Marvel Rivals July Update: Wolverine Nerfs and New Skins
Marvel Rivals July Update Hits Wolverine with the Nerf Bat
If you’ve been playing Marvel Rivals lately and wondering why your tank’s been getting sliced into vibranium confetti – congrats, it wasn’t just you.
Wolverine got buffed last week and immediately decided to speedrun the Vanguard population into extinction. But don’t worry, NetEase saw the chaos and slapped a hotfix on him faster than he could yell “SNIKT!”
From Apex Predator to Slightly Less Annoying
Let’s be real – bro needed it.
The berserk little mutant was melting faces with Phoenix in tow, steamrolling tanks with that claw combo and healing faster than most support mains. The devs took five days to admit they goofed, and hit him with a nerf triple-play:
Image: Wolverine | X-Men | Disney
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Berserk Claw Strike damage and range: down
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Healing Factor cooldown: up (90s to 105s)
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Kill-Heal delay: increased from 10 to 12 seconds
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Phoenix synergy (Lifesteal boost): slashed from 33% to 25%
The result? A still-dangerous melee menace, but no longer a walking death blender. If you’re playing tank, you can finally breathe again. Maybe.
Pro Tip: Phoenix mains: time to switch off the Wolverine crutch. Try Psylocke imo, she’s still busted in the right hands.
Summer Event: Skins, Heat, and…The Thing’s Thong?
Mmmhmm…yes, this is real apparently.
The “Summer Special” event runs from July 17 to August 15, and it’s bringing the heat in more ways than one. On the actual gameplay side, you can earn a free Thor skin by leveling your Battle Pass to 14. But the true content is the skin drop featuring:
Luna Snow (giggity edition)
The Thing…in a tropical thong
Alt-color variants for Thor, Psylocke, Loki, and Luna
Image: Marvel Rivals Summer Skins | Marvel Rivals | NetEase
The memes write themselves, and frankly, NetEase knows exactly what they’re doing. It’s the kind of shameless summer fun that’s equal parts cursed and funderful.
If you’re planning to grind, do it early – those Battle Pass levels won’t earn themselves, and you don’t want to be stuck at level 13 with Thor’s abs just out of reach.
Quality of Life Buffs for the Rest of Us
Most of the patch is lightweight, but one change stands out for casuals: you can now earn accessory points in Practice mode against AI. That’s huge for players who just want to chill, earn skins, and not have to deal with the pressures of actually playing games…like anyone that writes for Kotaku.
Also fixed:
Spawn room collision bugs
Control key binding weirdness (finally)
Some random polish no one asked for, but we’ll take it
Wrap-up: Small Patch, Big Package
And I’m not just talking about The Thing here *cough cough*.
Is this a massive rework?
Nope. But for a sub-500MB patch, it’s got claws, drip, and some real quality-of-life goodness. Wolverine got humbled, summer skins are ready to break Twitter, and you can now grind Practice mode without feeling like you’re wasting your life.
Report AFK verdict?
Short, sweet, sweaty, and just the right amount of ridiculous.
Make sure to check out the Marvel Rivals’ Patch Notes and if you’re not playing yet, try Marvel Rivals for yourself for free on Steam!
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