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Season 4.0 and 4.5 release dates
NetEase’s official patch notes scheduled Season 4.0 to start September 12, 2025, at 09:00 UTC, with an estimated two-to-three-hour maintenance window. The Season 4.5 notes scheduled the mid-season update for October 10, 2025, at 09:00 UTC, with an estimated two-hour maintenance window. These are scheduled update times and maintenance estimates, not verified records of when the game became playable.
| Update | Scheduled start (UTC) | New hero | Other headline content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 4.0 | September 12, 2025, 09:00 | Angela | “Heart of the Dragon” story, a battle pass with 10 costume sets, the Scroll of the Immortal Beasts event, Arcade modes, and system changes |
| Season 4.5 | October 10, 2025, 09:00 | Daredevil | “The Long Road Back” lore, the Jade Scrolls of K’un-Lun event, and a home-background switch |
For the dates and listed content, see the Season 4 patch notes and Season 4.5 patch notes.
Which characters joined Marvel Rivals in Season 4?
Angela at the Season 4 launch
Angela was the new playable hero announced for Season 4.0. The official notes also introduced her lore entry, “Her Sister’s Keeper.” They name Iron Fist’s “One True Champion” and Loki’s “Destined For Doom” as lore entries too; those mentions do not mean those characters were new Season 4 heroes.
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Daredevil in Season 4.5
Daredevil arrived with the mid-season 4.5 update, rather than the September 12 launch. His new lore entry was titled “The Long Road Back.” So “who was added in Season 4?” has two answers depending on whether you mean 4.0 alone (Angela) or the full season cycle through 4.5 (Angela and Daredevil).
What Season 4.0 added
Story, battle pass, and event
The season’s theme was “Heart of the Dragon,” with a new story serial and the named character lore entries. Its battle pass featured 10 new costume sets themed around the Fruit of Immortality. The Scroll of the Immortal Beasts event offered Ultron – Wasteland Robot as a free costume reward for lighting event badges.
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Competitive and Arcade updates
Competitive ranks reset across seven divisions, with the reset based on each player’s Season 3.5 ending rank. The notes also announced new rank settlement rewards and frames.
Arcade received Conquest (Annihilation) and Free Fight, alongside the return of Clone Rumble and Giant-Size Brain Blast. Existing Conquest and Doom Match were also among the listed modes; the notes said the listed modes became permanent. Arcade matchmaking could queue for one to six modes and allowed teams of any number of friends.
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Systems and platform details
The update included an emoji-wheel rework, costume rotation, an option to show or hide other players’ custom ultimate visual effects, friend suggestions, and PC slow walk. It also added squad voice-chat privacy choices, locally downloadable gallery cards on PC and PlayStation 5, team-lobby entrance animations, and a custom-game pause when a player disconnects.
The launch notes announced that the PlayStation 4 version download would be available after maintenance on September 12. They also listed Windows, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 5 Pro.
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What Season 4.5 added
Alongside Daredevil and his lore, 4.5 brought the Jade Scrolls of K’un-Lun event. Completing missions offered Storm – Judicator XieZhi as a free costume reward; Spider-Man – Black & Gold, Psylocke – Fleeting Butterfly, and other rewards were also listed.
The update added a Home Background Switch and an interactive Volleyball Bash emote that supported three heroes. Its notes also listed Daredevil-themed store bundles and Daredevil – Shenloong’s Creed as a rank reward. These were historical in-game offers; the notes do not establish whether any remain available today.
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Official announcements
The official patch notes use the title “Season 4 Heart of the Dragon.” Their promotional lines included “Angela descends to Marvel Rivals. Prepare to unleash Asgardian might!” and “Justice will be served! Daredevil joins Marvel Rivals!” These are institutional marketing copy, not quotations attributed to a named person.
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