How to counter Doctor Strange

Where these numbers come from

Doctor Strange has 50 mapped matchups on this page, 4 of them heroes who counter Doctor Strange hard.

The figures in the header: tier, win rate, pick rate and match count are drawn from community match data, across 91,653 recorded matches, and the tier letter is that data's call rather than ours. Pick rate is the share of matches featuring Doctor Strange. 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 Doctor Strange, 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 Doctor Strange with

Team-Ups

Put Doctor Strange 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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  Invisible WomanStrategist

  PSIONIC VORTEX

  When teaming up with Invisible Woman, any damage dealt by Psionic Vortex provides proportional

  50.9%across 29,052 matches

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  MagikDuelist

  CHAIN OF CYTTORAK

  When teaming up with Doctor Strange, Chain of Cyttorak can tether multiple enemies at once, pulling the entire group to a singular point.

  59.3%across 14,228 matches

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  Scarlet WitchDuelist

  SORCERERS SUPREME

  When teaming up with Doctor Strange, Scarlet Witch's maximum total Chaos Energy pool increases, and Chaos Control generates energy much faster when attacking.

  51.9%across 8,651 matches

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  HulkVanguard

  GAMMA MAELSTROM

  When teaming up with Hulk, releasing Gamma Maelstrom retains some energy, and stored Gamma energy doesn't decay over time.

  55.8%across 5,364 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.