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Season 5 Love is a Battlefield

Season 5: Love is a Battlefield is the sixth Season of Marvel Rivals, taking place from November 14, 2025 to January 16, 2026. Season 5.0 ran from November 14 to December 12, 2025 and Season 5.5 will run from December 12, 2025 to January 16, 2026. This season coincides with the Grand Garden Adventure BattlePass.

This season centers on Mr. and Mrs. X, Gambit and Rogue, after the Timestream Entanglement interrupted their dream wedding. To make up for the disruption, Gambit has planned a honeymoon full of surprises for Rogue. But when their journey leads to a world built by the Elders of the Universe, can their love survive the ultimate cosmic test?

Creative Director Guangguang, Marvel Rivals: Dev Vision Vol. 11
SYMBOLS GUIDE
  • Cosmetics obtained through Twitch Drops are indicated by a logo of the platform.
  • Cosmetics obtained through free events are indicated by a small Source Icon - Free Events icon.
  • Cosmetics obtained through the BattlePass or Event Passes are indicated by a small logo of the BattlePass/Event Pass, with a golden lock for Premium rewards.

New Heroes

Season 5.0
Gambit Hero Card Icon
Gambit Hero Card
Gambit
Strategist Icon
Season 5.5
Rogue Default Costume LoC
Rogue Hero Card
Rogue
Vanguard Icon

New Maps

Season 5.0

Times Square Map

Times Square
Grand Garden Map

Grand Garden


Season 5.5

Jeffland Map

Jeffland

Game Modes

Season 5.0

Season 5.5

Active Team-Ups

See also: Team-Ups

The Season each Team-Up was introduced is shown in superscript.

There are 21 Team-Ups in Season 5.5.

Adjusted Team-Ups

  • Chilling Assault 2 Chilling Assault S0
    • Luna Snow - Iron Fist / Emma Frost
  • Explosive Entanglement Explosive Entanglement S5.0
    • Gambit - Magneto / Rogue
  • Sword of Duality Sword of Duality S5.0
    • Cloak & Dagger - Hawkeye / Psylocke

Removed Team-Ups

  • Mental Projection Mental Projection S2.0
    • Emma Frost - Psylocke

Unchanged Team-Ups

  • Arcane Order Arcane Order S2.0
  • Blade of Khonshu Blade of Khonshu S5.0
  • Deep Wrath Deep Wrath S4.5
  • Divine Armory Divine Armory S4.0
  • Duality Dance Duality Dance S3.5
  • Ever-Burning Bond Ever-Burning Bond S3.0
  • Fantastic Four Team-Up Icon Fantastic Four S1.0
  • Fastball Special Fastball Special S0
  • First Steps First Steps S3.0
  • Gamma Charge Gamma Charge S0
  • Jeff-Nado Jeff-Nado S2.5
  • Planet x Pals Planet X Pals S0
  • Rocket Network 2 Rocket Network S2.5
  • Stark Protocol Stark Protocol S2.5
  • Stars Aligned Stars Aligned S2.0
  • Symbiote Shenanigans Symbiote Shenanigans S2.5
  • Vibrant Vitality Vibrant Vitality S2.5

There are 22 Team-Ups in Season 5.0.

New Team-Ups

  • Explosive Entanglement Explosive Entanglement S5.0
    • Gambit - Magneto
  • Sword of Duality Sword of Duality S5.0
    • Cloak & Dagger - Hawkeye
  • Blade of Khonshu Blade of Khonshu S5.0
    • Moon Knight - Blade

Adjusted Team-Ups

  • Mental Projection Mental Projection S2.0
    • Emma Frost - Magneto / Psylocke
  • Chilling Assault 2 Chilling Assault S0
    • Luna Snow - Iron Fist / Hawkeye
  • Primal Flame 2 Primal Flame S3.0
    • Phoenix - Wolverine / Black Widow

Removed Team-Ups

  • Lunar Force Lunar Force S0
    • Cloak & Dagger - Moon Knight / Blade
  • Operation Microchip Operation: Microchip S2.5
    • The Punisher - Black Widow

