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This video provides an in-depth guide to all three Deadpool roles: Vanguard (Tank), Duelist (DPS), and Strategist (Healer). Each role offers distinct abilities and playstyles. Deadpool's uniqueness lies in his roguelike progression, where he levels up and becomes stronger throughout the match, including individual ultimate activations. The tutorial aims to help players unlock Deadpool's true potential, starting with Duelist Deadpool as the foundational role.
Duelist Deadpool is a high-mobility character specializing in juggling airborne targets and constantly damaging enemies. He excels at countering mobile heroes by infinitely chaining dashes. The core strategy is to treat enemies as "trampolines" to navigate the battlefield without touching the ground, focusing on reaching and disrupting backline healers.
Duelist Deadpool's pistols deal slightly more damage than other versions but are primarily for generating style points and finishing off weak targets. His katanas are the main damage-dealing weapons, used in conjunction with abilities. The 'Headshot' ability involves throwing out an avatar that deals damage over time and a large burst of damage on recall. Players should position themselves to hit multiple enemies with the recall and aim for enemy feet to maximize damage.
'Hazardous Hijinks' is a katana-based dash attack with two charges, each potentially chaining three dashes. It's the primary attack for Duelist Deadpool, allowing continuous damage and high mobility. 'Deadpool in Your Area' is an AoE damage aura that also grants damage reduction and visual disruptions to enemies, crucial for winning 1v1s and layering attacks.
Deadpool's double jump can reset its cooldown by bouncing off enemy heads or wall jumping. On Duelist, bouncing off an enemy deals damage and grants temporary HP. Filling the experience meter for upgrades is key, and selfies with dead enemies are a quick way to gain XP. Deadpool has two ultimate abilities: 'Skill Issue' (gun-based taunt) and 'Pop Quiz' (katana-based self-buff for speed and healing, which can be super-boosted).
The recommended upgrade path for Duelist Deadpool starts with 'Hazardous Hijinks' for endless dash chaining, followed by katana upgrades for increased damage and critical hits after bunny hops. Then, 'Deadpool in Your Area' for damage resistance, 'Headshot' for explosive spinning blades, 'Pop Quiz' ultimate, gun upgrades, and finally 'Skill Issue' ultimate. The emphasis is on enhancing the neutral game first, then the relevant ultimate, and filling gaps afterward.
Strategist Deadpool is a powerful healer, capable of rivaling or exceeding other dedicated healers. His pistols deal low damage to enemies but provide significant healing to allies. His katanas unleash a healing burst around his feet when he lands attacks on enemies, making him effective in team brawls to provide burst healing while dealing damage.
'Bouncing Bobblehead' (replacing Headshot) is less about damage and more about healing, with the biggest healing chunk occurring on its return trip. It should be spammed every 8 seconds, ideally thrown towards allies in brawls. 'Healing Hijinks' (replacing Hazardous Hijinks) is a single dash that heals allies in a radius upon hitting an enemy, but it cannot be chained like the Duelist version.
The Strategist version of 'Deadpool in Your Area' deals minor damage to enemies but provides substantial healing per second to allies within its radius. Activating this ability during the 'Final Exam' ultimate (katana-based) can supercharge the healing output. 'Final Exam' provides healing over time and can be extended and boosted with bonus HP for allies by landing specific attacks (bunny hops, bobblehead hits, healing hijinks dashes).
The recommended upgrade path for Strategist Deadpool prioritizes 'Bouncing Bobblehead' for versatile and constant healing, followed by 'Healing Hijinks,' then 'Deadpool in Your Area', then katana upgrades, 'Final Exam' ultimate, pistol upgrades, and finally 'Pwnage Pound' ultimate. The playstyle transitions from ranged healing to frontline healing, layering abilities to maximize healing output and support allies.
Vanguard Deadpool has lower damage output but doubles the HP of other roles (500 instead of 250). His pistols and katanas deal more damage than the Strategist but less than the Duelist. His 'Magical Unicorn Shield' (replacing Headshot/Bobblehead) deploys a bubble shield with 300 HP that blocks incoming damage, useful for protecting allies or disrupting sightlines. He also has 'Hazardous Hijinks' but with only one charge.
Vanguard Deadpool's 'Deadpool in Your Area' dramatically increases his attack speed for katanas and pistols, making it crucial for burst damage. His double jump is mainly for mobility, offering increased height and distance, unlike other roles where it deals damage or heals. He has two ultimates: 'Banhammer' (gun-based, targets an enemy, grants bonus HP and self-healing) and 'The Big Test' (katana-based, targets self, grants bonus HP and speed/healing buffs, resetting cooldowns).
The suggested upgrade path for Vanguard Deadpool begins with 'Deadpool in Your Area' for the attack speed boost, then base katana upgrades. Next are 'Hazardous Hijinks,' then 'The Big Test' ultimate, 'Unicorn Shield,' pistol upgrades, and finally 'Banhammer' ultimate. The playstyle focuses on engaging enemies up close, using the bubble shield for protection, and leveraging the attack speed boost from 'Deadpool in Your Area' with katanas for damage.
This video covers all abilities, interactions, and optimal strategies for all three Deadpool roles. The presenter personally favors DPS Deadpool, followed by Healer, and then Tank, but acknowledges it's a matter of preference. The guide aims to provide comprehensive insights to help players master Deadpool in Marvel Rivals.