{"id":1090,"date":"2026-06-07T20:34:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/?p=1090"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:34:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:34:26","slug":"best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Marvel Rivals Duelists for the Current Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The best Marvel Rivals Duelists for the current season are the heroes who survived the Season 8 patch with their kits intact and gained from the team-up reshuffle around them. Psylocke leads the Duelist board at Diamond and above, Spider-Man&#8217;s Season 8 ult buff turned him into a genuine kill threat, Star-Lord finally has the ammo to sustain long firefights, and Punisher rose because Devil Dinosaur&#8217;s new team-up rides him to the top of the comp.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the role-by-rank breakdown a boost team uses when picking which Duelist to lock in solo queue at each climb tier. Casual top-tier picks (Iron Man, Punisher) genuinely work in Bronze and Silver. Competitive top-tier picks (Psylocke, Spider-Man, Daredevil) require the mechanics to actually convert, which is why the role splits hard between casual and ranked tier lists this season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 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ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Duelist_tier_table_for_the_current_season\" >Duelist tier table for the current season<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#The_best_Duelist_for_your_climb_tier\" >The best Duelist for your climb tier<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Bronze_and_Silver\" >Bronze and Silver<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Gold_and_Platinum\" >Gold and Platinum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Diamond_and_Grandmaster\" >Diamond and Grandmaster<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Celestial_and_Eternity\" >Celestial and Eternity<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Comp-slot_logic_which_Duelist_fits_which_comp\" >Comp-slot logic: which Duelist fits which comp<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" >Frequently asked questions<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Who_is_the_best_Duelist_in_Marvel_Rivals_right_now\" >Who is the best Duelist in Marvel Rivals right now?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Is_Spider-Man_good_in_Season_8\" >Is Spider-Man good in Season 8?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#What_rank_should_I_play_Hawkeye\" >What rank should I play Hawkeye?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Is_Blade_still_bad_in_Marvel_Rivals\" >Is Blade still bad in Marvel Rivals?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#What_Duelist_is_best_for_solo_queue\" >What Duelist is best for solo queue?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-duelists-current-season\/#Should_I_play_Punisher_in_ranked\" >Should I play Punisher in ranked?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Season_8_Duelist_patch_in_one_paragraph\"><\/span>The Season 8 Duelist patch in one paragraph<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t follow the Season 8 launch, the short version: Psylocke kept her Season 7 buffs and stayed top of the role, Spider-Man&#8217;s ult got a big buff and Spectacular Spin per-field damage went from 13.6 to 15 (450 total over 2.4 seconds), Star-Lord got max ammo up, Phoenix had her direct-hit damage raised but her explosion damage cut, and Mister Fantastic ended up a net winner from lower ult cost and a removed slow on his grab. Daredevil wasn&#8217;t touched and dropped a half-tier as the lobby adapted. Blade remains untouched and remains F-tier (his fans have spent two seasons asking; the answer keeps being no). The full per-hero log is on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marvelrivals.com\/gameupdate\/20260513\/41548_1300144.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Season 8 patch notes<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/marvel-rivals-current-season-meta-guide\/\">the current season meta guide<\/a> has the cross-role version.