Wolverine

Wolverine: counters, matchups and the best team

Hero page by Marvel Counters · Updated October 8, 2026

Wolverine is a Duelist (damage) built around diving into the enemy backline. In our matchup data, the heroes that counter Wolverine hardest are Winter Soldier, The Thing and Namor, while Wolverine beats Devil Dinosaur, Doctor Strange and Groot easily. To make Wolverine the MVP of the match, the best teammates are Captain America, Magneto, Hawkeye, Mantis and Ultron. Below you'll find the full matchup sheet, the reasons behind each matchup and the team that empowers Wolverine.

Quick sheet

Role: Duelist (damage)
Archetype: 🥊 Brawler, 🗡️ Flanker
Playstyle: fights up close (melee) · dives into the enemy backline · can reach the enemy healer
Numbers: ≈72 damage/s (basic attack) · self-sustain ≈40/s
Meta: 46.9% win rate · 4.0% pick rate · 0.9% ban rate

Matchups

How Wolverine does against every other hero, from our hand-reviewed matchup matrix. Tap a hero to open their page.

⚔️ Counters Wolverine

Winter Soldier · 🏆 best counter

🟠 Near counters

Captain America

Invisible Woman

⚪ Even fights

🟢 Wolverine has the edge

🛡️ Wolverine beats easily

Elsa Bloodstone

Mister Fantastic

Jeff the Land Shark

⭐ The team that makes Wolverine the MVP

Teammates picked to empower Wolverine regardless of the enemy: they cover Wolverine's counters, fight in the same style or heal that style well.

Captain America fights in the same style (dive) as Wolverine
Magneto beats Namor, Punisher, who counter Wolverine
Hawkeye beats Winter Soldier, The Thing, Namor, who counter Wolverine
Mantis heals a brawl team well, the way Wolverine plays
Ultron heals a dive team well, the way Wolverine plays

⚠️ What Wolverine struggles with most: Winter Soldier, The Thing, Namor and Punisher.

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Why these matchups go this way

A second opinion written by AI from each hero's kit (shown separately from the main matrix, so it may not match it exactly).

🟢 Wolverine beats easily

Hawkeye His melee mobility puts him on top of a sniper with no escape before he can react.
Luna Snow A static healer has no way to escape a sustained, direct melee dive.
Rocket Raccoon He can get into the backline before the turret has time to react.

🔴 Wolverine struggles against

The Thing In a straight melee clash, his raw health and toughness win out.
Hela Anti-heal shuts off his self-healing right when he needs it most in a direct trade.
Captain America Peel and anti-dive stop his entry before he can pull off the full combo.

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