Marvel Rivals strategists serve as the backbone of any team composition, providing healing, buffs, and utility that keep teammates alive. This tier list ranks strategist heroes based on their performance. Recent balance changes have shifted the meta significantly, with some heroes receiving major buffs while others faced nerfs that impacted their viability.
Marvel Rivals Strategist Tier List
This ranking focuses on competitive high-rank gameplay where players understand hero mechanics and team coordination. Lower ranks may experience different results based on skill requirements and playstyle differences.
| Tier | Strategists |
|---|---|
| S | Luna Snow, Rocket Raccoon |
| A | Invisible Woman, Adam Warlock, Cloak & Dagger, Mantis, Loki, Jeff the Land Shark |
| B | Ultron |
Best Healers in Marvel Rivals
Luna Snow
Luna Snow maintains her position as a top-tier strategist with her powerful ultimate and exceptional mobility. She has the fastest running speed among all strategists. Her healing output stays reliable, and her ultimate provides significant impact when timed correctly. While some players have started favoring other high-impact ultimates, Luna's overall kit keeps her firmly in S-tier.
Rocket Raccoon
Rocket received a massive buff in Season 4.5 that pushed him back into top-tier status. His C.Y.A. ultimate now provides 40% damage boost instead of 25%, making it one of the strongest offensive support abilities in the game. His quick, dodgy movements make him hard to kill, rounding out his kit as a premium strategist pick.
A Tier Strategists
Invisible Woman
Invisible Woman has proven herself as a consistently strong healer. Her solid ultimate compares well with other top strategists, and abilities provides valuable utility for positioning. She fits into most team compositions without issues and delivers reliable healing output throughout matches.
Adam Warlock
Adam Warlock earned his A-tier spot through multiple buffs across different seasons while his competition received nerfs. He needs practice to use effectively, but rewards skilled players with top-tier performance.
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger dropped from higher tiers after receiving another nerf to their healing ultimate in Season 4.5. The ultimate energy cost increased from 4300 to 4500, making it charge more slowly. Despite this nerf, they remain viable in A-tier (maybe nearly S) through their auto-aim healing and ability to create safe paths for team pushes.
Mantis
Her competitive stats look quite good, but her overall play rate stays low. For most of the competitive playerbase, she doesn't show enough consistent results to climb higher.
Loki
Loki never fully recovered from the past nerfs that reduced his healing and damage output. However, he remains in A-tier for players who master his kit. Some lower-rank players might place him in B-tier due to his high skill cap, but skilled Loki players still achieve strong results in competitive matches.
Jeff the Land Shark
Jeff shot up to high A-tier after his ultimate got team healing. The old problem was abandoning your team to eat enemies - now you provide healing while setting up picks. His passive took a nerf (70% to 50% crit damage reduction), slightly hurting survivability.
B Tier Strategists
Ultron
Ultron sits at the bottom of the tier list after significant nerfs in Season 4.5. His Imperative: Patch healing dropped from 35 to 30, and the healing bonus to followed allies decreased from 10 to 5. His ultimate energy cost increased from 3400 to 3700, making it charge much more slowly. He previously got his ultimate faster than other healers, making him viable for eliminating enemy supports before they charged their ultimates.
The Marvel Rivals strategist meta for Season 4.5 favors healers with strong ultimates and good utility. Remember that these rankings reflect high-rank play, and your experience in lower ranks might differ based on skill and team coordination.