Jeff the Land Shark can borrow Venom's symbiote to extend tendrils and link with nearby allies for quick healing. This is one of the 6 new Team-Ups introduced in Season 2.5.
Heroes
- Jeff the Land Shark
- Venom
Lore
-To be updated-
Symbiote Shenanigans Guide
In this new Team-Up ability introduced in Season 2.5 of Marvel Rivals, Venom acts as the anchor, granting Jeff the ability to extend symbiote tendrils and link with nearby allies for enhanced healing.
- As the Team-Up Anchor, Venom gains a maximum health increase of 150.
- Jeff gains the Healing Tendrils ability through his Team-Up with Venom.
When this Team-Up is activated, Jeff can improve his healing capabilities by connecting symbiote tendrils to teammates within the AoE range for 4 seconds. This ability functions similarly to Venom’s Cellular Corrosion, but instead of latching onto enemies, Jeff links to allies to provide healing.
This is especially useful during intense team fights and clashes, whether contesting a Capture Point or pushing through a choke point. However, this ability requires Jeff to be positioned inside the fight, shifting his role from a medium to long-range support to a more frontline healer.
Not only is this Team-Up ability effective during team fights, but it also works well for protecting the backline from flank attempts. Strategists often group together at the rear of their team, making it easy for Jeff to link with his fellow Strategists when an enemy flanker tries to breach the backline.
Overall, this Team-Up enhances Jeff's ability to provide sustained healing during crucial moments, a role he previously lacked in his standard gameplay.
Is it a game changer? Not quite. But it's certainly a fresh mechanic that shifts how Jeff is played and gives him a more versatile support role.
Best Againts
This Team-up is best against flankers and divers:
- Captain America, The Thing, and Venom are all diving Vanguards who often chase down Strategists. With Jeff’s symbiote link, he can provide constant healing to teammates who are being harassed.
- Black Panther, Iron Fist, Magik, Psylocke, and Spider-Man are Duelists who typically flank and pressure the backline. Jeff can sustain his allies with healing while also chipping away at these flankers, helping to keep the backline safe.
Best Counters
These heroes are the best counters to Symbiote Shenanigans:
- Groot can interrupt Jeff’s healing by separating him from his teammates, either before or during the symbiote link, effectively breaking the connection.
- Thor can push Jeff away while he’s linking with allies, forcing a disconnection from the tendrils.
- Moon Knight excels at punishing clumped-up enemies, which is exactly the position Jeff needs to be in to maximize his healing, making him a strong counter.
- Wolverine can grab Jeff or one of his linked teammates, instantly disrupting the symbiote link.
- Invisible Woman can pull or push Jeff’s linked allies, causing them to break out of the connection range and sever the healing link.
