Marvel Rivals: Ultimate Hulk Guide

Hulk is a Vanguard hero in Marvel Rivals. He specializes as an Aggro Grabbing Dive Tank that can quickly jump in and out of the enemy ranks to cause incredible disruption, putting the enemy team in disarray. He has excellent mobility, potent damage, and varied playstyles that can be a nuisance of the playing field. The Jade Giant gets four out of five stars in terms of difficulty, meaning it is hard to wrap your head around his transforming phases, but once you have it down to a T, the overall playstyle is relatively straightforward and devastating.

This handy guide will walk you through some smashing strategies on how to play Hulk in Marvel Rivals. We’ll check out his abilities, share a few lesser-known tips, and give you the lowdown on how to really nail that angry playstyle.

All Hulk Abilities In Marvel Rivals

Bruce Banner Abilities

In the Bruce Banner form, he only has 200 HP. He also starts the match with his ultimate fully charged, ready to transform into Hero Hulk.

Name	Type	Details
Gamma Ray Gun	Normal Attack	He has a gun that fires gamma ray projectiles at enemies.
Gamma Grenade	Offensive Ability	He throws a grenade that deals damage and Launch Up enemies.
Puny Banner	Transformation Ultimate Ability	He transforms into Hero Hulk.

Hero Hulk Abilities

Hero Hulk has 650 HP. If Hero Hulk’s HP is depleted, he will automatically transform into Bruce Banner. He doesn’t instantly die as Hulk.

Name	Type	Details
Heavy Blow	Normal Attack	He punches enemies with his massive fists.
Gamma Burst	Offensive Ability	He claps his hands and sends a gamma projectile that deals damage.
Radioactive Lockdown	Control/Debuff Ability	He casts a projectile that immobilizes the targetted enemy for a short duration. (Check the next section for more info)
Indestructible Guard	Defensive Ability	Conjures a gamma shield on himself and nearby allies. The shield converts damage into Ultimate Energy.
Incredible Leap	Movement Ability	Holding the jump button will perform a charged leap, allowing him to reach farther locations.
Hulk Smash!	Transformation Ultimate Ability	Transform into Monster Hulk for a short duration.
Gamma Fastball	Team-Up Ability	Hulk can lift Wolverine and throw him forward.
Gamma Boost	Team-Up Ability	Hulk charges Doctor Strange and Iron Man with gamma radiation, buffing their certain abilities with unique effects.

Monster Hulk Abilities

Monster Hulk has a whopping 1400 HP. He will revert to Hero Hulk once the 12-second duration is up. Or, he will transform into Bruce Banner if his HP is consumed. Hero Hulk and Monster Hulk are generally the same except for a few unique abilities and buffs to existing skills.

Name	Type	Details
Heavy Blow	Normal Attack	They are the same punches as before, but they hit harder and Launches Up enemies.
Gamma Burst	Offensive Ability	The same projectile but deals more damage and recharges faster.
Radioactive Lockdown	Control/Debuff Ability	The same immobilizing projectile but flies faster, and the cooldown is lowered.
	Monster Hulk doesn’t have the Indestructible Guard ability.
Incredible Leap	Movement Ability	The leap functions the same; it just charges faster.
World Breaker	Ultimate Ability	Grabs an enemy and smashes them multiple times into the ground.
Gamma Fastball	Team-Up Ability	Same as before.
Gamma Boost	Team-Up Ability	Same as before.

Hulk has a myriad of unorthodox abilities owing to his transforming nature. Each form has its own abilities with its particular nuances that you need to know to understand what this hero is all about properly:

Bruce Banner

Gamma Ray Gun:

Each projectile deals 16 damage per hit.
Has an ammo count of 25.
Shots can Critical Hit.
Successful hits will grant Ultimate Energy. You’ll gain 4% energy on body shots and 10% on Critical Hit.

