With the release of Marvel Rivals Season 5.5, NetEase has prepared new buffs and nerfs. These balance adjustments will change the meta and force players to adapt. Once again, the game developer released a couple of mild changes, while a few of them are rather drastic.

Without further ado, here are all the hero changes coming with Season 5.5 of Marvel Rivals.

All buffs and nerfs coming in Marvel Rivals Season 5.5

Vanguards

Hero	Changes
Peni Parker	• Reduce base health 750 → 700
Emma Frost	• Increase base health 550 → 600 • Remove Team-Up Anchor 100 bonus health
Thor	• During Storm Surge, Thor can now freely adjust movement direction while dashing
The Thing	• Increase Stone Haymaker bonus damage to enemies’ max HP per hit 8% → 10% • Increase anti-mobility field duration after Yancy Street Charge 3s → 5s

Duelists

Hero	Changes
Blade	• Increase Ancestral Sword single-hit damage 24 → 26 • Increase Whirlwind Slash single-hit damage 15 → 16 • Reduce Bloodline Awakening reduced healing 35% → 25%
Psylocke	• Increase energy cost of Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate) 2800 → 3400
Phoenix	• During Endsong Inferno (Ultimate), Phoenix summon health 400 → 500
Wolverine	• Last Stand (Ultimate) can now target walls for its landing point
The Punisher	• Increase Adjudication damage per hit 19 → 20
Daredevil	• Remove the Team-Up Anchor 25 bonus health
Human Torch	Fire Cluster: • Slightly reduced projectile spread • Increase single-cast projectile damage 5 → 5.5 • Adjust maximum falloff from 60% @ 30m → 60% @ 20m Blazing Blast: • Reduce single charge speed 3s → 2.5s • Increase hit damage 40 → 45
Scarlet Witch	• Increase Chthonic Burst Chaos Control hit: 0.08 → 0.1 • Increase Dark Seal projectile speed 40 m/s → 60 m/s & remove Spell Field generation delay • Increase Reality Erasure (Ultimate) enemy pull speed 2.4 m/s → 3 m/s

Strategists

Hero	Changes
Gambit	• Increase energy cost of Ragin’ Royal Flush (Ultimate) 4300 → 4500
Invisible Woman	• Increase energy cost of Invisible Boundary (Ultimate) 4300 → 4500
Loki	• Increase damage & healing ratio of Loki’s doppelgängers 80% → 90%
Rocket Raccoon	• Increase energy cost of C.Y.A. (Ultimate) 4000 → 4300
Luna Snow	New ability: Luna can apply Idol Aura to herself (separate from Share the Stage). • Idol Aura = 10% healing to allies converted into healing for Luna + 10% Healing Boost + 10% Damage Boost • Reduce Absolute Zero start-up time & increase projectile speed 60 m/s → 80 m/s
Ultron	Imperative: Firewall now requires a target for Imperative: Patch to use. After use: Ultron gains 65 bonus health, target & nearby allies get 50 bonus health, plus selected ally gains 20% movement speed + 10% damage boost • Imperative: Patch can now deploy to two drones • Increase energy cost of Rage of Ultron (Ultimate) 3700 → 4000

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