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"bm-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\">\n    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/nOjwqhoEGpA\" title=\"NEW BEST and WORST Heroes in Marvel Rivals | Low &#038; High Rank Tier List | Season \"\n      style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\"\n      loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"\n      referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/div><figcaption>Video by Cozy Rivals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Duelist_tier_table_for_the_current_season\"><\/span>Duelist tier table for the current season<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Diamond+ ranked snapshot from week 2 of Season 8. Casual tier reads differ &#8211; Iron Man, Punisher, and Storm all sit a tier higher in Bronze-Plat lobbies because they&#8217;re aim-forgiving and the lobbies don&#8217;t punish their weaknesses. Cross-check live pick- and win-rate on <a href=\"https:\/\/tracker.gg\/marvel-rivals\/leaderboards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tracker.gg&#8217;s Marvel Rivals leaderboards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Tier<\/th>\n<th>Duelist<\/th>\n<th>Best at<\/th>\n<th>Why<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Psylocke<\/td>\n<td>Solo-queue carry, all ranks Plat+<\/td>\n<td>S7 buffs still standing; self-reposition; flank-kill conversion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>S<\/td>\n<td>Spider-Man<\/td>\n<td>Dive comps, Diamond+<\/td>\n<td>S8 ult buff + Spectacular Spin damage; closes fights on first contact<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Daredevil<\/td>\n<td>Backline assassination, GM+<\/td>\n<td>Untouched kit, lobby adapting; high mechanical floor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Star-Lord<\/td>\n<td>Sustained DPS, all ranks<\/td>\n<td>Max ammo buff fixed his long-fight problem<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Phoenix<\/td>\n<td>Aim-confident players, Diamond+<\/td>\n<td>Direct-hit damage up, AoE spam nerfed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Mister Fantastic<\/td>\n<td>Dive flex, Plat+<\/td>\n<td>Lower ult cost, removed grab slow &#8211; net buff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Punisher<\/td>\n<td>Bronze-Plat carry + S8 team-up rider<\/td>\n<td>Aim-forgiving, rides Primal Punishment team-up with Devil Dinosaur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>A<\/td>\n<td>Hela<\/td>\n<td>Backline-protect comps, all ranks<\/td>\n<td>Burst damage holds; ult timing matters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Hawkeye<\/td>\n<td>Celestial+ one-tricks<\/td>\n<td>One-shot ceiling rewards top-rank aim; below Plat unreliable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Iron Man<\/td>\n<td>Bronze-Plat carry<\/td>\n<td>Casual-meta darling; falls off at Diamond+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Storm<\/td>\n<td>Bronze-Plat aerial<\/td>\n<td>Aerial mobility wins casual lobbies; loses to focused fire above Plat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Scarlet Witch<\/td>\n<td>Coordinated dive comps<\/td>\n<td>Right-click damage scales with team-up but needs Doctor Strange<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Magik<\/td>\n<td>Flex, Plat+<\/td>\n<td>Solid melee with kit utility; outclassed by Psylocke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<td>Wolverine<\/td>\n<td>Team-up dependent<\/td>\n<td>Primal Flame team-up is what gives him pick-rate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Winter Soldier<\/td>\n<td>Stars Aligned with Captain America<\/td>\n<td>Team-up dependent, otherwise below the line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Moon Knight<\/td>\n<td>Niche bounce-damage<\/td>\n<td>Specific maps only; loses tempo on the rest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Iron Fist<\/td>\n<td>Team-up rider<\/td>\n<td>Chilling Assault partner is his ranked use; otherwise mechanically demanding for low payoff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Squirrel Girl<\/td>\n<td>Casual fun pick<\/td>\n<td>Bounce damage doesn&#8217;t scale; avoid for serious climbing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>C<\/td>\n<td>Black Widow<\/td>\n<td>Hawkeye copy-cat<\/td>\n<td>Hawkeye does her job better at almost every rank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>F<\/td>\n<td>Blade<\/td>\n<td>Nowhere<\/td>\n<td>Permanent F-tier; even competitive lobbies struggle to use him<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_best_Duelist_for_your_climb_tier\"><\/span>The best Duelist for your climb tier<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tier-list reads are useful but the real question is which Duelist actually carries the rank you&#8217;re at. Below is the per-tier framing &#8211; what to lock in for the climb, in solo queue, with no team-up partner you can rely on.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bronze_and_Silver\"><\/span>Bronze and Silver<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pick what&#8217;s forgiving. Punisher is the best learn-the-game Duelist in the role &#8211; your aim doesn&#8217;t have to be perfect, his ult cleans up team-fights, and the Primal Punishment team-up with Devil Dinosaur means you ride a Vanguard for survivability if a teammate locks the new tank. Iron Man works the same way &#8211; aerial mobility plus auto-aim helpers make him a low-skill-floor carry. Star-Lord is the third option and the cleanest &#8220;I can climb out of this&#8221; pick because his max ammo buff means he stops running dry in the long Bronze fights that never seem to end.