Marvel Rivals Jeff the Land Shark guide: Abilities, ultimate, tips, more

Marvel Rivals‘ Jeff the Land Shark is a Strategist who can pump out a lot of heals and has decent mobility. If he’s used correctly this adorable character can easily turn the tides of a match.

Jeff the Land Shark was first introduced as a surprise addition during the Marvel Rivals Closed Beta period. Since then, the iconic shark has indeed been getting a lot of attention as seen in his high pick rate.

Regardless of how adorable he looks, the Strategist hero doesn’t perform too well in terms of win rate as he can be really tricky to learn and master.

Jeff The Land Shark stats

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

Jeff has pretty standard stats for a Strategist, but what makes him unique is how he can traverse the map by swimming horizontally and vertically on buildings, allowing him to escape sticky situations. He also has good self-healing potential as he can pick up his own healing bubbles dropped on the ground.

Season 1 meta changes

Following the Season 1 patch, Jeff received a buff to his healing capabilities, and the range of his ultimate has been adjusted so it better fits the warning marker.

You can find the full adjustments to his stats for the patch below:

• Adjust It’s Jeff! (ultimate ability) range from a 10m sphere to a 10m radius, 5m high cylindrical spell field.
• Increase the healing of Joyful Splash from 140/s to 150/s.

Weapons

Jeff the Land Shark’s primary weapon lets you shoot bursts of healing to your teammates in the form of water splash, which you can either hold for when they’re in critical health or spray at them in intervals. On the other hand, his secondary weapon allows you to shoot a projectile that damages nearby enemies.

Joyful Splash

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

Aqua Burst

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

Abilities

Jeff the Land Shark shines as a mid-to-close-range Strategist thanks to his healing splash primary fire and the ability to spit healing bubbles to teammates. Those who pick this up will not only top up their health but also get a healing boost.

Not to mention, he can also dive underneath the ground to escape from flankers or reposition himself on high ground, making him much more slippery to jump on than other supports in Marvel Rivals.

Ability	Details	What it Does
Healing Bubble	Healing: 85 Healing Boost: 15% for 4s Charges: 6 Duration: 180s Cooldown: 6s per charge Movement Boost: 60%	Spit a bubble that heals the ally who collects it, granting them Healing Boost and Movement Boost while also launching up nearby enemies.
Hide and Seek	Healing: 35/s Movement Boost: 60%	Dive into the scene with only his dorsal fin exposed, granting himself a Movement Boost. Jeff can heal while submerged and gains the wall-crawl ability.
Oblivious Cuteness	Critical Damage Reduction: 50%	Reduce damage taken from critical hits.
It’s Jeff! (Ultimate)	Damage: 25/s Healing: 225/s Duration: 6s Range: 10m spherical radius	Deep dive into the scene and resurface to swallow both enemies and allies within range, activating Hide and Seek for a brief duration before ejecting the swallowed heroes forward.
New Friends	Range: 12m Damage Reduction: 35%	Jeff the Land Shark and Rocket Raccoon can ride on Groot’s shoulders, receiving 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 ice energy into Namor and Jeff the Land Shark, who then can tap into the ice energy to power up abilities at will.

Tips to play Jeff the Land Shark in Marvel Rivals

Healing with Jeff the Landshark is pretty straightforward. In addition to using your primary fire, make sure to throw your Healing Bubbles to your teammates so that they can get a boost.

Though mobility is one of the things that make Jeff the Land Shark shine as a support. Always remember that you can essentially climb walls when you’re using his Hide and Seek ability. 

Use this to your advantage to reposition if you keep constantly getting pressured by enemy flankers, especially since Jeff’s kit lacks the utility to shut them down.

But don’t forget that even if you’re diving under the ground or walls, this doesn’t mean that you’re invincible. You can still take damage during this form, and the same thing applies when using your ultimate.

