Become A GODLY Thor in Comp With These Strategies

Breaking down some key strategies for becoming an insanely good Thor in Marvel Rivals Competitive play. I hope you find these tips helpful, and you can climb the ranked ladder this season!
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[@helamananderson3992]

Got up to gold 2 and it would be a lot easier to be a great Thor if my team would EVER choose a second tank but everyone sees “oh we already have one I guess we’re good”

[@TrueVanguard]

Bro I feel this

[@emjaythegreat22]

Sad part is some tanks can solo tank but it’s hard to solo tank with venom Thor or Capt because you need atleast one tank to push frontline. So you always want a groot magneto strange. Which I’m hoping thing is fun to play and more want to play him And he’s not another dive tank

[@BANANA42k]

Never instalock thor for this reason. Always make your randos think they have to swap before you even hover him

[@rockerboxghoul9560]

For real! And then you don’t get healed even tho your the only tank! Come out MVP or SVP majority of my games

[@fuzzo2734]

Nahh frr

[@dapperdanman1832]

As a fellow brotha of thunder, I appreciate this vid and my fellow hammer wielders in the comments.

[@thenorthfox2609]

As a Thor main, I appreciate these vids!

[@tko_5]

Thunder bullies!!!!

[@josephstalin5414]

Thor gang

[@lagrimya2770]

The problem with thor is people see someone is tank so 9/10 you're solo tank, and thor is at a disadvantage as solo tanking From my experience...

[@bigreendot]

When you're solo tank as thor you have to tell your team to play way more aggro. Since you'll be the main focus. Get picks while the focus is on you dashing in and out and turning heads.

[@Biggssyyy]

​@bigreendot as a thor main, absolutely this. Can be a pain to rely on your dps to... you know, actually dps though lmao. That's why i play thor. But when your team is rolling with you solo tank thor is wildly effective

[@nicolausthothmes2325]

​@@Biggssyyyyes siiiir solo Thor with storm, Luna namor, hela Loki for example goes crazy

[@lagrimya2770]

@@Biggssyyy dps dpsing?? Nahhhh they could never

[@EdNorthcott]

@@bigreendot -- and then you watch all three (or four) of them pick brawling/melee heroes to go up against Iron Man and Storm on the other team. XD

[@HustleHabit]

I'm glad you made the point about how important good healers are. I agree with everything else as well. Good video.

[@GrizzlyBeardz]

Hey dude, used to watch your D2 content all of the time. Eventually stopped playing Destiny after Witch Queen, and proceeded to get back into Overwatch. Like, hardcore back into Overwatch (I know, I know). After OW got stale as well, Rivals has been a beacon of hope and good times. And I’m stoked to see you on my feed again for it! Great personality, great videos, good vibes. Stoked to see you moving toward other things, and looking forward to more.

[@l03j27]

I appreciated how you use his dash to position for the ultimate, that’s such a great way to get where you want to be in the air and make his ultimate less predictable/punishable. Thor is by far my favorite hero to play & this video is a chill way to share experience and knowledge for him. Great video!

[@n0wmiss522]

Nice video with good tips and advice bro. As a main Thor who reach nearly GM in season 0 (lost the last game for pass to diam 1 to GM) i had another advice and would speak about it. I feel like with Thor, u depend very much of the capacity of ur team to deal without u for some seconds. I mean sometime between make the front, go in the backlane of taking position to catch the focus, there many many game where just to do what i said before, someone died or stay static on a certain point and finaly died, or dont heal u when u go in the backlane. I was a big overwatch 1 player (+1000h) so i can tell i had some game reading skills and that's help me a lot for playing tank. But in that case i already did some games, where i just can't play well because if i use m'y brain and try to make some move which need a little follow, the rest of the team are still focus on the tanks or to poke all the team more than follow the focus on the heals of one of the dps. What i try to say is playing as a Main Thor make me feel really bad sometimes because u know u try to do the goods things but with zéro follow, u just had the impression to go died alone or be useless cause u can't pass a choke cause of a hard poke or not enough support behind. For me, Thor is one of the most difficult Tank top play cause u need to know what u had to do at each moment, take the focus for let ur team move, go kill the supp, front and take the focus while ur dps is positioning.. and for all of that, when u begin to play good, is like that's handicap me cause no one understand what we need to do for win or take advantange. And when y had some kind of games 2 or 3 time, u thought that u r just useless but finally it's just the team who don't follow u and flame u cause ur useless. Had u to this feeling Thor's bros ?

