Marvel Rivals has released its sixth Dev Vision video, covering everything coming with Season 2.5 starting May 30th, 2025.
From Ultron’s highly anticipated debut to new team-ups, maps, and more, these are the biggest highlights revealed during Marvel Rivals’ latest update.
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New Character: Ultron
Marvel Rivals antagonist, Ultron, makes his debut in Season 2.5 as a Strategist capable of flight. Not much was revealed about his kit. However, gameplay clips include a charged-up laser primary fire and a Uni-Beam team-up with Iron Man.
During the Dev Vision, Guangyun ‘GuangGuang‘ Chen, Marvel Rivals Creative Director at NetEase Games, said: “He’s a strategist who can provide consistent healing to his allies. However, he can also unleash devastating energy beams against enemies.
“His unique primary weapon introduces an all-new shooting experience! And as a flying Strategist, Ultron opens up fresh possibilities for your aerial line-ups.”
New Mode: Ultron’s Battle Matrix Protocol
A new limited-time mode was unveiled called Ultron’s Battle Matrix Protocol, which will be arriving in Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 on June 6th, 2025.
During the Dev Vision vlog, GuangGuang said: “In this mode, six players can choose their own hero lineups, craft unique builds, and enhance their heroes’ traits. Then, engage in battle against other players for the chance to claim victory.
“This mode is an experiment of how we can fulfil everyone’s fantasies of Marvel Super Heroes teaming up. Players can take control of a wider array of heroes and amplify their stats and abilities.”
Stadium in Overwatch 2 and Teamfight Tactics in League of Legends are notable examples of modes that have gone on to create their own communities within the game. So it would be interesting to see whether this mode proves to be a smash hit, and whether it could become a permanent addition to the game.
Team-up changes ahead of Season 2.5
Events such as Marvel Rivals Championships, and the weekly Rivals Fight Nights, have seen professional players use the latest Team-Ups to their advantage. The upcoming changes to Team-Ups announced will no doubt affect both casual and professional players alike.
In the Dev Vision vlog, Zhiyong Feng, Lead Combat Designer, said: “In Season 2.0, we debuted adjustments for Team-Up abilities, injecting fresh energy into our game environment. With Season 2.5, we’re going even further, with not only Team-Up ability changes, but also the arrival of our new hero Ultron and key numerical balance updates, all set to deliver a whole new level of combat excitement.”
New Team-Ups will be added to the game:
- Symbiote Shenanigans – Venom (anchor), Jeff.
- Operation: Microchip – Punisher (anchor), Black Widow.
- Chilling Assault – Luna Snow (anchor), Hawkeye.
- Rocket Network – Rocket Raccoon (anchor), Peni Parker.
- Stark Protocol – Iron-Man (anchor), Ultron.
- Jeff-Nado – Jeff (anchor), Storm.
Four team-ups will also be removed, alongside a Team-Up change:
- Chilling Charisma – Luna Snow (anchor), Jeff.
- Allied Agents – Hawkeye (anchor), Black Widow.
- Ammo Overload – Rocket raccoon (anchor), Punisher.
- Symbiote Bond – Venom (anchor), Spider-Man, Peni Parker.
- Iron-Man will be removed from the Gamma Charge team-up with Hulk and Namor.
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