Marvel Rivals Season 5 launches tomorrow (November 14) and adds a brand new Battle Pass to work with, some significant changes to ranked play, and of course, a new hero. Gambit joins the battle as a strategist and we will later get Rogue as part of update 5.5.
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Key Information
I have already played hundreds of hours of Marvel Rivals from launch, participating at the beginning of each season to try out the new hero. I’m very excited to get my hands on Gambit and absolutely ready to let go of my Vanguard bias. However, it’s not just the arrival of Gambit that will change season 5, as there are changes to heroes like Spider-Man and Captain America that are sure to change the meta going forward.
Here is the Marvel Rivals Season 5 release information, along with details on what to expect from the new major update. I’ll be covering the launch as it happens, offering key details on startup time and downtime, before moving into my live reactions once everything is live.
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Start Time
Marvel Rivals Season 5 will be released 2-3 hours after the downtime begins. This has been practically like clockwork in the last few major updates, and the new season will be released exactly 2 hours after the end of the previous one. As such, here’s when to expect Season 5 to release on November 14:
- East Coast (US): 6 a.m. Eastern Time
- West Coast (USA): 3 a.m. Pacific Time
- United Kingdom: 11am GMT
- Australia (Sydney): 10 pm eastern time
- Japan (Tokyo): 8 pm Eastern Pacific Time
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Downtime
Marvel Rivals Season 5 downtime will begin at the following times:
- East Coast (US): 4 a.m. Eastern Time
- West Coast (USA): 1 a.m. Pacific Time
- United Kingdom: 09:00 GMT
- Australia (Sydney): 8 pm eastern time
- Japan (Tokyo): 6:00 pm Pacific Time
Marvel Rivals Gambit
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Gambit joins Marvel Rivals as the new hero of season 5. He is a strategist who uses kinetic energy abilities to throw cards at enemies. He is able to heal his teammates, apply anti-heal to enemies, and is very agile as he uses fast dashes to move around the map. His Bayou Bash hits the ground, healing teammates and damaging enemies, and can be combined with a dash to heal multiple players at once.
He arrives with a Team Up with Magneto, which goes back to Metallic Chaos Team Up, but this time with kinetic energy instead of magic. Gambit is the anchor here, so he gets extra health when there is a Magneto on the same team.
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Hero Balance
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The following hero balance updates are now available in Marvel Rivals Season 5:
- Hero Balance (Upgrades): Angela, Hawkeye, Captain America, Groot, Hulk, Magneto, Peni Parker, The Thing, Mr Fantastic, Spider-Man, The Punisher, Wolverine, Phoenix, Squirrel Girl, Storm, Rocket Raccoon, Loki, Cloak & Dagger, Adam Warlock, Invisible Woman
- Hero balance (nerfs): There are no absolute nerfs this season
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Ranking Changes
Many ranking changes added as part of Marvel Rivals Season 5. Here is the headline information:
- Rank Rewards: Reach Gold for Gambit: Sacrificial Pawn Costume
- Identification plates: Diamond and Platinum, Shields of Honor for Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity and Top 500
- Placement: Starting in Season 5, your first 10 ranked matches will be placement matches. Your performance determines your initial level
Live coverage of Marvel Rivals season 5 as it happened
jake green
As an editor at Evergreen, my job is to stay up to date with the latest games, especially live service titles like Marvel Rivals. I’ve put hundreds of hours into the game up to this point, having jumped through Season 0. Since then, I’ve covered every season personally and professionally, and I especially enjoyed Season 2, which gave me the chance to try out Emma Frost as a completely new Vanguard. I tend to stick to the Vanguard role and am currently working on getting Magneto to Lord proficiency. Hopefully, Gambit will give me a new strategist character to star in season 5.
