Marvel Rivals features a large character roster divided into three different playable roles: Avant-garde, Duelliste et stratège. Cependant, because there are so many characters in each of these roles, one of the hardest parts of the free team shooter is learning each of them and how they play. En plus, knowing which characters are pitted against each other so you can recognize when to swap out heroes can completely change the outcome of a game, both for better and for worse. This is why knowing the hero counters will be of great benefit to your Marvel Rivals gameplay. To point you in the right direction, this guide will go over some options you can use for each role to counter each Strategist hero in the game.

How to Counter Adam Warlock in Marvel Rivals

• Emma Frost, Magnéto, and Doctor Strange all have the ability to protect themselves from Adam’s DPS potential. Ponton, Thor, Angela or Venom can all submerge him and force him to burn through Soul Bond and his healing charges.
• Encore, Winter Soldier is a very good choice; He is able to defeat Adam fairly easily, and when Adam shows his ultimate, it can become a fight against all for Bucky’s ultimate. Squirrel Girl and Moon Knight can spam the main draw, making Adam’s poke potential an uphill battle.
• The Invisible Woman can provide her team with shields and use invisibility to reposition herself from Adam’s secondary fire. Gambit can deal damage and bounce his heals out of cover when needed. Rocket can hang back and heal his team from a distance without being in Adam’s range.

How to Counter Cloak & Dagger in Marvel Rivals

• Magneto can use his ultimate to completely eliminate the powerful potential of Cloak & Dagger ultimate. Venin, Thing, and Angela can all apply pressure, forcing C/D to burn through their bubble, fade, and window. Enfin, Emma Frost can switch from playing poke to running on a C/D fairly easily, and a very well-timed choke slam can even stun her from Fade or C/D Ultimate. Groot can create walls between herself and her team, making healing difficult.
• The Punisher can one-tap Cloak and Dagger with his ultimate headshot. Hela can attack C/D from beyond her range, and good dash attacks like Black Panther, Casse-cou, and Spider-Man can combine before C/D can switch to Cloak and fade away.
• Gambit is the closest thing to a Strategist counter, as he can eliminate his allies’ blind window effects, which comes in handy in the middle of a team fight.

How to Counter Gambit in Marvel Rivals

• Shields effectively block Gambit’s anti-healing, one of the best abilities in the game. Docteur étrange, Grand, Magneto and Emma Frost are all suitable.
• Snipers can kill Gambit from across the field, so Phoenix, Hela or a very good Hawkeye and Black Widow can work in some situations. Mister Fantastic is pretty good due to his survivability and ability to just apply so much pressure. Wolverine can also be a good option if you can grab Gambit with your jump. Or even Squirrel Girl and Moon Knight if you can spam a chokepoint or main thrust area to make their job harder to heal.
• Loki and his lamps are a good choice as they can help get through Gambit’s ultimate. En plus, the Gambit Mirror is also an even better option as it allows you to remove negative status effects from the enemy in general and also applies all anti-healing Gambits to your team

How to Counter the Invisible Woman in Marvel Rivals

• Angela is able to displace Invisible Woman with her pin. Venom can dive and burn through her shield, forcing her to reposition herself. Thor is also very good at solo target diving and can also displace them with his needle.
• Mister Fantastic can apply pressure and shield herself using both her poking and grabbing abilities to buy her time to burn through her own resources. Wolverine can even keep her away from her team outside of her ultimate, forcing her to use her double jump. Psylocke can flank them and take them out with her combo, and Star-Lord’s rapid fire is good at applying pressure while his boosters and blinks help him hunt them down. En plus, Daredevil can see through the invisible, making diving very easy.
• Jeff the Land Shark can use his own ultimate to counter Invisible Woman’s ultimate. Invisible Woman Mirror or Gambit are the best choices in terms of appropriate healing numbers and survivability.

How to face Jeff the Land Shark in Marvel Rivals

• Because of his huge hitbox, Emma Frost is pretty good at beaming Jeff down as soon as he appears. En plus, her diamond form provides immunity to his ultimate power. Hulk can also jump on him and then stun him, creating a window through which he can focus fire and kill him.
• Héla, Oeil de faucon, Punisseur, Phénix, Elsa and Star-Lord can all easily catch Jeff when he’s not digging. If you can land your shots, he can be hit in two hits by many of these heroes most of the time. Alternativement, if you need someone better at tracking him while buried, Wanda or even Iron Fist can sometimes be surprisingly helpful.
• Cloak and Dagger can fade Jeff’s ultimate and provide immense value. Cloak’s lock-on can also be very handy for tracking Jeff while he’s buried. Gambit Anti-Heal and Jeff’s Burst are pretty easy to pull off, or maybe even a Luna Snow Freeze or Mantis Sleep can also be efficient if you take out Jeff and lead to a pick.

