This is a REALLY good video idea Cozy! Honestly the higher I climb the more this list makes sense. The absolute top heroes are just SO inherently useful every game.
I have found that down in purgatory, it doesn't matter what you play. No one will get on VC or work together. So, you could be the best Dr. Strange player ever, and you will still be all alone getting hammered while everyone feeds.
@@paullukis3315 I am on comms all the time. Are you a Dr. Strange player? Add me, my name is Pawn of Fate. I'm silver, so I don't know if that's below your purgatory or above it. Me and some people are looking for people to play with that know the basics of team coordination. I'm also sick of losing games in the draft phase, or players over-extending, causing your team to try to hold point 5v6.
Rivals has been a ton of fun. Really interested to see how the meta changes over time. It’s been hilarious to see Jeff viewed as a villain coming from Marvel Snap.
Note that the number one player is playing Hulk, next to Thor and Luna. Good to know tanks and supports mean a thing in Rivals where in OW2, I don't think I see much POTG for Supports at all... not like the good old Mercy rez days of classic Overwatch
As a penny main i think 8 is a fine spot. She does work the best with another tank. But I would just view her as an defense hero area control is more it. You can force people out of good position and basically take over that spot or setup on the enemy flank to divide thier attention to two spots
@@ewaysrevengei seen wolverine gameplay in top 500, he’s actually insane. i think most people are playing him wrong. He has the tools to win most 1v1s, just not team fights
@@austin2594 I don’t think that’s a great representation. Top 500 players can make bad characters work. If they were to play any other assassin dps they would have much better results than with wolverine
@@ewaysrevengejust watched Wolverine get mvp in a top 500 lobby on twitch, he is really good in the right hands. Also, there’s no point in being focused on playing Hela/Psyloke/Luna and others if they get banned every match. Yeah sure Hela and Psyloke are better than Logan, but how often do you get to play them in the top 500?
In the high elo games I watch the bans are Bucky, Hela, Hawkeye, and then Luna or Psylocke depending. I have seen folks doing bans on Strange because of how much of a difference a good player makes in holding space with him. I watch a lot of FlatsOW and his stack of streamer homies and it's cool to get a perspective of really good tank play. In QP most matches are single tank and usually someone dive oriented like Hulk or Venom. As someone who usually plays Strategist because other plays insta-lock DPS, when I see a dive tank I weep but when I see a Strange and Magneto I at least know I'll have someone to heal. 90% of the Hawkeye's and Widows I see are trash, Hela a little better usually because of how strong she is with a fairly low skill ceiling.
I know hero bans have a lot to do with it but looking at week 1 predictions/tier lists this is pretty funny. Lots of expected top tiers but heroes like Rocket, Namor, Peni, and Hulk sneaking in is funny when. Also makes the ban system look so good because it actually allows variety until devs can tune the balance
I am genuinely surprised and happy for Peni Parker. Been playing her a lot and she's good in holding down locations. Honesty I wish she was also good in Marvel Snap hahaha.
Damn Cozy ! Can't believe to pop up on one of your videos by pure coincidence while doing researches on this game. Long time DSA Twitch follower here ! (Name's Djood). Love to have you back on my feed !
Dumb question - but how does the ban system work? Like how many characters are banned - who can ban them. If you can show a video on this process (if possible) we’d appreciate it (currently in plat 2) lol 😊
Data should be easier to find and potentially more detailed when they add the pick rate statistics to the website as well. Love the video - will definitely be tuning in for every episode!
I'm happy to see Peni is in the list! I never was a fan of her kit but I recently tried her and she's actually really good! I'm gonna try to main her 😀
I’ve been perfecting storm and I think she’s incredibly underrated and I get “storm is butt” at the start of each mactch and then ace it. Her speed and attack increase really seems to make a difference in some matches and the tornado is so easy to ko a team with
Yea, storm can be good, you really need to think abit more than some other heroes. Her speed boost is a great tempo control for your team and when your team is stationary, just use damage buff. Her ult unfortunately is not a point and click ult, she has to go in.
