Marvel Rivals Shakes Up team-Ups in New Balance Update
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Los Angeles, CA – November 14, 2025 – Marvel Rivals has deployed a notable balance update, dramatically altering several key team-up synergies and abilities as the game heads into Season 5. The changes,announced today,impact a wide range of characters and strategies,forcing players to re-evaluate their team compositions and adapt to a shifting meta.
this update represents a core element of Marvel Rivals’ ongoing growth,designed to maintain competitive balance and introduce fresh gameplay experiences. Several established team-ups have been adjusted or removed entirely, while new synergies are being introduced, impacting both casual and competitive players.The alterations focus on ability gains and losses, as well as adjustments to team-Up Anchor bonuses, fundamentally changing how certain characters function within the game.
New Team-Up Synergies
* crimson Fury (Moon Knight – Blade): Moon Knight receives a 5% damage output boost as the Team-Up Anchor. Blade gains the Eclipse Edge ability through this partnership.
* Explosive Entanglement (Gambit - Magneto): Gambit’s healing effects increase by 5% when acting as the Team-Up Anchor. Magneto unlocks the Royal Blade ability.
* Sword of Duality (Cloak & Dagger – Hawkeye): Hawkeye gains the Moonlit Slash ability through his Team-Up with Cloak & Dagger.
* Primal Flame (Phoenix – Black Widow): Black Widow receives the new Phoenix Sniper ability through her Team-Up with phoenix.
Adjusted or Removed Team-up Synergies
* Chilling Assault (Luna Snow – Hawkeye/Iron Fist): Hawkeye no longer gains the Ice Arrow ability from this Team-Up.
* Lunar Force (Cloak & Dagger – Moon Knight/Blade): This Team-Up has been removed.
* Mental Projection (Emma Frost – Psylocke/Magneto): Magneto loses the Magnetic Resonance ability.
* Operation: Microchip (The Punisher – Black Widow): This Team-Up has been removed, and The Punisher no longer receives the Team-Up Anchor bonus.
Players are encouraged to follow official Marvel Rivals channels for further updates and announcements regarding Season 5 and beyond. links to official social media platforms are available at http://discord.gg/marvelrivals, http://twitter.com/MarvelRivals, http://facebook.com/marvelrivals, http://instagram.com/marvelrivals, http://tiktok.com/@marvelrivals, http://youtube.com/@MarvelRivals, and http://twitch.tv/marvelrivals.
