Counters and synergies
Angela counters and matchups
Higher is stronger on every card. Ratings show how lopsided the matchup is, from 7 to 10 for a hard counter and 3 to 6 for a soft one.
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Beats Angela
RogueVanguardour note
8/10hardAngela has to close to spear range, which is where the stance is storing her damage.
The PunisherDuelist
7/10hardAngela has to fight from open air, and The Punisher's precision fire punishes a target that cannot break line of sight.
Devil DinosaurVanguardour note
10/10hardDevil Dinosaur's Prehistoric Plating ignores displacement, so Angela's Spear of Ichors launch and Assassin's Charge carry do nothing, and every Bleed tick feeds his Apex Advantage.
The ThingVanguardour note
8/10hardThe Thing's Stone Haymaker knocks flying enemies down, and the zone left by Yancy Street Charge bans mobility abilities, which is Angela's Seraphic Soar, Wingblade Ascent and Assassin's Charge at once.
ThorVanguardour note
7/10hardThor's Storm Surge knocks her back on a 20m dash, and Angela's Shielded Stance only pays her back for damage it absorbs, not for being displaced.
Free matchups
Angela beats these
Black PantherDuelistour note
8/10hardHer Ichor shield turns his burst into Attack Charge, then the spear launches him before he can reset.
Black WidowDuelistour note
8/10hardBlocking a scoped shot with Ichors converts it into Attack Charge, so the sniper is arming her.
Rocket RaccoonStrategistour note
8/10hardShe glides over the cover he hides behind, and chip damage only feeds her shield.
Spider-ManDuelistour note
8/10hardA full-charge Spear of Ichor launches him up, which ends a web swing mid-flight.
MagnetoVanguard
6/10softAngela picks when and where this fight happens, so Magneto only ever takes it on Angela's terms.
Strongest duos
Playstyle synergy, not win rate
No duo notes for Angela yet.
See all duos for AngelaWhere these numbers come from
Angela has 47 mapped matchups on this page, 6 of them heroes who counter Angela hard.
The figures in the header: tier, win rate, pick rate and match count are drawn from community match data, across 38,055 recorded matches, and the tier letter is that data's call rather than ours. Pick rate is the share of matches featuring Angela. Rank is our ordering of those win rates across the 53 heroes in the snapshot, not a rating we measured. Ban share is the percentage of every ban cast that named Angela, in the ranked divisions where the ban phase runs. It is our own figure and not the same as a published ban rate. These win rates are shrunk toward 50% in proportion to sample size at the source, so a rarely played hero reads closer to even than it actually played. A sample, not a census, and not split by rank or mode. The matchup counts above are ours, and the 0 to 10 ratings on every card are matchup lopsidedness rather than a win rate, because we measure nothing ourselves. Statistical data is based on external APIs and publicly available information. It may differ from official data.
Who to play Angela with
Best duos
Highest win rate alongside Angela, whether or not they share a Team-Up.
Team-Ups
Put Angela on a team with any of these and the pair unlocks an extra ability. That is a game mechanic rather than a reading of the numbers.
LokiStrategist
ODIN'S UNACKNOWLEDGED
When teaming up with Loki, the ability gains two charges.
59.2%across 2,850 matches
Star-LordDuelist
ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
When teaming up with Star-Lord, Angela gains Bonus Health scaling with the number of enemies struck by the slam.
55%across 2,022 matches
ThorVanguard
DIVINE ARMORY
When teaming up with Angela, leaping to the Thunder Spear grants Bonus Health.
56.8%across 1,893 matches
Best allies per hero, ranked by how often teams won with both on the field. Win rates are shrunk toward 50% by sample size at the source, because duo samples are far thinner than solo ones. This is not the same as a Team-Up, which is a specific ability a pair unlocks. A Team-Up is a game mechanic: these two heroes on one team unlock an extra ability. The win rate is how often teams containing both won, which is not the same as how much the Team-Up itself contributed. Match data as of Aug 31, 2026. Which heroes pair, and what the ability is called, come from the game itself. Team-Ups are reshuffled between seasons, so this list is refreshed rather than written once.
Ban suggestions
Heroes to ban against Angela
Highest expected impact: heroes that beat Angela hard and that the ladder already spends its bans on, so you are not the only person treating them as a problem.
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How is this calculated?
Counter rating is how lopsided that hero is against Angela, 7 to 10 for a hard counter and 3 to 6 for a soft one. It comes from this site's matchup data.
Ban share is the percentage of every ban that named that hero, counted across the ranked divisions where the ban phase runs, so it does not describe lower divisions or Quick Play. Ban counts are drawn from community match data, as of Aug 31, 2026. It sums to 100% across the roster, so 9% means roughly one ban in eleven. Declined bans are not counted. Combined multiplies the counter rating by the ban share, after damping the share so the most banned hero on the roster cannot swamp a genuinely bad matchup. A hero has to both answer Angela and be someone the ladder already treats as a problem.
