Marvel Rivals season 7 patch notes – Black Cat, White Fox, hero nerfs and buffs, plus more

The battle continues in Marvel Rivals season seven, and it's bringing everyone back to New York.

White Fox and Black Cat join the battle as new heroes, but a big balancing pass is on the way as well, along with a new map coming in just a few weeks, an MCU collaboration, and new unlockable cosmetics.

Here's everything we know so far about Marvel Rivals' season seven, which will begin on March 20.

Table of contents

• Marvel Rivals - Season 7 patch notes
  • New hero: White Fox
  • New hero: Black Cat
  • New map: Lower Manhattan
  • Hero buffs and nerfs
  • New and changing Team-Ups
  • Avengers MCU event
  • New Accessories

Marvel Rivals - Season 7 patch notes

New hero: White Fox

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Ami Han AKA White Fox is the second hero coming to begin season seven. The hero is based off of the Korean legend of the nine-tailed fox, and she is a Strategist who can deal damage and heal enemies, buff teammates and charm foes, and transforms into a nine-tailed fox form for her ultimate.

New hero: Black Cat

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Felicia Hardy AKA Black Cat, master thief, will join the game in season 7.5's update in April. Her role is currently unknown, but odds are she will be a Duelist.

New map: Lower Manhattan

The newest Convergence mode map in Marvel Rivals takes place in New York City, and it's launching on April 2. More info is coming soon.

Hero buffs and nerfs

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• All Heroes
  • 20 percent reduction to ultimate ability charge (whole roster).
• Vanguards and Duelists
  • Reduce passive Ultimate Ability Energy regeneration from 12/s to 11/s.
  • Reduce Damage-to-energy conversion from 90 percent to 70 percent.
• Strategists
  • Reduce Damage/healing-to-energy conversion from 90 percent to 75 percent.
  • Reduce passive Ultimate Ability Energy regeneration from 12/s to 8/s.

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• Vanguard
  • Nerfed
    • Captain America
      • When Leading Dash is set to toggle, Captain America's last four ranged Sentinel Strike shield throws won't be interrupted by Leading Dash.
      • Reduce Freedom Charge (Ultimate Ability) energy charge effect for allies from 30 percent to 20 percent.
    • Doctor Strange
      • Reduce the shield value of Shield of the Seraphim from 800 to 700.
    • Deadpool
      • Reduce Deadpool In Your Area - Vanguard (Upgraded) Damage Reduction from 40 percent to 30 percent.
      • Increase Ultimate Ability cooldown from 45s to 60s.
  • Buffed
    • Hulk
      • Increase Indestructible Guard absorbed damage to ultimate ability charge conversion rate from 100 percent to 130 percent.
      • Gamma Burst gains two charges, each with a 6s cooldown. Reduce single hit damage from 75 to 65. Reduce Gamma Burst cooldown after each use from 6s to 2s.
  • Changed
    • Angela
      • Reduce Seraphic Soar's attack charge-to-Spear of Ichors conversion from 45 percent to 35 percent. Increase bonus damage at full charge from 15 to 20.
      • Increase Shielded Stance damage-to-charge conversion from 25 percent to 35 percent.
      • Increase Assassin's Charge cooldown from 3s to 6s. Reduce max recharge time from 10s to 8s.
      • Increase Axes of Ichors Bonus Health to self from 40 to 50 and from 20 to 25 for allies after landing Divine Judgement.
      • Increase Heven's Retribution (Ultimate Ability) spear throw Damage from 10 to 40. Reduce spear Health from 800 to 650.
    • Emma Frost
      • Reduce Diamond Form Damage Reduction from 25 percent to 20 percent.
      • Adjust Psionic Seduction (Ultimate Ability) Damage Falloff at 30m from 50 percent to 70 percent. Gain 20 percent Damage Reduction during the ability.

