Marvel Rivals Duelist tier list

Marvel Rivals is about to enter Season 5, with Gambit and Rogue set to affix the hero roster. With two new heroes in play, now looks like the right time to think about which Duelist heroes in Marvel Rivals are the very best decisions for aggressive play and that are the very best to keep away from. 

We’ve fastidiously examined the 23 Duelists presently accessible to play as in Marvel Rivals. We’re going to rank every one on a scale of S-Tier to D-Tier that will help you determine which hero is the simplest within the present meta. 

As with different on-line multiplayer video games, comparable to Overwatch 2, or MOBAs like League of Legends, each patch and season will shift the meta of the sport. Some characters get buffs, whereas others obtain nerfs. These alterations can change the best way {that a} hero is performed, and it may be difficult for informal comp followers to maintain observe of those adjustments. 

Marvel Rivals has the added function of hero team-ups, whereby sure heroes get totally different skills if they’re on the identical staff as one other particular character. These team-ups change from season to season. Some are altered, new ones are added, and others are eliminated, shifting the meta solely. We’ll be contemplating the present Season 4.5 meta with our Duelist tier checklist. 

On this Marvel Rivals tier list, we’ll be which Duelists are top-level heroes and which aren’t doing as properly within the sport’s present meta. Right here’s a fast take a look at the tier rating system that our checklist has been organised with. 

Our rankings are primarily based on the newest patch notes, pro-play traits, and neighborhood efficiency knowledge. Among the neighborhood platforms we use embrace Rivals Tracker, Marvel Rivals.gg, and Mobalytics. Gamers also can take a look at the stats of every hero in every function by way of the Hero Hot List on the official Marvel Rivals web site. We’ll be compiling our checklist with info from that, too. 

Right here is our checklist of the 23 Marvel Rivals characters within the Duelist function, together with their corresponding tiers throughout the Season 4.5 meta. 

Hela and Magik have each been via an identical journey in Marvel Rivals. When the sport was first launched, they had been incessantly banned as a result of their power and the way troublesome they made life for the enemy staff’s help. They then went via adjustments that put them again into impartial territory, however each have since regained their energy and at the moment are top-tier Duelists within the Marvel Rivals ranks. 

Magik’s mixture of manoeuvrability by way of her Stepping Discs and her highly effective melee assaults may cause chaos behind the enemy traces. She additionally has a formidable win fee for each consoles (53.30%) and PC (54.20%). 

Hela has had some nice buffs lately to enhance her survivability, making her a drive to be reckoned with, due to thi,s alongside along with her excessive harm and precision. Hela has additionally acquired a strong team-up with Namor this season, making her all of the extra harmful when paired with him. 

Black Panther maintains a excessive place due to how simply he can annihilate enemy Strategists when performed properly. T’Challa’s pace, mixed together with his engagement energy and melee brawler techniques, could be extremely efficient, so it’s no shock that he nonetheless has a excessive ban fee. 

Very like Hela and Magik, Storm can be seeing a resurgence following her exceptionally excessive ban charges when the sport first launched. Her final stays a drive to be reckoned with, each with and with out team-ups. As a flyer, she could be weak to shooters, however her zoning abilities, manoeuvrability and that AOE-based final put her in A-Tier. 

Star-Lord is a hero who fluctuates inside tier lists. Relying on the talent of the particular person enjoying him, he could be simply countered or taken out with ease. Nevertheless, top-level Star-Lord gamers may cause havoc on the battlefield with quick-fire bursts from his Elemental Weapons and his skill to leap out and in of a battle together with his jet boots. When you’ve gotten an aggressive diver, Star-Lord, in your aspect who is aware of when to retreat, your probabilities of profitable will skyrocket. 

Whereas initially seen in greater ranges, Mister Unbelievable has change into a B-Tier duelist within the Marvel Rivals roster. Whereas nonetheless a robust hero who can excel in sure staff compositions, he doesn’t do as properly when participating in a 1v1 in opposition to sure heroes. 

Scarlet Witch is weak as a result of her low well being bar, however she will nonetheless carry out a staff wipe if her final is timed properly. She can be nice to make use of in opposition to squishier enemies and help heroes due to her lock-on main fireplace. Gamers will always must regulate her cooldown occasions, although, as she could be closely reliant on them. 

Hawkeye is a hero who could be very inconsistent, however there isn’t a doubt that in the suitable palms, he is usually a deadly opponent and take down enemy helps with ease. This skill to change into near unstoppable when performed with high-level talent prevents Hawkeye from coming into the decrease tiers on our checklist. 

Squirrel Woman has usually been considered a nuisance Duelist hero as a result of her one-shot skills with out the necessity for precision. Nevertheless, this has led to her turning into the goal of a number of nerfs, with reductions to her final’s well being, harm and a rise to her cooldowns. She has additionally change into simpler to counter, putting her firmly in C-Tier for now. 

Human Torch has additionally had a number of nerfs in Season 4.5, with reductions to his pace, projectiles and elevated cooldowns. He stays weak when within the air, however he now has much less of an opportunity to flee or deal a killing blow as a result of these nerfs. He’s extra of a situational decide with the meta as of proper now. 

Blade’s anti-healing abilities and sustainability appeared like they’d lead him to change into a top-tier Duelist when he was launched. Nevertheless, he’s nonetheless scuffling with inconsistencies in his package and a vulnerability to divers, in order of proper now, we are able to’t place him any greater than C-Tier. 

Black Widow nonetheless hasn’t managed to determine herself as a worthwhile hero within the Marvel Rivals meta. Until you’re an skilled along with her package, it’s best to keep away from her in aggressive conditions.

Regardless of being a sniper, she offers surprisingly low harm. Her sniper rifle needs to be the crux of her package, however it leaves gamers wanting and needing extra for it to be efficient. Her crowd management, melee abilities and motion skill are additionally missing, particularly when in comparison with others with comparable abilities. Hopefully, Black Widow will see some much-needed adjustments sooner or later, however for now, she isn’t value enjoying in comp except you’re a professional. 

That’s our Duelist tier checklist for Marvel Rivals as of the present meta in Season 4.5. Keep in mind that simply because a hero is positioned in a decrease tier, it doesn’t imply that they will’t be efficient in sure conditions or compositions. In case your favorite hero isn’t in our greater tiers, it doesn’t imply you shouldn’t play them. It simply means you may discover it a bit trickier to be as efficient in aggressive matches in case you are not an skilled. Informal video games are all about having enjoyable, so don’t really feel like you might want to get good with one of many higher-tier heroes in the event you don’t wish to, as you’ll be able to take pleasure in any character in a quick-play sport. 

Relating to comp video games, lower-tier heroes can all the time be efficient in the suitable palms, too. Professional gamers can flip the tides of any sport, it doesn’t matter what hero they play as, however take into account which heroes are the simplest through which conditions if you wish to enhance your probabilities of profitable and take advantage of out of your chosen Marvel Rivals Duelist.