# Marvel Rivals Best Strategist Heroes Guide (Season 9.5): Top 4 Support Picks > PsychoSingh's Season 9.5 breakdown of the best strategist Marvel Rivals has to offer: why Invisible Woman, Luna Snow, Mantis, and Rocket Raccoon top the support tier list, plus an honorable mention for Gambit. - **Game:** Marvel Rivals - **Category:** Meta & Tier Lists - **Author:** LongBeam (https://guides-factory.com/about) - **Difficulty:** Intermediate - **Reading time:** 13 min - **Published:** 2026-08-23 - **Updated:** 2026-08-31 - **Tags:** Healing, Meta & Tier Lists, support, tier list - **Adapted from:** [The NEW 4 BEST Strategists in Marvel Rivals Season 9.5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_vUl6ahics) - **Canonical URL:** https://guides-factory.com/guides/marvel-rivals-best-strategist-heroes-guide-season-9-5-top-4-support-picks --- ## 🎯 The core idea > Season 9.5 barely touched the Strategist meta, so the best support Marvel Rivals has to offer right now is almost the same lineup as last patch: Invisible Woman, Luna Snow, Mantis, and Rocket Raccoon form the top four, with Gambit still strong enough to earn an honorable mention. This marvel rivals strategist tier list breaks down why each hero climbs games, straight from PsychoSingh's season 9.5 rankings.

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setup needs preparation
grind pays off slowly
skip the thing to stop doing

## Why the strategist meta barely changed in Season 9.5 ![Gambit throwing charged playing cards in Marvel Rivals gameplay](https://api.guides-factory.com/media/uploads/2026/08/frame_0055.jpg) Season 9.5 landed with only a slight nerf to Gambit's Magneto team-up and a modest buff to White Fox's ultimate cost, so the best strategist Marvel Rivals players were already leaning on going into the back half of the season carries over almost untouched. That is the whole premise of this marvel rivals strategist tier list: nothing shook up the top of the roster, so the heroes that were dominant stay dominant.

Treat Gambit as a strong honorable mention, not a must-ban free
His primary fire heals, he counters dive with the (now slightly weaker) Magneto team-up, and his dash keeps him safe, but his ultimate has fallen behind the other supports' ults this patch. 0:47 ↗️
Don't sleep on Jubilee as a backup pick cheap
PsychoSingh calls her the other honorable mention thanks to strong damage output, even if her kit is a little less consistent than Gambit's. 0:47 ↗️

In the videoPsychoSingh points out that reduced ultimate duration plus stronger enemy healing this patch is why Gambit's ult no longer feels like a pick-or-ban tool, even though the rest of his kit is still solid.

## Invisible Woman: the best traditional healer pick ![Invisible Woman shielding teammates with her force field in a Marvel Rivals team fight](https://api.guides-factory.com/media/uploads/2026/08/frame_0140.jpg) If you want the most traditional best healer Marvel Rivals has, Invisible Woman opens this strategist meta guide for a reason: her primary-fire healing is strong and easy to land, and her shield wall blocks damage outright. Wiki-confirmed passive Covert Advance also grants her a heal-over-time while invisible, reinforcing why she plays like a tanky, hard-to-kill support.

Pair her with the Human Torch team-up for a stronger shield setup
The team-up buffs her shield wall, letting her block more damage and push out more damage of her own at the same time. 2:15 ↗️
Run the Mr. Fantastic team-up to hide your whole dive squad grind
It grants a second invisibility charge and can turn teammates invisible too, letting you sneak a dive comp around the enemy back line — a play style PsychoSingh says most Invisible Woman players still aren't using. 2:38 ↗️
Save her ultimate to heal, slow, and hide ability casts at once free
It's one of the strongest support ults in the game against this season's mobility-heavy meta, and it conceals whatever ability you pop inside it. 3:01 ↗️

From the comments (not in the video)- Cloak and Dagger still feels unkillable to some viewers this patch, even though it didn't make PsychoSingh's top four — SteliosMrZ

## Luna Snow: the best support Marvel Rivals has right now ![Luna Snow strategist gameplay showing her healing beam and ice abilities](https://api.guides-factory.com/media/uploads/2026/08/frame_0260.jpg) PsychoSingh calls Luna Snow the number one pick in this marvel rivals strategist tier list, and it isn't close: she hasn't been nerfed all of Season 9, she's hit-scan, and her damage output rivals a duelist's. That combination is exactly why so many best support Marvel Rivals debates start and end with her name.

