NetEase Games is following up last week’s Summer Skins wave with a smaller mid-season drop for Marvel Rivals. Version 20260820 adds three cosmetic bundles to the in-game store and clears up two hero bugs, one tied to Lady Loki’s animations and another that could freeze Hela mid-fight on Wakanda maps.
Quick answer: The update goes live August 20, 2026 at 9 AM UTC with no server downtime — just restart the client and patch when the download appears.
Release time: August 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM UTC
Marvel Rivals August 20 update downtime and patch timing
This is the second content drop of Season 9.5, and it is not a full seasonal reset, so servers stay online through the rollout. That matches how NetEase handles these smaller mid-season patches — the client updates in place and matchmaking keeps running.
If the store still shows the old lineup after 9 AM UTC, close the game entirely and relaunch it. The new bundles only appear once the client has finished pulling the patch.
New skin bundles and their store windows
Three bundles arrive with version 20260820. Cyclops and Phoenix headline the drop as a matched pair, while Daredevil gets a courtroom-themed set. The important distinction is availability — two of them are on a hard timer, and one is a permanent addition.
| Hero | Bundle | Availability (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclops | Elegant Eye Bundle | Limited: Aug 21, 2:00 AM – Sep 18, 2:00 AM |
| Phoenix | Viridian Vogue Bundle | Limited: Aug 21, 2:00 AM – Sep 18, 2:00 AM |
| Daredevil | Attorney at Law Bundle | Available from Aug 21, 2:00 AM |
Note the gap between the patch and the store rotation. The update itself lands at 9 AM UTC on August 20, but the bundles do not go on sale until 2:00 AM UTC on August 21. If you patch on day one and the shop looks unchanged, that is why.
The Cyclops and Phoenix sets leave the store on September 18 at 2:00 AM UTC. Daredevil’s Attorney at Law bundle carries no listed end date, so there is no rush on that one.
Hero bug fixes in version 20260820
Two hero-side issues are resolved. Neither is a balance change — no damage numbers, cooldowns, or health values move in this patch.
Loki’s Twisted Team-Up
Lady Loki’s lower-body animations could deform while using the Hela Team-Up Ability, Villain’s Illusion. The distortion is gone after the patch, so the costume should now animate normally through the whole Team-Up.
Hela’s Zero-G Stall
This one had real gameplay consequences. Casting Astral Flock after rising inside a Thoth’s Wrath zone on Wakanda maps could leave Hela incapacitated, effectively removing her from the fight. That interaction no longer locks her up.
How to confirm the update installed
Because there is no maintenance window to signal the switchover, the client version is your clearest confirmation. Check that it reads 20260820 before assuming you are on the latest build.
The second check is the store itself. Once August 21 at 2:00 AM UTC passes, the Elegant Eye, Viridian Vogue, and Attorney at Law bundles should all be visible. If they are not, you are still running the previous client and need to restart to trigger the download.
It’s a light patch by any measure, but the Hela fix matters for anyone queuing her on Wakanda maps, where the stall could cost an entire team fight. Everything else here is cosmetic, and the Cyclops and Phoenix sets are the ones on a clock.
