Marvel Rivals Season 5 launches tomorrow (November 14) and adds a brand new Battle Pass to work through, some significant changes to the ranked game and of course a new hero. Gambit joins the fray as a strategist, and later we get Rogue as part of the 5.5 update.
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Key Info
I have now played hundreds of hours Marvel Rivals since its launch, jumped in at the start of every season to try out the new Hero. I’m very excited to get my hands on Gambit and ready to be pulled away from my Vanguard bias. However, it’s not just the arrival of Gambit that will change Season 5 up, as there are changes to Heroes like Spider-Man and Captain America that will definitely change the meta going forward.
Here is Marvel Rivals Season 5 launch 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 launch time and downtime before switching to my live reactions once everything goes live.
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Start Time
Marvel Rivals Season 5 launches 2-3 hours after the downtime starts. This has pretty much been like clockwork the last few major updates, with the new season going live exactly 2 hours after the end of the previous one. As such, here’s when you can expect the launch of Season 5 on November 14:
- East Coast (USA): 6 AM ET
- West Coast (USA): 3:00 a.m. PT
- Great Britain: 11:00 GMT
- Australia (Sydney): 22:00 AEST
- Japan (Tokyo): 20:00 JST
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Downtime
Marvel Rivals Downtime for Season 5 begins at the following times:
- East Coast (USA): 4 AM ET
- West Coast (USA): 1:00 a.m. PT
- United Kingdom: 09:00 GMT
- Australia (Sydney): 8pm AEST
- Japan (Tokyo): 18:00 JST
Marvel Rivals Gambit
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Gambit joins Marvel Rivals as the new hero in season 5. He is a strategist who uses kinetic energy abilities to send playing cards at enemies. He is able to heal teammates, apply anti-heal to enemies, and is very agile as he uses quick dashes to move around the map. His Bayou Bash slams the ground, healing teammates and damaging enemies, and can be combined with a swipe to heal multiple players at once.
He arrives with a Team Up with Magneto, who returns to the Metallic Chaos Team Up, but this time with kinetic energy instead of magic. Gambit is the anchor here, so gains bonus health when there is a Magneto on the same team.
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Hero Balancing
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The following Hero balancing updates are now live Marvel Rivals Season 5:
- Hero balancing (buffs): 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 Balancing (nerfs): There are no outright nerves this season
Marvel Rivals Season 5 Ranked Changes
There are lots of ranked changes added as part of Marvel Rivals Season 5. Here’s the headline:
- Rank Rewards: Reach Gold for the Gambit – Sacrificial Pawn costume
- Nameplates: Diamond and Platinum, Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity and Top 500 Crests of Honor
- Location: Starting with Season 5, your first 10 ranked matches are ranked matches. Your performance determines your starting level
Marvel Rivals Season 5 live coverage as it happened
Jake Green
As Evergreen Editor, it is my job to keep up to date with the latest games, especially live service titles such as Marvel Rivals. I’ve put hundreds of hours into the game at this point, having jumped ahead in Season 0. Since then, I’ve covered every season personally and professionally, and I’ve particularly enjoyed Season 2, which gave me the opportunity to try out Emma Frost as a brand new Vanguard. I tend to stick with the Vanguard role and I’m currently working on getting Magneto to Lord skills. Hopefully Gambit will give me a new strategist character to play in Season 5.
