Oct 8, 2026

Marvel Rivals: Iron Man Tracking and Hero Balance

3/5 Moderate

Iron Man's missiles gain tracking but deal less damage. Phoenix gets damage boosts, Jubilee gains healing, and Gorr's damage is reduced.

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Key Changes

1Iron Man's Micro-Missile Barrage gains automatic tracking, but its single-shot damage is reduced.
2Phoenix's Cosmic Flames and Spark detonation damage increase.
3Jubilee gains self-healing during Sparking Sprint and more Firework Finale healing, while her Dazzling Detonation Blind duration decreases.
4Gorr the God Butcher's Shadow Scythe and Shockwave damage decrease.
5Devil Dinosaur's base health decreases from 850 to 825.

All Changes

🛡️Vanguard(6)

nerfDevil Dinosaur: Devil Dinosaur's base health decreases from 850 to 825.
buffHulk: In Banner form, Hulk's Gamma Ray Gun projectile speed increases from 80m/s to 120m/s.
buffHulk: In Banner form, Hulk gains 100 gamma energy instead of 50 when Gamma Grenade hits himself.
buffHulk: With Wolverine's Team-Up selected, Hulk's Furious Attack Speed and Movement Speed boosts both increase from 20% to 25%, Unstoppable's health threshold increases from 300 to 400, and its cooldown decreases from 60s to 45s.
buffMagneto: With Emma Frost's Team-Up selected, Magneto's Magnetic Resonance projection damage increases from 45% to 50% and its maximum duration increases from 5s to 6s.
buffThe Thing: With Invisible Woman's Team-Up selected, The Thing's Unbreakable Forces cooldown decreases from 20s to 15s and its Enhanced Effect healing threshold decreases from 150 to 125 damage.

⚔️Duelist(22)

buffCyclops: Cyclops' Optic Blast single-hit damage increases from 22 to 23, and its cooldown reduction for Ricochet Force increases from 0.25s to 0.3s per hit.
buffCyclops: Cyclops' Ruby Rage energy cost decreases from 3700 to 3400.
buffCyclops: With Gambit's Team-Up selected, Cyclops' Kinetic Kin duration increases from 6s to 8s.
nerfGorr the God Butcher: Gorr the God Butcher's Shadow Scythe damage decreases from 55 +2% of the target's Maximum Health to 50 +2%, and Shockwave damage decreases from 60 to 55.
nerfGorr the God Butcher: Gorr the God Butcher's Twilight of the Gods duration decreases from 12s to 10s.
buffGorr the God Butcher: Gorr the God Butcher's Living Abyss cooldown decreases from 15s to 12s.
nerfGorr the God Butcher: Gorr the God Butcher's Movement Speed during Living Abyss decreases from 13m/s to 10m/s.
buffHawkeye: Hawkeye's Piercing Arrow projectile speed increases from 130m/s-195m/s to 140m/s-210m/s.
buffHawkeye: Hawkeye's Crescent Slash animation recovery time is slightly reduced.
buffHawkeye: The spell field width for Hawkeye's initial Hypersonic Arrow damage hit increases from 3m to 5m.
buffHawkeye: With Psylocke's Team-Up selected, Hawkeye's Psionic Arrow single-shot damage increases from 32 to 33.
buffHawkeye: With Cloak & Dagger's Team-Up selected, Hawkeye's Moonlit Slash also provides self-healing equal to the healing dealt.
buffIron Man: Iron Man's Micro-Missile Barrage missiles automatically track nearby enemies, with a maximum of 5 locked onto one target, and projectile speed increases from 15m/s to 60m/s.
nerfIron Man: Iron Man's Micro-Missile Barrage single-shot damage decreases from 20 to 10.
buffIron Man: During Armor Overdrive, Iron Man's Micro-Missile Barrage missiles automatically track enemies in front of him, with a maximum of 5 locked onto one target.
nerfIron Man: During Armor Overdrive, Iron Man's Micro-Missile Barrage single-shot damage decreases from 15 to 10.
buffIron Man: With Thor's Team-Up selected, Iron Man's Unibeam outer ring damage increases from 70/s to 80/s, and Thunder Overdrive enhanced Unibeam outer ring damage increases from 85/s to 90/s.
buffPhoenix: Phoenix's Cosmic Flames single-shot damage increases from 60 to 65, Spark detonation direct damage from 40 to 45, and explosion damage from 15 to 20.
changePhoenix: Phoenix's Spark detonations replace self-healing with 5 Bonus Health for 4s, capped at 25.
buffPhoenix: Phoenix's Endsong Inferno explosion spell field and shockwave apply 2 Sparks instead of 1 when they hit enemies.
buffPhoenix: With Hela's Team-Up selected, Phoenix's ability cooldown decreases from 12s to 10s.
nerfScarlet Witch: Scarlet Witch's Chthonian Burst single-shot spell field damage decreases from 40 to 35.

💚Strategist(8)

buffAdam Warlock: With Ultron's Team-Up selected, Adam Warlock's healing per Cosmic Cluster increases from 16 to 18, and the Enhanced Effect's explosion spell field healing increases from 5 to 7.
buffGambit: Gambit's charge time per stack for Healing Hearts and Breaking Spades decreases from 8s to 7s.
nerfGambit: Gambit's Ragin' Royal Flush target search range decreases from 40m to 30m, and its extra Jump Boost for himself and allies decreases from 500 to 300.
buffGambit: With Jubilee's Team-Up selected, Gambit's Sparkling Staff duration increases from 1.5s to 2s.
buffJubilee: Jubilee gains 25/s Continuous Healing to herself during Sparking Sprint.
nerfJubilee: Jubilee's Dazzling Detonation Blind duration decreases from 1.5s to 0.8s.
buffJubilee: With Blade's Team-Up selected, Jubilee's Vampiric Kin continuously heals surrounding allies for 15/s for 6s.
buffJubilee: Jubilee's Firework Finale spell field healing increases from 150/s to 180/s.

Summary

Vanguard

Devil Dinosaur loses 25 base health. Hulk, Magneto and The Thing receive buffs, including several tied to Team-Ups.

Duelist

Iron Man's Micro-Missile Barrage gains tracking with reduced damage per missile. Phoenix gains damage and trades Spark detonation self-healing for Bonus Health. Cyclops and Hawkeye receive buffs, while Gorr and Scarlet Witch receive damage reductions.

Strategist

Jubilee gains healing but has a shorter Dazzling Detonation Blind. Gambit charges Healing Hearts and Breaking Spades faster, while Ragin' Royal Flush loses range and Jump Boost; Adam Warlock's Ultron Team-Up healing increases.

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