Marvel Rivals is a live-service game, meaning that with every new Competitive Season that comes and goes, a whole bunch of new content is unveiled for players to enjoy. At the beginning of each season, players receive a new map, hero, battle pass, and in-game challenges to complete with rewards to earn. However, Marvel Rivals has also implemented mid-season updates that introduce a new map, hero, and events, challenges, and rewards, helping to keep content consistent and players engaged.

When it comes to Season 2.5 of Marvel Rivals, there are plenty of new additions that players are looking forward to. This includes the new Strategist, Ultron, as well as a new map, Twitch drops, in-game challenges, and rewards. On top of this, there are also new shop skins launching with the update, such as the X-Tron Ultron skin and Yggroot costume for none other than Tank Hero, Groot. If you're looking forward to this update and are curious about the specific date and time it's due to launch, everything you'll need to know about Marvel Rivals ​​​​​​Season 2.5 has been outlined in the guide below.

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Season 2.5 Release Date and Time For Marvel Rivals

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When it comes to the launch date and time for Marvel Rivals Season 2.5, this update patch is arriving on May 30, 2025. As stated by the official Marvel Rivals X (previously Twitter) account, this patch is being implemented at 2 AM PDT and will take approximately 2-3 hours to go live. Based on this, players should expect servers to go offline at 2 AM PDT and return at approximately 5 AM PDT. From this time onward, players will be able to jump back into the game and enjoy all the brand-new hero changes, Team-Ups, maps, skins, challenges, and, of course, none other than the new Strategist, Ultron.

Everything New Included With the Launch of Marvel Rivals Season 2.5

  • New hero balance changes and tweaks - the most significant highlights include the Jeff the Land Shark rework and dive hero nerfs.
  • New hero - Ultron in the Strategist role.
  • New hero Team-Up abilities and changes - highlights include Luna Snow and Hawkeye, Jeff the Land Shark and Storm, Iron Man and Ultron, and Jeff the Land Shark and Venom.
  • New map - Hellfire Gala: Arakko.
  • Cerebro Database II event - earn the Binary Arrow Hawkeye skin for free.
  • New Galacta's Will Twitch drop bundle featuring Emma Frost.
  • New Mood and Emoji systems in-game.
  • UX/UI/Profile tweaks and revamps.
  • New Competitive Rank rewards featuring a new skin for Ultron.
  • New shop skin and emoji bundles - featuring the likes of Yggroot Groot, X-Tron Ultron, Mechanical Phantom Ultron, and Chibi Jeff.
  • Combat Chest - a new shop addition that offers milestone rewards for playing matches.
  • Gameplay issues and bug fix changes.
  • More!
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Third-Person Shooter
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Top Critic Avg: 78 /100 Critics Rec: 84%
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Released
December 6, 2024
ESRB
T For Teen // Violence
Developer(s)
NetEase Games
Publisher(s)
NetEase Games
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Unreal Engine 5
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Third-Person Shooter, Action, Multiplayer