How to Counter Loki in Marvel Rivals

• Venom and Hulk are good options to keep Loki under constant pressure, and their mobility allows them to continue the pursuit if he teleports or becomes invisible.
• Moon Knight is the best counter for Loki, as Loki’s lamps and clones essentially all count as free Ankhs for Moon Knight, making it extremely easy to deal jump damage across the team and get free picks.
• Adam Warlock can Soul Bond, similar to Loki Lamp, and can help DPS take down his clones. Gambit can both heal and help focus clones while moving in combat, and Ultron can be quite strong, as it is quite difficult for Loki to consistently hit fliers.

How to Counter Luna Snow in Marvel Rivals

• Dive and Brawl Vanguards play with Luna pretty well, absorbing or forcing her to freeze and creating space. The thing can help push them back and disrupt the team, Angela can hold them, Hulk can jump and stun them, and Thor can dive and displace them.
• Strong diving heroes can delete Luna if she either misses her freeze or manages to execute the combo before she reacts – which is why Black Panther, Daredevil and Spider-Man are strong in some situations. Sinon, snipers or spam angles where Luna tries to heal herself can also be effective, meaning Squirrel Girl, Chevalier de la Lune, Punisseur, Héla, and Phoenix are all good options.
• Gambit can clear her freeze, and Adam has strong potential to out-DPS her and survive a 1v1 if necessary. Cependant, 1v1 duels between Strategists are not common, so countering Strategists should be your last option.

How to fight Mantis in Marvel Rivals

• Mantis thrives best in triple Strategist Comps, where it’s usually best to go up against the likes of Emma, ​​Magneto, or Doctor Strange. Cependant, when Mantis competes in a dual strategist competition, divers like Hulk, Thor, and Venom can be very strong at taking her down.
• Encore, strong duelists like Spider-Man, Magie, Black Panther and Daredevil are very strong against Mantis, especially when she’s well rested. DPSPool, Punisseur, Bucky, and Elsa Bloodstone are also pretty good at applying a lot of pressure without having to get close.
• The Invisible Woman can protect a sleeping ally, ce qui est pratique, and she’s also an all-around strong choice. Gambit can also cleanse their sleep, which can be very useful if your tank or a dive/flanker is sleeping on cooldown.

How to fight Rocket Raccoons in Marvel Rivals

• There aren’t very many hard counters against Rocket, especially against Tank. Cependant, if you can shield him as Groot, you can force him to constantly reposition himself to heal his team. Angela, Thor, or Venom may also be able to hunt him down.
• Diving Duelists are the best option as Black Panther, Homme araignée, DPSPool and Daredevil are all capable of taking him out of combat. Star-Lord is also pretty good as you can blink to jump behind him when he tries to fight back. Wanda and Iron Fist are also an option if you need auto-aim for his scurrying around walls. Bien sûr, Phoenix and her ultimate also completely blow up the amplifier and her stun can be strong against it.
• Renard blanc, Gambit, Femme invisible, and Loki are all very strong as they have higher healing potential and their equipment is useful, from shields to invisibility to anti-healing.

How to Counter Ultron in Marvel Rivals

• There’s not much you can do on Vanguard except shield your sky attacks with Doctor Strange, Magnéto, and Emma Frost. Groot and Venom also sometimes have the range to kill him from below, depending on the map.
• Like other flying heroes, Ultron is shredded by high DPS hitscans. Punisseur, Héla, Phénix, Elsa Pierre de Sang, and Star-Lord can all shoot him out of the sky, especially on open maps. Spider-Man can use his combos to push out his shield and even kill through them.
• Cloak and Dagger are pretty good at taking down flyers thanks to their auto-aim, so they can be a handy choice when it comes to securing the kill. Gambit is also very efficient at knocking them out of the sky with DPS between heals.

How to Counter White Fox in Marvel Rivals

• Tankpool is pretty good at dealing mid-range damage, so he can help with targeting her well, especially when she’s ultimateing into a fight. Sinon, Dive Tanks like Thor and Venom can force their resources, such as their teleport, which can then create a window for your team to move in and kill them.
• It’s best to get the White Vixen out of range if possible, as it does well in a dive. Snipers like Hela, Oeil de faucon, and Phoenix are perfect for this, but high DPS from a distance with players like Punisher, Chevalier de la Lune, Bucky, Elsa Pierre de Sang, or even Squirrel Girl can also work.
• Strategists who can catch them with CC come in handy – Luna Snow and Mantis are perfect for this. Alternativement, invisibility and teleportation characters like Invisible Woman and Loki can also work well.