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Apr 15, 2026
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Marvel Rivals: Chain-CC and Hero Balance

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Chain-CC Protection limits repeated crowd control, Ultron's ultimate covers a wider area, and Lucky Loan adds a Team-Up for Black Cat, White Fox and Captain America.

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Key Changes

  • 1Chain-CC Protection purges crowd control and grants Tenacity after 5.5 seconds of total crowd control or 6 effects within 7 seconds.
  • 2Ultron's Rage of Ultron coverage increases from a 3m radius to a 6m radius.
  • 3Lucky Loan gives Black Cat a 5% damage boost and unlocks abilities for White Fox and Captain America.
  • 4Winter Soldier's Trooper's Fist loses its Grounded effect, but its cooldown decreases from 12s to 10s.
  • 5Human Torch's Plasma Body gains a 10m directional dash and two charges.
  • 6Peni Parker's base health falls from 700 to 650, while her maximum number of Cyber-Webs rises from 3 to 4.

All Changes

🛡️Chain-CC Protection(2)

  • changeChain-CC Protection: Chain-CC Protection activates after 5.5 seconds of total crowd control or 6 effects within 7 seconds, purging active effects and granting 30% Tenacity for 3 seconds; further effects add 10% Tenacity and 0.5 seconds, with immunity at 100% and a 5-second cooldown after Tenacity expires.
  • changeChain-CC Protection: Animation-driven crowd control such as Carbon Crush and World Breaker bypasses Chain-CC Protection; standard effects applied during those moves are cleared and Tenacity applied after the cinematic ends.

🛡️Vanguard(8)

  • buffEmma Frost: Emma Frost's Psionic Seduction energy cost decreases from 3400 to 3100.
  • nerfDeadpool (Vanguard): Deadpool (Vanguard)'s The Ban Hammer bonus health per hammer hit decreases from 80 to 60 in standard form and from 80 to 70 when upgraded.
  • nerfDeadpool (Vanguard): Deadpool (Vanguard)'s The Ban Hammer damage per hammer hit decreases from 45 to 35.
  • nerfDeadpool (Vanguard): Deadpool in Your Area - Vanguard's attack speed bonus to Dual Desert Eagles - Vanguard decreases from 60% to 40%.
  • nerfPeni Parker: Peni Parker's base health decreases from 700 to 650.
  • buffPeni Parker: Peni Parker can have 4 Cyber-Webs on the field at once, up from 3.
  • buffPeni Parker: The Cyber-Web bonus health cap for Peni Parker increases from 150 to 200.
  • buffPeni Parker: Peni Parker's Cyber-Web Cluster projectile speed increases from 120m/s to 150m/s.

⚔️Duelist(11)

  • nerfElsa Bloodstone: Elsa Bloodstone's Helix Advance cooldown increases from 8s to 10s, and from 2s to 4s at maximum passive stacks.
  • nerfElsa Bloodstone: Elsa Bloodstone's Monster-Piercer percentage damage decreases from 1.2% to 0.8% per pellet and from 6% to 4% when all 5 pellets hit.
  • changeHuman Torch: Human Torch's Plasma Body now immediately dashes 10m in the direction of movement and lasts 4s, with 2 charges, a 10s recharge per charge and a 4s cooldown between casts.
  • nerfWinter Soldier: Winter Soldier's Trooper's Fist no longer applies Grounded to enemies.
  • buffWinter Soldier: Winter Soldier's Trooper's Fist cooldown decreases from 12s to 10s.
  • nerfWinter Soldier: Winter Soldier's Bionic Hook cooldown increases from 12s to 15s.
  • buffWinter Soldier: Winter Soldier's Roterstern projectile damage increases from 75 to 80.
  • nerfWinter Soldier: Winter Soldier's Roterstern spell field damage decreases from 55 to 45.
  • buffWinter Soldier: Winter Soldier's Tainted Voltage single-charge energize time decreases from 6s to 5s.
  • buffWinter Soldier: Winter Soldier's Kraken Impact culling threshold increases from 15% to 20%.
  • nerfWinter Soldier: Winter Soldier's Kraken Impact base damage decreases from 80 to 70.

✨Strategist(7)

  • buffAdam Warlock: Adam Warlock's Cosmic Cluster cooldown reduction for Avatar Life Stream per enemy hit increases from 0.3s to 0.4s.
  • nerfCloak & Dagger: Cloak & Dagger's Eternal Bond duration decreases from 13s to 11s.
  • nerfJeff the Land Shark: Jeff the Land Shark's Joyful Splash damage falloff starts at 15m instead of 20m and reaches 60% of base damage at 30m instead of 65% at 40m.
  • buffJeff the Land Shark: Jeff the Land Shark's It's Jeff! recovery time when failing to swallow any targets decreases from 1s to 0.4s.
  • buffLuna Snow: Luna Snow's Light & Dark Ice damage and healing increase from 22 to 24.
  • changeUltron: Ultron's four ultimate drones bombard the area around the target instead of shooting directly at the crosshair target, and Rage of Ultron's coverage increases from a 3m radius to a 6m radius.
  • changeUltron: After Rage of Ultron activates, Ultron's Encephalo-Rays damage increases from 8 to 18, drone damage from 8 to 12, and ally healing from 25 to 40; new spell field falloff starts at 1.5m and reaches 50% at 3m, while effects within the original 3m radius remain roughly the same.

🤝Team-Up Abilities(2)

  • nerfGuardian of the Deep: Guardian of the Deep's excess healing converted to Bonus Health decreases from 100 to 50, and healing efficiency decreases from 70/s to 60/s.
  • newLucky Loan: The new Lucky Loan Team-Up gives anchor Black Cat 5% increased damage, unlocks Nine-Tailed Aura for White Fox and unlocks Vibranium Bastion for Captain America.

Summary

Combat and heroes

Chain-CC Protection purges effects and grants scaling Tenacity after its thresholds are reached, with exceptions for cinematic crowd control. Ultron's ultimate gains wider coverage, while Winter Soldier trades some crowd control for damage adjustments. Human Torch's Plasma Body is reworked, and several other heroes receive balance changes.

Team-Up abilities

Lucky Loan gives Black Cat a damage boost and grants abilities to White Fox and Captain America. Guardian of the Deep's bonus health conversion and healing efficiency decrease.

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