Marvel Rivals July 17 Update Patch Notes—Summer Special Event & Swimsuits

Before jumping into the Marvel Rivals Summer Special Event, here is everything you need to know about the July 17 update.

Marvel Rivals Season 3 officially started on July 11. The update rebalanced the current meta with a long list of buffs and nerfs, introduced two new Team-Up abilities, added a new Battle Pass, two Domination Maps, and Phoenix joined the roster.

NetEase also revealed a roadmap outlining what fans can expect next, including Season 3.5, which is set to start on August 8. However, before looking too far ahead, the Summer Party event starts soon. Let’s jump right into everything coming in the update.

Marvel Rivals July 17 Update Explained

Marvel Rivals Summer Special art

Marvel Rivals Summer Special features new skins. Image via NetEase

The Marvel Rivals Summer Special is themed after the Swimsuit Specials from Marvel Comics, which featured heroes and villains in summer attire. NetEase has already revealed a few skins and unveiled more in the most recent trailer for the event.

In the store, costumes for Psylocke and Loki will be available once the update goes live. In addition, there are also Ultimate Ability VFX cosmetics for Psylocke and Luna Snow to pair with their new outfits.

The update also makes a few quality-of-life changes and bug fixes.

Marvel Rivals July 17 Update patch notes

Here are the complete patch notes.

New Event: Summer Special

Battle to earn XP and level up to unlock FREE rewards, including the new Thor – Worthy Waves costume!

Upgrade to the Summer Special Premium Edition for permanent access and unlock even more exclusive rewards, such as The Thing – Sunshine Thing and Luna Snow – Cool Summer costumes.

New In Store

1. Limited-Time: Psylocke – Breezy Butterfly Bundle

2. Limited-Time: Loki – Robe of Relaxation Bundle

3. New Costume Colors:

a. Psylocke – Breezy Butterfly: Violet Veil and Moonlit Mirage

b. Luna Snow – Cool Summer: Radiant Radiance and Prismatic Pulse

c. Thor – Worthy Waves: Azure Skies

d. Loki – Robe of Relaxation: Tidal Trickery

4. Customize Ability VFX – Ultimate Ability:

a. Psylocke – Breezy Butterfly

b. Luna Snow – Cool Summer

New Additions and Adjustments

1. Accessory Points can now be earned via Practice VS. AI.

Fixes and Optimizations

All Platforms

1. Fixed an issue where modifying keybinds for keyboard and controller could affect each other under certain circumstances.

Maps and Modes

1. Fixed terrain issues that could cause characters to become stuck or clip through odd locations.

2. Resolved various issues, including floating broken objects, collision errors, etc.

Heroes

1. Monster Hulk’s Smash Mishaps: We’ve put a stop to a gamma-powered glitch where Monster Hulk’s Ultimate Ability could display incorrectly if the unlucky target happened to be on a portal during the grab animation. Now, when Hulk smashes, there’s no portal-twisting madness, just pure, unfiltered Hulk mayhem!

2. Magneto’s Magnetized Mix-ups: Fixed a bug where Magneto could still sometimes suffer negative effects when blocking Cloak’s Terror Cape with Metallic Curtain. Now, nothing will get through his ironclad defenses.

What do you think of this update?