Unchanged Team-Ups

  • Arcane Order Arcane Order S2.0
  • Deep Wrath Deep Wrath S4.5
  • Divine Armory Divine Armory S4.0
  • Duality Dance Duality Dance S3.5
  • Ever-Burning Bond Ever-Burning Bond S3.0
  • Fantastic Four Team-Up Icon Fantastic Four S1.0
  • Fastball Special Fastball Special S0
  • First Steps First Steps S3.0
  • Gamma Charge Gamma Charge S0
  • Jeff-Nado Jeff-Nado S2.5
  • Planet x Pals Planet X Pals S0
  • Rocket Network 2 Rocket Network S2.5
  • Stark Protocol Stark Protocol S2.5
  • Stars Aligned Stars Aligned S2.0
  • Symbiote Shenanigans Symbiote Shenanigans S2.5
  • Vibrant Vitality Vibrant Vitality S2.5

New Costumes and Cosmetics

See also: Costumes/List by Release Date and Costumes/Customization

Season 5.0 Costumes

Source Icon - Limited-Time
Doctor Strange Bleeker Street Strut LoC Icon
BLEEKER STREET STRUT
LEGENDARY
Skins - Ultimate Effect IconSkins - Chroma Icon
Source Icon - Jeff's Break Time (Premium)
Invisible Woman Disappearing Dessert LoC Icon
DISAPPEARING DESSERT
LEGENDARY
Skins - Ultimate Effect IconCustomize Styles Icon
Source Icon - Jeff's Break Time (Free)
Jeff the Land Shark Business Shark LoC Icon
BUSINESS SHARK
LEGENDARY
Skins - Ultimate Effect IconSkins - Chroma Icon
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Luna Snow Cherry Delight LoC Icon
CHERRY DELIGHT
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Magik New Millenia Might LoC Icon
NEW MILLENNIA MIGHT
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - S5 (Premium)
Namor Monstro King LoC Icon
MONSTRO KING
LEGENDARY
Skins - Ultimate Effect IconSkins - Chroma Icon
Source Icon - Van Dyne's Grand Opening (Premium)
Psylocke Daring Daifuku LoC Icon
DARING DAIFUKU
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - S5 (Premium)
Scarlet Witch Witch of the Evil Eye LoC Icon
WITCH OF THE EVIL EYE
LEGENDARY
Skins - Ultimate Effect IconSkins - Chroma Icon
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Venom Gummy Surprise LoC Icon
GUMMY SURPRISE
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - S5 (Free)
Adam Warlock Magus LoC Icon
MAGUS
EPIC
Source Icon - S5 (Premium)
Angela Odin's Beautiful Daughter LoC Icon
ODIN'S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER
EPIC
Source Icon - S5 (Premium)
Black Widow Midnight Suspense LoC Icon
MIDNIGHT SUSPENSE
EPIC
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Blade Restful Recovery LoC Icon
RESTFUL RECOVERY
EPIC

Gambit Thieves Guildmaster LoC Icon

THIEVES GUILDMASTER
EPIC

Magneto Temporal Tyrant LoC Icon

TEMPORAL TYRANT
EPIC
Source Icon - Jeff's Break Time (Premium)
Mister Fantastic Dad-tastic Reed LoC Icon
DAD-TASTIC REED
EPIC
Source Icon - S5 (Premium)
The Punisher Franken-Castle LoC Icon
FRANKEN-CASTLE
EPIC
Source Icon - S5 (Premium)
Ultron Infinity Ultron LoC Icon
Theme Icon - What If...?
INFINITY ULTRON
EPIC
Source Icon - S5 (Premium)
Groot Big Buddy LoC Icon
BIG BUDDY
RARE
Source Icon - S5 (Premium)
Hela Merciful Queen LoC Icon
Theme Icon - What If...?
MERCIFUL QUEEN
RARE
Source Icon - Free Events
Spider-Man Iron Spider LoC Icon
IRON SPIDER
RARE

Season 5.0 Recolors

Gambit Crimson Heart LoC Icon

CRIMSON HEART
RARE

Gambit Sacrificial Pawn LoC Icon

Theme Icon - Season 5 Ranked
SACRIFICIAL PAWN
RARE
Source Icon - Twitch Drops
Phoenix Will of Galacta LoC Icon
WILL OF GALACTA
RARE
Source Icon - S5 (Free)
The Thing Blue Thing LoC Icon
BLUE THING
RARE

