Marvel Rivals Season 9: Best Solo Carry Heroes Guide

Season 9 turned Marvel Rivals into a demolition derby, and if your five teammates forgot how buttons work, Thor, Punisher, Magik, Jeff the Land Shark, Angela, Venom, Elsa Bloodstone, Star-Lord, White Fox and Mantis are the ten heroes built to carry you anyway. This Marvel Rivals Season 9 tier list splits picks by elo because a hero who bulldozes a bronze lobby can be dead weight the moment opponents remember they have hands.

Solo carrying is not a personality trait, it is damage control for a team that gave up. Low elo heroes punish bad positioning, high elo heroes punish good positioning, and pretending both problems share one solution is how you stay stuck in the same rank forever.

The Art of Solo Carrying

Every role has a job. Tanks make space, supports enable and heal, DPS contest angles. When your team stops doing its job, solo carrying means squeezing maximum value out of minimum resources, no healing, no space, no cooperation, and still winning fights. The best best solo carry heroes Marvel Rivals has to offer are the ones who need the least help to do the most damage.

Low Elo Picks

Nobody in a low rank lobby is coordinating anything, so Marvel Rivals low elo heroes that reward selfish, aggressive play climb fastest. Stop waiting for a team plan that was never coming.

Here is the part supports refuse to accept. Healing is not sacred, it is just one tool among several, and pretending otherwise is how you lose a perfectly winnable match.

Healing is a utility in low elo, not a responsibility. Pocketing a teammate who never trades damage, never takes space, and just stands there is not support, it is charity work for someone who will never say thank you.

Once opponents actually punish mistakes, the calculus flips. Marvel Rivals high elo heroes need to create pressure against players who already know how to peel, dive, and coordinate cooldowns.

Full Ranked List

1. Thor, tank, low elo
2. Angela, tank, high elo
3. Punisher, DPS, low elo
4. Elsa Bloodstone, DPS, high elo
5. Jeff the Land Shark, support, low elo
6. White Fox, support, high elo
7. Venom, tank, honorable mention
8. Star-Lord, DPS, honorable mention
9. Magik, DPS, honorable mention
10. Mantis, support, honorable mention

Threat or Answer, Pick One

There are two ways to matter in a losing game. You either solve problems as they appear, or you become the problem opponents can't ignore. Chasing every fire on the map turns you into an unpaid janitor, and janitors do not carry games. Sometimes the only route to victory is becoming the villain instead of the fixer.

Season 9 Context

None of this happens in a vacuum. The Marvel Rivals Season 9 patch notes introduced a Marvel Rivals Regenerative Shield mechanic that heals bonus health after a few seconds out of combat, which is why mobility-heavy heroes like Thor, Magik, and Angela suddenly refuse to die. On top of that, a full rework of Marvel Rivals team-up abilities reshuffled which duos actually matter, so half the old synergy guides are already garbage.

Every role has its own curve this patch. The Marvel Rivals Season 9 tank tier list now favors selfish, mobile bruisers over classic shield bots. The Marvel Rivals Season 9 DPS tier list rewards burst damage that ignores healers entirely. And the Marvel Rivals Season 9 support tier list got comparatively nerfed, meaning healers who can also fight are worth more than ever.

Stop Trying to Solo Carry

Here is the twist nobody wants to hear. The actual best way to solo carry is to not solo carry at all. One person cannot consistently beat six, not even a smurfing pro, so the smarter move is finding a duo partner who commits to the same plan you do. One Daredevil timing a dive with you turns an impossible 1v6 into a manageable fight your team can actually finish.

Treat solo carrying as a last resort, not a lifestyle. Force it every single game and you become the reason your team loses, not the reason it wins.