#Greatest and worst characters, ranked – Destructoid

With Season 1 properly underway in Marvel Rivals, we’ve got a good suggestion of the place every character could be in a tier record. Whereas rather a lot has modified by way of updates, there was considerably of a meta-shakeup.

Marvel Rivals Season 1 tier record

That mentioned, here’s a tier record of all of the heroes at the moment in Marvel Rivals. It should begin with the very best characters at S-Tier and transfer all the best way to the bottom, B-tier.

S-Tier characters

The next S-Tier characters are listed under in no explicit order. These are the very best or most consistent-performing at the moment within the sport. 

Dr. Unusual – Regardless of receiving nerfs within the midseason patch, the Sorcerer Supreme nonetheless reigns as top-of-the-line tanks. He’s simply extra trustworthy with 50 much less well being. His portal tech is unmatched in addition to his means to out-DPS duelists along with his major fireplace and melee frame-cancelling tech.

Storm – One other character who has obtained some important nerfs; Storm continues to be very robust within the meta, solely being hard-countered in opposition to ranged, hitscan heroes. She additionally has a few of the greatest team-ups within the sport, making her a lot extra lethal.

Hawkeye – I’m going to agree with the Subreddit of this sport and say that Hawkeye didn’t want a buff. He can one-shot any hero with a base HP under 350 with a headshot (which is pretty simple to do). Consider him like Hanzo from the primary Overwatch with out nerfs. The injury output is loopy.

Hela – One other character who noticed some nerfs and have become barely extra trustworthy. That lower to her base well being and slight season bonus nerf didn’t actually do a lot. The Goddess of Demise continues to be the very best of the very best within the DPS division.

Black Panther – The darkish horse from the final season who is absolutely making a mark at the moment. Black Panther is a type of characters who you gained’t see that always in earlier ranks, however when you hit Plat III and better, he’s picked much more and an excellent larger headache than characters like Spider-Man.

Loki – Virtually each strategist obtained some form of nerf to the speed at which they acquire ult cost, which was honest. Even then, Loki continues to be top-of-the-line help roles in Marvel Rivals. Certain, his ult cost was elevated, however the two additional photographs for his major fireplace journal made him not utterly toned down.

Thor – The mid-season replace simply made the God of Thunder so significantly better. His greatest means, Awakening Rune, had its cooldown eliminated. Your solely constraint now’s to achieve one other three Thorforces. Thor was already a robust decide within the meta, however now his DPS numbers are going to rise.

Luna Snow – Being one other sufferer of the help ult cost nerfs, Luna Snow stays principally unscathed. She will get her ult only a bit slower, which doesn’t actually kill her play type.

Wolverine – This man is banned in so many high-level aggressive matches as a result of he’s mainly the tank killer. Wolverine’s single-target injury output is unmatched. Within the arms of a talented participant, he can be your worst nightmare.

Spider-Man – When you get previous Gold ranks in aggressive play, Spider-Man can fairly actually damage your match. He’s a well-liked ban in Diamond lobbies and up as a result of he’s simply method too exhausting to kill. He can go in for his internet shot, sling, and uppercut combo, then whizz out of sight in a break up second, being so exhausting to hit.

Mantis – The identical goes for what is taken into account one of many meta healers in Rivals. Mantis’ ult costs slower, which doesn’t do rather a lot since most different mass-healing Strategist counterparts have obtained the identical.

Cloak and Dagger – Whereas the favored duo obtained extra nerfs in comparison with different Strategists in Marvel Rivals, they’re nonetheless a top-tier decide. Cloak and Dagger can present distinctive therapeutic and injury output, with a really expert participant having the ability to typically out-DPS devoted Duelists whereas nonetheless having nice therapeutic numbers.

The Hulk – Regardless of being one other one to get nerfs firstly of the Season, the Hulk is likely one of the strongest tanks in Marvel Rivals. He has actually good injury output, nice mobility for escaping dicey conditions, and survivability. Should you’re fast sufficient after being taken out of the Hulk, Bruce Banner can run away to regain his type.

Star-Lord – He’s an fascinating one as a result of he’s top-tier, however not an annoying top-tier. Star-Lord has a solution for all the pieces, having the ability to single-burst enemies out within the entrance traces or as a flanker. Now with extra Rocket Propulsion power, he’s an aerial nightmare.

A-Tier characters

The next characters are A-Tier. In the identical trend because the S-tiers, they aren’t listed in any explicit order. These characters are constant and robust in their very own regard with some faults.

Rocket Raccoon – Rocket has been some extent of rivalry proper now within the meta. On one hand, he gives the longest ranged therapeutic within the sport, the very best getaway instruments for survivability, and the flexibility to revive a useless ally each 45 seconds, however suffers fairly drastically within the injury division. On each PC and console Aggressive play, he has the third-highest win price. Take what you need out of that.

The Punisher – He has constant injury and may kill Vanguards very simply with a correctly positioned turret. The Punisher can also be a strong counter to any enemies who is usually a nuisance within the air, like Iron Man, Storm, and Star-Lord.

Moon Knight – This can be a character who performs constantly, however struggles a bit in increased ranked play. As soon as a reliable group is aware of the best way to cope with Ankhs, he simply turns into one other hero just like The Punisher. Nonetheless, don’t write that off as he has actually good motion choices to get out of a dicey scenario.

