Quick answer (TL;DR): This is our launch-day Season 11: Doomsday tier list projection for Version 20261113, whose update begins on Friday, November 13, 2026 at 09:00 UTC. NetEase estimates 2 hours of maintenance, so expect to play from about 11:00 UTC. The S tier is Peni Parker and Hulk at Vanguard, Gorr, Storm and Magik at Duelist, and Ultron and Rocket Raccoon at Strategist. Devil Dinosaur drops from S to A. He was banned in 43.5% of Season 10.5 Competitive matches, and NetEase cut his control, his barrier and his bonus health. The patch changes 29 heroes, and the biggest shift is crowd control: Luna Snow's freeze goes from 2.7s to 1.5s and Mantis's sleep from 3.5s to 1.5s. Heroes the patch didn't touch, like Gorr, Storm, Magik, Hulk and Magneto, are likely to gain ground as their counters got weaker. Nightcrawler, the new 55th hero, stays unranked until his numbers and first-week data are out.
Updated November 13, 2026, the morning Season 11 launches. Every change below comes from NetEase's official Version 20261113 Balance Post (published November 10) and the Version 20261113 patch notes. Win, pick and ban rates are Season 10.5 Competitive figures for all ranks on PC from RivalsTracker, read November 5–7. That's a large tracked sample, not an official census. We'll re-rank this page once a week of Season 11 data exists.
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How did we rank the Season 11 heroes?
Placements start today and Season 11 doesn't have a win rate yet. So each hero is scored on two inputs:
- Where they finished Season 10.5. We used their all-rank Competitive win rate, plus pick and ban rate as tie-breakers.
- Which way the Season 11 patch moved them. A big nerf drops a hero a tier. A buff or rework can lift them one. A hero NetEase didn't touch keeps their spot, and often gains ground because their counters got weaker.
The tiers mean:
- S tier: finished Season 10.5 at about a 54% win rate or better and weren't seriously nerfed. Our first picks for placements.
- A tier: strong and dependable. They need a reasonable team comp.
- B tier: fine in the right comp or in a specialist's hands. They won't carry on their own.
- C tier: below the pack until data says otherwise.
For scale, Season 10.5 had 54 heroes across 15 Vanguard, 28 Duelist and 13 Strategist entries. Deadpool counts once per role because he's playable in all three.
What changed in Season 11 that moves the tier list?
The balance team wrote it plainly in the Strategist section of the patch:
"This season, we'll be making targeted adjustments to the kits of almost all Strategists... we'll be scaling back their overall survivability a bit, while simultaneously buffing their combat capabilities based on their individual playstyles."
NetEase balance team, Version 20261113 Balance Post
Three themes decide most of the movement:
- Crowd control got cut across the board. Luna Snow's Absolute Zero freeze drops from 2.7s to 1.5s, and Mantis's Spore Slumber from 3.5s to 1.5s. Devil Dinosaur's Savage Predation control goes from 0.8s to 0.6s. White Fox loses the invincibility on Spectral Surge.
- Strategist self-healing went down. Rocket's Repair Mode heals 50 instead of 55. Gambit's Healing Hearts self-heal drops from 30/s to 20/s, and Mantis's Nature's Favor from 12.5/s to 8/s. Invisible Woman's Veiled Step cooldown rises from 6s to 8s.
- The two most-banned heroes got nerfed. Devil Dinosaur (43.5% ban rate) loses the Buddy Barrier slow, and the barrier now lasts 4s instead of 6s with 400 shield instead of 450. Phoenix (34.7% ban rate) does less damage per Spark detonation (45 to 40) and applies one Spark stack with her ultimate instead of two.
For the full line-by-line list, see our Season 11 patch notes breakdown.