Gamma Grenade:

The grenade explodes on impact, dealing 40 damage to all caught in its AoE.
The blast radius is 3m.
The blast launches up or knockback enemies.
It will also launch Bruce Banner if it explodes under his feet. It is suitable for reaching high ground in his human form.
The explosion also restores 50 Ultimate Energy if Bruce Banner is inside its AoE.
Has a cooldown of 8 seconds.

Puny Banner:

This ability only costs 600 Ultimate Energy to charge up, one of the lowest of all the Ultimate in Marvel Rivals.
While in the transforming animation, the hero is invincible from all enemy attacks.

Hero Hulk

Heavy Blow:

These punches have a melee range of 4.5m.
Each punch deals 40 damage.

Gamma Burst:

The projectile has a surprisingly long range but travels relatively slowly. It is best to be used in close-range engagements.
The projectile travels through enemies, hitting all within its path. It doesn’t travel through surfaces, though.
It deals 70 damage.
Has an 8-second cooldown.

Radioactive Lockdown:

The projectile itself deals only 5 damage.
The impacted enemy will remain trapped (paralyzed) for 2 seconds.
The affected enemy won’t receive any damage or healing from anyone.
Only Hulk’s Heavy Blow and Gamma Burst will hurt the enemy and remove the status effect.
Has a cooldown of 15 seconds.

Indestructible Guard:

Any ally within a 5m radius will receive a gamma shield when activated.
Hulk’s shield will absorb 200 hit points, while his allies’ shield will soak in 100 points.
The shields will remain active for a maximum of 2.5 seconds or till their hitpoint value fully depletes.
Damage received by these shields will fill Hulk’s Ultimate.
Hulk’s shield will convert 100% of damage into Ultimate Energy. His allies’ shield only converts 10% damage.
Has a cooldown of 12 seconds.

Incredible Leap:

While holding the jump button, you can see a trajectory arc that indicates where you’ll land.
The longer you hold the button, the farther and faster he’ll jump.
The minimum charge time to gain the leap is 0.7 seconds, while the maximum is 2 seconds.
Pressing the jump button mid-flight towards a wall will allow him to cling to it.
Any enemy flying hero in the middle of his flight path will get knocked down.

Hulk Smash!:

The transformation lasts only 12 seconds at max or until his HP is exhausted.
While transforming, he is immune to all damage.
It grants Hulk a plethora of unique effects while it lasts.

Gamma Fastball:

This Team-Up is only available in either of the Hulk forms, not as Bruce Banner.
You’ll need a Wolverine in your team to use this skill.
Both heroes need to stand close and press the ability key for Wolverine to be grabbed by the Hulk. It doesn’t work if only one presses the button.
Hulk will have to then aim and throw Wolverine at the targetted location.
Wolverine can be hurled at a maximum distance of 20m.
If Wolverine is not thrown, the cooldown will be only 3 seconds. If thrown, the cooldown is 15 seconds.

Gamma Boost:

This Team-Up is available even in Bruce Banner form.
You’ll need either a Doctor Strange or an Iron Man in your team to reap the benefits of this skill.
Doctor Strange’s Maelstrom of Madness ability changes into Gamma Maelstrom.
Iron Man’s Armor Overdrive ability will initiate a gamma upgrade.
Hero Hulk and Monster Hulk will gain +150 Max HP during this team-up. Bruce Banner won’t receive any HP buff, though.

Monster Hulk

Heavy Blow:

The range increases to 5m.
The damage rises to 70 per punch.
The attack speed is slightly slower.
Enemy struck will be knocked back / launched up.

Gamma Burst:

The damage is boosted to 125.
The cooldown is reduced significantly to just 1 second.
The projectile speed is slower.
Everything else is the same.

Radioactive Lockdown:

The projectile speed is boosted to 150m/s.
The ability cooldowns much faster, in just 5 seconds.
The immobilization duration and everything else remain the same.

Incredible Leap:

The maximum charge time for the leap can be reached faster, in just 1.5 seconds.

