Mastering Assists in Marvel Rivals: A Guide to Support and Strategy

Many Marvel Rivals players focus on securing kills, but achieving assist-based challenges requires a different approach. This guide explains how to earn assists and highlights the best characters for the task.

Understanding Assists in Marvel Rivals

The game's stats screen displays kills, deaths, and assists. Unlike many games, dealing damage doesn't contribute to assists. Assists are earned exclusively by supporting teammates through healing, shielding, or incapacitating enemies to set up kills for allies.

This makes healers and tanks ideal for racking up assists. If you primarily play damage-dealing characters, you'll need to adapt your strategy to complete assist-focused challenges.

Top Characters for Assists in Marvel Rivals

Several characters excel at providing support and securing assists:

• Jeff the Land Shark: While not a top Strategist, his versatile healing abilities create ample opportunities for teammate assists.

• Mantis: The premier support character. Her healing and enemy incapacitation (Spore Slumber) make her exceptionally effective at generating assists. The main challenge is securing her early in a match.

• Peni Parker: A strong tank option. Her Cyber-Web Snare immobilizes enemies, making them easy targets for allies to finish off.

• Doctor Strange: Another excellent tank choice. His powerful shield keeps teammates alive, allowing them to secure kills while you earn assists.

• Storm: The top Duelist for assist-seeking players. Her Weather Control enhances ally damage and speed, leading to quicker enemy eliminations and more assists for you.

This guide covers the mechanics of earning assists and recommends the best characters to maximize your support contributions in Marvel Rivals. For more Marvel Rivals content, check out our guide on Chronoverse Saga Achievements in Season 1.

Marvel Rivals is currently available on PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S.