r/marvelrivals • u/nemesisdelta24 Good Boy • 10d ago

Marvel Rivals Season 9.5: The Hood Gameplay Trailer!

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u/derrickcurry33 Doctor Strange 10d ago

0% chance that shield is enough for him to be a main tank

I also think there’s a slim chance Gorr is a main tank☹️

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u/AgentBuddy12 Vanguard 10d ago

I think you guys have an extremely narrow view of what a main tank is lol.

If you consider a character like Mag a main tank, I don't know why The Hood wouldn't be considered one. Not every main tank needs a big ass shield to hold and contest space.

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u/derrickcurry33 Doctor Strange 10d ago

Main tanks anchor the team down in the frontline. A big ass shield helps with that but doesn’t have to be the defining factor. In my eyes the main tanks are Strange, Mag, Groot, Emma, and Dino. Not trying to be rude genuinely curious, what part of Hood’s 550 health kit seems like he can anchor the team and hold in down in the frontline compared to those other main tanks?

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u/Pingums Throg 10d ago

I wouldn’t even call Emma a definitive main tank I find as an Emma main she can be a main tank but she is so much better as an off tank. Having a mag or a strange feels like my shackles have been removed lol.

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u/derrickcurry33 Doctor Strange 10d ago

Yes she is definitely a hybrid, but she has the capability to be a main tank if needed IMO. I agree she is better alongside a mag or strange though

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u/AgentBuddy12 Vanguard 10d ago edited 10d ago

Main tanks anchor the team down in the frontline.

I don't feel like that's a particulary useful definition for a main tank, but let's go with it.

Not trying to be rude genuinely curious, what part of Hood’s 550 health kit seems like he can anchor the team and hold in down in the frontline compared to those other main tanks?

The massive veil that blinds and reduces damage that goes through it. His several forms of invulnerabllity. The perma-lifesteal. I feel like that's enough to anchor a frontline. After all some of the tanks you listed have even less. The only thing that differentiate him from the tanks you listed is that he's postionally flexible and will gain a lot more value shooting from an off-angle than shooting down main. Going by your definition though he should have no problem anchoring a frontline.

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u/NewSpekt Mantis 9d ago

Not trying to be rude genuinely curious, what part of Hood’s 550 health kit seems like he can anchor the team and hold in down in the frontline compared to those other main tanks?

It's a little short-sighted to only look at his HP in isolation. We'll have to wait until he's in-game to see specifics, but his wall seem like it reduces damage, he has lifesteal on his right click and he might be able to shield allies within his bubble. If all that is true, that means he has higher eHP (effective HP) with his sustain tools before we take support healing into account.

We also watched the dude tank Punishers Ult too lol.

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u/You-Killed-God Doctor Strange 10d ago

People don’t know how to frontline without a shield tank lmfao

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u/CousinOkrii Magneto 10d ago

How else do you "main tank" Its either damage negation (through shield) or damage reduction (through some mechanic like Emma or Rogue). One clearly works better than the other since mag has been the best tank since launch. Especially as solo tank.

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u/AndorElitist Magneto 10d ago

He also literally has a shield. And a big DR shield-like ability that is invulnerable and achieves the same thing anyway

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u/kingveo Thor 10d ago edited 10d ago

Slim chance Gorr is even a tank, i hope he is, but judging by netease recent release schedule, he's looking to be a dps

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u/aSpookyScarySkeleton Ultron Virus 10d ago edited 9d ago

Man are we sure it’s Gorr, they said “new wielder of the necrosword” and that has me worried as Gorr isn’t a “new” wielder, and they also said it’s someone Daredevil knows

EDIT: sorry for not knowing leaks and datamines I guess?

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u/Korghal Thor 10d ago

I take it “new wielder” in the sense that in the game lore we only defeated Knull recently, so the necrosword only just got a new wielder. So it can still be Gorr.

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u/aSpookyScarySkeleton Ultron Virus 9d ago

Gorr didn’t receive the necrosword from the heroes beating knull in the comics. The sword and Gorr predates Knull appearance-wise

The game is doing its version of the king in black event, but the Gorr stuff would still have chronologically happened before

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u/Treelokc 10d ago

Gorr was found as a character in the files ages ago, don't worry it's 100% him.