Marvel Rivals: hero database, tier list, and matchup guides

Your first ten matches: what the three roles actually do, why chasing kills loses games, and the one habit that fixes most new-player deaths.

What resets each season, what waited for you, the systems that changed, and the order to play your first week back.

Units, Lattice, Chrono Tokens and Unstable Molecules: how each is earned, what each buys, and the resets that wipe balances.

Lord is a per-hero badge at proficiency level 20: the rank ladder, the three challenges that fill it, and the modes that count.

Every hero ranked by what they do to a fight, not by clip potential, with the reasoning behind each tier.

What each role is responsible for, where it stands, and the failure that role causes when it plays outside its job.

How many tanks and supports a team needs, when a triple-Duelist comp works, and the swaps that save a losing lobby.

If-then answers to the heroes that keep killing you: what beats a dive, what beats a shield wall, and what to swap into.

How team-ups work, which pairs are worth building a comp around, and when a team-up is bait that costs you a real role.

Convoy, Domination, Convergence and Conquest: the win condition of each, and how the clock changes what you should do.

All 49 Steam achievements and the in-game sets: exact unlock conditions, which modes count, and the order to chase them in.

How to read any Marvel Rivals map in thirty seconds: sightlines, health packs, chokepoints and which heroes the layout favours.

How ranked progression actually works, why one-tricking stalls at mid ranks, and the review habit that fixes repeated losses.

Who to heal first, when to stop healing and start damaging, and how support ultimates should be spent instead of saved.

Ultimates are a resource, not a reward. When to trade one, when to hold, and how to bait the enemy ultimate before a push.

The geometry that keeps you alive: cover discipline, off-angles, and why standing with your team is sometimes the wrong play.

The habits that lose more Marvel Rivals games than bad aim, from staggering into fights to burning support ultimates on nothing.

Break the right wall first, spread so one barrier cannot split you, and pick heroes that ignore his control.

Where to stand, what to press, and how to call for help when a diver is on your back.

The 2-2-2 habit, grouping, and objective conversion that move win rate before aim does.

Which heroes teach fundamentals per role, and which to avoid until you have the basics.

Why leading beats tracking, and how to train predictive aim for Rocket, Magneto, and arc heroes.

What actually fills the meter and the habit that banks your ult before the enemy’s is ready.

Space control, body-blocking, and the engage timing that lets your backline work.

Turn to protect a threatened backline, with the tools each role uses to peel.

Close distance against Hela and Namor without feeding their long-sightline value.

Use the scoreboard to read enemy energy and the positioning that keeps you alive when theirs is close.

Take the point, then push the convoy without overcommitting ahead of the payload.

The tilt-queue trap and the steps that stop a bad run becoming a ranked hole.

A ten-minute routine per hero that builds the muscle memory ranked punishes you for lacking.

Group, pick anti-dive tools, and protect the backline so the dive has no target.

High ground, side lanes, and off-angles that disrupt the enemy without feeding a lone death.

Spider-Man’s swing mobility and dive picks, plus the combo that deletes backlines.

Magneto’s shield bubble and rings make him the safest frontline protector.

Iron Man’s flight and repulsors make him a mobile backline damage dealer.

Strange’s shield and portal control make him a space-defining Vanguard.

Luna’s clutch self-heal ultimate makes her a high-impact Strategist.

Mantis blends healing, buffs and off-angle damage for flexible support play.

Star-Lord’s flight and AoE make him a slippery flank Duelist.

Black Panther’s dash resets reward clean spear combo dives on the backline.

Psylocke’s mobility and burst make her a flexible flank Duelist.

Hela’s long-range pierce makes her the queen of poke and sightlines.

Namor’s turrets and anti-dive squids make him the counter-pick king.

Hawkeye’s charged shots and pierce make him a one-shot flank threat.

Bucky’s hook and execute make him a frontline punish Duelist.

Cap’s shield and survivability make him a diving or protecting Vanguard.

Venom’s dive and self-sustain make him a disruption Vanguard.

Peni’s nest and mines turn a point into a kill zone.

Groot’s walls control space and split the enemy team.

Rocket’s heal-orbs and reviving beacon make him a slippery support.

Jeff’s swallow and mobility make him a chaotic flank support.

Thor’s flight and lightning make him a mobile aggressive Vanguard.

Hulk’s jump and team-up with Iron Man make him a brawling Vanguard.

Storm’s weather buffs and flight make her a team-boosting Duelist.

Wanda’s auto-aim and escape make her a low-skill high-reward Duelist.

Reed’s stretch and tankiness make him a frontline-flex Duelist.

Sue’s shield, push and stealth make her a control Strategist.

The Thing’s charge and immunity make him a dive-proof frontline Vanguard.

Cloak and Dagger’s switch form gives healing or damage from one hero.

Iron Fist’s block and dive make him a brawling flank Duelist.

Squirrel Girl’s bouncing nuts and summons make her a spammy area Duelist.

Black Widow’s shots and batons make her a ranged burst Duelist.

Loki’s clones and invisibility make him a deceptive survivable Strategist.

Emma’s diamond form and telekinesis make her a frontline control Vanguard.

Ultron’s drone heals and flight make him a mobile aerial Strategist.

Human Torch’s fire zones and flight make him an area-control Duelist.

Punisher’s turret and rifle make him a sustained damage Duelist.

Phoenix’s burst and revive make her a high-impact Duelist.

Blade’s lifesteal and dash make him a self-sustaining Duelist.

Captain Marvel is datamined but unreleased — what is confirmed so far and what is still unknown.

Adam’s ranged heals and revive make him a burst-support Strategist.

Moon Knight’s ankhs and AoE make him a zoning Duelist.

Magik’s portals and dash make her a dive-controller Duelist.

Wolverine’s leap and tank-shred make him a Vanguard-killing Duelist.

Daredevil’s Fury loop and wall-cling make him a combo dive Duelist.

Rogue’s ability theft and stat drains make her a 5-difficulty hybrid Vanguard.

White Fox’s Spirit Tail melee form makes her a semi-melee Strategist.

Angela’s spear-axe stances and flight make her a switching Vanguard.

The Hood’s veil sandwich and demon form make him a snowball Vanguard.

Cyclops’s refracting beams make him a clustered-fight Duelist.

Elsa’s Instinct ramps and elephant gun make her a hunter Duelist.

Jubilee’s tracking Blooming Balls make her a long-range Strategist.

Black Cat’s Fortune economy and relic shop make her a resource Duelist.

Devil Dinosaur’s bleed-to-health engine makes him the bulkiest Vanguard.

Gorr’s Black Berserkers and harvest combos make him a summoner Duelist.

Why Iron Man and Storm dominate, and the hitscan picks that bring them down.

Why holding the point beats pushing, and the anchor heroes that win stalls.

The ping habits that replace voice chat and stop your team from staggering.

Sensitivity, crosshair and input settings that improve aim without changing your hero.

Why off-angles kill you, and the peel habit that shuts down dives.

Why one-tricking stalls at mid rank, and the small pool that actually climbs.

51 heroes, each with role and kit in one line.

373 abilities, each with a line on how it is used.