Marvel Rivals Balance Patch Notes - Build Version: 20260213

Marvel Rivals Balance Patch Notes - Build Version: 20260213

The Season 6.5 balance patch for Marvel Rivals was released on February 13, 2026.

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🆕 New Hero: Elsa Bloodstone

Elsa Bloodstone joins the roster as a Duelist! Designed for aggressive, frontline pressure, she utilizes multiple weapons and an Instinct meter that shortens cooldowns as it builds.

• Trap: Effective crowd control tool
• Ultimate: Summons Glartox, a monster that charges through enemy teams, excelling at objective control

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⚔️ Vanguard Adjustments

Doctor Strange

• Shield of the Seraphim: Recovery speed reduced from 70/s → 60/s

Rogue

• Defensive Stance: Absorbed damage energy conversion increased from 0.27 → 0.35
• Fatal Attraction: Cooldown reduced from 17s → 14s

Thor

• Hammer Throw: Now grants 50 Bonus Health on hit (once per throw)
• Storm Surge: Bonus Health reduced from 75 → 50

Venom

• Base Health: Increased from 650 → 675
• Feast of the Abyss (Ultimate): Damage-to-Bonus-Health conversion increased from 1 → 1.3

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🎯 Duelist Adjustments

Moon Knight

• Moon Blade: Bonus Max Health reduced from 100 → 75

Phoenix

• Base Health: Reduced from 275 → 250

Psylocke

• Psionic Crossbow: Maximum Damage Falloff at 30m adjusted from 60% → 70%
• Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate): Single-hit damage reduced from 170 → 160

Storm (Mini-Rework)

• Tornado Aura: Using Wind Blade and Bolt Rush now grants up to 75 Bonus Health
• Thunder Aura: Wind Blade hits reduce Bolt Rush cooldown
• Bolt Rush: Spell field radius increased
• Thunder Aura ally damage boost: Reduced from 12% → 8%

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💚 Strategist Adjustments

Adam Warlock

• New Ability: Flight mode added (10m/s speed, up to 4 seconds)
• Soul Bond: Can now hover and attack during its duration

Invisible Woman

• Force Physics: Cooldown increased from 8s → 10s

Loki

• Mystical Missile: Charges reduced from 12 → 10

Ultron

• Imperative: Patch: Drone detach range increased from 30m → 35m

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🤝 Team-Up Ability Changes

Removed

• Fantastic Four Team-Up (Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, The Thing)

New

• Psionic Mayhem: Invisible Woman + Doctor Strange

Updated

• Mr. Pool’s Interdimensional Toy Box (Deadpool + Jeff): Elsa Bloodstone added
• Gamma Charge (Hulk + Black Panther): The Thing added
• Rocket Network (Rocket Raccoon + Star-Lord): Mr. Fantastic added

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For full patch notes, please visit the official website.