Season 5.0 Chromas

Disappearing Dessert (Alluring Apple) Chroma Icon
Invisible Woman Alluring Apple LoC Icon
ALLURING APPLE
LEGENDARY
Disappearing Dessert (Mango Magic) Chroma Icon
Invisible Woman Mango Magic LoC Icon
MANGO MAGIC
LEGENDARY
Cherry Delight (Blueberry Ice) Chroma Icon
Luna Snow Blueberry Ice LoC Icon
BLUEBERRY ICE
LEGENDARY
Cherry Delight (Fruit Cake Flurry) Chroma Icon
Luna Snow Fruit Cake Flurry LoC Icon
FRUIT CAKE FLURRY
LEGENDARY
Daring Daifuku (Grape Wagashi) Chroma Icon
Psylocke Grape Wagashi LoC Icon
GRAPE WAGASHI
LEGENDARY
Daring Daifuku (Matcha Mirage) Chroma Icon
Psylocke Matcha Mirage LoC Icon
MATCHA MIRAGE
LEGENDARY
Gummy Surprise (Frosted Agony) Chroma Icon
Venom Frosted Agony LoC Icon
FROSTED AGONY
LEGENDARY
Gummy Surprise (Phage Palette) Chroma Icon
Venom Phage Palette LoC Icon
PHAGE PALETTE
LEGENDARY

Season 5.5 Costumes

Adam Warlock Cosmic Warlock LoC Icon

COSMIC WARLOCK
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - Seeds of the Gardener (Premium)
Captain America Capwolf LoC Icon
CAPWOLF
LEGENDARY
Skins - Ultimate Effect Icon
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Cloak & Dagger Ice Pas de Deux LoC Icon
ICE PAS DE DEUX
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Loki Lady Loki LoC Icon
LADY LOKI
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Peni Parker Snow-SP--dr LoC Icon
SNOW-SP//DR
LEGENDARY
Skins - Ultimate Effect Icon
Phoenix Ice Phoenix LoC Icon
ICE PHOENIX
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - Gone Nutty For Gifts (Premium)
Squirrel Girl Tinsel Tail LoC Icon
TINSEL TAIL
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Star-Lord Starcracker LoC Icon
STARCRACKER
LEGENDARY
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Daredevil Not Daredevil LoC Icon
NOT DAREDEVIL
EPIC

Human Torch Jack of Hearts LoC Icon

JACK OF HEARTS
EPIC
Source Icon - Seeds of the Gardener (Premium)
Iron Fist Shenloong Champion LoC Icon
SHENLOONG CHAMPION
EPIC
Source Icon - Seeds of the Gardener (Free)
Iron Man Mark I LoC Icon
MARK I
EPIC

Rocket Raccoon Rocket of the Rafters LoC Icon

ROCKET OF THE RAFTERS
EPIC

Rogue Savage South LoC Icon

SAVAGE SOUTH
EPIC
Source Icon - Limited-Time
Thor God of Winter LoC Icon
GOD OF WINTER
EPIC
Source Icon - Gone Nutty For Gifts (Premium)
Winter Soldier Winter Buckaroo LoC Icon
WINTER BUCKAROO
EPIC

Season 5.5 Recolors

Source Icon - Gone Nutty For Gifts (Free)
Magneto Black & Gold LoC Icon
BLACK & GOLD
EPIC
Source Icon - Twitch Drops
Iron Fist Will of Galacta LoC Icon
WILL OF GALACTA
RARE

Rogue Searing Heart LoC Icon

SEARING HEART
RARE

Rogue Queen's Defense LoC Icon

Theme Icon - Season 5 Ranked
QUEEN'S DEFENSE
RARE

Season 5.5 Chromas

Cuddly Fuzzlefin (Blue Blizzard) Chroma Icon
Jeff the Land Shark Blue Blizzard LoC Icon
BLUE BLIZZARD
EPIC
Cuddly Fuzzlefin (Powder Pink) Chroma Icon
Jeff the Land Shark Powder Pink LoC Icon
POWDER PINK
EPIC


Season 5.0
Feature Updates

New Features

  • Style Parts
    • Introduction of interchangeable parts for costumes, first added for the Jeff the Land Shark costume, Business Shark Legendary Skin Rarity Icon
  • Galacta Styles
    • Change Galacta's appearance in the BattlePass - Reality Link Point interface
  • Marvel Rivals Discord Shop (Experimental Feature)
    • Purchase and gift Marvel Rivals cosmetics through Discord


Season 5.5
Feature Updates

BattlePass

The Grand Garden Adventure BattlePass coincides with Season 5, being 12 pages long. The Luxury Upgrade costs 990 Lattice Units, which is required to obtain any cosmetics with a Luxury BattlePass Required LUXURY tag.

