Doctor Strange: counters, matchups and the best team
Doctor Strange is a Vanguard (tank) who controls the fight from range. In our matchup data, the heroes that counter Doctor Strange hardest are Wolverine, Venom and Punisher, while Doctor Strange beats Black Widow, Cyclops and Daredevil easily. To make Doctor Strange the MVP of the match, the best teammates are Emma Frost, Hela, Hawkeye, Adam Warlock and Invisible Woman. Below you'll find the full matchup sheet, the reasons behind each matchup and the team that empowers Doctor Strange.
Quick sheet
- Role
- Vanguard (tank)
- Archetype
- 🛡️ Shield
- Playstyle
- protects healers from dives (peel)
- Numbers
- ≈126.5 damage/s (basic attack) · team shield ≈100/s
- Meta
- 47.4% win rate · 14.0% pick rate · 0.3% ban rate
Matchups
How Doctor Strange does against every other hero, from our hand-reviewed matchup matrix. Tap a hero to open their page.
⚔️ Counters Doctor Strange
Wolverine · 🏆 best counter
Venom
Punisher
Emma Frost
Groot
Rogue
The Thing
Thor
Iron Fist
Magik
Mister Fantastic🟠 Near counters
Tankpool
Hulk
Black Cat
Black Panther
Blade
Deadpool
Elsa Bloodstone
Gorr
Psylocke
Spider-Man
Squirrel Girl
Gambit
Invisible Woman
Jeff the Land Shark
Luna Snow
Mantis⚪ Even fights
Angela
Captain America
Devil Dinosaur
Magneto
Peni Parker
The Hood
Human Torch
Namor
Scarlet Witch
Storm
Healpool
Jubilee
Ultron
White Fox🟢 Doctor Strange has the edge
Hawkeye
Phoenix
Winter Soldier
Adam Warlock
Cloak & Dagger
Loki
Rocket Raccoon⭐ The team that makes Doctor Strange the MVP
Teammates picked to empower Doctor Strange regardless of the enemy: they cover Doctor Strange's counters, fight in the same style or heal that style well.
- Emma Frost beats Rogue, Iron Fist, Magik, who counter Doctor Strange
Hela beats Groot, Rogue, The Thing, who counter Doctor Strange- Hawkeye beats Groot, Rogue, The Thing, who counter Doctor Strange
- Adam Warlock heals a long range team well, the way Doctor Strange plays
- Invisible Woman heals a long range team well, the way Doctor Strange plays
⚠️ What Doctor Strange struggles with most: Wolverine, Venom, Punisher and Emma Frost.
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).
🟢 Doctor Strange beats easily
- Black Cat His anti-dive cuts the assassination combo of a flanker who relies on surprise and mobility.
Daredevil Same problem: his shield and space control stop the approach before the damage lands.- Elsa Bloodstone The shield absorbs her sustained poke with no quick way for her to break it.
🔴 Doctor Strange struggles against
- Namor A dedicated shield breaker: his shield stops being the wall he needs to hold the front line.
- Hela Shield-breaking plus anti-heal leave him without the defense and sustain his whole game relies on.
- Scarlet Witch Area damage punishes the clumping he creates by holding his shield close to the team.
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