5 best heroes to team-up with Iron Man in Marvel Rivals

Iron Man in Marvel Rivals is one of the most popular Duelist heroes in the entire roster. This character remains airborne permanently and shoots nano pulse cannons as his primary weapon that can deal direct and splash damage. The alternate fire activates the Unibeam and deals massive damage when aimed and tracked on enemies properly.

Iron Man in Marvel Rivals stands out in almost any team composition as the hero attacks from above and can be targeted by characters like Hawkeye, Hela, or Black Widow easily. This is where you need teammates who can flank around and score kills on enemy Duelists and Strategists. Heroes like Magneto can be a lifesaver as they can provide personal shields for some time.

Editor's Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author’s opinion. Furthermore, the contents of this guide have been updated to the latest patch deployed on March 13, 2025. This article will be further updated as a new balance update goes live for Marvel Rivals in the near future.

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5 characters you should pair with Iron Man in Marvel Rivals

Here is a list of the heroes that you can pick to team up with Iron Man in Marvel Rivals:

1) Adam Warlock

Adam Warlock is good with Iron Man (Image via NetEase Games)

Adam Warlock is one of the best characters you can pair with Iron Man in Marvel Rivals. Since he possesses healing abilities, providing support to the former is quite easy for him. Moreover, if there are teammates near the character Adam is healing, the healing projectile will bounce among them, healing everyone.

Apart from that, Adam can deal a decent amount of damage with his weapon and finish enemies wounded by Iron Man. Since he can heal himself, both of them can jump onto a single target right after regenerating health.

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2) Wolverine

Wolverine can be paired with Iron Man (Image via NetEase Games)

While Wolverine is a melee character in Marvel Rivals, he can work well when paired with Iron Man. Equipped with an exceptional kit, the former can leap towards an opponent that the latter is targeting and finish them off. Moreover, Iron Man can watch over Wolverine and make sure he doesn’t get involved in a fight that he is bound to lose. Even if he does, Tony can help Logan out to ensure his safety.

When in the right hands, Wolverine is practically immortal; therefore, make sure to pick the right targets together with Iron Man and eliminate them one by one.

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3) Star-Lord

Star-Lord can fly in Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)

Another hero who can be paired with Iron Man is Star-Lord. While he can easily counter the latter, you should be teaming both of them up as they have exceptional synergy. Both characters can fly to some extent and drop the enemies together.

When someone tries to eliminate Iron Man, Star-Lord can easily make sure the opponent fails by defeating them as soon as possible. While both characters are significantly strong together, they can split up and try to catch the enemies off guard.

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4) Hulk

Hulk can grant additional buffs to Iron Man (Image via NetEase Games)

The best Vanguard for Iron Man in Marvel Rivals is Hulk. When this green monster is deployed, he and Iron Man can benefit from their passive Team-Up ability. The former charges the latter's abilities with the Gamma Overdrive ability, which allows Iron Man to deal additional damage with every hit.

Therefore, if you are thinking of playing Iron Man, it's best to pair him up with Hulk in Marvel Rivals. During matches, the latter can easily create chaos while the former flies around and secures eliminations.

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5) Magneto

Magneto can grant shields to Iron Man(Image via NetEase Games)

Magneto is another great Vanguard to pair with Iron Man. Although he cannot activate the Team-Up abilities of the former, he can grant him shields that will come in handy in various situations. Since Magneto's job as a Vanguard involves ensuring the opponents don't run around and mess up his team's formation, he will mostly be occupied in the front lines.

Check out: Marvel Rivals Magneto guide

However, Magento's ability to grant shields to his allies is exceptionally useful when there is an Iron Man on the team. He can also block any incoming damage when Tony drops to the ground before jumping in the air again.

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Iron Man in Marvel Rivals is the obvious damage dealer and can turn the tides of war with his ultimate ability during team fights. The blast radius is quite big and works well against grouped-up enemies. However, you can also make use of this ability to clear out routes by forcing the opponent team to dodge. Although it is a risky strategy that puts your ultimate on cooldown, it can help your team maintain map control for the match objective.

Iron Man in Marvel Rivals generally has to adopt a poke playstyle where players need to retreat after getting hit a few times. Use this opportunity to swap places and take a different angle to keep the enemies engaged at all times.

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