Page 1
CosInfo - Namor Monstro King BP
Monstro King
Purchase the Luxury BattlePass to get it!
Emote Icon - Set Sail
Set Sail
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Monstro King
Monstro King
Chrono Tokens 200
Nameplate Icon - Gambit
Gambit
Chrono Tokens 200
Nameplate Icon - Monstro King
Monstro King
Chrono Tokens 200
Unstable Molecules
100 Unstable Molecules
Chrono Tokens 200
MVP Icon - Hail to the King
Hail to the King
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 2
Spray Icon - The Thing Emblem
The Thing Emblem
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Big Buddy
Big Buddy
Chrono Tokens 200
Nameplate Icon - Big Buddy
Big Buddy
Chrono Tokens 200
Units Bundle Icon
100 Units
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - Groot Big Buddy Icon
Big Buddy
Chrono Tokens 400
Emote Icon - Mini Milano
Mini Milano
Chrono Tokens 200
Lattice Bundle Icon
100 Lattice
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 3
Nameplate Icon - Franken-Castle
Franken-Castle
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Franken-Castle
Franken-Castle
Chrono Tokens 200
Emote Icon - Volt Verdict
Volt Verdict
Chrono Tokens 200
Unstable Molecules
100 Unstable Molecules
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - The Punisher Franken-Castle Icon
Franken-Castle
Chrono Tokens 400
MVP Icon - Reanimated Fury
Reanimated Fury
Chrono Tokens 200
Units Bundle Icon
100 Units
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 4
Units Bundle Icon
100 Units
Chrono Tokens 200
Unstable Molecules
100 Unstable Molecules
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - The Punisher Emblem
The Punisher Emblem
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Blue Thing
Blue Thing
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - The Thing Blue Thing Icon
Blue Thing
Chrono Tokens 400
Nameplate Icon - Blue Thing
Blue Thing
Chrono Tokens 200
Emote Icon - Shaving
Shaving
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 5
Lattice Bundle Icon
100 Lattice
Chrono Tokens 200
Nameplate Icon - Midnight Suspense
Midnight Suspense
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Midnight Suspense
Midnight Suspense
Chrono Tokens 200
MVP Icon - Phantom of the Operatives
Phantom of the Operatives
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - Black Widow Midnight Suspense Icon
Midnight Suspense
Chrono Tokens 400
Emote Icon - Poised to Strike
Poised to Strike
Chrono Tokens 200
Units Bundle Icon
100 Units
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 6
Gallery Card Love is a Battlefield - Grand Games
Grand Games
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 7
Units Bundle Icon
100 Units
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Merciful Queen
Merciful Queen
Chrono Tokens 200
Nameplate Icon - Rogue
Rogue
Chrono Tokens 200
Nameplate Icon - Merciful Queen
Merciful Queen
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - Hela Merciful Queen Icon
Merciful Queen
Chrono Tokens 400
Emote Icon - Peace Bringer
Peace Bringer
Chrono Tokens 200
Unstable Molecules
100 Unstable Molecules
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 8
Unstable Molecules
100 Unstable Molecules
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Odin's Beautiful Daughter
Odin's Beautiful Daughter
Chrono Tokens 200
Nameplate Icon - Odin's Beautiful Daughter
Odin's Beautiful Daughter
Chrono Tokens 200
Emote Icon - Crouching Tiger
Crouching Tiger
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - Angela Odin's Beautiful Daughter Icon
Odin's Beautiful Daughter
Chrono Tokens 400
MVP Icon - Radiant Tiger Strike
Radiant Tiger Strike
Chrono Tokens 200
Lattice Bundle Icon
100 Lattice
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 9
Emote Icon - Control Confirmed
Control Confirmed
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Infinity Ultron
Infinity Ultron
Chrono Tokens 200
Units Bundle Icon
100 Units
Chrono Tokens 200
Lattice Bundle Icon
100 Lattice
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - Ultron Infinity Ultron Icon
Infinity Ultron
Chrono Tokens 400
Nameplate Icon - Infinity Ultron
Infinity Ultron
Chrono Tokens 200
MVP Icon - Eternal Peace Protocol
Eternal Peace Control
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 10
Collectable - Chronovium Die of The Grandmaster
Chronovium Die of The Grandmaster
Chrono Tokens 200
Unstable Molecules
100 Unstable Molecules
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Magus
Magus
Chrono Tokens 200
Nameplate Icon - Magus
Magus
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - Adam Warlock Magus Icon
Magus
Chrono Tokens 400
Emote Icon - Brilliance Beckons
Brilliance Beckons
Chrono Tokens 200
MVP Icon - Dark Arcanum
Dark Arcanum
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 11
Lattice Bundle Icon
100 Lattice
Chrono Tokens 200
Spray Icon - Witch of the Evil Eye
Witch of the Evil Eye
Chrono Tokens 200
Emote Icon - Petals of Promise
Petals of Promise
Chrono Tokens 200
Lattice Bundle Icon
100 Lattice
Chrono Tokens 200
CosInfo - Scarlet Witch Witch of the Evil Eye Icon
Witch of the Evil Eye
Chrono Tokens 400
Nameplate Icon - Witch of the Evil Eye
Witch of the Evil Eye
Chrono Tokens 200
MVP Icon - Embrace, Emerge, Empower
Embrace, Emerge, Empower
Chrono Tokens 200