Storm is only as good as the enemy Hela allows tho since she’s a slow ass flier lol. I don’t think Storm is awful bc of her kit I think she’s bad bc the most powerful and most played DPS hero is built to farm her
This is a game where you can main whoever you want. Every character is fun and viable for the most part, and that is definitely something to be admired. Big thanks to the devs for making a great game!
it's because players has still not learned about the intricacies of the game. Marvel Rivals works like a MOBA. All of Magik's animation cancels reminds me of Riven from League. When people eventually learn about these intricacies, watch characters like Magic and Spidey terrorize the meta
I’m a Rocket/Strange Main but I absolutely agree Magik and Star-Lord in the right hands will eat up even good teams. Their flank/pickoff game are strong
Very good summarize 👍 Doctor strange is insane burst tank (with animation cancelled) the only thing hold him back from being broken is long ass reload animation
I hope they don't change it. Not only it's a perfect drawback but also looks visually stunning. I literally reload for the sake of reloading when I know I'm safe
Now imagine if ultron or another character had an emp for all deployables, loki clone, rocket gadget, penny Parker, namor, the list goes on, all gone in a small area. Probably the best counter to everyone
They shouldnt nerf luna and mantis, they shud buff all the other strategists, give rockets ultimate some healing, give adam warlock free flight (not just for cacoon), give CnD’s ultimate a small damage buff
I been sayin rocket racoon is slept on. I know it's pretty heavily influenced by the ban system but I get a ton of really good value out of him. Start quick, place that brb device somewhere sneaky on a flank and it takes the enemy team by surprise alot
i’m a Luna Snow main and Mantis just doesn’t click with me. No matter how much i play her i just don’t get it. And i have at least 4 hours with every support (Luna obviously being way higher)
I had a funny game where the enemy team could not capture 1 bar of the area. So Dr strange told us to wait at sprawn for the portal to drop right above the area. N yes, they waited outside spawn n we just jumped through the portal to win in like 5 seconds lol
I’ve noticed in high elo it’s all about range damage since everyone plays to be extremely safe not die at all costs and stays grouped up behind tanks and in front of healers. Low elo is a bit more run and gun where characters like Wanda and black panther can wipe lobbies by themselves
Black panther does NOT wipe low elo lobbies…. He is arguably the hardest character to actually play good and get value making him really hard to use for more lower skill players.
Yes, Mr Food Cart guy!.. Can II please get some Meat & potatoes.. It's on the rigth side 2nd one in... Or if your out I can take Grilled Eggplant on the left 4th one in... Yes I used Google translate to change it from Japanese to Engilsh!
The Ultimate Flex is two heroes per role, then pick a role you prefer, although Vanguard will be picked the least so if that's your ideal role you'll win a lot of games. You do this and you'll always have a better chance of balancing your comp. Generally a 2-2-2 comp is ideal, but of course there's options and there's preferences for map type and the maps themselves, such as 1-3-2 or even 3-0-3 works well in hero shooters typically. For me, I'm primarily a strategist so: Mantis Luna Vanguard: Venom Thor Duelist: Hela Psylocke I like the versatility - Mantis deals damage well and damage boosts teammates and Luna's the healer extraordinaire, but both heal and damage well. Hela and Psylocke are two of the top three duelists and Hela is great at Poke and Brawl strategies and Psylocke is great at dive and pretty good Poke/Brawl. For Vanguard I know I don't do frontline shield tank well so no Dr Strange, but Venom is the best Dive Vanguard and Thor is awesome at damage.
I’ve been doing something similar because duelist gets locked so fast. Three characters per role so I can always pick first by the role we need more of, and second by whatever team ups I can get.
