Marvel Rivals Version 20250430 patch notes: Buffs for Winter Soldier, Luna Snow, and more

A new Marvel Rivals update is coming out on April 30, 2025, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. NetEase Games is once again making some balance adjustments, with Version 20250430 bolstering the might of Captain America and Winter Soldier’s teamwork ability — though it’s not all rosy for Cap, as his base HP is getting reduced in return. Winter Soldier, on the other hand, also benefits from a change to his Tainted Voltage ability that makes it a bit more potent.

The likes of Groot and Spider-Man have to tank some nerfs as well, getting the effectiveness of a few of their abilities reduced. Groot’s Ironwood Wall will have less health, impacting his ability to block incoming damage, while Spidey’s Amazing Combo has its damage range reduced by one meter. He’ll have to risk himself a little more to get those juicy hits in the future.

Find the full Marvel Rivals Update 20250430 patch notes below.

Marvel Rivals Version 20250430 patch notes

New Event

• Hellfire Gala: Moments – May 2 to May 23, 2025; rewards include a Wolverine costume.

Features

• You can now switch all costume-specific sound effects back to the default ones via Settings.
• Using the latest S2.0 data, we've recalibrated the baseline data for calculating each hero's performance scores.
• Locked accounts can now initiate the account deletion process even from a logged-out state.

Optimizations and Fixes

• Thor's "Lord of Asgard" costume has been refined to improve visibility and ensure the crosshair isn't obstructed.
• Doctor Strange's "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" costume now boasts enhanced visual details and voice effects to more accurately capture the essence of the costume theme.
• Squashed a bug in Competitive where an occasional map glitch incorrectly displayed check point gate statuses.
• Reined in some mischief in the final part of the Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown map where Loki's illusions could be placed in unexpected locations.
• Fixed an issue in Giant-Size Brain Blast where destroying enemy summons would also count toward enlarging heroes' heads. 
• Stealth Special Breaker: We've sliced through a glitch where if Wolverine responds to a Fastball Special request while within Invisible Woman's ultimate, it would sometimes result in abnormal invisibility effects.
• An Unexpected Thing: We've rocked out a fix for an issue that allowed The Thing's Embattled Leap to target teammates within an enemy Invisible Woman's ultimate. Now, he'll be as clueless as he should be.
• Cloak & Dagger's Shield Shenanigans: We've zapped a bug where their ultimate would sneakily still do damage to foes protected by Magneto's Iron Bulwark or Hulk's Indestructible Guard—talk about an unexpected plot twist!
• Wolverine's Aerial Annihilator: Fixed a flaw in the second stage of his ultimate where midair knockbacks lost their bite and dealt no damage. Now, when Wolverine soars into the fray, every strike is felt with the raw power of a true berserker!
• Star-Lord's Rocket Revamp: Eliminated an occasional speed decay glitch in his Rocket Propulsion ability, impacting his smooth movement. Now, every blast-off is as snappy and daring as a mixtape drop from the Milano!
• Mister Fantastic's Fantastic Flex Fix: We've untangled an issue in his Flexible Elongation ability where hitting targets inside portals caused unexpected displacement. Now, when Mister Fantastic bends the limits of physics, his moves are as smart and precise as his genius!
• Ascender's Altitude Assurance: Fixed a network instability-related bug that could sometimes abruptly yank wall-climbing heroes back to the ground after reaching the highest point. Now, every climb is as steady and heroic as your soaring ambitions!

Balance

• Captain America: Reduce base health from 650 to 600.
• Doctor Strange: Decrease the energy cost to unleash the Eye of Agamotto (Ultimate Ability) from 3400 to 3100.
• Groot: Reduce the health of Ironwood Wall from 700 to 600.
• Spider-Man: Decrease the damage range of Amazing Combo from a 5m radius to a 4m radius.
• Winter Soldier: Adjust the Tainted Voltage ability to have 2 charge levels, while keeping the cooldown time unchanged.
• Adam Warlock: Add a new effect to Quantum Magic: When a critical hit lands on an enemy, reduce the cooldown time of Avatar Life Stream by 1s.
• Cloak & Dagger: As Cloak, increase the damage of the Darkforce Cloak from 75/s to 80/s; As Dagger, increase the damage of the Lightforce Dagger on hit from 15 to 18.
• Luna Snow: Adjust the Damage Falloff of Light & Dark Ice from 60% at 40m to 75%.
• Mantis: Increase the hit damage of Life Energy Blast from 50 to 55.
• Stars Aligned (Captain America - Winter Soldier): Upon leaping to a teammate, Stellar Impact will provide 50 Bonus Health to allies within range.