Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 update patch notes: New hero, shop items and more

NetEase has revealed the new Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 update patch notes, which highlight the major content that will be available in the game. Gambit's wife, Rogue, finally makes her debut in the second half of Season 5, and the store also got a few dashing outfits for her and some other heroes. There were also several hero balance changes for Marvel Rivals Season 5.5.

This article will cover the Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 update patch notes.

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Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 patch notes

New Hero

• Rogue charms her way into Marvel Rivals!

New Story

• New Rogue Lore - Forever Alone

New Event: Seeds Of The Gardener

• Complete missions to earn a FREE costume: Iron Man - Mark I!

• Other rewards include Iron Fist's Shenloong Champion costume, Captain America's Capwolf costume, and more.

New event pass (Image via NetEase)

New Systems & New Content

Spectator System Improvements:

• Added toggles for always displaying both teams' banned heroes.
• Added option to disable first-person spectator UI.
• New Emote Additions: Added Rogue, Storm, Iron Man, Ultron, Mister Fantastic, and Spider-Man to the "Take a Seat" emote.

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New In Store

• Rogue - Savage South Bundle
• Rocket Raccoon - Rocket of the Rafters Bundle
• Rogue - Savage South Emoji Bundle
• Rogue - Searing Heart

Available From: December 12th, 2025 at 09:00:00 (UTC)

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Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: Anniversary Events & Limited-Time Shop Adjustments

To celebrate the upcoming holidays and New Year, we're extending the availability period for select anniversary events and store items:

Events:

• Jeff's Break Time
• Van Dyne's: Grand Opening

The above events are now available until January 1st, 2026, at 09:00:00 (UTC).

Store

• Magik - New Millennia Might Bundle
• Doctor Strange - Bleeker Street Strut Bundle
• Venom - Gummy Surprise Bundle
• Blade - Restful Recovery Bundle

The above bundles are now available until January 2nd, 2026, at 02:00:00 (UTC).

Twitch Drops

• As Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 kicks off, get ready for a new round of Twitch Drops. Simply accumulate the required viewing time to claim your rewards.

• This round's drops include the Iron Fist - Will of Galacta costume, along with related bundle content.
• Drops Period: December 12th, 2025, at 12:00:00 (UTC) to January 9th, 2026, at 09:00:00 (UTC)

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Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: Rank Adjustments

Rank Rewards

• New Gold Tier Rank Reward:

• Rogue - Queen's Defense Costume

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Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: Fixes and Optimizations

All Platforms

• MVP Mayhem Stats Showdown: Squashed a bug in 18 VS. 18 Annihilation where MVPs in Career - History stats and in-match results didn't always see eye-to-eye. The real champions now shine through, no illusions, just glory!

• Voice Modulator Mishap: Corrected abnormal voice changer intensity values in certain indoor locations. Your heroic banter is now as it should be!

Heroes

• Grounded Flyers: Fixed a bug where, under certain special circumstances, flying heroes could sometimes be grounded for good after being shot down. Now, our airborne heroes and villains are cleared for takeoff!

• Baton Blitz: Daredevil's Devil's Throw was dealing more bounces than even Matt Murdock could sense when targeting tightly-packed enemies. We've put a cap on his ricochets, now justice strikes the right number of times!
• Gamma Glitches: In unstable network conditions, Hulk's Incredible Leap could cause hit sounds to play without smashing out any damage. Now, Hulk's leaps land with the force of a true Avenger; puny bugs no more!
• Tempest Transparency: Occasionally, under special circumstances, after unleashing a Jeff-Nado, Storm's view would lose some of its electrifying effects. The weather's clear again; Storm's vision is now as sharp as her lightning!

Console

• Fixed frame rate drops caused by Galacta's "Heart Hand" emote on the anniversary event main screen.

• Fixed an issue where console users switching to PC could overwrite their voice chat settings.

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That covers all of the changes introduced in the latest Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 patch.