Patch Date: April 17, 2025 – No downtime required! Just log in and play.
Marvel Rivals is back with another exciting update, featuring vibrant new customization options, major bug fixes, and immersive hardware support. From Wolverine’s Fastball fix to Adam Warlock’s resurrection correction, this patch brings both flair and function. Let’s dive into the full breakdown.
🎨 Costume Color Customization Arrives
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Starting April 17 at 2 AM PDT, players can personalize their look like never before with new color combinations for costumes! Once unlocked in the store, you can switch between color options freely through the Costumes Interface.
New Store Items Available at 7 PM PDT:
- Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness Bundle
- Peni Parker: Yatsukahagi Bundle
🔬 Major New Features
🚀 New Operation: Exfiltration
- A new PvE mission set in Avarax.
- Objective: Escort and extract a rogue Tech-Priest.
- Final boss: Trygon, a massive burrowing Tyranid.
⚔️ Prestige Ranks in PvE
- After Level 25, reset your Class to gain Prestige Perks.
- Up to 4 Prestige Perks can be equipped.
- Each prestige rank increases XP gain by 10%.
- Unlock unique cosmetics per Prestige level.
🎓 Private PvP Lobbies
- Create custom matches with full control over game mode, score/time limits, and modifiers.
🔥 Inferno Pistol (New Weapon)
- A fiery new secondary weapon for Sniper, Heavy, Assault, and Vanguard classes.
🎈 Customization Options
- Two new colours: Volupus Pink and Thousand Sons Blue.
- New gauntlet and cloth recoloring for Bulwark armor.
🏆 Season Pass Content
Space Wolves Chapter Pack
- New skins, weapon cosmetics, and armor customizations for the Vanguard class.
Imperial Fists Champion Pack
- Includes a Tactical class skin and Plasma Incinerator weapon skin.
🏋️ Gameplay Updates & Quality of Life
💪 PvE Weapon Expansion
- Multiple classes now have access to new weapons for increased variety.
- Not all weapons are intended to be meta—some are for lore and fun.
📈 Matchmaking & Balance Improvements
- Class-based matchmaking in Operations.
- Experimental skill-based matchmaking in Eternal War.
✨ Public Test Server (PTS)
- PTS will now be a recurring feature for major content updates.
- Improved balance thanks to community feedback during testing.
⚖️ Weapon Rebalancing Highlights
Every weapon archetype received major perk updates.
Examples:
- Heavy Bolt Rifle: Now features “Cleaving Fire” and headshot healing perks.
- Auto Bolt Rifle: Increased base and headshot damage.
- Bolt Sniper Rifle: Buffs to damage on first/last shots and ammo reserves.
- Plasma Weapons: Heat management perks reworked; more effective cooldown tools.
- Melee Weapons: New perks across Chainsword, Thunder Hammer, Power Fist for better scaling.
Consistency Changes:
- “Rapid Health” now restores 10% (up from 5%) and has no cooldown.
- Multiple perks reworked into new forms like “Recoupment” (restores armor on headshot kills).
🦸 Hero-Specific Fixes
- Wolverine
- Fixed bug where his Ultimate wouldn’t complete under bad network conditions
- Fastball Special now works properly—even after multiple uses
- Bruce Banner / Hulk
- Fixed model display bug when transforming in terrain kill zones
- The Thing
- KO prompt now correctly displays the Ultimate terrain kill icon
- Adam Warlock
- Resurrection bug on Spider-Islands fixed—no more revives in out-of-play zones
⚖️ Class & General Balance
- Assault Class (PvE): Ground Pound now consistently restores 30% contested HP.
- Sniper & Tactical: Fixes to perk stacking.
- Match XP Gains: +10% XP in Operations across all difficulties.
- Eternal War Rewards: Match rewards boosted by 50%.
🎮 Additional Fixes & Improvements
- Inferno and Obelisk maps: Improved flow, fewer enemy glitches.
- Performance: Memory optimization and stability fixes across all modes.
- Perks: Dozens of perk bugs resolved for both triggering and actual gameplay effects.
- Weapons: Rate of fire and spread fixes for Multi-Melta and Bolt weapons.
- AI: Improved animation and parry mechanics for Carnifex and Helbrute enemies.
🔍 What This Means for Competitive Play
This patch improves reliability across multiple heroes, especially for Wolverine mains in ranked or fast-paced matches. With haptics added, PC players gain deeper feedback immersion, which could shift playstyle choices, especially in close-quarters combat.
For team-based coordination, fixing Adam Warlock’s out-of-bounds resurrection is a major win. Meanwhile, Doctor Strange and Peni Parker’s bundle debuts could shake up cosmetic leaderboards in coming events.
💻 PC Exclusive Features
Marvel Rivals now supports:
- Razer Chroma RGB Lighting
- Razer Sensa HD Haptics
From projectile impacts to heroic transformations, 600+ distinct haptic effects are now available with supported Razer gear.
💡 Enable this feature via the Marvel Launcher’s experimental settings.
📊 Patch Recap Table
Category | Highlights |
New Customization | Costume color swaps, Doctor Strange & Peni skins |
Hero Fixes | Wolverine, Hulk, Adam Warlock, The Thing |
Immersion Features | Razer Chroma RGB + Sensa HD Haptics support |
Stability Updates | Camera, reticle, terrain, and UI fixes |
🔮 What’s Next?
While this update doesn’t include new game modes, leaks and dev Q&As hint that new competitive formats and a Taskmaster or Peni Parker balance rework could be on the horizon. Keep your radar tuned for upcoming roadmap reveals!
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