Practice your aim before you commit to her grind
Both her healing beam and her damage require landing shots consistently — this is a high-skill-ceiling pick, not a plug-and-play healer. 4:11 ↗️
Take the White Fox team-up whenever it's available setup
It grants a Spirit Fox ability that can shake off crowd control after being hit and adds more damage on top, which is why PsychoSingh says it makes Luna Snow play like a better version of White Fox herself. 4:35 ↗️
Use her ultimate for damage boost value, not just healing free
It lasts longer than a Gambit ultimate and can amplify a teammate's strong ability or ult at the same time it heals your team. 5:20 ↗️

In the videoPsychoSingh goes as far as saying Luna Snow might be the best hero in the entire game right now, not just the best strategist — a bold, opinion-based claim worth weighing against your own games.

The "removes any CC after being hit" framing is PsychoSingh's in-game read of the [White Fox](/guides/white-fox-guide-advanced-abilities-combos-and-ultimate-marvel-rivals) team-up's Spirit Fox effect; treat the exact mechanic as approximate until you test it against the current tooltip in your client, since patch text can be more specific than a spoken description.

## Mantis: the strongest all-round healer for climbing ![Mantis fighting alongside a Penny Parker team-up buff in Marvel Rivals](https://api.guides-factory.com/media/uploads/2026/08/frame_0370_1QLAMgW.jpg) Mantis carries a 67% win rate into Season 9.5 without ever being adjusted in a patch, which is a big part of why she's a fixture on any marvel rivals strategist tier list right now. Her Life Orb-driven kit — confirmed on the wiki as fueling both her heals and her buffs — lets her flex between healer and secondary damage dealer depending on what your team needs.

Run her in double support with the Star-Lord team-up setup
This team-up is what makes Mantis viable alongside a second support this season; without it, lean on a healing-focused partner since her own output isn't the very highest in the game. 6:29 ↗️
Land crits with her leaves for Bucky-level damage grind
Her damage output rivals Bucky's gun on good hits, which is why triple-support comps with Mantis in them can still punch back offensively. 6:53 ↗️
Use her sleep on divers before they reach your backline cheap
It removes an attacker from the fight for a couple of seconds, buying time for your team to reposition or burst something down. 7:15 ↗️

From the comments (not in the video)- One viewer specifically flagged the Loki projectile speed increase as underrated this patch while discussing the same balance update — SteliosMrZ

## Rocket Raccoon: the easiest hero to justify in every comp ![Rocket Raccoon close-up portrait during a Marvel Rivals strategist tier list breakdown](https://api.guides-factory.com/media/uploads/2026/08/frame_0480.jpg) Rocket closes out this best strategist Marvel Rivals list as, in PsychoSingh's words, a better version of [Gambit](/guides/gambit-hero-guide-abilities-combos-fixing-the-she-myth-marvel-rivals) in almost every way. He generates ultimate charge faster, his ult lasts longer even if it's stationary, and his wiki-confirmed Battle Rebirth Beacon revives fallen allies passively, which most other strategists simply can't offer.

Lean on his healing spheres for flyers, divers, and tanks alike free
His bouncing healing spheres make him one of the most versatile healers in the game, since he doesn't need line of sight the way beam-based supports do. 10:39 ↗️
Pick the Groot team-up when you have a Groot on your team setup
It grants overshields to teammates and deals anti-dive damage to enemies, making it stronger the more your comp leans on sustained fights. 9:08 ↗️
Use the Squirrel Get-Out team-up to speed up teammates' cooldowns grind
Drop it near a Doctor Strange or another cooldown-hungry hero, or throw it into the enemy backline so your dive picks it up as they engage. 9:31 ↗️
Stop assuming Rocket is a free-win easy pick this patch skip
New team-up options raised his skill expression — knowing which team-up to use and when now matters as much as his aim ever did. 8:00 ↗️

In the videoPsychoSingh shows Rocket burning down a shield hero's barrier quickly with his boosted bullet velocity and extra per-shot damage, which matters most against Groot or other shield-tank comps.