[@c_schafe5347]

Love seeing trusted channels like vanguard and coolguy making quality guides for another game i love

[@TranqBase]

The amount of times that I've pushed the enemy team off the point, securing the win just for my teammates to give all the credit to whoever got MVP is sooooo frustrating.

[@dinopower901]

5:00 bit of a correction: they only take damage when they leave the bubble not when they enter it. So if for example you dive Magik and pop the bubble, if she steps out then back in she'll only take 40 damage because entering the bubble doesn't do anything however when she leaves again she'll take 40 more damage. Also you didn't mention it so idk if you know but enemies also get slowed when they leave the bubble so diving a character and popping the bubble will help prevent them from getting away. It's also a strategy (especially now that he can't get CC'd) to dive into the backline pop the bubble and then Ult so they're slowed while trying to run from the Ult

[@TrueVanguard]

yeah that's what im saying, he went in and out, in and out. so he took damage twice. we're saying the same thing.

[@dinopower901]

@TrueVanguard sry It sounded to me like you were saying he was taking damage going in and out instead of just when he went out

[@cykeok3525]

Also going from bubble into ult stops them from escaping if they have no rapid movement ability. It works but not my idea... Surefour does it constantly.

[@187mako1977]

Really nice video. I'd like to see the rounds lost as well showing what mistakes were made and then what adjustments were made to secure the win.

[@Lofukid]

watching you play Thor lets me know I'm playing Thor correctly and creatively

[@dylancooper4993]

It lets me know I have the right ideas but simply need to get better at the game lol

[@advocate_of_HAKAI]

Same.

[@xxdestroyerxx1236]

Love playing Thor but if I’m solo tanking I just get fucked

[@raymondfrisbie8084]

I feel you, nobody in bronze, silver or gold wants to tank seemingly...I want to be Thor or Magneto in these lower ranks but I get matched up with a bunch of dps and a healer or 2 and im screwed most of the time because they just do damage with no kills because they target the opposing strange and groot who are healing that damage

[@quisshy]

Yeah same, and i feel like thor needs a lot of heals because he has no way to block damage and he’s a melee character up in their faces taking a ton of fire from everyone, so if you aren’t getting support from healers you’re fucked as well. But since I want to play him so bad I just tell myself that it’s a skill issue and I need to get better at him, and that it’s not my teams fault

[@aljon5947]

some tips ive seen. use E+ult combo to have enemy slowed while you ult. and also can use awakening close range(it has aura damage)and gives 300bonus health instantly to offset the mobility, you can just refill thorforce with E after.

[@Brian-ch6hg]

Nice work TV. Love the Marvel content.

[@Denji.J]

now this is great gameplay and commentary thank you

[@andino611]

My buddy and I have been using the "point break" method. Have strange make a portal for your ult. Beginning portal on ground under Thor's ult then end portal above point or from the side of the point. Ult above portal (ticks will still kill) then smash through with the end of your ult. Looks ridiculous for the other team and your completely safe. Also fun lol

[@coolnoah8183]

Its called the railgun method

[@chargedattack3559]

Thorbital cannon

[@Thereallouisjr]

2:07 this is why you are worthy

[@bamsannen]

One thing that I really enjoy doing with Thor‘s ultimate is hard countering Jeff’s. If you time it correctly and you know that Jeff is coming for you in the center of your team, popping your ult right as you hear the chime or before you hear the chime will consistently damage Jeff the entire time he’s gulping and then you slam right down on top of him. I want to say it’s a guaranteed kill, but I don’t know for sure. Immensely satisfying.

[@TheShapingSickness]

I love that Thor can pretty much 1v1 the entire roster (except Penny). I main Roadhog in overwatch, and that's what I like, if you're out of position, you're done.

[@havocgr1976]

I mean only if her nest is still alive,I hit the nest before I even try to even aim a Peni.Her web stuns though yeah are ouch.

[@Midv1322]

I mean if he can get in close for sure. More wide opens maps I’ve melted plenty Thors with Mantis before they can reach me when trying to dive. She moves faster and can negate one of his dashes with her sleep. Also he’s easy headshots. But yes if you are able to get the drop on someone Thor is one of the easiest to win 1v1s with.

[@Rait0mic]

General space Rules: 1.Immediately run the fade with the enemy Thor to establish dominance. 2.See Storm play Thor. 3. Stand idle on obj to bait and awakening rune the iron fist that continuously dives .

[@montecarlowithdawningornam1817]

4. See cap play thor

[@mattaconda77]

I’ll always do ‘just fine’ (middle of the pack) with Thor statwise, but occasionally I’ll get a good healer and that makes Thor a ton of fun and often mvp.

