - B-Boy Prime Bundle Rogue - X-Men '97 Season 2 Bundle Note: This bundle does not…","counts":{"removed":1,"new":1,"fix":1},"changes":[{"tag":"removed","text":"Cyclops's Cape Change: Added a new free customization option to the Cyclops - Elegant Eye costume: Cape - Removed."},{"tag":"new","text":"Added support for Jubilee."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Psylocke's Scarf Snag: Fixed a bug in the Hellfire Bay Beach map where the scarf on Psylocke's default costume would fail to remain dynamic while she was on the swing. Now, Sai's swaying flawlessly with the breeze."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260827 Patch Notes","date":"2026-08-27","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842212951299116","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-08-27-marvel-rivals-version-20260827-patch-notes","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on August 27th, 2026, at 09 : 00 : 00 (UTC) ! No server downtime; just patch and play! Here's what's coming your way: Peni Parker Liquid Shell Bundle Availability: August 28th, 2026, 02 : 00 : 00 to September…","counts":{"new":1,"fix":3},"changes":[{"tag":"new","text":"To celebrate the upcoming release of Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame Encore, we're introducing a limited-time Infinity Saga tab in the Store following the August 28th update. This exclusive tab brings together all your favorite, previously released MCU costume bundles in one convenient spot!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Angela's Graphic Issues: Fixed an issue where Angela's visual effects might display awkwardly after she was defeated while using Odin's Unacknowledged Team-Up Ability. Even the newly enthroned Queen of Hel needs her VFX in check. Angela is back to looking hevenly or hel-ly!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Mystic Video Glitch: Fixed a bug that prevented the Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange Team-Up showcase video from playing correctly. The chaos magic has been subdued; you can now witness their mystic might in crystal clear quality!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Scarlet Witch's Chaotic Choreography: Fixed an offset in the VFX placement when Scarlet Witch used her Floral Tide emote. Chaos magic is no excuse for bad beach vibes; Wanda's effects are now precisely on point!"}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260820 Patch Notes","date":"2026-08-19","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1841579228664552","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-08-19-marvel-rivals-version-20260820-patch-notes","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on August 20th, 2026, at 09 : 00 : 00 (UTC) ! No server downtime; just patch and play! Here's what's coming your way: Cyclops - Elegant Eye Bundle Phoenix - Viridian Vogue Bundle Limited Time: August 21st,…","counts":{"fix":2},"changes":[{"tag":"fix","text":"Loki's Twisted Team-Up: Fixed a bug where Lady Loki's lower-body animations would contort when using the Hela Team-Up Ability (Villain's Illusion). Illusions are one thing, but anatomical impossibilities are another! The Goddess of Mischief's posture is now working perfectly as intended."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Hela's Zero-G Stall: Addressed an issue where Hela could become paralyzed in place when casting Astral Flock after rising in Thoth's Wrath zones on Wakanda maps. The Goddess of Death bows to no gravity; she's back to soaring through the skies of Wakanda unhindered."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260813 Patch Notes","date":"2026-08-12","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1840944183775879","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-08-12-marvel-rivals-version-20260813-patch-notes","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! We're thrilled to announce the upcoming patch drops on August 13th, 2026, at 09 : 00 : 00 (UTC) ! No server downtime; just patch and play! Here's what's coming your way: Storm - Sacred Skies Bundle Limited Time: August 13th, 2026, 09 : 00 : 00 to September…","counts":{"adjust":1,"fix":5,"new":1},"changes":[{"tag":"adjust","text":"Jeff Remembers He's a Shark: After much waddling, Jeff finally recalled he is, in fact, an aquatic creature! Now, when Jeff the Land Shark enters the deep waters of Hellfire Bay Beach, he will automatically transition into a swimming animation to keep cruising through the water."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Iron Fist's Flying Flaw: Fixed an issue where using Yat Jee Chung Kuen during the Ultimate Ability could cause abnormal displacement. Lin Lie's flow state is restored; no more unintentional movements."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Rogue's Stolen Syntax: Fixed a bug where stealing certain heroes' abilities could cause abnormal text displays on the in-match ability description panel. Rogue might borrow powers, but she shouldn't be breaking our UI."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Accessibility Amnesia: Addressed an issue where some Accessibility settings failed to save to the user's account. Your preferences will now stick around for the long haul."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Emote Immobility Imprisonment: Fixed a glitch preventing Iron Fist's Kickflip Cruise, Jeff the Land Shark's Merc's March, and Ultron's Breaking the Strings emotes from being used while moving in non-combat areas. You can now flex and strut in spawn to your heart's content."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Dragon Overload: Resolved a visual clash where Iron Fist's Furious Flow Ultimate Ability VFX was unintentionally overwritten by the White Fox Team-Up effects. K'un-Lun's street fury will shine through unobstructed once again."},{"tag":"new","text":"Winter Soldier Subtitles: We've added English and Chinese subtitles to the Captain America: The Winter Soldier highlights screenings."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260807 Patch Notes - Season 9.5 Arrives","date":"2026-08-06","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1840310314343974","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-08-06-marvel-rivals-version-20260807-patch-notes-season-9-5-arrives","summary":"Greetings, Rivals! Welcome to Season 9.5 of Marvel Rivals! Desire is the prologue to power, and the precipice of corruption. When desire dons the mantle of power, darkness silently creeps. This update begins on August 7th, 2026, at 09 : 00 : 00 (UTC) , with estimated maintenance…","counts":{"adjust":2,"fix":6,"removed":1},"changes":[{"tag":"adjust","text":"This update begins on August 7th, 2026, at 09: 00: 00 (UTC), with estimated maintenance lasting 2 hours."