![Rocket Raccoon deploying gear near a Black Panther themed vault room in Marvel Rivals](https://api.guides-factory.com/media/uploads/2026/08/frame_0600.jpg) Rocket's respawn beacon is easy to forget about mid-fight, but PsychoSingh flags it as one of his most valuable tools: drop it in a safe spot and it will passively bring back any teammate who dies nearby, which is a huge tempo swing that no other Strategist in this tier list offers for free.

From the comments (not in the video)- Even with the Magneto team-up nerf, one commenter argues Gambit's ultimate "still shreds team fights" and remains pick-or-ban in their book — bryanculler4802

## How this guide was fact-checked Wiki-verified against marvelrivals.fandom.com and marvelrivals.wiki.fextralife.com: all five heroes discussed here — Invisible Woman, Luna Snow, Mantis, Rocket Raccoon, and Gambit — are correctly classified as Strategist heroes, and their core kit descriptions (Invisible Woman's Covert Advance invisibility passive, Luna Snow's Cryo Heart, Mantis's Life Orb mechanic, Rocket's Battle Rebirth Beacon and Cosmic Yarn Amplifier) match current wiki entries. The Season 9.5 balance notes referenced (Gambit's Magneto team-up control-frequency nerf, White Fox's ultimate cost reduction) also match third-party patch note coverage. Frame-verified: every screenshot above was pulled directly from PsychoSingh's video and shows the matching hero on screen. Unconfirmed/opinion: the actual tier placements — who counts as the single best strategist, whether Luna Snow is "the best hero in the game," and win-rate figures like Mantis's 67% — reflect PsychoSingh's personal read of the season 9.5 meta rather than an objective wiki fact, and win rates shift as the broader playerbase adapts, so treat the ranking order as a snapshot of one strong creator's opinion, not a fixed ruling. --- ## FAQ ### Who is the best strategist in Marvel Rivals Season 9.5? According to PsychoSingh's Season 9.5 breakdown, Luna Snow is the number one strategist pick, thanks to going untouched by nerfs all season, hit-scan aim, and damage output that rivals a duelist. This is a creator's meta read, not an official wiki ranking, so results can vary by rank and playstyle. ### What is the best support in Marvel Rivals for beginners? Rocket Raccoon is the most forgiving pick among this list's top four: his healing spheres don't require precise beam tracking, he can heal flyers, divers, and tanks equally well, and his respawn beacon and team-ups add value even if you're still learning the game's cooldown timing. ### Is Gambit still a good strategist pick after the Season 9.5 nerf? Yes, but he's no longer considered pick-or-ban. His Magneto team-up got its control frequency halved (launching enemies every 1 second instead of every 0.5 seconds), and his ultimate duration was already reduced in a prior patch, so PsychoSingh ranks him as a strong honorable mention rather than a top-four strategist. ### What makes Mantis a strong healer to climb with in Season 9.5? Mantis went untouched in the balance patch and carries roughly a 67% win rate per the video's stats. Her Life Orb mechanic fuels both healing and damage buffs, and the Star-Lord team-up now makes her viable in double-support comps, so she flexes between primary healer and secondary damage dealer. ### Is this Marvel Rivals strategist tier list an official ranking? No. This guide reflects PsychoSingh's personal read of the Season 9.5 meta based on hands-on play, not an official Marvel Rivals ranking. Hero role classifications and ability names were checked against marvelrivals.fandom.com and marvelrivals.wiki.fextralife.com, but the actual tier placements are opinion and will shift as the wider playerbase adapts.