Overview[]
Season 3: The Abyss Awakens is the fourth Season of Marvel Rivals, taking place from July 11, 2025 to TBA. As stated in Dev Vision Vol. 5, starting in Season 3, Seasons will run for two months, divided into two halves of 4 weeks each, with Season 3.0 from 7/11/25 to 8/8/25 and Season 3.5 from 8/8/25 to TBA. This season coincides with the Power of The Phoenix BattlePass.
After lying dormant for so long, the God of the Symbiotes has finally found a way to break free from his chains. [...] our heroes must find a way to counter All-Black, the Necrosword, and burn away the encroaching darkness.
Creative Director Guangguang, Marvel Rivals: Dev Vision Vol. 07
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New Heroes[]
Season 3.0
Season 3.5
New Maps[]
Season 3.0
- Klyntar: Celestial Husk (Domination)
Active Team-Ups[]
See also: Team-Ups and Team-Ups/Retired Team-Ups
New Team-Ups are highlighted in green, Team-Ups with added or removed members are highlighted in orange, and Retired Team-Ups (not active this Season) are shown in red and crossed out. The Season each Team-Up was introduced is shown in superscript.
Season 3.0
There are 20 Team-Ups in Season 3.0.
Arcane Order S2.0- Atlas Bond S0
- Chilling Assault S2.5
- Dimensional Shortcut S0
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ESU AlumnusS0 - Ever-Burning Bond S3.0
- Human Torch - Spider-Man
- Fantastic Four S1.0
- Fastball Special S0
- Gamma Monstro S0
- Guardian Revival S0
- Jeff-Nado S2.5
- Lunar Force S0
- Mental Projection S2.0
- Operation: Microchip S2.5
- Planet X Pals S0
- Primal Flame S3.0
- Phoenix - Wolverine
- Ragnarok Rebirth S0
- Rocket Network S2.5
- Stark Protocol S2.5
- Iron Man - Ultron / Squirrel Girl
- Stars Aligned S2.0
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Storming IgnitionS1.5 - Symbiote Shenanigans S2.5
- Venom - Jeff the Land Shark / Hela
New Costumes and Cosmetics[]
See also: Costumes/List by Release Date, Costumes/Customization, and Category:Cosmetics
Season 3.0
New Features
- Accessories
- Small keychains which will display on a Hero in-game
- Obtained with Accessory Points , which are earned by playing matches in Quick Match, Competitive, or Practice vs AI
- Ultimate VFX
- Special visual effects available for certain Costumes
- These will not display for other players to maintain visual clarity during matches.
- Obtained with Unstable Molecules
- Nameplate Frames
- New rewards for reaching Diamond and Platinum ranks in Competitive
- Lobby Background
- Will now change to match the equipped costume of the Hero displayed
- College Student Perks
- College students who register with their school's email can trial 10 Costumes and MVPs for this Season
Accessories
Ultimate VFX during Scarlet Witch's Ultimate Ability, Reality Erasure, with the Immortal Sovereign Costume
Lobby background with the Captain Klyntar costume equipped for Captain America
- Unstable Molecules
- Will now be available through the BattlePass and Events
- Used to purchase Chromas as well as the new Ultimate VFX
- MVP
- No longer costume specific; any MVP can now be equipped with any Costume
SEASON 3.0 COSTUMES
UPCOMING (7/25)
UPCOMING (8/1)
UPCOMING (UNKNOWN DATE)
UNCONFIRMED*
SEASON 3.0 RECOLORS
SEASON 3.0 CHROMAS
* The unconfirmed section contains costumes which have been seen in-game (ex. Gallery Cards), in promotional material, in behind-the-scenes material (ex. Dev Vision, Art Vision), in tie-in comics, or teased by developers. This will not include any datamined costumes. Costumes will be moved to the Upcoming section when they are officially announced or seen in Season Previews. Not every costume may make into the game in the current Season or at all.
BattlePass[]
The Power Of The Phoenix BattlePass coincides with Season 3, being 12 pages long. The Luxury Upgrade costs 990 Lattice 
, which is required to obtain any cosmetics which say 
LUXURY in the bottom right. Despite the new season length being 2 months, the BattlePasses will remain the same length and price, with players instead being rewarded with more Chrono Tokens 
to balance with previous seasons.
