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Jeff the Land Shark
Most landsharks are vicious creatures of the deep... but not Jeff! This adorable and mischievous little landshark brings splashes of joy and healing to every battle. But if the tide turns, Jeff can morph into a voracious beast, swallowing an army of foes in one giant gulp!
Pocket Rivals ranked read
How Jeff the Land Shark should create ranked value
Jeff the Land Shark: Keep the team alive through the first burst, then add damage or control when the fight stabilizes.
Editorial note: this section is Pocket Rivals advice for Bronze-to-Platinum lobbies. Use the official source panel for canonical ability text, then use this ranked read to decide what to practice next.
Practice next
- 1Use defensive cooldowns for enemy engages, not random poke.
- 2Heal the teammate currently contesting space.
- 3Add damage when your team is stable and your escape is ready.
Avoid
Do not use your panic button for harmless chip damage. Save it for the engage.
Strategist role hubKeep rescue routes, defensive cooldowns, and peel calls ready before pressure arrives.Hero pool guideDecide whether Jeff the Land Shark is your comfort pick, safe swap, or role backup.
Hero-specific editorial
Ranked module for Jeff the Land Shark
Best for
Keeping chaotic Bronze-to-Platinum fights alive from cover while slipping away before support pressure collapses.
Struggles into
Fast dive, burst mobility, and long-range support-angle pressure that punish repeated healing peeks.
First swap trigger
Swap or reposition if enemies force your escape before your team even starts taking space.
Bronze-to-Platinum mistake
Healing from a cute safe-looking pocket that has no real exit once dive pressure arrives.
Practice drill
Before the fight starts, choose a healing lane, an escape route, and the teammate most likely to peel.
Review basis
Based on Pocket Rivals counter notes using Spider-Man dive, Black Panther burst, and Hela ranged pressure into Jeff's small support angles.
Official details
Base stats and hero story
Official article date: 2024/11/23
- Health
- 250
- Movement Speed
- 6m/s
What's more huggable than a puppy, but hungrier than a great white? It's Jeff! This baby landshark may be one of the most unusual and adorable creatures to ever waddle his way out of the ocean. But anyone who's crossed Jeff's path can tell you that behind his sweet little bark is one nasty bite!
After getting captured and displayed as a curiosity at the Collector's Theme Park, Jeff broke free when the Timestream Entanglement scrambled reality. Now's his chance to prove he's a hero, one chomp at a time!
Skills
Abilities and details
Normal Attack
Joyful Splash
- Casting
- Rapid-fire, delayed projectile
- Projectile Speed
- 100m/s
- Healing Amount
- 130/s
- Damage
- 70/s
- Damage Falloff
- Damage falloff starts at 15m to a maximum of 65% at 30m
- Fire Rate
- 20 rounds per second
- Ammo
- 100
Unleash a healing splash
Ability
Aqua Burst
- Casting
- Single-cast projectile with delayed impact that also generates a spell field
- Damage
- Projectile Damage: 25 damage per round, Spell Field Damage: 45 damage per cast
- Range
- 3m spherical radius
- Damage Falloff
- Falloff begins at 1m, decreasing to 50% at 3m (projectile damage has no falloff)
- Projectile Speed
- 100m/s
- Fire Rate
- 1.75 rounds per second
- Cooldown
- 3 charges, with each charge taking 3s to recharge
- Special Effect
- Direct hits can launch enemies up
- Critical Hit
- No
Launch a high-speed water sphere that bursts upon impact, dealing damage to enemies within range
Ability
It's Jeff!