Page 12
Gallery Card Love is a Battlefield - Museum Security
Museum Security
Chrono Tokens 200

The Season 1 Darkhold BattlePass was made available to purchase again from 11/27/25 to 12/11/25 for an increased price of 1190 Lattice Lattice.
Season 1 BattlePass Rereun 2025

Events

Season 5.0

Season 5.5

Competitive

Season 5.0

  • Team Queue Optimizations
    • Before completion of placement matches: Team size capped at 3
    • Bronze Bronze to Grandmaster Grandmaster: Team up with any party size except five-stack
    • Celestial Celestial to One Above All One Above All: Only solo or duo queue allowed.
    • If multiple restrictions apply, the strictest rule will take effect
  • Rewards
    • Gold III Gold Ranked Recolors unchanged; one costume per half-season
    • Crests of Honor (inc. Top 500) and Nameplate Frame rewards are now granted once per season at the season's end
  • Placement Matches
    • From Season 5 onward, your first 10 ranked matches are Placement Matches. Your performance determines your starting tier.
    • Placement Rules
      • Predicted vs. Actual Rank
        • During placement matches, you will receive a predicted rank reflecting your estimated skill level. This predicted rank is used for matchmaking and team formation during placement matches.
        • Predicted rank is not your final rank. After completing all 10 placement matches, you will be assigned your actual rank, which may differ from your predicted rank.
        • If you don't finish all placement matches this season, you will not receive any season rewards.
        • If you complete placement matches in the first half of the season, you'll keep that rank in the second half. If you don't finish placements in the first half, you must complete them in the second half to be eligible for ranked rewards.
      • Reward Rules:
        • To earn the Gold tier costume reward for a half-season, you must complete 10 ranked matches in that season's half and finish at Gold rank or higher at the end of the half-season.
        • To receive season-end rewards, you must complete placement matches and meet the required rank at season's end.
        • Example:
          • If you finish 9 placement matches in the first half of the season with an estimated rank of Platinum III, but don't complete the 10th match, you won't get the Gold costume reward. If you complete your 10th placement match in the second half of the season, you'll be eligible for season-end rewards but not both halves' Gold costumes.
          • If you play 10 ranked matches in both halves of the season, you'll be eligible for both Gold costumes and the season-end rewards.
          • Additionally, if you don't finish 10 placement matches in Season 5, your Season 6 initial estimated rank for placement matches will be Platinum III.
      • First-Time Placement
        • When doing placements for the first time (regardless of season), your initial estimated rank is determined by two criteria:
          • Initial Estimated Rank A: If you played 10 or more ranked matches in Season 4, your Season 5 placement matches estimated starting rank is your Season 4 final rank minus 3 divisions. Please note that players ranked in the Celestial II, Celestial I, Eternity, and One Above All in Season 4 will be uniformly reset to Grandmaster II as their initial estimated rank for the new season. Players in Bronze III, Bronze II, Bronze I, and Silver III will start at Bronze III as their initial estimated rank.
          • Initial Estimated Rank B: We'll also check your highest historical rank from any previous season with 10+ matches, subtract some sub-tiers, and set this as your historical initial rank for placement matches (capped at Platinum II).
        • Your higher result from A or B becomes your initial predicted rank.
        • Example:
          • If A gives Gold I and B gives Platinum III, you start placement matches at Platinum III.
          • If you do not complete 10 placement matches in Season 5, the same rules will apply the next time you do placements.
      • Subsequent Placements
        • If you've completed 10 placements and received a true rank in a previous season, future initial estimated ranks are based on your last season's final rank minus 3 sub-tiers.
        • Again, players ranked in the Celestial II, Celestial I, Eternity, and One Above All will be uniformly reset to Grandmaster II as their initial estimated rank for the new season. Players in Bronze III, Bronze II, Bronze I, and Silver III will start at Bronze III as their initial estimated rank.