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| Symbiote Squirrel [Costume] | ||
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| UNLOCK LUXURY BATTLEPASS TO CLAIM | ||
| Fun for All [Emote] | Symbiote Squirrel [Spray] | Phoenix [Nameplate] |
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| Symbiote Squirrel [Nameplate] | 100 Unstable Molecules | |
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| Alien Awesomeness [MVP] | ||
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| Black Panther Emblem [Nameplate] | Golden Panther [Spray] | Golden Panther [Nameplate] |
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| Jeff the Land Shark Emblem [Spray] | Golden Panther [Costume] | |
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| Mystic Herb Might [Emote] | ||
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| 100 Lattice | ||
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| Wolverine Emblem [Nameplate] | Weapon PhoeniX [Spray] | Fiery Fury [Emote] |
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| 100 Unstable Molecules | Weapon PhoeniX [Costume] | |
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| Weapon PhoeniX [Nameplate] | ||
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| 100 Units | ||
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| 100 Units | 100 Unstable Molecules | Groot Emblem [Spray] |
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| Symbiote Flora [Spray] | Symbiote Flora [Costume] | |
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| Symbiote Flora [Nameplate] | ||
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| Blossoming Hope [Emote] | ||
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| 100 Unstable Molecules | Phoenix King [Nameplate] | Phoenix King [Spray] |
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| Divine Assistance [MVP] | Phoenix King [Costume] | |
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| Burst of Laughter [Emote] | ||
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| 100 Units | ||
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| Flarkin' Klyntar [Gallery Card] |
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| 200
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| 100 Units | All-Black [Collectable] | Blade [Nameplate] |
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| King in White [Spray] | King in White [Costume] | |
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| King in White [Nameplate] | ||
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| 100 Unstable Molecules | ||
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| PAGE 8 | ||
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| 100 Unstable Molecules | Black Suit [Spray] | Black Suit [Nameplate] |
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| Evil Dance [Emote] | Black Suit Style [Costume] | |
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| Ties Reforged [MVP] | ||
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| 100 Lattice | ||
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| Fiery Toast [Emote] | Phoenix Diamond [Spray] | 100 Units |
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| 100 Lattice | Phoenix Diamond [Costume] | |
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| Phoenix Diamond [Nameplate] | ||
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| Celestial Flames | ||
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| 100 Lattice | 100 Units | Symbiote Raccoon [Spray] |
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| Symbiote Raccoon [Nameplate] | Symbiote Raccoon [Costume] | |
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| Cozy Chaos [Emote] | ||
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| Victory Bound [MVP] | ||
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| PAGE 11 | ||
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| 100 Lattice | Devouring Duo [Spray] | Cohesive Cling [Emote] |
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| 100 Lattice | Devouring Duo [Costume] | |
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| Devouring Duo [Nameplate] | ||
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| Master Of The Playground [MVP] | ||
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| Light In The Darkness [Gallery Card] |
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| 200
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Events[]
Season 3.0- Twitch Drops
- Season 3 Twitch Drops (07/11/25 - 8/8/25)
- Hawkeye - Will of Galacta ★ and other Cosmetics
- Season 3 Twitch Drops (07/11/25 - 8/8/25)
- Milano Repair Logs (7/11/25 - 8/8/25)
- Gallery Card and other Cosmetics (unlocked via completing missions and milestone rewards)
- Storm - Symbiote Storm ★ (unlocked upon completion of all event missions)
- Summer Special (7/17/25 - 8/15/25)
- An Event version of the Combat Chest where players earn experience by participating in matches and level up your Combat Chest to unlock level milestone rewards.
- Purchase Premium to unlock extra rewards and make the Event time unlimited.
- Free: Thor - Worthy Waves ★
- Premium: The Thing - Sunshine Thing, Luna Snow - Cool Summer
- 2 new Limited-Time Costumes available for the duration of the event
- An Event version of the Combat Chest where players earn experience by participating in matches and level up your Combat Chest to unlock level milestone rewards.
Competitive[]
| SEASON 3.0 | ||||||||
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| RANK |  Gold III
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 Platinum III
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 Diamond III
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 Grandmaster III
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 Celestial III
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 Eternity
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Top 500 | |
| REWARD |  |
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| ★ Emerald Flames ★ | Phoenix Feathers | Phoenix Force | Grandmaster Crest of Honor (S3.0) | Celestial Crest of Honor (S3.0) | Eternity & One Above All Crest of Honor (S3.0) | Top 500 Crest of Honor (S3.0) | ||
- Rank Reset: Based on your final Season 2.5 rank, ranks will be demoted by 7 divisions. For example, if you ended the season at Diamond I, your Season 3 journey begins at Gold II.
- New Rank Settlement Rewards: Nameplate Frame rewards for Diamond and Platinum ranks.
