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Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast is your go-to show for all things Marvel Rivals! Hosted by best friends Josiah and Nick, who’ve been gaming together since high school, this weekly podcast dives into the latest news, updates, hero spotlights, and community buzz—all from an informed, casual perspective. Join us as we break down the game we love with insight, humor, and the power of friendship!New episodes every Friday!Podcast art by DarkRaiDraws (X: @DarkRaiRai)

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172:49

What If... Heroes Tilt Us by Simply Existing on the...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/08/01

Episode 26, a half a year into the podcast! This episode, Nick and Josiah keep it light before the 3.5 news next week by tierlisting which characters they hate seeing on the enemy team. There's also some news, Armed & Dangerous, and the long awaited return of the Hero Spotlight, featuring Jefferey the First of His Name of the Former Staten Island the Land Shark. And of course, a Reddit Take of the Week to wrap it up.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:7/31 Patch:

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181:47

What If... We Look Back at 7 Months of Rivals? |...

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2025/07/25

Episode 25 this week is a quarter of a way to 100, and Nick & Josiah run out of time with a Friends & Rivals Quarterly Review! The friends talk news, a retrospective on 7 months of rivals and the current state of the game, dream about the future, and attempt the world's fastest Reddit Take of the Week in a (failed) attempt to stay under 3 hours.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Feige's Son is a Man of Culture:

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168:00

What If... Wolverine Has No Business Getting...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/07/18

For Episode 24, Josiah comes back with a vengeance. The friends talk about the Summer Special event, an emergency balance patch to kill Wolverine, other news, Season 3 first impressions, and the season 3 balance patch and hero hot list. And of course, there's the Reddit Take of the Week.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:Podcast Patch Notes:https://x.com/FriendRivalsPod/status/1943028936440713557News:Blade Asset Leak:

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136:35

What If... Nick's Wife Says "Haha Phoenix Go Weeee"?...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/07/10

It's Episode 23, and Josiah sounds a bit different... This week its all about season 3 and the new hero, map, accessories system, customization options, battlepass, and everything else. There's also an especially chaotic Armed & Dangerous, and the only true tierlist is discussed in the Reddit Take of the Week.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Dev Vision Vol 7: https://youtu.be/J0_hbNp251MMap Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUvBdR0HUqw7/11 Patch Notes:

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120:02

What If... Josiah Has to Endure Mr. Fantastic All...

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2025/07/04

It's Episode 22, and Josiah needs to catch a plane! It's a simpler episode this week, recorded in the dead of night. The friends talk some early season 3 news (before all the season 3 talk next week) and tierlist the characters they're looking forward to playing more of in season 3. Sebastian pulls night shift with Armed & Dangerous, and there's an especially cringe inducing edition of the Reddit Take of the Week.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Egg Teaser:

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165:45

What If... There Are 2.2 Billion Bald Eagle Feathers?...

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2025/06/27

For Episode 21, Nick and Josiah decide Rivals is too fun and decide to ruin it. There's some news, the friends talk "How to Lose More and Have Less Fun". There's also a bot vs bot edition of Armed & Dangerous, a Moon Knight Hero Spotlight, and of course, the Reddit Take of the Week.e---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Where's Blade: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/1935752026949906458Thor and The Punisher Skins:

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122:24

What If... Strategist Ultimates Have Roles? | Friends...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/06/20

It's Episode 20, and Nick and Josiah talk about all the mid-midseason news and changes. Bubble Pop, Balance Patch, and more. The Ultimate Roles series wraps up with Strategist Ultimate Roles, and Armed & Dangerous takes on a new form. And finally, there's the mailbag and Reddit Take of the Week.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Art Vision Vol. 3: https://youtu.be/R9z0uBUXfX8?si=FaxWIZ8haTPttSucTwitch Drops:

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160:10

What If... Duelist Ultimates Have Roles? | Friends &...

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2025/06/13

Episode 19 is here, and Josiah and Nick are a bit chaotic this week as they talk through their ideas about Duelist Ultimates and the roles they fit into. There's also some news, an Ultron Battle Matrix inspired Armed & Dangerous, the Ultron Hero Spotlight, and as always, the Reddit Take of the Week.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Invisible Woman & The Thing Skins: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/1932090456218726843616 Vault:

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170:41

What If... We Were All Wrong About Ultron? | Friends...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/06/06

It's Episode 18 and Nick and Josiah lose track of time talking through all their first impressions of this half-season, as well as pouring over the balance patch changes in what is probably the most impactful balance patch the game has seen. There's also some news with Ultron's Battle Matrix coming this week, and the friends draft Armed & Dangerous teams to pit against each other in the new mode. Finally there's a comment edition of the mailbag and Reddit Take of the

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145:09

What If... It's the Age of Flying Poke Comps? Season...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/05/29

Episode 17 is here with all your news for Season 2.5! Nick and Josiah devote the entire episode to talking Dev Vision, Patch Notes, Skins, Events, Auto Chess!? And of course, Ultron himself! Also in this episode: The Armed & Dangerous Season 2.0 Championship, and of course the Reddit Take of the Week and Mailbag to wrap it all up.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:Chat:Ambulances (Not an Affiliate Link):

