Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Balance Changes : Complete Hero Buffs and Nerfs List

The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 update, which will be available from December 12, 2025, features a significant number of balance adjustments that go hand in hand with the eagerly awaited first appearance of Rogue. As she comes in the lineup with fresh team-up synergies and disruptive duelist potential, the creators take advantage of this half-season update to bring back to power those heroes that are a bit underwhelming, reduce the strength of those that exceed too much, and also make sure that the changing meta is still of a good ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌nature. Below is a complete and organized look at every buff, nerf, and systemic adjustment featured in the patch.

Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Update Hero Buffs and Nerfs

Here is the list of overall Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Update Hero Buffs and Nerfs

VANGUARD

Emma​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ Frost

• Base Health increased 550 → 600.
• Removed Team-Up Anchor +100 Bonus Health (slightly reducing team-up durability but improving solo strength).
• Peni Parker
• Base Health reduced 750 → 700, lowering frontline survivability.

The Thing

• Stone Haymaker bonus damage scaling increased 8% → 10% of enemy max Health per hit.
• Yancy Street Charge anti-mobility field duration extended 3s → 5s.

Thor

• Storm Surge is no longer limited to the direction that Thor was dashing before the ultimate was activated; in fact, he can now complete his ultimate in any direction he wants to, and it is smoother and more ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌adaptable.

DUELIST

Blade

• Ancestral Sword damage 24 to 26.
• Whirlwind Slash damage 15 to 16.
• Bloodline Awakening healing reduction changed from 35% to 25%, cutting down sustain.

Human Torch

• Fire Cluster
• Reduced projectile spread.
• Damage 5 to 5.5.
• Maximum falloff changed from 60% @ 30m to 60% @ 20m.
• Blazing Blast
• Charge time 3s to 2.5s.
• Damage 40 to 45.

Phoenix

• Endsong Inferno summoned entity Health 400 to 500, ramping up pressure and uptime.

Psylocke

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

Scarlet Witch

• Increased Chthonian Burst charge gains per Chaos Control hit 0.08 to 0.1.
• Dark Seal projectile speed 40m/s to 60m/s and removed Spell Field delay.
• Reality Erasure (Ultimate) pull speed 2.4m/s to 3m/s.

The Punisher

• Adjudication damage per hit 19 to 20.

Wolverine

• Last Stand (Ultimate) is now able to aim at walls for more inventive

STRATEGIST

Gambit

• Ragin’ Royal Flush (Ultimate) energy cost 4300 → 4500.

Invisible Woman

• Invisible Boundary (Ultimate) energy cost 4300 → 4500.

Loki

• Doppelgänger damage & healing 80% → 90%.

Luna Snow

• Absolute Zero startup reduced: projectile speed 60m/s → 80m/s.
• New mechanic: She may apply Number One Idol to herself, granting:
• 10% of outgoing ally healing returned as self-healing
• +10% Healing Boost
• +10% Damage Boost

Rocket Raccoon

• C.Y.A. (Ultimate) energy cost 4000 → 4300.

Ultron

• Imperative: Patch now deploys 2 drones, supporting two allies.
• Imperative: Firewall now requires a patched ally, and upon activation:
• Ultron gains +65 Bonus Health
• Target & nearby allies gain +50 Bonus Health
• Selected ally gains 20% Movement Speed & 10% Damage Boost
• Rage of Ultron (Ultimate) energy cost 3700 → 4000.

TEAM-UP ABILITY CHANGES

• Chilling Assault (Luna Snow – Iron Fist / Emma Frost): Emma gains Iced Out Diamond.
• Explosive Entanglement (Gambit – Magneto / Rogue): Rogue gains Hearts As One.
• Mental Projection (Emma Frost – Psylocke): Removed; Emma loses +100 Anchor Health.
• Sword of Duality (Cloak & Dagger – Hawkeye / Psylocke): Psylocke gains Light & Dark Darts.
• Bestial Hunt (Daredevil – The Punisher): Daredevil loses +25 Anchor Health.

Overall, the Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 update hero buffs and nerfs usher in a healthier and more diverse battlefield as the game continues to refine team roles, synergy potential, and power pacing especially as players prepare for the upcoming Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 Release Date and the meta shifts it will bring.