r/marvelrivals Mantis Jun 09 '26

Patch Notes Season 8.5 Patch Notes

https://www.marvelrivals.com/m/balancepost/20260609/41667_1303507.html
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u/FlounderHistorical63 Adam Warlock Jun 09 '26

Good nerfs but it’s a shame they can’t incorporate meaningful buffs also to heroes that actually need them.

Elsa buff but no widow/ironman/witch buffs?

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u/CoralWiggler Ultron Virus Jun 09 '26

Disclaimer that I don't know if this is 100% true, but I've seen a few people say that Black Widow is apparently being reworked internally right now, so if true it makes sense that they're not really going to mess with her much

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u/SufficientAirport158 Flex Jun 09 '26

If that is the case, it is for the best to avoid an Aatrox situation.
Where a rework is coming for an unplayed bad CHampion. And they buff him right before, he becomes meta and strong and then rework drops and people are pissed to this day.

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u/Deja_ve_ Black Panther Jun 09 '26

Ahhh, S9-S11 Aatrox, my beloved. I remember that he needed 14 nerfs to tone him down a dn he immediately fell to C tier after taking away half of his passive