| Captain America | Worth it | Very tanky and a nice DPS boost, but still miles behind others. Needs his newest uni to really shine |
| Drax | NOT worth it | Not improved enough and other combats are better |
| Groot | So-so | Great survivability and a decent supporting character. Team heal also heals the whole BW team. However very low DPS and his team buff can now be achieved from obelisks. Has 2 unis which allow him to fit in 3 classes. His Baby uni turns him to speed and really boosts his damage. |
| Iron Fist | Worth it | Great DPS, good at BW and AB. His Hobo uni and a snare resist allow him to score huge numbers in ABX |
| Black Panther | Worth it | 2 I-frames and improved tankiness. The re-spec REALLY helped him all across the board. |
| Moon Knight | Worth it | Great survivability but low DPS, good at BW and AB |
| Punisher | NOT worth it | much better DPS but still slow and too weak compared to other combat T2 |
| Nebula | So-so | decent CC but not enough improvement to make her very useful, however if you are F2P and don't have Carnage she is the only option for ABX Combat Villain |
| Crossbones | So-so | MUST have his uni to benefit from the T2 crit bonus, otherwise he has low DPS. Fun to play but there are much better options |
| Hulk | So-so | Real improvement over T1, but still a bit disappointing and lacks damage compared to the other Hulks. |
| Red Hulk | Worth it | Multiple good heals and some serious DPS if using his own leadership with a fire boost. Uni turns him into a hero |
| Hulkling | NOT worth it | Skills are too slow, damage is too low, and poor survivability. Has trouble clearing SL stage 1. |
| White Tiger | So-so | Worthless without her T2 but still not a huge improvement. Decent DPS and great against single targets. |
| Venom | So-so | Great damage boost but still lacks defense. The CC he has is a great distraction in Shadowlands. His Anti-Venom turns him into a top tier combat HERO, so he can fill two roles |
| Carnage | Worth it | Great invincibility and DPS boost. Nearly untouchable. Mandatory if players want a top score in ABX combat villain. |
| Shang-Chi | So-so | Great damage against single targets but doesn't excel in any modes |
| Giant-Man | NOT worth it | I-frames help his tanking but he still takes a lot of hits |
| Blade | So-so | Good DPS boost but heal passive is still not strong enough |
| War Wolf | So-so | A decent boost that benefits the whole team but not a huge improvement to himself. Top teams like to use him to boost ABX scores. |
| She-Hulk | So-so | Very tanky and exactly how the Hulks should have been from the start, but doesn't excel at anything. Still only used for her leadership |
| Sif | Worth it | Does decent damage and good survivability. The uni really helps. |
| Ulik | So-so | Situational. Can stun-lock heroes in SL but other then that, mediocre. |
| Hogun | So-so | Great damage and a debuff. |
| Volstagg | So-so | Nice team boost to defense, but it is best to avoid damage completely instead of just minimizing it. |
| Hulk Buster | So-so | Solid all-around boost to a mid-tier character |
| Bullseye | So-so | Great survivability and average DPS from ranged attacks, plus his pierce against immunity is triggered, not permanent |
| Amadeus Cho | Worth it | Great damage and can be built extremely tanky. If you T2 him, get the uni and go for a dodge build. |
| Luke Cage | Worth it | Good damage and physical damage immunity. Not a top priority, but great. |
| Jessica Jones | So-so | A lower tier version of Luke Cage's T2. |
| Doc Oc | So-so | A small buff on his web and a decent damage boost |
| Kingpin | So-so | A small boost to a outdated, ex-meta character (a la Loki). Luxury, not a priority. |
| Kamala Kahn | Worth it | A decent damage boost plus a 30% heal makes her really tanky, similar to Moon Knight. Add an invincibility obelisk to her so she won't get one-shot killed. |
| Gorgon | So-so | Depends on stuns and binds so useful in SL but not BW. Basic att and def boost at T2. |
| Deathlok | NOT worth it | Still lacks DPS and survivability. His shield 5 hits/5 sec only blocks 5 hits of multi-hit attacks. |
| Agent Venom | Worth it | One of the best combat characters. Great DPS, shield, heal, I-frame... amazing |
| Beast | So-so | Not required for Jean and weak stats. He is one of the few characters that offers a team buff and isn't only used for his buff |
| Lizard | ??? | |
| Sandman | Worth it | A good all-around character who gets even tankier and an impressive damage boost at T2. |
| Rhino | Worth it | He is a wrecking ball. The reflect ignore only counters a few niche characters, but his pierce is very useful |