How to counter Iron Man

Where these numbers come from

Iron Man has 46 mapped matchups on this page, 6 of them heroes who counter Iron Man hard.

The figures in the header: tier, win rate, pick rate and match count are drawn from community match data, across 49,430 recorded matches, and the tier letter is that data's call rather than ours. Pick rate is the share of matches featuring Iron Man. 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 Iron Man, 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 Iron Man with

Team-Ups

Put Iron Man 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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  ThorVanguard

  THUNDER OVERDRIVE

  When teaming up with Thor, Armor Overdrive cooldown is massively reduced.

  59.3%across 4,147 matches

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  UltronStrategist

  STARK PROTOCOL

  When teaming up with Iron Man, Imperative: Firewall fires powerful homing missiles at enemies in range, causing area damage.

  62.3%across 3,512 matches

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  HulkVanguard

  GAMMA CHARGE

  When teaming up with Hulk, releasing Invincible Invincible Pulse Cannon generates a Gamma Shield and heavily infuses the blast, creating a Gamma Pulse Cannon. Its radiation creates a massive damage increase while the projectile flies

  56.7%across 3,299 matches

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  Squirrel GirlDuelist

  SQUIRREL MISSILE

  When teaming up with Iron Man, using Squirrel Blockade simultaneously fires a Squirrel Missile.

  55.2%across 3,113 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.