Storm takes over Marvel Rivals

Storm quickly took the throne as the most powerful character in the world. Marvel Rivals season 1. A recent round of buffs has taken her from one of the least powerful damage dealers to a threat at all skill levels in the ranked hero shooter mode.

According to stat tracking site RivalsMeta, which pulls data from the game’s robust API, she has the highest win rate of all 35 heroes at around 57%. Last season, her rate was only 51% and overall she was considered one of the weaker duelists compared to popular players like Hela, Hawkeye and Psylocke. But the slight increase in her damage and survivability during her hurricane ultimate tipped the scales.

It’s not just that she can rule the skies without even landing, but the team-wide damage boost she provides makes her extremely powerful. Storm is a support character disguised as a damage dealer, turning any team she’s on into a sharpened knife. And since true supports with their own damage boost like Mantis are already extremely popular, teams with both of them are unstoppable.

At the top ranks, Storm’s presence has increased the win rates of the heroes who benefit most from her, such as Magik and Wolverine. They both have to get close to enemies to do anything, and the increased damage makes it much easier for them to get in and out unharmed – much to the chagrin of all the support players. Even heroes like Black Widow, who previously had a hard time killing characters who could survive her sniper shots, are starting to rise from the bottom of the tier lists.

Here’s how a few buffs can change the shape of the meta, even if they don’t look like much. No one is calling for Storm to be nerfed just yet, but I suspect demand will grow as more players realize the impact of a hard-to-find flying hero with team-wide benefits. Game director Guangyun Chen recently told Metro that the team wants to allow players to experiment rather than impose rules on them, such as limiting the number of heroes in each role on a team. If this also means there won’t be another Balance pass this season, you might want to start practicing Psionic Goddess immediately.