A being with the power to slay gods? Say it isn’t so! For a few heroes in Marvel Rivals, unfortunately, it is indeed a reality.
Currently listed as “missing” in-game, the Strategist hero and Asgardian god of mischief Loki is not currently playable. And it appears that the game’s newest hero Gorr the God Butcher has something to do with it. Yeah, that title tracks.
You may know Gorr from the movie Thor: Love & Thunder where he was portrayed by Christian Bale. Let’s hope he’s better utilized in Rivals than he was in that film, widely considered to be one of the MCU’s worst.
Here’s everything we know so far about what’s new and different in Marvel Rivals in season 10.
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Marvel Rivals season 10 patch notes
Season 10 kicks off on Friday, Sept. 11, and Gorr the God Butcher joins the roster alongside it.
New hero: Gorr
Gorr is a Duelist hero, using the All-Black sword to deal damage to all those in his path. In the lore, he has become assimilated with symbiotes so he’s able to use them as a part of his kit. The sword he wields has the power to kill even gods, so Loki’s fate is a mystery for the time being, although I wouldn’t bet on him being truly “dead” forever.
But do not be surprised if more gods end up slain very soon. In the meantime, Yggsgard maps in-game have lost all of their color ahead of Gorr’s arrival on Friday. Very cool, and very fitting.
NetEase confirmed that Gorr is the only new hero launching this season, bucking a trend that’s been ongoing since almost the beginning of the game. This is to focus on ongoing development of the Avengers: Doomsday tie-in events still to come. Season 11 (likely beginning in November) will have two new heroes once more.
New map: God Quarry
This new Domination map is arriving on Sept. 24, but no other info was revealed yet.
Hero nerfs and buffs
- Vanguard
- Nerfs
- Magneto
- The Thing
- The Hood
- Buffs
- Captain America
- Deadpool
- Devil Dinosaur
- Emma Frost
- Rogue
- Nerfs
- Duelist
- Nerfs
- Elsa Bloodstone
- Black Widow
- Magik
- Winter Soldier
- Buffs
- Star-Lord
- Namor
- Iron First
- Wolverine
- Psylocke
- Changes
- Black Cat
- Scarlet Witch
- Nerfs
- Strategist
- Nerfs
- Cloak & Dagger
- Mantis
- All Strategists
- Ultimate generation nerf
- Buffs
- Jeff the Land Shark
- Loki
- White Fox
- Nerfs
More specific patch notes are coming soon.
Scarlet Witch rework
Some of the most substantial hero changes are to Scarlet Witch, who is getting a number of changes to her kit.
- New ability: Scarlet Hex
- “Blasts a shockwave of chaos magic directly in front of her. Dealing area damage and applies a Chaos Mark.”
- New passive
- “Hitting enemies with Dark Seal on her newly added Scarlet Hex ability will apply a Chaos Mark. Dealing damage to enemies with a Chaos Mark will grant her a certain amount of Bonus health, and her primary attack will now lock onto all enemies carrying a Chaos Mark.”
- Ultimate change
- Now deals continuous damage during the wind-up phase.
Pajama Party skins
Special events are coming, including Jeff’s Dream Eater and Jeff’s Superstar Seeking, and will include access to new Pajama Party themed skins for several heroes, including Jeff the Land Shark, Cloak & Dagger, Magneto, and Rogue.
Galacta’s Gift returns
After fans begged for months, the free event returns in season 10 to offer a Costume Coin for players to earn a free skin.
For more info on season 1o, Butcher’s Blasphemy, check out the Dev Vision from NetEase.
This article is being written and updated in real time as information is released.
