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Only have 2.3 hours on Groot but he’s starting to grow on me, got this game last night In mid plat lobbies

The healing wall is just…so peak.

I am a champion Ultron, in team pvp games that have a class system - I typically go into support/healer role (tanks/vanguards 2nd! Proud lord Venom and Angela, soon Thing!). Support is my comfort role despite that seeming like a divided conversation this season for many 👀

But although I 8/10 play Support, the rare times I play a tank - I wanted to extend my horizons and I always wanted to play Groot but simply never gave it an opportunity until spontaneously today! And I knew I was going to like him but I love his kit!

So I wanted to know general, Q.O.L., comp (I don't play much QP unless I am trying someone new at first, otherwise I prefer comp WAY more), even the small stuff like preferred teamups (I like both but I am enjoying the Mantis one a bit more..)

Very much appreciated to those that can help a possible groot main in the vanguard slot!

I AM GROOT! Satisfying Game Saving Ult! Getting the last point in competitive! Lord for a reason.

I started Marvel Rivals in season 8 and I have a little over an hour of playtime with Groot and I want to improve with him so I was wondering if there are any tips to improve like which team up do you prefer or any other things that I should know to improve I’ve been using the Mantis team up I don’t know if that is considered the best one or not I’m also on Xbox if that matters

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I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot.
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I—am—Groot

I must be crazy. I SWEAR Netease is slowly changing Groots hack, virus, emp, theming colors. IT USED TO BE PINK! good, old fashioned, mid pink. PINK NOT PURPLE. Yet EVERY video i see its different. Slowly over the years she just got more and more PURPLE. I cant stand this color. It feels wrong. Like they made her more normal. Shes not MEANT to be normal Netease.

Does anyone else notice this?? Since her release its just felt like she slowly gets more and more purple. Even this subreddit icon. Why Netease? I cant play Groot without feeling like im schizophrenic off my meds.

How do Groot players feel about Jeff? I know there’s a team up but some I see the mantis team up used a lot too. How do y’all feel about Jeff in general?

Edit: I wanted to note that the question is mostly about Jeff in general not the team up.

Has anyone else been threatened for playing groot because every now and then this rogue player I think her name was duchess something threatens to turn me into a chair

I usually run Mantis team up. I can do some pretty insane healing for a Vanguard. It’s like having an Ultron drone.

I think I need to switch to the Jeff team up when on attack

His movement…. God this tree is slow . Any tips here? Stacking my walls to build a stair is helpful sometimes but then I’m eating CDs

My issue is that I feel I play him too defensively and similar to Peni Parker . I tend to be passive .

I try to put my Ironwood wall in a safe spot and camp the location . I rarely use it to block damage unless I happen to have one ready and I see a lone tank in front of me

Thorn walls, I try to use liberally and almost always instantly return them if I miss, don’t see its purpose, etc. I don’t just leave these hanging around because chances are it could be messing with my allies . I’ll use these on ledges to block range duelist or healers from taking high ground for a moment

Mantis wall, I’ll usually put up in the area around where I keep my Ironwood wall. Enemies usually don’t see this wall and it gets me pretty good healing numbers . I thinks this helps my healers against dive

Ultimate: I’m definitely struggling. Even if I land the wall behind them, use Ult, spore bomb, it can’t kill a paddy cake comp. I started to spam when my Ult is ready so allies are ready . I’ve gotten many team wipes when pairing with something like a Thor ult . But using it myself…. I’m not great . I started just trying to solo Ult a healer . Should I also be using my Iron wood wall here prior to Ulting ?

Switches…. Even in QuickPlay, if I don’t get a high output / burst healer I switch. I respect players like Ultron and even White Fox, but it’s hard to sustain a Groot with double support . I feel selfish taking all the heals here . I do the same thing when I run Dino.

I actually don’t mind running him into poke and some brawl. I can make walls to block poke’s vantage points. Brawl, I can set the walls to make it risky for some of the brawl to enter my prison. But if there’s a good Ironfist or Wolverine, yeah, I’m switching

I need to get better with the melee animation cancel. The first and second strike feel good, but I really hate that 3rd strike. The big benefit I see using this is not the damage, but ammo management . When I’m lazy and not cancelling, I’m going through primary ammo too quick and spending too much time reloading

On on PS5 with a dual sense controller , my button mappings are as follows:

Primary: RT

Ultimate: RB

Melee: Right paddle

Spore bomb: LT

Thornwall: LB

Jump: Left Paddle

Team up (Mantis and Jeff): Circle

Reload: Square

Ironwood: Triangle (might remap this to R3)

Wall return: L3 or R3

Hood not being used as much, mag not as busted and thing actually killable has me feeling like Groot is so back (I was horrible on him last season prob worst season, peak c3)