How to counter Captain America

Where these numbers come from

Captain America has 47 mapped matchups on this page, 6 of them heroes who counter Captain America hard.

The figures in the header: tier, win rate, pick rate and match count are drawn from community match data, across 33,764 recorded matches, and the tier letter is that data's call rather than ours. Pick rate is the share of matches featuring Captain America. 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 Captain America, 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 Captain America with

Team-Ups

Put Captain America 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.

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  Winter SoldierDuelist

  STARS ALIGNED

  When teaming up with Winter Soldier, the duo can trigger a mutual rally. Upon confirmation, they charge at one another, slamming together to grant Bonus Health and Movement Speed to all nearby friends. The original effect remains, now addit

  53.5%across 4,082 matches

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  BladeDuelist

  BLEED FOR BATTLE

  When teaming up with Captain America, taking critical damage instantly triggers the Bloodline Awakening state, gaining bonus stacks while raising the overall stack cap.

  57.8%across 2,121 matches

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  HulkVanguard

  SAVAGE SLAM

  When teaming up with Captain America, the ground slam additionally applies Vulnerability to enemies hit.

  56.6%across 1,731 matches

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  ThorVanguard

  VOLTAIC UNION

  When teaming up with Thor, the lightning energy imbued in the shield intensifies. Each hit from the Lightning Shield triggers an extra burst of damage in the surrounding area.

  54.7%across 1,604 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.