Marvel Rivals: A Strategist's Guide to Support Characters
Mastering Marvel Rivals requires a balanced team. While damage dealers often steal the spotlight, strategic support characters are crucial for survival. This guide ranks the seven support units, focusing on their healing and buffing capabilities. While Jeff is popular, he's not the top contender.
Tier List:
| Rank | Hero |
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| S | Mantis and Luna Snow |
| A | Adam Warlock and Cloak & Dagger |
| B | Jeff the Land Shark, Loki, and Rocket Raccoon |
S Tier:
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Mantis: A top-tier healer boosting ally damage by consuming orbs (which regenerate automatically). Headshotting instantly recovers an orb. While fragile, her effectiveness is amplified by skillful headshot execution, making her accessible to both beginners and experts.
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Luna Snow: Another excellent choice, Luna's attacks heal allies and damage foes. Her "Ice Art" enhances healing and damage, and her ultimate, "Fate of Both Worlds," provides AoE healing or damage, depending on positioning. Her ease of use and focus on timing make her ideal for new players. Her damage output is secondary to her support role.
A Tier:
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Adam Warlock: Excels at reviving fallen teammates with his "Quantum Zone" ultimate, granting temporary invincibility. His "Avatar Life Stream" heals, and "Soul Bond" shares damage and provides a heal-over-time effect across multiple allies.
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Cloak & Dagger: Cloak's attacks offer healing or damage, and she boasts self-healing. Dagger focuses on damage and applying "Vulnerability" debuffs. "Dark Teleportation" boosts ally movement speed and provides invisibility.
B Tier:
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Jeff the Land Shark: While popular, Jeff's healing is less potent than higher-tier options, struggling in extended battles. His simplicity makes him beginner-friendly.
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Loki: A skillful support character whose effectiveness depends heavily on player strategy. He heals and summons decoys that mimic his actions, requiring precise positioning. His ultimate allows shapeshifting into any hero for 15 seconds.
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Rocket Raccoon: Unlike other supports, Rocket prioritizes utility and damage, reviving allies with his "Respawn Machine." His high damage output leans towards a DPS/support hybrid. His small size makes him a vulnerable target.
Ultimately, the best support character depends on individual playstyle and enjoyment. Experiment to find your perfect fit.
Marvel Rivals is available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
