Star-Lord: counters, matchups and the best team
Star-Lord is a Duelist (damage) built around diving into the enemy backline. In our matchup data, the heroes that counter Star-Lord hardest are Magneto, Doctor Strange and Punisher, while Star-Lord beats Captain America, The Thing and Blade easily. To make Star-Lord the MVP of the match, the best teammates are Venom, Emma Frost, Magik, Ultron and Loki. Below you'll find the full matchup sheet, the reasons behind each matchup and the team that empowers Star-Lord.
Quick sheet
- Role
- Duelist (damage)
- Archetype
- 🎯 Sustain, 🗡️ Flanker
- Playstyle
- dives into the enemy backline · fights from the air · fights without getting caught · can reach the enemy healer · can hit flyers
- Numbers
- ≈118.2 damage/s (basic attack)
- Meta
- 50.5% win rate · 1.7% pick rate · 6.7% ban rate
Matchups
How Star-Lord does against every other hero, from our hand-reviewed matchup matrix. Tap a hero to open their page.
🟠 Near counters
The Hood
Venom
Black Panther
Deadpool
Gorr
Hawkeye
Magik
Psylocke
Winter Soldier
Invisible Woman
Loki
Luna Snow⚪ Even fights
Tankpool
Emma Frost
Hulk
Thor
Cyclops
Human Torch
Iron Fist
Mister Fantastic
Moon Knight
Healpool
Gambit
White Fox⭐ The team that makes Star-Lord the MVP
Teammates picked to empower Star-Lord regardless of the enemy: they cover Star-Lord's counters, fight in the same style or heal that style well.
- Venom beats Magneto, Doctor Strange, who counter Star-Lord
- Emma Frost beats Magneto, Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch, who counter Star-Lord
- Magik beats Doctor Strange, Punisher, Scarlet Witch, who counter Star-Lord
Ultron heals a dive team well, the way Star-Lord plays- Loki heals a dive team well, the way Star-Lord plays
⚠️ What Star-Lord struggles with most: Magneto, Doctor Strange, Punisher and Scarlet Witch.
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).
🟢 Star-Lord beats easily
Rocket Raccoon His aerial mobility punishes a static backline with little anti-air answer.- Ultron Same problem: aerial dive wears down a backline with no immediate escape.
- Luna Snow A static healer has no way to escape a sustained aerial dive.
🔴 Star-Lord struggles against
- Hawkeye His hitscan range punishes him from the ground, and aerial mobility doesn't fully save him.
Black Widow Same problem: precision at range against an aerial target with a predictable flight pattern.
Storm Another flyer with more sustained area pressure wins the duel in the sky.
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Magneto
Peni Parker
RogueThe Hood
The ThingThorVenomDuelist
Black CatBlack PantherBlack Widow
BladeCyclops
DaredevilDeadpool
Elsa BloodstoneGorrHawkeye
HelaHuman TorchIron Fist
Iron ManMagikMister FantasticMoon Knight
Namor
PhoenixPsylocke
Punisher
Scarlet Witch
Spider-Man
Squirrel GirlStar-LordStormWinter Soldier
WolverineStrategist
Adam Warlock
Cloak & DaggerHealpoolGambitInvisible Woman
Jeff the Land Shark
JubileeLokiLuna Snow
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