Lore[]
See Season 3: The Abyss Awakens/Lore
Balance Updates[]
Season 3.0Vanguards
- Emma Frost
- Reduce Telepathic Pulse Damage at 99 energy from 120/s to 110/s and from 150/s to 140/s at 100 energy.
- Reduce Diamond Form Damage Reduction from 30% to 25%.
- Reduce the energy cost of Psionic Seduction (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 3400.
- The Thing
- New Ability Battle Blitz: The Thing leaps toward enemies, gaining 25% Damage Reduction. Leap targeting distance to enemies is 20m.
- Stone Haymaker New Effect: Knocks down hit flying enemies.
- Venom
- Increase Cellular Corrosion enemy slow effect from 15% to 25%.
Duelist
- Human Torch
- Reduce Fire Cluster Damage per projectile from 6 to 5.5.
- Reduce Supernova (Ultimate Ability) activation shockwave Damage from 80 to 75 and Fire Tornadoes DoT from 120/s to 110/s.
- Add Team-Up Anchor bonus 5% Damage boost.
- Iron Man
- Reduce the first two Repulsor Blast hits from 40 to 35 and from 50 to 45 while in Armor Overdrive.
- Increase energy cost of Invincible Pulse Cannon (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3400.
- Mister Fantastic
- Reduce Inflated state Bonus Health from 400 to 350.
- Namor
- Increase Trident of Neptune Projectile Damage from 70 to 75 and Projectile Speed from 120m/s to 150m/s.
- Increase Wrath of the Seven Seas Projectile Speed from 120m/s to 150m/s.
- Scarlet Witch
- Reduce max slow rate during Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability) charge period from 35% to 25% and increase Damage from 750 to 850.
- Spider-Man
- Increase 'Get Over Here!' kick Damage when pulled to enemies from 50 to 55.
- Increase Spider-Power midair Damage from 50 to 55.
- Increase Amazing Combo Damage from 55 to 60.
- The Punisher
- Reduce Culling Turret Projectile Damage from 12 to 10, and decrease the Spell Field Damage from 12 to 10.
- Increase the energy cost of Final Judgement (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3700.
- Winter Soldier
- Adjust Roterstern Damage Falloff maximum at 40m from 60% to 70%.
- Wolverine
- Increase Feral Leap strike duration from 4s to 5s and increase its cooldown from 12s to 15s.
- Increase Berserk Claw Strike Base Damage from 6 to 8. Reduce Percentage Damage per attack at maximum Rage from 4.5% to 3.5%. (Patch 20250717)
- Increase Regenerative Healing Factor cooldown from 90s to 105s. Increase cooldown reduction from 10s to 12s when participating in KOs. (Patch 20250717)
Strategist
- Invisible Woman
- Increase Orb Projection healing on launch from 40 to 45 and damage from 20 to 25. Reduce healing on return from 40 to 35 and damage from 20 to 15
- Loki
- Increase the energy cost of God of Mischief (Ultimate Ability) from 4000 to 4300.
- Mantis
- Healing Flower New Effect: Heals allies by 2.5%/s. Reduce base healing from 20/s to 12.5/s.
- Increase energy cost of Soul Resurgence (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 4300. Increase Bonus Max Health from 100 to 150.
- Ultron
- Reduced Dynamic Flight acceleration effect time from 8s to 6s.
- Reduce Imperative: Firewall Bonus Health to self from 75 to 65 and to allies from 55 to 50.
- Ever-Burning Bond (Human Torch - Spider-Man)
- As the Team-Up Anchor, Human Torch gains a 5% boost in damage output.
- Spider-Man unlocks the new Inferno Blast ability through his team-up with Human Torch.
- Primal Flame (Phoenix - Wolverine)
- As the Team-Up Anchor, Phoenix gains a 10% boost in damage output.
- Wolverine gains the new Phoenix Warrior ability through his Team-Up with Phoenix.
Adjusted or Removed
- ESU Alumnus
(Spider-Man - Squirrel Girl)
- The Team-Up Anchor effect for Spider-Man has been removed, along with the ESU Alumnus Team-Up Ability.
- Squirrel Girl loses the Webbed Acorn ability previously gained from her Team-Up with Spider-Man.
- Stark Protocol (Iron Man - Ultron/Squirrel Girl)
- Squirrel Girl gains the new Squirrel Missile ability from her Team-Up with Iron Man.
- Storming Ignition
(Storm - Human Torch)
- Storm loses the Burning Hurricane ability gained from her Team-Up with Human Torch.
- Human Torch loses the Omega Fire ability gained from his Team-Up with Storm.
