Since Overwatch launched in 2016, I've drifted in and out of Blizzard's hero shooter. While its "everyone is broken so nobody is broken" philosophy was chipped away by reworks and competitive-minded balance tweaks intent on establishing a meta, I longed for the days where one feral Winston could bludgeon an ill-prepared team with his bare-hands. Luckily, Marvel Rivals has done a fantastic job at recapturing that chaos – and as an agent of said chaos, I'm obsessed with the game's current Vanguard roster.
Sure, it's fun to watch health bars disappear as a damage-dealing Duelist, or see them steadily rise while playing a more supportive Strategist. But you know what's better? Watching your own health refuse to budge while everyone else's (friend or foe, it makes no difference) collapses like a dying star. That is the unshakeable power – nay, the burden – of Vanguards, who must hold the line and cling to the objective at all costs. Sometimes, as a little treat, you can sic yourself on the enemy's backline and cackle as they crumble around you. And if we lose because of it? Eh, blame the Duelist.
