Marvel Rivals Season 4 Patch Notes: New Vanguard Hero, Battle Pass, and More

As Marvel Rivals Season 3.5, The Abyss Awakens, concludes, fans are eagerly anticipating Season 4, which will premiere on September 12, 2025. Season 3.5 introduced the fan-favorite duelist Blade, whose anti-healing skills and dynamic close-range combat threw the meta off, as well as the new Resource Rumble mode and the Klyntar: Throne of Knull map.

New skins like Scarlet Witch’s Phoenix Chaos and events like the Queen’s Codex kept players hooked, while balance adjustments improved tanks and competitive play. Now, Marvel Rivals is preparing for Season 4, Heart of the Dragon, which promises a new chapter in the superhero saga.

The season begins with Angela, a Vanguard who uses Ichor to make weapons like spears and shields, as a new hero, and more exciting additions. If you’re eager to learn what’s coming, read the full patch notes right here.

Marvel Rivals Season 4 Downtime Details

Marvel Rivals Season 4 downtime is confirmed to begin on September 12 at 9 AM UTC, as servers will begin to go offline during that time. Since seasonal maintenance schedules are quite longer, expect servers to be offline for at least 3 hours.

This means that you’ll be able to jump back in at around 12 Noon UTC when Season 4 finally goes live. Remember, since it’s a seasonal release, the patch size may be significantly larger, at around 30 GB, so make sure to allocate enough space on your device.

Marvel Rivals Season 4 Full Patch Notes

Angela Joins the Fight in Season 4

Marvel Rivals Season 4 introduces Angela as a new playable hero who will be a Vanguard in the game. The Norse Goddess and Thor’s sister, Angela, can use her Ichors to create Axe and Shield in combat and is a flying Vanguard who can dive into battle and rally her teammates behind her.

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Her abilities suggest she’s a dive-heavy hero who possesses massive AoE damage capabilities and will play a vital role in clearing enemy frontlines to make way for Duelists and Strategists of the team. She also brings a new Team-Up with her brother, Thor, but more on that later in the patch notes.

New Stories

1. New Serial – Heart of the Dragon
2. New Angela Lore – Her Sister’s Keeper
3. New Iron Fist Lore – One True Champion
4. New Loki Lore – Destined For Doom

Season 4 Battle Pass

Unlock a heavenly new Battle Pass featuring 10 all-new sets of heroic costumes! This season’s theme is the mysterious Fruit of Immortality.

Season Event

The Scroll of the Immortal Beasts has been revealed. Light up the Immortal Beast badges to earn a free costume: Ultron – Wasteland Robot!

New Team-Ups and Changes

A brand new Team-Up will be added to Marvel Rivals with Season 4 called Divine Armory. Angela will be the Team-Up Anchor and will share fragments of her Ichors with her brother, Thor.

This gives him the ability to throw a Thunder Spear that restores Thorforce upon hit. Afterward, Thor can leap to the spear’s impact point, dealing a second wave of damage to all enemies within range.

Coming to adjustments to existing Team-Ups, the Dimensional Shortcut between Black Panther and Magik is being removed. Instead, Magik joins the Arcane Order Team-Up with Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch, where she can unleash a Chain of Cyttorak that links two enemies and slows them. The farther they are apart, the greater the slow effect inflicted during the link.

Finally, Gamma Charge with Hulk and Namor welcomes Black Panther as a new member. His Vibranium Armor now gets a boost from gamma energy. When his HP drops below a certain threshold, he automatically activates a Gamma Shield to block incoming damage.

Hero Nerfs and Buffs

The hero meta will be readjusted with Season 4, with several Marvel Rivals heroes being nerfed or buffed. Find out the full list of Nerfs and Buffs in our balance adjustments article right here.

Competitive

Rank Reset: Based on your final Season 3.5 rank, ranks will be demoted by 7 divisions. For example, if you ended the season at Diamond I, your Season 4 journey begins at Gold II.

New Rank Settlement Rewards: Reach Gold for the divine Angela – Siriana’s Silver costume. Earn all-new Nameplate Frames at Diamond and Platinum, plus rock fresh Crests of Honor for Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity, and the illustrious Top 500.

Arcade Mode Introduces New Game Modes

Arcade mode has leveled up!

New – Conquest (Annihilation)

• Score 1 point per enemy defeated; first to 50 points wins.
• Map: Tokyo 2099: Ninomaru

New – Free Fight

• Based on Quick Match (Domination, Convergence, Convoy) rules, but no restrictions on duplicate heroes; each team can ban 2 heroes (same ban rules as Competitive).
• Map Pool: Same as Quick Match (except Throne of Knull). Upon matchmaking, a map is randomly selected.

Returning – Clone Rumble

• Gameplay experience has been streamlined: Choose from 2 heroes randomly selected by the system. The side that reaches 100% capture progress on the current map wins. (Victory is decided on a single map.)
• Map Pool: Same as Quick Match (Domination). Upon matchmaking, one of 15 small maps is randomly selected.