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Optimized texture resource compression strategy across all platforms, reducing hard drive footprint after installation: PC expected to decrease by ~30%, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 by ~20%, and PlayStation 4 by ~7%."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Peni Parker's Panther Problem: Fixed a bug where Peni would occasionally show an incorrect KO icon when defeating enemies with her Cyber-Web Cluster after activating her Team-Up with Black Panther. Error wiped, we're back to firing clean clusters!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Rocket Raccoon's Repair Mode Reload: Fixed an issue where Rocket's Repair Mode charges could abnormally refill after using the Planet X Pals Team-Up ability. Rocket's tech is now officially up to spec."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Cloak & Dagger's Frosty Fix: Addressed a bug where Cloak & Dagger would still be affected by Emma Frost's Ultimate Ability control effect after using the Frozen Haven Team-Up to freeze themselves. The Divine Pair can now chill out in peace."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Namor's Monstro Mix-up: Fixed an issue where Namor's Monstro Spawns were incorrectly detecting Vitality Acorns released by Rocket Raccoon. The Sub-Mariner's pets now have their eyes trained on the real prizes."},{"tag":"fix","text":"Cloak & Dagger's Hooded Hiccup: Fixed a bug where, when selecting The Hood Team Up, Cloak would occasionally be unable to use Terror Cape. The Darkforce Dimension channels are fully restored!"},{"tag":"fix","text":"Angela's Ancient Anomaly: Fixed an issue on the Thebes map where Angela would occasionally get stuck and become unable to move after passing through the corridor. The Hunter is back on the hunt!"},{"tag":"removed","text":"Times Square Team-Up Tangle: Corrected a bug in Times Square where Team-Up statuses were improperly removed after exiting a team in a party state. The synergy remains strong once more."}]},{"title":"Marvel Rivals Version 20260807 Balance Post","date":"2026-08-05","official_url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1840310314338443","page":"https://patchmeter.com/game/rivals/#p-2026-08-05-marvel-rivals-version-20260807-balance-post","summary":"The tactical landscape is constantly shifting, and a new wave of priority adjustments is on the way. Wolverine's Rage gains aggressive momentum, Moon Knight is bouncing his sharp pointy things with more style, and Peni Parker's control is getting a little less sticky. Review the…","counts":{"buff":17,"adjust":4,"nerf":7},"changes":[{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Maximum Health Percentage Damage dealt by the first four attacks of Frenzied Feast from 5% to 8%, and the fifth attack from 10% to 12%"},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Jeff the Land Shark, increase Surf & Turf maximum duration from 4s to 5s, and the healing effect on allies from 40 to 60."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Daggers of Denak single-hit damage from 16 to 18 and projectile charges from 10 to 12."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Hulk, reduce Gamma Maelstrom cooldown from 8s to 6s."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Scarlet Witch. Enhanced Effect: The Metallic Chaos projectile hit now adds a minor Launch Up effect to enemies."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"SP//dr's core plating gets a minor adjustment to sync with the new Team-Up system, while Peni recalibrates her web-shooters for a fairer fight."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Remove the direct Immobilize effect upon hitting enemies with Cyber-Web Snare. New Effect: Now applies a stack of Web-Tracer and a 30% Slow effect for 1s. The Web-Tracer lasts for 5s. If an enemy with a Web-Tracer is hit by the snare again, they will be Immobilized for 0.7s."},{"tag":"adjust","text":"Adjust Cyber-Web Snare to be a charge-based ability, with a maximum of 2 charges."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce Bonus Health cap provided to Peni by Cyber-Webs from 200 to 150."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase the damage reduction multiplier while in Defensive Stance from 55% to 60%."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Regenerative Shield capacity from 250 to 275."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Reduce the Bonus Health provided by Symbiotic Resilience from 120% of lost health to 110%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Increase Venom Swing cooldown from 8s to 10s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Storm, reduce the area damage to enemies from 40 to 30, and increase the cooldown from 12s to 15s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase cooldown reduction provided to Ricochet Force per Optic Blast hit from 0.15s to 0.25s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Gambit, increase the Concussive Beam Attack Frequency boost from 10% to 15%."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Devil Dinosaur, reduce the health of an activated Smoky Snare trap from 100 to 50, and its Control duration from 1.5s to 1.2s."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Namor, reduce Undead Monstro single-hit damage from 15 to 10."},{"tag":"nerf","text":"Adjust Crescent Dart and Moon Blade bounce damage decay from 30% to 20% per bounce."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Cloak & Dagger, reduce Luminous Moon cooldown from 15s to 12s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Base Effect: Increase dash duration from 0.3s to 0.35s and dash distance from 12m to 15m."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase the damage dealt when detonating Sparks from 35 to 40, and increase the area damage from 12 to 15."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Rogue, increase Telekinetic Beatdown damage dealt from 45 to 55."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Berserker Rage Adjustment: Increase Rage gained per hit taken from 5 to 8. Adjust Rage decay timer from starting after 4s of no Rage gained to after 5s. At maximum Rage, reduce the decay rate from 15/s to 10/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"When selecting the Team-Up with Magneto, adjust the Launch Up Frequency of the spell field from 0.5s to 1s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Energy Plasmoids single-hit damage from 10 to 11 and single-hit healing from 14 to 15."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Increase Mystical Missile Projectile Speed from 100m/s to 120m/s."},{"tag":"buff","text":"Reduce the energy cost of Kumiho Unleashed (Ultimate Ability) from 4800 to 4300. After casting, automatically apply the Blessed by the Nine effect to all allies within a 10m radius for 3s."}]}]}