Complete Guide to Marvel Rivals: Jeff the Land Shark’s Abilities, Ultimate Skills, Tips, and More

Jeff the Land Shark, a delightful addition to the Marvel Rivals roster, excels as a Strategist with remarkable healing capabilities and commendable mobility. Explore his abilities, ultimate skills, and strategies to effectively master him in gameplay.

Making his debut during the Marvel Rivals Closed Beta, Jeff quickly garnered attention, evident from his impressive pick rate. However, despite his charm, he faces challenges in win rates due to the complexity involved in mastering his gameplay.

Players who can efficiently maneuver Jeff will greatly contribute to their team’s success, particularly with his extensive healing options, mobility, and a potent ultimate that can significantly alter the match’s outcome. This guide aims to enhance your understanding of how to leverage Jeff’s abilities within Marvel Rivals.

Jeff The Land Shark Stats

Jeff the Land Shark utilizes healing mechanisms through bubbles and a healing splash.

Class: Strategist
Health: 250
Movement Speed: 6 m/s

While Jeff possesses standard stats for a Strategist, his unique ability to traverse horizontally and vertically on surfaces allows him to adeptly evade challenging situations. With strong self-healing capabilities, he can also reclaim his healing bubbles scattered across the battlefield.

Weapons Overview

Jeff the Land Shark’s primary weapon emits healing bursts as water splashes directed at teammates. Players can choose to hold the fire for critical moments or distribute healing in intervals. Conversely, his secondary weapon can damage nearby enemies.

Jeff healing an ally in Marvel Rivals — NetEase / Dexerto

Jeff the Land Shark healing an ally with his primary fire.

Joyful Splash

Casting	Rapid-fire, delayed projectile
Projectile Speed	100 m/s
Healing Amount	140/s
Fire Rate	20 rounds per second
But	100

Aqua Burst

Casting	Delayed single-projectile cast that generates a spell field
Damage	Projectile Damage: 25 per round, Spell Field Damage: 40 per cast
Range	3 m spherical radius
Projectile Speed	100 m/s
Fire Rate	1.75 rounds per second

Key Abilities

Jeff the Land Shark in Marvel Rivals — NetEase Games

Jeff the Land Shark offers potent healing options for allies through his primary fire and healing bubbles.

As a mid-to-close-range Specialist, Jeff stands out thanks to his primary fire healing splash and healing bubbles directed toward teammates—providing both health restoration and a bonus boost. Furthermore, his ability to dive underground facilitates evasive maneuvers against flankers and assists him in gaining a strategic advantage.

Ability	Details	Functionality
Healing Bubble	Healing: 85 Healing Boost: 15% for 4 seconds Charges: 6 Duration: 180s Cooldown: 6s per charge Movement Boost: 60%	Launch a bubble healing an ally that collects it, bestowing them with a healing and movement boost while launching nearby foes.
Hide and Seek	Healing: 35/s Movement Boost: 60%	Dive in with only his dorsal fin, gaining movement while healing and enabling wall-crawling capabilities.
Oblivious Cuteness	Critical Damage Reduction: 50%	Minimize damage from critical hits.
It’s Jeff! (Ultimate)	Damage: 25/s Healing: 225/s Duration: 6s Range: 10m spherical radius	Perform a deep dive and resurface to engulf both enemies and allies, activating Hide and Seek for a limited time, subsequently ejecting teammates ahead.
New Friends	Range: 12m Damage Reduction: 35%	Jeff and Rocket Raccoon can ride on Groot’s shoulders, obtaining damage reduction.
Frozen Spitball (Team Up)	Damage: 30 Duration: 30 Ammo: 12 Fire Rate: 1.75/s Range: 5m spherical radius Critical Hit: No Projectile Speed: 100m/s Spell Field Damage: 40	Luna Snow infuses Jeff and Namor with ice energy empowering their capabilities at will.

Expert Tips for Playing Jeff the Land Shark

Utilizing Jeff’s healing abilities is relatively straightforward. Alongside using his primary fire effectively, regularly deploy Healing Bubbles to provide teammates with valuable boosts.

Jeff the Land Shark's healing bubbles in Marvel Rivals. — NetEase / Dexerto

Jeff benefits from significant self-healing potential through his healing bubbles.

Moreover, harnessing Jeff’s mobility is essential. His Hide and Seek ability allows him to ascend walls, enabling strategic repositioning against persistent enemy flankers, especially since Jeff’s kit lacks direct control to counteract them.

However, players should remain cautious—even while submerged, Jeff is not immune to incoming damage, and the same applies during his ultimate ability’s use.

Jeff the Land Shark's ultimate range in Marvel Rivals. — NetEase / Dexerto

Keep in mind that Jeff’s ultimate range remains effective, particularly when executed with the right timing and coordination.

The ultimate ability can be most effective when utilized to draw in the enemy team and then eject them off the map, leveraging combined strategies with characters like Doctor Strange to surprise opponents.

Optimal Team Composition

Jeff the Land Shark thrives when paired effectively with certain heroes. Here are some excellent synergies:

Big
Luna Snow
Doctor Strange
Invisible Woman
Winter Soldier

Big

Groot’s crowd control abilities complement Jeff, allowing them to secure more advantageous positionings in the game. Jeff can ride on Groot’s shoulders, receiving crucial damage reduction, which can be game-changing when his health is low.

Luna Snow

Collaborating with Luna Snow allows Jeff to unleash ice-infused water attacks, effectively dealing enhanced damage and slowing down enemies. This crowd control effect can prove pivotal during intense team battles.

Doctor Strange

Like Groot, Doctor Strange is less mobile. However, his abilities create strong synergy with Jeff’s healing potential. Utilizing Doctor Strange’s portals can yield powerful surprise attacks against unsuspecting foes.

Invisible Woman

Invisible Woman serves as a capable support alongside Jeff, adept at offering both protection and territorial control. Her ability to shield Jeff adds another layer of survivability in heated situations.

Winter Soldier

Winter Soldier excels at anti-melee engagements and can easily capitalize on Jeff’s healing abilities while providing cover and assistance during fights. He complements Jeff’s strategy effectively by ensuring he remains safe from attackers.

Effective Counters

If you’re struggling against Jeff, consider deploying the following heroes to mitigate his impact:

Hawkeye
Cloak & Dagger
Iron Fist

Hawkeye

Thanks to his capabilities to inflict critical damage without engaging directly, a skilled Hawkeye poses a constant threat to Jeff. Keeping distance and using ranged attacks effectively can help neutralize Jeff’s healing opportunities.

Cloak & Dagger

Cloak and Dagger in Marvel Rivals — NetEase Games

Cloak & Dagger present a formidable challenge to Jeff, utilizing abilities that render him and his teammates untargetable during critical moments, effectively countering Jeff’s ultimate play.

Iron Fist

Characterized by significant mobility and damage output, Iron Fist can effectively challenge Jeff, making it difficult for him to escape or retaliate, especially given Jeff’s limited crowd control abilities.

In conclusion, while Jeff the Land Shark remains a compelling choice even after recent adjustments, effective use of combos in gameplay and a safe approach in team fights will help maximize his contributions. Remember to utilize healing bubbles to provide movement boosts for allies.

Having grasped Jeff’s mechanics, consider exploring guides for other Strategists like Adam Warlock, Mantis, and Loki to further enhance your gameplay.

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