Marvel Rivals’ Most OP Characters

If you’ve spent any time with NetEase’s new hero shooter Marvel Rivals, then you definately already know that the sport options many highly effective heroes and villains. Yet with a base roster of 33 characters, some had been inevitably going to rise to the highest of the heap as soon as gamers bought their arms on them. Memes and humorous movies in regards to the sport have already taken social media by storm, with many specializing in which characters are inflicting tons of frustration and annoyance for the sport’s ten million plus playerbase. After taking part in just a few hundred matches of my very own, I’ve discovered sure ones are much more dreaded than others.

So as we speak, we’re going to rank the highest Marvel Rivals characters by how a lot they’re driving followers loopy. Obviously this checklist might change sooner or later relying on new additions or steadiness patches, however for now, listed here are probably the most overpowered characters in Marvel Rivals.

6. Moon Knight

Marc Spector, aka Moon Knight, could also be a comparatively low stage character powerwise within the pantheon of Marvel comics, however he’s a critical risk in Rivals. Both his Crescent Darts and Moon Blades can bounce not simply between enemies who’re shut collectively, but additionally between his Ankhs, which artful gamers can place in any respect types of bizarre angles to get bonus harm with out their foes even understanding the place they’re being hit from. This is even simpler for Moon Knight gamers due to how agile he’s, simply scaling buildings or vantage factors along with his double bounce and hookshot abilities. And whereas his final, Hand of Khonshu, is definitely dodgeable if noticed, the truth that it comes from immediately above means many Moon Knights have found it’s finest to position it barely behind the enemy group. This takes benefit of the pure inclination for gamers to again up once they can’t immediately see the place an final assault is coming from, main them straight into the harm zone.

He does require forethought and positioning, however when you grasp the basics, Moon Knight can devastate an enemy group earlier than he’s even noticed.

5. Star-Lord

The title of “Legendary Star-Lord” could also be one thing Peter Quill calls himself greater than anybody else does, however in Rivals he greater than lives as much as the hype. Playing like a variant of Overwatch’s Tracer with the flexibility to fly as an alternative of zip again in time, Star-Lord is a lightning-fast triggerman. His Element Guns deal excessive harm at a fast price, he can fly out of a sizzling zone at a second’s discover, and his Stellar Shift dodge potential, for which he has two prices earlier than cooldown, not solely reload his weapons but additionally grant him invincibility frames. When it involves hit and run ways, few Rivals characters can match Star-Lord, which makes his final much more outrageous. Galactic Legend {couples} his arduous hitting and fast reloading weapons with free flight and auto-aim, which means that until somebody snipes him the second he prompts it, there’s little the enemy group can do however scramble for canopy and wait the flexibility out.

He nonetheless must be cautious health-wise on account of being a squishy DPS character, so he could be one thing of a glass cannon. But for those who’re fast and good at managing cooldowns, Star-Lord can really feel unbeatable in the appropriate arms.

4. Scarlet Witch

There was no manner the strongest Avenger was going to take a seat out a Marvel hero shooter, and Wanda Maximoff makes one other return to the highlight as one among Rivals’ most threatening duelists. Perfect for Moira gamers from Overwatch who couldn’t assist however get probably the most eliminations in a match whereas ostensibly being a healer (responsible as charged), Scarlet Witch can drain enemy well being bars with no need to intention a lot. Joining her lock-on magic are highly effective Chthonian Burst missiles which she will be able to toss often, and two prices of Mystic Projection, which provides her free flight and a ‘Phased’ state that permits her to keep away from all harm for a short while. Once you get right into a rhythm, Wanda can annihilate foes at each shut and lengthy vary whereas simply ducking out of retaliation or enemy ultimates with out even needing to be well-positioned. And then there’s her final, Reality Erasure, and whereas it does have a protracted cost time, it immediately vaporizes any enemy inside vary. It’s greater than well worth the wait.

As a Scarlet Witch foremost myself, loads of gamers most likely hate me. But if loving Wanda on this sport is improper, I don’t wish to be proper.

3. Hela

This one won’t be as apparent to informal gamers, however actual Rivals heads are certain to know why Hela makes this checklist. The Goddess of Death lives as much as her namesake, along with her Nightsword Thorn main hearth capable of wipe out heroes at a far distance with solely a few essential strikes, and her Piercing Night assault usually killing them outright with a single solid. Although she’s not technically a sniper, she will be able to principally operate as one within the arms of a talented sufficient participant.

And let’s not overlook her final, Goddess of Death, which permits Hela to soar above the sphere and rain hellfire from above. Although it’s technically potential to empty her well being bar on this state, it’s not likely price it as a result of she will get a HP increase, which means it takes just about the complete period of the flexibility’s solid time to shoot her down. This means she will be able to clear a degree single-handedly by forcing the enemy group to flee for canopy, making her an early favourite for character bans when you attain Diamond rank in Competitive Mode.

Thor and Loki could also be extra well-liked characters, however Hela is the true Asgardian risk you should be careful for.

2. Jeff

No one would have thought that an lovable child shark might trigger a lot hysteria, however Jeff the Land Shark has rapidly develop into one of the hated heroes in Marvel Rivals.

Why? He’s a healer, and he’s not precisely constructed for the entrance strains (even when his main assault is deceptively highly effective and he has a harm discount in opposition to essential hits.) But the actual cause Jeff is so feared is his final potential, It’s Jeff!, the place the little land shark reveals his monstrous urge for food. Jeff is invincible whereas casting and, after choosing a round space, he immediately swallows everybody inside it, good friend and foe alike. Enemies do take harm once they’re in Jeff’s abdomen, however the actual worth of this potential is that he can transfer with different gamers inside him, which means Jeffs will usually spit their foes into bottomless pits. Some will even assure the kills by committing suicide, leaping over the sting with enemies inside.

There is counterplay to this potential (Scarlet Witch can often escape being swallowed with a well-timed Mystic Projection, for instance), however the indignity of being eaten and thrown off a cliff by a child shark has enraged many a participant.

He could also be supposed for conserving his allies wholesome, however good use of his final makes Jeff an absolute menace on the battlefield.

1. Iron Fist

No character evokes extra primal terror within the hearts of Marvel Rivals gamers than Lin Lie, the Immortal Iron Fist. This grasp martial artist has far and away probably the most insane powers within the sport. Not solely do his fast hearth punches enable him to assassinate healers and duelists with impunity whereas giving him bonus well being within the course of, however he additionally has 4 air jumps earlier than cooldown, in addition to a spin kick that dashes him ahead. This signifies that he can successfully fly with well-timed use of his assaults and jumps, chasing characters like Iron Man literally through the sky. But that’s not even the worst of it. He may also use Dragon’s Defense as a parry maneuver in opposition to just about any assault within the sport. No, really. He can in some way forestall himself from being nuked, eaten by Jeff or erased from actuality by Wanda with nothing greater than a well-timed flex of his shoulders. If there’s an Iron Fist on the enemy group with even a average understanding of his toolkit, you’re in for a world of ache.

Seriously, NetEase, do one thing about this man. My healers are dying.

Carlos Morales writes novels, articles and Mass Effect essays. You can observe his fixations on Bluesky.