Marvel Rivals: the Encore coupon recharges after every purchase — how to chain the -20% discounts in the Infinity Saga tab from August 28 to September 11

NetEase has published the patch notes for 20260827 of Marvel Rivals, rolled out on Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 09:00 UTC — that is, 11:00 a.m. CEST — without server downtime.

The essential point isn't in the fixes, which are minor. It's in a shop mechanic that NetEase describes in three lines and which changes the way skins are bought for two weeks: a discount coupon that regenerates every time it's used.

The Infinity Saga tab, and the exact window

To accompany the release of Avengers: Endgame Encore from Marvel Studios, the shop is getting a limited-time Infinity Saga tab, which brings together in one place all the costume bundles from films already released.

The tab therefore appears the day after the patch, not on the same day. A player logging in on the evening of the 27th won't see it yet.

The Encore Coupon: the rule that matters

NetEase writes it as follows:

“During the event, all players will receive an Encore Coupon. Apply it to your purchases in the Infinity Saga tab to get a 20% discount. […] After using an Encore Coupon on an eligible purchase, you immediately receive another identical coupon. Keep the streak going and apply your bonus coupons to your subsequent purchases of MCU-themed costume bundles.”

Three practical consequences:

• The discount isn't single-use. It replays as long as you keep buying in the tab.
• It doesn't stack: it's 20% per purchase, not 20% then 40%. The streak reissues the same coupon.
• It's locked to the tab. Nothing indicates that the coupon applies to the rest of the shop — NetEase only mentions “purchases in the Infinity Saga tab” and “MCU-themed costume bundles”.

The takeaway is simple: if you were planning to get two or more MCU bundles, doing so between August 28 and September 11 means 20% off each one. If you only wanted one, the discount doesn't change the calculation — the next coupon will be of no use.

This week's shop

Four entries, all opening on August 28 at 02:00 UTC — only one of which is time-limited:

These four bundles are new releases: they don't fall under the Infinity Saga tab, which only contains MCU bundles already released. The Encore Coupon therefore doesn't apply to them.

The five fixes, including one that affected balance

Four of the five fixes are cosmetic. The fifth is not, and it's the only one that could have skewed a match:

• Doctor Strange, shield — an unintended issue allowed, with the team-up ability Psionic Vortex, to instantly restore the maximum value of the Shield of the Seraphim while its enhanced effect was active. It was a free recharge of a Vanguard's shield: the fix closes that door.
• Angela — visual effects displayed incorrectly after she was defeated while Odin's team-up ability, Unacknowledged, was in use.
• Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange — the preview video for their team-up ability wasn't playing correctly.
• Cloak & Dagger — fixed jagged textures on the "Sunset Shores" chroma of the Coastal Couple costume.
• Scarlet Witch — fixed a visual effects offset on the Floral Tide emote.

No changes to hero values, no map tweaks, no new mode added: this patch is a store patch.

The math, with an example

The coupon chain only makes sense with numbers. Let's take a player aiming for three MCU bundles already released, found in the Infinity Saga tab:

Each bundle is -20%, and the chain doesn't stop. A player who stops after the first bundle will have used only one coupon: the mechanic gives them nothing more than a standard discount.

Two limits to keep in mind, since NetEase doesn't comment on them: the discount applies to what the store charges, not to a premium currency conversion; and there's no indication that the coupon survives the event's closure on September 11. The cautious assumption is that any unused coupon on that date is lost.

Nothing else changes

This needs to be said to avoid false expectations: this patch contains no balance changes. No hero values reworked, no map rotation, no mode added, no new character.

The three entries in the "Other" section are purely visual: the Scarlet Witch / Doctor Strange team-up ability preview video that wasn't playing, the jagged textures on the "Sunset Shores" chroma, and the effects offset on the Floral Tide emote.

The only line with competitive consequences is Doctor Strange's shield, covered above. For everything else, a match played on August 26 and a match played on the 28th will play out the same way.

What needs to be decided before September 11

1. Wait for August 28, 4:00 AM CEST: the coupon arrives with the tab opening, not with the patch on the 27th.
2. Make a list of the MCU bundles you already wanted. The coupon series only rewards multiple purchases.
3. Don't buy anything outside the tab hoping for the discount: NetEase explicitly limits it to the MCU costume bundles in the Infinity Saga tab.
4. Keep in mind that the tab contains only content that has already been released — it's a discount on catch-up content, not on new items.

NetEase publishes Marvel Rivals patch notes in English only, including on the French Steam page. Hero names, costumes, and ability names are therefore reproduced exactly as the publisher writes them, without any translation on our part.