World Breaker:

He can only grab the opponent in front of him within the 5m range.
The whole attack animation lasts for 5 seconds.
He pummels the enemy 5 times, with each blow dealing 40 damage, totaling 200 damage.
While locked in the animation, he can still receive damage, although it is reduced by 30%.
You’ll get a free World Breaker charge after transforming into Monster Hulk.

How To Play Hulk In Marvel Rivals

This part covers the key points to remember when you’re playing as Hulk in Marvel Rival:

You should spend most of your time in Hero Hulk form to remain highly effective in the match. Bruce Banner has the lowest HP out of all the heroes in Marvel Rivals, thus putting him at an extreme disadvantage in this form.
If you revert to Bruce Banner, use his Gamma Ray Gun and Gamma Grenade to accumulate ultimate energy faster and transform back to Hulk ASAP!
You’ll need a group of allies around you to charge up your ultimate faster when using the Indestructible Guard ability.
Hulk’s hitbox is considerably large, especially in Monster Hulk form, which makes him an easy target for ranged enemies.
He effectively has two health bars, giving him a last-ditch moment to get out of trouble when he transforms into Bruce Banner.
He is a frontline tank through and through that thrives at the melee range. Couple that with his amazing mobility skills, which means you can quickly close in gaps and keep up the pressure.
He starts off the match with his ultimate, Puny Banner, fully charged which allows him to take the Hulk form from the get-go. Time the transformation right to get the most out of this free ultimate.
Despite him being mostly a melee Vanguard, he does have two projectile attacks.
Radioactive Lockdown can prevent enemies from capturing an objective.
He is perfect for causing disruptions in the enemy team by jumping into their huddles and unleashing mayhem.
Increasing mouse sensitivity might come in handy for quickly punching opponents left and right or for rapidly jumping to and from engagements.
You should treat Hulk less as a Vanguard and more as a DPS. He won’t be as effective at soaking up damage or advancing the frontline, but rather at disrupting mid-skirmishes and diving behind enemy lines.

Pro Tips

Now that we know what the Hulk and his forms are capable of, let’s dive into some tips and tricks to really maximize his anger issues. Here are some pro-level strategies taken from various top-ranking Hulk players in Marvel Rivals:

1) Primary Combo

Hulk’s fists are his bread and butter; however, instead of just standing around and punching, you need to mix in his other skills for the best outcomes. The first thing to note is that all of his abilities cancel his Heavy Blow primary attacks so you shouldn’t worry about timing when combining moves, making his combos extremely fluid.

The ideal combo would go something like this; Incredible Leap onto an enemy, right before you land perform a Heavy Blow followed by a Gamma Burst clap, then end with a string of Heavy Blows. You can even fire the Gamma Burst mid-air while jumping towards the target.

This will be your most reliable attack pattern that allows you to reposition immediately without being bothered by cooldowns for your damage output.

2) Cancelling With Radioactive Lockdown

Radioactive Lockdown is arguably the most misused ability by most players. It shouldn’t be used willy-nilly. It will trap enemies only to be attacked by you, and if you freeze someone being pressured by your ally, then you are taking away their kill. Not to mention its hefty cooldown time demands that you use it precisely.

There are many ways to use this power correctly, like:

Use it during a combo attack where your opponent is trying to escape either yourself or your team.
You can disrupt many key ultimates with this ability. You can completely neutralize Star-Lord’s ultimate or other more time-based ultimates, like Magik’s, can be slowed down and lower their effectiveness.
It can be used to take out annoying DPS heroes, like the Punisher, or stop a shielded hero like Doctor Strange from protecting their team. Immobilize these key targets and gun them down quickly.
When diving backline healers, you can use it to trap the one with the better healing powers, like Luna Snow, and put down the other healer. Doing so will stop the better healer from keeping the other healer alive.

3) Bubble Up!

The Indestructible Guard is a very versatile tool at Hulk’s disposal. It is great at accumulating ultimate charge for him, and it protects your teammates in sticky situations. Nonetheless, it can be used both offensively and defensively.