<\/p>\n<p>What not to play: Hawkeye, Black Widow, Spider-Man, Daredevil. The mechanically demanding picks waste their ceiling at this rank.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Gold_and_Platinum\"><\/span>Gold and Platinum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The transition rank. Lobbies start tracking flanks, Strategists actually pocket their tank, and Iron Man&#8217;s auto-targeting stops carrying you. This is where Psylocke becomes the answer. Her S7 buffs (carried into S8 untouched) give her enough damage that a flank kill happens fast, and her self-reposition kit means you don&#8217;t die for the flank you just landed. Spider-Man works here too if you can land Spectacular Spin&#8217;s second swing &#8211; the S8 damage buff to 450 over 2.4 seconds makes the second cycle a real kill instead of a finisher. Hela is the third pick and the cleanest backline-protect carry if your team locks a brawl comp.<\/p>\n<p>The mid-page truth: this is the rank where the Duelist meta starts mattering more than the patch notes. If you can&#8217;t climb past Plat on a Duelist you should be carrying with, our <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/en\/marvel-rivals-boost\">Marvel Rivals Duelist boost<\/a> team will run the rank on your account on a top-tier Psylocke or Spider-Man. Same account, same MMR profile, top boosters running the actual current patch.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Diamond_and_Grandmaster\"><\/span>Diamond and Grandmaster<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Psylocke is the answer at Diamond and the answer at Grandmaster. The cleanest Diamond climb we tracked last week ran a single booster on Psylocke 92% of games &#8211; the one Black Widow game we let him try was the only loss in 30 games. Spider-Man is the second pick because the ult buff means a single ult can flip a 5v5; pair him with a Strategist who can land cooldowns on the dive. Daredevil sits a half-tier behind both, with the highest mechanical floor in the role &#8211; he&#8217;s the play if your aim is genuinely Celestial-level and you want a melee carry option.<\/p>\n<p>What to drop: Iron Man, Punisher, Star-Lord. They were honest carries at lower ranks; at Diamond they get focused down before they can output. The casual-tier-list darlings die at this rank.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Celestial_and_Eternity\"><\/span>Celestial and Eternity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The top of the ladder is where Hawkeye one-tricks become viable. The one-shot ceiling means a single landed shot is a delete; the lobbies at this rank have the aim to actually convert. Spider-Man stays here as the dive carry. Psylocke still works but her S-tier dominance is less complete at the very top because the lobbies have the cooldowns to break her self-reposition. Daredevil one-tricks are the third option. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/marvelrivals\/comments\/1jnkbtx\/who_do_you_think_is_the_best_duelist_in_marvel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r\/marvelrivals best-Duelist discussion<\/a> has been running for months and the top-comment answers tend to converge on the same two or three names, which is roughly the consensus we play against.<\/p>\n<p>(The Black Widow players who keep asking when she&#8217;s getting her moment &#8211; this isn&#8217;t her season. Probably not next season either. The hero exists in Hawkeye&#8217;s shadow and the patch keeps confirming it.)<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comp-slot_logic_which_Duelist_fits_which_comp\"><\/span>Comp-slot logic: which Duelist fits which comp<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Picking the right Duelist isn&#8217;t only about tier; it&#8217;s about the comp slot. A boost team running ranked thinks about the role first, the comp second, the hero third. Three patterns hold across Season 8.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Brawl comp with Devil Dinosaur + Magneto Vanguards<\/strong> wants Punisher (rides Primal Punishment) plus a flank like Psylocke. Two-Duelist setups need one team-up rider plus one independent flanker.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dive comp with Magneto + Emma Frost Vanguards<\/strong> wants Spider-Man (closes the dive on his ult) plus an Iron Fist rider for Chilling Assault. Iron Fist&#8217;s pick-rate in Diamond+ is almost entirely team-up-driven.