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Season 2.5 of Marvel Rivals is set to come out on Friday, May 30. This will be a massive update, as NetEase will add Ultron, a new Strategist hero. On top of this, the game developer will bring many other changes, including balance changes for more than a dozen heroes.
In this article, we will reveal all the heroes that will receive buffs and nerfs with the release of Marvel Rivals Season 2.5. Check out if your main hero will be affected!
All buffs and nerfs coming in Marvel Rivals Season 2.5
May 30 will bring a massive mid-season update that will completely shift the meta. In total, more than 20 heroes will get changes. Furthermore, NetEase will release a kit rework for Jeff the Land Shark.
Here are the heroes that will receive buffs in the next Marvel Rivals update:
| Hero | Buff |
|---|---|
| Doctor Strange | Removed damage falloff on Maelstrom of Madness / Reduced falloff of Daggers of Denak |
| The Punisher | Improved accuracy and magazine size / Added +25 HP and +5% damage boost as Team-Up Anchor |
| Storm | Increased damage of ultimate from 150/s to 160/s |
| Squirrel Girl | Ammo capacity increased by 2 / Mammal Bond cooldown decreased by 2 seconds |
| Magneto | Magnetic Rings charge speed is now 3 seconds instead of 4s |
| Luna Snow | Increased primary healing by 2 / Absolute Zero now grants 50 Bonus HP / Increased cost of ultimate |
| Hela | Increase the charge capacity of the Nightsword Thorn from 8 to 10 |
| Hawkeye | Increase the base damage from 32 to 34 / Increased projectile damage of Blast Arrow / Increased maximum focus |
On the other hand, these are Marvel Rivals heroes that will receive nerfs with Season 2.5:
| Hero | Nerf |
|---|---|
| Groot | Decreased Vine Strike damage by 5 / Increased Ironwood Wall cooldown by 4 seconds |
| Emma Frost | Increased Telepathic Pulse range / Decreased Mind’s Aegis shield value / Increased Carbon Crush cooldown / Decreased Crystal Kick damage, including bonus wall damage |
| Captain America | Reduced health by 25 / Increased shield recovery delay after Living Legend by 2 seconds / Increased ultimate cost |
| Rocket Racoon | Reduced healing by 5 HP per second / Added 5% healing as Team-Up Anchor |
| Namor | Blessing of the Deep cooldown increased by 5 seconds / Monstro Spawn falloff increased to 50% / Changed circle radius of ultimate and reduced the damage of outer circle |
| Psylocke | Wing Shurikens return damage decreased to 12 / Psychic Stealth duration decreased to 2s |
| Human Torch | Fire Cluster per hit damage reduced to 6 / Blazing Blast charge time longer by 1s / Flaming Meteor shield reduced by 25 / Flaming Meteor cooldown increased by 5s |
| Iron Fist | Dragon’s Defense bonus health conversion reduced to 1.3 / Max bonus HP from blocked damage decreased to 175 / Yat Jee Chung Kuen dash distance reduced / Yeet Kune Do cooldown reduction |
| Iron Man | Reduced damage of Repulsor Blast’s third shot / Armor Overdrive bonus HP reduced to 50 / Removed Gamma Overdrive |
| Thor | Turned Hammer Throw into a regular ability / Drastically nerfed throw’s damage / Thorforce Bonus HP reduced to 75 |
The new update will bring lots of new content, including new Team-Up abilities, a new hero, UI changes, and more. Furthermore, NetEase will release another event and a limited-time game mode.
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