Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast

This week Josiah and Nick are in late-summer vacation mode, and do some Rivals D&D Alignment charting. We've also got some news with new skins, A Captain America hero spotlight, and a mailbag and Reddit Take of the Week.

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/2092673535005098098

Reddit Take of the Week:
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/y249r8cNxs
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/CrDyC8Olgn

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This week Nick and Josiah talk about villains we'd like added to the game, there's a very small amount of news, a Devil Dinosaur Hero Spotlight, Armed & Dangerous, a Mailbag and the Reddit Take of the Week.

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/2090106667719327953

Reddit Take of the Week:
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/qAG2lEkGv8
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/BnchY3jBTb
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/rEudODwCsI

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This week Josiah and Nick cover their first impressions and the balance patch for season 9.5! We've also got summer special vol 2. We've also got Armed & Dangerous, a Mailbag, and the Reddit Take of the Week.

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/2087586351914811525

Balance Patch:
Hero Hotlist: https://www.marvelrivals.com/heroes_data/
Balance Patch: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/2084700997700530285

Reddit Take of the Week:
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/utrtPGv3eK
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/XepVOcZAE8

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This week Nick and Josiah talk season 9.5 news, with the Hood, Summer special vol 2, and everything else! We've also got Armed & Dangerous, a Mailbag, and the Reddit Take of the Week.

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/2085093591559315892

Reddit Take of the Week:
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/7WUPVEUNz0
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/hdYuM3Av2c
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1vdlkd5/is_this_true_i_did_not_know_that/
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/DlENqbLlyd

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This week Josiah and Nick finish covering the team-up changes for Season 9 by talking about strategist balance and team-ups. Then there's also a lot of news with a new event, four new MCU skins, and a ton of physical Rivals merchandise. The friends also cover the last 6 months of Rivals in the third edition of "Rivals Quarterly", and there's Armed & Dangerous, a Mailbag, and the Reddit Take of the Week.

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20260729/41548_1309398.html
Ultron Mode: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/2080717076176449981

Reddit Take of the Week:
(Fanart is on the Friend & Rivals Discord under the #creative-corner channel)
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/z5rSAvA2O4
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/JiuPT6mOfl

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