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The quick answer

NetEase’s developer discussion groups heroes as Vanguards, Duelists and Strategists. These labels help describe a hero’s contribution, but the actual abilities and the current team composition determine what you can do in a fight.[1]

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  1. Understand the distinction
  2. Suggested checklist
  3. Limits and next steps

Understand the distinction

For a learning exercise, describe how your hero helps teammates survive, creates pressure or enables an objective. That is more useful than selecting a character solely from a tier ranking without understanding the kit.[1]

Suggested checklist

  1. Read one hero’s abilities and identify its intended role.[1]
  2. Practise the core ability interaction before adding an advanced combo.[1]
  3. Try a hero from another role so you can recognize what support your first choice needs.[1]

Limits and next steps

This guide does not prescribe a mandatory role ratio or claim a current competitive meta.[1]

Continue with Marvel Rivals Team-Ups: check the current pairing.

A useful next step

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Sources & verification

Facts last checked Oct 31, 2026. Checking a source does not change the page’s update date.

  1. Dev Talk Vol.03丨Designing Super Heroes _Marvel Rivals - The Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter Marvel Rivals development team · official · Checked Oct 31, 2026

    Official documentation; check publication context and any later revisions.

    Original language: en
  2. Marvel Rivals — official Steam listing NetEase Games / Valve · official · Checked Oct 31, 2026

    Steam desktop listing checked through Valve’s public appdetails API. Platform and requirements fields describe this storefront edition, not every console release.

    Original language: en

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