HAWKEYE Ability Breakdown And Gameplay Guide

[@MarvelRivalsGuides]

He never misses! (usually) 🏹

[@zaudertaco]

bro can you do a guide for wolverine when he lands i think it would be a help for the new players

[@lizardjoe4224]

" are you kidding me? Nothing gets past my bow!"

[@XwezzyO]

@@zaudertaco he does guide for all new characters

[@caynessbg6626]

a billion percent my new main

[@JayjayYang]

Not when I play him ☝️

[@JTtheOctoling]

Most important thing about Hawkeye: Aim

[@Andrew-qq8fb]

It's crazy how the devs actually put thought into balancing him. It's really smart how he needs line of sight to do max damage, but then his ultimate flips that on its head and gives him an advantage regardless of line of sight. It's actually a really smart and interesting way of balancing him. It's literally the exact opposite approach that Blizzard took when they made Hanzo's Scatter arrow so strong at first regardless of line of sight.

[@SylveonShihoin]

@@Andrew-qq8fb blizzard could never

[@Morfe02]

Dont FORGET Hanzo can insta kill you in the head Hawkeye needs the full passive (meaning 1.5 secs of aim in a target and headshot) Still the balance looks bad they need one tank and one support

[@tryingtochangemyways5074]

He will be broken that's not good balance..He will be like widowmaker garbage for most..Then in a couple of months everybody going to be able to play him at full potential..And will kill the game like widowmaker

[@ventus3610]

​@@tryingtochangemyways5074unlike Widow, Hawkeye cant one shot for free so no

[@Blacksuitspiderman69]

Hanzo with the utility of genii, Hawkeye done right.

[@wukong_gam1ng49]

Fun fact: this is what blizzard originally wanted to make Hanzo and Genji. They were supposed to be just one character but got split in two. So this is the greatness we could’ve had

[@Aem2512]

Yeah! It’s so cool

[@akirakouru]

@@wukong_gam1ng49 yes this is true...i use to like overwatch chracter design and story..now overwatch 2 like garbage

[@Klausbro]

They got someone good at the game for the IGN gameplay. This is crazy

[@The_Glazer]

Lol I was about to comment the same. They have been making sure to get actual gamers for these reveals

[@owenc7145]

love how they make kits that synergize and flow so well

[@IgorJCorrea]

Imagine his passive but on widowmaker. Marvel rivals found a genius solution to one shots

[@ni9274]

Bro we don't even know how it plays, if widow had this you literally wouldn't be able to get any headshot against anyone making decent use of cover or just fast moving You would have no chance winning tracer duel too This could work with unscoped headshot but definitely not with a scope Also this hasn't been played yet so we do not know how it will feel

[@crebs580]

@@ni9274nerd

[@AnthonyBoutdavong]

It’s built specifically for a Hanzo grievance bc a lot of people complain about spamming arrows down a choke and you accidentally just run into a one shot headshot. This you have to actually be tracking someone before you shoot them to get full damage.

[@IgorJCorrea]

@@ni9274 Hawkeye charges half the damage normally and the other half is through tracking. They can add a laser sight to widow and this change as well and then buff other aspects of her kit

[@adskuydrochula]

@@AnthonyBoutdavong >complain It's called bitching. You won't run into an arrow if you are not being targeted by Hanzo. And if you are targeted by Hanzo, you should stop doing that in the first place >This you have to actually be tracking someone before you shoot them to get full damage. Much more casual, since they have to adjust his damage for that part of Hawkeye's kit, or he will be useless

[@EldritchUniverse]

Before anyone goes all too crazy about the ownage in this clip and thinks Hawkeye is too OP: This Hawkeye had great aim, played against bots and had pocket healers the entire match. The real Hawkeye experience will be akin to "i hanjo".

[@aerostrafe1075]

Yeah I noticed that there was no way that black panther was human.

[@The_Glazer]

Yea like that black panther just walks up a melees? Nah. So I doubt he's going to be as strong as shown

[@illusionjt4314]

I seen the full real video of the same guy maybe using Hawkeye in the match and he was struggling badly he was missing so many shots.

[@KirbyGamingLive]

He never misses 50% of the time. Everytime.

[@JcrafterGames]

This makes a lot more sense with proper training range showcases. The actual gameplay in a match was so chaotic i couldnt even tell how, when, or why he could oneshot. And that was genuinly concerning. But this seems very fair, and flexible to balancing in case it is too strong.

