Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Tier List: Current Rankings

Q: What is new in the map compared to the first two games?

The map is roughly twice the size at about 20.8 square kilometres across 14 districts. Manhattan returns and Brooklyn and Queens are added: Brooklyn splits into Downtown Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Little Odessa, while Queens splits into Astoria and Downtown Queens. The Coney Island stretch and the Brooklyn Bridge are both on the map, and the lower-rise outer boroughs are why Web Wings exist.

Q: Do Peter and Miles share progress?

Partly. City activities, gadgets and the 26-skill shared tree apply to both. The exclusive trees do not: Peter has 19 skills of his own and Miles has 17, and those points come from playing as that character. Switching between them regularly in the open world keeps both trees filling rather than leaving one behind.

Q: How many gadgets are there?

Five. Web Shooters and Upshot are available from the start, then Web Grabber, Concussion Burst and finally Ricochet Web, which takes the longest to unlock. Concussion Burst becomes Sonic Burst later in the campaign when Peter and Miles retune it to disrupt symbiotes. The Web Grabber is generally considered the strongest of the five once Grabtastic and Heave Ho are bought.

Q: What does New Game Plus add?

It carries your progress into a fresh run and converts levelling into Ultimate Levels, each costing 40,000 XP against the 4,000 that regular levels need. Every Ultimate Level unlocks a new suit style, and getting all of them means reaching Ultimate Level 9. Ultimate difficulty also becomes available once the campaign has been finished once.

Q: How does the PC version hold up?

Nixxes handled the port and it launched on 30 January 2025 with ray tracing, DLSS 3 upscaling, ultra-wide support and DualSense features when the controller is wired. It is the same content as the PlayStation 5 release rather than a cut-down version, and the graphics options go well beyond the console presets.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 tier list ranking every role and weapon. Updated rankings with detailed reasoning.

EarlyGuides Editorial Team

Researched and editorially reviewed. Updated August 12, 2026.

This Marvel's Spider-Man 2 tier list ranks every major option by overall effectiveness. Rankings factor in damage output, survivability, versatility, gear requirements, and how well each option scales.

Tier definitions: S = best in class, always a strong pick. A = strong and competitive, minor weaknesses. B = solid but clearly outperformed in most situations. C = viable only for players who enjoy the playstyle.

Characters Rankings

Tier	Role	Rating	Playstyle
A	Peter with Spider-Arms	8.5/10	Balanced approach
A	Peter with the symbiote	8.5/10	Balanced approach
A	Peter with Anti-Venom	8.5/10	Balanced approach
A	Miles Venom powers	8.5/10	Balanced approach
A	Shared tree generalist	8.5/10	Balanced approach

Detailed Characters Analysis

Peter with Spider-Arms (A-Tier)

Peter with Spider-Arms is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Web Shooters. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Peter with the symbiote (A-Tier)

Peter with the symbiote is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Upshot. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Peter with Anti-Venom (A-Tier)

Peter with Anti-Venom is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Web Grabber. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Miles Venom powers (A-Tier)

Miles Venom powers is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Concussion Burst. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Shared tree generalist (A-Tier)

Shared tree generalist is a competitive option in the current meta.

Best with: Ricochet Web. See our builds guide for full setup. Stat focus: Balanced stats

Weapons Rankings

Weapon	Best With	Notes
Web Shooters	Webbing enemies to walls, stealth takedown setup, keeping Focus topped up	The default gadget and the one you never unequip.
Upshot	Starting air combos and buying breathing room from melee enemies	Fires a volley that suspends enemies in the air, leaving them open to aerial combos.
Web Grabber	Crowd control, setting up area abilities, the single best gadget in the game	Fires webbing across a radius and then yanks everything inside it, enemies and throwable objects alike, into a single point.
Concussion Burst	Panic clearing when you get surrounded, and disrupting symbiote enemies after the upgrade	Knocks back everything nearby with a concussive blast, and becomes Sonic Burst later in the campaign once Peter and Miles retune it to disrupt symbiotes.
Ricochet Web	Webbing scattered enemies who are too spread out for the Web Grabber	The last gadget to unlock.

Check our weapons guide for in-depth stats and comparisons.

Weapons Analysis

Web Shooters: The default gadget and the one you never unequip. Increased Capacity adds 4 shots, Splash Zone turns the third shot into an area effect, and Web Burst knocks enemies back at point-blank range. Recycle boosts the Focus you gain from hits, which quietly supports every other build.

Upshot: Fires a volley that suspends enemies in the air, leaving them open to aerial combos. Heavy Pop Up extends it to Brute-class enemies and Fire Power raises the number of projectiles per volley, so a single use can lift a small group.

Web Grabber: Fires webbing across a radius and then yanks everything inside it, enemies and throwable objects alike, into a single point. Grabtastic raises the capacity from 4 to 6, Heave Ho adds Brutes, and Remix electrifies the objects it deploys.

Concussion Burst: Knocks back everything nearby with a concussive blast, and becomes Sonic Burst later in the campaign once Peter and Miles retune it to disrupt symbiotes. Burst Disarm makes enemies drop weapons and Shockwave widens the radius.

Ricochet Web: The last gadget to unlock. It fires a projectile that bounces between enemies and webs each one it touches. Increased Potency adds bounces and Split Shot divides the projectile on ricochet, which turns one shot into a webbed group.

Meta Analysis

The current meta in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 centers on Two Spider-Men on one save and Parry and Perfect Dodge. Builds that leverage both systems outperform those that focus on only one. Our combat guide explains these interactions in depth.

What's strong right now:

Peter with Spider-Arms with Web Shooters is the benchmark. Everything else is measured against it.
Three skill trees builds are gaining ground as players find new combinations.
Peter with Anti-Venom remains essential for learning hard content. See the boss guide.

What's underrated:

Peter with the symbiote is consistently overlooked despite being the most flexible option.
Web Grabber offers excellent performance for its investment level.

What's overhyped:

Pure Shared tree generalist builds. High ceiling but the consistency isn't there for most players.

Quick Picks by Situation

Situation	Best Role	Best Weapon	Why
Overall best	Peter with Spider-Arms	Web Shooters	Highest consistent performance
New player	Peter with the symbiote	Upshot	Most forgiving, teaches mechanics
Hard content	Peter with Anti-Venom	Web Grabber	Survivability when you need it
Group play	Miles Venom powers	Concussion Burst	Utility and team support
Experienced player	Shared tree generalist	Ricochet Web	Unique challenge and high ceiling

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