Returning: Giant-Size Brain Blast

• Same rules as before.
• Map: Tokyo 2099: Ninomaru

Current: Conquest

• As per current Conquest rules
• Map: Tokyo 2099: Ninomaru

Existing: Doom Match

• As per current Doom Match rules
• Map: Empire of Eternal Night: Sanctum Sanctorum

All of the above modes are now permanent!

Arcade Matchmaking

1. Pick 1–6 modes to queue for.
2. Team up with any number of friends.

Other:

Can gain Hero Proficiency in Arcade, but has daily caps.

New Systems

1. Emoji Wheel Rework: Added a new list format to equip more emojis, and you can now send them in more scenarios!
2. Costume Rotation: Randomize your hero’s look from multiple selected unlocked costumes.
3. Custom Ability VFX Visibility: Choose to see (or hide) others’ custom Ultimate Ability effects.
4. Friend Suggestions: Based on your battle performance and preferred heroes, we’ll suggest suitable friends to help you connect with more players and team up with compatible allies in-game.
5. Slow Walk: Added slow walk to PC version.
6. Squad Voice Chat: Choose to keep squad comms private by just enabling squad voice chat (the stack you match with) or your entire team (the players you get matched with).
7. Gallery Cards: You can now download high-resolution versions of your Gallery Cards locally on PC and PlayStation 5.
8. Team Lobby: Entrance animations can now be played in the team lobby.
9. Disconnect Pause: In Custom Game – Tournament Room, hosts can enable auto-pause if a player disconnects.

Marvel Rivals Finally Launches on PS4

NetEase has officially announced that Marvel Rivals will finally launch on PS4 consoles starting September 12, when Season 4 is out.

Summer Event Returns with New Skins

The popular Summer Event will return in Season 4 on September 18, with new skins for the following characters: Emma Frost, The Thing, Human Torch, Wolverine, and Mantis.

These skins will either be a part of the special Summer Pass or will be individually sold in the game store.

New In Store

1. Angela – Skuld 2099 Bundle
2. Angela – Emoji Bundle
3. Angela – Cerulean Lightbringer Costume

Available from: September 12th, 2025, at 9 AM UTC

Twitch Drops

As Season 4.0 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 Blade – Will of Galacta costume along with related bundle content.

Drops Period: September 12, 2025, at 12 PM UTC to October 10, 2025, at 9 AM UTC

Tournaments

1. The fourth 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 remaining at 2,500. Please note that, like season 3, 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.
2. Marvel Rivals Championship Factions have been moved from the main tab under the Tournament section to within the Championship page itself, enhancing the connection between Factions and the tournament. All related functions remain unchanged.

New Accessories Cosmetic Item

Marvel Rivals Season 4 is introducing a new Accessories cosmetic that players will be able to attach to their heroes’ costumes. These will be available after the September 25 update, for the following heroes: Magneto, Cloak and Dagger, Luna Snow, and Scarlet Witch.

Favorite Your Heroes for Quicker Selection

Starting with the Season 4 update, Rivals players will be able to pin their most-played heroes and favorite them to quickly find them during the hero selection screen in a match.

You’ll be able to find a new tab with a Bookmark icon called Strike Squad, which, upon clicking, will show you the heroes you prefer playing with. This will eliminate the need to scroll the hero wheel and the hassle of finding your hero before somebody else insta-locks it.

Marvel Rivals Season 4 will finally add the much-awaited Slow Walk feature for PC players which will allow them to Aura Farm as a superhero mid-match. This feature makes an appearance after tons of Rivals players requested its addition on Keyboard input as it’s quite easier to perform on a controller.

College Perks

College Perk costumes are changing to the following:

• Spider-Man – Spider-Punk 2099
• Luna Snow – Mirae 2099
• Thor – Thor: Love and Thunder
• Psylocke – Blood Kariudo
• Peni Parker – Yatsukahagi
• Loki – Presidential Attire
• Magik – Eldritch Armor
• Mantis – Jade Maiden
• Mister Fantastic – The Maker
• Hela – Yami no Karasu

Fixes and Optimizations

All Platforms

1. Improved pre-match hero selection wheel; added a “Strike Squad” favorites bar for quick picks.
2. Optimized the Career page to showcase key stats for your frequently used heroes.
3. Fixed incorrect Hero Proficiency display for Lords at match settlement.

Maps and Modes

1. Arakko: Slightly increased mission vehicle speed for Attacking Side in section 1 (sections 2 and 3 remain unchanged).
2. Fixed several terrain issues that could cause characters to sometimes become stuck or clip into strange areas.

Heroes

1. Star-Lord’s Cosmic Confusion: Fixed a rare bug where Peter’s Ultimate Ability could sometimes lock onto targets behind certain cover. No more sneaky blaster shots!  
2. Winter Soldier’s Armored Anomaly: Fixed a visual issue where Bucky’s mechanical arm could appear distorted on some costumes in low graphics settings. Now his arm is as reliable as his aim!