All Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 Buffs, Nerfs, and More

Marvel Rivals continues to evolve with a mid-season update, bringing another new hero and balance changes. Check out what buffs, nerfs, and balance changes come alongside the Hellfire Gala’s Season 2.5 update.

Marvel Rivals Hellfire Gala Season 2.5 launches on May 30, 2025.

Marvel Rivals Hero Balance Changes

Check the table below to see the complete list of buffs and nerfs. Buffs are marked with a ‘+’, nerfs are marked with a ‘-‘, and adjustments are marked with ‘=’. To see all of the game’s changes made in the Hellfire Gala, head to the Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 Balance Update page.

Vanguards

Duelists

Strategists

Team-Up Ability Changes

Next, we take a look at all the changes coming to Team-Ups in Marvel Rivals Season 2.5. You’ll see all the new Team-Ups, adjustments, and even a few Team-Up removals below.

New Team-Ups

Adjusted Team-Ups

Removed Team-Ups

New Characters and Content

Below, you’ll find all new content revealed for Marvel Rivals Season 2.5.

New Strategist: Ultron

Ultron joins Marvel Rivals as the game’s first flying Strategist. He takes to the skies to heal allies and guard them from damage while dealing devastating damage from afar.

New Map: Arakko

Additionally, Marvel Rivals gains a new map in Season 2.5: Arakko: Sister Island of Krakoa.

New Mode: Ultron’s Battle Matrix Protocol

Releases June 6, 2025

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	(–) Adjust base health from 600 to 575. (–) Increase the delay in shield recovery from 2s to 4s after using Living Legend. (–) Increase the energy cost of Freedom Charge (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3100.
	(+) Adjust damage falloff from Daggers of Denak from starting at 10m and reducing to 62.5% at 20m to reducing to 80% at 20m. (+) Remove the range damage falloff of Maelstrom of Madness.
	(+) Increase the range of Telepathic Pulse from 15.5m to 18m (–) Decrease the shield value of Mind’s Aegis from 500 to 400. (–) Increase the cooldown of Carbon Crush from 5s to 6s. (–) Decrease the hit damage of Crystal Kick from 50 to 40. (–) Decrease extra damage when propelling the enemies into the wall from 100 to 90.
	(–) Decrease the damage of Vine Strike per hit from 70 to 65. (–) Increase Ironwood Wall‘s cooldown from 8s to 12s.
	(+) Increase the charging speed of rings from 4s/stack to 3s/stack.
	(=) Adjust the Hammer Throw ability effect to a standard ability. Remove the Thorforce cost and the universal cooldown. Adjust (–)Adjust Bonus Health gained from each Thorforce consumed from 100 to 75, and max Bonus Health from 200 to 150.

	(+) Increase the base damage of arrows from 32 to 34. (+) Increase the projectile damage of Blast Arrow from 15 to 16; Increase the spell field damage from 32 to 34. (+) Increase the maximum focus from 70 to 75. (+) Increase charging speed when aiming at an enemy from 100/s to 108/s and charge falloff speed from 30/s to 32/s.
	(+) Increase the charge capacity of Nightsword Thorn from 8 to 10.
	(–) Reduce the damage of Fire Cluster from 7 per hit to 6 per hit. (–) Increase the charge speed of Blazing Blast from 2s to 3s. (–) Decrease the shield value gained from Flaming Meteor from 75 to 50 and increase the cooldown from 15s to 20s.
	(–) Lower the Dragon’s Defense damage blocked Bonus Health conversion rate from 1.5 to 1.3. (–) Decrease the maximum Bonus Health converted from damage blocked from 200 to 175. (–) Slightly decrease the dash distance of Yat Jee Chung Kuen in the z-axis direction when there is no target. (–) Reduce Dragon’s Defense cooldown reduction from Jett Kune Do hits from 1.5 to 1s.
	(–) Decrease the projectile damage of the third Repulsor Blast from 50 to 45, and decrease the Spell Field Damage from 60 to 55. (–) Reduce Armor Overdrive max Bonus Health from 100 to 50.
	(+) Expand Horn of Proteus (Ultimate Ability) inner circle radius from 3m to 3.5m and outer circle radius from 8m to 9m. Decrease the outer circle radius hit damage from 200 to 180. (+) Adjust Monstro Spawn Damage Falloff from starting at 20m, reducing to 30% at 40m, to starting at 20m, reducing to 50% at 40m. (–) Increase the Cooldown of Blessing of the Deep from 15s to 20s.
	(–) Decrease the retrieval damage of Wing Shurikens from 14 to 12 per hit. (–) Decrease the Invisibility Duration of Psychic Stealth from 3s to 2s.
	(+) Increase the capacity of Burst Acorn from 10 to 12. (+) Decrease the cooldown of Mammal Bond from 12s to 10s. (=) Optimize the user experience of Squirrel Blockade, Tail Bounce, and Unbeatable Squirrel Tsunami (Ultimate Ability).
	(+) Extend the max target range of Galactic Legend from 30m to 40m (Ultimate Ability). Adjust damage falloff from Galactic Legend from 60% at 40m to 75% at 40m. (–) Increase the energy cost of Galactic Legend from 3100 to 3400.
	(+) Increase damage of Omega Hurricane (Ultimate Ability) from 150/s to 160/s.
	(+) Reduce the movement slow rate of Final Judgement (Ultimate Ability) from 20% to 10% when not firing. and from 40% to 30% when firing. (+) Increase Adjucation’s magazine size from 30 to 40, single hit damage from 18 to 19, and slightly reduce spread when firing.