          • In such circumstances, the highest rank achieved previously will no longer be taken into account.
      • New Players
        • If you have never played 10 ranked matches in a season, you are considered a new player and will start at Silver III estimated rank.
    • Match Results
      • Your final placement after completing placement matches is closely tied to wins and losses across the ten matches. Each victory or defeat moves your current estimated rank and shows roughly where you stand. After all placement matches:
        • You can be placed up to 1–2 divisions above your previous season's final rank, but you will not be placed higher than Celestial I.
        • Your lowest possible placement varies by tier but will not be lower than Bronze III.
        • If you go 5 wins and 5 losses, your final placement will be close to your initial estimated rank.
    • Placement Matchmaking
      • Team Restrictions
        • While any player is in placement matches, they may only queue in teams of up to three players. For teams that include at least one player in placement matches, the difference between the highest-ranked and lowest-ranked player in the party must be less than 3 divisions. If stricter party limits apply (for example, if the party contains players at Celestial/Eternity/One Above All tiers), those stricter limits will take precedence.
      • Matchmaking Rules
        • If a team contains any player in placement matches, the matchmaking will use the highest-ranked player in the team as the search anchor when finding teammates and opponents.
    • Penalty Rules
      • If a player in placement matches experiences a disconnect, reconnect timeout, inactivity, or similar violation, penalties depend on timing:
        • If the match ends within 90 seconds of their disconnect: Normal settlement based on match result and stats; no penalty.
        • If the match ends more than 90 seconds after their disconnect, that player will be marked as a loss for the placement match, will receive a ranked suspension, and an offense count will be recorded, regardless of match outcome.
        • If the player is judged to have deliberately AFK: if the team wins, no penalty is applied; if the team loses, the placement match result is result is calculated, they receive a ranked suspension, and an offense count is recorded.
      • If squad members (members of your stack) of a player in placement matches experience a disconnect, reconnect timeout, or similar violation, penalties depend on timing:
        • If the match ends within 90 seconds of their disconnect: Normal settlement based on match result and stats; no penalty to the squad member.
        • If the match ends more than 90 seconds after the squad member disconnects:
          • Victory: normal settlement; no penalty.
          • Defeat: A loss will be recorded for the placement match player, but no ranked suspension.
      • If teammates (other players you get matched with) of a player in placement matches experience a disconnect, reconnect timeout, or similar violation, penalties depend on timing:
        • If the match ends within 90 seconds of the teammate's disconnect: Normal settlement based on match result and stats.
        • If the match ends more than 90 seconds after the teammate disconnects:
          • Victory: normal settlement; no penalty.
          • Defeat: The match shall be deemed invalid, meaning the data from this match shall not be counted towards the rank calculation for the placement match player.

Rewards

SEASON 5
RANK Gold Rank Small
Gold III
Platinum Rank Small
Platinum III
Diamond Rank Small
Diamond III
Grandmaster Rank Small
Grandmaster III
Celestial Rank Small
Celestial III
Eternity Rank Small
Eternity
Top 500 Rank
Top 500
or play at least 10 Competitive matches
if already at Gold III
REWARD Gambit Sacrificial Pawn Table Icon
Rogue Queen's Defense Table Icon
Nameplate Frame Icon - Knightly Procession
Nameplate Frame Icon - Royal Stroll
Crest of Honor Icon - Grandmaster S5
Crest of Honor Icon - Celestial S5
Crest of Honor Icon - Eternity S5
Crest of Honor Icon - Top 500 S5
Sacrificial Pawn (S5.0) Queen's Defense (S5.5) Knightly Procession Royal Stroll Grandmaster Crest of Honor (S5) Celestial Crest of Honor (S5) Eternity & One Above All Crest of Honor (S5) Top 500 Crest of Honor (S5)

