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Controlling long sightlines and punishing exposed movement before the enemy team reaches objective space.
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DuelistC tier
Hawkeye
Despite his lack of superpowers, Hawkeye's unparalleled skills as a marksman have earned him a spot alongside earth's mightiest heroes. With a cool head and steady hand, Clint Barton never misses a target... so enemies best stay out of his sights!
- 01 StartSource profile first
- 02 CheckDuelist job check
- 03 LeaveOne ranked habit
Queue briefing
Decide how Hawkeye fits before hero select gets loud
2Swap when
The pressure pattern repeats
Swap or change angles if every fight starts with a diver forcing you off the sightline.
3Practice first
Queue with one habit
Hold one sightline, take the first punish window, then rotate before the same diver can path to you.
Pocket Rivals ranked read
How Hawkeye should create ranked value
Hawkeye: Win a useful angle, force attention, and finish targets your team is already pressuring.
Editorial note: this section is Pocket Rivals advice for everyday ranked lobbies. Use the official source panel for canonical ability text, then use this ranked read to decide what to practice next.
First job
Play behind a Vanguard who creates the first distraction instead of opening alone.
Practice next
- 1Take an off-angle before using burst cooldowns.
- 2Keep mobility or a defensive tool for the exit.
- 3Shoot the target your tank or other Duelist is already pressuring.
Avoid
Do not open every fight by burning mobility forward. If the burst fails, you need an exit.
Duelist role hubPick targets by punish windows instead of chasing the first health bar you see.Hero pool guideDecide whether Hawkeye is your comfort pick, safe swap, or role backup.
Hero-specific editorial
Ranked module for Hawkeye
Best for
Controlling long sightlines and punishing exposed movement before the enemy team reaches objective space.
Struggles into
Dive pressure, durable high-ground clears, and shielded or portal rotations that deny single-lane pick value.
First swap trigger
Swap or change angles if every fight starts with a diver forcing you off the sightline.
everyday ranked mistake
Dry-peeking the same sniper angle after enemies have already shown the dive or shield route.
Practice drill
Hold one sightline, take the first punish window, then rotate before the same diver can path to you.
Review basis
Based on Pocket Rivals counter notes using Spider-Man dive, Venom high-ground pressure, and Doctor Strange shields or portals against Hawkeye's sniper lane.
Official details
Base stats and hero story
Official article date: 2024/11/24
- Health
- 250
- Movement Speed
- 6 m/s
Clint Barton is one of the greatest marksmen alive. He may not have superpowers, but his natural ability to hit virtually any target earned him a place alongside Earth's mightiest heroes. As Hawkeye, he's been known to take down an entire enemy fleet with nothing more than a quiver full of arrows.
For a time, Clint distanced himself from the Avengers, setting off on a quest for vengeance as the assassin called Ronin. He returned to the fold older and wiser, just in time to infiltrate Hydra's Erebus Base and rescue the captured Winter Soldier.
Skills
Abilities and details
Normal Attack
Piercing Arrow
- Casting
- Charged projectile with an arced trajectory
- Slow Rate While Charging
- -20%
- Minimum Charge Time
- 0.7s
- Projectile Speed
- 120 - 180 m/s (Maximum speed is achieved after 0.9s of charging)
- Damage
- 28 - 70 (Maximum damage is achieved after 0.9s of charging)
- Ammo
- Infinite
- Critical Hit
- Yes
Shoot a powerful arrow
Normal Attack
Blast Arrow
- Casting
- Arced projectile that generates a spell field upon impact
- Slow Rate While Charging
- -20%
- Projectile Speed
- 60 m/s
- Projectile Damage
- 16
- Range
- 3m spherical radius
- Spell Field Damage
- 34
- Blast Arrows Per Cast
- 3
- Spread Angle
- 11.3°
- Cooldown
- 0.5s
- Charges
- 3
Shoot three explosive arrows
Ability
Hunter's Sight
- Duration
- 10s
- Afterimage Generation Interval
- 0.5s
- Afterimage Duration
- 3s
- Draw Speed Boost Multiplier
- 1.5
- Energy Cost
- 3100
- Special Mechanic
- While Hunter's Sight is active, bow draw speed is increased
Capture Afterimages of enemies in his view. Damage dealt to an Afterimage is transferred to the corresponding enemy
Ability
Crescent Slash
- Casting
- Melee
- Maximum Distance
- 8m
- Damage
- 40
- Cooldown
- 12s
Unsheathe a katana and slash forward, launching up enemies hit
Ability
Hypersonic Arrow
- Casting
- Straight-line projectile that is accompanied by a spell field
- Projectile Speed
- 150 m/s
- First Spell Field Range
- Length: 3m, Width: 3m, Height: 2.7m
- First Damage
- 55
- Second Spell Field Range
- Length: 3m, Width: 5m, Height: 1.6m
- Second Damage
- 55
- Slow Rate
- -40%
- Slow Duration
- 1s
- Cooldown
- 12s
Shoot a Hypersonic Arrow, dealing two instances of damage to enemies in its path and inflicting them with Slow. This ability can Knock Down flying heroes
Ability
Ronin Slash
- Casting
- Melee
- Maximum Distance
- 3m
- Special Effect
- This ability cannot block explosions or effects created by projectiles on hit
Swing a wakizashi to strike frontal enemies, deflecting all incoming projectiles
Ability
Skyward Leap
- Cooldown
- 6s
Perform a double jump in the direction of movement
Passive
Archer's Focus
- Bonus Damage
- 0 - 90 (Maximum damage is achieved after 0.9s of aiming)
- Triggering Distance
- 40m
- Critical Hit
- Yes
- Special Mechanic
- Apply bonus damage to the base damage of Piercing Arrow
Aim at an enemy to improve focus, enhancing the damage inflicted by Piercing Arrow
Ability
MOONLIT SLASH
- Cooldown
- 12s
- Blade Wave Speed
- 60 m/s
- Blade Wave Range
- Length: 2m, Width: 6m, Height: 2m
- Blade Wave Damage
- 60
- Vulnerability Ratio
- 0.15
- Vulnerability Duration
- 4s
- Blade Wave Healing
- 60
- Healing Boost
- 0.15
- Healing Boost Duration
- 4s
Cloak & Dagger inject light and dark energy into Hawkeye's katana. When Hawkeye uses Crescent Slash, enemies hit are launched back, and a blade wave filled with light and energy sweeps forward. This wave passes through both allies and enemies: it heals and boosts healing for allies, while damaging enemies and applying Vulnerability
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