The Marvel Rivals Season 9 Launch patch notes open Season 9: The Mystery of Thebes with Jubilee joining the roster as a new Strategist, a full Black Widow rework, and the biggest balance pass since launch — touching roughly 80% of the roster. Track the live Marvel Rivals season countdown to the end of The Mystery of Thebes.
TL;DR — 5 changes: buffs to Deadpool, Devil Dinosaur, and Doctor Strange; a Rocket Raccoon nerf; plus a full Team-Up system overhaul. Biggest buff: Doctor Strange — health raised to 650 with 850 shield value. Biggest nerf: Rocket Raccoon — C.Y.A. Ultimate cost up to 4,300 energy with new distance falloff. Meta impact: tankier front-liners and a costlier Rocket Raccoon ultimate should slow Strategist-anchored comps.
Weapons
- Black Widow — full rework: standard ADS sniper mode removed from her base kit, primary fire rate increased, charged electro-plasma blast moved to a standard ability; her new Ultimate grants a temporary ADS sniper mode with armor-piercing, high-damage shots active
- Deadpool — primary fire and core ability buffed, base health up 50 buff
- Devil Dinosaur — base health up 100, critical hit damage reduction increased buff
- Doctor Strange — health raised to 650 total, shield value up to 850 buff
- Rocket Raccoon — C.Y.A. Ultimate energy cost 4,000 → 4,300, plus new distance falloff losing up to 60% of its effect at 20m nerf
New Mechanics
- Ultimate energy generation reworked: Vanguard/Duelist damage-to-energy conversion 70% → 55%; Strategist healing-to-energy 75% → 60% and damage-to-energy 75% → 55% active
- Regenerative Shield — a new health type converting part of a hero's base HP into a shield buffer that regenerates over time, applied to select heroes including Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and Rogue active
- Team-Up system overhaul — every hero now has two independent Team-Up loadouts (a base effect plus an enhanced effect for the right partner), selectable pre-match and swappable in the spawn room; flat stat bonuses tied to Team-Up Anchor roles are removed active
Events & Limited Time
- Death of Apocalypse — murder-mystery mini-game investigating Apocalypse's assassination; complete missions for Units and Gallery Cards event