Marvel Rivals Season 4 launch: our live coverage of the new update, Angela, and Battle Pass
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Rank reset incoming!
All players will be re-ranked at the start of Season 4. Based on your final Season 3.5 rank, ranks will be demoted by 7 divisions. For example, if you ended the season at Diamond I, your Season 4 journey begins at Gold II.
Here are the Hero balancing buffs and nerfs for Season 4
You can read a full breakdown of the upcoming buffs and nerfs in this Marvel Rivals blog post. Here’s an overview of who’s being buffed and who’s receiving a nerf:
- Hero balancing (buffs): Peni Parker, Thor, Blade, Magick, Moon Knight, Scarlet Witch, Winter Soldier, Invisible Woman, Jeff the Land Shark, Mantis, Ultron
- Hero Balancing (nerfs): Captain America, Doctor Strange, Emma Frost, Black Panther, Psylocke, Squirrel Girl, Loki, Luna Snow
More Arcade Modes
Season 4 adds new Arcade Modes that players can mix and match. Here’s what’s going to be available:
- Free Fight (NEW)
- Conquest Annihilation (NEW)
- Clone Rumble
- Giant-Size Brain Blast
- Conquest
- Doom Match
Season 4.5 launches October 10
We now know that Marvel Rivals Season 4.5 will arrive on October 10. It’ll add Daredevil to the game, and hopefully bring new events, maps and modes. We don’t know much about Daredevil yet, so it’ll be interesting to see whether he’s a Vanguard, Duelist or Strategist.
Season 4 Roadmap revealed
NetEase has unveiled a full roadmap for Season 4. The Marvel Swimsuit event returns September 19, adding Summer skins for Mantis, Johnny Storm and Invisible Woman. There’s also a new map arriving September 26, set in K’un-Lun.
A new Battle Pass brings new skins
There’s a new Battle Pass to work through in Marvel Rivals Season 4. It adds skins for Luna Snow, Loki, Phoenix and Angela. So far, we’ve seen an awesome purple caped costume for Magneto, Ultron-inspired skins for Star Lord and Moon Knight, and even a blue Doctor Strange variant.
Angela joins as a brand new Vanguard
The new Hero for Marvel Rivals Season 4 is Angela. She’s a new Vanguard, but quite unlike the others in that she can fly. She’s able to pull enemies away from their teammates, and deal massive damage with close-quarters combat. Her Ultimate creates a zone that slows enemies and deals extra damage to them. Thor gets a new Team Up with Angela as well.
Marvel Rivals is coming to PS4!
Great news for PlayStation fans, Marvel Rivals Season 4 launches on PS4. This is the first time the game has been ported to last-gen consoles, so it’ll surely allow many more players to join in on the fun. I’ll be testing the PS4 version at some point to see how it measures up. Hopefully, it still manages a consistent 60fps, which is vital for competitive games like Marvel Rivals.
I estimate Marvel Rivals Season 4 to start at the this time
Given that downtime has been pretty much exactly 2 hours for the last three Marvel Rivals seasonal updates, I estimate Season 4 to launch around the following times:
- East Coast (US): 7AM ET (September 12)
- West Coast (US): 4AM PT (September 12)
- United Kingdom: 12AM BST (September 12)
- Europe (Central): 1PM CEST (September 12)
- Japan (Tokyo): 8PM JST (September 12)
Here’s when Season 3.5 goes into downtime
Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 will go into downtime for a couple of hours before Season 4 arrives. This kicks in on September 12 at the following times:
- East Coast (US): 5AM ET (September 12)
- West Coast (US): 2AM PT (September 12)
- United Kingdom: 10AM BST (September 12)
- Europe (Central): 11AM CEST (September 12)
- Japan (Tokyo): 7PM JST (September 12)
- Australia (Sydney): 8PM AEST (September 12)
Hello and welcome
Marvel Rivals Season 4 is now less than a day away from launching. I can’t wait to try out the new Hero, a Vanguard that flies through the air with a golden spear and shield. I’ve now gotten early access to the new season, and I’ll be covering the build up to launch with everything you need to know about the next major update.
