How to counter Psylocke in Marvel Rivals

Psylocke in Marvel Rivals is a duelist hero in the game. She is quite hard to deal with considering the fact that her kit provides her with invisibility, dash, and a very high DPS attack. She generally acts as a flanker in the game, targeting Strategists and other low HP heroes.

As stated above, Psylocke in Marvel Rivals can be tricky to deal with as her dashes are quite powerful and travel far. Combined with Vanguards blocking the path and Strategists providing heals and damage buffs, Psylocke can become a nightmare for small health pool heroes like Mantis and Jeff. This is why the team needs to keep a constant check on this Duelist who can deal burst damage to rake in kills.

That said, this article will provide you with a detailed brief on the 5 best heroes to counter Iron Fist in Marvel Rivals. We have curated this list to feature the heroes that we believe are best suited to shut down this duelist in-game.

Disclaimer: The contents of this article solely reflect the views and opinions of the writer. The entries in this list have been made with respect to the ongoing meta in the game, and it is inclusive of all the hero balance changes that have been incorporated with the latest March 13 patch notes for the title.

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Best heroes to counter Psylocke in Marvel Rivals

1) Mantis

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Mantis is a healer or Strategist in Marvel Rivals and has one of the best kits in the game. She can buff and heal allies while dishing out a lot of damage if you can land her projectiles. She also effectively deals with flankers like Psylocke in Marvel Rivals with her Spore Slumber ability that puts a target to sleep.

When a Psylocke tries to flank you, use Spore Slumber on her. Then buff yourself with the Natural Anger ability and land a few shots on her. This will dispatch the mutant easily.

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2) Scarlet Witch

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Wanda Maximoff is another great counter to flankers like Iron Fist or Psylocke in Marvel Rivals as she excels in draining their life force. Her primary fire automatically targets an enemy if you aim it in their general direction and drains their HP bar. This allows her to effectively deal with flanking foes, either killing them or making them retreat to rethink their strategy.

Wanda can also deny a small area with her Dark Seal ability, denying essential routes to flank the backline, reducing Psylocke's ability to move around the map.

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3) Peni Parker

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Peni Parker is a solid tank who has a few abilities that can deny Psylocke's ability to flank your team. Her mecha Spider can shoot nets that stun flankers, and her mines can be concealed in her Spider-Nest radius.

This allows you to place your Bionic Spider-Nest device close to possible flank routes, and set up your mines in a way that can deal with any flankers lurking in the corner. Her primary fire also deals a ton of damage and can be used to make the enemy psylocke retreat.

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4) The Punisher

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Frank Castle is a beast when it comes to taking down any hero, let alone a flanker. He has some of the highest damage-dealing abilities in the game and can melt most non-tank characters with a single magazine on his rifle. As long as you can land your shots, he can completely neutralize Psylocke.

What makes The Punisher extremely capable of dealing with flankers is his secondary shotgun. Given characters like Psylocke need to come close to get kills, The Punisher can use his shotgun to take her out before she can eliminate your healer.

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5) Hawkeye

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The last pick on our list of heroes to counter Psylocke in Marvel Rivals has a relatively higher skill floor. Clint Barton's bow and arrow can effectively one-hit kill most targets, and given he sticks to the backline, he can take out any lurking Psylocke players.

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On the downside, you must be very accurate with his weapons. If you are willing to put in the time, there is a lot of potential to explore with Hawkeye besides shutting down the pesky Psylocke in Marvel Rivals.

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One of the most important factors that players need to focus on countering Psylocke is teamwork and communication. Without adept communication, this melee hero will absolutely tear through your backline. Talk to your team, stay aware of his movements, and you will be able to stop Psylocke from having any impact in the game. If you play your cards right, you will force the player to swap to a different hero in the game.

Her ultimate ability is an area-of-effect attack, and if you are not aware of her positioning, and when she might have it, your team will get wiped. Tracking her ultimate, and furthermore, staying aware of her position will allow you to stay one step ahead of this hero and evade the attack. However, in case you do happen to get hit by it, communicating with your Strategist to use their ultimate will help you sustain the damage and remain capable of fighting against her team.

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