[@torridice]

Great vid. Good tips

[@SetSubarashii]

I do all that and get flamed anyways, I think it’s a brain issue for my teammates

[@Dr_Drax]

Awesome game play. Kudos to your healers too !

[@johnbrown-zr1zq]

I love forcing Luna in the direction I want when she ults and then I jump her when she finishes dancing for 12 seconds

[@tuhlunksss]

looking to learn Thor! dumb question - why do you rarely use your E or F? there were some points if i were in your shoes i would have used them to finish kills, apply more pressure, deal more dmg, etc. thanks!

[@SetSubarashii]

Your E is to instantly regain your thorforce or create a field of bonus damage buff in the aoe, the problem with F is that you can’t shift dash in the awakened state and you take more damage (exposed). A combo you can do though after using your awakened state is left click right click e left click right click it’s heavy damage

[@jb_does_youtube]

Use your E liberally, it's free damage and slows enemies that exit. The 12 second cooldown allows you to use it multiple times per fight. I use it if I dive a healer or squishy, let's me make quick work of them.

[@fusionart4377]

@@jb_does_youtubeand almost guarantee they can’t escape when they are slowed by exiting the bubble

[@KamiKaXi]

Thor is my main and I'm watching this to learn 💪🏾😎

[@YMan-zo5kg]

I really would like to see Thor move faster in his ult, sometimes players just walk back at normal speed and get out of it.

[@spoodurmin9742]

Its made for area denial

[@YMan-zo5kg]

@ well that ain’t enough compared to other tank ults, so maybe it should do more. Let’s not pretend it couldn’t also just be countered by millions of support stuff even if it got buffed.

[@ArmedandDangerous918]

@@spoodurmin9742yeah but everyone walks out like he said

[@spoodurmin9742]

@@ArmedandDangerous918 Pop bubble, dash up ⬆️ the air, pop ult. Not all ults are for farming kills.

[@quisshy]

You just need to position better, try dashing into the center of the team and popping ult, I’ve gotten a lot of players like this (although i do wish it moved a bit faster) You can also try sneaking up on them and catching them off guard, because if they see you being extremely aggressive and getting really close they can tell you’re about to ult

[@idbane]

Youre so good with Thor!

[@RostoGamesLester]

actually helps a ton!

[@wwr90]

As a support main, I love rolling with a good Thor. He plays well with Cloak & Dagger

[@KiTTtheKiDD]

The key word is: Disrupt

[@Sverakarlos]

5:30 If I remember correctly, Luna is CC immune during her ult (unless they changed that). My Only assumption in this clip is that she was at the tail end of her ult and the CC immunity dissipates first before the whole Ult animation is done. So you wouldn't be normally able to Shove Luna away from her them if shes mid ult. 8:32 You said their Luna is so weak but didnt wanna overextend. Im pretty sure that was a bad call since you literally just killed 2 of their DPS, youre full health, basically all CD up, have numbers advantage and Luna is Low. It was literally free pickings. Just to nit pick a bit but the first clip you showed that you wanted to talk about (the Iron clip) is in Quick Play since it doesn't show the other sides progress. Since you titled the vid with Comp and the fact you mention just a few seconds before about using his ultimate potential in Comp, showing the first Clip to be Quick Play kinda loses the whole vid credibility. Dominations in Quickplay is the same as Comp so its hard to tell which is which and most of the clips were in Domination. If you didn't included that one clip where you gained RP, some may assume the whole video is in QP except for the Convoy games since those showed both sides progress.

[@donniebell7887]

What i do is i drop my lightning field before ulting it slows them down by 30% and is more likely to trap them in your DoT damage and keep them in range of the slam. Can also mix them up make it seem like you're gonna do it to get them to scatter.

[@JBakk007]

In my experience with thor he does a lot for the team that the stats don't show. So basically his work in the match is underappreciated.

[@KamiKaXi]

that's so true I'm very creative with Thor, sometimes i push off the map people with the dash, works pretty well

[@spoodurmin9742]

You don’t use your bubble enough. Do your hammer throw in-between your melees then pop bubble, go into awakening mode and get your picks. Works like a charm if your healers are taking care of you properly.

[@krish698]

I'd say its best to practically forget about awaken ability when starting out with Thor. You get a lot more millage out of Thor by simply being able to dash around the place putting pressure on the enemy backline with very low risk. You don't even need to awaken to secure healer and dps kills as most of them can be chipped down pretty fast with just dashing and basic melee. Awaken is of course very strong, but in my opinion quite situational.

