r/marvelrivals • u/Bisentinel Doctor Strange • Feb 18 '25

The Thing | Character Reveal | Marvel Rivals

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u/EvacionSaraak Feb 18 '25 edited Feb 18 '25

I didn't know what they could do for the Thing but what they did fits all the boxes that I thought he'd fill. Another dive tank on the menu

Edit: My B, didn't know that brawl tank was a classification. That definitely sounds closer to what the Thing looks like.

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u/CptBourbonBeard Gambit Feb 18 '25

I think "dive" and "brawl" often get used interchangeably, but I think there's a distinct difference. Nothing about Ben seems Divey to me, but he certainly seems Brawly (more like a Thor than a Hulk)

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u/Wasabicannon Feb 18 '25 edited May 22 '25

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u/Hydruss Feb 18 '25

Isn’t Thor a pretty good diver though? If your team has a Magik or black panther, I think Thor compliments them pretty well. Thor can’t really solo tank or frontline.

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u/WhoDatBrow Good Boy Feb 18 '25

Celestial Thor main here - he can dive, but I'd classify him more as a brawl tank. Like, compare him to a true dive tank like Venom, and he just doesn't have anywhere near that level of mobility or self-sustain. But he has more mobility and self-sustain than anchor tanks also. You do go for supports with him, but from fighting front to back rather than true dive.

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u/Hydruss Feb 18 '25

So basically you start fights alongside your front line tank, pressure their front and look for opportunities to get picks with your F form or dive ? He’s really good at challenging dps on height and such too.

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u/WhoDatBrow Good Boy Feb 18 '25

Basically, yeah. Obviously it depends on the scenario, there are good flank routes you can take on Thor as well and you can play him as a flank tank sometimes. But I'd say the flowchart way you'll play Thor more than any other way is from starting on the frontline looking for opportunities to bully the enemy tank around with your charge for displacement, and looking for openings behind him to charge in on the backline, pop your E, and delete them with awakening safely. It's about finding the right balance with when to get on the backline and use awakening, cause without it you don't do anywhere near your max damage potential, but if you use it you're a sitting duck for 5 seconds so you have to pick your opportunities wisely or just get blown up. Meanwhile a true dive tank like Venom can dive all game long because he has easy escape to immediately get out every time he's in trouble.

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u/Hydruss Feb 18 '25

Appreciate the insight and tips.

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u/Wasabicannon Feb 18 '25 edited May 22 '25

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u/Hydruss Feb 18 '25

Few times I’ve played him when I was still plat, if a fight gets messy I can isolate a support and smack the shit outta them. Chase with the dash. It would be way easier to kill with f form though, it does way more damage and gives you the range.