Here are the improved Marvel Rivals patch notes with better readability:
Marvel Rivals patch notes arrive every couple weeks, bringing bug fixes, Hero balancing changes, and updates.
The most recent patch added events and adjusted certain Heroes with buffs or nerfs to align with the current meta. Season 2’s latest patch focuses on improving several Strategists.
These regular updates keep Competitive Mode fresh and give players reasons to return often. Since launch, Marvel Rivals has established itself as a strong competitor, earning spots on lists of best free and crossplay games.
Latest Marvel Rivals Patch Notes (May 8, 2025)
This update includes: • Bug fixes for Hulk and Jeff the Land Shark • Changes to the emote system • New emote wheel options • Streamlined Hero cosmetics
The current build version is 20250508.
Marvel Rivals Patch Notes for May 8, 2025
The latest Marvel Rivals patch went live on May 8, 2025 at 9:00 UTC. Here’s what changed:
Event
- Giant-Size Hive Mind
- Round 1 starts May 9
- Round 2 starts May 16
Store
- New Sunshine Skins for:
- Rocket Raccoon
- Squirrel Girl
Emote System Improvements
- Split into two wheels with dedicated hotkeys for faster switching
- Set spray wheel to be shared across all heroes in Cosmetics menu
- New quick-equip feature adds emotes to heroes automatically
- When “Apply to All” is active, new sprays equip instantly
Visual Updates
- Hero portraits now show currently equipped costumes
Bug Fixes – Maps and Modes
- Fixed incorrect awarding of Gifted Healer badge to players who didn’t provide most healing
Bug Fixes – Heroes
- Jeff the Land Shark: Fixed controller mode issue showing only 5 avatar icons when 6 enemies were swallowed
- Bruce Banner: Fixed jump action binding to Spacebar for all three forms
For complete details on all bug fixes, visit the Marvel Rivals blog.
Marvel Rivals Balancing Changes
The latest Marvel Rivals update includes several hero adjustments. Here’s what changed for each character:
Nerfs
- Captain America: Base health reduced from 650 to 600
- Groot: Ironwood Wall health reduced from 700 to 600
- Spider-Man: Amazing Combo damage radius decreased from 5m to 4m
Buffs
- Doctor Strange: Eye of Agamotto (Ultimate) energy cost decreased from 3400 to 3100
- Winter Soldier: Tainted Voltage now has 2 charge levels with same cooldown
- Adam Warlock: New Quantum Magic effect – critical hits reduce Avatar Life Stream cooldown by 1s
- Cloak & Dagger:
- Cloak: Darkforce Cloak damage increased from 75/s to 80/s
- Dagger: Lightforce Dagger hit damage increased from 15 to 18
- Luna Snow: Light & Dark Ice damage falloff improved from 60% to 75% at 40m
- Mantis: Life Energy Blast hit damage increased from 50 to 55
- Team Up – Stars Aligned: Captain America and Winter Soldier’s Stellar Impact now gives 50 Bonus Health to nearby allies
These changes mainly boost Strategists by increasing their damage output and ability usefulness. Winter Soldier and Doctor Strange also received improvements.