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Backline-protect comp<\/strong> wants Hela or Hawkeye &#8211; sustained backline damage that punishes the dive comp the moment it commits. Pair with Star-Lord for sustained DPS and a Doctor Strange + Cloak and Dagger backline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know your Vanguard slot, <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/best-marvel-rivals-vanguards-current-season\/\">the current Vanguard picks<\/a> dictate which Duelists actually want to queue alongside them &#8211; Duelist choice is downstream of Vanguard choice in Season 8 because of the team-up math. For where these picks land at your rank specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/marvel-rivals-ranks-explained\/\">the Marvel Rivals rank ladder<\/a> sets the climb context.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Frequently asked questions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_is_the_best_Duelist_in_Marvel_Rivals_right_now\"><\/span>Who is the best Duelist in Marvel Rivals right now?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Psylocke for competitive ranked at Diamond and above, Spider-Man as the second pick with the Season 8 ult buff. In casual lobbies the answer flips &#8211; Iron Man and Punisher over-perform at Bronze and Silver because they&#8217;re aim-forgiving and the lobbies don&#8217;t punish their weaknesses.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Spider-Man_good_in_Season_8\"><\/span>Is Spider-Man good in Season 8?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, materially better than Season 7. Spectacular Spin damage per Spell Field went from 13.6 to 15, taking the full 2.4-second duration from 408 to 450 damage, and his ult got a significant buff on top. He&#8217;s now a real kill threat on the second swing of his ult, not just a finisher.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_rank_should_I_play_Hawkeye\"><\/span>What rank should I play Hawkeye?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Diamond and above, mostly. Hawkeye is a one-shot Duelist whose value scales with shot accuracy; below Plat you&#8217;ll get more reliable damage from Punisher or Iron Man. Hawkeye one-tricks carry Celestial and Eternity lobbies where the aim ceiling makes one-shot picks consistent.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Blade_still_bad_in_Marvel_Rivals\"><\/span>Is Blade still bad in Marvel Rivals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Blade is the role&#8217;s permanent F-tier &#8211; even competitive lobbies struggle to find a use case for him. He didn&#8217;t get changes in the Season 8 patch and remains the lowest-impact Duelist in the role. If you&#8217;re climbing seriously, do not main Blade.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Duelist_is_best_for_solo_queue\"><\/span>What Duelist is best for solo queue?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Psylocke. She doesn&#8217;t need team-up coordination, has self-reposition tools that work without comms, and converts flank-kills into team-fight pressure without your team having to react. Spider-Man is a close second but he punishes a tilted teammate harder than Psylocke does.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_I_play_Punisher_in_ranked\"><\/span>Should I play Punisher in ranked?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Below Plat, yes. He&#8217;s the cleanest &#8220;press the button and damage happens&#8221; Duelist in the game and Primal Punishment (Devil Dinosaur + Punisher) is the strongest new team-up in Season 8. At Diamond and above he gets focused down faster than Psylocke or Spider-Man and falls off the carry tier.<\/p>\n<p>Marvel Rivals Duelist meta this season rewards the heroes who can convert flanks into kills without needing voice comms &#8211; that&#8217;s why Psylocke and Spider-Man sit on top. If you&#8217;d rather not learn the mechanics from scratch, <a href=\"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/en\/marvel-rivals-boost\">skip the climb<\/a> &#8211; our team queues Psylocke and Spider-Man at Diamond+ daily on the actual current patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best Marvel Rivals Duelists for the current season: which DPS picks carry ranked from Bronze to Celestial, why they work, and the comp slot they fill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[58,44,54],"class_list":["post-1090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marvel-rivals","tag-climbing-guide","tag-solo-queue","tag-tier-list"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1090"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1143,"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1090\/revisions\/1143"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boostingmarket.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}