A very common offensive way to use the ability is when leaping into a fight. Deal as much damage as possible and when the bubble breaks, jump out.

The defensive way is to help your allies survive a barrage of enemies’ abilities, especially some crowd-control enemy ultimate. It is great at fully absorbing a full hit of an ultimate, no matter the damage. Iron Man, Groot, Jeff the Land Shark, and Cloak and Dagger’s ultimate can be entirely negated when you time this ability right.

4) Hopping Hulk

What separates a great Hulk from a master Hulk is going to be his mobility. The Incredible Leap has no cooldown and is somewhat wonky to use. To negate that, it is a good practice to almost always be holding down the jump button even in the middle of the fight.

Doing so can allow you to jump into a fight immediately, wreak havoc, and jump out. By holding the jump button, you will always have access to the maximum jump speed and distance, which is a whopping 20m when fully charged, letting you weave in and out of battle at a moment’s notice.

Key Tip: Practice holding the button just above the red bar that appears when charging the leap and you can quickly jump a huge distance.

You can even use this to annoy flying heroes like Iron Man and Storm and create a no-fly zone by jumping between walls. Furthermore, diving enemy backlines, like healers and snipers, should be a Hulk’s secondary role, and this massive jump will make this incredibly easy to pull off.

In addition, the wall clinging ability can be used to get a good vantage point on enemies and dive them when they least expect it. Another thing to remember is that most players will assume Hulk will land after a jump and will be prepared to gun you down. If you instead cling to a wall, you are likely to disorient them, throwing their aim off and giving you an element of surprise from this unorthodox wall angle.

You can jump onto some geometry above an entrance where enemies are likely to enter and startle them when they least expect it.

5) Channeling Your Anger

The transformation itself from Hulk Smash! ultimate can be used to your advantage. Since you are invincible during this period, you can pop it off at the right time and avoid heaps of damage coming your way.

Also, you can save the ultimate as Hero Hulk and continue to seek out fights without backing off. Once your health falls below critical, activate the ultimate, and you’ll gain a fresh 1400 HP, allowing you to continue the chaos.

Of course, in the Monster Hulk form, you want to be as aggressive as possible to capitalize on the short duration. The loss of Indestructible Guard in this state is offset by the massive health pool and quick cooldowns of his other abilities, not to mention the damage boost.

6) Get Familiar With Monster Hulk

Hulk’s primary attack will deal 70 damage in Monster Hulk form and knockback enemies. This launch can be a little tricky to manage when you’re trying to pull off a combo. You can counter this by learning to juggle. Punch the enemy and leap towards them as they fly away and land another punch or Gamma Blast while airborne.

You can largely ignore the Radioactive Lockdown even though the cooldown is much shorter. This is because you should spend more time being offensive. Use it only for any enemy trying to escape, but for the most part, you want to be punching and clapping.

Speaking of clapping, the Gamma Burst should get your attention. In this form, this ability has virtually no cooldown (only 1 second) and you’re dealing 125 damage per clap. This can easily melt supports and Duelists, like Black Panther. Use the same Leap+Heavy Blow+Gamma Burst+Heavy Blow combo as before and most squishes can be easily dealt with.

The World Breaker ultimate takes its sweet time of 5 seconds to pull off, and with a total of 12 seconds in this form, you are wasting that time in dealing with a single target when you should be zipping between multiple targets. To get the most out of it, use the ultimate right before the timer is about to run out. This will effectively increase your time as Monster Hulk since the full animation will play out regardless of the timer, and you’d be going out with a bang. Aim it towards healers and tanks for best results.

Hulk is not an easy hero to pick and play in Marvel Rivals. His whole transforming gimmick does require some getting used to and playing to the strengths of each form. There is a stark difference between the Hulk and Bruce Banner states, which can confuse you if you are not ready. Even the two Hulk forms require different play styles; the former is a hit-and-run frontline, while the latter is an in-your-face bulldozer that needs to be utilized efficiently.