Marvel Rivals Season 2.5
New Rank Rewards & Competitive Updates – No Reset Required
🏆 Key Takeaway: Your Rank is Safe
Good news for Marvel Rivals players grinding the competitive ladder: Season 2.5 does not include a rank reset. After the major 9-division reset that accompanied Season 2.0 in April 2025, NetEase has confirmed that players will retain their current ranks when Season 2.5 launches on May 30, 2025.
Why No Reset This Time?
Marvel Rivals learned from community feedback during Season 1, when a planned mid-season rank reset was scrapped due to overwhelmingly negative player response. The company stated that “a common concern was the pressure associated with having a rank reset every half-season, which has made participating in competitive mode less enjoyable.”
New Season 2.5 Rank Rewards
While your rank stays intact, Season 2.5 introduces exciting new rewards for competitive players:
Players who reach Gold rank will receive the exclusive “Ultron – Golden Ultron” costume, a gleaming new skin that showcases your competitive achievement with the season’s featured villain.
All-new Crests of Honor are available for Grandmaster, Celestial, Eternity, and Top 500 players, providing fresh visual recognition for the game’s elite competitors.
What This Means for Your Climb
Competitive Advantages:
- Current Progress Preserved: Unlike the Season 2.0 launch, you won’t lose any competitive progress when Season 2.5 goes live. Your current rank, points, and position on the ladder remain exactly where you left them.
- Immediate Reward Eligibility: Since there’s no reset, players at Gold rank and above can immediately claim the new Golden Ultron costume once the update launches, without needing to re-climb the ladder.
- Stable Competitive Environment: The lack of a reset means matchmaking quality should remain consistent, as the player distribution across ranks won’t be suddenly disrupted.
Combat Chest: Additional Rewards System
🎁 New Progression System
Season 2.5 also introduces the Combat Chest, a new limited-time progression system that runs parallel to the ranked ladder. Players earn experience by participating in matches and can level up their Combat Chest to unlock milestone rewards including costumes, emojis, and mood icons.
Daily XP Cap
Daily Progress
Reward Tracks
Looking Ahead: Future Reset Schedule
Based on NetEase’s current approach, major rank resets are now reserved for full season transitions rather than mid-season updates.
Season 3 Timeline
Upcoming Changes:
- Launch Date: July 2025
- Season Length: Shorter 2-month seasons
- Hero Releases: New heroes arriving every month
- Next Reset: Expected with Season 3 launch
Bottom Line
Season 2.5 focuses on content additions and balance changes rather than competitive disruption. Your hard-earned rank is safe, new rewards await at your current level, and you can focus on enjoying Ultron’s arrival and the meta shake-up without worrying about climbing back up the ladder.
What You Can Expect:
- No competitive progress lost
- Immediate access to new rewards at your current rank
- Stable matchmaking environment
- Additional progression through Combat Chest
- Focus on enjoying new content and meta changes