Marvel Rivals Support Strike Explained: Why Won’t Anyone Play Healers?

Support players in Marvel Rivals have officially gone on “strike.”

Yes, you read that right – a portion of the Marvel Rivals community has decided to boycott playing healers in the game following a recent controversy involving popular streamer ‘Necros,’ who recently made a series of dismissive comments towards Strategist players.

Marvel Rivals Necros Drama & “Support Strike”

During one of his livestreams, Necros expressed his disdain for support players, calling them names like “idiots” and “morons.”

“This is why I hate support players, guys,” the 26-year-old said in the stream. “I hate support players because they are literally allergic to good takes. They’re just morons, they’re idiots and I f**king hate them.”

Following this, Necros found himself under fire from the Marvel Rivals community across various social media forums.

Reddit user ‘Revolutionary-Ad6480’ called out Necros for his statement and shared his experiences as a Strategist player climbing the ranked ladder of Marvel Rivals.

“That kind of statement, coming from a big voice in the community, does real damage,” the Reddit post reads. “Streamers don’t get to opt out of influence — if you have a following, what you say matters in your community. And now we’re seeing the consequences of that.”

“I was playing support and I wasn’t doing bad — nearly 50k healing, only two deaths, same damage blocked as our DPS, and just 10k less total damage dealt,” they continued. “Still, someone in voice chat told me: ‘Necros was right, you support players are all brain dead.’ And that’s the exact problem. This mindset is being validated and amplified, and it makes playing the role feel increasingly thankless.”

Other Reddit users in the comments section echoed the sentiment, arguing that support is the most challenging role in the game, especially with dive Duelists constantly targeting them in the current meta of the hero shooter.

It didn’t take long for the “support strike” to spread across other social media, including X, TikTok, Instagram, and others.

Others have also criticised the Marvel Rivals support strike, arguing that it’s an easy way to throw ranked games and unfairly targets players who are just trying to enjoy the game.

While the true scale of the support strike is still debatable, don’t be surprised if you find yourself filling in as a Strategist more often over the next few weeks, at least until the upcoming mid-season healer buffs arrive.