Nobody sleeps on Iron Fist, it’s just that any team with a working brain can counter the guy easily, if the team wants Iron Fist they need to wait for him to get buffed first Right now he’s B tier
@ultrabusterninja9424 I mean, as soon as someone masters him, he is easily the best sniper and support killer. But the only con of him is that if you play him, you depend on your team too. They should mostly distract most of the opponents to make his work way easier
Psylocke plays like my main DVA for me, in that they both have good mobility and good burst damage that can take out squishies fast. Although there's not too many characters like that in overwatch.
theres like 5dps and maybeee 1 support in game. it wont help anyone if they start nerfing the supports. i play support or tank everygame and i would just switch to dps to be honest.
Crazy the entire list is just Jeff in different costumes
SPOILERS.
I knew it would be! He’s definitely the best baby shark
This is a REALLY good video idea Cozy! Honestly the higher I climb the more this list makes sense. The absolute top heroes are just SO inherently useful every game.
I have found that down in purgatory, it doesn't matter what you play. No one will get on VC or work together. So, you could be the best Dr. Strange player ever, and you will still be all alone getting hammered while everyone feeds.
@@paullukis3315 I am on comms all the time. Are you a Dr. Strange player? Add me, my name is Pawn of Fate. I'm silver, so I don't know if that's below your purgatory or above it. Me and some people are looking for people to play with that know the basics of team coordination. I'm also sick of losing games in the draft phase, or players over-extending, causing your team to try to hold point 5v6.
Riding hard I see
@@paullukis3315low elo players blaming other low elo players for why they can’t climb is classic.
Rivals has been a ton of fun. Really interested to see how the meta changes over time.
It’s been hilarious to see Jeff viewed as a villain coming from Marvel Snap.
Note that the number one player is playing Hulk, next to Thor and Luna. Good to know tanks and supports mean a thing in Rivals where in OW2, I don't think I see much POTG for Supports at all... not like the good old Mercy rez days of classic Overwatch
He is purely playing in a 6-stack with Dr Strange. In solo queue that is uncoordinated Hulk is not a strong pick. Same with Thor
What’s crazier is in top ten there is a Wolverine and he has the highest kill game out of all the top 20
So impressed with the quality of your Rivals videos. Your success is earned!
Loving the marvel rivals content man- keep it up
Agreed!
I respect creators who legit put time/effort into production value, props to you 💯👑
As a penny main i think 8 is a fine spot. She does work the best with another tank. But I would just view her as an defense hero area control is more it. You can force people out of good position and basically take over that spot or setup on the enemy flank to divide thier attention to two spots
I play Loki and having a peni and Loki makes it nearly impossible to get into defensive chokepoints
Can you add the top 10 worst/least played characters by the top 100 to the tier list next time too? Or maybe have it be a separate video?
All characters are at least pretty good except for storm and wolverine
@@ewaysrevengei seen wolverine gameplay in top 500, he’s actually insane. i think most people are playing him wrong. He has the tools to win most 1v1s, just not team fights
@@austin2594 I don’t think that’s a great representation. Top 500 players can make bad characters work. If they were to play any other assassin dps they would have much better results than with wolverine
@@austin2594 He can't really work by himself. You need a good team, otherwise you will throw.
@@ewaysrevengejust watched Wolverine get mvp in a top 500 lobby on twitch, he is really good in the right hands. Also, there’s no point in being focused on playing Hela/Psyloke/Luna and others if they get banned every match. Yeah sure Hela and Psyloke are better than Logan, but how often do you get to play them in the top 500?
I don’t usually comment but I just had to say the editing of this video was fantastic, I loved seeing you in the ramen cart!
Great stuff as always Cozy!! Thanks! I would love to see the most banned characters!
Thank you for making this video, a lot of these placements are pretty surprising to me as someone who is stuck in the lower ranks lol.
Loving rivals just reached gold yesterday im a support main but really love dr strange shield protecting team cheers cozy another great vid
Love this video concept!!! Where is Thor 😭
Thor missing is really surprising but maybe he's banned a lot? Otherwise his kit can't do anything ridiculous I guess it's just really solid.
Best Rivals content creator
Showing the data from the top 100 is useful, thx
This video is amazing. Love your work.
