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Marvel Rivals Patch Notes

Season 8 · All balance changes and hero updates

Latest Patch

Patch 8.0

Season 8 · May 16, 2026

★ New

buffs

nerfs

Adjustments

Hero patch history

Cumulative impact score across patches

DeadpoolElsa BloodstoneCloak DaggerEmma FrostDaredevilBlack Widow

Patch Impact Score

How each hero was affected by this patch

Devil Dinosaur★ New

•New hero — Vanguard. Bites enemies to apply bleed effect.

•Jaw Grab: grab and launch enemies with powerful jaws.

•Moon Shield: conjure a shield to defend against projectiles.

•Ultimate: charge forward stomping enemies with shockwave attacks.

•Team-Up: Primal Punishment — The Punisher can ride on Devil Dinosaur's back.

Deadpool↓ Nerf

•Ban Hammer ultimate healing reduced from 50 to 25 per second.

•Dual Desert Eagles single-shot damage reduced from 36 to 34.

Emma Frost↑ Buff

•Telepathic Pulse falloff now begins 4 seconds after not hitting an enemy (up from 3s).

•Mind's Aegis reposition cooldown reduced from 3s to 1s.

•Damage Reduction during Diamond Form increased from 20% to 25%.

The Thing↑ Buff

•Base health increased from 700 to 750.

Phoenix~ Adjust

•Cosmic Flames direct hit damage increased from 50 to 55.

•Explosion damage when detonating Spark marks reduced from 40 to 35.

Spider-Man↑ Buff

•Spectacular Spin damage per spherical Spell Field increased from 13.6 to 15.

•Total ultimate damage increased from 408 to 450.

Wolverine↑ Buff

•Regenerative Healing Factor trigger cooldown reduced from 105s to 90s.

Invisible Woman↓ Nerf

•Force Physics push distance reduced from 12m to 10m.

•Force Physics damage reduced from 55 to 50.

Loki~ Adjust

•Illusions' Mystical Missile healing ratio increased from 90% to 100%.

•Illusions' damage ratio reduced from 90% to 80%.

•God of Mischief ultimate cost increased from 4300 to 4500.

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