Marvel Rivals: How To Counter Iron Man

Iron Man is a flying-type DPS character in Marvel Rivals. He is one of the best DPS characters in the game, and with a good team that supports and increases his survivability, he can hard-carry.

While most people know that hitscan characters are good at countering flying heroes, simply picking Hela for the first time to land KOs on Iron Man might not be enough. Here is everything you need to know to make the enemy Iron Man swap out into Squirrel Girl.

General Tips to Counter Iron Man

• Don’t rely on just Hela or Punisher. Iron Man in Overdrive mode can consistently defeat both Hela and Punisher in 1v1s.
• Overdrive is his strongest ability. If Iron Man can’t capitalize on Overdrive, he becomes useless. When you hear his armor Overdrive (a loud audio cue), don’t ignore it.
• Focus fire. Instruct your team—tanks, DPS, even Adam or Luna—to target Iron Man when Overdrive is active.
• Team composition matters. Run a full team with solid ranged DPS to deny Iron Man space.

How to Counter Iron Man as a DPS

• Best picks: Hela, Punisher, Psylocke, Bucky, Phoenix, and Star-Lord.
• Other options: Wanda can pressure Iron Man but struggles to kill him in Overdrive.

Tips:

• Use poke damage to wear him down.
• Peel for your healers and deny Iron Man space.
• If killing him consistently isn’t possible due to strong enemy support, force him to overextend. Make him waste his Unibeam on tanks instead of healers.

How to Counter Iron Man as a Tank

• Magneto is essential. He can counter Iron Man’s instant-kill ultimate with shields and abilities, making him Iron Man’s hardest tank counter.
• Other strong picks: Doctor Strange, Peni, and Groot.

Tank-specific tips:

• Doctor Strange’s no-cooldown shield can block Unibeam reliably.
• Peni can web Iron Man mid-air and shoot him down.
• Groot provides cover with his walls—remind your Groot not to tunnel vision on enemies.

Related: Marvel Rivals: How To Counter Psylocke

How to Counter Iron Man as a Healer

• Stay out of Unibeam range. Always position behind tanks or at a safe distance when healing.
• Stick to meta healers. Use Luna, Invisible Woman, etc. Don’t swap to Adam just because Iron Man is on the enemy team.
• Be cautious with ultimates. Iron Man loves to target healer ultimates with his own. Communicate with your tank to shield you while ulting.

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