SEASON 09.5 · HERO INTELLIGENCE

Vanguard

Hulk

Compare Hulk's Savage Slam Team-Up with Gamma Fastball. Explore community preference by competitive rank and platform, review both anchor partners, and preview every Enhanced effect for Season 9.5.

TOTAL VOTES169

COMMUNITY LEADERGamma Fastball54% preference

LEAD MARGIN15votes between options

PLATFORM DATA

Team-Up totals

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ANCHORCaptain America46%

Savage Slam

Leap high and smash the ground, dealing damage to enemies and reducing the cooldowns of other abilities based on remaining Health.

COMMUNITY CHOICE

ANCHORWolverine54%

Gamma Fastball

Enter a Furious state upon activation, gaining Speed Boost and Attack Speed for a duration. Also unlocks the Dances With Werewolves ability, granting Unstoppable for a period when Health drops to a certain threshold.

FEATURED TEAM-UP VIDEO

Extra Jumps or Faster Punches!? Hulk's New Team-Ups

Hulk gets two Team-Up options in Marvel Rivals Season 9.5: Savage Slam with Captain America and Gamma Fastball with Wolverine. Both offer different advantages, but which Hulk Team-Up is better? This featured video compares their strengths, weaknesses, and best use cases.

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Team-Up analysis

Strengths, tradeoffs, and ideal situations for each option.

Hulk is not simply choosing between two bonuses: Savage Slam and Gamma Fastball push the kit toward different priorities. The better choice depends on map geometry, team composition, fight tempo, and whether the anchor partner already provides value on their own. The analysis below weighs both the base effect and Enhanced ceiling without treating a situational advantage as a universal answer.

OPTION 1

Savage Slam

ANCHOR · Captain America

Savage Slam, anchored by Captain America, gives Hulk a very specific tactical route: Leap high and smash the ground, dealing damage to enemies and reducing the cooldowns of other abilities based on remaining Health. As a Vanguard, it should be judged by how well it helps initiate, hold space, or survive while the team advances. Its sustain component has value in extended fights, but loses impact when allies cannot survive the initial burst. Extra mobility changes positioning and escape routes, making the option strongest when used proactively rather than as a late panic button. In practice, this option is best when the composition can play around that condition and reproduce it reliably. Its weakness appears when the fight forces Hulk to react outside that plan, because part of the value is tied to a particular window, position, or interaction. With the Enhanced effect active, when teaming up with Captain America, the ground slam additionally applies Vulnerability to enemies hit. That raises the option's ceiling, but it also means the composition with Captain America has to justify the team slot.

OPTION 2

Gamma Fastball

ANCHOR · Wolverine

Gamma Fastball, anchored by Wolverine, gives Hulk a very specific tactical route: Enter a Furious state upon activation, gaining Speed Boost and Attack Speed for a duration. Also unlocks the Dances With Werewolves ability, granting Unstoppable for a period when Health drops to a certain threshold. As a Vanguard, it should be judged by how well it helps initiate, hold space, or survive while the team advances. Its sustain component has value in extended fights, but loses impact when allies cannot survive the initial burst. Extra mobility changes positioning and escape routes, making the option strongest when used proactively rather than as a late panic button. In practice, this option is best when the composition can play around that condition and reproduce it reliably. Its weakness appears when the fight forces Hulk to react outside that plan, because part of the value is tied to a particular window, position, or interaction. With the Enhanced effect active, when teaming up with Wolverine, unlocks the Fastball Special. Upon mutual confirmation, Hulk hurls Wolverine forward. That raises the option's ceiling, but it also means the composition with Wolverine has to justify the team slot.

Detailed rank breakdown

See how preference changes as the competitive tier rises.

Bronze2 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)0 · 0%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)2 · 100%

Silver4 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)1 · 25%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)3 · 75%

Gold17 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)6 · 35%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)11 · 65%

Platinum31 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)15 · 48%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)16 · 52%

Diamond34 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)17 · 50%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)17 · 50%

Grandmaster49 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)24 · 49%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)25 · 51%

Celestial24 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)10 · 42%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)14 · 58%

Eternity4 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)2 · 50%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)2 · 50%

One Above All4 votes

Savage Slam (Captain America)2 · 50%

Gamma Fastball (Wolverine)2 · 50%