Gambit: counters, matchups and the best team
Gambit is a Strategist (healer) built around diving into the enemy backline. In our matchup data, the heroes that counter Gambit hardest are Angela, Black Widow and Hawkeye. To make Gambit the MVP of the match, the best teammates are Captain America, Venom, Scarlet Witch, Gorr and Cloak & Dagger. Below you'll find the full matchup sheet, the reasons behind each matchup and the team that empowers Gambit.
Quick sheet
- Role
- Strategist (healer)
- Archetype
- ✨ Playmaker, ❤️ Lifeline
- Playstyle
- fights without getting caught · a decent healer against dive
- Numbers
- ≈144 healing/s (incl. abilities)
- Meta
- 47.9% win rate · 18.4% pick rate · 16.1% ban rate
Matchups
How Gambit does against every other hero, from our hand-reviewed matchup matrix. Tap a hero to open their page.
🟠 Near counters
Magneto
Thor
Black Cat
Black Panther
Iron Fist
Magik
Moon Knight
Psylocke
Punisher
Spider-Man
Squirrel Girl
Storm
Jeff the Land Shark
White Fox⚪ Even fights
Captain America
Emma Frost
The Hood
The Thing
Cyclops
Deadpool
Elsa Bloodstone
Gorr
Human Torch
Iron Man
Namor
Phoenix
Scarlet Witch
Star-Lord
Wolverine
Healpool🟢 Gambit has the edge
Tankpool
Devil Dinosaur
Doctor Strange
Groot
Hulk
Peni Parker
Rogue
Venom
Blade
Daredevil
Hela
Mister Fantastic
Winter Soldier
Adam Warlock
Cloak & Dagger
Invisible Woman
Jubilee
Loki
Luna Snow
Mantis
Rocket Raccoon
Ultron🛡️ Gambit beats easily
None in our data⭐ The team that makes Gambit the MVP
Teammates picked to empower Gambit regardless of the enemy: they cover Gambit's counters, fight in the same style or heal that style well.
- Captain America fights in the same style (dive) as Gambit
- Venom beats Black Widow, Hawkeye, who counter Gambit
- Scarlet Witch fights in the same style (dive) as Gambit
- Gorr beats Black Widow, Hawkeye, who counter Gambit
- Cloak & Dagger heals a dive team well, the way Gambit plays
⚠️ What Gambit struggles with most: Angela, Black Widow and Hawkeye.
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).
🟢 Gambit beats easily
- Blade His burst healing makes up for the anti-heal debuff before it fully pays off in a fight.
- Punisher His area denial punishes the steady positioning Punisher needs for his ranged damage.
- Winter Soldier His burst heal can undo individual hook picks if the healing arrives in time.
🔴 Gambit struggles against
- Black Panther His low mobility leaves him exposed to a direct dive with little way to escape.
- Spider-Man Same problem: a mobile melee assassin against a support with limited escape mobility.
- Moon Knight Enough burst and crowd control to take him down before he reacts with his healing.
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AngelaCaptain AmericaTankpoolDevil DinosaurDoctor StrangeEmma FrostGrootHulkMagnetoPeni ParkerRogueThe HoodThe ThingThorVenomDuelist
Black CatBlack Panther
Black WidowBladeCyclopsDaredevilDeadpoolElsa BloodstoneGorr
HawkeyeHelaHuman TorchIron FistIron ManMagikMister FantasticMoon KnightNamorPhoenixPsylockePunisherScarlet WitchSpider-ManSquirrel GirlStar-LordStormWinter SoldierWolverineStrategist
Adam WarlockCloak & DaggerHealpoolGambitInvisible WomanJeff the Land SharkJubileeLokiLuna SnowMantisRocket RaccoonUltronWhite FoxMarvel Counters is a fan-made, unofficial tool, not affiliated with NetEase Games or Marvel. Privacy policy.