Marvel Rivals: Rogue Drops Worldwide — Exact Season 5.5 Release Times

Marvel Rivals is dropping one of its bigger mid-season updates this week, and it comes with a crowd-pleaser: Rogue. Yes, that Rogue. She finally joins the roster in Season 5.5, and her whole deal is basically touching you and walking away with your powers. Subtle, she is not.

When Rogue goes live (and where)

Season 5.5 launches on December 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM UTC, rolling out at the same time on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

• Los Angeles (PST): 1:00 AM
• New York (EST): 4:00 AM
• Mexico City (CST): 3:00 AM
• Sao Paulo (BRT): 6:00 AM
• London (GMT): 9:00 AM
• Paris (CET): 10:00 AM
• Berlin (CET): 10:00 AM
• Moscow (MSK): 12:00 PM
• Dubai (GST): 1:00 PM
• Mumbai (IST): 2:30 PM
• Bangkok (ICT): 4:00 PM
• Jakarta (WIB): 4:00 PM
• Beijing (CST): 5:00 PM
• Tokyo (JST): 6:00 PM
• Sydney (AEDT): 8:00 PM
• Auckland (NZDT): 10:00 PM

Heads up: seasonal maintenance usually runs about 1.5 to 2 hours. So while the patch lands at 9:00 AM UTC, expect servers to actually be playable around 10:30 AM UTC if everything behaves.

Rogue’s kit: touch, steal, smash

NetEase previewed Rogue’s abilities in a character trailer with the very on‑brand title:

'Tempted to Touch'

She’s classified as a Vanguard, which already has some folks side-eyeing how she fits into the frontline. The twist: her kit is built around power absorption. She’s a melee brawler who has to close the gap, grab you, and siphon off your abilities, then gets buffs keyed to the target’s role. Nab Loki and you can snag his Regeneration Domain. Make contact with Doctor Strange and you suddenly lean shield tank. Think of her as a bruiser who borrows your best trick while getting harder to kill.

Her ultimate leans into chaos: it slowly drains the ultimate charge of everyone nearby on the enemy team while juicing Rogue based on which roles she hits. If opponents are stacked up, it turns into a buffet. On paper, that makes her one of the more unpredictable frontline picks the game has seen; in practice, we’ll see how quickly players adapt once she’s live.

Balance pass: 17 heroes touched this patch

Rogue isn’t arriving alone. NetEase is also tuning a wide stretch of the roster across all three classes.

Vanguards first: Emma Frost gets a health bump from 550 to 600, and her Team‑Up Anchor bonus is gone. Peni Parker loses some durability, dropping from 750 to 700 health. The Thing hits a bit harder with Stone Haymaker moving from 8% to 10% damage, and his Yancy Street Charge field sticks around longer, from 3 seconds to 5 seconds. Thor’s Storm Surge now lets you steer freely while dashing, which should feel a lot better.

Over in Duelists: Blade’s Ancestral Sword damage climbs from 24 to 26, and Bloodline Awakening’s healing penalty eases from 35% to 25%. Daredevil loses the Team‑Up Anchor 25 bonus health. Human Torch gets a few flames fanned: Fire Cluster sees buffed damage and spread, Blazing Blast’s hit damage goes up from 40 to 45, and its charge time drops from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds. Phoenix’s Endsong Inferno summon is tankier now with health up from 400 to 500. Psylocke’s Dance of the Butterfly costs more, jumping from 2800 to 3400. Scarlet Witch picks up multiple ability speed and charge buffs. The Punisher’s Adjudication damage nudges from 19 to 20. And Wolverine’s Last Stand gets more flexible — it can now target walls for landing points.

Strategists: Gambit’s Ragin' Royal Flush price goes up from 4300 to 4500. Invisible Woman’s Invisible Boundary also rises from 4300 to 4500. Loki’s Doppelganger gets more bite and sustain with its damage and healing ratio lifted from 80% to 90%. Luna Snow gains a new self-heal and a faster start on Absolute Zero. Rocket Raccoon’s C.Y.A. cost increases from 4000 to 4300. Ultron can now deploy 2 drones with Imperative Patch, Firewall has been reworked, and Rage of Ultron’s cost jumps from 3700 to 4000.

So: are you jumping on Rogue day one, or does that Vanguard label scare you off? And which buff or nerf messes with your lineup the most?