Marvel Rivals Meta

Who Is Strong Right Now?

The current Marvel Rivals competitive meta tier list — ranking 40 tracked heroes by their standing in the competitive meta. S Tier dominators to C Tier situational picks. Transparent, evidence-backed, AI-free.

S TierA TierB TierC Tier40 Tracked Heroes →
36 verified tiers4 estimatedSource: marvelrivals.gg

BuffTracker currently tracks 40 heroes with available meta data. Coverage is being expanded as reliable source data becomes available.

S Tier8 heroes

The strongest heroes in the current meta. Top competitive picks with exceptional performance.

Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

Vanguard
S Tier
WR 51.5%PR 12.3%

▲ Strongly Improving

Magneto

Magneto

Vanguard
S Tier
WR 52.1%PR 10.8%

➖ Stable

Luna Snow

Luna Snow

Strategist
S Tier
WR 50.8%PR 14.5%

▲ Strongly Improving

Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger

Strategist
S Tier
WR 51.2%PR 13.1%

▲ Improving

Invisible Woman

Invisible Woman

Strategist
S Tier
WR 50.3%PR 11.7%

➖ Stable

Hela

Hela

Duelist
S Tier
WR 53.2%PR 9.8%

▲ Improving

Namor

Namor

Duelist
S Tier
WR 52.8%PR 10.2%

➖ Stable

Winter Soldier

Winter Soldier

Duelist
S Tier
WR 51.9%PR 11.1%

▼ Declining

A Tier12 heroes

Strong competitive picks that perform consistently. Solid alternatives to S-tier heroes.

Groot

Groot

Vanguard
A Tier
WR 49.8%PR 9.2%

▲ Improving

The Thing

The Thing

Vanguard
A Tier
WR 50.5%PR 8.7%

▲ Strongly Improving

Thor

Thor

Vanguard
A Tier
WR 49.3%PR 7.8%

▲ Improving

Rocket Raccoon

Rocket Raccoon

Strategist
A Tier
WR 50.9%PR 10.4%

▲ Strongly Improving

Loki

Loki

Strategist
A Tier
WR 49.6%PR 8.1%

➖ Stable

Adam Warlock

Adam Warlock

Strategist
A Tier
WR 51.1%PR 6.4%

➖ Stable

Star-Lord

Star-Lord

Duelist
A Tier
WR 50.2%PR 9.5%

▲ Improving

Psylocke

Psylocke

Duelist
A Tier
WR 49.9%PR 10.6%

▲ Improving

Wolverine

Wolverine

Duelist
A Tier
WR 50.7%PR 8.9%

➖ Stable

Magik

Magik

Duelist
A Tier
WR 50.1%PR 8.3%

➖ Stable

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Duelist
A Tier
WR 48.9%PR 12.8%

▲ Improving

Mister Fantastic

Mister Fantastic

Vanguard
A Tier
WR 49.4%PR 7.2%

▲ Strongly Improving

B Tier12 heroes

Viable picks in the right compositions. Not top-tier but competitive in ranked play.

Peni Parker

Peni Parker

Vanguard
B Tier
WR 48.2%PR 6.8%

▼ Declining

Captain America

Captain America

Vanguard
B Tier
WR 47.9%PR 5.4%

▼ Strongly Declining

Venom

Venom

Vanguard
B Tier
WR 47.6%PR 6.1%

▲ Strongly Improving

Hulk

Hulk

Vanguard
B Tier
WR 48.1%PR 5.9%

▲ Improving

Mantis

Mantis

Strategist
B Tier
WR 48.5%PR 7.3%

▲ Improving

Jeff the Land Shark

Jeff the Land Shark

Strategist
B Tier
WR 48.7%PR 8.9%

▲ Improving

Punisher

Punisher

Duelist
B Tier
WR 47.8%PR 7.5%

▲ Strongly Improving

Iron Man

Iron Man

Duelist
B Tier
WR 48.3%PR 6.6%

▼ Strongly Declining

Hawkeye

Hawkeye

Duelist
B Tier
WR 47.5%PR 5.8%

▼ Declining

Black Panther

Black Panther

Duelist
B Tier
WR 48.8%PR 7.1%

▼ Declining

Squirrel Girl

Squirrel Girl

Duelist
B Tier
WR 47.2%PR 5.3%

▲ Improving

Emma Frost

Emma Frost

Vanguard
B Tier⚠

▲ Strongly Improving

C Tier8 heroes

Situational picks. These heroes can work but require specific team compositions or matchups.

Scarlet Witch

Scarlet Witch

Duelist
C Tier
WR 46.1%PR 5.1%

▲ Strongly Improving

Black Widow

Black Widow

Duelist
C Tier
WR 46.2%PR 3.9%

▲ Strongly Improving

Human Torch

Human Torch

Duelist
C Tier
WR 46.8%PR 5.6%

➖ Stable

Storm

Storm

Duelist
C Tier
WR 47.1%PR 4.3%

▼ Declining

Ultron

Ultron

Strategist
C Tier⚠

➖ Stable

Blade

Blade

Duelist
C Tier⚠

▲ Improving

Deadpool

Deadpool

Duelist
C Tier⚠

▲ Strongly Improving

Moon Knight

Moon Knight

Duelist
C Tier
WR 46.5%PR 6.2%

▲ Strongly Improving

What Do These Tiers Mean?

Understanding Meta Tiers

S Tier

The strongest heroes in the current meta. Top competitive picks with exceptional performance.

A Tier

Strong competitive picks that perform consistently. Solid alternatives to S-tier heroes.

B Tier

Viable picks in the right compositions. Not top-tier but competitive in ranked play.

C Tier

Situational picks. These heroes can work but require specific team compositions or matchups.

Meta tier data is sourced from public competitive tier lists and reflects the hero’s standing in the current competitive meta — not BuffTracker’s opinion. Tiers are combined with patch impact analysis (65%) and trend intelligence (35%) to produce explainable hero recommendations.