How to play as Hulk in Marvel Rivals Closed Beta

Hulk is one of the most popular picks in Marvel Rivals as a massive tanky force ready to punch anything in his path. He is a Vanguard-type hero, meaning he boasts high health, ideal for soaking up incoming damage. Keeping in line with his in-universe lore, he utilizes melee attack gamma radiation moves to bring foes to their knees.

This makes him a solid pick for those checking out the "Tank" heroes in Marvel Rivals. Here is everything you need to know about using Hulk in the 6v6 hero shooter from NetEase Games.

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Hulk in Marvel Rivals: All abilities

Unlike other heroes in the game, there are three 'forms' to Hulk, from the human Bruce Banner to the powered-up Monster Hulk:

Bruce Banner

Abilities	Effect
Gamma Ray Gun (LMB)	Fire with a Gamma Ray Gun
Gamma Grenade (L-Shift)	Throw a Gamma Grenade to inflict damage and knock foes airborne
Puny Banner (Q)	Transform from Bruce Banner into Hero Hulk
Gamma Boost (Passive)	Team-Up Ability: Hulk charges Doctor Strange and Iron Man with Gamma Radiation. When Doctor Strange uses Maelstrom of Madness, he unleashes excess gamma energy. When Iron Man uses Armor Overdrive, he will initiate a gamma upgrade.

Hero Hulk

Abilities	Effect
Heavy Blow (LMB)	Swing fists forward to punch enemies
Indestructible Guard (L-Shift)	Generate Gamma Shields for Hero Hulk and nearby allies, absorbing and converting damage into energy for HULK SMASH!
Radioactive Lockdown (E)	Emit Gamma Energy to place enemies in a quantum void that renders them immobilized and immune to all ability effects
Incredible Leap (Space)	Hold Space to perform a charged leap that allows Hero Hulk to Knock a flying enemy to the ground
Gamma Burst (RMB)	Emit gamma-ray bursts to inflict damage
HULK SMASH! (Q)	Unleash stored gamma energy transforming from Hero Hulk to Monster Hulk for a limited time
Gamma Overdrive (Passive)	Team-Up Ability: Hulk charges Doctor Strange and Iron Man with Gamma Radiation. When Doctor Strange uses Maelstrom of Madness, he unleashes excess gamma energy. When Iron Man uses Armor Overdrive, he will initiate a gamma upgrade.

Monster Hulk

Abilities	Effect
Heavy Blow (LMB)	Swing fists forward to punch enemies
Radioactive Lockdown (E)	Emit Gamma Energy to place enemies in a quantum void that renders them immobilized and immune to all ability effects
Incredible Leap (Space)	Hold Space to perform a charged leap that allows Hero Hulk to Knock a flying enemy to the ground
World Ender (Q)	Grab and smash the enemy in front
Gamma Overdrive (Passive)	Team-Up Ability: Hulk charges Doctor Strange and Iron Man with Gamma Radiation. When Doctor Strange uses Maelstrom of Madness, he unleashes excess gamma energy. When Iron Man uses Armor Overdrive, he will initiate a gamma upgrade.

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Hulk ability guide in Marvel Rivals

Movement

Hulk has verticality (Image via NetEase)

Bruce Banner is a fragile hero, equipped with only a pistol and no movement abilities. Meanwhile, his Hero and Monster Hulk forms can jump forward and knock down flying foes in their path. Since Hulk is limited to melee or short-range attacks, this is great for dealing with flying heroes - however hitting them is the hard part since most can fly indefinitely.

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Playstyle

His human form has very low HP so there's some risk involved when using it (Image via NetEase)

Hulk is one of the more complex heroes in Marvel Rivals, and as such is not a good pick for newcomers. Starting as Bruce, you can transform him into Hero Hulk to obtain his set of abilities. His playstyle revolves around dealing with squishy foes and charging up to transform into Monster Hulk - and cause chaos in general, on top of protecting allies whenever possible.

His Radioactive Lockdown is especially a game changer, able to trap foes temporarily, allowing allies to dispatch them. His agility with Incredible Leap enable him to escape sticky situations but takes some getting used to. Similar to DVA from Overwatch, both Hulk and Bruce have separate health pools - and Hulk will revert into Banner when his HP is depleted.

It is best to transform into Hulk when Bruce is low on HP and take shots from a distance in the meantime. Furthermore, he requires a steady stream of healing as he does not have as much sustainability as other Vanguard class characters, especially in the Monster Hulk form which has perhaps the largest hitbox in the game of anyone in the roster - so those who wish to pick him up should bear that in mind.

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Team Up

Practice to ensure proper teamwork (image via NetEase)

His Team-Up ability bestows gamma attacks on Doctor Strange and Iron Man with gamma powers. This makes them more powerful by empowering them. since this Team-Up Ability is Passive unlike other abilities in Marvel Rivals, it is all the more reason to have Iron Man and Doctor Strange on your team.

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Ultimate

Hulk Smash, indeed (Image via NetEase)

Hulk's three forms have one "Ultimate" each. As Bruce, the Ult button transforms him into Hero Hulk, while the green beast's Ult transforms him into Monster Hulk. This final form while active for a limited time, makes him even more tanky and powerful. While he does lose his shield in this form, he gains a new Ultimate, allowing him to grab a foe and smash them to the ground several times.

Marvel Rivals is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S platforms.