The fact that Mantis, Luna and Hela, 3 of the best characters in beta, ALL received hp buffs for launch is bonkers to me.
So happy to see Peni up there!!! Love her so much!!!
Awesome video Cozy!!
Excited to have you in the community bringing great unique video ideas 🤘
I knew it! I knew the data would show how effective Hulk actually is.
In the high elo games I watch the bans are Bucky, Hela, Hawkeye, and then Luna or Psylocke depending. I have seen folks doing bans on Strange because of how much of a difference a good player makes in holding space with him. I watch a lot of FlatsOW and his stack of streamer homies and it's cool to get a perspective of really good tank play. In QP most matches are single tank and usually someone dive oriented like Hulk or Venom. As someone who usually plays Strategist because other plays insta-lock DPS, when I see a dive tank I weep but when I see a Strange and Magneto I at least know I'll have someone to heal. 90% of the Hawkeye's and Widows I see are trash, Hela a little better usually because of how strong she is with a fairly low skill ceiling.
I know hero bans have a lot to do with it but looking at week 1 predictions/tier lists this is pretty funny. Lots of expected top tiers but heroes like Rocket, Namor, Peni, and Hulk sneaking in is funny when. Also makes the ban system look so good because it actually allows variety until devs can tune the balance
I like how you changed the picture un the frame for each hero you covered.❤
Thanks for the video and the information. You did a great job with the editing especially.
Been rocking namor a lot more recently. If you are playing some blind enemies those turrets do work 😂
Dude me too he’s my best dps by far
My buddies strange defending my turrets make for a very oppressive frontline. I love playing namor
U can also dmg buff those turrets
Played 10 games with Doctor Strange so far. Quite a few i was the only tank with 3 dps and 2 heals. So much fun to play !
Great upload🎉
I am genuinely surprised and happy for Peni Parker. Been playing her a lot and she's good in holding down locations. Honesty I wish she was also good in Marvel Snap hahaha.
Surprised Cloak & Dagger didn’t make it.
Damn Cozy ! Can't believe to pop up on one of your videos by pure coincidence while doing researches on this game. Long time DSA Twitch follower here ! (Name's Djood). Love to have you back on my feed !
Cozy in the Poker Ramen van😂
Dumb question - but how does the ban system work? Like how many characters are banned - who can ban them. If you can show a video on this process (if possible) we’d appreciate it (currently in plat 2) lol 😊
Both teams can ban 2 characters. So I believe in total u can ban 4 characters but most the time teams ban the same character so min-2 max-4
Data should be easier to find and potentially more detailed when they add the pick rate statistics to the website as well. Love the video - will definitely be tuning in for every episode!
seeing peni and rocket which were the two characters i immediately gravitated to fills me with joy
I'm happy to see Peni is in the list! I never was a fan of her kit but I recently tried her and she's actually really good! I'm gonna try to main her 😀
"Number 4 comes in at Psylocke" This is peak Cozy right here 😉
Really happy Magneto is on the list. I have been having a ton of fun with him lately.
It is kind of crazy that all these heroes are not headliners you know like Captain America Spider-Man Thor Hulk is, but you know
rocket above mantis surprises me
100% due to the pick/bans in high elo
@@CozyRivalshi can you do a viedo when you do gameplay for us
@@CozyRivalsSo it makes sense to main or sub lower tier characters due to possibilities of bans
It's on domination his revive is insane
@@joelmichaelviado1226Only if you’re expecting to get to Diamond+. If you’re gonna be in metal ranks for a while, don’t worry about it
Raccoon is picked because of the synergy. Winter soldiers and punisher are not doing damage they are deleting.
Of course every week, please!!!❤
No Cloak and Dagger? That is a bit surprising…
I’ve been perfecting storm and I think she’s incredibly underrated and I get “storm is butt” at the start of each mactch and then ace it. Her speed and attack increase really seems to make a difference in some matches and the tornado is so easy to ko a team with
Yea, storm can be good, you really need to think abit more than some other heroes. Her speed boost is a great tempo control for your team and when your team is stationary, just use damage buff. Her ult unfortunately is not a point and click ult, she has to go in.
