The Marvel Rivals Winter Celebration update was Version 20241219, released December 19, 2024; its event began the next day and ran through January 9, 2025 (UTC). It added Jeff’s Winter Splash Festival, a mission-based greeting-card activity, a free Jeff costume, limited-time store cosmetics, and fixes for systems, maps, heroes, and consoles. The event and all listed cosmetic windows have ended.
Update and event dates
NetEase’s official Version 20241219 patch notes are dated December 19, 2024. The notes scheduled a no-downtime update for December 19 at 09:00 UTC and said players could keep playing while it was deployed. The Winter Celebration itself was scheduled for December 20, 2024 at 07:00 UTC through January 9, 2025 at 15:59:59 UTC.
What the Winter Celebration added
Jeff’s Winter Splash Festival
The featured limited-time mode put players in control of Jeff the Land Shark. Players sprayed snowflakes to transform the garden at Yggsgard: Royal Palace into a winter setting.
Season’s Beatings! gallery card
Missions awarded Golden and Silver Frost. Players spent those rewards to unlock and upgrade decorations for a commemorative greeting card, then created a personalized card.
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Free Jeff costume
Jeff the Land Shark’s Cuddly Fuzzlefin costume was available free during the event. The notes describe it as an event reward; it is not a currently available offer.
Costume store dates
The notes listed four limited-time costumes and two bundles scheduled to leave the store. All dates below are UTC and are historical.
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| Cosmetic | Listed store timing |
|---|---|
| Groot — Holiday Happiness | December 20, 2024–January 10, 2025 |
| Rocket Raccoon — Wild Winter | December 20, 2024–January 10, 2025 |
| Venom — Snow Symbiote | December 27, 2024–January 17, 2025 |
| Magik — Frozen Demon | December 27, 2024–January 17, 2025 |
| Captain America — Galactic Talon bundle | Scheduled to leave the store December 27, 2024 |
| Hawkeye — Galactic Fangs bundle | Scheduled to leave the store December 27, 2024 |
Fixes in Version 20241219
The patch notes group fixes across general systems, maps and gameplay, hero behavior, and consoles. They cover tournament and faction display or access issues; a Squirrel Girl achievement condition; map collision and convoy vehicle behavior; hero ability, movement, texture, and damage issues; and console memory management improvements.
Map loading on poor networks
The notes describe the map-loading issue under poor network conditions as partially resolved, not fully fixed. They state that the problem could have many causes and that further analysis and fixes would continue.
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