Marvel Rivals Season 4.5 patch notes: New Hero Daredevil, Twitch Drops, and more

Marvel Rivals Season 4.5 is here, and just like other mid-season updates, it brings a ton of new content for the players. From a brand-new hero to an event and various balance changes, this patch adds something for everyone. The official patch notes for the Season 4.5 update have been shared through a blog on the official website.

On that note, here are the Marvel Rivals Season 4.5 official patch notes.

Marvel Rivals Season 4.5 official patch notes

Here's everything new arriving with the Season 4.5 update:

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New Hero

Daredevil joins the Marvel Rivals Hero roster.

New Story

New Daredevil Lore: The Long Road Back

New event: Jade Scrolls of K'un-Lun

Complete Jade Scrolls missions to get the Storm Judicator XieZhi costume for free, and earn Spider-Man Black & Gold, Psylocke Fleeting Butterfly, and more.

New systems & content

Home Background Switch: Change the background to your liking.
Volleyball Bash Emote: Now supports interaction between three heroes.

New in Store

Daredevil Devil 2099 Bundle
Hulk Maestro Bundle
Daredevil Devil 2099 Emoji Bundle
Daredevil Fearless Origin

Season 4.5 Twitch Drops

As Season 4.5 kicks off, get ready for a new round of Twitch Drops. Simply accumulate the required viewing time to claim your rewards.
This round's drops include the Mister Fantastic - Will of Galacta costume, along with related bundle content.
Drops Period: October 10, 2025, at 12 am UTC to November 7, 2025, at 9 am UTC.

Ignite Twitch Drops

As the Ignite battles heat up, we will launch tournament-specific drops on select live-streaming platforms! Simply accumulate the required viewing time to claim your rewards.
This round's drops include the tournament commemorative spray and emoji.
Drops Period: October 10, 2025, at 12 am UTC to November 7, 2025, at 9 am UTC.

Factions

Inactive factions will be cleared automatically. Factions where all members haven't played in matchmaking for two consecutive seasons will be disbanded due to inactivity. However, factions with a historical honor of MRC256 or higher will remain intact. If a faction is disbanded, any member can log into the game during that season and use the "Revive Faction" feature to bring the faction back as the Captain.

Rank Rewards adjustments

New Rank Settlement Rewards: Reach Gold for the cool Daredevil Shenloong's Creed costume. Earn all-new Nameplate Frames at Diamond and Platinum, plus rock fresh Crests of Honor for Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity, and the illustrious Top 500.

Fixes and optimisations

All platforms

The team invitation interface now shows if the invited player is a friend.
Resolved an issue where players could still receive messages from those they've blocked upon logging into the game.
Fixed a bug where logging in from another device might accidentally turn on the microphone that was previously turned off.

Maps and modes

Improved the fog effects in the map K'un-Lun - Heart of Heaven.
Enhanced the AFK detection in Doom Match Practice. Now you can chat and enjoy group emotes to your heart's content without any worries.

Heroes

Jeff the Land Shark's Stall Shutdown: Optimized Jeff's Ultimate Ability to ensure he interacts smoothly with the terrain. If he gets temporarily stuck in a fall and uses his ultimate, he'll seamlessly transition into the dive phase after some time, complete with an extra audio cue for his ultimate when landing.
Doctor Strange's Cloak Conundrum: Resolved a bug where Cloak of Levitation would sometimes lead to erratic movement patterns in poor network conditions. Now, with the mystic arts fully aligned, Strange glides on the battlefield with ease.

That's everything you need to know about the Marvel Rivals Season 4.5 patch notes.

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Harshit Singh is a gaming journalist at Sportskeeda, with Fortnite, Counter-Strike 2, and Marvel Rivals being his areas of specialization. A final-year B.Des (Visual Communication) student at Delhi Technological University, he is always eager to pursue creative endeavors. Harshit aims to deliver news and up-to-date content promptly to players around the globe. To that end, he acquires information from reliable forums and social media pages and religiously tracks the latest coverage of Fortnite — a game he has been playing since 2018. He is often found testing the new meta in-game or spectating competitive tournaments.

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