Stephen Strange is easily the most popular Vanguard ever Marvel Rivals in beta, largely because his portal ability led to hilarious viral moments of making enemies walk off the side of the map out of spawn. But that's a microcosm of what makes him such a strong tank, as the experimentation he allows is unmatched by almost any other character on the roster.
Bottom line, Doctor Strange is one of the most effective defensive heroes because his shield is a giant Reinhardt-style wall that can protect multiple heroes at once. But after you do that with the wizard's flight-based move, his abilities as a shutdown character make him a great counter to some of the biggest threats in the game. Is your enemy Hela about to unleash a truly devastating fate on your team? Eat up her face, throw up your shield, and give your team a chance to take cover before she can damage you. Is the enemy team putting too much pressure on your team to get out of spawn successfully? Throw up a portal and attack them from behind. And yes, a well-placed portal can play amazing mind games with the enemy teamtricking them into walking into a chasm, or leading them into a loop by placing both ends of the port in front of their spawning room doors.
Doctor Strange is the kind of hero you need to keep a game like Marvel Rivals interesting Currently, NetEase he hasn't been putting up with too many shenanigans players have been searching for the first month of the game, and because of how long it is, I hope that Doctor Strange will continue to be one of the most unique and experimental characters in the game.
