Iron Fist

Iron Fist: counters, matchups and the best team

Hero page by Marvel Counters · Updated October 8, 2026

Iron Fist is a Duelist (damage) built around diving into the enemy backline. In our matchup data, the heroes that counter Iron Fist hardest are Mister Fantastic, Namor and Winter Soldier, while Iron Fist beats Devil Dinosaur, Doctor Strange and Magneto easily. To make Iron Fist the MVP of the match, the best teammates are Emma Frost, The Thing, Human Torch, Mantis and Ultron. Below you'll find the full matchup sheet, the reasons behind each matchup and the team that empowers Iron Fist.

Quick sheet

Role: Duelist (damage)
Archetype: 🥊 Brawler, 🗡️ Flanker
Playstyle: fights up close (melee) · dives into the enemy backline · can reach the enemy healer
Numbers: ≈78.9 damage/s (basic attack) · self-sustain ≈20/s
Meta: 51.0% win rate · 7.3% pick rate · 1.0% ban rate

Matchups

How Iron Fist does against every other hero, from our hand-reviewed matchup matrix. Tap a hero to open their page.

⚔️ Counters Iron Fist

Mister Fantastic · 🏆 best counter

🟠 Near counters

Elsa Bloodstone

⚪ Even fights

🟢 Iron Fist has the edge

Captain America

🛡️ Iron Fist beats easily

Invisible Woman

Jeff the Land Shark

⭐ The team that makes Iron Fist the MVP

Teammates picked to empower Iron Fist regardless of the enemy: they cover Iron Fist's counters, fight in the same style or heal that style well.

Emma Frost beats Mister Fantastic, Scarlet Witch, who counter Iron Fist
The Thing fights in the same style (brawl) as Iron Fist
Human Torch beats Groot, Peni Parker, The Thing, who counter Iron Fist
Mantis heals a brawl team well, the way Iron Fist plays
Ultron heals a dive team well, the way Iron Fist plays

⚠️ What Iron Fist struggles with most: Mister Fantastic, Namor, Winter Soldier and Groot.

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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).

🟢 Iron Fist beats easily

Elsa Bloodstone His fast gap-closing cancels the range advantage she needs to keep.
Punisher Same problem: a direct dive against a ranged duelist with little answer up close.
Rocket Raccoon He can reach the backline before the turret has time to react.

🔴 Iron Fist struggles against

Captain America His anti-dive kit is built exactly to shut down melee duelists looking for a close 1v1.
Emma Frost Her crowd control interrupts his combo before he can finish it.
Hulk His heavy crowd control catches him before he can finish his assassination combo.

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