Marvel Rivals: What I Dislike About Every Hero Part 2

Issues with Heroes in Marvel Rivals

One of the most frustrating aspects of Marvel Rivals is the character imbalance, and each hero comes with its own set of issues. Take The Thing, for instance. His Stone Haymaker ability can knock aerial heroes straight to the ground, turning him into an unwelcome threat for players who prefer vertical mobility. His Earthbound crowd-control debuff extends long enough that teams trying to punish him mid-engagement often run out of window before he resets.

Frustrating Characters and Combos

1. Black Panther: His burst-damage combos can eliminate squishy targets in under a second when played optimally. Spirit Rend into a follow-up leaves little reaction time for healers, and his Panther's Cunning passive amplifies damage when he has taken hits, making him dangerous in the trades that are supposed to punish him.
2. Venom: His shield generation and web-swing mobility let him dive carries and exit punishment windows that would kill most other tanks. A Venom who banks enough symbiote energy for a second shield in a teamfight is genuinely difficult to finish off without coordinated focus fire.
3. Black Widow amplified by stacked support buffs: Mantis's Allied Inspiration ability grants a 12% damage boost to a targeted ally, and Storm's passive damage aura adds additional amplification on top. A Black Widow benefiting from both simultaneously can reach one-shot thresholds on squishy targets that feel nearly impossible to counterplay without a coordinated team response.
4. Hawkeye: A fully charged Piercing Arrow headshot can eliminate squishy targets instantly. Players often blame his Hunter's Sight ultimate, which creates after-image hitboxes on moving enemies rather than delivering random one-shots. The actual source is a deterministic skill shot that consistently rewards precision.

With those matchups catalogued, a few heroes also demonstrate persistent tuning debates.

Meta and Character Tuning

• Human Torch: His Fire Cluster primary and sustained melee pressure create continuous area-denial that is difficult to outrange on close-quarters maps. The frustration is that his output is ongoing rather than telegraphed, meaning counterplay requires repositioning rather than reaction timing.

Despite the irritations these heroes pose, the matchup dynamics create genuine gameplay tension that shifts with each patch. Balancing updates regularly adjust which frustrations feel most acute, and checking the current season's patch notes before locking in counter-picks remains the most reliable approach.

These matchups represent a fraction of the friction points across the full Marvel Rivals roster. Each patch cycle shifts the hierarchy, and what felt oppressive one season often has a clean counter in the next.

Last reviewed 2026-06-14 against Season 8 Sins of Alchemax — Maintained by WowCarry's Marvel Rivals team.