Storm is only as good as the enemy Hela allows tho since she’s a slow ass flier lol. I don’t think Storm is awful bc of her kit I think she’s bad bc the most powerful and most played DPS hero is built to farm her
are the top heros different on pc and console?
This is a game where you can main whoever you want. Every character is fun and viable for the most part, and that is definitely something to be admired. Big thanks to the devs for making a great game!
I would love to see a top x banned characters from top 100 matches, if that wouldn’t be too grueling to collect!
MY GIRL MAGIC IS UP THERE. everyone makin tier lists putting her in D tier can eat it
She shreds. I love using her
Can confirm I was getting my asscheeks clapped on Sunday from her.
it's because players has still not learned about the intricacies of the game. Marvel Rivals works like a MOBA. All of Magik's animation cancels reminds me of Riven from League. When people eventually learn about these intricacies, watch characters like Magic and Spidey terrorize the meta
I’m a Rocket/Strange Main but I absolutely agree Magik and Star-Lord in the right hands will eat up even good teams. Their flank/pickoff game are strong
Just checked a few minutes ago and number one player right now mains her
So does cloak and dagger get banned or is she criminal underrated?
Cloak and Dagger not being in top 100’s picks is crazy work. Just WAIT til they see me 😈🫡
Very good summarize 👍
Doctor strange is insane burst tank (with animation cancelled) the only thing hold him back from being broken is long ass reload animation
I hope they don't change it. Not only it's a perfect drawback but also looks visually stunning. I literally reload for the sake of reloading when I know I'm safe
They dropped the ball with Wolverines move set.
Would love to see the top 10 banned characters
I’m not surprised Penni Parker is up there I climbed from gold 2 to plat 2 with just playing her solo queue and it worked out so well for me
No dagger is crazy
FLARK YEAH!! ROCKET’S LAUNCHING AGAIN!
Such a fun game
Penny Parker is dope
Me watching this video and still instalocking loki lol.
Now imagine if ultron or another character had an emp for all deployables, loki clone, rocket gadget, penny Parker, namor, the list goes on, all gone in a small area. Probably the best counter to everyone
They shouldnt nerf luna and mantis, they shud buff all the other strategists, give rockets ultimate some healing, give adam warlock free flight (not just for cacoon), give CnD’s ultimate a small damage buff
I been sayin rocket racoon is slept on. I know it's pretty heavily influenced by the ban system but I get a ton of really good value out of him. Start quick, place that brb device somewhere sneaky on a flank and it takes the enemy team by surprise alot
Penny is such a strong tank i cant believe people actually think she's D tier ish
Where’s everyone at rn?
I’m diamond 3 which is top 1% on EU pretty proud
Love Namor he’s my main! Glad to see he’s finally getting love!
Tier list time🎉
i’m a Luna Snow main and Mantis just doesn’t click with me. No matter how much i play her i just don’t get it. And i have at least 4 hours with every support (Luna obviously being way higher)
I had a funny game where the enemy team could not capture 1 bar of the area. So Dr strange told us to wait at sprawn for the portal to drop right above the area. N yes, they waited outside spawn n we just jumped through the portal to win in like 5 seconds lol
I love the content, When some gameplays pls
Can you list the most banned characters
I’ve noticed in high elo it’s all about range damage since everyone plays to be extremely safe not die at all costs and stays grouped up behind tanks and in front of healers. Low elo is a bit more run and gun where characters like Wanda and black panther can wipe lobbies by themselves
What happens if a high ELO Psylocke main gets into a low ELO lobby?
Black panther does NOT wipe low elo lobbies…. He is arguably the hardest character to actually play good and get value making him really hard to use for more lower skill players.
