Like all hero shooters, Marvel Rivals play rates depend on that specific patch, where some heroes are overturned, and others aren’t worth playing just yet.
With each passing update, Marvel Rivals tunes heroes with nerfs and buffs to help bring them in line with others in their class in an effort to make the game as balanced as possible while also retaining its fun factor.
Below, we have a sampling of the most-picked and most-played heroes in both Marvel Rivals’ Competitive play and Quickplay for the most recent recorded period in the game’s most recent season and statistical window.
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Marvel Rivals pick rates
This information is accurate as of the midway point of season one on Feb. 17, 2025. The below pick rates are across all ranks.
Most-played Vanguards in Marvel Rivals
Competitive play
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Doctor Strange | 24.59 percent | 51.14 percent |
| 2. Magneto | 14.25 percent | 48.49 percent |
| 3. Groot | 13.90 percent | 49.27 percent |
| 4. Peni Parker | 13.03 percent | 51.49 percent |
| 5. Thor | 12.11 percent | 52.52 percent |
The Sorcerer Supreme reigned supreme in the first half of season one for pick rate, but fell short in win rate. That honor went to the God of Thunder, using Mjolnir to aggressively push the attack.
Quickplay
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Doctor Strange | 15.50 percent | 50.72 percent |
| 2. Venom | 14.42 percent | 50.08 percent |
| 3. Peni Parker | 14.29 percent | 54.82 percent |
| 4. Thor | 13.23 percent | 54.71 percent |
| 5. Magneto | 12.60 percent | 50.43 percent |
Strange’s reign of terror spread to Quick Play too, but Peni Parker led the way again with a win rate of nearly 55 percent thanks to her ranged combat ability and crowd-control techniques.
Most-played Duelists in Marvel Rivals
Competitive play
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moon Knight | 12.54 percent | 47.54 percent |
| 2. The Punisher | 10.07 percent | 48.00 percent |
| 3. Winter Soldier | 10.06 percent | 51.28 percent |
| 4. Namor | 7.07 percent | 48.21 percent |
| 5. Psylocke | 7.01 percent | 51.10 percent |
This could come as a surprise to no one who has gotten used to hearing “THE MOON HAUNTS YOU!” in their Competitive games. But the highest win rate went to Storm, with a whopping 57.48 percent in the eighth-most picked slot.
Quickplay
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moon Knight | 8.99 percent | 49.09 percent |
| 2. Winter Soldier | 8.09 percent | 50.38 percent |
| 3. The Punisher | 7.58 percent | 48.32 percent |
| 4. Spider-Man | 6.96 percent | 49.45 percent |
| 5. Psylocke | 6.50 percent | 50.17 percent |
Moon Knight’s reign of terror took over in season one, leading him to be the most-picked DPS hero across the game, but the highest win rate again belonged to Storm, winning at a 58.11 percent clip in QP.
Most-played Strategists in Marvel Rivals
Competitive play
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cloak and Dagger | 27.59 percent | 49.08 percent |
| 2. Luna Snow | 16.31 percent | 47.88 percent |
| 3. Invisible Woman | 16.31% | 48.68 percent |
| 4. Rocket Raccoon | 16.13 percent | 55.14 percent |
| 5. Mantis | 8.56 percent | 52.44 percent |
The prevalence of triple support compositions across different ranks skewed the info in season one, with a huge-drop off in pick rate from fourth to fifth, but new hero Invisible Woman was picked in over 16 percent of all Competitive games.
Quickplay
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cloak and Dagger | 18.84 percent | 51.42 percent |
| 2. Invisible Woman | 18.12 percent | 50.17 percent |
| 3. Rocket Raccoon | 13.99 percent | 55.23 percent |
| 4. Luna Snow | 12.61 percent | 48.97 percent |
| 5. Jeff the Land Shark | 11.39 percent | 44.61 percent |
It’s clear that Cloak and Dagger needs some tuning, because the duo has been a popular pick everywhere in season one, with a solid win rate to boot.
This article will be updated periodically with new pick rate information. For full hero pick rate stats, including rank distribution and more, check out the Marvel Rivals website.
Published: Feb 18, 2025 11:46 am