- Casting
- Targeted
- Special Effect1
- After swallowing allies and enemies, Jeff will deal damage to enemies and heal allies for the duration of the effect, during which they will also benefit from Hide and Seek
- Special Effect2
- It's Jeff! (Ultimate Ability) leaves an 8m radius Healing Pool at the point of activation that heals allies within range by 100/s. Healing Pool lasts for 8s
- Range
- 10m radius,5m high cylindrical spell field
- Damage
- 25/s
- Healing Amount
- 225/s
- Bonus Health (Ally)
- Overflow healing on swallowed allies grants 45 Health per second as Bonus Health, up to 150
- Duration
- 6s
- Energy Cost
- 4500
Deep dive into the scene and resurface to swallow both enemies and allies within range, activating Hide and Seek for a brief duration before ejecting the swallowed heroes forward
Ability
Hide and Seek
- Casting
- Instant Cast
- Special Effect
- During the dive, gain Unstoppable, healing over time, and a Movement Boost, while Jeff's hitbox is reduced
- Movement Boost
- 60%
- Maximum Energy
- 120
- Energy Cost
- 20/s
- Energy Recovery Speed
- 15/s
- Healing Amount
- 35/s
Dive into the scene with only his dorsal fin exposed, granting himself a Movement Boost. Jeff can heal while submerged and gains the wall-crawl ability
Ability
Healing Bubble
- Casting
- Summons
- Special Effect
- Touching the bubble will immediately activate its effect
- Healing Amount
- 30/s
- Healing Boost
- 15%
- Movement Boost
- 60%
- Buff Duration
- 4s
- Duration
- 180s
- Cooldown
- 3 charges, with each charge taking 6s to recharge
Spit a bubble that heals the ally who collects it, granting them Healing Boost and Movement Boost while also launching up nearby enemies
Passive
Oblivious Cuteness
- Critical Hit Damage Reduction
- 50%
Reduce damage taken from critical hits
Team-Up Ability
IT'S JEFF-NADO!
- Select Range
- 60m radius, 90° fan-shaped area in front of Jeff
- Swallow Time Required
- 1.5s
- Warning before Swallow
- 0.1
- Swallow Range
- 10m spherical radius spell field centered around Storm
- Swallow Damage
- 80
- Attack Interval
- 2 hits per second
When Storm activates Omega Hurricane and Jeff the Land Shark's It's Jeff is ready, they can unleash a powerful Team-Up Ability. During this period, Storm's Omega Hurricane merges with Jeff to form a Jeff-nado
Ability
GUARDIAN OF THE DEEP
- Cooldown
- 20s
- Range
- 10m spherical radius spell field
- Continuous Healing Duration
- 5s
- Continuous Healing Efficiency
- 60/s
- One-time Healing Amount
- 70
- Bonus Health
- 50
- Bonus Health Falloff
- Falloff begins at 3s and decreases by 30/s
Venom shares his symbiotes with Jeff and Hela. Jeff's Guardian of the Deep links with nearby allies, providing continuous healing. When the effect ends, it releases a powerful healing burst, converting any excess into Bonus Health.
Ability
New Friends
- Casting
- Targeted
- Range
- Up to 12m
- Damage Reduction
- 35%
Jeff the Land Shark and Rocket Raccoon can ride on Groot's shoulders, receiving Damage Reduction
Ability
Jeff's Cuddle Buddy
- Cooldown
- 35
- Spell Field Range
- A cylindrical spell field with a 6m radius and a height of 6m.
- Healing
- 50/s
- Duration
- 5s
Jeff the Land Shark and Rocket Raccoon can ride on Groot's shoulders, receiving Damage Reduction
Ability
GUARDIAN OF THE DEEP
- Cooldown
- 20
- Spell Field Range
- 15m spherical radius
- Healing Amount
- 45/s
- Overhealing to Bonus Health Conversion Rate
- 0.5
- Ability Duration
- 5s
- One-Time Healing
- 45
Base Effect: Shoot out healing tendrils; linked allies receive Continuous Healing, and excess healing is converted into Bonus Health. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Venom, symbiote tendrils can also lash out at nearby enemies within range, inflicting continuous damage.
Ability
GUARDIAN OF THE DEEP
- Damage Over Time
- 35/s
Base Effect: Shoot out healing tendrils; linked allies receive Continuous Healing, and excess healing is converted into Bonus Health. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Venom, symbiote tendrils can also lash out at nearby enemies within range, inflicting continuous damage.
Ability
MR. POOL'S INTERDIMENSIONAL TOY BOX
- Cooldown
- 15
- Deadpool Plushie Duration
- 5s
- Deadpool Plushie Range
- 6m radius
- Healing Amount
- 30/s
Base Effect: Gain a new ability to spit out a Deadpool Plushie. The plushie continuously Taunts nearby enemies while spraying a healing mist onto surrounding allies. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Deadpool, the Deadpool Plushie asserts a much stronger Taunt while concurrently damaging enemies caught in its radius.
Ability
MR. POOL'S INTERDIMENSIONAL TOY BOX
- Damage
- 30/s
Base Effect: Gain a new ability to spit out a Deadpool Plushie. The plushie continuously Taunts nearby enemies while spraying a healing mist onto surrounding allies. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Deadpool, the Deadpool Plushie asserts a much stronger Taunt while concurrently damaging enemies caught in its radius.