Moon Knight: counters, matchups and the best team
Moon Knight is a Duelist (damage) who controls the fight from range. In our matchup data, the heroes that counter Moon Knight hardest are Doctor Strange and Iron Man, while Moon Knight beats Devil Dinosaur, Groot and Peni Parker easily. To make Moon Knight the MVP of the match, the best teammates are Emma Frost, Doctor Strange, Mister Fantastic, Adam Warlock and Invisible Woman. Below you'll find the full matchup sheet, the reasons behind each matchup and the team that empowers Moon Knight.
Quick sheet
- Role
- Duelist (damage)
- Archetype
- 🎯 Sustain, 🏹 Poke
- Playstyle
- long-range damage (poke) · protects healers from dives (peel) · burst damage
- Numbers
- ≈111.9 damage/s (basic attack)
- Meta
- 42.5% win rate · 4.6% pick rate · 0.6% ban rate
Matchups
How Moon Knight does against every other hero, from our hand-reviewed matchup matrix. Tap a hero to open their page.
🟠 Near counters
Captain America
Magneto
Thor
Black Cat
Black Panther
Blade
Daredevil
Human Torch
Iron Fist
Magik
Punisher
Scarlet Witch
Spider-Man
Jubilee⚪ Even fights
Venom
Black Widow
Cyclops
Deadpool
Elsa Bloodstone
Gorr
Hawkeye
Hela
Namor
Phoenix
Psylocke
Squirrel Girl
Star-Lord
Storm
Winter Soldier
Wolverine
Cloak & Dagger
Healpool
White Fox⭐ The team that makes Moon Knight the MVP
Teammates picked to empower Moon Knight regardless of the enemy: they cover Moon Knight's counters, fight in the same style or heal that style well.
Emma Frost fights in the same style (long range) as Moon Knight
Doctor Strange fights in the same style (long range) as Moon Knight
Mister Fantastic fights in the same style (long range) as Moon Knight
Adam Warlock heals a long range team well, the way Moon Knight plays
Invisible Woman heals a long range team well, the way Moon Knight plays
⚠️ What Moon Knight struggles with most: Doctor Strange and Iron Man.
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).
🟢 Moon Knight beats easily
- Doctor Strange His true damage ignores shield mitigation, something few duelists can do.
Groot Same problem: true damage isn't reduced by the wall's resistance.- Emma Frost Enough burst and crowd control to win the direct control trade.
🔴 Moon Knight struggles against
- Hawkeye His range punishes him from afar before he can close in with his burst.
- Black Widow Same problem: precision at range against a duelist who has to get close for his real damage.
- Psylocke Her fast gap-closing and stealth counterplay shut down his burst window early.
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Analyze your real match →All heroes
Vanguard
AngelaCaptain America
Tankpool
Devil DinosaurDoctor StrangeEmma FrostGroot
HulkMagneto
Peni Parker
Rogue
The Hood
The ThingThorVenomDuelist
Black CatBlack PantherBlack WidowBladeCyclopsDaredevilDeadpoolElsa BloodstoneGorrHawkeyeHelaHuman TorchIron Fist
Iron ManMagikMister FantasticMoon KnightNamorPhoenixPsylockePunisherScarlet WitchSpider-ManSquirrel GirlStar-LordStormWinter SoldierWolverineStrategist
Adam WarlockCloak & DaggerHealpool
GambitInvisible Woman
Jeff the Land SharkJubilee
Loki
Luna Snow
Mantis
Rocket Raccoon
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