As for his ultimate, the best use for this is to find an angle where you can swallow the enemy team and then spit them out to the edge of the map, leading them to their death. With coordination, this should work pretty well with Doctor Strange’s portal.

Best team comp

Jeff the Land Shark can really shine when paired with certain characters in the roster, and they are as follows:

• Groot
• Luna Snow
• Doctor Strange
• Invisible Woman
• Winter Soldier

Groot

As a hero with a lot of CC in their kit, Groot can help Jeff secure more kills with his devastating ultimate if he manages to land his roots to the enemies. Jeff can also ride on his shoulder to receive Damage Reduction, which can be clutch if he’s low in health. One thing that makes Groot a decent hero to pair with Jeff, however, is that how he can also peel for the shark and easy to heal for him since he’s pretty much stationary,

We’ve got a dedicated guide for Groot so you can learn his playstyle.

Luna Snow

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Thanks to Jeff’s Team-Up with Luna, he can essentially shoot water balls infused with ice energy, making it deal more damage when they land on enemies. Not only that, but these will also leave areas of ice and slow them down – giving him some CC during team fights, which can be clutch.

Check out our Luna Snow guide to get the best out of her.

Doctor Strange

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Like Groot, Doctor Strange doesn’t have much mobility except when he’s flying. However, this makes him one of the best characters for Jeff to pair with because it makes him easier to pocket with his burst heal. His portal can also make for some surprise combo with Jeff when the enemy team least expects it.

Our Doctor Strange guide can ensure you’re as powerful as possible on the battlefield.

Invisible Woman

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What makes Invisible Woman a great alternative support pick to pair with Jeff is how she can peel for him and push or pull enemies away. With the right timing, the Fantastic Four character can help Jeff rack up more kills as he tries to swallow enemies with his ultimate. She can also give him a shield to protect him from getting his health chipped away at by the enemies.

Our Invisible Woman guide can help you learn her playstyle before you jump into a match.

Winter Soldier

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Winter Soldier is an anti-melee character that can benefit from picking up Jeff’s bubbles as well as his burst healing. Similar to Invisible Woman, he has a lot of potential when it comes to helping and peeling Jeff if he gets dived in the backline.

Check out our dedicated Winter Soldier guide to get the most out of him.

Best counters

If you find yourself constantly struggling to play against Jeff, we’d recommend running these heroes below to counter him and nullify his abilities.

• Hawkeye
• Cloak & Dagger
• Iron Fist

Hawkeye

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Despite having abilities to reduce critical hits and damage taken, a good Hawkeye can simply delete Jeff from a mile away without having to engage in the team fight. As a sniper, he’s capable of pressuring the Strategist from peeking and healing his teammates. Overall, Jeff has to play really safe if a Hawkeye is around.

For the most effective ways to use Hawkeye, our guide has you covered.

Cloak & Dagger

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Cloak & Dagger is the perfect support to counter Jeff because they can render his ultimate ability useless. Dark Teleportation will save their teammates because it makes them untargetable and invisible as long as they don’t shoot, which can be a lifesaver when they’re about to get swallowed by Jeff. They can also give Jeff a debuff to narrow his sight.

We’ve got a dedicated guide for Cloak & Dagger you can read up on before you use them.

Iron Fist

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With a ton of mobility and damage, an uncontested Iron Fist has no problem walking to the backline to pressure Jeff and eliminate him. Unlike Mantis and Luna, he’s a great pick to shut down Jeff because the shark has no CC abilities outside his Team Up to stop him. Additionally, while Jeff swims away, the Iron Fist can lock on to him to finish him off.

For the best way to play Iron Fist, make sure to check out guide out.

Overall, Jeff the Land Shark can be a great pick despite his recent tweaks in the current season. You’ll just have to combo his ultimate the right way and play safe in the backline to add value to the fight. Additionally, don’t forget to drop healing bubbles as these give movement boosts to allies.

Now that you know how to play Jeff, check out guides on other Strategists as well, such as Adam Warlock, Mantis, and Loki.