Marvel Rivals’ season 3, The Abyss Awakens, is just around the corner, and the developers are adding multiple changes while reworking existing mechanics for the players.
Here is a look at all the big changes coming in the next season.
When does Marvel Rivals season 3 release?
The Marvel Rivals season three officially starts on July 11, 2025, which debuts with a new hero, Phoenix. As per the developer, every season now runs for exactly two months. Each month, players will have access to one new hero or villain for free, which will shake up the game’s meta and team compositions.
Once the update hits the live servers, the game should have a small downtime and players can follow the game’s social media handles to get the latest updates to know exactly when the update is ready to play.
What’s coming in Marvel Rivals season 3?
Marvel Rivals season three adds a brand new map called Klyntar: Celestial Husk, which is focused on the villain Knull and his dark ally, Hela, who are slowly taking over the map with their darkness. New heroes like Phoenix will attempt to fight the darkness.
Apart from that, a few Team ups have been retired while new ones have been added to bring fresh gameplay strategies.
The Phoenix Force joins the superhero roster, Blade comes later
Phoenix is the first ranged duelist to join the game with the season three update. She harnesses the power of the force to obliterate her enemies.
The original X-Men member’s agile mobility allows her to become a dive hero in the game to break the enemy’s backbone and punish tightly grouped enemies to take points easily during domination matches. She has a chain reaction mechanic to deal damage to enemies. Her ultimate also allows her to use the force to clear enemy summons.
After the month is over, fan-favorite Blade will become a playable hero in Marvel Rivals in season 3.5, who is also rumored to be a duelist. Along with the hero, a brand-new competitive mode will be released next month.
New Team ups for multiple heroes to shake up the battlefield
Here is a look at all the new and revamped Team up abilities coming to Marvel Rivals season three:
- Primal Flame (Phoenix-Wolverine): Wolverine’s Feral Leap now deals fire damage and adds lifesteal to Wolverine’s attacks.
- Ever-burning Bond (Human Torch-Spiderman): Spiderman can now shoot a flaming web, which deals area damage and applies Burn Tracer, which always go back to the target to pull off a combo and one-shot squishy enemies.
- Symbiotic Shenanigans (Venom-Hela-Jeff): Hela joins this existing Team up, where she can use her Soul Drainer ability to summon tendrils that lash out at enemies and slow them down.
- Stark Protocol (Iron Man-Squirrel Girl-Ultron): Squirrel Girl gets a nano-tech gauntlet, which allows her to shoot flying targets with ease.
Apart from these, the ESU Alumni and Storming Ignition Team ups have been retired from season three.
All buffs and nerfs in Marvel Rivals season 3
Here is a look at all the buffs and nerfs for the Marvel Rivals heroes in season three:
Buffs
- Venom
- The Thing
- Namor
- Scarlet Witch
- Mantis
- Invisible Woman
Nerfs
- Emma Frost
- Iron Man
- Punisher
- Mister Fantastic
- Loki
- Ultron
New Ultimate VFX, Accessories and Unstable molecules are coming
Multiple skins are getting chroma color variants, while some of them are also getting a new customization option called Ultimate VFX. It looks completely different in-game and you can buy it using Unstable Molecules. Starting season three, Unstable molecules can be obtained from the battle pass just like regular rewards. The Ultimate VFX is only visible to the player using it to maintain gameplay clarity of other players.
Along with that, there are new accessories for a select few heroes, which allow players to customize their heroes further than just changing the cosmetics. You can gain accessory points by playing normal matches and you can unlock them for free. The developers are also offering College Student Perks, which allow students with verified email IDs to get 10 skin and MVP trials in the game.