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152:13

What If... Vanguard Ultimates Have Roles? | Friends &...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/05/23

It's Episode 16, and Josiah starts it off with some news of his own, while Nick walks uphill both ways in flip flops. This week is a light news week before the Season 2.5 news, the friends start a new series on their takes on Ultimate ability roles and subroles, Peni Parker digs into the hero spotlight, and in the Mailbag segment, NightGobbler meets his ultimate rival...---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Patch Notes 5/22:

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177:34

What If... We Made the Ultimate Tier List? | Friends...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/05/16

Behold! Episode 15! This episode came out a bit late because Nick got sick (again), and in the meantime, NetEase released a bunch of news! Josiah and Nick cover the news, make the Ultimate Tier List, and talk Emma Frost in the Hero Spotlight (blame Josiah), and as always, there's the Reddit Take of the Week.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Patch Notes 5/8: https://www.marvelrivals.com/gameupdate/20250507/41548_1232829.htmlDev Talk Vol. 14:

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150:05

What If... We Didn't Play Certain Heroes? | Friends &...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/05/09

It's Episode 14, and Josiah and Nick talk a bit a news, spend time discussing what leads them to avoid playing certain heroes, The game from last week returns, under the new name "Armed & Dangerous", and appropriately, this week is the Winter Soldier hero spotlight, just in time for Thunderbolts*. To wrap up, of course, there's the Reddit Take of the Week and Mailbag.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Behind the Music - Impending Dooms:

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152:42

What If... This Week Had as Much News as a Release...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/05/02

In Episode 13, Nick fights the plague as he and Josiah have a season's worth of news to cover this week. The friends make their first tier lists, which rank heroes by how fun they are to play, and then they actually play a new game on the podcast (name still TBD). Finally, there's a special hybrid Mailbag Take of the Week segment that fills in some more info from the Invisible Woman spotlight in episode 7.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Patch Notes 04/25:

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142:04

What If... This is Difficult? | Friends & Rivals 12

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/04/25

It's Episode 12 and Josiah and Nick talk through Difficulty star ratings, Loki manipulates the Hero Spotlight, and The Oblivion Remake jeopardizes the podcast.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Giant Size Brain Blast: https://youtu.be/oOzsmite59I?si=rmXXaqFeNI8q0yWCArt Vision Vol. 1: https://youtu.be/JaNAqe180Hc?si=jt4oPbQuyjFjP7k0Behind the Music: https://youtu.be/393jRkdljfw?si=YnF8WK3f0ZN42pHULoki and Hela Skins:

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142:47

What If... Emma Frost Carries You to... Diamond? |...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/04/18

It's Episode 11 and Josiah and Nick talk hanging out IRL, First Impressions on Season 2, and do a deep dive on all the balance and team up changes for Season 2.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Discord Emma Frost Quest: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/1910754817435226122Twitch Drops: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/1909984818902814759Peni Parker & Dr. Strange Skins: https://twitter.com/MarvelRivals/status/1911796798563250676Season 2 Preview:Balance Post

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160:23

What If... We Spend Over 2 and a Half Hours Talking...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/04/10

Double digits for Season 2! It's Friends & Rivals Episode 10! Nick and Josiah throw out the normal episode template to get as much time as possible to talk through all the changes coming to Season 2 this week. Krakoa, Emma Frost, new Team-Ups, Ranked changes and Battlepasses, it's all here!---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Marvel Unlimited Promo: https://x.com/MRivalsHub/status/1909295408683036708Twitch Drops:

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158:06

What If... There's Three Types of Strategists? |...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/04/04

Time's up, let's do this! It's Friends & Rivals Episode 9! This week Josiah & Nick talk news, and finish off our sub-roles series talking about the 3 Strategist sub-roles. It's pure chaos in the hero spotlight as the friends talk Scarlet Witch, and then to finish there's the Reddit Take of the Week and Mailbag.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Mac n' Cheeks Pickup Bundle: https://x.com/MarvelRivals/status/1905077649191628883Skins:

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152:56

What If... There's Four Types of Vanguards? | Friends...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/03/28

Happy Friday, It's Friends & Rivals Episode 8! This week Josiah & Nick talk news, and continue the sub-roles series by talking about 4 vanguard sub-roles. Namor makes his presence known in our hero spotlight, and we try to keep our family-friendly rating. Finally, there's the Reddit Take of the Week and Mailbag with a special appearance by the NightGobbler!---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Black Panther & Moon Knight Skins:

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143:07

What If... There's Four Types of Duelists? | Friends...

Friends & Rivals: A Marvel Rivals Podcast ·

2025/03/21

It's another week, and another episode of Friends & Rivals! In episode 7, and Nick & Josiah have a light news week, and start Friends & Rivals' first main topic series! What is there to learn by breaking down roles into different subtypes? This episode looks at Duelists and their different types. Invisible Woman sneaks into the Hero Spotlight, and there's the Reddit Take of the Week and Mailbag.---------------------------------------------Referenced Links:News:Spider-Man and Iron Man

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