- Symbiote Shenanigans (Venom - Jeff the Land Shark/Hela)
- Hela gains the Hel Tendrils ability through her Team-Up with Venom.
Balance Changes
- Guardian Revival (Adam Warlock - Star-Lord/Mantis)
- Increase Leader's Soul and Nature's Soul ability cooldown from 120s to 135s.
- Symbiote Shenanigans (Venom - Jeff the Land Shark)
- Increase Guardian of the Deep maximum Bonus Health from 50 to 100 and max tendril link period from 3s to 5s.
- Primal Flame (Phoenix - Wolverine)
- Reduce Lifesteal gained during Phoenix Warrior from 33% to 25%. (Patch 20250717)
Other New Content[]
Season 3.0- Matches
- Enhanced post-match result screen which will show Experience gained, Proficiency Points gained, Accessory Points gained, BattlePass progress, and Event progress
- Mission System
- Daily Missions Removed: Their Chrono Token rewards will be redistributed to other missions.
- Weekly Missions Improved: Unfinished weekly missions will now roll over and can be completed until the mid-season ends.
- New Season Missions: These last the entire season and can be completed repeatedly for rewards.
- More Mission Types: New missions added, while excessive hero-specific missions have been removed.
- Competitive
- Rank Reset: Based on your final Season 2.5 rank, ranks will be demoted by 7 divisions. For example, if you ended the season at Diamond I, your Season 3 journey begins at Gold II.
- New Rank Settlement Rewards: New rewards have landed, and they're hotter than a supernova! Reach Gold for the incredible Phoenix - Emerald Flames ★ costume, and earn fresh Crests of Honor for Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity, and the illustrious Top 500.
- This season, we're igniting some fiery fun with brand-new Nameplate Frame rewards for Diamond and Platinum ranks.
- New Systems
- Accessories: Earn Accessory Points in Quick Play and Competitive matches and redeem them in the Shop for hero-specific accessories.
- Accessory Points can now be earned via Practice VS. AI. (Patch 20250717)
- Student Perks: College students can verify their school email to get free trial access to 10 costumes.
- Main Menu Update: New Events tab for easy event tracking.
- Discord Integration: Reconnect your Discord account after the update to receive 100 Units and unlock new features: Chat with Discord friends in-game and message in-game friends via Discord when not in the game.
- New Practice Option: Team captains can now queue all members into the same practice Doom Match session.
- Accessories: Earn Accessory Points in Quick Play and Competitive matches and redeem them in the Shop for hero-specific accessories.
- Tournaments
- The third season of the Marvel Rivals Championship is here! Dynamic nameplate designs have been introduced for champion, runner-up, and third-place. Play 10 Open Qualifiers for an exclusive spray reward. Platinum III remains the minimum sign-up rank, with faction slots for each region increased to 2,500. The sign-up phase is shorter due to the season length adjustment. Stay tuned for the official schedule and check the Marvel Rivals Championship rules for details.
- New Verified Faction System: Officially approved Factions get access to a unique name pool, verified name styles, and exclusive icons.
- Replays
- The new client will no longer support replay playback for Season 2
- Optimizations
- Match Summary Revamp: More detailed stats and functions added.
- Gallery Update: Merged "Serials" and "Special Edition," added a new "Cinematics" tab featuring map cutscenes.
- Costume MVPs: Previously Costume-Exclusive MVPs can now be used with any costume for greater customization. Mix and match freely!
For bug fixes and full Patch Notes, see:
- Modes
- New competitive mode to be introduced (more details to come)
Gallery[]
Season 3 Announcement
Phoenix Character Reveal
Klyntar: Celestial Husk Map Reveal
Power of the Phoenix BattlePass
Until We Are One
College Student Perks
Season 3.0 Roadmap
Season 3.0 Content Overview
Season 3- The Abyss Awakens Official Trailer - Fire and Shadow Collide on July 11th! - Marvel Rivals
Season 3 The Abyss Awakens - Dev Vision Vol. 07 - Marvel Rivals
Phoenix- Fire and Life Incarnate - Character Reveal - Marvel Rivals
Klyntar- Celestial Husk - Map Reveal - Marvel Rivals
Milano Repair Logs
Twitch Drops Season 3.0
Season 3.0 Discord Quest
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Season 3 Gallery Card Preview. Miller Ross (@mmmmmmmmiller).
- ↑ Season 3: The Abyss Awakens Official Trailer. Marvel Rivals.
- ↑ Season 3 Gallery Card Preview 2. Miller Ross (@mmmmmmmmiller).