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NetEase’s Marvel Rivals is still going strong with the release of Season 1, the free-to-play game saw a huge meta shift with the arrival of huge buffs and nerfs. With new heroes coming every month-and-a-half, and the developer’s plans to never add a Role Queue, NetEase is hoping that frequent meta shakeups will keep the game alive.
After Season 0 win rates revealed the game’s most popular characters were also its biggest losers, the huge balance changes have changed everything.
Marvel Rivals Season 1 win rates
Via stat-tracking website Rivals Meta, it’s possible to see exactly what characters are getting the most wins in Marvel Rivals. In Season 0, Hulk was the top character in the free-to-play game, but the radiation-powered behemoth is now the tenth-best character in the game.
In Season 1, the most successful character is the weather-controlling mutant Storm. During the season, Storm has gained a total win rate of 56.48% with a pick rate of 17.55%. This gives the character a massive lead with the second most successful character, Rocket Raccoon, resting at a 54.85% win rate.
In terms of popularity, Cloak and Dagger is currently the most popular pick for Marvel Rivals Season 1 with 48.30% of picks. However, the character’s success rate has massively dropped to just 48.20%.
As for the game’s biggest loser, the sniper-focused assassin Black Widow takes both spots. With a disastrous pick rate of just 2.7% and a win rate of just 40.32%, Black Widow is, by far, the biggest loser of Rivals’ Season 1 update. Take her back to Vormir, guys.
With Rivals’ developers working on a host of new heroes and villains for the game—including Ant-Man/Iron Man villain Ultron, every season should hopefully see huge meta shifts just like this one. Who will be the biggest loser of Season 2? Me. The answer is me.
Marvel Rivals
Platform(s):
macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
Genre(s):
Fighting, Shooter
