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Play behind a Vanguard who creates the first distraction instead of opening alone.
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Star-Lord
Peter Quill lives to dazzle his foes on the battlefield with his signature swagger. As his element guns paint arcs of devastation, his acrobatic moves sail through the sky with unrivaled style. With performances this spectacular, it's no wonder that Star-Lord is so legendary!
Pocket Rivals ranked read
How Star-Lord should create ranked value
Star-Lord: Win a useful angle, force attention, and finish targets your team is already pressuring.
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
- 1Take an off-angle before using burst cooldowns.
- 2Keep mobility or a defensive tool for the exit.
- 3Shoot the target your tank or other Duelist is already pressuring.
Avoid
Do not open every fight by burning mobility forward. If the burst fails, you need an exit.
Duelist role hubPick targets by punish windows instead of chasing the first health bar you see.Hero pool guideDecide whether Star-Lord is your comfort pick, safe swap, or role backup.
Hero-specific editorial
Ranked module for Star-Lord
Best for
Chasing short openings, cleaning low-health targets, and pressuring air or flank lanes without standing still.
Struggles into
Accurate burst, tracking fire, and setup around supports that turns close-range pressure into a punishable path.
First swap trigger
Swap or stop flanking if enemies hold the support pocket and punish every movement cooldown defensively.
Bronze-to-Platinum mistake
Using mobility to enter deeper after the first dodge instead of using it to reset to cover.
Practice drill
Take one short angle, force movement or a cooldown, then return to cover before chasing the second target.
Review basis
Based on Pocket Rivals counter notes that use Hela burst, Punisher tracking pressure, and Peni Parker backline setup into Star-Lord's mobile pressure.
Official details
Base stats and hero story
Official article date: 2024/11/23
- Health
- 150+100 Regenerative Shield
- Movement Speed
- 6 m/s
Half human. Half alien. All awesome. That's how Peter Quill, the space outlaw called Star-Lord, would probably describe himself. And as leader of the spacefaring heroes known as the Guardians of the Galaxy, he's saved the universe enough times to actually live up to his legends.
At Shuri's request, Star-Lord led a scouting mission to the surface of the symbiote planet, Klyntar. As the Guardians made their approach, their ship was disabled by a mysterious force, leaving Star-Lord and his crew stranded on a hostile world nearing the brink of annihilation.
Skills
Abilities and details
Normal Attack
Element Guns
- Casting
- Rapid-fire shots with spread.
- Damage
- 6.5 damage per round
- Damage Falloff
- Falloff begins at 10m, decreasing to 50% at 25m
- Crosshair Spread Radius (at 10m)
- After 2 consecutive shots, the spread increases to 0.15m; after 5 consecutive shots, the spread expands to 0.24m
- Fire Rate
- 40 rounds per second
- Ammo
- 50
- Critical Hit
- Yes
Shoot enemies with dual Element Guns
Ability
Galactic Legend
- Casting
- Rapid-fire projectile.
- Damage
- 6.5 damage per round
- Damage Falloff
- Falloff begins at 25m, decreasing to 75% at 40m
- Fire Rate
- 40 rounds per second
- Ammo
- 40
- Critical Hit
- No
- Duration
- 8s
- Movement Boost
- 20%
- Reload Time Reduction
- 70%
- Maximum Locking Distance
- 40m
- Energy Cost
- 3100
- Special Mechanic
- During this period, Star-Lord's Reload Speed increases significantly
Engage in free-flight and lock onto enemies in sight
Ability
Rocket Propulsion
- Movement Boost
- 100%
- Maximum Energy
- 1800
- Energy Cost
- 300/s
- Energy Recovery Speed
- 100/s
Consume energy to gain a Movement Boost and soar forward
Ability
Blaster Barrage
- Casting
- Spherical Spell Field
- Duration
- 3s
- Range
- 8m spherical radius
- Attack Interval
- 0.1 per hit
- Damage
- 7.5 damage per hit
- Damage Falloff
- Falloff begins at 4m, decreasing to 80% at 8m
- Cooldown
- 8s
Fire a frenzy of shots, causing damage to enemies within range.
Ability
Stellar Shift
- Invincibility Duration
- 0.37s
- Charges
- 2
- Recharge Speed
- 5s per charge
Dodge in the direction of movement and swiftly reload
Ability
Astral Jump
- Cooldown
- Teleport Cooldown 30s; jump device deployment Cooldown 5s.
- Teleport Delay
- 1s
- Summons' Health
- 100
Star-Lord gets a teleport to its deployment point from anywhere on the map
Ability
FLORA MUNITIONS
- Cooldown
- 15s
- Traps Generated
- 5
- Trap Generation Delay
- 1
- Trap Duration
- 4
- Imprison Duration
- 0.8s
- Damage
- 30 each
Gain a new ability to toss Twisted Thorn Seeds forward. Upon landing, they rapidly Sprout and take root, generating Thorn Snares around the area. Enemies stepping on a snare take damage and suffer a Root effect. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Groot, the number of Thorn Snares deployed increases, and the damage dealt when an enemy steps on them is boosted.
Ability
FLORA MUNITIONS
- Traps Generated
- 8
- Damage
- 45 each
Gain a new ability to toss Twisted Thorn Seeds forward. Upon landing, they rapidly Sprout and take root, generating Thorn Snares around the area. Enemies stepping on a snare take damage and suffer a Root effect. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Groot, the number of Thorn Snares deployed increases, and the damage dealt when an enemy steps on them is boosted.
Ability
STAR-SOUL
- Cooldown
- 30s
- Cooldown to respawn
- 120s
- Cooldown to Replace After Canceling Telekinetic Beacon
- 5s
Base Effect: Gain a new ability to place a Telekinetic Beacon. You can teleport back to the location where the beacon is deployed from anywhere on the map. Upon defeat, Star-Lord will cocoon and respawn at the Telekinetic Beacon's coordinates. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Adam Warlock, every time Star-Lord participates in a KO, Telekinetic Beaconcooldown is reduced.
Ability
STAR-SOUL
- Ability CD Reduction per KO
- 10s
Base Effect: Gain a new ability to place a Telekinetic Beacon. You can teleport back to the location where the beacon is deployed from anywhere on the map. Upon defeat, Star-Lord will cocoon and respawn at the Telekinetic Beacon's coordinates. Enhanced Effect: When teaming up with Adam Warlock, every time Star-Lord participates in a KO, Telekinetic Beaconcooldown is reduced.