Is Namor Marvel Rivals Hidden OP?

Ever since it was posted at the end of Season 0, I’ve been investigating the official Marvel Rivals “Hero Hot List”. The statistical differences between ranks has always fascinated me in competitive games, and Rivals is no exception here.

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With the exception of Luna Snow and Mantis, nearly every hero has a considerably different pick rate depending on which rank you search in. Yet no one has a bigger pick rate differential between Grandmaster+ and Bronze than Namor.

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Why Does Namor Have A Low Pick Rate?

Rated as a two-star difficulty hero in Marvel Rivals, Namor isn’t too hard to play. His low pick rate isn’t a matter of complexity, but likely caused by his unconventional kit. He is a projectile hero who heavily depends on his Monstro Spawns to maximize DPS.

Namor Quickplay Pick Rate

These Monstros are essentially octopi turrets which automatically shoot enemies in direct line of sight. Namor can have two of these spawned simultaneously, and he can also control who they’re shooting at if he hits them with his main Normal Attack, or his Right Click, Wrath of the Seven Seas, which also buffs his turrets.

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Namor’s kit is unintuitive to play at first, and rewards good map knowledge. Experienced players will be familiar enough with all maps to figure out the best positions to place Monstros at, but people just trying him out might feel that he lacks something.

He isn’t flashy like most melee characters, he doesn’t have an ultimate that single-handedly melts people like Hela, Punisher, or Iron Man do. All these factors likely contribute to his below average pick rate, which gets progressively worse in lower ranks.

Namor’s Pick Rate Through All Ranks

On the other hand, his pick rate gets better the higher ranked you get. Let’s break down the numbers.

Namor Overall Competitive Duelist Pick Rate

• Quickplay PC and Console - Namor is the second least picked hero in the entire game in the Quickplay queue. This is the only category in which the official website mixes PC and Console stats. He sits at a 2.76% pick rate, only ahead of Storm, which has 1.66%.
• Competitive Overall PC - Namor jumps to a bit below middle of the table with a 4.34% pick rate, paired with a win rate of 51.25%.This makes him the 26th most picked hero in the game, with the 5th highest win rate out of every Duelist. Unimpressive stats.
• Bronze - In Rivals’ lowest rank, Namor jumps back down to 5th least played Duelist, with a 3.07% pick rate. His win rate climbs slightly to 51.94%, but the pick rate is too low to make that number impressive.
• Silver - Climbing a rank raises Namor’s pick rate by almost an entire point, putting him at 3.95%. His win rate decreases slightly to 51.63%.

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• Gold - Reaching Gold Rank brings Namor to 4.94% pick rate, putting him in 9th most picked, the middle of the Duelist pool. 51.21% win rate.
• Platinum - Platinum brings the highest increase in pick rate yet, over an entire point. Namor is picked 6.74% of the time, winning 50.74% of his games.
• Diamond - Another massive increase brings Namor to top 5 most picked Duelists with 8.35% pick rate. His win rate finally falls between 50%, but only barely, sitting at 49.86%.
• Grandmaster And Above - The biggest increase in pick rate comes in Marvel Rivals’ highest PC ranks. Namor shoots to 10.39% pick rate, sitting only behind Punisher and Psylocke as the third most picked Duelist in the game. With a 49.13% win rate, the only hero who outperforms him in the the three most picked is Psylocke, who dominates all statistics.

From Bronze to Grandmaster+ Namor climbs from a 3.07% pick rate to 10.39%. A 7.32% increase only costs 2.81% win rate, which is truly impressive.

Grandmaster And Above Pick Rate

These stats are all taken from Marvel Rivals’ official Hero Hot List, which was updated on the 6th of January 2025. Given the QOL buffs to Namor and the direct buffs he got through his Team Up ability with Luna Snow, his Pick Rate might be even higher now.

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As the meta starts solidifying with the game progressing through Season 1, and with how high Luna Snow’s pick and win rates are, we expect Namor to quickly shoot upwards to become one of the most popular Duelists in the game, throughout all ranks.

If you want to get started on your journey with this hero, check out Amano76, the highest ranked Namor.

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