TL;DR
- Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 is set to release on December 12, 2025.
- The update will include a range of new content, including new skins, events, and a seasonal game mode.
- Several heroes are also getting balance changes, including Peni Parker, Daredevil, and Ultron.
- Some of the heroes getting new skins in Season 5.5 include Squirrel Girl, Captain America, and Rocket Raccoon.
- Rogue – a member of the X-Men – is the only new hero being released in season 5.5.
NetEase Games recently released the Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 roadmap, giving players a significant look at what’s to come in the second half of the game’s fifth season. With a new hero and plenty of winter and Christmas-themed events and cosmetics, there is a lot for Marvel Rivals fans to look forward to.
We’re going to look at everything you need to know about Marvel Rivals Season 5.5, including balance changes, hero team-ups and the upcoming skins.
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: Release info
The Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 release date is December 12, 2025, but according to the roadmap, the season will also feature several smaller updates that will be released periodically. Here’s a rundown of the release information for Season 5.5
December 12:
- Official Season 5.5 release
- Rogue released as the new hero
- Rogue Savage South skin
- Rocket Raccoon Rocket of the Rafters skin
- Seeds of the Gardener event
December 19:
- Jeff Land map
- Jeff’s Winter Splash Festival event
- Pym Technologies Test Kitchen event
- Winter Gift
- Holiday Special Event
- Winter Holiday 2025 skins for Daredevil, Peni Parker, Star-Lord, Squirrel Girl and Winter Soldier
December 26:
- Winter Holiday 2025 skins for Cloak and Dagger and Thor
- The Times Square social hub map will receive New Years Ball Drop Countdown
January 2:
- Trumps of the Grandmaster Human Torch skin
- The release of a mystery skin
January 9:
- Ice Phoenix Phoenix skin
- Cosmic Warlock Adam Warlock skin
January 16:
- Season 6 releases
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: New heroes
Iconic X-Men hero Rogue is the only new character coming to Marvel Rivals in Season 5. Rogue in Marvel Rivals is a Vanguard, which is the equivalent of a tank. Her powers revolve around absorbing the abilities of enemy heroes, but she is also a melee tank with strong punches and kicks similar to Emma Frost. She also grabs enemies, and can reduce the Ultimate charge of her enemies
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: Team-ups
While there are no entirely new team-ups in Marvel Rivals Season 5.5, one team-up has been removed, and three more have been altered. Let’s take a closer look at the upcoming team-up changes.
- Removed team-up: Mental Projection.
- Changed team-ups: Chilling Assault (Emma Frost added with Ice Out Diamond ability), Explosive Entanglement (Rogue is joining Gambit and Magneto) and Sword of Duality (Psylocke added and gains new dark and light energy skills).
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: New maps and modes
The new map coming to Marvel Rivals in Season 5.5 is Jeff Land, themed around everybody’s favourite baby land shark, Jeff. The map is specifically for Jeff’s Winter Splash Festival special game mode, releasing on December 19. The map is a theme park themed entirely around Jeff, while Jeff’s Winter Splash returns as a unique game mode for the winter season. The mode has had a few changes. Players will now be able to create three different Jeff builds that have different special abilities. It also looks like the Cuddly Fuzzlefin skin will be making a return, but there will also be two colour variants this time around.
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: Battle pass and skins
The new half-season will include several new skins and an event that has a battle pass-like structure. The Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 skins confirmed by the roadmap are as follows:
- Savage South Rogue
- Rocket of the Rafters Rocket Raccoon
- Mark I Iron Man
- Shenloong Champion Iron Fist
- Capwolf Captain America
- Winter Holiday 2025 Cloak and Dagger
- Winter Holiday 2025 Daredevil
- Winter Holiday 2025 Peni Parker
- Winter Holiday 2025 Star-Lord
- Winter Holiday 2025 Squirrel Lord
- Winter Holiday 2025 Thor
- Winter Holiday 2025 Winter Soldier
- Trumps of the Grandmaster Human Torch
- Ice Phoenix Phoenix
- Cosmic Warlock Adam Warlock
There is also a mystery skin releasing on January 2, as well as the aforementioned Cuddly Fuzzlefin Jeff the Land Shark colour variants.
