Marvel Rivals March 12 Patch Brings Store Bundles, Bug Fixes, and Hero Tweaks

NetEase pushed Marvel Rivals Version 20260312 live on March 12 at 09:00 UTC without pulling servers offline, letting players drop straight into matches the moment the update landed. For a live-service shooter where scheduled maintenance windows can kill an evening's session, the no-downtime delivery is the kind of thing worth noting.

The cosmetic side of the patch carried the most obvious player-facing weight. Three new bundles hit the store, though not immediately: the Thing - Fear Itself Bundle, the Daredevil - Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Bundle, and the Thing - Fear Itself Emoji Bundle all went live roughly 17 hours after the patch itself, at 02:00 UTC on March 13. That staggered rollout is worth keeping in mind if you logged in on the 12th and found the store hadn't refreshed yet.

The Daredevil bundle's tie to "Born Again Season 2" is a pretty clear nod to the ongoing Marvel streaming calendar, which NetEase has been leaning into with its cosmetic drops. Whether the skin itself delivers on that premise depends on your appetite for the Matt Murdock aesthetic, but the timing is deliberate.

On the fixes side, the patch addressed two hero-specific issues that had been quietly annoying players. The Punisher's blue proficiency badge was showing up before players actually reached the unlock level, which meant Frank Castle was advertising credentials he hadn't earned yet. The patch notes put it plainly: "Frank doesn't like cutting corners. Now, his skills are shown at the right level, just as they should be." Small display bug, but the kind of thing that messes with your sense of progression.

Rogue's Mrs. X costume had a visual problem with its translucent material, producing shadowing artifacts that made the look read as unfinished. The fix description leaned into the costume's fashion framing: "The X-Men's best stylists have stepped in, and now her look is flawless. No more wardrobe weirdness." The patch notes for Marvel Rivals consistently write in this character-flavored voice, which makes scanning through fixes less of a chore than it tends to be elsewhere.

The patch page also lists Console and Heroes section headings, suggesting additional entries may exist in the full notes beyond what was surfaced in the documented fragments. If you play on PS5 or Xbox Series X|S and want to verify whether any console-specific fixes apply to your setup, the official patch notes are accessible through the game's site and the contact address for NetEase's Marvel Rivals team is marvel_rivals@global.netease.com.

The Version 20260312 update is the latest in a run of patches that stretches back through Season 6's launch in January, with NetEase maintaining a cadence of roughly weekly to biweekly updates. At this rate, the next patch drop is probably not far off.