The Marvel Rivals developers remain committed to their promise of keeping the game free from role queue. This allows players to experiment with flexible team compositions that can change at any point during a match. Common setups include the standard two heroes per role, triple duelists, and the all-duelist free-for-all often seen in quickplay.

One composition that’s particularly frustrating to face is the triple support meta. This defensive-oriented lineup aims to stall fights with overwhelming heals and shut down offensive ultimates using cooldowns. While it’s gaining popularity in competitive modes, it’s far from enjoyable for everyone involved. Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered with some effective strategies to counter this meta.

Triple Support Team Composition

The triple support meta works best with two main healers and one off-support. In the current roster, Luna Snow, Cloak & Dagger, and Invisible Woman form the core of this strategy due to their on-demand healing and defensive ultimates. The third support is flexible, often chosen based on the team’s needs. Popular picks include Loki (to extend ultimates) and Mantis (for damage boosts).

This composition excels at drawing out fights, delaying enemy pushes, and stalling objectives. It punishes teams that fail to secure eliminations, as all chip damage is quickly healed and converted into ultimate charge. Every failed attack is meant to waste your time and burn the timer. As a result, every fight feels like a struggle to make meaningful progress.

Now that we have an idea of how the team composition works and its strengths. The next question is how do you counter this frustrating strategy?

Countering Triple Support

First, let’s be objective. While the triple support meta can feel oppressive, it actually has a slightly lower win rate compared to traditional 2-2-2 or triple DPS compositions. Many factors can skew the data, but on average, players struggle to fully utilize their strengths. It’s strong, but not as unbeatable as it might seem.

With three Strategists, they’re going to have an imbalance of Vanguards and Duelists. One Vanguard puts all the pressure on them to take and hold space. It’s almost impossible for them to contest the objective, protect their backline, and harass the enemy squishies simultaneously. Running one Duelist drastically lowers their pick-off potential, especially if they have trouble securing eliminations on their own. They’re giving up the offensive tempo to try and wear your team out through attrition and time.

One effective counter is a dive comp. Triple support teams often struggle under sustained pressure, especially when their backline is targeted. Heroes like Venom, Captain America, Spider-Man, Psylocke, and Black Panther excel at diving into the enemy backline. Focus on eliminating one target at a time to prevent outhealing. This strategy works best during the first engagement, before the enemy team builds up their ultimates.

Teams with reliable burst damage can negate the value of healing ultimates. Groot, for example, is an excellent Vanguard against triple support. His ultimate can devastate the backline when paired with high-damage heroes like Moon Knight, Ironman, or Namor. Additionally, Groot’s walls can block enemy Vanguards from their healers, cutting off their sustain.

You don’t always need ultimates to deal burst damage. A skilled Hawkeye can one-shot key targets, while a damage-boosted Black Widow can eliminate heroes with a single headshot. Magik also deserves mention—her damage output in her transformed state can quickly take down supports, even during their defensive ultimates.

This strategy relies heavily on one or two key players, so it’s crucial to support them by creating space and peeling for them.

More Notable Heroes Against Triple Support

Going in with a stack of knowledgeable teammates in your competitive games will make everyone’s life easier to counter triple support. But, If your teammates refuse to coordinate and make the recommended swaps (as expected in Marvel Rivals), there are a few heroes who can make a huge impact independent of their team:

The ever-reliable Vanguard Magneto is a popular pick in the current meta, but he’s also one of the best counters to triple support. Magneto keeps the backline in check with his capability to combo down a squishy using a fully charged Mag-Cannon. He can also save his gigantic meteor to crush Strategists after they use their defensive ultimate, canceling the ability.

God of Thunder Thor is a beefy frontline who can effortlessly bully the frontline or assassinate the backline. Storm Surge doubles as a mobility and displacement tool, he can reposition enemy Vanguards away from their healers, or he can dive and get a kill with the overwhelming damage from Awakening Rune. Thor’s ultimate is also perfect to force a response from one of the Strategists, and it’s always worth it since it’s not as strong as other abilities, but it’s good enough to secure a kill when underestimated.

Finally, Winter Soldier can uniquely displace targets with his Bionic Hook and angle them away from their team with his uppercut, Trooper’s Fist. He can use this threatening combo to force the enemies into bad angles away from support sightlines, even pulling Cloak & Dagger away from their Eternal Bond. In the same vein, Wolverine is an anti-tank who can kidnap Vanguards more consistently than Winter Soldier. Dealing with the frontline invalidates the Strategists value and removes their lifeline.

Conclusion

The nerf to building up defensive support ultimates is substantial, but triple support is still a strong team composition. There are many practical ways to counter the triple support meta in Marvel Rivals. Whether you’re playing as a team or solo, focus on burst damage, disruption, and sustained pressure to reduce the value of their Strategists. Maintain constant kill pressure, avoid feeding ultimate charge, and capitalize on their weaker offensive potential by taking the fight directly to them.

Remember, the triple support strategy relies on stalling uncoordinated teams—stay focused, apply constant pressure, and you’ll quickly see why this meta has a lower win rate compared to other compositions.