[@RevRyukin7]

The one thing that keeps me off is the bug where I let go of shift ... and he goes nowhere. Doesn't do anything. It's SO annoying and needs to be addressed. Sometimes I'll only hold it for like half a second ... still nothing (it's not me running out of time holding it, which shouldn't even be a thing to begin with tbh)

[@TheJinx1]

I solo tank so much in comp. When there’s 2 tanks. Team synergy is better cus most players will follow the other tank and keep them alive. As solo tank, some of these players cannot play without a frontline tank. As front line tank, gotta keep shield up at all times and maximize cycling awakening. The awakening is how Thor pushes the front line. Also pushing their tanks towards our team, to “kidnap” them. With agile healers, always pop really, dash, hit, realm. Maybe one hit, a dash or hammer throw. Hammer throw is satisfying

[@Shadowboy-sz5zr]

Love that my favorite Destiny KZbinr is maining the same people as me.

[@ladnosanya]

you get healed without being in front of the healer far behind the map where they stand and spam, in my game it's almost impossible, if I go around even one corner and not in a straight line with the healers they won't go forward even if the path is completely clear

[@bigdunks4eva]

You have to play with at least one friend whom you can communicate with.

[@ribbz22]

MoonKnight is the most free kill for Thor, I think I have probably only died to him when I get caught by an ult. I do the same type of stuff to get him off of his spot. On the other hand I feel like the most annoying (DPS) characters for Thor to deal with are Winter Soldier and sometimes Magik.

[@brandondodson2954]

Bp and spiderman, personally. Can't catch the motherfuckers

[@kryptonianguest1903]

A good Spiderman is really tough to lock down too.

[@ribbz22]

@@kryptonianguest1903 Yeah pretty much for all characters he is hard to lock down. I just look at it as if it happens it happens if he is caught out of position, and I just try and keep him off the healers if he attacks them on the ground. If he is flying around everywhere it is not worth the chase most of the time, you just have to keep a general awareness of where he is at.

[@Sc19869]

All those and especially Logan

[@dutchschaefer11]

some good advices but what's your rank man ? I checked your stream and you seem to just play quickplay

[@TrueVanguard]

I don’t stream much. But you can look up my GT easily. I’m in Diamond right now climbing to GM.

[@dbhDilemma]

18:08 As a vanguard, am I the only one that likes taking the CC from the enemy team? Like, if I can force out that cooldown, and it had very little impact, I feel like I did my job!

[@htr__3542]

This vid told me I was def pushing too much. Mind you I’d get like 30k damage blocked, maybe 18k damage but I’d have like 17 deaths. I see now the utility of his moving people out of position and being more than a body sponge on the frontline.

[@Sc19869]

I’m trying to master Thor. But I’m sucking with my dash. Great video. God of thunder

[@tigerthomas12567]

The disrespect at 3:45 is what I think all the time. As a cap main, my favorite squishy to kill are moon knights lol.

[@bigdunks4eva]

Yeah I definitely go after him every time I see him. Him and Sandy Squirrel

[@ribbz22]

When they try to escape and do the slow glide I always get a good chuckle out of it.

[@OneMeanReaper]

Great podcast. 10/10 as always. Love the pods. You’re not the first person that I’ve seen have this upload issue.

[@TheCheeseslice9]

2:14 Exactly what Thor should do!

[@Brandon_The_Honored_One]

Good video. But you dont use your lightning realm enough. You could've killed that MK or the other squishies waaaay faster by trapping them in the lightning realm. What rank are these clips from? Edit** I also wanna add that you could add a new mechanic to your surge. Try and aim above the enemy before using your dash. You will make them airborne and even further displace them. Strange, Magneto, Peni, and Hulk are all easy big hit boxes to hit this technique on.

[@juicyboi121]

From one of the clips it's in gold

[@tko_5]

This weekend I'm grinding competitive!!! Quick play I've been an absolute thunder bully!!! I love diving into the back lines and just disrupting their healers, and DPS characters that want to stay away from tanks. Then going back to the point from behind the enemy I'm starting to unleash. This is a great way to learn them but once you do you can get nasty

[@tko_5]

Also you can put your thunder Force down, then push people using your movement with your hammer through the barrier multiple times

[@tko_5]

Another tip as well: Thor's ultimate looks weak. But it's only supposed to take out one to two people. It's meant for DPS squishies in the backline. So don't feel bad if you don't team wipe with your ultimate. If you get one to two kills with it you're good 👍🏾

[@acrobatmapping]

when should i use his lighting ability (rune awakening) though?

