Hawkeye, the master Marksman, is available to play in Marvel Rivals. Fans of this competitive hero arena are wondering about his abilities, best team composition, and the best strategy to play this hero. Below are all the important details about Hawkeye's abilities, how to make the most of them in combat, and the best combos with other heroes.
Since Hawkeye is a ranged Duelist, he is a master of pinpointing targets from a long distance, and has the particularity of possessing the longest-ranged attack in the whole roster. To play this hero properly, players will require a certain degree of skill, as it is not easy to land a shot amid the mayhem of battle.
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Hawkeye Abilities Overview
- Piercing Arrow: A charged basic attack that shoots a projectile in an arcing line, and can cause severe precision damage.
- Blast Arrow: A charged basic attack that loads three explosive arrows. These arrows land in a trident trajectory and explode upon impact, causing AoE damage.
- Hunter's Sight: An Ultimate ability that boosts Hawkeye's reflexes for 10 seconds, allowing him to cause damage to enemies even if they are moving by targeting their afterimages. Landing a shot in any of the afterimages will transfer the damage to the corresponding enemies.
- Crescent Slash: A lateral slash with the Katana that knocks back enemies and causes moderate damage.
- Hypersonic Arrow: A charge-type ability that can knock down flying enemies, and inflicts Slow on targets hit by the AoE.
- Ronin Slash: A Melee Attack that can also deflect incoming projectiles.
- Skyward Leap: Double Jump in the air with great directional control.
- Passive - Archer's Focus: Focusing the aim on an enemy improves Piercing Arrow's damage. The meter fills slowly as Hawkeye tracks down foes.
- Team-Up Passive - Supersensory Vision (Black Widow): When playing with Black Widow, Hawkeye's ultimate ability also grants the same buff to the player who is using her, allowing her to target enemy afterimages.
Hawkeye is a sniper, capable of causing tremendous damage and pinning down opponents thanks to his rapid fire. Since he is most vulnerable on the melee range, he is also equipped with several abilities like Crescent Slash and Skyward Leap, to get out of tricky situations.
His ultimate ability, Hunter's Sight, is tremendously broken. Most enemies won't even know what happens</