[@saeidqanei4935]

Dude who solved the one shot problem was absolute genius 🔥

[@FinalxxxFantasy1]

That's true. Hanzo's one shot just like rolling a dice.

[@CrazyFaceChico]

The fact they so simply found a solution to one shot mechanics is CRAZY lmaooo

[@yhorm1837]

what solution ?

[@CrazyFaceChico]

@ having to have the target in your sight for a little bit. It’s the focus passive. So you can’t just spam shots and hope you get a lucky one shot head shot.

[@Duelblade100]

@@CrazyFaceChico Isnt that just....Widows charged shot

[@jamothelamo2620]

@@Duelblade100not really..? 😭 widow gains power percentage regardless of whether someone’s in you line of sight or not. hawkeye gains power based on how long they keep an enemy in their line of site

[@jamothelamo2620]

sight*

[@MoistYoghurt]

Straight up just a better hanzo

[@FlightX101]

Hanzo final form lol

[@vanillakino]

@@FlightX101 actually it is hanzo first form to be more precise because he is literally the first hanzo design before getting separate giving life to genji ☝ 🤓

[@kassaken6521]

It was Hanzo's original concept before they gave the other part of him to Genji

[@adskuydrochula]

Rather more casual. Hanzo is all about skill, and Hawkye gives more of Widow's vibe

[@NoLifeArcade]

@adskuydrochula Till they add Widow.

[@prestoMango]

9:18 knocking that BP back into the Storm lighting surge move was a nasty team play

[@munchiemunchie5226]

I really love this take on the oneshot, so much better than widow or hanzo.

[@KenseiRaptor]

Everything about Rivals is better than Overwatch

[@redeemr]

@@KenseiRaptor cap

[@KenseiRaptor]

@@redeemr cope

[@jaydenjayden3778]

@@KenseiRaptor Probably not the case. I don't even like Overwatch but for it too have gained this much of a community it would have had to be doing 'something' right

[@KenseiRaptor]

@@jaydenjayden3778 I've played both for hundreds of hours. I stand by what I said.

[@kevlowry]

GG OVERWATCH

[@SylveonShihoin]

Yeah honestly lmao

[@aldenp880]

its gonna be annihilated by rivals haha

[@bakad5458]

and the only thing they got is some tank that no one cares about 😂😂

[@kevlowry]

@@bakad5458 u ain't lying I'm a tank main and idc about him🤣

[@bakad5458]

@@kevlowry I would have been excited if it was Mama Hong, but instead it’s just some generic muscle cyberpunk knockoff dude…

[@grape_nation]

Bro Professional Necros is so cursed. That said I appreciate all the hard work you’re doing

[@itreallybelikethatdoe829]

waiting for that necros psylocke montage alrdy

[@Man-xn1fp]

Back to marvel rivals, sick

[@netche10]

I think this character is designed super well considering the kit and ergonomics of his gameplan in any situation. However he does seem a little over tuned at the moment imo.

[@Mango-cp1im]

his knockback seems too strong. he could honestly just not have that ability because he already can one shot and double jump so trying to jump him seems very frustrating

[@RandomProduct]

​@@Mango-cp1imyeah, he seems good at close, medium, and long range. Not sure where his weak spots are.

[@deshawnnelson742]

@@RandomProduct No auto aim and he is not flick based either you have to aim at someone to charge dmg, characters thaat can dash threw him or above him will crush him

[@ultrabusterninja9424]

The knock back is fine, it’s his only form of defense against burst damage flankers like Spider-Man, who can basically get in and out of a fight, and just be a massive problem overall for any non tank, Characters like punisher can also be a problem too, since he can get behind cover often enough to make the passive kinda useless at long range

[@TheSackersLounge]

Yo this guy is actually cracked. His aim is on point and he does an amazing showcase of this character

[@KingBones999]

This game finna be so peak

[@kareemdavis4068]

I love that this game makes me want to play almost ecery character.

[@kassaken6521]

Ikr, it's gonna be hard to find a main. Starting to see why season 0 is a thing lol.

[@omarijackson1034]

Facts i went in knowing I'd love spider and was surprised when I played magik and just loved it

[@xXProphet04]

I think the best part of this hero is if they need to nerf him all they'd have to do is make it so his explosive arrows damage himself, as well. It wouldn't stop him from firing at the ground but would make you think twice and already make it more difficult when players get in his face.

