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Official Marvel Rivals stats show Mantis dominates, Magik is a sleeper hit, everyone loves Jeff even if he kind of sucks, and Black Widow is in the dumpster

Marvel Rivals' Season 1 Hero Hot List reveals surprising win and pick rates; Mantis boasts the highest win rate across all modes while Jeff the Land Shark, despite popularity, lags behind. Competitive mode data shows platform-specific trends.

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As the Marvel Rivals Season 1 release date approaches, developer NetEase Games rolled out an official "Hero Hot List" collating hero pick rates and win rates across platforms and modes. Act surprised: Jeff the Land Shark is the most popular hero in quickplay. Now *actually *act surprised: he has the second-worst win rate across all modes.

Quickplay data is unified while competitive data is split between console and PC. Here are some standout stats from the quickplay win rates and pick rates:

Marvel Rivals' competitive mode stats reveal a few different trends. However, one thing remains constant: Mantis is the highest win rate hero across all modes and platforms, with a nearly identical 55.2% competitive record on PC and 55.4% on console. But while she has the highest win rate, Mantis is only the third most-picked hero in competitive on both console and PC. Here are a few more highlights:

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