Why bans and not pick rate: a ban is chosen before the match and on purpose, which makes it the cleanest signal that a hero is considered a problem. It is also the same question this panel is asking. This is our own figure, not the same as a published ban rate, so the two will not match.
Win rate by map
Where Angela actually performs. Bars above the average line are green, below it red.
ArakkoConvoy52.4%
Royal palaceDomination51.4%
Spider-islandsConvoy51.2%
Yggdrasill pathConvoy51.1%
Museum of ContemplationConvoy51.1%
Symbiotic surfaceConvergence51.0%
Lower ManhattanConvergence51.0%
Hell's heavenDomination50.6%
Central parkConvergence50.5%
MidtownConvoy50.4%
- Best maps
- Arakko (52.4%), Royal palace (51.4%), Spider-islands (51.2%)
- Worst maps
- Thebes (48.1%), Heart of Heaven (48.8%), Shin-shibuya (49.1%)
17 maps with enough recorded matches, which is not necessarily every map in the game. One row per map, averaged across its modes by match volume. The scale is zoomed to the data, so read the axis. Win rates are shrunk toward 50% by sample size at the source, so a thinly played map reads closer to even than it played., as of Aug 31, 2026.
Win rate by rank
How Angela holds up as lobbies get better. They gain 4.3 points from Bronze to Celestial+.
- 47.8
- 51.6
- 51.4
- 52.7
- 51.9
- 52.9
- 52.1
- Bronze11.6% pick
- Silver11.3% pick
- Gold11.2% pick
- Plat9.0% pick
- Diamond9.8% pick
- GM11.6% pick
- Cel+*22.0% pick
Bars above the 50% line are green, below it red. The scale is zoomed to the data, so read the axis. Divisions marked with an asterisk are faded because the sample is thin, and their win rate can swing on a handful of matches. Higher divisions always have far fewer matches than Bronze, and win rates are shrunk toward 50% by sample size at the source, which flattens the thinnest divisions further., as of Aug 31, 2026.
Every mapped matchup
The boxes above show the top three per role. This is the full picture for Angela, strongest first.
Loses to22
- Roguehard8/10
- The Punisherhard7/10
- Devil Dinosaurhard10/10
- The Thinghard8/10
- Thorhard7/10
- Wolverinehard7/10
- Captain Americasoft5/10
- Luna Snowsoft5/10
- Peni Parkersoft5/10
- Mister Fantasticsoft5/10
- Scarlet Witchsoft5/10
- White Foxsoft4/10
- Iron Fistsoft4/10
- Gambitsoft4/10
- Venomsoft4/10
- Elsa Bloodstonesoft4/10
- Deadpoolsoft3/10
- Emma Frostsoft3/10
- Grootsoft3/10
- Hulksoft3/10
- Winter Soldiersoft3/10
- Bladesoft3/10
Beats25
- Black Pantherhard8/10
- Black Widowhard8/10
- Rocket Raccoonhard8/10
- Spider-Manhard8/10
- Magnetosoft6/10
- Human Torchsoft6/10
- Black Catsoft5/10
- Moon Knightsoft5/10
- Cloak & Daggersoft4/10
- Helasoft4/10
- Mantissoft4/10
- Phoenixsoft4/10
- The Hoodsoft4/10
- Ultronsoft4/10
- Daredevilsoft4/10
- Jubileesoft4/10
- Lokisoft4/10
- Psylockesoft4/10
- Star-Lordsoft4/10
- Adam Warlocksoft3/10
- Doctor Strangesoft3/10
- Hawkeyesoft3/10
- Invisible Womansoft3/10
- Iron Mansoft3/10
- Magiksoft3/10
Angela counters, answered
Who counters Angela in Marvel Rivals?
Rogue is the strongest answer to Angela right now, rated 8 out of 10. Angela has to close to spear range, which is where the stance is storing her damage.
Who is Angela good against?
Angela punishes Black Panther hardest, rated 8 out of 10. Her Ichor shield turns his burst into Attack Charge, then the spear launches him before he can reset.
Is Angela still worth playing on the Season 9.5 roster?
Angela sits at a 50.4% win rate and shows up in 11.1% of matches. Read that as a shape rather than a verdict: 6 heroes counter them hard, and 25 matchups go their way. The win rate is community match data. These win rates are shrunk toward 50% in proportion to sample size at the source, so a rarely played hero reads closer to even than it actually played. The B tier letter is that data's call, not ours, and the rank is our ordering of those win rates rather than a rating we measured. Statistical data is based on external APIs and publicly available information. It may differ from official data.