I was wondering why so many people had namor so low in their tier list. I love playing with him and his abilities are so well rounded
In future versions can we account for most banned? Good video either way
To be clear asking for more concrete details, like a segment of the video or something, my original comment is kinda vague so I’m clarifying
Surprised to see Penni Parker on the list with how niche she is
Surprised to see Groot out of the list, he's insane on high elo
Groot was near the top right behind Adam Warlock
Yes, Mr Food Cart guy!.. Can II please get some Meat & potatoes.. It's on the rigth side 2nd one in... Or if your out I can take Grilled Eggplant on the left 4th one in... Yes I used Google translate to change it from Japanese to Engilsh!
Appreciate the dedication to the bit
Rocket is a dive support with best movement in the game
Good… I’ve been maining Moon Knight a lot and I need him to be underestimated.
D2 wolvy main here. Soloq only and still climbing
So hawkeye & moon knight are ban all the time? U should have covered that more cause im confused why characters like black panther arent on here
The Ultimate Flex is two heroes per role, then pick a role you prefer, although Vanguard will be picked the least so if that's your ideal role you'll win a lot of games. You do this and you'll always have a better chance of balancing your comp. Generally a 2-2-2 comp is ideal, but of course there's options and there's preferences for map type and the maps themselves, such as 1-3-2 or even 3-0-3 works well in hero shooters typically.
For me, I'm primarily a strategist so:
Mantis
Luna
Vanguard:
Venom
Thor
Duelist:
Hela
Psylocke
I like the versatility - Mantis deals damage well and damage boosts teammates and Luna's the healer extraordinaire, but both heal and damage well. Hela and Psylocke are two of the top three duelists and Hela is great at Poke and Brawl strategies and Psylocke is great at dive and pretty good Poke/Brawl. For Vanguard I know I don't do frontline shield tank well so no Dr Strange, but Venom is the best Dive Vanguard and Thor is awesome at damage.
Actually the meta comp I believe is 3 tanks 3 healers.
I’ve been doing something similar because duelist gets locked so fast. Three characters per role so I can always pick first by the role we need more of, and second by whatever team ups I can get.
Meta slave the most boring OP garbage in each role lol
I hate that I miss so many heals with Luna snow. Hard to hit teammates some times.
I was going to play Thor anyway so I feel good about this
I’ve never seen Hela make it through bans
I am once again asking for some commentary gameplay of marvel rivals. Pretty please. I wanna see cozy in his element playing this game.
I guess i just haven't figured stragne out. I die so fast with him
Ive been saying since alpha that Peni is broken and will remain broken on launch if not changed, but they called me a madman!
should do the same format but split up tank dps support so we can see where they all break down (could jsut do top 5 for each or top 7)
Welcome back to the first edition.. hmm
Luna Snow is one of my favourites ..
But Iron Fist has become my worst enemy 🙃
It's crazy how many players sleep on Iron fist and Punisher
Nobody sleeps on Iron Fist, it’s just that any team with a working brain can counter the guy easily, if the team wants Iron Fist they need to wait for him to get buffed first
Right now he’s B tier
@ultrabusterninja9424 I mean, as soon as someone masters him, he is easily the best sniper and support killer. But the only con of him is that if you play him, you depend on your team too. They should mostly distract most of the opponents to make his work way easier
Psylocke plays like my main DVA for me, in that they both have good mobility and good burst damage that can take out squishies fast. Although there's not too many characters like that in overwatch.
Psylocke plays more like genji with a touch of sombra.
@@harrybeast58 I wonder who pro thinks DVA is
@@pegeta yes also there are many characters with good mobility and burst DMG in overwatch idk what this man talking ab
Bi weekly would be great but I feel like more and more people will start hiding their stats
“Babe wake up, cozy snap dropped a new rivals video.” Something I actually
Said to her xD
Namor is my guy since day one
theres like 5dps and maybeee 1 support in game. it wont help anyone if they start nerfing the supports. i play support or tank everygame and i would just switch to dps to be honest.
Bans ? What are you talking about
Man I love playing Doctor Strange
Is punisher banned or just bad?
stuck gold 3 cuz my teammates don’t know when to stop pushing
Cloak and Dagger best support. Change my mind