The release date of Marvel Rivals Season 6.5 is around the corner, as it introduces Elsa Bloodstone, a new Duelist, numerous balance changes, new cosmetics, and many other additions.

The upcoming season will change the Marvel Rivals meta, as NetEase has revealed all the buffs and nerfs coming with it. To see if your favorite hero has been affected by the changes, you can take a look at the detailed list below.

All the buffs and nerfs coming with the new Marvel Rivals season

Season 6.5 will bring buffs and nerfs for 17 different heroes. On top of this, the Marvel Rivals developer has adjusted team-ups, which will further impact hero strength. Without further ado, here are all the balance changes coming with the new season.

Vanguards

Doctor Strange

• Reduce Shield of the Seraphim Shield Value recovery speed from 70/s to 60/s.

Rogue

• Increase Defensive Stance absorbed Damage energy conversion rate from 0.27 to 0.35.
• Reduce Fatal Attraction cooldown from 17s to 14s.

Thor

• Hammer Throw New Effect: Hits now grant 50 Bonus Health (only triggers once per throw, even if hitting multiple enemies).
• Reduce Bonus Health provided by Storm Surge from 75 to 50.

Venom

• Increase base health from 650 to 675.
• Increase Feast of the Abyss (Ultimate Ability) Damage-to-Bonus-Health conversion from 1 to 1.3.

Duelists

Deadpool – Duelist

• Increase Healing Amount gained when releasing Pop Quiz! (Ultimate Ability) from 30 to 35 and from 60 to 70 upon passing the challenge.

Moon Knight

• Reduce the Bonus Max Health provided by Moon Blade from 100 to 75.

Phoenix

• Reduce base health from 275 to 250.

Psylocke

• Psionic Crossbow Damage Falloff: Adjust maximum Damage Falloff at 30m from 60% to 70%.
• Reduce the single-hit Damage of Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 170 to 160.

Squirrel Girl

• Increase the projectile speed of Squirrel Blockade when unleashing without charge from 20m/s to 30m/s.

Star-Lord

• Reduce the energy cost of Galactic Legend (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3100.

Storm

• Weather Control – Tornado New Effect: Using Wind Blade and Bolt Rush under this aura now grants Storm Bonus Health. Damage Conversion Ratio: 25%, up to a max of 75 Bonus Health.
• Weather Control – Thunder New Effect: Under this aura, Wind Blade hits reduce Bolt Rush cooldown by 0.5s (only once per cast, even if hitting multiple enemies). Increase Bolt Rush spell field range radius from 1m to 1.5m. 
• Thunder & Lightning New Effect: Ally buffs now decay over 2s after leaving the aura instead of vanishing instantly.
• Thunder: Reduce Damage Boost for allies from 12% to 8%.
• Reduce animation end lag when using Weather Control.

The Punisher

• Reduce the energy cost of Final Judgement (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 3400.

Wolverine

• Reduce the energy cost of Last Stand (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 2800.

Strategists

Adam Warlock

• New Ability: Adam can now enter flight mode at 10m/s for up to 4s at full energy; energy fully recharges from 0 to max in 15s.
• Soul Bond New Effect: Adam can now hover and attack during the ability’s duration.

Invisible Woman

• Increase the cooldown of Force Physics from 8s to 10s.

Loki

• Reduce Mystical Missile charges from 12 to 10.

Ultron

• Increase Imperative: Patch drone detach range from 30m to 35m.

The new Marvel Rivals season will directly compete with Overwatch, whose player count has skyrocketed since the release of Season 1. It will be interesting to watch the competition between these two fantastic hero shooters, as NetEase and Blizzard now go head-to-head for the crown of the best game in the genre.

Before the new season comes out and we get to see these buffs and nerfs in action, make sure to grab a free emote and unlock all the free skins in Marvel Rivals. You can also check out all the active Marvel Rivals codes for even more cosmetics.