What does the Marvel Rivals Season 11 tier list look like?
| Tier | Vanguard | Duelist | Strategist |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | Peni Parker, Hulk | Gorr, Storm, Magik | Ultron, Rocket Raccoon |
| A | Thor, Captain America, Devil Dinosaur, Doctor Strange, Groot | Mister Fantastic, Daredevil, Hela, Iron Fist, Scarlet Witch | Mantis, Loki, Adam Warlock |
| B | Angela, Rogue, Magneto, Venom, The Hood, Emma Frost | Iron Man, Human Torch, Blade, Psylocke, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Black Cat, Star-Lord, Phoenix, Elsa Bloodstone, Wolverine, Winter Soldier | Jubilee, Invisible Woman, White Fox |
| C | The Thing, Deadpool | Hawkeye, Deadpool, Namor, Moon Knight, Cyclops, Black Widow, The Punisher, Squirrel Girl | Gambit, Luna Snow, Jeff the Land Shark, Cloak & Dagger, Deadpool |
| Unranked | Nightcrawler (new) |
Who are the best Vanguards in Season 11?
| Hero | Tier | S10.5 win rate | S11 change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peni Parker | S | 60.96% | Small nerf: Cyber-Web Cluster explosion 15 → 12, Arachno-Mine delay 0.6s → 0.7s |
| Hulk | S | 54.08% | Not changed |
| Devil Dinosaur | A (was S) | 54.01% | Big nerf: control, barrier, bonus health, Punisher Team-Up cooldown 12s → 18s |
| Thor | A | 52.25% | Not changed |
| Captain America | A | 52.34% | Not changed |
| Doctor Strange | A | 51.39% | Nerf: Shield of the Seraphim 850 → 800, regen 60/s → 50/s |
| Groot | A | 50.13% | Mixed: Thornlash Wall's Flora Colossus trigger damage 60 → 65; Ironwood Wall 600 → 550 HP |
| Emma Frost | B | 48.36% | Nerf: Mind's Aegis 400 → 350; Psychic Spear now 60 + 10% max HP instead of 25% |
Peni Parker had the highest win rate of any hero in Season 10.5, at 60.96%. Her Season 11 nerf takes 3 damage off each Cyber-Web Cluster explosion and gives enemies an extra tenth of a second to shoot her mines. That trims her, but it doesn't touch the nest-and-web zone control that wins point fights. She stays the safest Vanguard to place with, provided she isn't banned (she was in 29% of matches).
Hulk wasn't touched, and the two heroes who bullied Vanguards the most were both nerfed. Emma Frost loses part of her percentage damage against tanks, and Devil Dinosaur loses control time. That makes Hulk's dive-and-shield loop safer than it was last season.
Devil Dinosaur is the patch's biggest loser. NetEase's own note: "Ever since his buffs in Season 10, Devil Dinosaur has been a dominant force among Vanguards." He still has the 54% win rate he built in Season 10.5. But his Buddy Barrier no longer slows, it lasts 4s instead of 6s, and Apex Advantage gives 125% of bleed damage as bonus health instead of 150%. Expect both his ban rate and his win rate to come down. He still has enough to stay A tier.
Magneto was left alone. Some players in the r/marvelrivals patch-rating thread argue that this makes him the default meta tank once Emma and Dino are weaker. His 47.27% Season 10.5 win rate keeps him in B for now. He's the Vanguard most likely to move up when we re-rank. For more on this role, see our best solo tank heroes guide.
Who are the best Duelists in Season 11?
| Hero | Tier | S10.5 win rate | S11 change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorr the God Butcher | S | 55.78% | Not changed |
| Storm | S | 55.07% | Not changed |
| Magik | S | 54.78% | Not changed |
| Mister Fantastic | A | 53.59% | Not changed |
| Daredevil | A | 52.31% | Not changed |
| Hela | A | 50.82% | Not changed |
| Phoenix | B (was A) | 47.27% | Nerf: Spark detonation 45 → 40, area 20 → 15; ultimate applies 1 stack instead of 2 |
| Elsa Bloodstone | B | 47.38% | Nerf: Double-Barrel falloff now starts at 10m instead of 20m |
| Squirrel Girl | C | 42.40% | Partial rework: Burst Acorn 110 → 95, new Acorn Rain zone, Mammal Bond attack-speed burst |
Gorr, Storm and Magik are the three best Duelists by win rate, and the Season 11 patch doesn't change any of them. That alone makes them the safest damage picks for placements. Gorr also profits from the crowd-control cuts: Luna's freeze and Mantis's sleep, two of the best tools for stopping a diving Gorr, now last only 1.5s.
