Marvel Rivals Season 3 patch notes: All changes, new hero, map, and features

Season 3 of Marvel Rivals just arrived. NetEase released plenty of new content for players to enjoy, including a new hero and a new map. On top of this, the game developer released balance changes, interface tweaks, and lots of other things that will make a difference. All of these changes were detailed in the latest Marvel Rivals patch notes, so let’s take a deeper look at them.

Marvel Rivals patch notes for Season 3

New hero

Phoenix joined the impressive lineup of Marvel Rivals heroes as the 40th character. She is a Duelist who attacks enemies with long-range attacks and can also fly.

New map

Klyntar: Celestial Husk is a new Domination map. Like other Domination maps, it has three different sections.

Season 3 Battle Pass

New Battle Pass arrived with Season 3! It has 10 costumes, and two of them are free. In addition to this, the seasonal pass features many other rewards, including Lattice, Units, and Unstable Molecules.

Free skins

Storm and Hawkeye now have new free skins in Marvel Rivals. Storm’s skin is available through a limited-time event called Milano Repair Logs, and it’s unlockable after finishing event quests. On the other hand, Hawkeye’s skin is a Twitch Drop.

Balance changes (buffs and nerfs)

Season 3 of Marvel Rivals brings numerous balance changes, as nearly half of the hero roster has been affected by them.

Competitive changes

• Rank Reset: Ranks have been demoted by 7 divisions
• New Competitive skin: Phoenix (Emerald Flame)
• New Ranked rewards: Nameplate Frame rewards for Diamond and Platinum ranks

Missions and quests

Season 3 brings more fun and less grind! The latest Marvel Rivals patch notes reveal the detailed changes of the new system for missions and quests.

• Daily missions have been removed
• Weekly missions have improved and now roll over
• New season missions that can be completed repeatedly
• More mission types
• Removal of excessive hero-specific missions

New systems

• Accessories – Cosmetic items that can be attached to characters
• Student Perks – Students can unlock 10 costumes and MVP animation trials
• Main menu has been updated
• Discord integration has been added
• Team captains can now queue all members into the same practice Doom Match session

New cosmetic items in the store

• Phoenix costume: Chaos Phoenix Bundle
• Phoenix emoji: Included in the Default Bundle

New costume color variants for:

• Scarlet Witch (Immortal Sovereign)
• Jeff the Land Shark (Sunshine Land Shark)
• Invisible Woman (Malice)
• Rocket Raccoon (Sunshine Raccoon)

Ultimate ability visual effects for:

• Scarlet Witch (Immortal Sovereign)
• Jeff the Land Shark (Sunshine Land Shark)

Tournaments

The third season of the Marvel Rivals Championship is here! Dynamic nameplate designs have been introduced for champion, runner-up, and third-place. Play 10 Open Qualifiers for an exclusive spray reward. Platinum III remains the minimum sign-up rank, with faction slots for each region increased to 2,500. The sign-up phase is shorter due to the season length adjustment.

New Verified Faction System: Officially approved Factions get access to a unique name pool, verified name styles, and exclusive icons.

Fixes and Optimizations

The new season of Marvel Rivals brings numerous fixes and optimizations, as detailed in the official patch notes:

• Match Summary Revamp: More detailed stats and functions added
• Gallery Update: Merged “Serials” and “Special Edition,” added a new “Cinematics” tab featuring map cutscenes
• Costume MVPs: Previously Costume-Exclusive MVPs can now be used with any costume for greater customization. Mix and match freely
• Fixed terrain issues that could cause characters to become stuck or clip through odd locations
• Resolved various issues, including floating broken objects, collision errors, etc
• Improved symbiote lift devices: Now require a player to stand on them to trigger upon attack
• Soundwave Enhancement: Added new, softer high-frequency hit and impact sound effects. Adjust settings in Audio > Combat Mix
• Thing’s Rocky Road: We’ve fixed an issue where The Thing’s Embattled Leap ability couldn’t target Wolverine while the Fastball Special was charging up. Now, nothing will stop Ben from jumping to Logan’s side
• Emote Antics: We’ve patched up several emote animation bugs across the roster

Finally, the latest Marvel Rivals update made the game size on consoles smaller. While the initial patch may be bigger, future patches will have a reduced size, which helps conserve storage space.

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Asmir Pekmic

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Marvel Rivals

• Platform(s): macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
• Genre(s): Fighting, Shooter