"Surprising Stats Reveal Marvel Rivals' Top Hero"

To enhance the gameplay experience and boost the popularity of characters like Storm and Black Widow, who were previously underutilized, NetEase Games made significant adjustments to the balance of Marvel Rivals' heroes in January as Season 1 kicked off.

Post-update, Storm has seen remarkable improvements, catapulting her to the forefront of player preferences and effectiveness. According to Rivals Meta, Storm now boasts the highest win rate in the game, marking a significant leap from her former standing on the hero selection list.

In competitive play, Storm's win percentage has soared above 56%, and her pick rate has climbed to 16%. This is a stark contrast to her previous negligible pick rate of less than 1%, now surpassing heroes like Adam Warlock, Jeff, Spider-Man, Hela, Hulk, Magic, Iron Man, and many others.

Despite Storm's rise, the duo of Cloak and Dagger remains the most popular character pairing of the season, though their win percentage has slipped below 49%. Meanwhile, Black Widow continues to lag behind as the least sought-after and least successful character in the game.

Marvel Rivals is currently enjoying a surge in popularity, with hundreds of thousands of players engaging in both casual and competitive modes. Achieving the Grandmaster title, an elite status, is a feat accomplished by only 0.1% of players, even with the Celestial rank in play.

Reaching such heights is challenging, yet one player has achieved something extraordinary in the first season. This player reached Grandmaster without taking any damage across 108 games, focusing solely on healing teammates as Rocket Raccoon. They managed to restore over 2.9 million health points and recorded nearly 3,500 assists, all while avoiding knockouts.