Jeff the Land Shark has most likely some of the notorious ultimates in Marvel Rivals. With the flexibility to swallow up any hero that will get caught up within the space of impact, pal or foe, after which launch them off the aspect of the map (or into an ulting Scarlet Witch—sellers alternative). It’s a handful to counter and even tougher to flee, however fortunately, Guangyun Chen, the director of Marvel Rivals, has one useful tip for gamers to recollect.
“We even have an attention-grabbing tip for find out how to keep away from Jeff’s final,” Chens says in an interview with Metro. “Make positive you retain your formation unfold out, and as quickly as you hear Jeff saying ‘Nom, Nom, Nom’ earlier than he unleashes the final word, you need to scatter away. And do not hesitate to make use of your Mobility abilities if it’s essential to.” In different phrases, gamers simply must cease panicking, git gud, and flee the scene as rapidly as doable.
Jeff’s ult was so annoying to cope with in Season 0 that it needs to be nerfed as a part of the hero modifications for Season 1. His final capability vary went from a 10m sphere to a 10m radius, with a 5m excessive cylindrical spell area. This change meant that it was simpler for flying heroes to get out of the realm of impact, and the vary of the flexibility higher match the warning marker. The final’s casting time was additionally supposedly made slightly longer so gamers had extra time to flee its clutches, however I’ve discovered the change is barely noticeable.
There are already loads of heroes that may dodge Jeff’s ult animation by simply flying off or zipping away, like Star-Lord, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Venom, Hela, Black Panther, Psylocke, Doctor Strange, and Scarlet Witch. But working from Jeff’s final is not the one solution to counter it. Over the previous few weeks, I’ve witnessed and used varied methods and skills to flee the clutches of this little land shark.
While Punisher can get away utilizing his zip traces, he’s additionally resistant to Jeff’s final whereas he is in his turret. The animation of Punisher getting in his turret can be sufficient to negate the final word. Then there’s Hulk and Magneto’s bubble defend, Namor’s water defend, or Luna Snow’s final, which might all defend the customers from getting gulped.
There are additionally some barely extra complicated skills to negate Jeff’s jaws, however this may occasionally take slightly extra observe to tug off. If you are enjoying Groot, a hero who cannot transfer very quick, your finest guess at surviving the final word is to position a wall between you and the centre of Jeff’s ult—if he cannot see you, then you’ll be spared. Moon Knight may also keep away from Jeff’s ult if he throws his grappling hook on the floor by his toes, as this may launch him up into the sky and out of hurt’s method.
But my favorite solution to keep away from Jeff’s final, and the one one which has actual potential for saving your complete group as effectively, is Cloak and Dagger’s proper click on. To be extra particular, it’s essential to use Cloak’s right-click, which briefly makes you and some other teammate throughout the radius resistant to incoming harm. The space of impact for this capability is about the identical dimension as Jeff’s ult, so for those who time it proper, it can save you all of your teammates caught within the whirlpool in a single go.
Players will most likely get extra attuned to coping with Jeff because the seasons proceed. I’m already reflexively avoiding this annoying ult with a few my more-played heroes. But in the meanwhile, as gamers get extra observe countering the ult, it is most likely finest to comply with the director’s recommendation and scatter on the first signal of hazard.
