Marvel Rivals Season 2 Hero Balance Adjustments: New Team-ups, Buffs & Nerfs and More

Marvel Rivals Season 2 is set to shake up the competitive landscape with a major update focused on detailed hero balancing. With the update going live on April 11, 2025, NetEase has introduced a host of changes affecting nearly every character class—from tanky Vanguards to agile Duelists and supportive Strategists—all designed to refine gameplay and ensure a more balanced, engaging experience.

List of Balance Changes in Marvel Rivals Season 2

VANGUARD

Captain America

• Base health reduced from 675 to 650.

• Living Legend shield reduced from 400 to 350.

Doctor Strange

• Daggers of Denak damage per projectile lowered from 18 to 16.
• Maelstrom of Madness conversion ratio reduced from 1.3 to 1.2.

Hulk

• Base movement speed increased from 600 to 650.
• Indestructible Guard cooldown reduced from 12s to 10s.
• Incredible Leap minimum charge time lowered from 0.7s to 0.5s.

Magneto

• Meteor M (Ultimate) energy cost increased from 3100 to 3400.

Peni Parker

• Cyber-Web Cluster can now crit.
• Movement speed penalty while firing reduced from 40% to 20%.
• Base health increased from 650 to 750.

The Thing

• Embattled Leap damage reduction lowered from 30% to 25%.

Thor

• Base health increased from 525 to 600.
• Base movement speed increased from 600 to 650.

DUELIST

Black Widow

• Can now shoot immediately after Edge Dancer’s second kick and Electro-Plasma Explosion.

Hawkeye

• Bow charge slow reduced from 30% to 20%.
• Hypersonic Arrow damage increased from 50 to 55.
• Hunter’s Sight energy cost reduced from 3700 to 3100; bow draw speed improved from 1.35x to 1.5x.

Hela

• Astral Flock cooldown increased from 12s to 15s.
• Piercing Night spell field damage increased from 30 to 35.
• Soul Drainer cooldown reduced from 12s to 10s.

Human Torch

• Fire Cluster attack interval reduced from 0.6s to 0.5s.
• Flaming Meteor cooldown increased from 12s to 15s.
• Grants 75 Bonus Health post-activation; decays after 3s at 30 per second.

Iron Man

• Hitbox slightly reduced.
• Armor/Gamma Overdrive grants 100 Bonus Health, decaying at 30 per second over 5s.

Iron Fist

• Harmony Recovery Bonus Max Health reduced from 150 to 100; decay slowed from 25/s to 15/s.
• Yat Jee Chung Kuen fixed damage lowered from 10 to 9; percentage damage increased from 1.7% to 2.1%.
• K’un-Lun Kick cooldown reduced from 12s to 10s.

Mister Fantastic

• Base health increased from 350 to 375.
• Stretch Punch damage increased: 60→65, Inflated state 75→80.
• Flexible Elongation now slows enemies by 35%; cooldown reduced from 10s to 8s.

Moon Knight

• Crescent Dart projectile speed increased from 120 to 150 m/s.
• Moon Blade grants 25 Bonus Health per hit (max 100), decays after 3s.
• Moonlight Hook pull startup reduced from 0.4s to 0.15s.
• Hand of Khonshu duration increased from 3.5s to 4.5s; talon count raised from 14 to 18.

Scarlet Witch

• Chaos Control reworked to fixed 80/s damage (from 60/s %).
• Chthonian Burst damage increased from 35 to 40.
• Mystic Projection cooldown increased from 8s to 10s; Phased time reduced from 2s to 1.5s.
• Reality Erasure slowly ramps from 0% to 35% over 3.5s.

Star-Lord

• Blaster Barrage damage reduced from 80/s to 75/s.
• New damage falloff starts at 4m, maxing at 80% reduction at 8m.

Winter Soldier

• Bionic Hook cooldown increased from 8s to 12s.
• Kraken Impact base damage reduced from 100 to 80; culling threshold lowered from 20% to 15%.

Wolverine

• Rage from Savage Claw increased from 7 to 10.
• Rage from Berserk Claw reduced from 7 to 5.
• Feral Leap Rage reduced from 20 to 10; Vicious Rampage Rage lowered from 20 to 15.
• Rage gained from damage taken increased from 3 to 5.
• Last Stand knockdown time reduced from 1s to 0.75s.

STRATEGIST

Adam Warlock

• Soul Bond cooldown increased from 30s to 40s.
• Karmic Revival now restores 30% of max health (instead of flat 100).

Cloak and Dagger

• Healing zones from Eternal Bond now persist together until the final zone ends.

Invisible Woman

• Guardian Shield value reduced from 300 to 250.

Loki

• Regeneration Domain cooldown increased from 25s to 30s.

Mantis

• Base health reduced from 275 to 250.
• Healing Flower and Allied Inspiration max stack duration capped at 16s.

Rocket Raccoon

• Repair Mode healing reduced from 70/s to 50/s; adds 55 instant healing to hit allies.
• Projectile speed slowly increased from 4.5 to 7 m/s.
• Jetpack Dash cooldown increased from 6s to 10s; range reduced from 10m to 8m.
• C.Y.A. damage boost reduced from 40% to 25%; grants 100 Bonus Health/s (max 150), decays after 1s at 75/s; energy cost increased from 3700 to 4000.

Team-Up Abilities in Marvel Rivals Season 2

NEW:

Arcane Order (Doctor Strange – Scarlet Witch)

• Doctor Strange gains +100 max health.
• Scarlet Witch unlocks Mystic Burst.

Stars Aligned (Captain America – Winter Soldier)

• Captain America gains +100 max health and +5% damage.
• Winter Soldier unlocks Stellar Impact.

Mental Projection (Emma Frost – Psylocke/Magneto)

• Emma Frost gains +100 max health.
• Magneto unlocks Magnetic Resonance.
• Psylocke unlocks Soul Resurgence.

ADJUSTED / REMOVED:

Ammo Overload (Rocket Raccoon – Winter Soldier)

• Winter Soldier loses Infinite Grit.

Chilling Charisma (Luna Snow – Namor)

• Namor loses Frozen Spawn.

Dimensional Shortcut (Magik – Psylocke)

• Psylocke loses Psionic Disc.

Gamma Charge (Hulk – Doctor Strange/Namor)

• Doctor Strange loses Gamma Maelstrom.
• Namor gains Gamma Monstro.

Metallic Chaos (Scarlet Witch – Magneto)

• Scarlet Witch’s team-up bonus removed.
• Magneto loses Metallic Fusion.

Voltaic Union (Thor – Captain America/Storm)

• Thor loses the anchor effect.
• Captain America loses Charged Aegis.
• Storm loses Charged Gale.

These hero balancing changes demonstrate NetEase’s commitment to fine-tuning gameplay. This also ensures that every character feels both unique and fair in competitive matches.