Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon guide: Abilities, how to play, and more

Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon is a top-tier Strategist class Hero. Strategists in Marvel Rivals are 'Support' Heroes that aid their team by healing them and offering them the gateway to maximize their potential on the battlefield. Rocket undoubtedly shone quite bright during the closed-beta phase, and even now, we believe that he is a stellar pick for a Strategist.

This article will provide an in-depth look into Rocket Raccoon's versatile kit in Marvel Rivals. To know more about the intricacies attached to this Hero, read below.

Editor's Note: This guide is updated until the December 19 patch of Marvel Rivals. We will update it whenever a new balance update for the character is released.

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Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon: All abilities

Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Rivals is a simple, yet versatile Strategist Hero. He is great for beginners to understand the complexity and requirements expected from this role while providing fantastic healing and supportive output in the game.

As a Strategist, Rockets kit is centered around enabling his team to perform better. He is responsible for keeping their healths topped up, and better yet, offer them powerups to assist them in establishing dominance in the game.

Here's an in-depth look into all his abilities:

Ability	Effect
Bombard Mode	Fire energy projectiles that deal damage
Repair Mode	Shoot bouncing spheres to heal allies
Wild Crawl (Passive 1)	Hold Space to run on a wall
Flying Ace (Passive 2)	Hold Space to fall slowly
Jetpack Dash	Dash forward
B.R.B – Battle Rebirth Beacon	Deploy a Rebirth Beacon that revives a fallen ally and periodically produces armor packs and rocket jet packs
C.Y.A – Cosmic Yarn Amplifier	Deploy a Cosmic Yarn Amplifier that grants allies a Damage Boost
Old Friends	Rocket Raccoon can ride on Groot’s shoulders, receiving Damage reduction
Ammo Invention	Rocket Raccoon throws an Ammo Overload Device in the target direction. Upon entering the device’s range, The Punisher receives the buffs of infinite Ammo and Faster Firing.

Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon is a Strategist character (Image via NetEase Games)

While it might seem that the character has quite a long list of complex abilities, that isn't really the case. He has a fairly attainable skill-ceiling and in our opinion, he is perfectly suited for beginners due to his versatile nature.

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How to play as Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Rivals?

Mobility

Rocket Raccoon Jetpack Dash in Marvel Rivals (Image via NetEase Games)

Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Rivals has great mobility tools at his disposal. Starting from his passive abilities, both Wild Crawl and Flying Ace allow Rocket to quickly traverse up heights, and maintain air-time when he desires. This opens up avenues for taking unclaimed vertical space and sneaking into enemy territory without them knowing so.

Furthermore, Jetpack Dash allows you to dash around the battlefield, claiming space, and allowing you to play around with natural cover when required.

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Playstyle

Being a Strategist, Rocket Raccoon thrives when he plays strictly with his team. Raccoon's kit consists of supportive elements that enhance the gameplay experience of other Heroes in his team. Repair Mode is a fantastic tool to provide healing to your allies as and when required. It is one of the most crucial pieces of Rocket's kit, and as a Strategist, you should ensure that your entire team's health is constantly topped up.

Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon Battle Rebirth Beacon ability (Image via NetEase Games)

Furthermore, he also gets access to Battle Rebirth Beacon which allows him to revive allies and drop armor packs for his team. This ability alone can carry a fight, and at times, turn the tides of the game. Deploy it in an area with natural cover to avoid incoming damage for best results. You will have an unlimited supply of armor and jet packs, providing you with a distinct advantage over your foes.

Note that Rocket isn't merely restricted to a supportive role. The Hero packs a tremendous punch with his machine gun, and you should be spraying down enemies whenever possible.

Ultimate

Cosmic Yarn Amplifier, Rocket's Ultimate ability, boosts your teammates' damage output. This is the perfect tool to wrap up long-drawn engagements and is best used to squash enemy resistance. We also suggest you use it as an initiator tool to overpower enemies when they've got you pinned down.

Best team-ups for Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Rivals

1) Groot and Jeff the Land Shark

Groot is a great duo for Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon (Image via NetEase Games)

Groot, Jeff the Land Shark, and Rocket Raccoon together form the team-up called Planet X Pals. This gives Rocket a special ability, Old Friends, which grants him the ability to ride on Groot’s shoulder, in turn receiving damage reduction.

This is not exactly a destructive team-up in the game, however, the three heroes, as a unit, are very difficult to take down especially considering the extremely powerful abilities possessed by them.

2) The Punisher and Winter Soldier

Winter Soldier is a great duo for Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon (Image via NetEase Games)

The Punisher, Winter Soldier, and Rocket Raccoon form the extremely destructive team-up in Marvel Rivals, Ammo Overload. When this team-up is active, Rocket throws down a device that grants The Punisher and Winter Soldier Infinite Ammo and Faster fire-rate buffs.

Furthermore, Rocket Raccoon being the Team-up Anchor, receives a 5% healing boost.

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Counters for Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon

1) Luna Snow

Luna Snow is a counter to Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon (Image via NetEase Games)

Luna Snow is an excellent counterpick against Rocket Raccoon because of her consistent healing capability. She can reliably counter Rocket’s ability to increase the overall damage output of his team using her Ice Arts and Share the Stage abilities. Her Absolute Zero is just an added bonus and can counter Rocket’s movement mechanics with ease.

Furthermore, Luna’s ultimate, Fate of Both Worlds, is exceptionally strong and completely negates Rocket’s B.R.B. and C.Y.A. abilities.

2) Iron Fist

Iron Fist is a counter to Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon (Image via NetEase Games)

Iron Fist is one of the few Duelists who can go toe-to-toe with Rocket’s movement with his Crane Leap, Wall Runner, and K’un-Lun Kick abilities. Moreover, Rocket being a Strategist, has low base health and fails to keep up with Iron Fist’s damage output, thus getting destroyed in a 1v1 situation against him. Additionally, Iron Fist also possesses an ability called Dragon’s Defense, which is particularly powerful against Rocket as it can absorb and return the damage received through Yat Jee Chung Kuen.

Furthermore, Iron Fist’s ultimate, Living Chi, is incredibly destructive and can melt Rocket Raccoon easily, making him a direct counter to the Strategist.

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Marvel Rivals Rocket Raccoon Lore

Rocket Raccoon is one of the most notorious members of the Guardians of the Galaxy crew. He is a mechanically enhanced talking Raccoon with a love for guns. In case you are not familiar with the character's background, here is an excerpt from his in-game lore:

"He may look cute and fuzzy at first glance, but the space ranger known as Rocket has a bite just as nasty as his attitude. Fortunately, he puts his uncanny technical aptitude to use for good as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. When Star-Lord signed on for a mission to explore Klyntar, Rocket tagged along for some easy target practice shooting symbiotes. But when their ship crashed, Rocket unexpectedly found himself in a fight for his life, trying to keep his fellow Guardians safe until help arrived."

That's all there is to know about Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Rivals.

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