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Marvel Rivals Season 10 and 10.5
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Season 10, "Butcher's Blasphemy", started September 11, 2026 with Gorr the God Butcher and a Scarlet Witch rework. Season 10.5 followed on October 9 with balance changes and no new hero.
Season 10: September 11, 2026
Gorr is the season's new Duelist. He spawns Black Berserkers that fight for him, and his ultimate traps enemies in a Necroverse. He is S tier on Counterwatch today. Our Gorr counter guide covers who beats him.
Scarlet Witch was reworked. Her new Scarlet Hex fires a 20m by 8m shockwave that applies a Chaos Mark, and damage against marked enemies gives her bonus health.
The balance changes that matter most for counter picks:
- Strategists convert less healing and damage into ult charge (healing 70% to 65%, damage 55% to 50%).
- Magneto: health 650 to 600, both Bulwark shields 250 to 200.
- Peni Parker: faster Cyber-Web Cluster, no self-slow while firing.
- Wolverine: Savage Claw base damage 15 to 18, and Regenerative Healing Factor now gives a flat 300 bonus health.
- Black Cat: Phantom Pursuit lost its invincibility and now gives 50% damage reduction plus Unstoppable.
- The Hood: health 600 to 550 and a weaker Abyssal Veil.
- Black Widow: more rifle falloff at range and a more expensive ult.
- Spider-Man: Amazing Combo cooldown cut from 2s to 1s.
Season 10.5: October 9, 2026
The balance post (Oct 6) changed 13 heroes. The ones you will notice in matches:
- Iron Man: Micro-Missile Barrage now auto-tracks nearby enemies, with lower damage per missile (20 to 10) and much faster missiles.
- Gorr: Twilight of the Gods lasts 10s instead of 12s, with lower scythe and shockwave damage. Living Abyss got a shorter cooldown but slower movement.
- Jubilee: shorter blind on Dazzling Detonation (1.5s to 0.8s), self-healing on Sparking Sprint, and a stronger Firework Finale.
- Devil Dinosaur: health 850 to 825.
- Hulk: faster Banner projectiles.
- Cyclops: slightly more Optic Blast damage and a cheaper ult.
New this half-season: Path to Doomsday – Avengers: Infinity War, a mode where 12 players form six duo squads and fight over the Infinity Stones (through December 11, 2026). A second mode, Path to Doomsday – Avengers: Endgame, arrived in the October 22 patch.
What it means for counters
The data from Counterwatch on October 29 shows the result: Peni Parker, Ultron and Storm lead their roles, Gorr stayed in S tier after his nerf, and the reworked Black Widow sits in F. The full tier list has every hero.