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• Duelist
  • Nerfed
    • Daredevil
      • Reduce Devil's Chain end Damage from 35 to 25.
      • Reduce Devil's Chain Bonus Max Health from 125 to 100.
      • Reduce Sonic Pursuit Damage Reduction from 20 percent to 10 percent.
    • Elsa Bloodstone
      • Reduce Ruthless Pursuit and Helix Advance Bonus Health from 40 to 30.
      • Reduce Instinct lost upon defeat from 1 stack to 2 stacks.
    • Winter Soldier
      • Reduce Roterstern Spell Field Damage on hit from 65 to 55.
  • Buffed
    • Human Torch
      • Instantly recover all Fire Cluster ammo energy after not using Blaze Cluster for 1s.
    • Iron Man
      • Armor Overdrive New Effect: Each KO while Armor Overdrive is active extends its duration by 2s.
      • Reduce Armor Overdrive startup from 1.8s to 1.3s.
    • Psylocke
      • Increase Psionic Crossbow cooldown reduction to other abilities on hit from 0.25s to 0.3s.
      • Increase Wing Shurikens Damage on throw and return from 8 to 9.
    • Scarlet Witch
      • Chaos Control now has Damage Falloff, starting at 10m and dropping to 90 percent at max range. Increase base damage from 80/s to 85/s (76.5/s at 20m).
      • Increase the charge to Chthonian Burst by Chaos Control hits from 0.1 to 0.15. 
    • Deadpool
      • Increase base health from 250 to 275.
      • Increase Ultimate Ability cooldown from 45s to 60s.
    • Blade
      • Increase Hunter's Shotgun Projectile Speed from 150m/s to 180m/s.
      • Increase Ancestral Sword Attack Range from 4.5m to 5m.
      • Bloodline Awakening New Effect: Excess lifesteal now grants Bonus Health (max 75; conversion rate 50%). Increase Lifesteal Ratio from 65 percent to 70 percent.
      • Thousand-Fold Slash (Ultimate Ability) New Effect: Lifesteal effect now works without switching to Bloodline Awakening and also converts to Bonus Health. Increase Healing Reduction to enemies from 20 percent to 40 percent.
    • Black Panther
      • Remove the cooldown on the second jump of Subtle Step.
  • Changed
    • Magik
      • Increase Umbral Incursion hitbox radius in both normal and Darkchild forms from 0.45m to 1m.
      • Reduce normal form Magik Slash max charged damage ratio 2 to 1.8 (max damage 90 → 81).
      • Reduce Darkchild (Ultimate Ability) startup from 1s to 0.8s.

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• Strategist
  • Buffed
    • Luna Snow
      • Idol Aura New Effect: Reduce Ice Arts cooldown by 2s whenever a hero with Idol Aura (self or ally) takes part in a KO.
  • Nerfed
    • Deadpool
      • Increase Ultimate Ability cooldown from 45s to 60s.
    • Gambit
      • Reduce Ragin' Royal Flush (Ultimate Ability) Ultimate Ability Charge Acceleration to allies from 30 percent to 20 percent. Reduce Movement Boost from 50 percent to 40 percent. Increase additional single-target explosive damage, enhanced damage ratio from 20 percent to 25 percent.
  • Changed
    • Invisible Woman
      • Reduce Guardian Shield healing from 25/s to 15/s.
      • Increase healing over time during Covert Advance from 20/s to 30/s.

New and changing Team-Ups

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• NEW: Blessing of the Kumiho (White Fox and Luna Snow)
  • As the Team-Up Anchor, White Fox gains a 10 percent increase in healing effects.
  • Luna Snow unlocks the new Spirit Fox Accord ability through her Team-Up with White Fox.
• NEW: Cosmic Cyclone (Storm and Adam Warlock)
  • Adam Warlock gains the Heavenly Harmony ability through his Team-Up with Storm.
• REMOVED: Jeff-nado (Storm and Jeff the Land Shark)
• REMOVED: Duality Dance (Adam Warlock and Luna Snow)

Avengers MCU event

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To begin the road to Avengers: Doomsday hitting theaters in December, the first MCU-themed event for season seven will feature Loki and his design from Marvel's Avengers way back in 2012. The collab includes his costume from that movie along with an asymmetric mode where Avengers battle the Asgardian God of Mischief.

More info on this mode is coming in April.

New Accessories

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White Fox, Iron Fist, Hawkeye, Mister Fantastic, Ultron, Adam Warlock, Peni Parker, Venom, Hulk, and Elsa Bloodstone are all getting accessories for season seven.

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This article will be updated with more info as it becomes available.

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