Marvel Rivals Patch

Version 20260213 Balance

Version 2026.02.09 · Who won the patch?

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Buffs

15

Nerfs

7

Top Winner

Venom

Changes

25

Patch Prediction Summary

Venom leads the patch, but several roles shifted.

VANGUARDs gained the most from this balance patch. 15 buffs, 7 nerfs across 14 heroes.

15 Buffs
7 Nerfs
Net +46.0
Meta Context

Best Picks by Role

VANGUARD

Vanguard

Role Winner

6B / 1N · Net +23.5

Best Pick

Venom
DUELIST

Duelist

Role Winner

8B / 5N · Net +22.5

Best Pick

Punisher

Needs Caution

Psylocke
STRATEGIST

Strategist

Mixed Role

1B / 1N · Net 0.0

Best Pick

Adam Warlock

Needs Caution

Loki

Meta context sourced from marvelrivals.gg. BuffTracker recommendation is derived.

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Who Won The Patch?

Punisher won the patch.

Punisher received the strongest positive impact in this patch with Relevant Buff (+5). This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Role Impact

Which role changed most?

Vanguard came out strongest this patch.

Vanguard

Vanguard

+20net impact

7 changes · avg +2.9

Duelist

Duelist

+15net impact

15 changes · avg +1

Strategist

Strategist

0net impact

3 changes · avg 0

Patch Notes

All Patch Changes

Every hero change in this patch with player-focused verdicts.

Punisher

Punisher

DuelistDuelistULTIMATE

Frank Castle's ultimate justice now comes faster. Lock and load!

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +5Recommended
Venom

Venom

VanguardVanguardULTIMATE

Increase Feast of the Abyss (Ultimate Ability) Damage-to-Bonus-Health conversion from 1 to 1.3.

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +5Recommended
Deadpool

Deadpool

DuelistDuelistULTIMATE

Increase Healing Amount gained when releasing Pop Quiz! (Ultimate Ability) from 30 to 35 and from 60 to 70 upon passing the challenge.

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +5Recommended
Wolverine

Wolverine

DuelistDuelistULTIMATE

Reduce the energy cost of Last Stand (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 2800.

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +5Recommended
Punisher

Punisher

DuelistDuelistULTIMATE

Reduce the energy cost of Final Judgement (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 3400.

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +5Recommended
Star-Lord

Star-Lord

DuelistDuelistULTIMATE

Reduce the energy cost of Galactic Legend (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3100.

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +5Recommended
Storm

Storm

DuelistDuelistDAMAGE

Weather Control - Tornado New Effect: Using Wind Blade and Bolt Rush under this aura now grants Storm Bonus Health. Damage Conversion Ratio: 25%, up to a max of 75 Bonus Health.

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +4Recommended
Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

VanguardVanguardDAMAGE

Increase Defensive Stance absorbed Damage energy conversion rate from 0.27 to 0.35.

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +4Recommended
Venom

Venom

VanguardVanguardHEALTH

Increase base health from 650 to 675.

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +4Recommended
Thor

Thor

VanguardVanguardHEALTH

Hammer Throw New Effect: Hits now grant 50 Bonus Health (only triggers once per throw, even if hitting multiple enemies).

This hero received meaningful improvements and should feel noticeably stronger.

Relevant Buff · +4Recommended
Ultron

Ultron

StrategistStrategistABILITY

Increase Imperative: Patch drone detach range from 30m to 35m.

This hero received a small improvement, but the overall impact is limited.

Minor Buff · +3Situational Upgrade
Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

VanguardVanguardABILITY

Rogue's ready to steal more than just powers; she's taking names with a slight increase to her threat potential.

This hero received a small improvement, but the overall impact is limited.

Minor Buff · +3Situational Upgrade
Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

VanguardVanguardCOOLDOWN

Reduce Fatal Attraction cooldown from 17s to 14s.

This hero received a small improvement, but the overall impact is limited.

Minor Buff · +3Situational Upgrade
Squirrel Girl

Squirrel Girl

DuelistDuelistMOBILITY

Increase the projectile speed of Squirrel Blockade when unleashing without charge from 20m/s to 30m/s.

This hero received a small improvement, but the overall impact is limited.

Minor Buff · +3Situational Upgrade
Storm

Storm

DuelistDuelistSHIELD

Weather Control - Thunder New Effect: Under this aura, Wind Blade hits reduce Bolt Rush cooldown by 0.5s (only once per cast, even if hitting multiple enemies). Increase Bolt Rush spell field range radius from 1m to 1.5m.

This hero received a small improvement, but the overall impact is limited.

Minor Buff · +3Situational Upgrade
Adam Warlock

Adam Warlock

StrategistStrategistMOBILITY

New Ability: Adam can now enter flight mode at 10m/s for up to 4s at full energy; energy fully recharges from 0 to max in 15s.

This hero was not meaningfully changed in this patch.

Neutral · 0No Priority Change
Storm

Storm

DuelistDuelistABILITY

Reduce animation end lag when using Weather Control.

This hero was not meaningfully changed in this patch.

Neutral · 0No Priority Change
Psylocke

Psylocke

DuelistDuelistULTIMATE

Sharper in the fight, softer with her ultimate!

This hero was not meaningfully changed in this patch.

Neutral · 0No Priority Change
Storm

Storm

DuelistDuelistCOOLDOWN

Increase the cooldown of Force Physics from 8s to 10s.

This hero received a small nerf, but should remain mostly playable.

Minor Nerf · -3Still Playable
Loki

Loki

StrategistStrategistABILITY

Reduce Mystical Missile charges from 12 to 10.

This hero received a small nerf, but should remain mostly playable.

Minor Nerf · -3Still Playable
Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

VanguardVanguardSHIELD

Reduce Shield of the Seraphim Shield Value recovery speed from 70/s to 60/s.

This hero received a small nerf, but should remain mostly playable.

Minor Nerf · -3Still Playable
Blade

Blade

DuelistDuelistHEALTH

Reduce base health from 275 to 250.

This hero was meaningfully weakened and may feel worse after the patch.

Relevant Nerf · -4Proceed With Caution
Storm

Storm

DuelistDuelistDAMAGE

Thunder: Reduce Damage Boost for allies from 12% to 8%.

This hero was meaningfully weakened and may feel worse after the patch.

Relevant Nerf · -4Proceed With Caution
Psylocke

Psylocke

DuelistDuelistDAMAGE

Psionic Crossbow Damage Falloff: Adjust maximum Damage Falloff at 30m from 60% to 70%.

This hero was meaningfully weakened and may feel worse after the patch.

Relevant Nerf · -4Proceed With Caution
Psylocke

Psylocke

DuelistDuelistULTIMATE

Reduce the single-hit Damage of Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 170 to 160.

This hero was meaningfully weakened and may feel worse after the patch.

Relevant Nerf · -5Proceed With Caution