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Marvel Rivals characters: Full roster and abilitiesRead up on all 33 Marvel Rivals heroes and their abilities
Read up on all 33 Marvel Rivals heroes and their abilities
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Looking for some help understanding the full roster of all 33 Marvel Rivals characters?Marvel Rivalshas hit the ground running since its launch, eating into the hero shooter territory with a very fair free-to-play model which allows new players to instantly choose between all 33 heroes from day one. That’s a great thing, but it also means quite a learning curve for newcomers.
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Marvel Rivals characters: Full roster
Here’s the full list of all 33 Marvel Rivals characters currently in the game:
Adam Warlock (Strategist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Adam Warlock’s abilities are very reminiscent ofMercy(healing and resurrection), but his punchy primary and secondary attacks are more akin toZenyatta.
Black Panther (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Black Pantherfeels a lot likeGenji- highly mobile and powerful at close range - although Black Panther is purely melee.
Black Widow (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Black Widow is very, very, very comparable toWidowmaker.
Bruce Banner (Vanguard)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Bruce Banner:
Hero Hulk:
Monster Hulk:
Overwatch equivalent(s):The way tanky Hulk turns into tiny Bruce when his health is depleted is very reminiscent ofD.Va. Otherwise, his dive-focused skillset feels a bit like a meleeWinston.
Captain America (Vanguard)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Cap’s charge-focused tank playstyle will feel familiar toMauga, but Cap’s shield offers some ranged poke damage which puts me more in mind ofOrisa’s Javelin.
Cloak And Dagger (Strategist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Cloak:
Dagger:
Overwatch equivalent(s):The closest comparison isMoirathanks to the balance of heals and damage, but Cloak And Dagger is one of the few heroes that isn’t that similar to any Overwatch character.
Doctor Strange (Vanguard)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Doctor Strange acts as a clear cross betweenReinhardtandSymmetra, with his team-wide shield and portal-based repositioning ability.
Groot (Vanguard)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Groot’s wall erecting abilities is similar in some ways toMei. But his Ultimate? Think more towardsZarya’s Graviton Surge.
Hawkeye (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):ClearHanzocomparison here. Both long-ranged bow-based snipers.
Hela (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Hela functions a fair bit likeAshe, with punchy attacks that do great damage at decent range. When she Ults, it’s a bit more likePharah.
Iron Fist (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Iron Fist’s melee focus and damage-blocking skills make him very comparable toDoomfist.
Iron Man (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Iron Man is most akin toPharah- he’s a glass cannon who deals massive damage from above. But his movement in the air and Unibeam secondary attack are much more likeEcho.
Jeff The Land Shark (Strategist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):While they function differently, Jeff’s burrow ability makes him immediately comparable toVenture. Combine that withMoira’s Biotic Graspand orbs for a decent idea of Jeff’s focus.
Loki (Strategist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Loki combines the confusion ofSombrawith the ability-stealing Ultimate ofEcho.
Luna Snow (Strategist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Luna’s Ultimate turns her into a souped upLuciowith her toggling between different AoE buffs. But her attacks are much more likeZenyatta.
Magik (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Magik feels likeBrigitteto me - close-range and surprisingly tanky.
Magneto (Vanguard)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Magneto’s equivalent in OW is clearlyZarya- his Bulwarks are very similar to Zarya’s bubbles, and he feeds off the repelled damage like Zarya.
Mantis (Strategist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Thematically Mantis feels likeLifeweaver, but she plays much more likeKirikowith her accurate attacks and reliance on crits.
Moon Knight (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Moon Knight has no strong Overwatch equivalents thanks to his ricocheting attacks, but I spose you could argue his flight draws similarities toEcho.
Namor (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Namor’s clear equivalent isTorbjorn, as both supplement their damage with turrets.
Peni Parker (Vanguard)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Peni Parker’s mines offer an easy comparison toWrecking Ball’s MinefieldUltimate, but she stands apart with her very static and defensive skillset.
Psylocke (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Psylocke’s Ultimate and attacks feel very similar toGenji, but combined with the invisibility ofSombra.
Rocket Raccoon (Strategist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Rocket can at times feel quite similar toBaptiste, with his healing projectiles and a Rebirth Beacon in place of an Immortality Field.
Scarlet Witch (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Scarlet Witch enjoys the siphoning attack ofMoira, and her Mystic Projection is a similar sort of escape tool to Moira’s Fade. Her Ultimate is more like aD.VaUlt, though.
Spider-Man (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Think of a mostly airborneSombraand you’re getting close. But Spider-Man can also grapple enemies likeRoadhog, and his AoE Ultimate is a bit like a less-damagingReaperUlt that also roots enemies in place.
Squirrel Girl (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Squirrel Girl was clearly modelled afterJunkrat, with her lobbing explosive attacks, vertical mobility, and stun. All she lacks is the burst damage of Junk’s Ult.
Star-Lord (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Star-Lord’s weapons are pretty much exactlyTracer’s. And both heroes are extremely mobile. But the lock-on Ultimate is more likeSoldier: 76, and his Blaster Barrage is a small version ofReaper’s Ultimate.
Storm (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Storm’s ever-present buffing aura puts me in mind ofLucio, but her free flight and focus on damage adds a bit ofPharahinto the mix too.
The Punisher (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Punisher’s consistent DPS and static turret mode makes him a cross betweenSoldier: 76andBastion.
Thor (Vanguard)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Thor is a mix of multiple OW tanks. His Storm Surge acts a bit likeDoomfist’s Rocket Punch, but his charge-into-melee playstyle is reminiscent ofReinhardt.
Venom (Vanguard)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):Venom’s proclivity for diving in and out of the enemy team’s backline makes him very similar toWinston.
Winter Soldier (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):CombineCassidy’s punchy damageandRoadhog’s grapplewith an Ultimate more like a repeatingDoomfist Meteor Strike.
Wolverine (Duelist)
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Strengths and weaknesses:
Abilities:
Overwatch equivalent(s):This link is more tenuous, but Wolverine’s close range combos and mobility make him comparable toGenji.
