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SEASON 09.5 · HERO INTELLIGENCE

Strategist

Jubilee

Compare Jubilee's Hellfire Sparks Team-Up with Vampiric Kin. Explore community preference by competitive rank and platform, review both anchor partners, and preview every Enhanced effect for Season 9.5.

TOTAL VOTES123
COMMUNITY LEADERHellfire Sparks97% preference
LEAD MARGIN115votes between options
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PLATFORM DATA

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COMMUNITY CHOICE
ANCHORThe Hood97%

Hellfire Sparks

When Attack Speed is enhanced, Energy Plasmoids transform into a hitscan attack that grants self-healing on hit and is capable of dealing critical hits.

119 votes97% of community
ANCHORBlade3%

Vampiric Kin

Deploy a Vampiric Field. Allies standing within the field gain Life Steal when attacking enemies.

4 votes3% of community

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Team-Up analysis

Strengths, tradeoffs, and ideal situations for each option.

Jubilee is not simply choosing between two bonuses: Hellfire Sparks and Vampiric Kin 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

Hellfire Sparks

ANCHOR · The Hood

Hellfire Sparks, anchored by The Hood, gives Jubilee a very specific tactical route: When Attack Speed is enhanced, Energy Plasmoids transform into a hitscan attack that grants self-healing on hit and is capable of dealing critical hits. As a Strategist, its real value depends as much on team utility and survival as on any extra damage. 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 Jubilee 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 The Hood, the Void Magic Mark is never cleared, allowing her to indefinitely sustain the hitscan attack form. That raises the option's ceiling, but it also means the composition with The Hood has to justify the team slot.

OPTION 2

Vampiric Kin

ANCHOR · Blade

Vampiric Kin, anchored by Blade, gives Jubilee a very specific tactical route: Deploy a Vampiric Field. Allies standing within the field gain Life Steal when attacking enemies. As a Strategist, its real value depends as much on team utility and survival as on any extra damage. Its sustain component has value in extended fights, but loses impact when allies cannot survive the initial burst. The direct offensive payoff is easy to understand, but it is only decisive when the team can safely maintain pressure. 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 Jubilee 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 Blade, allies inside the field receive an additional Continuous Healing effect. That raises the option's ceiling, but it also means the composition with Blade has to justify the team slot.

Detailed rank breakdown

See how preference changes as the competitive tier rises.

Bronze2 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)2 · 100%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)0 · 0%
Silver6 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)6 · 100%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)0 · 0%
Gold28 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)27 · 96%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)1 · 4%
Platinum19 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)17 · 89%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)2 · 11%
Diamond23 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)22 · 96%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)1 · 4%
Grandmaster30 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)30 · 100%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)0 · 0%
Celestial13 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)13 · 100%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)0 · 0%
Eternity1 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)1 · 100%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)0 · 0%
One Above All1 votes
Hellfire Sparks (The Hood)1 · 100%
Vampiric Kin (Blade)0 · 0%