Mister Fantastic, Daredevil and Hela round out the A tier with no balance changes (Mister Fantastic only gets a bug fix). Hela is still the safest long-range pick now that NetEase has deliberately cut the range of Elsa and Winter Soldier. The patch notes say Winter Soldier "excels at dealing damage across all ranges" and Elsa's long-range poke is too strong, so both get pushed back toward close-to-mid range. Human Torch moves to B: his Fire Cluster now has a fixed spread, and some players say it hurts him at range.
Phoenix drops to B. She was the second-most-banned hero of Season 10.5 (34.7%) with a below-average 47.27% win rate, and the patch takes damage off both her Spark and her ultimate. Squirrel Girl finished Season 10.5 with the lowest win rate of any hero (42.40%). Her partial rework adds controllable damage, but she stays in C until it shows up in results.
The buffs to Black Cat (up to 75 Fortune per Feline Fury cast instead of 50), Star-Lord (ultimate ammo 40 → 50) and Black Widow (Electro-Plasma Blast 50–70 → 55–75) are real but small. None of them moves those heroes more than half a tier.
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Who are the best Strategists in Season 11?
| Hero | Tier | S10.5 win rate | S11 change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultron | S | 57.04% | Nerf: Imperative: Firewall bonus health 40 → 25, speed boost 20% → 10% |
| Rocket Raccoon | S | 55.36% | Mixed: Repair Mode 55 → 50; better damage falloff; +25 bonus health per Jetpack Dash |
| Mantis | A | 54.29% | Nerf: sleep 3.5s → 1.5s; Allied Inspiration costs 2 orbs; non-crits now give 0.3 orbs |
| Loki | A | 51.31% | Nerf: Deception cooldown 15s → 18s |
| Adam Warlock | A | 51.33% | Mixed: Avatar Life Stream 95 → 55 per hit but 4 bounces (285 → 275 total) |
| Jubilee | B | 49.99% | Nerf: Sparkle Mark 20% healing boost removed; ultimate healing 180/s → 190/s |
| Invisible Woman | B | 49.80% | Nerf: Veiled Step cooldown 6s → 8s |
| Luna Snow | C | 47.50% | Big nerf: freeze 2.7s → 1.5s; White Fox Team-Up loses its charm |
Ultron had the best Season 10.5 win rate of any Strategist, at 57.04%. The nerf only cuts the bonus health and speed his Imperative: Firewall gives allies, not his healing. He stays S tier. Rocket Raccoon loses a little healing but gains survivability and better long-range damage, so he's still the strongest pick among heavily-played Strategists (14.2% pick rate).
Mantis loses the most utility: a 1.5s sleep is no longer a reliable pick tool. She still finished Season 10.5 at 54.29%, though, and the new 0.3-orb gain on non-critical hits makes her healing less dependent on headshots. Luna Snow loses the most overall. Her Absolute Zero freeze now lasts 1.5s instead of 2.7s, which leaves her team far less time to secure kills. She drops to C.
Jubilee was the most-picked hero in the game in Season 10.5 (30.28% of teams), but the win rate behind it is only 49.99%. Popularity isn't the same as strength. If you're a dive-heavy player, check our best solo support heroes for the Strategists who can survive a game without peel.
Where does Nightcrawler rank in the Season 11 tier list?
