Marvel Rivals Patch Notes: Fashion Shows And Flashbang Fixes
NetEase is finally dropping a patch to fix the absolute visual nightmare that is team-up abilities, while also throwing a high-stakes fashion show into the mix.
Marvel Rivals Season 9 has honestly been a blast. Jubilee is lighting up the battlefield as a surprisingly aggressive strategist, and the whole Apocalypse-themed detective angle gives the season some actual narrative weight. But with new heroes and reworked team-up abilities comes a whole lot of new friction. If you've been struggling to see anything through the blinding flashes of stacked ultimates and combo moves, you'll be thrilled to know this update is specifically targeting battlefield chaos.
Plus, NetEase is dropping the Van Dyne Couture event, and best of all, there's zero server downtime. You can download version 20260716 on July 16 at 9 AM UTC and immediately jump back into the action.
The Van Dyne Couture Event And Store Drops
The headline addition here is the Van Dyne Couture event, running from July 16 right through to August 13. I'm always cynical about in-game fashion events, but NetEase is actually handing out a genuinely worthwhile freebie this time. You can claim Magneto's Magnetic Vintage costume and its related bundle rewards entirely for free just by completing event missions.
If you want to open your wallet, you can unlock the premium track for Adam Warlock's Tailored Perfection costume and Invisible Woman's Baxter Building Beauty outfit.
Speaking of the store, the Pop & Win track is bringing in Jeff the Dinosaur for Devil Dinosaur. Yes, they turned a T-Rex into a land shark, and it's available from July 17 to August 14. You can also grab Hawkeye's Bed-Stuy's Best bundle and Gambit's Dead Man's Hand bundle if you feel like burning through your premium currency.
If you missed out on the Season 3 Battle Pass, Power of the Phoenix, it's making a limited-time return. You can snag it at the Battle Pass Nexus between July 16 and July 30. And if you didn't finish the Chrono-Rush event, it's rewinding and reopening this weekend so you can wrap it up.
Visual Clutter Cleanup And Bug Fixes
This is the part of the patch I care about the most. Season 9 overhauled how team-ups work, making them a lot more frequent. The downside? The game started looking like a rave inside a kaleidoscope. NetEase is dialing back the visual effects for a massive list of heroes to make superhero clashes crisp and clear.
I put together the hard data in the table below so you can see exactly who got tweaked, along with the system and console bug fixes.
