How to Play Groot in Marvel Rivals – Best Tips, Walls & Team-Ups

Marvel Rivals Groot Guide – Best Strategy, Abilities, Combos & Counters

Looking to become an unbreakable frontline force in Marvel Rivals? This Groot guide will teach you everything you need to dominate matches with one of the game’s most resilient and crowd-controlling Vanguards. We’ll cover Groot’s abilities, strategy, strengths and weaknesses, best teammates, and how to counter difficult matchups.

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Marvel Rivals Groot Overview

Groot is a mid-range Vanguard with powerful area control and team protection abilities. With 700 base HP, he’s naturally tanky and comes with unique wall-building tools that can block enemy paths, shield teammates, and boost his own survivability.

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All Groot Skins in Marvel Rivals

Customize Groot with a variety of awesome skins inspired by his long-standing comic and cinematic history. Some are unlockable, others require in-game purchase:

• Basic Skin

• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

• Carved Traveler

• Abies Algae

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Groot Strengths and Weaknesses

✅ Strengths	⛔ Weaknesses
Area denial and map control	Lacks mobility
Strong crowd control	Relies heavily on walls
High durability (700 HP)	Susceptible to CC and focus fire

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Groot Abilities – Full Breakdown

Primary Attack

Vine Strike – Fires forward-reaching vines to deal consistent damage at mid-range.

Abilities

• Strangling Prison (Ultimate): Immobilizes enemies in a radius. Great for engages or defensive peels.

• Thornlash Wall: Offensive wall that deals AoE damage when awakened. Up to 3 can be active.

• Ironwood Wall: Defensive wall that grants bonus HP when awakened. Only one can be active at a time.

• Spore Bomb: Tosses a bomb that explodes into smaller spores for AoE pressure.

• Flora Colossus (Passive): Automatically awakens walls near Groot for bonus effects.

Team-Up Ability

Friendly Shoulder (with Rocket Raccoon or Jeff): Lets allies ride Groot’s shoulder, granting 35% Damage Reduction.

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How to Play Groot – Competitive Strategy

Groot is all about controlling space and protecting your team. Here’s how to play him like a pro:

• Use Ironwood Wall to block chokepoints or shield teammates. Position it to gain bonus HP via awakened effects.

• Deploy Thornlash Walls around trapped enemies to deal massive AoE damage.

• Drop Spore Bomb in clustered fights for extra pressure.

• Use Strangling Prison to isolate enemies, set up team wipes, or even disengage when overwhelmed.

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Groot Tips & Tricks

• ✅ Don’t block your team with poor wall placement — use your walls to cut off enemy routes instead.

• ✅ Use Strangling Prison → Thornlash Wall combo to trap and eliminate enemies.

• ✅ Predict enemy paths — pre-place Ironwood Walls to force them into bad fights.

• ✅ Rocket and Jeff benefit massively from Team-Up synergy — 35% less damage while riding Groot.

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Best Teammates for Groot

Looking to build the perfect comp around Groot? These heroes complement his kit and help cover his weaknesses:

 

Hero	Synergy
Rocket Raccoon	Rides Groot’s shoulder for safety and elevation
Doctor Strange	Rearranges enemies into Groot’s traps, provides healing
Luna Snow	Follows up on Groot’s immobilize with freezes and healing
Hela	Bursts down enemies trapped by Groot’s CC; minions support lane pressure

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Groot Counters – Heroes to Watch Out For

Some heroes are tough for Groot due to mobility, range, or wall-bypassing abilities. Here are your biggest threats:

 

Counter	Why
Iron Man	Long-range fire, dodges walls, difficult to catch
Storm	Destroys walls with AoE, pushes Groot out of position
Scarlet Witch	Teleports past walls, disrupts ultimate setups
Loki	Confuses Groot with illusions, phases through walls

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Is Groot Good for Beginners?

Absolutely. Groot’s durability and simplicity make him a solid pick for new players. His toolset teaches you:

• Positioning

• Objective protection

• Area control

• Team synergy

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