Marvel Rivals Season One: A Comprehensive Update Overview
Season Zero is over, and the highly anticipated Season One of Marvel Rivals has arrived, bringing a wave of new content and balance adjustments. Let's delve into the significant updates.
Table of Contents
- What's New in Season One?
- New Heroes
- New Maps and Mode
- Battle Pass
- Celestial Rank
- Balance Adjustments for Heroes:
- Vanguard
- Duelist
- Strategist
- Team-Up
What's New in Season One?
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This season's theme centers around an undead invasion orchestrated by Dracula! The Fantastic Four have answered the call, with Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman debuting as playable heroes, and more team members promised later in the season.
New Heroes
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- Mister Fantastic: A mid-range duelist with abilities for rapid movement between enemies and allies, area damage, and temporary damage absorption.
- Invisible Woman: A strategist whose attacks heal allies. She can create shields, manipulate enemies, and, of course, turn invisible.
New Maps and Mode
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Two new maps set in a ravaged New York City are available, featuring locations like Grand Central Terminal. A new "Doom Match" mode supports 8-12 players, with the top 50% winning after a set number of knockouts.
Battle Pass
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Season One's Battle Pass is double the size of Season Zero's, reflecting the three-month season length. Eight of the ten skins are premium, with most offering appealing designs, though Peni Parker's Blue Tarantula skin is considered a minor visual update. The free pass still offers Units and Lattice rewards.
Celestial Rank
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A new "Celestial" rank has been added between Grandmaster and Eternity, comprising three divisions. The high barrier to entry means not all players will reach it, potentially easing future ranking climbs. A season-end rank reset applies, dropping players seven ranks from their Season Zero finish.
Balance Adjustments for Heroes
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Several heroes received adjustments to address power imbalances:
Vanguard:
- Captain America: Significant buffs to health, ability cooldowns, and Ultimate ability cost.
- Doctor Strange: Minor adjustments to damage and shield recovery.
- Thor: Health increase and crowd-control immunity during his Ultimate.
- Hulk: Slight nerf to his Gamma Shield.
- Venom: Buffs to armor gain and Ultimate ability damage.
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Duelist:
- Black Panther: Nerfs to extra health from Spirit Rend.
- Black Widow: Improvements to ability range, cooldown, and Ultimate activation time.
- Hawkeye: Slight nerfs to arrow spread and passive ability range and damage.
- Hela: Health reduction. New Twitch Drops available.
- Magik: Increased Umbral Incursion damage.
- Moon Knight: Buffs to Ultimate ability talon count and blast radius.
- Namor: Throw accuracy adjustments.
- Punisher: Reduced spread for Deliverance and Adjudication.
- Scarlet Witch: Enhancements to Chaos Control damage and Chthonian Burst damage.
- Storm: Significant buffs to attack speed, damage, and Ultimate ability health bonus.
- Squirrel Girl: Adjustments to squirrel targeting and tsunami health.
- Winter Soldier: Buffs to health, main attack damage, and ability health gain.
- Wolverine: Increased health and reduced Undying Animal damage reduction.
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Strategist:
- Cloak & Dagger: Reduced Dagger Storm cooldown and increased Ultimate dashes.
- Jeff the Land Shark: Adjusted Ultimate range and increased Joyful Splash healing.
- Luna Snow: Slight nerf to dance mode change break.
- Mantis: Reduced Nature's Favor acceleration.
- Rocket Raccoon: Increased healing speed in recovery mode.
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Team-Up:
Adjustments to Team-Up bonuses for several heroes, including nerfs to Hawkeye and Hela, and buffs to Namor, Rocket Raccoon, Magneto, and Storm.
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The impact of these changes remains to be seen, but the new heroes and balance tweaks promise to significantly alter the game's meta.
