Despite being one of the more niche picks inMarvel Rivals, there’s no denying thatPeni Parkeris an absolutely monstrous anchor Vanguard in certain maps and modes. Unlike other heroes in her role, she thrives as a tactician, firmly stationing herself at key positions and placing traps nearby that catch enemies off guard.

Peni has three main traps that make her unstoppable at locking down objectives — mines, web snares, and, of course, her Spider-Nest. If you’re unfortunate enough to get caught by any of these, you’ll either be helpless and immobilized in a challenging position or notice half your HP vanish from her explosives. As such, you’ll want to find the right counterplays for when Peni’s almost an immovable object.

Peni Parker snaring another Peni Parker in the Practice Range in Marvel Rivals.

How To Counter Peni Parker

While she doesn’t have a shield nor ways to randomly generate bonus health like other Vanguards,Peni Parker can shoot and stand on web strandsthat constantly regenerate HP. She can also use these web strands topull herself to a targeted point, using it as her main escape tool.

Her most powerful ability, by far, though, is the Cyber-Web Snare, the most anxiety-inducing ability for any dive character in Marvel Rivals. This projectile attacksnares an enemy for just under one second, which is usually enough time to finish any Duelist or Strategist if they’re low on HP or don’t have a backup.

Doctor Strange holding his shield against Peni in the Practice Range in Marvel Rivals.

Peni Parker can use her Cyber-Web Snare to cancel heroes out of most regularand even Ultimate abilities. For instance,she can knock the Scarlet Witch out of her ultby webbing her mid-animation.

Furthermore, if you get snared inside the Bionic Spider-Nest, it’s almost definitely a killbecause of the hidden mines and Spider-Droneswaiting to devour your HP.Peni’s Spider-Nest is like her central hub; when inside, she gains a movement boost, regenerates HP, and her mines are completely invisible until detonation.

Mantis using her slumbering power against Peni Parker in the Practice Range in Marvel Rivals.

Given her kit, your way to effectively counter Peni Parker boils tofinding and destroying her Spider-Nest. The nest is what makes her seemingly unstoppable, and thus, is her primary weakness. Once it’s destroyed,there’s a dragging 15-second cooldownbefore Peni can deploy it again, and without it, she’s nothing more than a slow brick you can easily take down.

you’re able to also use range and mobilityto your advantage; Peni’s primary fire, despite having limitless ammo with a solid range and fire rate, isn’t anything special because of its abysmal damage output. As such,her ranged firepower will barely tickle you, and if you can dodge her snare with some strafing, you won’t have to worry about offensive abilities.

Iron Man performing a cannon attack against Peni Parker in the Practice Range in Marvel Rivals.

During Peni Parker’s Ultimate Ability, you can mostly avoid her attacks by staying out of her extended web strands. Additionally, if you notice Peni doesn’t have any support during her ult, you should try knocking her out, since doing so immediately removes all the strands made in the ult.

How To Counter Peni Parker As A Vanguard

If you’re a Vanguard main who wants to neutralize Peni Parker,look no further than Doctor Strangeand Magneto. On top ofbeing the most popular tanks in the game, they both share a common ability —a high-radius shield that can neglect all of Peni’s long-range attacks, including her primary fire and the Cyber-Web Snare.

Magneto’s Metal Bulwark and Iron Bulwark can also nullify the damagefrom Spider-Drones and Spider-Mines, making it viable to attack Peni at point-blank range.

For close-range Vanguards like Hulk, Thor, orGroot,it may be tougher to directly counter Peni, but there are still a couple of strategies you can apply. Like Magneto,Hulk’s barrier-granting Indestructible Guard ability gives him immunityto the Nest and mines, so you canget a few hits inandhead back until the barrier recharges. On the other hand,Thor can use his Storm Surge ability to push Penioutside her Nest’s range, leaving her vulnerable to follow-up melee attacks.

The more isolated you make her, the harder it is for her to escape, and once she’s isolated, she doesn’t have theoffensive or defensive capabilities to keep up with most Vanguards. As a whole, though, you generally want tokeep your distance against Peni Parkeror use your defense mechanisms (like bonus health, shields, and barriers) to absorb her traps.

How To Counter Peni Parker As A Strategist

Peni Parker’s kit, aside from her Cyber-Web Snare,isn’t really a threat to Strategists, primarily because sheneither has the mobility nor the damage outputto track down healers and take them out. The most she can do istemporarily stun you from afar with the snare, which you can dodge with minimal strafing.

Because of hertremendous sizeandslow movement speed, Peni’s highly susceptible to immobilizing,so Luna Snow’s Absolute ZeroandMantis' Slumbering Spore abilities are great against her.Cloak and Dagger’s Terror Cape can also be an impactful move, since itsBlinding effect candefinitelyhinder Peni from snaringandhitting targetsremotely.

Never go near Peni Parker’s Spider-Nest as the lingering drones will likely kill you in a few seconds.

How To Counter Peni Parker As A Duelist

Despite Peni Parker’s sheer prowess against melee, dive, andassassin heroes like Spider-ManandIron Fist, there aremore than a handful of Duelist archetypesthat can deal with her. For starters,Wolverine is the perfect counter-pick for her;he’s the strongest anti-Vanguard hero in the game, and once he cuts her off from the Nest,it’s basically a death sentence.

Beyond Wolverine,Peni’s incredibly weak against aerial Duelistslike Iron ManandStorm. The fact her long-range attacks are all projectiles means they’re slower the more they travel, so as long as you maintain space, there’s a high chancenone of her firepower is going to touch you.

you may also be a nightmare for this Vanguardif you have solidandhigh single-shot damage output, so this would include Duelists likeHela,Hawkeye,Namor,Winter Soldier,and Black Widow. It’s surprisinglyeasy to connect your headshots against Peni, and when you consider that she doesn’t have any last-resort mechanics like bonus health or a shield, you can quickly eliminate her before she escapes or recovers.

If you’re a melee duelist with blitzing mobility like Black Panther, you’re able to immediately hover over Peni’s Nest to prematurely trigger any nearby mines. This can make follow-up dives significantly less risky.