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5: Events
There are several new events coming to Marvel Rivals Season 5.5. As well as a Holiday Special event, a New Year’s countdown and a mystery event called Pym Technologies Test Kitchen, there is also the Seeds of the Gardener event. This event is styled like a mini battle pass of sorts, with one skin available for free and two skins unlockable by purchasing the premium tier.
Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 balance changes
There are plenty of changes coming to various heroes in the new half-season to create a more balanced experience for players. Check out the tables below for more info on each class and the heroes getting changes.
Vanguard balance changes
| Vanguard | Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 buffs and nerfs |
|---|---|
| Emma Frost | Base health increased from 550 to 600. 100 bonus health removed from team-up anchor. |
| Peni Parker | Base health reduced from 750 to 700. |
| The Thing | Bonus damage from Stone Haymaker increased from 8% to 10% equal to the enemy’s maximum health per hit. |
| Thor | Thor can change the direction of his movement freely while dashing as he uses Storm Surge. |
Duelist balance changes
| Duelist | Marvel Rivals season 5.5 buffs and nerfs |
|---|---|
| Blade | Ancestral Sword single hit damage increased from 24 to 26. Whirlwind Slash single hit damage increased from 15 to 16. Blood Awakening Reduced Healing debuff is reduced from 35% to 25%. |
| Daredevil | 25 bonus health removed from team-up anchor. |
| Human Torch | Blazing Blast hit damage increases from 40 to 45 and its single charge speed is reduced from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds. Fire Cluster has a slightly reduced projectile spread, increased single-case projectile damage (5 to 5.5), and maximum falloff adjusted from 60% at 30m to 60% at 20m. |
| Phoenix | When using the Endsong Inferno Ultimate Ability, Phoenix’s summon health is increased from 400 to 500. |
| Psylocke | Pyslocke’s Dance of the Butterfly Ultimate Ability has an increased energy cost of 3,400. This is increased from 2,800. |
| Scarlet Witch | Chthonian Burst charge by Chaos Control hits has an increased charge of 0.1 from 0.08.The projectile speed of Dark Speed is increased from 40 m/s to 60 m/s. Spell Field generation delay is removed. The Reality Erasure Ultimate Ability enemy pull speed when casting is increased from 2.4 m/s to 3m/s. |
| The Punisher | Adjudication damage is increased from 19 damage per hit to 20 damage per hit. |
| Wolverine | Logan can now target walls as a landing point when using his Last Stand Ultimate Ability. |
Strategist balance changes
| Strategist | Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 buffs and nerfs |
|---|---|
| Gambit | The Ragin’ Royal Flush Ultimate Ability has an increased energy cost of 4,500 from 4,300. |
| Invisible Woman | The Invisible Boundary Ultimate Ability has an increased energy cost of 4,500 from 4,300. |
| Loki | Healing ratio and damage caused by Loki’s Doppelgängers is increased from 80% to 90%. |
| Luna Snow | Luna can now apply Idol Aura to herself in a separate ability from Share the Stage. When active, Idol Aura converts 10% of allied healing to Luna. Luna also gains a 10% damage boost and a 10% healing boost. Absolute Zero start-up time is reduced, and the projectile speed is increased from 60m/s to 80m/s. |
| Rocket Raccoon | The C.Y.A. Ultimate Ability has an increased energy cost of 4,000 from 4,300. |
| Ultron | The Rage of Ultron Ultimate Ability has an increased energy cost of 4,000 from 3,700. Imperative: Firewall needs a target with Imperative: Patch before it can be used. Ultron then gains 65 bonus health, while the target and allies nearby get an additional 50 bonus health. The selected ally also gets a 10% damage boost and 20% movement speed. Imperative: Patch now deploys up to two drones so that two allies can be supported at once. |
Conclusion
That’s everything there is to know about Marvel Rivals Season 5.5. There is plenty of content to enjoy during the festive season, with several events and hero skins releasing within the next few weeks. Players are sure to enjoy getting to grips with the new hero Rogue, too. Marvel Rivals fans have a significant amount of content to keep them occupied until the next season drops on January 16, 2026.
FAQs
When does Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 start?
Season 5.5 of Marvel Rivals begins on December 12, 2025.
What’s new in Marvel Rivals Season 5.5?
There is plenty of new content coming to Marvel Rivals Season 5.5, as mentioned above. This includes skins, events and a new seasonal game mode.
How big is the Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 update?
The exact file size for the patch is not known at the time of writing, but it will likely be a bit larger than regular updates due to the amount of new content.
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