All buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals Season 9

With the release of Marvel Rivals Season 9 less than three days away, NetEase has revealed the upcoming buffs and nerfs. Once again, the game developer will shake up the meta, releasing major balance changes for many heroes. As a result, we expect hero win rates to be drastically different later this month.

The upcoming update is arguably the largest Marvel Rivals has ever received, so let’s take a look at all the balance changes in it. Before we start, however, it’s important to add that the season brings a global nerf to ultimate ability charge. As a result, all heroes will charge up their ultimate abilities slower than before.

Marvel Rivals buffs and nerfs in Season 9

The upcoming Marvel Rivals balance notes are split by role, starting with Vanguards. Each hero has detailed buffs and nerfs, allowing you to quickly scroll check if your favorite character has been affected.

Vanguards

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ANGELA

Reduce base Health from 450 to 350. Add 200 Regenerative Shield.
Remove the Team-Up Anchor 100 Bonus Health.

CAPTAIN AMERICA

Reduce base Health from 600 to 300. Add 300 Regenerative Shield.
Remove the Team-Up Anchor 100 Bonus Health. Total Health reduced from 700 to 600.

PENI PARKER

Remove the Team-Up Anchor 50 Bonus Health.

GROOT

Increase base Health from 700 to 850.
Remove the Team-Up Anchor 150 Bonus Health.

DEVIL DINOSAUR

Increase base Health from 750 to 850.
Increase the critical hit damage reduction provided by Prehistoric Plating from 50% to 60%.
Remove the Team-Up Anchor 100 Bonus Health.
Increase the reduced Ultimate Energy gain for enemies damaging or allies healing Devil Dinosaur from 35% to 40%.

DOCTOR STRANGE

Increase base Health from 575 to 650.
Increase the shield value of Shield of the Seraphim from 700 to 850.
Remove the Team-Up Anchor 100 Bonus Health.
When Invisible Woman is selected as a Team-Up partner, Doctor Strange’s Shield of the Seraphim gains an additional 150 shield value. Total 1000.

THOR

Slightly increase the travel distance of an uncharged, quick-cast Storm Surge.
Increase the damage of Hammer Throw from 45 to 50 on throw and increase the damage on return from 20 to 25.
Increase Bonus Health provided upon hit from 50 to 75.
Reduce base Health from 600 to 300. Add 300 Regenerative Shield.

THE THING

Increase Bonus Health cap provided by Stone Haymaker from 100 to 150.
Slightly reduce the backswing animation time when using Clobberin’ Time immediately following Battle Blitz or Embattled Leap.
Slightly increase the vertical detection height of the anti-movement zone generated at the end of Yancy Street Charge.

DEADPOOL, VANGUARD

Increase Dual Desert Eagles, Vanguard single-shot damage from 34 to 36 standard and from 39 to 40 upgraded.
Deadpool In Your Area, Upgrade: Increase the Damage Reduction provided to allies from 20% to 25% and from 30% to 35% for Deadpool.
Increase base Health from 450 to 500.
Remove the Team-Up Anchor 50 Bonus Health.

HULK

Increase Heavy Blow damage from 40 to 45.
Increase the energy cost of Hulk Smash! from 3400 to 3700.
Reduce base Health from 650 to 400. Add 300 Regenerative Shield.
Remove the Team-Up Anchor 100 Bonus Health. Total Health reduced from 750 to 700.

ROGUE

Reduce the Damage Reduction provided during Defensive Stance from 60% to 55%.
Reduce the maximum bonus damage added to Southern Brawl at full energy from 90 to 75.
Reduce base Health from 650 to 350. Add 225 Regenerative Shield. Total Health reduced from 650 to 575.

VENOM

Reduce base Health from 675 to 500. Add 250 Regenerative Shield.
Remove the Team-Up Anchor 150 Bonus Health. Total Health reduced from 825 to 750.

Duelists

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BLACK CAT

Reduce base Health from 275 to 150. Add 125 Regenerative Shield.
Increase maximum Fortune cap from 1,000 to 1,200.
Increase the odds of securing a high Fortune payout when using the Tablet of Destinies.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.

BLACK PANTHER

Reduce base Health from 275 to 150. Add 125 Regenerative Shield.

DEADPOOL, DUELIST

Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.

CYCLOPS

Increase the cooldowns of Propulsion Burst and Optic Ascent from 12s to 15s.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.
Reduce Optic Blast single-hit damage from 25 to 21.
Reduce Ricochet Force damage from 80 to 70.

ELSA BLOODSTONE

Increase Double-Barrel Blaster ammo capacity from 8 to 12 shells.
Increase Helix Advance cooldown from 10s to 11s.
When Devil Dinosaur is selected as her Team-Up partner, increase Double-Barrel Blaster individual pellet damage from 4.5 to 5.

HAWKEYE

Slightly increase the damage scaling of Piercing Arrow while charging, though the maximum fully-charged damage remains unchanged.
Increase Piercing Arrow’s base projectile speed from 120m/s to 130m/s, and its maximum projectile speed from 180m/s to 195m/s.

