Patch 10.5
9 October 2026 Verified13 heroes changed · 7 buffed · 2 nerfed · 4 adjusted
Patch 20261028
29 October 20265 sections · 14 changes listed
Patch 10.5
9 October 2026The Season 10.5 balance pass touches thirteen heroes, most of them buffed. Iron Man's Micro-Missile Barrage now homes in on targets and Jubilee heals herself while sprinting; Gorr, the season's new Duelist, is pulled back on damage and ultimate length; Devil Dinosaur and Scarlet Witch take the only straight nerfs.
13 heroes changed · 7 buffed · 2 nerfed · 4 adjusted
Checked against the game files on 11 October 2026. 5 of 13 hero entries are confirmed by what shipped. 3 things changed that the notes never mention.
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Hero changes
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Vanguard 4
- Base health850825
- In Banner form, increase Gamma Ray Gun projectile speed80m/s120m/s
- In Banner form, increase gamma energy gained when Gamma Grenade hits self50100
- When selecting the Team-Up with Wolverine, increase Attack Speed boost upon entering Furious state20%25%
- Movement Speed boost20%25%
- Health threshold to trigger Unstoppable300400
- Unstoppable cooldown60s45s
- When selecting the Team-Up with Emma Frost, increase damage dealt by the magnetic projection generated via Magnetic Resonance45%50%
- Maximum duration of the magnetic projection5s6s
- When selecting the Team-Up with Invisible Woman, reduce Unbreakable Forces ability cooldown20s15s
Duelist 6
- Optic Blast single-hit damage2223
- Cooldown reduction provided to Ricochet Force per Optic Blast hit0.25s0.3s
- Energy cost of Ruby Rage (Ultimate Ability)37003400
- When selecting the Team-Up with Gambit, increase the duration of Kinetic Kin6s8s
- Shadow Scythe damage +2% of target's Maximum Health55 +2% of target's Maximum Health50
- Shockwave damage6055
- Twilight of the Gods (Ultimate Ability) duration12s10s
- Living Abyss cooldown15s12s
- Movement Speed during the ability13m/s10m/s
- Piercing Arrow projectile speed130m/s-195m/s140m/s-210m/s
- Slightly reduce the animation recovery time for Crescent Slash
- Spell field width for the initial damage hit of Hypersonic Arrow3m5m
- When selecting the Team-Up with Psylocke, increase Psionic Arrow single-shot damage3233
- When selecting the Team-Up with Cloak & Dagger, casting Moonlit Slash will simultaneously provide self-healing equal to the healing dealt
- New Mechanic: Missiles launched by Micro-Missile Barrage will automatically track nearby enemies upon release
- Single-shot damage2010
- Max locked-on count on a single target is 5
- Projectile speed15m/s60m/s
- New Mechanic: Missiles fired via Micro-Missile Barrage during Armor Overdrive will automatically track enemies in front of you upon release
- Single-shot damage1510
- Max locked-on count on a single target is 5
- When selecting the Team-Up with Thor, increase Unibeam outer ring damage70/s80/s
- Thunder Overdrive enhanced Unibeam outer ring damage85/s90/s
- Cosmic Flames single-shot damage6065
- Direct damage upon detonating Sparks4045
- Explosion damage1520
- Upon detonating Sparks, the self-heal effect has been removed, replaced with granting Bonus Health of 5 for 4s, capped at 25
- When Endsong Inferno (Ultimate Ability) explosion spell field and shockwave hit enemies, increase the number of Sparks applied12
- When selecting the Team-Up with Hela, reduce ability cooldown12s10s
- Chthonian Burst single-shot spell field damage4035
Strategist 3
- When selecting the Team-Up with Ultron, increase healing provided by a single Cosmic Cluster1618
- Charge time per stack for Healing Hearts and Breaking Spades8s7s
- Target search range for Ragin' Royal Flush40m30m
- Extra Jump Boost effect granted to self and allies500300
- When selecting the Team-Up with Jubilee, increase the duration of Sparkling Staff1.5s2s
- New Mechanic: Provide 25/s Continuous Healing to self during Sparking Sprint
- The Dazzling Detonation Blind duration1.5s0.8s
- New effect added when selecting the Team-Up with Blade
- Base Effect: Continuously provide 15/s of healing to surrounding allies for 6s during the duration of Vampiric Kin
- The Firework Finale (Ultimate Ability) spell field healing150/s180/s
Changed without a mention
These moved in the game files this patch, but the official notes don't list them. Structural changes only — a renamed ability, a rewritten description, a health value — never a damage figure, because those are indicative in the datamined files and a wrong number is worse than no number.
