Marvel Rivals: Hero Tier List

Marvel Rivals hero tier list for Season 9.5. Every duelist, vanguard, and strategist ranked with current meta picks, balance changes, and best team comps.

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Marvel Rivals Season 7 brought a huge change with a global 20% Ult charge nerf that resulted in significant meta shifts for the game. With Ultimate spamming now less viable, heroes are forced to earn their value through better gunplay and ability usage. This Marvel Rivals tier list presents the new landscape of heroes in the game.

How the Best Marvel Rivals Heroes are Ranked

This comprehensive character list came about by combining win rate from the latest player data, pick rates at high rank and above, considering team comp synergy value, and team flexibility for each hero. Expect heroes who excel in a single lineup to be inferior in rank to those that slot into multiple high-functionality lineups. All roles are ranked together.

Heroes Tier List

Group by:
TierHeroRole
SLuna SnowStrategist
Iron ManDuelist
Rocket RaccoonStrategist
Peni ParkerVanguard
UltronVanguard
DaredevilDuelist
AHelaDuelist
MagnetoVanguard
Invisible WomanStrategist
Emma FrostVanguard
MantisStrategist
Doctor StrangeVanguard
Spider-ManDuelist
PsylockeDuelist
StormDuelist
Scarlet WitchDuelist
LokiStrategist
MagikDuelist
Black CatDuelist
BJeff the Land SharkStrategist
HawkeyeDuelist
Human TorchDuelist
ThorVanguard
Captain AmericaVanguard
NamorDuelist
Black PantherDuelist
Adam WarlockStrategist
GrootVanguard
WolverineDuelist
Moon KnightDuelist
PunisherDuelist
Winter SoldierDuelist
CHulkVanguard
VenomDuelist
Star-LordDuelist
DIron FistDuelist

Meta Overview

The current Marvel Rivals meta heavily rewards heroes with strong utility, burst damage, and team synergy. S-tier picks dominate through versatility and consistent high-impact performance across all competitive game modes.

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S Tier

Luna Snow anchors the support space with outstanding healing output and crowd-control tools that enable aggressive team compositions to thrive. Iron Man brings relentless burst damage and aerial mobility that forces enemies into constant defensive repositioning. Rocket Raccoon complements the tier with exceptional utility, providing both healing and disruptive gadgetry that few supports can replicate. Peni Parker excels at area denial and zone control, making her extraordinarily difficult to dislodge from key objectives.

Ultron rounds out the damage and utility space with self-sustaining aggression and team-wide buffs that elevate every composition he joins. Daredevil closes the tier as a ferocious close-range threat, combining relentless pressure with superior mobility that punishes any enemy who overextends. Together these six heroes represent the absolute pinnacle of competitive viability and should be the first consideration for any serious ranked team composition.

A Tier

Hela leads the A-tier damage dealers with exceptional burst potential and persistent threat presence. Magneto offers superior crowd control and game-changing ultimate abilities capable of turning team fights single-handedly. Invisible Woman provides powerful defensive tools alongside solid utility, while Emma Frost brings formidable psychic pressure and resilience that makes her hard to remove from key positions.

Mantis and Loki round out the support options with strong healing and deceptive misdirection respectively. Doctor Strange contributes invaluable portal utility and frontline durability. Spider-Man, Psylocke, and Black Cat deliver high-mobility single-target elimination power that punishes overextension. Storm and Scarlet Witch add potent area-of-effect damage and zone denial. Magik rounds out the tier with aggressive dive potential and strong skirmishing capability. All thirteen heroes here are highly competitive and viable choices for coordinated play.

B Tier

Jeff the Land Shark, Hawkeye, Human Torch, Thor, Captain America, Namor, Black Panther, Adam Warlock, Groot, Wolverine, Moon Knight, Punisher, and Winter Soldier form a solid middle tier of reliable but situational picks. Each hero performs competently in the right composition yet lacks the consistent high-impact output needed to compete at the very top. They remain strong choices in the hands of experienced players who understand their specific strengths.

C Tier

Hulk, Venom, and Star-Lord occupy C tier as heroes who struggle to match the impact of higher-ranked picks in the current meta. Hulk and Venom offer raw durability but lack the utility and damage output needed to justify their roster slots in competitive play. Star-Lord brings mobility and sustained fire but is outclassed by more versatile damage dealers at higher tiers. All three require significant team support to function effectively.

D Tier

Iron Fist sits alone at the bottom of the tier list, hampered by a high-risk melee playstyle that other heroes simply outperform. His limited range and lack of reliable utility make him extremely difficult to justify in any competitive composition, and he is best avoided in serious ranked play.

Where to Go from Here

The current game rewards effective use of abilities and gunplay, and having two strategists and a vanguard is a must for any team composition when selecting from the Marvel Rivals character list. Build your team the right way, and the game will surely reward the right effort.

But if you're looking to secure Lattice for the new battle pass, check out Marvel Rivals top-ups at igitems after reviewing the character list. You can also track game stats with the free Marvel Rivals tracker to identify key areas for improvement. Be sure to check back again since this page is updated monthly.

Changelog

  • Refreshed tier list for October 2026.
  • Refreshed tier list for Season 9.5.
  • Refreshed tier list for Season 9.0.
  • Refreshed tier list for July 2026.
  • Refreshed tier list for July 2026.
  • Refreshed tier list for Season 8.0.
  • Refreshed tier list for Season 7.5.
  • Refreshed tier list for Season 8.0.