Lore

New Hero Lore

Season 5.0

Season 5.5

For more information on the season story, see Season 5: Love is a Battlefield/Lore

Balance Updates

Season 5.0

Vanguards

  • Angela
    • Buff Increase Movement Speed of Assassin's Charge accelerated dash state from 16m/s to 18m/s.
    • Buff Increase Heven's Retribution (Ultimate Ability) spear Health from 600 to 800.
  • Captain America
    • Buff Freedom Charge (Ultimate Ability) New Effect: Allies within its path gain a 30% boost to Ultimate Energy charge efficiency.
  • Groot
    • Buff Ironwood Wall New Effect: Gain Unstoppable status when within 15m of Awakened Ironwood Walls.
  • Hulk
    • Buff Gamma Burst New Effect: Each direct hit reduces Indestructible Guard cooldown by 1s.
  • Magneto
    • Buff Separate the cooldowns of Metal Bulwark and Iron Bulwark. Now, activating one won't send the other on cooldown.
    • Nerf Reduce Metal Bulwark and Iron Bulwark shield value from 250 to 200.
  • Peni Parker
    • Buff Allies in Peni's Cyber-Webs now receive the same Healing Over Time and a Movement Boost effects as her. Movement Boost for allies is 25%, Healing is 15/s. Ally excess healing converts into Bonus Health, up to 25.
  • The Thing
    • Rebalance Embattled Leap: Remove Damage Reduction from single leap target, now grants 20% Damage Reduction to all allies within 5m of his landing point. Reduce Damage Reduction to self from 25% to 20%.
    • Rebalance Battle Blitz: Remove Damage Reduction from self. Now applies 20% Vulnerability to all enemies within 5m of his landing point.
    • Rebalance Reduce Stone Haymaker base Damage from 90 to 55 and remove 50 Bonus Health gained during ability activation. New Effects: Deal bonus Damage equal to 8% of enemies' max Health per hit. Gain Bonus Health equal to damage dealt (up to 100).

Duelists

  • Hawkeye
    • Buff Increase Archer's Focus maximum Bonus Damage from 75 to 90.
  • Mister Fantastic
    • Buff Reflexive Rubber can now be used during Inflated state after reaching 100 Elasticity.
    • Rebalance Remove the 350 Bonus Health on entering Inflated state; now gain 350 Maximum Health and a one-time heal of 350, which is removed upon exiting the Inflated state.
  • Phoenix
    • Buff Adjust Cosmic Flames maximum falloff at 30m from 60% to 75%.
  • Spider-Man
    • Buff Reduce Web-Cluster energize time from 2.5s to 2s.
    • Buff Increase Amazing Combo Damage from 60 to 70.
  • Squirrel Girl
    • Buff Increase Burst Acorn Damage from 100 to 110.
  • Storm
    • Buff Increase Weather Control - Thunder's Damage Boost to allies from 10% to 12%.
    • Buff Increase Goddess Boost - Thunder's Damage Boost to allies from 12% to 15%.
  • The Punisher
    • Buff Increase base health from 275 to 300.
    • Nerf Adjust Adjudication maximum falloff at 40m from 70% to 85%.
    • Buff Increase pellets fired per Deliverance round from 14 to 16.
  • Wolverine
    • Buff Increase Savage Claw's Percentage Damage for each point of Rage from 0.045% to 0.057%.
    • Buff Increase Vicious Rampage's Percentage Damage for each point of Rage from 0.045% to 0.057%.
    • Buff Reduce Feral Leap cooldown from 15s to 12s.

Strategists

  • Adam Warlock
    • Buff Increase soul flight speed from 6m/s to 12m/s.
    • Buff Reduce Karmic Revival (Ultimate Ability) Energy cost from 4700 to 4500 and increase ally detection radius from 30m to 35m.
  • Cloak & Dagger
    • Buff Increase base health from 250 to 275.
  • Invisible Woman
    • Buff Increase Orb Projection hit damage from 25 to 30; projectile maximum range from 30m to 35m, and projectile speed from 120m/s to 150m/s.
    • Buff Increase Force Physics length from 30m to 35m.
    • Buff Guardian Shield New Effect: If no Guardian Shield is present, pressing the recall key now deploys a shield in front of Invisible Woman.
  • Loki
    • Buff Increase base health from 250 to 275.
    • Rebalance Adjust Mystical Missile's damage falloff at 30m from 50% to 80%. New Effect: Now heals directly hit allies for an extra 10 Health.
  • Rocket Raccoon
    • Buff Reduce B.R.B. cooldown from 45s to 40s.
    • Buff Increase Repair Mode maximum count from 5 to 7 and projectile speed from 60m/s to 80m/s.
    • Buff Increase Bombard Mode Projectile Speed from 150m/s to 180m/s.