HELA

Increase Nightsword Thorn base damage from 70 to 80.
Adjust the damage falloff from starting at 18m and reducing to 70% at 30m, to starting at 18m and reducing to 75% at 35m.
Astral Flock Adjustment: Hela can now fly freely in any direction while in Crow form.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 15% Damage Boost.

HUMAN TORCH

Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.

MAGIK

Reduce base Health from 250 to 150. Add 125 Regenerative Shield. Total Health increased from 250 to 275.

DAREDEVIL

Reduce base Health from 300 to 150. Add 150 Regenerative Shield.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.

MOON KNIGHT

Increase Crescent Dart damage per hit from 23 to 25.
Increase the energy cost of Hand of Khonshu from 2800 to 3100.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.

THE PUNISHER

Reduce Adjudication damage per hit from 20 to 19.
Reduce Deliverance damage per hit from 10 to 9.5.
When Daredevil is selected as his Team-Up partner, increase Adjudication single-hit damage by 1, from 19 to 20, and increase Deliverance single-hit damage by 0.5, from 9.5 to 10.

PHOENIX

Increase Endsong Inferno Explosion Damage from 140 to 150.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 10% Damage Boost.

SCARLET WITCH

Dark Seal can now be cast while Mystic Projection is active, though doing so will prematurely cancel the Mystic Projection.

STAR-LORD

Remove the 25 Bonus Health gained upon using Stellar Shift.
Reduce base Health from 250 to 150. Add 100 Regenerative Shield.

STORM

Increase Wind Blade base damage from 55 to 60.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.

PSYLOCKE

Increase Psionic Crossbow single-hit base damage from 12 to 13.
Reduce base Health from 250 to 150. Add 100 Regenerative Shield.
When Emma Frost is selected as her Team-Up partner, increase the Bonus Health granted to Psylocke upon hitting an enemy with Wing Shurikens from 10 to 15.
When Cloak & Dagger are selected as her Team-Up partners, increase Psionic Crossbow single-hit base damage from 13 to 14.

IRON MAN

Reduce the spell field damage of a single-handed Repulsor Blast from 50 to 45.
Reduce the spell field damage of a dual-handed Repulsor Blast from 55 to 50.
While Armor Overdrive is active, reduce the Repulsor Blast spell field damage from 65 to 60.
Reduce Unibeam damage during Armor Overdrive from 190 to 180/s.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage Boost.

Strategists

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DEADPOOL, STRATEGIST

Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Healing Boost.

ULTRON

Increase the area healing output of the Imperative: Firewall drones from 30/s to 35/s.

ADAM WARLOCK

Increase base Health from 250 to 275.
When Ultron is selected as his Team-Up partner, increase Quantum Magic ammo capacity from 15 to 25.
Reduce Cosmic Cluster projectile damage from 38 to 35.

INVISIBLE WOMAN

Increase the healing provided by an outgoing Orb Projection from 45 to 50, and the healing on the return from 35 to 40.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 15% Healing Boost.

WHITE FOX

Increase Spirit Sanctuary cooldown from 12s to 15s.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 10% Healing Boost.
Upon activating Kumiho Unleashed, increase total Health from 900 to 1,200.

GAMBIT

Increase Kinetic Cards single-hit healing output from 28 to 30.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Healing Boost.

MANTIS

Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 10% Healing Boost.
When Star-Lord is selected as her Team-Up partner, enhance the healing output of Healing Flower from 10 + 2.5% of target’s max Health/s to 15 + 3% of target’s max Health/s.
When Adam Warlock is selected as her Team-Up partner, the Nature’s Favor passive effect is enhanced. After casting Natural Anger, and only while Natural Anger is active, increase her self-healing from 12.5/s to 17.5/s.

ROCKET RACCOON

Increase the energy cost of C.Y.A. from 4000 to 4300.
Add distance-based falloff logic to C.Y.A.: its Damage Boost and Bonus Health generation will begin decaying at 8m, maxing at a 60% reduction at 20m.
Increase the healing amount when a Repair Mode orb passes through an ally from 50 to 55.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Healing Boost.

LUNA SNOW

Remove the 10% Damage Boost from Number One Idol. Increase the Healing Boost from 10% to 20%.
Increase the Healing Boost provided to an attached ally via Idol Aura from 35% to 40%.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 15% Healing Boost.

CLOAK & DAGGER

Increase Lightforce Dagger direct-hit healing from 12 to 15. Increase the lingering spell field healing from 20 to 25.
Increase the one-time healing amount of Veil of Lightforce from 45 to 50.
Increase Dagger Storm healing output from 45/s to 50/s.
Remove Team-Up Anchor bonus 15% Healing Boost.

Before the season launches, check out our predicted Jubilee abilities in the game. Also, don’t forget to redeem all the active Marvel Rivals codes to obtain free cosmetics before they expire or read what the game’s creative director told us regarding the massive changes coming in the new season.