Marvel Rivals Season 8 brings multiple changes to several heroes as they continue to adjust to the evolving meta. This update heavily targets Strategists, with Mantis receiving a complete utility shift while Rocket Raccoon gets stronger healing and damage tools.
Mantis is getting a major identity shift in this Marvel Rivals update. The developers are moving her away from being a pure damage amplifier and leaning harder into utility and positioning support for teammates. There’s also a new hero coming with this patch called Devil Dinosaur. Here’s a breakdown of the entire patch notes for Season 8, which also introduces a new team-up for Daredevil.
Vanguard changes
Deadpool
Deadpool’s Vanguard build is losing some survivability and damage output to tone down his frontline pressure.
- The Ban Hammer healing: 50/s → 25/s.
- Dual Desert Eagles damage: 36 → 34.
- Upgraded Dual Desert Eagles damage: 42 → 39.
Emma Frost
Emma Frost is becoming tankier and far more difficult to push out of extended fights.
- Telepathic Pulse falloff timer: 3s → 4s.
- Mind’s Aegis reposition cooldown: 3s → 1s.
- Diamond Form and Psionic Seduction damage reduction: 20% → 25 percent.
The Thing
The Thing is getting extra frontline durability for longer brawls.
Base health: 700 → 750.
Duelist changes
Iron Fist
Iron Fist is getting smoother combos and stronger burst potential.
- Jeet Kune Do cooldown reduction: 1s → 1.2s.
- K’un-Lun Kick first strike damage: 35 → 40.
Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic is losing some crowd control in exchange for more direct damage and faster utility.
- Stretch Punch damage: 65 → 70.
- Flexible Elongation charge time: 8s → 6s.
- Brainiac Bounce Ultimate energy cost: 3400 → 3100.
- Flexible Elongation movement speed reduction removed.
Moon Knight
Moon Knight is getting a mobility boost for faster engagements.
Moonlight Hook cooldown: 15s → 12s.
Phoenix
Phoenix is shifting toward direct single target damage instead of explosive burst combos.
- Cosmic Flames direct hit damage: 50 → 55.
- Spark mark explosion damage: 40 → 35.
Spider-Man
Spider-Man’s Ultimate is getting significantly stronger during teamfights.
- Spectacular Spin single field damage: 13.6 → 15.
- Spectacular Spin total damage: 408 → 450.
Squirrel Girl
Squirrel Girl is getting an improved cooldown.
Mammal Bond cooldown: 15s → 12s.
Star-Lord
Star-Lord is receiving a sustained damage buff through a larger ammo capacity.
Element Guns ammo: 40 → 50.
Wolverine
Wolverine’s healing factor will now activate more often during matches.
Regenerative Healing Factor cooldown: 105s → 90s.
Strategist changes
Invisible Woman
Invisible Woman is losing some control and damage potential.
- Force Physics push distance: 12m → 10m.
- Force Physics damage: 55 → 50.
Loki
Loki’s illusions are becoming more support-focused with better healing and lower damage.
- Illusion healing ratio: 90 → 100 percent.
- Illusion damage ratio: 90 → 80 percent.
- God of Mischief Ultimate energy cost: 4300 → 4500.
Mantis
Mantis is trading damage amplification for stronger utility and team mobility.
- Allied Inspiration damage boost: 12 → 8 percent.
- New effect: Grants 100 movement speed to allies.
Rocket Raccoon
Rocket Raccoon is getting buffs to damage, healing, and Ultimate uptime.
- Bombard Mode projectile damage: 16 → 17.
- Repair Mode charges: 8 → 10.
- C.Y.A. Ultimate energy cost: 4300 → 4000.
White Fox
White Fox is getting more reliable healing output during both combat and downtime.
- Fox Form Awakening aura healing: 25/s → 35/s.
- Fox Form Awakening attack healing: 35 → 25.
- Blessed by the Nine Ultimate healing: 40/s → 60/s.
The Game servers will be unavailable during the maintenance period on May 15 from 4AM CT, lasting two hours, so players should finish ongoing matches and claim any limited-time rewards beforehand.
