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Keeping messy fights alive from cover while holding escape paths and making allies harder to finish.
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Rocket Raccoon
Rocket may not look like a tech genius or an expert tactician, but anyone who's ever made his hit list has quickly regretted underestimating him. This savvy space soldier is equally eager to boost his teammates and to collect bounties on his foes.
- 01 StartSource profile first
- 02 CheckStrategist job check
- 03 LeaveOne ranked habit
Queue briefing
Decide how Rocket Raccoon fits before hero select gets loud
2Swap when
The pressure pattern repeats
Swap or move your setup if enemies reach your support pocket before your team can peel.
3Practice first
Queue with one habit
Before the fight, name your cover, your escape path, and the teammate most likely to peel.
Pocket Rivals ranked read
How Rocket Raccoon should create ranked value
Set up from cover, keep escape paths ready, and make your team hard to finish during messy fights.
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
Prefer Vanguards who fight where you can actually see them.
Practice next
- 1Use defensive cooldowns for enemy engages, not random poke.
- 2Heal the teammate currently contesting space.
- 3Add damage when your team is stable and your escape is ready.
Avoid
Do not use your panic button for harmless chip damage. Save it for the engage.
Strategist role hubKeep rescue routes, defensive cooldowns, and peel calls ready before pressure arrives.Hero pool guideDecide whether Rocket Raccoon is your comfort pick, safe swap, or role backup.
Hero-specific editorial
Ranked module for Rocket Raccoon
Best for
Keeping messy fights alive from cover while holding escape paths and making allies harder to finish.
Struggles into
Mobile heroes that reach safe pockets and long sightlines that punish repeated support peeks.
First swap trigger
Swap or move your setup if enemies reach your support pocket before your team can peel.
everyday ranked mistake
Setting up in a safe-looking corner that has no escape route once pressure arrives.
Practice drill
Before the fight, name your cover, your escape path, and the teammate most likely to peel.
Review basis
Based on Pocket Rivals build notes for cover-based setup and counter notes that attack repeated support angles.
Official details
Base stats and hero story
Official article date: 2024/11/23
- Health
- 250
- Movement Speed
- 6 m/s
He may look cute and fuzzy at first glance, but the space ranger known as Rocket has a bite just as nasty as his attitude. Fortunately, he puts his uncanny technical aptitude to use for good as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
When Star-Lord signed on for a mission to explore Klyntar, Rocket tagged along for some easy target practice shooting symbiotes. But when their ship crashed, Rocket unexpectedly found himself in a fight for his life, trying to keep his fellow Guardians safe until help arrived.
Skills
Abilities and details
Normal Attack
Bombard Mode
- Casting
- Rapid-fire, delayed projectile
- Damage
- 16 damage per round
- Projectile Speed
- 180 m/s
- Damage Falloff
- Falloff begins at 10m, decreasing to 40% at 20m
- Fire Rate
- 12.05 rounds per second
- Ammo
- 45
- Critical Hit
- Yes
Fire energy projectiles that deal damage
Ability
Repair Mode
- Casting
- Single-cast projectile with delayed impact that also generates a spell field
- Healing Amount (Ally)
- 50/s
- One-time Healing Amount
- 55
- Healing Amount (Self)
- 30/s
- Projectile Speed
- 80 m/s
- Range
- 5m spherical radius
- Fire Rate
- 2 rounds per second
- Ammo
- 8
- Duration
- 5s
- Special Effect
- One-time healing for allies when projectile hits them,Bouncing Spheres will bounce off surfaces upon contact, with a maximum of 10 bounces. When they approach injured allies, their speed will reduce
- Projectile Speed Reduction
- 7 m/s
Shoot bouncing spheres to heal allies
Ability
C.Y.A.
- Casting
- Targeted ability that, when activated, summons a creature and detects allies within the area.
- Damage Boost
- 40%
- Bonus Health
- 100/s
- Bonus Max Health
- 150
- Range
- 20m radius
- Duration
- 12s
- Summons' Health
- 800
- Special Effect
- During the ability's duration, linked allies will receive an additional 100 Bonus Health points per second, capping at 150. After breaking the link, this bonus starts to falloff after 1 second at a rate of 75 per/s
- Energy Cost
- 4300
Deploy a Cosmic Yarn Amplifier that grants allies a Damage Boost
Ability
Jetpack Dash
- Casting
- Dash
- Dash Direction
- Crosshair Direction
- Dash Distance
- 8m
- Cooldown
- 2 charges, with each charge taking 10s to recharge
Dash forward
Ability
B.R.B.
- Casting
- Summons
- Special Effect
- Generate an item every 3s, including Armor Pack and Rocket Boots
- Maximum Revive Distance
- 50m
- Bonus Health From Armor Pack
- 25
- Duration
- 300s
- Cooldown
- 40s. You can reclaim the beacon by pressing E. When reclaimed, the cooldown will be reduced based on the beacon's remaining health. If you reclaim a full-health beacon, the minimum cooldown will be 5s
Deploy a Battle Rebirth Beacon that revives a fallen ally and periodically produces armor packs and rocket jet packs
Ability
Wild Crawl
- Wall-Crawling Speed
- 8m/s
Hold Space to run on a wall
Ability
Flying Ace
- Descending Speed
- 3.5m/s
Hold Space to fall slowly
Team-Up Ability
Old Friends
- Casting
- Targeted
- Range
- Up to 12m
- Special Effect
- Pressing SHIFT will exit the Team-Up status with Groot
- Damage Reduction
- 0.35
Jeff the Land Shark and Rocket Raccoon can ride on Groot's shoulders, receiving Damage Reduction
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