Mastering Marvel Rivals: January 2025's Top and Bottom Performers
Success in Marvel Rivals, like any hero shooter, hinges on both skillful play and strategic character selection. Understanding which characters boast the highest and lowest win rates is crucial for maximizing your team's chances of victory. This data snapshot, current as of January 2025, reveals the best and worst performing characters.
Underperforming Characters: January 2025
Analyzing win rates helps identify meta-dominating heroes and villains. No one wants to be the weak link, so familiarizing yourself with high-win-rate characters is key. However, this data also serves to highlight underperforming characters. Below are the Marvel Rivals characters with the lowest win rates in January 2025:
| **Character** | **Pick Rate** | **Win Rate** |
| Black Widow | 1.21% | 41.07% |
| Jeff the Land Shark | 13.86% | 44.38% |
| Squirrel Girl | 2.93% | 44.78% |
| Moon Knight | 9.53% | 46.35% |
| The Punisher | 8.68% | 46.48% |
| Cloak & Dagger | 20.58% | 46.68% |
| Scarlet Witch | 6.25% | 46.97% |
| Venom | 14.65% | 47.56% |
| Winter Soldier | 6.49% | 47.97% |
| Wolverine | 1.95% | 48.04% |
Many on this list suffer from low pick rates, impacting their win rate statistics. However, Jeff the Land Shark, Cloak & Dagger, and Venom stand out. The first two, while healers, lack the unique abilities of Strategists like Mantis and Luna Snow. Jeff's win rate may further decrease in Season 2 due to an upcoming nerf to his Ultimate Attack. Venom, the sole tank on this list, excels at absorbing damage but often struggles to deliver the final blow. Fortunately, a Season 1 buff will boost his Ultimate Attack's base damage.
Top-Performing Characters: January 2025
For those seeking a winning strategy, focusing on high-win-rate characters is a sound approach. Here are the Marvel Rivals characters with the best win rates in January 2025:
| **Character** | **Pick Rate** | **Win Rate** |
| Mantis | 19.77% | 55.20% |
| Hela | 12.86% | 54.24% |
| Loki | 8.19% | 53.79% |
| Magik | 4.02% | 53.63% |
| Adam Warlock | 7.45% | 53.59% |
| Rocket Raccoon | 9.51% | 53.20% |
| Peni Parker | 18% | 53.05% |
| Thor | 12.52% | 52.65% |
| Black Panther | 3.48% | 52.60% |
| Hulk | 6.74% | 51.79% |
This list includes familiar favorites like Peni Parker and Mantis. However, Magik and Black Panther, despite lower pick rates, demonstrate significant potential. Their damage capabilities can be game-changing in the hands of skilled players.
While this data offers valuable insight, it shouldn't dictate your character choices exclusively. However, familiarizing yourself with at least one high-win-rate character can significantly improve your gameplay.
Marvel Rivals is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
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