The best counters for Doctor Strange in Marvel Rivals

Summary

• Luna Snow can freeze Doctor Strange, preventing him from slipping and allowing the team to take him down quickly.
• Wolverine can take down flying enemies like Doctor Strange, dealing damage based on the target's maximum health.
• Venom is resilient with the ability to mitigate Doctor Strange's attacks and can also counter his powerful CC with Ultimate.

Doctor Strange (or Dr. Strange) became quite a popular hero in Marvel Rivalsand players have grown fond of his ability to cause entire teams to be wiped out with his portals. But the truth is, other players prefer different playstyles and are tired of him ruining their matches. Fortunately, there are more ways to counter Doctor Strange in Marvel Rivals.

For players who want to challenge the rule of the Sorcerer Supreme, here are eight of them the best counters for Doctor Strangefrom the best strategist currently available on the roster to a walking disaster capable of taking incredible amounts of damage and subduing Strange.

8 Luna Snow

The best heroine to cool down Strange Down

• Pros: Fast, lots of CC
• Cons: Squishy, ​​Easily Overwhelmed

Luna Snow quickly became “Mei” al Marvel Rivalswith many players choosing this character due to his freezing abilities. That's exactly what makes Luna so good at stopping Doctor Strange when she's been around objectives for a long time – even more so if she uses her cape to slip away from Melee Duelists.

Luna has the ability to freeze her targets thanks to Absolute Zero, and landing it on Doctor Strange as he slides down after using Cloak of Levitation will take him down pretty quickly. Then, with a coordinated attack, the team can drop Strange before he can use his Seraphim Shield to block their attacks.

7 Wolverine

The best hero on earth Strange

• Pros: Fast, durable, can take down enemies from the air
• Cons: difficult to master, difficult to control

To overcome one of the advantages Doctor Strange has access to (his annoying ability to fly), who better to take him down than the beast himself, Wolverine? Logan is a killing machine and his kit is designed to take down tough enemies (especially Vanguards). Conveniently, Doctor Strange fits the profile of a tough but mobile tank.

Wolverine deals damage based on the target's maximum health, and the more rage he has accumulated, the higher this percentage. On the other hand, Feral Leap's ability can knock enemies out of the sky, even more so if powered by the Gamma Fastball Team-Up ability activated when the Hulk is on the team.

6 Venom

Robust and reliable against CC

• Pros: Great melee, tough, great mitigation
• Cons: He is a bit slow

Venom is one of the ideal counters for Doctor Strange, as he can take several hits before he's in real danger, and even so, using Symbiotic Resilience will turn his missing health into temporary hit points. Sorcerer Supreme can deal a lot of damage to big targets like Venom and Hulk, but that doesn't matter if players know how to mitigate them properly.

On the other hand, Venom's Ultimate Feast of The Abyss gives him “freedom of movement”, which is ideal for countering Eye of Agamotto's (Doctor Strange's Ultimate) powerful CC, a huge blast that affects the movement of every target in area. and lasts 3 seconds. With Venom, players won't have to worry about that. He just needs to hit the Ultimate ability and crush Strange.

5 The Winter Soldier

Packed with lots of CC skills

• Pros: Bounties, great at crowd control, can execute
• Cons: Squishy, ​​Vulnerable To Overwhelm Tactics

Another great character to counter Doctor Strange is the Winter Soldier. Also known as James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes, Captain America's former partner specializes in creating opportunities for his team to deal concentrated damage to priority targets. Thanks to his many crowd-based abilities, Winter Soldier can pick up a floating wizard or knock him to the floor with a precise hit from his Tainted Voltage ability.

As a bonus, his ultimate also marks enemies for execution, and once they're below a certain health threshold, they die immediately and reset their ability, which can be chained endlessly. Additionally, he lifts the character into the air, avoiding Doctor Strange's Eye of Agamotto and then dropping him on his head for the kill.

4 Black Panther

He can catch Doctor Strange off guard

• Pros: Extreme mobility, good hunter, can climb walls
• Disadvantages: Limited Kit, Single Target Focus

Black Panther is the perfect example of a good assassin. This Melee Duelist has an incredibly fast jump ability that allows him to get close to Doctor Strange and get behind him in a second, making him the most vulnerable to other players' attacks. The King of Wakanda is an expert at flanking and surprise attacks, and since he also has the ability to scale walls, he can somewhat survive a portal throw if the player acts quickly enough.

On the other hand, due to his jumping ability, he can jump out of the AoE that Doctor Strange uses to stun everyone when he casts his Ultimate. This gives him an advantage to target the good doctor and prevent other rivals from targeting stunned team members.

3 Magic

The true Master of Portals

• Pros: Good mobility, Good Flanker, Uses disruption tactics
• Cons: Squishy, ​​Vulnerable When static

Another great flanker that can make Doctor Strange bleed out in seconds is Magik. Due to her high mobility, Magik can avoid being caught by Strange's Ultimate and leave behind a Demonic Minion as a gift to attack the Sorcerer Supreme. Magik's kit is all about jumping into the middle of the enemy team, separating Strategists from Vanguards and Duelists, then leaving.

Strange is Ranged Vanguard, a strange combination of crowd control, mitigation, and mobility. Magik can counter most of Strange's abilities, and best of all, he can survive long enough to make sure Strange is too busy to roam around with portals in the ground. She is the true master of Portal Magic.

2 Star-Lord

High mobility, can avoid strange traps

• Pros: Extreme Mobility, Good Chaser, Great Ultimate
• Cons: Squishy, ​​Vulnerable When Grounded

Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, is a great mid-level duelist who specializes in tracking down priority targets, taking them down with a quick blaster shot and retreating when the going gets tough. It's great at harassing shield-based heroes like Doctor Strange, who will soon have his Shield of the Seraph drained after just one encounter with Star-Lord.

On the other hand, Star-Lord's ultimate galactic legend propels him into the air and allows him to destroy his enemies with tracking blasters while hovering over the battlefield. This also puts him out of range of the Eye of Agamotto, and his aerial maneuverability can save him if he falls into one of Strange's portals of doom.

1 Hulk

He can take down Doctor Strange and suppress him

• Pros: Extreme mitigation, good tank, can jump, single target suppression
• Cons: Vulnerable when isolated

One of the best vanguards to counter Doctor Strange in the current Meta is Hulk. The Emerald Giant is a lot of pure power and mitigation, being able to knock enemies out of the sky with Incredible Leap and lock them down using Radioactive Lockdown.

When Hulk transforms into Monster Hulk, he gains increased strength and the ability called World Breaker. He can use it to grab Doctor Strange by his cape and knock him to the ground for a few seconds, making him quite vulnerable, if not outright annihilating him in the process.