Chilling Assault	(+) Luna Snow gains a 15% increase in healing as Team-Up Anchor. (+) Hawkeye unlocks a new Ice Arrow ability through his Team-Up with Luna Snow.
Jeff-nado	(+) Storm gains the Shark Surge ability through her Team-Up with Jeff the Land Shark. (+) Jeff gains the Jeff-nado! ability through his Team-Up with Storm.
Operation: Microchip	(+) Punisher gains a max health increase of 25 and 5% boost to damage output as Team-Up Anchor. (+) Black Widow unlocks the Pulse Rifle ability through her Team-Up with Punisher.
Rocket Network	(+) Rocket Raccoon gains a 5% increase in healing effects as Team-Up Anchor. (+) Rocket’s B.R.B. is upgraded to a Web Beacon when Team-Up is active. (+) Peni Parker unlocked a new Armored Spider-Nest ability through her Team-Up with Rocket Raccoon.
Stark Protocol	(+) As the Team-Up Anchor, Iron Man gains a 5% boost in damage output. (+) Ultron gains a new Nano-Ray ability from his Team-Up with Iron Man.
Symbiote Shenanigans	(+) Venom gains a 150 max health increase as Team-Up Anchor. (+) Jeff gains the Healing Tendrils ability through his Team-Up with Venom.

Atlas Bond	(–) Decrease the Atlas Bond Team-Up damage boost proportion from 15% to 10%.
Fantastic Four	(–) Increase cooldown of Storm Siblings, Wedded Harmony, and Cooperative Comrades from 20s to 25s.
Gamma Charge	(–) Iron Man removed from Gamma Charge Team-Up
Mental Projection	(–) Reduce the proportion of damage caused by Magnetic Resonance and Soul Resurgence illusions from 30% to 20%.

	(+) Increase damage reduction received when taking a critical hit from 50% to 70%. (+) It’s Jeff! (Ultimate Ability) Overflow healing on swallowed allies grants 45 Health/s as Bonus Health, up to 150. (=) Joyful Splash now damages enemies at 70/s and can heal allies through other allies. (=) Change Aqua Burst to a charge ability (max 3 charges, 3s per charge). Increase Spell field damage from 40 to 45. Now launches enemies upwards. (=) Change the effect of Healing Bubble from One-Time Healing to Healing over time. from an instant 85 to 120 over 4s. (–) Reduce max Healing Bubble charges from 6 to 3. (–) Hide and Seek now has an energy cap (120) that drains by 20/s while submerged. Restores 15s when not. (–) Increase the energy cost of It’s Jeff! from 4000 to 4500.
	(+) Increase Light & Dark Ice Healing Amount and Damage from 20 per round to 22. (+) Absolute Zero now grants 50 Bonus Health per enemy hit. (–) Increase the energy cost of Fate of Both Worlds (Ultimate Ability) from 4500 to 5000.
	(–) Reduce Repair Mode direct hit Healing Amount from 55 to 50.