The battle begins anew in Marvel Rivals season four, featuring Daredevil and Angela as new heroes, a new map, and other fun features.
Here’s everything NetEase Games has confirmed so far for Marvel Rivals in season four, beginning on Sept. 12.
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Marvel Rivals season 4 patch notes
New Vanguard hero: Angela
Season four’s first new hero, Angela, is a Vanguard. She uses a special god-like fluid named Ichor to create her weapons on the fly, including a spear, axes, and even a shield to defend her team.
New Duelist hero: Daredevil
The Man Without Fear is coming in season 4.5 in October and will be a Duelist.
Hero buffs and nerfs
Specific info is coming soon, but here’s who’s being buffed and nerfed for season four.
Buffs
- Vanguards
- Peni Parker
- Thor
- Doctor Strange
- Duelists
- Scarlet Witch
- Blade
- Moon Knight
- Strategists
- Invisible Woman
- Ultron
- Jeff the Land Shark
Nerfs
- Vanguards
- Emma Frost
- Captain America
- Duelists
- Squirrel Girl
- Black Panther
- Psylocke
- Strategists
- Luna Snow
- Loki
New team-up: Divine Armory
Angela is the anchor of this new team-up with her brother, Thor. Thor will gain the ability to throw a thunder spear that will return Thorforce upon hitting enemies, and he can also travel to the spear after throwing it.
Team-up changes
- Removed
- Dimensional Shortcut (Magik and Black Panther)
- Changed
- Arcane Order (Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange, adds Magik)
- Gamma Charge (Namor and Hulk, adds Black Panther)
New Convergence map – Heart of Heaven
The new map will be available on Sept. 25.
Placement Matches coming soon
Ranked mode will be getting Placement Matches at some point in the future, just not right during season four.
Arcade Mode hub
A new hub for returning Arcade modes like Clone Rumble, Giant-Size Brain Blast, and new modes Free Fight and Conquest will now be permanently available from the Arcade Hub in the menus.
Summer Special Vol. 2
Starting on Sept. 18, new summer skins are coming as part of this event, featuring swimsuit outfits for heroes like Punisher, Invisible Woman, Mantis, Human Torch, and The Thing.
New Accessories
Magneto, Scarlet Witch, Cloak & Dagger, and Luna Snow will get their own unique accessories to adorn themselves with, starting on Sept. 25.
Aura Farming slow walk coming to PC
Yeah, you’ll be able to “slow walk” and “aura farm” on PC as part of the new update.
This article will be updated with more information as it becomes available.
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