[@jammed_yam]

he actually looks so unique and fun, I thought marvel rivals was going to be an OW clone but a lot of these mechanics seem really fun and match the abilities of the original sources

[@mirius4665]

Wow. That deflect is beyond satisfying.

[@Ohmoi]

actual peak gameplay design

[@duckthuglife]

Hawkeye seems quite strong, guess he seems prone to dives though.

[@yabbadabbindude]

That passive is great design.

[@Cody-fl1gb]

Soon we will get the spirit of vengeance, Ghost Rider!! 🔥🔥🔥💀

[@alexaviercomics4241]

If Arrge Plays Marvel Rivals I want to see how he implements his assassin playstyle into Hawkeye

[@cazred7882]

i wouldnt say he's prone, a crescent slash double jump back and your clear, he has more self peel then most long range dps

[@ItzShdw]

they've been cooking with their designs im so excited for this game

[@eepyart]

been binging your vids waiting for this ones inevitable release lol. also as i hanzo main IM SO EXITEEDDDDDD

[@O.H306]

I really hope the next hero we get is a vanguard or a strategist. I don’t want this game to have the OW1 problem

[@omarijackson1034]

Def see more coming soon but it's probably just a design issue of the original characters ALOT lean toward being damage dealers (obviously there's plenty of options overall tho) i imagine they'll take liberties with same to flesh out diversity like I can see Wolvie being a vanguard like Thor

[@blissthelioness1180]

Yeah, I'm not really expecting Marvel to have enough hero designs that would be appealing to support players tbh. I played support in OW1, and as much as I like Rivals from a game design standpoint, I've been very unimpressed with the support options they've given us except for a couple.

[@O.H306]

@@blissthelioness1180 check out ultrons leaked ability list, he’s a support and he sounds really fun

[@yanderenjoyer]

the way they balance his one shot with the passive is pretty smart, but he can just track tanks to increase his charge and then 1 tap the squishies, similar to s1 sojourn.

[@XxSoruResuxX]

I love that dps heroes actually do dps, tanks will tank and healer have to focus on keepin the team alive. Im so hyped for this game

[@holmesOwO]

having to track enemies before getting max charge/damage is a really smart mechanic. They literally just solved the entire widowmaker one shot issue that ow has been suffering from for the past 8 years. This way a one shot feels more deserved. Watch and learn the pros do it blizzard

[@DlosWorlld]

game aint even out yet and I'm yelling nerf hawkeye

[@Na.Kei.]

Close enough, welcome back early concept Hanzo

[@rowmein]

Im 100% sure his ultimate is made that way because rush down characters who dash or have insane movement will be harder for him to hit, so they probably gave him this as a way to compete

[@JayjayYang]

Somehow Necros becomes the MR tutorial guide😂

[@enter4none]

Glad Penny Parker got buffs, she more than anyone needed them ~ my experience during the beta was always running out of resources to do minimal damage or survive, couldn't have both consistently.

[@sophoclesgeorgiou620]

The one shot mechanic is great, I hate it when you peek a widow for a split second and you’re gone. Hanson in rivals is nice as well.

[@aastarsi1142]

I’m a hanzo main in ow and I’m def playing Hawkeye and moonknight the most when the game drops

[@KairiCaitlyn]

nice guide :) he seems cool and purple so imma mess with em. i like projectile shots like that

[@sebastiancruz5261]

I love how this is the original concept for genji in overwatch pretty much

[@Deathbystrudel]

based on Primary fire alone, he and Moon Knight should be able to work well together, since moon Knight's ricocheting around his ankh would force enemies to come out from behind cover so Hawkeye can get the charge shots on them

[@hydrodynamo6558]

Its kinda weird how a sniper type character can play so aggressively. I mean Hawkeye was frontlining most of the fights and doing super well too. Idk maybe hanzo just scarred me.

[@kingintox5743]

From what it looks like, the Hawkeye that was playing was mainly getting away with it cause he just looked much better than everyone else here lmao.

[@kassaken6521]

Yeah. Once people figure out the meta and who counters who, an aggressive Hawkeye might get punished more severely.

