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Nightcrawler, Strategist hero in Marvel Rivals

NightcrawlerCounters, win rate & synergies

StrategistTier CHigh
49.7%
Win Rate
5,439 matches
KDADMGHEALNightcrawler per 10 minutes (solid) against the Strategist average (dashed) Kills (K): 14.5, average 13.1 Deaths (D): 6.4, average 5.9 Assists (A): 20.9, average 20.2 Damage (DMG): 6,313, average 6,515 Healing (HEAL): 15,753, average 18,472
Stats per 10 minutesvs strategist avg (14)
  • Kills
    14.513.1
  • Deaths
    6.45.9
  • Assists
    20.920.2
  • Damage
    6,3136,515
  • Healing
    15,75318,472
POKE30%RUSH80%DIVE90%
LeansDIVE

Nightcrawler leans dive, and can flex into rush comps when the team shape calls for it.

Nightcrawler is a Strategist hero in Marvel Rivals. In All Ranks, Nightcrawler holds a 49.7% win rate across 5,439 community-tracked matches. Nightcrawler's hardest counters are Angela, Bruce Banner, and Captain America, while their strongest duo partners are Storm, Ultron, and Gorr The God Butcher. Looking for who counters Nightcrawler, or which heroes Nightcrawler counters? This page ranks Nightcrawler's hardest counters and easiest wins, plus per-10-minute combat stats versus the Strategist role average, strongest duos, and the best and worst maps. Data refreshes daily from community matches, last updated Nov 15, 2026.

Battleground Report

Map Performance

Where Nightcrawler shines and where they struggle.

Win rate by mode
Rank Breakdown

Performance by Rank

How Nightcrawler's win rate and pick rate shift from Bronze to Cel+. Higher ranks have fewer matches, so those win rates sit closer to 50%.

45%50%55%BronzeSilverGoldPlatDiamondGMCel+
Win ratePick rate50% baseline
Nightcrawler win rate and pick rate by rank division
DivisionWin ratePick rateMatches
Bronze49.1%1.4%64 (Low confidence (64 tracked matches))
Silver49.7%1.2%970
Gold49.6%0.8%905
Platinum50.2%1.0%1,547
Diamond49.7%1.5%1,551
Grandmaster49.9%0.9%370 (Low confidence (370 tracked matches))
Celestial+49.8%1.0%31 (Low confidence (31 tracked matches))
Quick answers

Nightcrawler counters, answered

Who counters Nightcrawler in Marvel Rivals?
Nightcrawler's hardest counters in Marvel Rivals are Angela, Bruce Banner, and Captain America. They rank highest on Counterwatch's counter rating against Nightcrawler, built from one-on-one duels and teamfight outcomes in recent community matches rather than match win rate.
Who is Nightcrawler strong against?
Nightcrawler counters Elsa Bloodstone, Mantis, and The Punisher hardest, ranked by counter rating in Nightcrawler's favor from duel and teamfight data.
Who are the best heroes to play with Nightcrawler?
Nightcrawler's strongest duo partners are Storm, Ultron, and Gorr The God Butcher, ranked by how well they perform alongside Nightcrawler in recent community matches.

Counter picking guides: Marvel Rivals counters: who beats who in every matchup · How Counterwatch calculates hero counters and synergies

Ban suggestions

Heroes to ban against Nightcrawler

Biggest threats: enemies that beat Nightcrawler often AND get picked often.

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How is this calculated?

Three lenses on the same data, all filtered to enemies whose counter rating against Nightcrawler is positive. The rating comes from one-on-one duels and teamfight outcomes in community matches, not match win rate, and it strips each hero's general strength so only the counter effect remains. The rating on the row is the same value shown on the Loses to card, and counter ratings need 50+ contributing players before they appear at all.

  • Combined: pickrate multiplied by counter rating. The default. A moderate counter you'll face every other match ranks higher than a hard counter nobody plays.
  • Pickrate: Share of teams that play the hero, counting only matches where the hero wasn't banned. Useful when you want to ban someone you'll definitely face.
  • Counter strength: the counter rating alone, ignoring frequency. Useful when you want to remove the hero that beats you hardest, regardless of how often they're picked.

Per-map ban data isn't available yet. Counter ratings in our dataset aren't broken down by map.

The confidence dots on each row reflect how many players contributed duel data to that rating. A niche hero with a thin player base lands lower on the dots even when their rating is high, so you can tell which bans are battle-tested and which are still forming.

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