[@veniiFPS]

A hammer throw is all u need to tank Ironmans ult, done a few times but only easy if u see iron man b4 he ults

[@AwsomeAccurateX]

Strategy #1 : tank better ✅ Strategy #2-5 : bully Moon Knight 🤣🤣

[@TrueVanguard]

Bullying MoonKnights really is its own reward

[@amishhackerlul3731]

Rune awakening have damage drop off?

[@Anticidal25901]

My average game of Thor, dive back like, have 3 guys trying to kill me soley for the first minute of the game. My team loses the 3vs5 and I get flamed for diving lmao.

[@JAxz5]

wow you actually use the right click

[@wrexfactor6646]

Would love to have it in controller terms instead of k/m

[@haydenmuse2084]

More Thor vids pls!

[@hadesunderworld4203]

I like Thor , but the only players I perform ok with in Ranked is dps , and even then lol I don’t see myself being more than a gold

[@bigdunks4eva]

I call Thor "Deebo". He's such a bully!

[@RickyCigarillo]

Decent guide, but you keep calling abilities the wrong name. Storm surge is the charge/dash, lightening realm is the bubble move that dmgs enemies when they leave it and recharges thorforce.

[@unforgettableblackguy9697]

I’m Thor main but I see I ain’t too far off with my gameplay

[@Silverstraid]

Thor is not a classic Tank, meanwhile I've had a match in which I tanked 41k damage. (To be honest it was on Silver Level😅) Jokes aside. I try to improve my Thor so I'm looking forward to your guidance.

[@brunog8418]

Hey true vanguard have u done a controller settings for thor? Or u only use m and k ?

[@mattdubon]

Dash on LB is more comfortable to spam all game than LT if you have analog triggers. I use LT for ascending during ult instead. Use L3 for awakening, and hammer throw on R3. Lightning storm on RB. Ult on Y. Turn up sensitivity on all melee characters too, at least double the default.

[@ThisIsSparta300]

Id SAY My biggest weakness as thor is the awakening. Aiming those shots feels awkward to me. I do however have the basic attack w hammer throw down WELL. As well as when and where to dash etc.

[@spoodurmin9742]

And for the love of Asgard, if you’re playing Thor, you rely heavily on your healers, so DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR HEALERS AND PEEL BACK TO PROTECT THEM WHEN YOU MUST

[@kidmorgan2240]

Allways good content. This is how i play him aswell. So fun. But get ready to get hate msg... lol.

[@wwr90]

12:38 Thirsty Thor uWu

[@leoashura8086]

Got to GM as a Thor main

[@padenbang7375]

30 seconds in and noticing that, at least in that 1st clip, that he's playing against some scrubs. Team is just letting him sit in the back lines with no recourse. In games against legit players, you're going to get focused down very quickly. Thor is definitely not a front line tank. He's a back line skirmisher and solo dps ganker. Don't rely on tanking while you're getting healed because it won't work. Pick your spots, use angles and map awareness to stay behind cover while disengaged

[@andino611]

For Asgard!

[@transvestosaurus878]

How Thortful

[@aacampron]

Mjolnir, the new TV sidearm

[@Fattyb00batty]

People don't dash enough.

[@Lofukid]

bro I love Thor and ik its hard to believe ppl on the internet bc of how many ppl have lied before but dude tanking iron mans let is so satisfying

[@bignblack63bx]

The key to being a good thor is using corners and cover. Using guerrilla tactics, hit and run and have 2 good supports. It you got that thor can solo tank a lot matches depending on your team lineup

[@Thereallouisjr]

I feel like the community has held your hand through learning about Thor.

[@benaskew1301]

What I've noticed in most these clips are you're getting pocketed hard from your healers.

[@richardtidmore1828]

If your making space and disrupting the enemy team like this the healers on your team should try that a little in my opinion

[@spoodurmin9742]

That’s what healers are supposed to do with Thor since he’s supper aggro

[@richardtidmore1828]

@@spoodurmin9742 yeah as long as he doesn't over extend. I normally call out when I decide to go to the danger zone not to try to follow

[@RLOCgaming]

thor the new meta tank???

[@VoxNerdula]

Most of the time Thor gets pulped by enemy projectiles be sure to swing his hammer and run away. Not all heroes need to be good and most of the time you will be a disappointment to your team, but that is why you picked Thor, so GG and GR.

[@kentykent4947]

I can make this guy look like the weakest hero in the game :)

[@DebbiesTravelGuide]

Daddy?

[@kryptonianguest1903]

Sorry.

[@chookalatemuffin]

Bro this is gold/plat gameplay. I can tell XD

[@ianclermont]

I am now plat 2 because of good Thors as a Cloak main. I love good off tanks like Capt. And Thor.