Captain America: counters, matchups and the best team
Captain America is a Vanguard (tank) built around diving into the enemy backline. In our matchup data, the heroes that counter Captain America hardest are Storm, Human Torch and Iron Man, while Captain America beats Black Panther, Black Widow and Hela easily. To make Captain America the MVP of the match, the best teammates are Magneto, Magik, Star-Lord, Ultron and Loki. Below you'll find the full matchup sheet, the reasons behind each matchup and the team that empowers Captain America.
Quick sheet
- Role
- Vanguard (tank)
- Archetype
- 🦅 Dive
- Playstyle
- fights up close (melee) · protects healers from dives (peel)
- Numbers
- ≈100 damage/s (basic attack) · team shield ≈35/s
- Meta
- 49.2% win rate · 4.6% pick rate · 0.2% ban rate
Matchups
How Captain America does against every other hero, from our hand-reviewed matchup matrix. Tap a hero to open their page.
⚔️ Counters Captain America
Storm · 🏆 best counter
Human Torch
Iron Man
Peni Parker
Phoenix
Punisher
Star-Lord🟠 Near counters
Tankpool
Emma Frost
The Hood
The Thing
Cyclops
Hawkeye
Iron Fist
Mister Fantastic
Namor
Scarlet Witch
Squirrel Girl
Healpool
Invisible Woman
Jubilee
Loki
Ultron⚪ Even fights
Angela
Devil Dinosaur
Doctor Strange
Groot
Hulk
Magneto
Rogue
Thor
Venom
Blade
Elsa Bloodstone
Cloak & Dagger
Gambit
White Fox🟢 Captain America has the edge
Black Cat
Daredevil
Deadpool
Gorr
Magik
Moon Knight
Spider-Man
Wolverine
Luna Snow
Mantis🛡️ Captain America beats easily
Black Panther
Black Widow
Hela
Psylocke
Winter Soldier
Adam Warlock
Jeff the Land Shark
Rocket Raccoon⭐ The team that makes Captain America the MVP
Teammates picked to empower Captain America regardless of the enemy: they cover Captain America's counters, fight in the same style or heal that style well.
- Magneto beats Iron Man, Punisher, Star-Lord, who counter Captain America
- Magik beats Phoenix, Punisher, who counter Captain America
- Star-Lord beats Storm, Iron Man, who counter Captain America
- Ultron heals a dive team well, the way Captain America plays
- Loki heals a dive team well, the way Captain America plays
⚠️ What Captain America struggles with most: Storm, Human Torch, Iron Man and Peni Parker.
Build this team in MVP mode →Why these matchups go this way
A second opinion written by AI from each hero's kit (shown separately from the main matrix, so it may not match it exactly).
🟢 Captain America beats easily
- Iron Fist His anti-dive kit is built exactly to shut down melee duelists looking for a close 1v1.
- Black Panther He can intercept him before he reaches the backline and win the melee fight.
- Psylocke His peel cuts her assassination combo short, leaving her exposed to the counterattack.
🔴 Captain America struggles against
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AngelaCaptain AmericaTankpoolDevil DinosaurDoctor StrangeEmma FrostGrootHulkMagnetoPeni ParkerRogueThe HoodThe ThingThorVenomDuelist
Black CatBlack PantherBlack WidowBladeCyclopsDaredevilDeadpoolElsa BloodstoneGorrHawkeyeHelaHuman TorchIron FistIron ManMagikMister FantasticMoon KnightNamorPhoenixPsylockePunisherScarlet WitchSpider-ManSquirrel GirlStar-LordStormWinter SoldierWolverineStrategist
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