All hero buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 update

The Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 update is set to release on December 12, 2025, bringing in the new hero, Rogue. As the X-Men character debuts in the second half of the season, some heroes, including her partner, Gambit, in Marvel Rivals, saw some adjustments to their kits. This includes a plethora of buffs to underperforming characters and nerfs to the ones that are topping the meta charts.

This article will cover all balancing changes in Marvel Rivals Season 5.5.

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All Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Balance Changes (Buffs and Nerfs)

Here is a list of all buffs and nerfs coming with Marvel Rivals Season 5.5:

Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Balance Changes: VANGUARD

Emma Frost

• Increase Base Health from 550 to 600.
• Remove the Team-Up Anchor 100 Bonus Health.

Peni Parker

• Reduce Base Health from 750 to 700.

The Thing

• Increase Stone Haymaker Bonus Damage equal to enemies' max Health per hit from 8% to 10%.
• Increase the duration of the lingering anti-mobility field after Yancy Street Charge from 3s to 5s.

Thor

• During Storm Surge, instead of being unable to change the direction of movement, Thor can now freely adjust it while dashing and move in any direction.

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Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Balance Changes: DUELIST

Blade

• Increase Ancestral Sword single-hit Damage from 24 to 26 and Whirlwind Slash single-hit Damage from 15 to 16.
• Reduce Bloodline Awakening Reduced Healing from 35% to 25%.

Human Torch

Fire Cluster:

• Slightly reduce projectile spread.
• Increase single-cast projectile Damage from 5 to 5.5.
• Adjust maximum falloff from 60% at 30m to 60% at 20m.

Blazing Blast:

• Reduce single charge speed from 3s to 2.5s.
• Increase hit Damage from 40 to 45.

Phoenix

• During Endsong Inferno (Ultimate Ability), increase Phoenix summon Health from 400 to 500.

Psylocke

• Increase the energy cost of Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3400.

Scarlet Witch

• Increase the charge to Chthonian Burst by Chaos Control hits from 0.08 to 0.1.
• Increase Dark Seal Projectile Speed from 40m/s to 60m/s and remove Spell Field generation delay.
• Increase Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability) enemy pull speed during cast from 2.4m/s to 3m/s.

The Punisher

• Increase Adjudication damage per hit from 19 to 20.

Wolverine

• Last Stand (Ultimate Ability) can now target walls for its landing point.

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Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Balance Changes: STRATEGIST

Gambit

• Increase the energy cost of Ragin' Royal Flush (Ultimate Ability) from 4300 to 4500.

Invisible Woman.

• Increase the energy cost of Invisible Boundary (Ultimate Ability) from 4300 to 4500.

Loki

• Increase Damage and Healing Ratio of Loki's Doppelgängers from 80% to 90%.

Luna Snow

• Reduce Absolute Zero start-up time and increase Projectile Speed from 60m/s to 80m/s.
• New Ability: Luna can apply Number One Idol to herself (separate from Share the Stage). When Number One Idol is active, 10% of Healing to allies is converted into healing for Luna herself, and she gains a 10% Healing Boost and a 10% Damage Boost.

Rocket Raccoon

• Increase the energy cost of C.Y.A. (Ultimate Ability) from 4000 to 4300.

Ultron

• Imperative: Patch can now deploy up to 2 drones, allowing support for two allies at once.
• Imperative: Firewall now requires a target with Imperative: Patch to use. After use, Ultron gains 65 Bonus Health, the target and nearby allies get 50 Bonus Health, plus the selected ally gains a 20% Movement Speed and 10% Damage boost.
• Increase the energy cost of Rage of Ultron (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 4000.

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Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: Team-up abilities

Chilling Assault (Luna Snow- Iron Fist/Emma Frost)

• Emma Frost unlocks the new Iced Out Diamond ability through her Team-Up with Luna Snow.

Explosive Entanglement (Gambit - Magneto/Rogue)

• Rogue receives the Hearts As One ability through her team-up with Gambit.

Mental Projection (Emma Frost - Psylocke)

• Mental Projection Team-Up is now just a memory.
• Emma Frost loses the 100 Health Bonus previously gained as the Team-Up Anchor.

Sword of Duality (Cloak & Dagger - Hawkeye/Psylocke)

• Psylocke unlocks the new Light & Dark Darts ability through her Team-Up with Cloak & Dagger.

Bestial Hunt (Daredevil - The Punisher)

• Daredevil loses the Team-Up Anchor 25 Health Bonus.

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That concludes all of the buffs and nerfs coming in Marvel Rivals Season 5.5.