The Factor – The Factor performs similar to The Hulk, however with only a bit extra injury and immunity to crowd-control results. He’s nice within the entrance traces however is a big goal with few mobility choices to get him out of hurt’s method. Nonetheless, he can put in some work to snag just a few kills.

Magik – She is what we’d think about a sleeper hit character. Magik has unimaginable close-quarters injury, having the ability to successfully wipe one other group with ranged help. Her solely actual weak point is her mobility.

Venom – This character begins off fairly properly in lower-level play however falls off as you climb up the ranks. He’s good for stalling and absorbing tons of injury, however his killing potential is missing in comparison with different tanks within the sport.

Peni Parker – If you already know, you already know. Peni Parker is a tank that performs extra of a job of a trapper and defender. Her SP//dr mech has good survivability, particularly when taking part in round her Cyber Webs. As an attacker, she is a bit weaker, however on something the place she must defend, she racks up a lot injury and may even shut down a lot of the solid’s final talents.

Iron Man – Tony Stark is a constant DPS character who has actually good flanking and burst potential. Iron Man can destroy enemy backlines with ease, however an excellent group can foil that plan. He’ll both want a pocket healer or a distracted group to inflict some critical injury. 

Groot – Groot is a little bit of a versatile Vanguard who can play a tank position and push ahead along with his partitions or act as a trapper to cope with flankers and melee characters. His injury output is kind of scary up shut. The one concern with him is that with out correct group coordination, his partitions can mess up an assault and even block ults.

Winter Soldier – The “AGAIN!” memes are hilarious, however this spectacle doesn’t occur an excessive amount of. Winter Soldier is a really robust hero, having a few of the greatest DPS potential within the sport (in case you can land your hits), and good isolating potential. With a correct setup, his Kraken Affect is likely one of the greatest talents within the sport, giving him a number of costs with every profitable kill.

Psylocke – Psylocke is likely one of the higher flankers of the sport with an easy equipment (regardless of being a 5-star issue hero). Her ult is likely one of the greatest within the sport, having an enormous radius and being practically unattainable to get out of as soon as in it, however her solo potential is a bit missing. Nonetheless, with the remainder of her equipment, she’s very viable.

Namor – Simply place a bunch of his Monstros down and throw his tridents nonstop. Namor is a personality you’ll be able to simply form of “unga bunga” with and get some fairly good outcomes. His projectiles have journey time, so that you’ll want some purpose or good anticipation of enemy actions.

Adam Warlock – His equipment was improved general, which wasn’t actually the difficulty. The qualms we’ve got with this character is that he has no mobility in comparison with all the opposite characters apart from slow-falling. Nonetheless, his burst therapeutic and rez ult are constant and by no means a foul decide.

Magneto – One in every of his largest weaknesses was his injury output, and with a little bit of a nerf to his Metallic Curtain, the tradeoff made him higher to make use of. Nonetheless not fairly top-tier, however a strong Vanguard throughout.

Invisible Girl – Sue Storm assumes a help position that forestalls plenty of injury and has good crowd management on prime of her robust therapeutic. She will form of do all of it. Though not as potent as a Luna Snow or Mantis, the invisibility can actually throw enemy assault plans off.

Captain America – After receiving some appreciable buffs for the reason that Season 1 and midseason patches, this man is now up a tier. His injury output isn’t nice, however he’s a extremely annoying dive tank in the proper arms. Not as annoying as The Hulk, however he’s obtained the flexibility to be.

B-Tier characters

The bottom tier of the bunch. Earlier than you revolt about some decisions, there are just a few consistency points that go on with every on this tier.

Mister Unbelievable – What ought to have been a steadiness change to make Mister Unbelievable’s “nuisance issue” higher made him barely worse. His killing potential obtained nerfed, which got here with the playstyle.

Squirrel Lady – Sure, Squirrel Lady can rack up unimaginable injury as a result of she’s primarily a noob-tuber character, however that’s the difficulty. She’s an excellent solo carry in early ranks, however in higher-level play, the place gamers know the best way to maneuver their characters higher and folks land their photographs extra typically, her injury output turns into inconsistent. She’s additionally probably not good in opposition to airborne targets.

Jeff the Land Shark – Yet one more noob-friendly character. Jeff has his methods, specifically that pesky ult. His therapeutic potential and escape potential aren’t half dangerous both, however he doesn’t carry out constantly at increased ranks. 

Scarlet Witch – Scarlet Witch is what we name a “noob stomper.” When you get previous combating low-level gamers, she struggles as a correct flanker. Even with the additional well being throughout her ult, it nonetheless doesn’t do a lot to convey her up to the mark with different Duelists.

Human Torch – Johnny Storm is the weakest of the three flying characters in Rivals proper now. He has some good area-of-denial setups with Blazing Blast and Pyro-Jail, however his constant injury output is missing. He solely actually shines with Storm, as they will simply create even larger areas of denial with the hearth twister stuff.

Black Widow – Whereas high-precision characters like Hawkeye and Hela are the very best of the very best, Black Widow falters. Sniper characters are solely good with correct setups or if the particular person utilizing them lands headshots constantly. There are higher choices on the market.

Iron Fist – One other DPS character who has the potential to be the largest headache to struggle or a pushover. Iron Fist is likely one of the higher melee-ranged characters with distinctive motion, however he can simply be picked off by any character who can immobilize foes.

How completely different this record will look as soon as we begin getting extra constant steadiness modifications is to be decided. For now, don’t let this dictate who you play simply because one character appears extra trustworthy than others.