A new hero every month sounds like a balancing nightmare to me, though the Marvel Rivals Season 3 patch notes bring some great changes across the roster Though not quite as severe as what we’ve seen in the past, these more targeted buffs and nerfs are generally a good sign, as they mean the balance is settling into a healthier state. This is key if NetEase really is deadset on continuing to release so many new heroes.
Below, I’ll go over all the buffs and nerfs coming alongside the Marvel Rivals Season 3 release date on Friday, July 11. And if your favourite character has been nerfed, don’t shoot the messenger.
Marvel Rivals Season 3 patch notes
Here are all the balance changes being made to both heroes and team-up abilities in Season 3:
Emma Frost
The White Queen has been a dominant tank at nearly all ranks, with high damage and survivability even after a nerf to her roundhouse kick combo. So, her Diamond Form is taking another hit:
The Thing
The Thing has been in a pretty solid state since his launch, but the flying meta in Season 2.5 revealed a flaw with many of the tanks, but our favourite rock man in particular. As such, he’s gaining some anti-flier capabilities:
Venom
Venom remains fairly well balanced after several tweaks over the past few updates, so he’s simply gaining stronger crowd control after his dive-bomb combo:
Human Torch
After his reign in Season 2, it’s no surprise that Johnny’s getting hit with a nerf, though it’s not nearly as bad as it could have been, especially since he’s gaining a team-up anchor boost in Season 3 too:
Iron Man
Just like Human Torch, fliers have been having a blast in Season 2. The biggest sticking point with Iron Man was the poke damage from his Repulsor Blast, and that’s the focus of these nerfs:
Mister Fantastic
While Mister Fantastic is considered quite weak at high ranks, he’s an absolutely unkillable menace the lower you go, in large part due to a combination of his fridge-like absorption stance and his Inflated state, which is being taken down a peg:
Namor
My favourite DPS, Namor, is already powerful in the right hands, but his slow projectile speed can feel a little clunky. To help him keep up with the pace, his trident is getting sharpened:
Scarlet Witch
For what feels like the millionth time already, Wanda’s ultimate is being buffed:
Spider-Man
The bane of all Strategies, Spidey is getting a suite of buffs, supposedly to compensate for him losing his team-up anchor damage boost:
The Punisher
Frank’s tears up nearly all ranks, so his turret is losing some power and you’ll be seeing his terrifying ultimate less often:
Winter Soldier
To further push Bucky into his aggressive, close-range playstyle, he’ll do less damage at range:
Wolverine
Wolverine’s powerful leap attack is getting hit by a minor nerf, though his new team-up with Phoenix means he’ll be more frightening than ever:
Invisible Woman
Already one of the top Strategists in terms of raw healing, Sue’s getting a buff on the outward blast of her primary attack, but a slight nerf on the return:
Loki
Likely in an effort to reduce the support ultimate stalling that’s plagued Season 1 and 2, Loki’s ultimate now takes longer to charge:
Mantis
Mantis’ healing has always been consistent, but generally not that helpful in a pinch. Well, that’s about to change since a portion of her healing now scales on a percentage of their max health:
Ultron
Not long after his debut, Ultron’s seeing a slight nerf to the survivability provided by his drones:
Guardian Revival team-up
NetEase’s war against Adam Warlock mains continues as his team-up ability with Star-Lord and Mantis now takes longer to recharge:
Symbiote Shenanigans team-up
Venom’s team-up with Jeff is an indirect buff to everyone’s favourite landshark:
While these are pretty comprehensive balance changes to kick off the season, I’ve no doubt more buffs and nerfs will come throughout the coming weeks, particularly with the launch of Season 3.5 and another new hero—Blade.
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