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6 years ago

Character Guide - Rose!

    Rose is a very good Support character, but I notice that many people don’t really know how to play her or aren’t using her to her full potential. I believe she is a harder character to use and I think that I know how to play her really well. I am going to give some basic, intermediate, and expert tips to improve your gameplay with Rose and get results (do better with her).

 

Basic Tips & Strategies

  1. Rose is a crowd control character who specializes in mid range. Try to avoid 1v1’s when starting to learn Rose. Use Jinx and Goatify during team fights and choke areas to give your team an advantage to push (either push forward to capture or push back for defense).
  2. Adjust to engaging mid range fights. Rose is really only viable in mid range, so trying to fight Cpt. Deadbeard at range or challenge Super Brainz at close will probably end in you dying. In mid range fights, try to maintain this distance, either push Deadbeard trying to reposition and snipe you or back up when Super Brainz is about to drop you.
  3. Experiment with different perks with Rose. She has many viable perks, like the Support Perks, Time Snare, Epiphany, S-Cape, Carpool, Thorn Apart, and more...

Intermediate Tips & Strategies

  1. Understand how to balance the cooldown of Arcane Enigma. As your best escape tool and a great support tool as well, learning how to balance this ability cooldown rewards for more escapes and XP. Firstly, try to use the ability in a group of plants to get them from point A to B quickly or give them the ability to dodge more attacks with the speed boost in a fight. You only shorten the cooldown with allies in the boost ring, so try to follow your teammates if need be. Don’t be afraid to selfishly use Arcane Enigma if need be, just try to avoid these situations and attempt to get a shorter cooldown by getting to teammates. This system will be difficult to get accustomed to but it is the best way to achieve success with this ability.
  2. Understand the flow of the team. In order to make the best out of Rose's kit, playing with the team is vital. One of the best ways to do this is notice where players are clashing. This can be from shots, sounds, and dead bodies. Shots attract more shots, causing a bigger fight, which Rose flourishes in. Additionally, try to scan an area to see where players are pushing from so you can disrupt them with Goatify or a pick with a combo of Jinx and your primary.

    Expert Tips & Strategies

  1. Learn how to deal with counters. I am not going to go over all counters or scenarios, but I will address two big ones, Cpt. Deadbeard & Super Brainz. Both characters are good at assassinating squishy characters which Rose definitely is. Try to pinpoint Cpt. Deadbeard and deliberately go behind cover and avoid sightlines to make his counter against you non-existent. Rose can easily deal with Deadbeard at close-mid range for the most part. Super Brainz is rather tricky, he is very mobile and has a good shield. Rose needs to use her abilities wisely and use her team for her benefit. As a Rose player, you have to dodge Super Ultra Ball, and remain at mid range which he can easily close the gap of. Use Jinx, Arcane Enigma, Goatify, and teammates to deal with him. Each scenario varies in result and needs.
  2. Hovering. Although the idea is simple, this is a hard technique to use despite being easy to pick up and hard to master. When hovering, attempt to switch directions of movement to cause confusion and give yourself a few seconds of not being hit, possibly giving you the advantage for consistent damage. Switching up directions mid air will force your enemy to try to predict, giving you the advantage. This is expert because of the need to be able to keep your reticle on them while consistently moving and they are also moving. This is more skill than strategies.
  3. Thorn Apart and incorporating it correctly. Thorn Apart is a reward for correctly supporting. Consider this like a benchmark or test. By using all the tips combined before with Arcane Enigma, Jinx, and Goatify, Thorn Apart will be at its best. This is the best counter to Super Brainz and other counters. Using a perk like Carpool will help shorten the cooldown for Arcane Enigma so it can be farmed to get Thorn Apart faster. AI bots and spawnables also can be used to farm Thorn Apart if need be. By mastering the system of farming and reaping rewards with Arcane Enigma, Goatify, and team fights, Thorn Apart is the highest reward for the high damage capability.

6 Replies

  • I use Arcane Enigma to get plenty of revives as well by running the Super Saviour upgrade.

  • TheSprinter85's avatar
    TheSprinter85
    Hero
    6 years ago

    @Shadowphinx101  Have you seen whether your projectile speed for your Thorn Apart secondary weapon is much faster when you also run Thistle Missile? Or does Thistle Missile only boost your Magic Thistles? 🤔

    I run a Thorn Apart revive build. I use Thorn Apart, Super Saviour and Refreshing Revive. Super Saviour so I can use my abilities and jump while reviving to get revives easier to fill up my orbs, and are not restricted with my ability usage when I revive. Refreshing Revive so I can use my abilities more often when achieving a revive, as well as the orb I get from the revive itself. That build works so well for me (probably because I love reviving and sometimes mercy main players). I sometimes fill my orbs up in seconds. 🙂 

  • Shadowphinx101's avatar
    Shadowphinx101
    6 years ago
    @TheSprinter85 I think the upgrade only works for her basic primary, but tbf, her secondary is extremely quick. I was gonna do that loadout, but I really hate the speed of her projectiles. I'll watch out for u in a lobby if u res me randomly lol.
  • SundropDot's avatar
    SundropDot
    6 years ago
    @TheSprinter85 I think you should try Thorn Apart with Carpool. I use it a lot and I think it is very worth while. More or less, you would use Arcane Enigma on a defending or slowing moving group of Plants to gain charge for Thorn Apart and have around a 13-15 second cooldown if done right. This can easily farm Thorn Apart and I think it is a really good combo. It is a bit tricky to execute at times though. I also like what you run as well, it is a very revive support based build and I think that it is also a great combo.
  • TheSprinter85's avatar
    TheSprinter85
    Hero
    6 years ago

    @SundropDot  I will try the Thorn Apart and Carpool combo. It seems really effective with using Enigma as you can use it more often. I will try the Carpool combo as well, like you suggested. 👍

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