Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast

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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Edited by Arsenio J. Alvarez III (Instagram: @arsenio_alvarez_a3)

Buckle up, we've got 27 Duelists to talk about. This week Nick and Josiah cover a new map, duelist team ups and balance for season 9, Armed & Dangerous returns, and we've got a mailbag and Reddit take of the week.

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20260722/41548_1308589.html
Psylocke & Hela Skins: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/2079219986124468692/photo/1
Thebes: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/2079582173565182426/video/1
Case of the Golden Idol: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677770/The_Case_of_the_Golden_Idol/

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

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Josiah's back! And this week Josiah and Nick talk season 9 first impressions, and Vanguard team-ups and balance!

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20260715/41548_1307701.html

Reddit Take of the Week:
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/XDiYvauMgR
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/bgQycgYsBR

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This week Nick holds down the fort for Josiah's vacation, and Guangguang and Zhiyong choose violence. The biggest patch in rivals history drops! Just news this week, Jubilee, Team up overhaul, Black Widow rework, etc.

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20260708/41548_1306959.html
Season 9 Roadmap: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/2074874914775928877
Dev Vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vTxxm0Tv2g&t=3s

Main Topic:
Jubilee Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VFYRhpIASM

Reddit Take of the Week:
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1uqvlh9/the_end_of_some_era_for_sure/
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/comments/1uq5t99/comment/owcub2b/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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This week we're talking about more gacha balloons, instalocks that make us nervous, a Groot hero spotlight, and the Reddit Take of the Week

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Referenced Links:
News:
Patch Notes: https://t.co/Tyy6rqmCFF

Main Topic:
Tier List: https://tiermaker.com/list/marvel/marvel-rivals-all-characters-15584058/6378925

Reddit Take of the Week:
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/HHDNu0b36M
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/K4IFHb4Wt5
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/p6B5kZh4b5
https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelrivals/s/FVjTdS8hOG

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