Heroes
All 49 active Marvel Rivals heroes — counters, team-ups, best maps, current tier.
Vanguard (12)
First flying Vanguard. Divine Armory anchor with Thor — stance-swap brawler, owns Yggdrasill Path verticality.
Frontline shield with mobility — anchors Stars Aligned with Winter Soldier; Lucky Loan secondary in S7.5+.
Sustain tank with portal utility. Anchor of Arcane Order; secondary in Gamma Charge and Psionic Mayhem.
Telepathic shield-form tank. Chilling Assault secondary — diamond melee gets a freeze chain.
Wall-builder backbone. Planet X Pals anchor; Vibrant Vitality secondary — wall reinforces under Mantis pollen.
Brawl tank — Gamma Charge anchor and Fastball Special launcher. Best on Convoy maps with long brawl corridors.
Shield + projectile redirect. Explosive Entanglement secondary alongside Gambit and Rogue.
Webbed-zone area control. Parker Power-Up anchor with Spider-Man — sustain-bump combo for dive lanes.
Power-stealing dive tank — copies enemy ults via Defensive Stance. Explosive Entanglement secondary.
Punching tank. Fastball Special launcher; First Steps with Human Torch — punts a flaming Torch across the map.
Hammer-throw bruiser. Divine Armory secondary — Angela's spear refunds Thorforce, opening repeat ult windows.
Symbiote Shenanigans anchor — +150 HP plus Hela/Jeff healing tendrils. The S2.5 sustain-tank meta pillar.
Duelist (25)
S7.5 headliner. Lucky Loan anchor — radius heal + reflective shield. The new dive-counter pillar.
Dive Duelist with reset-on-elimination kit. Snowballs hard against squishy backlines.
Hitscan precision. Primal Flame secondary — Phoenix TK redirects her bullets for cover-piercing.
Anti-heal melee bruiser. Blade of Khonshu secondary — only hero with healing-reduction; pairs into dive but starves without sustain.
Sense-based melee. Bestial Hunt anchor — flips long-sightline matchups via blind-grenade tech.
Monster-hunter trap Duelist. Mr. Pool's Toy Box secondary — weapon-swap reduces cooldowns; strong on Museum chokes.
Bow precision pick. Sword of Duality secondary — light-stance heal lets him hold sightlines all fight.
Hitscan death-mage. Deep Wrath anchor with Namor — Death Kneel becomes site-lockdown AOE.
Fire-trail Duelist. First Steps anchor — Thing punts a burning Torch across the map for chaotic AOE.
Melee dive specialist. Chilling Assault secondary slows on hit; broken by S7.5 Lucky Loan reflective shield.
Air-superiority Duelist. Stark Protocol anchor with Ultron — Unibeam becomes the strongest mid-range pressure tool.
Soulsword melee + portal mobility. Arcane Order secondary — magic damage scales near Strange.
Stretchy melee + ranged hybrid. Rocket Network secondary — beacon-revives stack with FF synergy.
Ankh-bouncing damage projector. Blade of Khonshu anchor with Blade — moon-cycle scaling.
Monstro Spawn turrets — area-denial Duelist. Deep Wrath secondary with Hela for site lockdown.
Telekinetic burst Duelist. Primal Flame anchor — Wolverine claws extend, Black Widow bullets bend.
Stealth-dive Duelist. Sword of Duality secondary — kunai gain stance-shift damage scaling.
Hitscan flex pick. Bestial Hunt with Daredevil unlocks blind-on-grenade — hard counter to Hawkeye and Hela sightlines.
Auto-aim chaos magic. Arcane Order secondary — high pick rate in any double-magic comp.
Web-swing dive. Parker Power-Up secondary — Peni shares web charges. High mechanical ceiling, mechanical-only floor.
Bouncing acorn projectiles. Forgiving entry pick that punishes overextended Strategists.
Twin-pistol mobility. Rocket Network secondary — beacon-revives let him bait the ult, win the fight.
Flying AOE control. Cosmic Cyclone anchor with Adam Warlock — heal-and-harm trail rules altitude maps.
Mid-range hitscan with bionic arm executes. Stars Aligned secondary — Cap shield triggers his slam shockwave.
Berserker tank-shredder. Fastball Special projectile + Primal Flame secondary — dual-axis carry potential.
Strategist (11)
Soul-link Strategist. Cosmic Cyclone secondary with Storm; Duality Dance anchor with Luna — highest-ceiling sustain.
Light/dark dual-form healer. Sword of Duality anchor — stance swap toggles bonus heal vs bonus damage.
Card-thrower hybrid Strategist. Explosive Entanglement anchor — kinetic-card volatile sphere with Magneto + Rogue.
Force-field heal + invisibility utility. Psionic Mayhem anchor — projectiles loop back at the source.
Burst heal + ult-swallow gimmick. Planet X Pals secondary; Symbiote Shenanigans secondary — sustain everywhere.
Illusion-clone Strategist. Vibrant Vitality secondary — clones inherit Mantis pollen heals.
K-pop ice-skater healer. Chilling Assault anchor; Blessing of the Kumiho secondary — universal pick.
Pollen heal + sleep-CC Strategist. Vibrant Vitality anchor with Loki + Groot — solo-queue sustain pack.
Beam-heal + ult-revive Strategist. Planet X Pals secondary; Rocket Network anchor — beacon-revives backline.
Flying drone-healer hybrid. Stark Protocol secondary with Iron Man — locked into 3-healer comps behind shields.
Lucky Loan secondary; Blessing of the Kumiho anchor with Luna Snow — line-skill charm + speed boost.