Known as the Goddess of Death, Hela certainly lives up to her name in Marvel Rivals. With her unique abilities and offensive skills, she is one of the stronger characters you can play in the game. Here’s a guide to all of Hela’s abilities and how to use them to climb the ranks in Marvel Rivals.
Hela: Abilities & Effects
Hela is a Duelist character with a difficulty rating of 3/5 stars. With the right amount of practice, you’ll be able to use her dark abilities with ease. Below is a list of all her skills along with their effects.
| Abilities | Description | Effect |
| Normal Attack – LMB – Nightsword Thorn | This ability causes Hela to throw out dangerous thorns that deal high damage to targeted enemies. | Damage: 70 Fire Rate: 2 rounds/s Ammo: 8 Critical Hit: Yes |
| Q Key – Goddess of Death | Hela will rise up into the sky and release countless Nastrond Crows from her hands, which cause destruction all around her. | Duration: 10s Nastround Crow Health: 1000 Fire Rate: 1.79 rounds/s Explosion Range: 6m spherical range Explosion Damage: 125 |
| Shift – Astral Flock | Hela will transform into a Nastrond Crow. Pressing Shift again will revert her to her original form. | Dash Speed: 15 m/s Dash Distance: 18m Cooldown: 12s |
| E Key – Soul Drainer | Hela releases a Hel Sphere that will stun any nearby enemies. | Projectile Speed: 40 m/s Range: 3m Spherical Radius Spell Field Damage: 40 Stun Duration: 0.3s Cooldown: 12s |
| RMB – Piercing Night | Hela fires multiple Nightsword Thorns that can explode. | Number of Projectiles: 4 Projectile Speed: 80 m/s Projectile Damage: 10 Range: 3m Spherical Radius Special: The Thorns can stick to enemies. |
| Passive Skill – Nastrond Crowstorm | Killing an enemy will have Hela releasing a Nastrond Crow which can explode. | Delay: 1.8s Range: 5m Spherical Radius Damage: 80 |
| Space Bar – Hel’s Descent | Will allow Hela to fall slowly from a high place. | Descending Speed: 3.5m/s |
| Team-Up Ability – Queen of Hell | Whenever Hela kills an enemy, she can bring Loki and Thor back to life. If they are alive, Thor & Loki will get extra health. | Team-up Bonus: 20% Damage Boost |
How To Play As Hela
Hela is good at both mid-range and long-range fights. She can bring down flying characters and damage their health even from a distance. If you aim her attacks well, she can instantly eliminate enemies with health of 275HP or less. This also makes her a bit harder to use since she’s extremely aim-dependent.
The Nightsword Thorn is an effective attack if there is enough distance between Hela and her enemy. You can use the Astral Flock ability to quickly escape whenever you are cornered by enemies. This is very handy while dealing with strong close-range fighters like Black Panther or Spiderman.
While the Goddess of Death ability can do a whole lot of damage to a group of enemies, it also makes Hela stand out too much. Use it when your team is covering for you and are keeping the enemies engaged. The attack does make her invincible, but once it ends she becomes vulnerable to attacks.
Use the Soul Drainer and Nastrond Crowstorm to kill off enemies that are low on health. What matters is the accuracy of your attacks, try to attack where many enemies are grouped up. These abilities can also prevent the enemy team from healing and constantly keep them at low HP.
Hela can be weak against close-range attacks and shield comps. This will make her susceptible to the powers of heroes like Magneto, Doctor Strange, Groot, and many others who have the ability to create a shield or wall between them. Hela can only damage such characters by attacking at an angle.
Soul Drainer can stun your enemies for some time. You can use this to stop their attacks while shifting to a safer place. If you aim it at enemies which are grouped up, you can stun all of them at once.
Her strong abilities demand longer cooldowns. This is another weakness that Hela has. Since Hela can’t spam abilities like Soul Drainer or Astral Flock, try to use them only when necessary. Take down backline fighters first and then focus on Vanguards. Use Piercing Night against Vanguards if they come close to you.
Hela: Best Team Combinations
Since her Team-Up Ability is with Thor and Loki, she will have the best synergy with her brothers. Some other characters that she works well with are:
- Hawkeye
- Captain America
- Doctor Strange
- Hulk
- Venom
- Mantis
Characters like Mantis are strong strategists and can help Hela stay alive while she takes down enemies. Doctor Strange and Hela have similar abilities, which is why they will be a strong duo in any group.
Thor, Hela and Loki in a single team can turn the tide of any game in their favor. Hela can resurrect Thor and Loki just after killing a single enemy. If they happen to be alive, Thor and Loki will end up getting a Health boost that can help them carry out their roles as Vanguard and Strategist.