Nightcrawler is unranked on launch day. NetEase confirmed him as a Strategist in the Season 11 patch notes and its Dev Vision video. He has teleport and carry tools, Brimstone bombs that heal allies and damage enemies, and an ultimate that pulls enemies to him. But NetEase hasn't published his damage, healing or cooldown numbers, and he has no match data. One r/marvelrivals thread on launch eve argued he'll sit in an awkward spot, while another welcomed him as the first support built for dive players. It's too early to call. Learn him in Quick Play first. Our Nightcrawler guide has his confirmed kit.
Which heroes should you play in your Season 11 placements?
Your Season 11 placements set your starting rank, so a weak hero choice there can cost you several matches of climbing afterwards. Here's the plan:
- Pick one S-tier hero per role you queue for. Peni or Hulk, Gorr or Magik, Ultron or Rocket. Have a second S or A-tier hero ready, because bans need every player in the lobby at Gold III or above, and Peni and Devil Dinosaur were already the third- and first-most-banned heroes.
- Don't place on heroes whose identity was CC. Luna Snow's freeze lost 44% of its duration and Mantis's sleep lost 57%. Skip Luna for placements. Mantis stays A tier for her healing and buffs, so place on her only if you already play her as a healer rather than for sleep picks.
- Don't place on Nightcrawler or reworked Squirrel Girl. Until the data says otherwise, they're Quick Play heroes.
- Bring a dive answer. Dive got off lighter than sustain: Wolverine's Feral Leap cooldown went up (12s → 15s), but Spider-Man and Magik weren't touched. Our counter-dive guide has the anti-dive picks.
For how placements and the reset work this season, read the Season 11 rank reset guide. For the Gold-tier Nightcrawler "Hope Soared" costume, play 10 ranked matches in Season 11.0 and finish it at Gold or higher. The rest of the rewards are on our rank rewards page.
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What are players saying about the Season 11 tier list?
The launch-eve r/marvelrivals threads had three recurring takes:
- The CC cuts are the best part of the patch. In the top patch-rating thread, the most balanced reply called it the best patch since the Team-Up rework, singling out the widespread crowd-control reduction. It still wouldn't call the patch great.
- Magneto will rise. Some players pointed out that he wasn't touched while Emma and Dino were nerfed, and expect him to become the meta Vanguard again.
- Elsa isn't dead. Players noted that her nerf targets long range. Up close, where she wants to fight, her trap is still one of the strongest anti-dive tools in the game.
Other threads argued that Tank and Support now earn less value per fight, and that Strategist mains should learn dive heroes. That fits the patch notes: NetEase deliberately cut sustain and control while leaving most dive Duelists alone.
FAQ
What is the best hero in Marvel Rivals Season 11? By Season 10.5 win rate, Peni Parker (60.96%) and Ultron (57.04%) go into Season 11 on top, and both got only small nerfs. For Duelists, Gorr, Storm and Magik are the best picks, and the patch didn't touch any of them.
When does Season 11 start in Marvel Rivals? The Version 20261113 update for Season 11: Doomsday begins on Friday, November 13, 2026, at 09:00 UTC. NetEase estimates about 2 hours of maintenance in the official patch notes, so the season should be playable from around 11:00 UTC.
Is Devil Dinosaur still good in Season 11? Yes, but he's no longer S tier. The patch cuts his Savage Predation control from 0.8s to 0.6s, removes his barrier slow, shortens Buddy Barrier from 6s to 4s and lowers his bonus health. He goes in at A tier.
Is Nightcrawler good in Marvel Rivals? It's too early to tell. NetEase hasn't published his ability numbers, and he has no ranked data yet, so we've left him unranked. Practice him in Quick Play before you take him into placements.
How many heroes changed in the Season 11 patch? NetEase's Version 20261113 Balance Post adjusts 29 heroes: 9 Vanguards, 9 Duelists and 11 Strategists. Every Strategist was adjusted except Jeff the Land Shark and Deadpool.
Will this tier list change during Season 11? Yes. It's built from Season 10.5 results plus the direction of each Season 11 change. We'll re-rank it on actual Season 11 win rates after the first week, and again for the Season 11.5 mid-season update.
