Marvel Rivals: Faced with players' anger, major changes are available

For several weeks, Marvel Rivals' Support players have been on a form of strike. This is due in particular to difficulties in defending themselves against their attackers, and also to some very negative and poorly perceived opinions about them by influential content creators of the game. In response to this shortage of players eager to support their teammates, NetEase is therefore launching an update balance update to give certain Strategists more freedom of maneuver and to weaken certain heroes who pose a threat to them.

Strategic balance update for Marvel Rivals

Since its release in December 2024, Marvel Rivals seems to generally satisfy fans of the hero shooter genre who were disappointed by Overwatch 2, which is trying to raise its head with its recently released Stadium mode. However, not everything is rosy for the heroes of the MCU, who have been suffering for several weeks from a literal "strike" Strategists, a role that is crucial to ensuring the success of a game thanks to their healing and support abilities.

To encourage players to choose this role again in Marvel Rivals, NetEase has deployed balance update 20250430 today. This notably strengthens Strategists Adam Warlock, Cloak & Dagger, Luna Snow and Mantis and reduces the aggressiveness of the heroes who can put them in the most danger, as follows:

Adam Warlock

• Added a new effect to Quantum Magic: When a critical hit hits an enemy, the Avatar's Life Flow cooldown is reduced by 1s.

Cloak & Dagger

• While in Cloak, the Dark Force Cloak's damage increases from 75/s to 80/s; while in Dagger, the Light Force Dagger's damage on impact increases from 15 to 18.

Luna Snow

• Adjusted the damage reduction of Light and Black Ice from 60% at 40m to 75%.

Mantis

• Increased the damage of the life energy blast from 50 to 55.

In return, Marvel Rivals' "Dive" heroes like Captain America and Spider-Man are receiving minor nerfs. These include 50 less health and reduced range for the Web-slinger's Incredible Combo, respectively. These changes are available now, and you can read more about them in the full patch notes, which can be found on the official Marvel Rivals website, cited in the source below.

Source: Marvel Rivals