Ultron
- 1 ability description rewritten
MOONLIT SLASH Hawkeye + Cloak & Dagger
- Effect text rewritten
VAMPIRIC KIN Jubilee + Blade
- Effect text rewritten
Marvel Rivals Version 20261029 Patch Notes
29 October 2026A small update adding Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls bundles for Storm and Iron Man, plus a Storm ultimate VFX, in the store from 30 Oct to 27 Nov. The Night of Illusions event runs from 29 Oct to 31 Dec. Fixes cover Gorr, Rogue, Black Cat, Invisible Woman, Times Square, the store menu and Moon Knight in Blood Hunt.
The balance changes are in their own section above.
All-New ContentNew In Store5 items
Winter Soldier - Celestial Soldier Bundle
- Availability: October 30th, 2026, 02:00:00 to November 27th 2026, 02:00:00 (UTC)
- Storm - Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Bundle
- Iron Man - Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Bundle
- Storm - Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Ultimate Ability VFX
- Available From: October 30th, 2026, at 2:00:00 (UTC)
All-New ContentNight of Illusions1 item
A mysterious man, fixated on an unknown witch, mistook the number "4" on her person for her actual name. Driven by this obsession, he attempts to sacrifice four "monsters" to complete a summoning ritual. A small animal, an ancient beast, and an old friend successively fall victim to the sacrifice. But Elsa Bloodstone, driven by her monster hunter's instinct, has stepped into this bizarre house and is beginning to unravel the horrifying truth behind this Night of Illusions...
- Event Period: October 29th, 2026, 09:00:00 to December 31st, 2026, 09:00:00 (UTC)
Fixes and OptimizationsHeroes5 items
- Gorr's Out-of-Bounds Butchering: Fixed a bug where Gorr could occasionally fly entirely out of the map if he cast Shadow Harvest immediately after generating a Black Berserker. The God Butcher will now keep his slaughter strictly within the arena bounds
- Rogue's Wardrobe Malfunction: Fixed a model clipping issue with Rogue's X-Men '97 Season 2 costume where her left arm would clip through her cape while walking backwards. Sugah's outfit is back to flawless
- Black Cat's Missing Glitch: Fixed an issue where the overhead icon for Black Cat's Fatal Weaver costume would disappear when utilizing her Team-Up ability with Spider-Man, Binding Ties
- Black Cat's Ultimate Keybind: Fixed a bug where players could still use the 'Q' key to activate the second phase of Black Cat's Ultimate Ability, even if they had bound the Ultimate Ability to a different key
- Invisible Woman's Transparent Trouble: Fixed an issue where casting other abilities wouldn't always break her stealth if she had entered it using Veiled Step. Even Sue knows you can't stay out of the spotlight forever!
Fixes and OptimizationsMaps1 item
- Times Square One-Way Trip: Addressed a bug where players who entered a game from Times Square and clicked "One More Round" on the post-match summary screen were unable to return to Times Square after the subsequent match ended
Fixes and OptimizationsOther2 items
- Mall Title Drift: Fixed a UI glitch in the Store where, after completing all Pop & Wins, the secondary navigation bar would shift left and go out of bounds off the screen if no subtitle was set beneath the Store title
- Moon Knight's Missing Ankh: Addressed an issue in Blood Hunt mode where equipping Moon Knight's Ankh-specific build without setting any Traits would sometimes prevent him from placing an Ankh in-game. Khonshu's avatar can now safely anchor his gifts again
Earlier posts
Every post this site has recorded — balance, updates and hotfixes on one timeline, because that is the order they happened in. 16 so far.
