Marvel Rivals Version 20260409 Patch Notes

Marvel Rivals Update April 2026: Full Patch Notes and Highlights

Souranil Ghosh

Published - Apr 08, 2026, 08:08 PM

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Summary

The update focuses mainly on new themed cosmetics, especially Deadpool and Jeff items
A major exploit involving Jeff the Land Shark has been fixed, removing the “sharknapping” strategy
This is a no-downtime patch with minor bug fixes and visual improvements rather than major gameplay changes

The Marvel Rivals Version 20260409 Patch Notes is a no-downtime update that introduces unusual cosmetic items while improving core gameplay elements. The Marvel Rivals April 9 update officially begins at 09:00 UTC when the new store content will become available.

New Store Content and Marvel Rivals New Skins

The majority of the Marvel Rivals new skins and bundles will become accessible on April 10 2026 at 02:00 UTC. This shop rotation displays Deadpool's "Hospitality" theme together with his high-impact appearance and Iron Fist's high-impact appearance.

Deadpool - Hospitality 101: Wade's newest costume is accessible through Lucky Draw until May 8.
Maid-Pool Collection: The collection consists of Jeff the Land Shark's "Maid to Chomp" bundle and "Maid-Pool" VFX upgrades and two costume chromas which include Poppin' Peach and Yapping Yolk.
The Knockout Bundle: The package includes a temporary skin of Lin Shao for Iron Fist.
Shark Attack Emote: The new Duo Emote bundle introduces a shared animation that Deadpool and Jeff the Land Shark will perform together.

Hero Gameplay Fixes and Visual Optimizations

The Marvel Rivals Version 20260409 Patch Notes include specific fixes that prevent players from using exploits to gain advantages, while they create visual problems that show up across different platforms.

Jeff the Land Shark: The "Jeff Rodeo" emote is now disabled in the Warrior Falls Spawn Room shared area. This disables an exploit that allowed Jeff to pull enemies into his spawn area, resulting in massive damage.
Hulk: Fixed a bug that prevented Hulk from recovering health when he transformed inside an allied Spawn Room.
White Fox: Her Kumiho form color now correctly syncs with the base colors of the "Secret Agent" and "Rosy Recon" costumes.
Animations: The developers added two new idle animations which include "Take a Seat" and "Lean" for White Fox and Cloak.

Update Deployment Details

As part of the Marvel Rivals April 9 update, there is no server downtime. The patch will be applied automatically upon restarting the game client after 09:00 UTC. While the hero fixes are active immediately, the new store bundles and the Deadpool Lucky Draw will remain locked until April 10. Learn how to unlock the free Jeff Rodeo emote in Marvel Rivals and why it was recently disabled in certain modes to prevent gameplay exploits.