Question 1

Why is Peni Parker at the top of the Marvel Rivals tier list right now?

Accepted Answer

Peni Parker holds the highest shrunk win rate across Marvel Rivals Standard, all ranks in Season 9, around 56.1%. Shrinkage penalises low-sample heroes, so reaching the top means both a strong raw win rate and enough tracked matches to trust the number. Click the hero for per-map and per-rank breakdowns.

Question 2

Why isn't this the same as the full Marvel Rivals tier list?

Accepted Answer

This page ranks only Vanguard heroes, in Standard. Win rates are still shrunk against the same role baseline as the full tier list, so a hero's number matches across both pages; only the roster shown differs. For every role side by side, see the full tier list.

Question 3

What is Bayesian shrinkage, and how does it change the ranking?

Accepted Answer

Shrinkage blends each hero's raw win rate with the role average, weighted by sample size. A hero with 5 matches at 100% gets pulled most of the way back to the role baseline. A hero with 10,000 matches barely moves. It means a one-game fluke never floats to the top, so the tier list stays honest even when some heroes are rarely picked.

Question 4

What do the S through F tiers mean on the Marvel Rivals tier list?

Accepted Answer

S-tier means a hero is beating the role baseline by a wide margin, with enough sample to trust it. F-tier is the opposite: enough games to be confident the hero is underperforming. Most of the roster sits in the middle tiers, where your individual mastery matters more than the ranking. Meta also shifts hard between Bronze and the top ranks, so filter to your rank for the read that matters to you.

Question 5

How many matches feed each Marvel Rivals tier list row?

Accepted Answer

Counterwatch aggregates community-tracked matches from a rolling recent window, weighted by match count across every map the hero appeared on. You can see the exact sample size per hero on the hero's detail page. The minimum threshold for display is low, but low-sample heroes are shrunk aggressively so they don't dominate the top tiers.

Question 6

Should I only play S-tier Marvel Rivals heroes?

Accepted Answer

No. The tier list is an aggregate signal: it doesn't know your rank, your map, your comp, or the opponent's composition. Use it as a starting point, then click through to the hero page for per-rank, per-map, and matchup data. A C-tier hero can be S-tier on a specific map or into a specific comp.

Question 7

Tier list vs best one tricks: which should I trust?

Accepted Answer

The tier list answers "what's strong right now." Best one tricks answers "which hero rewards mastery." A hero can be top-3 in the tier list but low-ranked for one-tricking if their ceiling relies on specific matchups. For climbing a single hero, use the best one tricks page.

Hero	Win Rate	Pickrate	K/10	D/10	A/10	Confidence
Peni ParkerVanguard	56.1%	25%	16.4	6.2	16.0	Very high
Devil DinosaurVanguard	53.0%	48%	18.5	7.7	13.0	Very high

Hero	Win Rate	Pickrate	K/10	D/10	A/10	Confidence
Captain AmericaVanguard	52.1%	14%	13.5	7.1	2.4	Very high
Bruce BannerVanguard	51.7%	15%	13.9	5.9	3.4	Very high

Hero	Win Rate	Pickrate	K/10	D/10	A/10	Confidence
RogueVanguard	51.4%	24%	15.8	7.6	3.0	Very high
AngelaVanguard	51.0%	11%	14.4	7.6	2.3	Very high
ThorVanguard	50.2%	18%	16.8	7.7	2.7	Very high

Hero	Win Rate	Pickrate	K/10	D/10	A/10	Confidence
Doctor StrangeVanguard	49.9%	35%	16.5	6.6	1.4	Very high
VenomVanguard	49.2%	18%	14.4	7.0	4.3	Very high
Emma FrostVanguard	49.1%	43%	17.2	6.7	3.5	Very high
The ThingVanguard	49.0%	18%	16.5	8.0	6.3	Very high
GrootVanguard	48.8%	14%	15.8	7.4	2.2	Very high

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