[@Mango-cp1im]

he has a lot of strong peel for himself which seems too strong. he can knock people so far away so if youre playing spiderman or black panther it will be very frustrating getting knocked back and headshot

[@omarijackson1034]

I think this was a lobby issue and not a Hawkeye issue trying to play a flying character in beta made this apparent. Hawkeye in the video didn't even need to go to high ground that's not happening in ranked haha

[@jaoschonarth3000]

so my question is, he can melee projectiles right, but like, ANY projectiles? can he parry iron man ult or luna freeze skill, or only "basic shots" like punisher and iron man left clicks? if he can parry any projectiles that would be fucking funny

[@batofkrypton9765]

Basic shots only

[@jeremykarwoski6913]

Really got into overwatch 2 and been dying for a good marvel game. Part of me wishes it was first person but I’m going to love this shit

[@IAmSolTheBull]

Really hope you can bind the different arrow types to left click and right click (hold left click for normal arrows and hold right click for explosives) I don’t like using number keys.

[@dnplayz8410]

Definitely gonna main him

[@WastedCheez]

As a Hanzo enjoyer, I am so excited to see Hawkeye come to the game! I can't wait!

[@jeremiahbax03]

He actually works better than I thought I really hope they add rogue or Wiccan

[@blkc744]

Ohhh this for hanzo mains

[@Zahri8Alang]

I think since those afterimages last pretty long and is created for all enemies(not sure about summons or anything cuz I bet we'll have a hero with a strong, independently moving summon later); the delay between a new afterimage should be a bit more longer

[@cristobalfranz2092]

omgg, he looks sickkk, i really want to play him

[@gingerbread3686]

I think its great that he can only charge his shots to full power if her has LOS of an enemy. This is so much better than a widow sitting in some random corner to one shot you out of nowhere. This way there is enough time to initiate counterplay. Also i wonder what kind of projectiles can be eaten by his melee, if its just normal fire or even some ults.

[@pphc_]

I'm in love with this hero

[@catchmepls]

as a hanzo main I’m happy he is out so we can have fun flanking enemies behind and one shotting them

[@Morfe02]

Finally Genji with a bow or Hanzo with a sword

[@RivalRealmYT]

I like the high skill-level he requires, it suits the character very well 🎯

[@juri_6969]

Holy you have very good aim

[@YT-jg3kz]

They made the draft hanzo/genji hybrid, holy shit.

[@bobbobby475]

I think his skill floor / base value is higher than Hanzo because of his abilities while his skill ceiling might be about equal because how long he has to charge his bow (and he has extra abilities)

[@JcrafterGames]

I do wonder. Is the focus chargup individual to the character he's looking at (comparable to Cassidy ult), or is the chargup global for him (Sojourn railgun). Basically, can you charge your focus on one character, and then use that chargup to get a pick (accidental or not) on someone else?

[@XaocXIII]

Was wondering to.

[@mirius4665]

doesnt look individual

[@JcrafterGames]

​@@mirius4665 Suprisingly I think I found a case that supports it being individual. In IGN's showcase; Hawkeye aims at Jeff the shark or magneto (hard to tell), charging up focus to 50%. Then turns to start aiming at Starlord who is quite far from Magneto. The charge is still at 50%, but it doesn't start charging up further immediately, even though he's looking at Starlord. Implying that the number just showcases your highest charge, even if it's not for the enemy you're currently looking at. So that would imply the focus is tagged per enemy and charges individually. But that still leaves the question: If that 50% focus arrow was immediately unleashed on the Starlord when his individual charge is still 0%. Will that deal the 50% focus damage cause that is the number displayed to Hawkeye? Or will it deal the 0% focus damage because it takes the value of the target that was hit?

[@yungeggroll]

Hes def gonna be one of the most used

[@redbull10101010]

I dont even play video games anymore but damn this is a sick character design

[@WillOfTheFungalNetwork]

I feel like this game has some of the most interesting snipers in any game I've seen, both Hawkeye and Namor are really neat takes on the archetype. Can't say I love Hela but she isn't the worst.

[@CravingPain]

Neither HeLa or namor are sniper archetype, they fall into long range attackers and it ain't easy you kinda need to lead a lot of shots, Hawkeye is the first true 1 shot character that falls into the sniper category, but he also seems decent enough in mid range which I think what they want with his design they want you close but not too close unlike HeLa or namor whole you don't want to get close at all

[@matheuslawliet8396]

It looks strong as hell. I'm main Hanzo so I'm happy.