Season 5.5

Vanguards

  • Emma Frost
    • Buff Increase Base Health from 550 to 600.
  • Peni Parker
    • Nerf Reduce Base Health from 750 to 700.
  • The Thing
    • Buff Increase Stone Haymaker Bonus Damage equal to enemies' max Health per hit from 8% to 10%.
    • Buff Increase the duration of the lingering anti-mobility field after Yancy Street Charge from 3s to 5s.
  • Thor
    • Rebalance 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.

Duelists

  • Blade
    • Buff Increase Ancestral Sword single-hit Damage from 24 to 26 and Whirlwind Slash single-hit Damage from 15 to 16.
    • Buff Reduce Bloodline Awakening Reduced Healing from 35% to 25%.
  • Human Torch
    • Rebalance 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.
    • Buff Blazing Blast:
      • Reduce single charge speed from 3s to 2.5s.
      • Increase hit Damage from 40 to 45.
  • Phoenix
    • Buff During Endsong Inferno (Ultimate Ability), increase Phoenix summon Health from 400 to 500.
  • Psylocke
    • Nerf Increase the energy cost of Dance of the Butterfly (Ultimate Ability) from 2800 to 3400.
  • Scarlet Witch
    • Buff Increase the charge to Chthonian Burst by Chaos Control hits from 0.08 to 0.1.
    • Buff Increase Dark Seal Projectile Speed from 40m/s to 60m/s and remove Spell Field generation delay.
    • Buff Increase Reality Erasure (Ultimate Ability) enemy pull speed during cast from 2.4m/s to 3m/s.
  • The Punisher
    • Buff Increase Adjudication damage per hit from 19 to 20.
  • Wolverine
    • Rebalance Last Stand (Ultimate Ability) can now target walls for its landing point.

Strategists

  • Gambit
    • Nerf Increase the energy cost of Ragin' Royal Flush (Ultimate Ability) from 4300 to 4500.
  • Invisible Woman
    • Nerf Increase the energy cost of Invisible Boundary (Ultimate Ability) from 4300 to 4500.
  • Loki
    • Buff Increase Damage and Healing Ratio of Loki's Doppelgängers from 80% to 90%.
  • Luna Snow
    • Buff 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
    • Nerf Increase the energy cost of C.Y.A. (Ultimate Ability) from 4000 to 4300.
  • Ultron
    • Buff Imperative: Patch can now deploy up to 2 drones, allowing support for two allies at once.
    • Buff 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.
    • Nerf Increase the energy cost of Rage of Ultron (Ultimate Ability) from 3700 to 4000.

Team-Ups

For all of the changes to team-ups, see Team-Ups

Removed

  • Emma Frost
    • Mental Projection Team-Up removed
    • Nerf Remove the Team-Up Anchor 100 Bonus Health.

Balance Changes

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

Other New Content

Season 5.0

  • New Systems
    • Cross-Progression: Account linking fully available
    • Discord Linking:
      • Xbox: Added new Discord linking and cross-platform chat
      • Xbox & PC: Added option to hide unlinked Discord friends in-game

For bug fixes and full Patch Notes, see:

Season 5.5

  • New Systems
    • Spectator System Improvements:
      • Added toggles for always displaying both teams' banned heroes.
      • Added option to disable first-person spectator UI.
  • Tournaments
    • PlayStation Cup gets a major upgrade! From January to March 2026, Marvel Rivals' PlayStation Cup will feature all-new real-time opponent matching, offering a fairer and more forgiving tournament experience. Participants will play until 3 wins or 2 losses, with final rewards based on victories. There are still no rank restrictions; assemble your PlayStation pals and join the action! Note: PlayStation Cup Factions must be formed separately and do not share roster with Marvel Rivals Championship Factions. (Version 20251225)
    • The Marvel Rivals Championship (MRC) and tournament history pages now feature historical leaderboard displays. (Version 20251225)

For bug fixes and full Patch Notes, see:

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