Marvel Rivals Hero

Magneto

Vanguard

Stable Pick

Medium Confidence

➖ StableS TierMedium Coverage

23 patches tracked · 10 buffs, 8 nerfs lifetime

Hero Intelligence

B· PlayableStable PickPatch: Stable Pick-0.55B / 4NMedium Skill

Main Reason

damage changes — check details below.

S Tier1 Jun 2026·➖ Stable·Low Confidence

Coverage: Medium6 patches trackedMeta verified

Patch Score measures change from the latest balance update, not overall hero strength. Meta Tier reflects current competitive standing from verified external data.

Why this score?

⚠Mixed — buffs: ultimate hits harder, abilities improved, damage up and abilities more often; nerfs: nerfed, ultimate weaker, abilities reduced and damage down. Net negative.
▲S Tier in current meta: dominating the current meta — top-tier in ranked.
•Stable across 6 patches (10B / 8N across all patches).

Mixed buffs and nerfs — direction depends on your playstyle.

Prediction & Evidence

PredictionPlayable

Positive Signals

▲Damage increased
▲Damage increased
▲Cooldowns improved
▲Ability improved
▲Ultimate strengthened

Negative Signals

▼Healing reduced
▼Ultimate weakened
▼Ability reduced
▼Damage reduced

Neutral Signals

◆Mechanical adjustment
◆Mechanical adjustment
◆Mechanical adjustment

UncertaintyHIGH

5 buffs and 4 nerfs — impact depends on which changes you prioritize.

Evidence is derived from patch change classifications. No AI — deterministic analysis only.

Current Patch Verdict

How Did Magneto Do in the Latest Patch?

Stable Pick

Version 20260612 Balance9 Jun 2026

-0.5

5B / 4N · +19.0 / -16.0

Changes in This Patch

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Reduce the healing and damage provided by Hearts As One (Rogue). Reduce the percentage damage dealt per attack from 3% to 2%; reduce the spell field healing provided per attack from 55 to 25.
HEALING · Impact: -4
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Increase the Ultimate's second hit base damage from 30 to 70, but remove the Percentage Damage (for 250 Health enemies, total damage of 2 attacks is reduced from 110 to 100; for 600 Health enemies, total damage of 2 attacks is reduced from 180 to 100). Additionally, reduce the Fortune gained from th
ULTIMATE · Impact: 0
−
Reduce Calling Card (Ultimate Ability) dash targeting distance from 60m to 40m. Participating in eliminations no longer refreshes the remaining duration; instead, it adds 3s to the current remaining time, up to a maximum of 10s.
ULTIMATE · Impact: -5
−
Increase the Fortune cost for Chernobog's Crystal, Ring of Zona, and Mento-Fish from 200 to 300. Increase the Fortune cost for Faltine Flame Orb from 100 to 300, and it can no longer Reveal enemies behind objects.
ABILITY · Impact: -3
−
Reduce Phantom Pursuit damage from 75 to 70.
DAMAGE · Impact: -4
+
Reduce Cat's Cradle damage from 50 to 40; remove one charge, changing it to a cooldown, and reduce the cooldown from 10s to 8s.
DAMAGE · Impact: +4
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Felicia's luck might have finally run out! We're increasing the Fortune cost to purchase relics, decreasing her Fortune acquisition efficiency, and lowering her survivability and damage.
DAMAGE · Impact: 0
+
Reduce energy consumption when using Defensive Stance from 60/s to 50/s. Increase absorbed damage energy conversion ratio from 35% to 55%.
DAMAGE · Impact: +4
+
Decrease the cooldown of Fatal Attraction from 14s to 12s.
COOLDOWN · Impact: +3
+
Sugah, she's tougher than ever! Anna gets a slight increase in her mobility and survivability.
ABILITY · Impact: +3
+
Increase Meteor M (Ultimate Ability) maximum duration from 4s to 5s; increase the damage dealt when fully charged from 300 to 350.
ULTIMATE · Impact: +5
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The mutant revolution will not be stopped! We're increasing the functionality and threat level of Magneto's Ultimate Ability.
ULTIMATE · Impact: 0