[@stevendiaz9920]

This just feels like everything I wanted hanzo to be

[@Magic-Maverick]

Seems Hulk got some QOL buffs, jump is charged faster, tackling someone in the jump - haven't seen that in the beta. Hawkeye looks very cool, definitely a high skill ceiling character, kinda miss some first-person view ability for him though, he gonna get demolished by high mobility assassins like Black Panther and Spider Man etc so pretty balanced. His ulti is similar to Strange's somewhat.

[@chargers2156rok]

Such a cool idea for an ult

[@imsmokeyy5630]

Hanzo wishes his kit was like this😭 They made an amazing job with hawkeye.

[@djsac2513]

“I never miss!” A certain bow wielding monkey in a tower defense game

[@rayvintankerson6818]

I feel like Hawkeye is gonna be a priority target. His kit so strong letting him stay in fights for too long can change the game

[@Em0_GG]

Sheesh imaging genji being able to at least parry attacks/projectiles with just melee

[@fatmandy6749]

They just keep doing so well as devs

[@vaskokabral9963]

First time ever that hawkey is cool

[@ftl2905]

Necros trying his hardest to not sound like he got paid for that review (he just enjoys the game)

[@jabents]

already gonna be my main

[@clarentVtuber]

the sword block and deflect projectiles ...can it also deflect iron man's ult like cap shield tho? and also, that ult is nasty af

[@hogibear1739]

This character is this cracked already😂 Imagine when he gets a team synergy ability like other heroes!

[@gabeitch5578]

The person doing the demo is actually good 😂😂

[@samyeung5712]

Literally GENJI and hanzo combined

[@xaalcarlsonanimations1539]

Did the edging to necros guy finally bust or something? Where is he?

[@Man-xn1fp]

He looks like he pretty similarly to hanzo, but idk how his piercing arrow switching modes based on where you’re looking will feel. The projectile block seems really cool though

[@kassaken6521]

I think It balances headshot potential cause he has to expose himself for a longer period of time in exchange for more power. Of course, being exposed also means you can get snipped back or picked off by the enemy.

[@Tato223]

I am still skeptical about the one-shot. Yes, it is better than Overwatch, but you can still play this exactly like Sojourn. You can charge up to 100% easily by aiming at the big target tank and then changing your aim to a squishy in the back. It doesn't decay fast to prevent playing like that.

[@rolandwright4136]

The next character I would want to see in this game would be Cable.

[@typicalhitman4115]

Damn they got a gamer to play Hawkeye lmao

[@Dollasignsalliwant]

This is Hanzo if he never put down his blade

[@aphrodite2216]

Now we might get to see arrge play marvel rivels

[@notednuance]

finally we have a hanzo genji added.

[@ryker4547]

Good video

[@jonathanbarnes111]

He's a beast

[@parthgopakumar3626]

my question is that how does his passive malle work? can in stop projectile based ults?

[@aastarsi1142]

Would his deflect be able to delete a projectile ult say like iron man? Or is it only from primary fire?

[@MelloJell_O-k3q]

I play hanzo in overwatch i have usually like 35% accuracy and like 20 kills but i die a lot usually like 11 deaths in overwatch but this character will change so much i will be good for once and I've all ways liked hawkeye and im a huge fan of marvel and overwatch. I didn't get to play the beta or alpha so i can't wait to play im droping overwatch for this game

[@hellboy9458]

Your gameplay are way better than IGN

[@CravingPain]

This isn't his gameplay genius!

[@hellboy9458]

@@CravingPain Obviously, he have different gameplay compare to IGN

[@_______5479]

They should 100% make widow have to charge up her shot by having your crosshair on the enemy for a bit and charging up, would make mobile heros more lethal and give other heros a better chance from a widow hard scoping where you will appear from, she would still have her one shot if you can track the enemy, makes it require more skill to kill.

[@_______5479]

and her ult could still have wall hacks but for herself widow can just ping an enemy to let her team know making her more interactive with the team and make it so that during the ult she charges her one shot from the wall hacked enemies but it's a bit faster on the charge and after she gets out of the ult if she had 100% charge shot still she will keep it until she un scopes of shoots that shot.

[@_______5479]

I know this has nothing to do with marvel but it's just something i thought of hawkeye does look good not much of a fan for the after image stuff i have to experience it to know how i feel.