Marvel Rivals Duelist · Season 10.5
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Winter Soldier is a Duelist hero in Marvel Rivals with 275 health and a 3/5 difficulty rating. Winter Soldier joined the game in Season 0 on December 6, 2024. In Season 10.5 ranked, Winter Soldier has a 46.9% win rate (C tier, #44 of 54) and is picked by 17.0% of teams. Winter Soldier's team-ups are Timeless Veterans (with The Punisher) and Expert Instinct (with Elsa Bloodstone). The ultimate is Kraken Impact.
Explosive rounds for 80 on a direct hit, plus 45 in a 5 m cone to enemies behind the target. He has only 3 shots per clip, but his bionic arm abilities reload it.
He leaps, dashes and slams for 70 damage in 5 m, marking enemies for 5 s. Marked enemies below 20% health die instantly, and a cull lets him recast within 8 s, so chain it through a weakened team.
Charge to throw a hook that reaches 10 m after 0.5 s and up to 20 m at 1 s, pulling in the first target and enemies behind them. Drag a healer in and finish them. 15 s cooldown.
A 9 m dash that grabs enemies in the way for 25 damage and ends in a 65-damage uppercut that launches them. With a 10 s cooldown, it works to engage or to follow up a hook.
A piercing electric punch for 55 that slows by 25% for 2 s and knocks flying heroes out of the air. It has 2 charges that recharge in 6 s each.
Using his arm abilities reloads Roterstern and gives bonus health: 40 for Bionic Hook and Tainted Voltage, 50 for Trooper's Fist and Kraken Impact. Weave abilities between shots.
Ability stats from the Marvel Rivals Wiki (Fandom), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Winter Soldier has 2 team-up loadouts. Pick one before the match: it always works, and its enhanced effect turns on when the partner hero is on your team.
Adds Burst Spike on C: a bionic arm blast that hits for 85 up to 15.25 m ahead and knocks enemies back, every 12 seconds. With The Punisher on the team the push goes farther and briefly grounds enemies, cutting off movement abilities; pick it to peel divers.
Ranked win rate with The Punisher: 44.9% (-2.0 vs Winter Soldier's 46.9% overall, 7,243 matches)
Partner: Elsa Bloodstone
A passive that grants a Culling Instinct stack per 500 damage or takedown, up to 2, each cutting 1.5 seconds from his other cooldowns; dying costs one. With Elsa Bloodstone on the team, Ceaseless Charge gives 55 bonus health on every ability, so pick it for long fights.
Ranked win rate with Elsa Bloodstone: 49.5% (+2.6 vs Winter Soldier's 46.9% overall, 8,797 matches)
Winter Soldier has 275 health and only 3 shots per clip, so pressure him right after Bionic Hook and Trooper's Fist go on their 15 and 10-second cooldowns, when his reloads and bonus health slow down. Heroes who hold ground or get out of reach quickly do well against him, like Peni Parker with her webs and mines or Rocket Raccoon with Jetpack Dash. When he uses Kraken Impact, heal anyone below 20% health straight away, because a marked enemy under that line dies instantly and gives him another cast.
| Tier (Season 10.5 ranked) | C |
|---|---|
| Win rate | 46.86% (#44 of 54 heroes) |
| Pick rate | 17.0% of teams (#12 of 54) |
| Ban rate | 11.0% of teams (#9 most banned) |
| Win rate in Season 10 | 46.56% |
| Ranked matches | 335,973 |
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Ranked, all ranks. A dot marks a season with an official balance change to Winter Soldier.
Summaries of the official balance posts. Every patch is on the patch notes page.
Patch history from the Marvel Rivals Wiki (Fandom), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Winter Soldier was released in Season 0 on December 6, 2024 and is playable now.
Winter Soldier is a Duelist in Marvel Rivals with a difficulty rating of 3 out of 5. Winter Soldier's main attack type is projectile.
In Season 10.5 ranked, Winter Soldier has a 46.9% win rate (C tier, #44 of 54) across 335,973 matches. That is about the same as 46.6% in Season 10. Winter Soldier is picked by 17.0% of teams (#12 of 54) and banned by 11.0% (#9).
Winter Soldier struggles against Iron Fist, Wolverine and Loki. Winter Soldier has 275 health and only 3 shots per clip, so pressure him right after Bionic Hook and Trooper's Fist go on their 15 and 10-second cooldowns, when his reloads and bonus health slow down. Heroes who hold ground or get out of reach quickly do well against him, like Peni Parker with her webs and mines or Rocket Raccoon with Jetpack Dash. When he uses Kraken Impact, heal anyone below 20% health straight away, because a marked enemy under that line dies instantly and gives him another cast.
Winter Soldier has 275 health in Season 10.5.
Winter Soldier's ultimate is Kraken Impact. He leaps, dashes and slams for 70 damage in 5 m, marking enemies for 5 s. Marked enemies below 20% health die instantly, and a cull lets him recast within 8 s, so chain it through a weakened team.
Winter Soldier is voiced by Eliah Mountjoy.
Winter Soldier has 2 team-up loadouts: Timeless Veterans (with The Punisher) and Expert Instinct (with Elsa Bloodstone). Pick one before the match; its enhanced effect turns on when the partner hero is on your team. In ranked, Winter Soldier wins 44.9% with The Punisher on the team and 49.5% with Elsa Bloodstone on the team, against 46.9% overall.
In Season 10 on September 11, 2026: 3 nerfs. Every change is listed in the patch history on this page.
In Season 10 (Version 20260911, September 11, 2026): Slower Tainted Voltage charges, weaker slow and Elsa team-up.
In Season 4 (Version 20250912, September 12, 2025): Trooper's Fist second strike now briefly blocks enemy mobility.
By ranked win rate, Season 9 at 49.9%. The lowest was Season 6.5 at 44.9%.
