Like all hero shooters, Marvel Rivals play rates depend on that specific patch, where some heroes are overturned, and others aren’t worth playing just yet.
With each passing update, Marvel Rivals tunes heroes with nerfs and buffs to help bring them in line with others in their class in an effort to make the game as balanced as possible while also retaining its fun factor.
Below, we have a sampling of the most-picked and most-played heroes in both Marvel Rivals’ Competitive play and Quickplay for the most recent recorded period in the game’s most recent season and statistical window.
Marvel Rivals pick rates
heads up!This information is accurate as of the midway point of season six on July 26, 2026. The pick rates below are across all ranks.
Most-played Vanguards in Marvel Rivals
Competitive play
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emma Frost | 17.68 percent | 49.92 percent |
| 2. Doctor Strange | 16.39 percent | 49.91 percent |
| 3. Magneto | 11.88 percent | 48.42 percent |
| 4. Rogue | 06.17 percent | 53.03 percent |
| 5. The Thing | 06.15 percent | 48.90 percent |
Rogue stole the show with the highest win rate among the top five Vanguard heroes in competitive, while Emma Frost’s diamond reign made her the most-picked hero of the first half of Season 9.
Quickplay
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emma Frost | 15.16 percent | 50.77 percent |
| 2. Devil Dinosaur | 10.03 percent | 49.69 percent |
| 3. Rogue | 09.81 percent | 53.60 percent |
| 4. Doctor Strange | 09.27 percent | 50.03 percent |
| 5. Peni Parker | 08.16 percent | 57.81 percent |
Emma Frost crystallized the meta with the highest pick rate with 15.16, but Peni Parker led the way with a win rate of more than 57 percent thanks to her ranged combat ability and crowd-control techniques.
Most-played Duelists in Marvel Rivals
Competitive play
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cyclops | 13.99 percent | 51.58 percent |
| 2. The Punisher | 08.46 percent | 48.40 percent |
| 3. Winter Soldier | 07.39 percent | 49.10 percent |
| 4. Namor | 06.56 percent | 47.50 percent |
| 5. Spider-Man | 04.73 percent | 51.82 percent |
Cyclops blasted his way to the top of the Competitive pick rate charts with 13.99 percent, while Spider-Man spun wins into webs with the highest win rate in the first half of Season 9, closely followed by Cyclops.
Quickplay
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cyclops | 22.32 percent | 51.58 percent |
| 2. Spider-Man | 06.55 percent | 50.75 percent |
| 3. The Punisher | 05.60 percent | 48.46 percent |
| 4. Winter Soldier | 04.02 percent | 49.81 percent |
| 5. Phoenix | 03.93 percent | 49.39 percent |
Cyclops hit the mark on every front, topping Quickplay charts with a 22.32 percent pick rate while also posting the mode’s best win rate at 51.58 percent in the first half of Season 9.
Most-played Strategists in Marvel Rivals
Competitive play
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cloak and Dagger | 20.99 percent | 49.26 percent |
| 2. Luna Snow | 15.91 percent | 49.05 percent |
| 3. Invisible Woman | 15.47 percent | 49.16 percent |
| 4. White Fox | 13.44 percent | 50.06 percent |
| 5. Rocket Raccoon | 11.71 percent | 55.86 percent |
Cloak & Dagger left the shadows behind, commanding over 20 percent of all Competitive picks, while Rocket Raccoon launched to a 55.63 percent win rate by keeping teammates alive and enemies under pressure.
Quickplay
| Hero and rank | Pick rate | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Fox | 17.27 percent | 52.05 percent |
| 2. Invisible Woman | 16.01 percent | 49.75 percent |
| 3. Cloak and Dagger | 13.58 percent | 50.60 percent |
| 4. Jeff the Land Shark | 10.18 percent | 48.66 percent |
| 5. Luna Snow | 09.71 percent | 47.23 percent |
White Fox proved too sly to catch, leading all supports in both pick rate and win rate across Quickplay in the first half of Season 9.
This article will be updated periodically with new pick rate information. For full hero pick rate stats, including rank distribution and more, check out the Marvel Rivals website.
