💥 How to beat a heavy-damage team (or no healers) in Marvel Rivals

Marvel Counters guide · Updated October 8, 2026

Some teams give up healers to stack pure damage: five or more duelists with lots of damage per second. They can melt you in seconds, but they don't heal. If your team survives the first burst, every bit of damage you deal sticks.

How to spot it on the loading screen

Four or five high-damage duelists: Winter Soldier, Squirrel Girl, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Elsa Bloodstone.
One healer or none.
A single tank, often a shield tank like Magneto.

Why it's dangerous and where its weak point is

Against that much damage, two regular healers aren't enough to sustain: the tool calculates how much of the enemy damage your healing plus your shields can cover, and against these teams it's usually very little. The answer is more defense (shields and a third healer) and focusing their biggest damage source first. Since they don't heal, attrition works in your favor.

Which comp to run

Example enemy

What Marvel Counters recommends

The 2-1-3 comp the tool recommends against that enemy: two shield tanks (Magneto and Doctor Strange), three healers to withstand the pressure and Psylocke to go after their duelists. The tool's tip: focus Winter Soldier first, their biggest damage source.

The exact recommendation changes depending on the enemy's heroes and the ones your team already picked. For your real match, load both teams in the tool and it builds the full comp for you.

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What to bring in each role

Tanks: Big shields to absorb the burst: Doctor Strange, Magneto, Emma Frost. Here a shield tank is worth much more than a pure brawler.

Duelists: One who can reach their most dangerous duelists and take them out first. Since they don't heal, any sustained damage pays off.

Healers: Three healers, or two with very high healing: the site prioritizes the strongest healers among those the enemy doesn't counter.

Common mistakes

Bringing 2 low-healing healers: the defense isn't enough and they fall in the first fight.
Fighting without a shield up against five duelists at once.
Spreading your damage: focus their biggest damage source first and the pressure drops right away.

Other guides

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