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Time of India
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Best builds in Overwatch 2 Stadium
Image via: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2's Stadium mode was a breath of fresh air into the fast-paced realm of hero shooters. In this best-of-seven format, players get Stadium Cash, which they use to purchase upgrades and improve their hero abilities between rounds. Since there are 17 playable characters plus a shifting meta, one of the main points to keep in mind are the builds now prevalent in the meta, as climbing ranked for those shiny cosmetic rewards is a worthy endeavor. So, let's spring into action and analyze the best builds and strategies pulling riders on the Stadium map. Game Changers: S-Tier Builds With the tank that meets the Stadium, we get a new hybrid in high mobility brawlers. Her upgrades allow her to do burst damage and self-heal colossally: Heavy Missiles through her Matrix and self-healing-all that enhances her sustain and threat-level presence. Self-Destruct is in essence a map wipe under tight confines, and those are very common in Stadium maps. Ana : Ana appears almost downright broken from the support perspective. She converts into a long-range command helicopter, capable of healing through walls, giving overhealth, and shutting down fights with never-ending grenade uptime. Her Nano Boost travels through walls for reliable clutch plays almost from anywhere on the map and rewards good positioning and timing, which veterans will do to the fullest advantage. The BEST Stadium HERO BUILDS For Overwatch 2 Powerful Contenders: A-Tier High-Impact Though not as all-encompassing as the top picks, some heroes still have game-winning potential. Reinhardt : With a barrier-centric build, Reinhardt shines in durability and utility for the team. Upgrades that let him regenerate his shield while spamming Fire Strikes make for an aggressive, yet safe frontline. Reinhardt's Charge even carries a little bit of air time into the mobility execution of an otherwise grounded playstyle. Mei : Mei has also made her home in Stadium. Her build renders her an absolute menace to enemy movement, with piercing freeze effects, endless ammo, and area denial tools to lock down objectives. While she doesn't rush enemies with damage, her healing loops coupled with zoning ensures she's a fantastic pick for an organized team. Reaper : Reaper capitalizes best on the skirmish-heavy nature of Stadium. His AoE lifesteal comes with cooldown resets and increased damage bonuses when flanking, rendering him almost unkillable in clustered engagements. In brawls, especially, he's frightening, but he's far less useful in open or vertically oriented spaces. These are the BEST Builds in Overwatch 2 Stadium Skilled but Risky: B-Tier High Reward Genji : Genji does well with his mobility and over health stacking to harass that can duel most heroes. However, if he doesn't get either an Ana Nano Boost or some peeling from the team, he's as fragile as they come. Either way, his effectiveness depends largely on the player's skill and knowledge of the map. Juno : Juno, one of the newest supports, thrives when her team sticks together. Her AoE healing zones, cooldown resets, and ability to loop over health make her an invaluable asset in grouped pushes. Unfortunately Struggling to Shine: C-Tier Builds That Need Work Junker Queen: Not every hero flourishes in the Arena mode. Though the Junker Queen is quite resilient, she feels more like a bruiser than a true tank here. Her Wounds mechanic scales very, very poorly, and she cannot apply pressure at range. She is okay-secondary choice for maps allowing close engagements-but ultimately falls far behind other, more impactful picks. This ONE SHOT ANA BUILD Is BROKEN In Stadium (Overwatch 2) More than an evening pastime, Stadium tests flexibility, creativity, and strategic expenditure. While meta heroes like and Ana tread on a higher bar, there is enough room for innovation. Whether you'll be zoning, healing loops, or burst flanks-the best build is the one that fits both the map and your playstyle. Just prepare yourself to improvise-right now is always just moments from the next round in Stadium. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Overwatch 2 players are hoping that the upcoming perks will dissuade the heinous act of counterswapping
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. As part of Overwatch 2's big rework, every hero will be getting a set of perks—unlockable upgrades that can be chosen throughout the game. Every hero has different traits, but there's one throughline that some players hope means an end to counterswapping. Counterswapping is a pretty contentious subject in Overwatch. The actual definition is when players repeatedly switch their hero to one that counters someone specific on the other team, but a lot of players have watered this down and take it to mean anytime someone is playing a hero that counters something that they are playing, even if it's just a coincidence and not intentional. Despite the fact that countering enemy players is just part and parcel of what it takes to win in a hero shooter—it would be kind of pointless just to lie down and die instead of swapping to another character that is better suited for the match—I can understand why, at its worst, counterswapping is annoying. Because every perk is unique to each hero, they won't carry over if you switch mid-game. So, every time you pick a new character, you'll have to start back at level one. Even if perks unlock slightly faster for new picks, players are hoping that this disadvantage will work as a disincentive for those who spend too much time counterswapping. "Yep, probably a good thing, though the level of catchup mechanic is important," one player says. "And that initial meetup likely is still not so bad to stop first fight swaps, but it's a step forward. Remove some ult charge retention, and we're getting somewhere." While other players point out that this could specifically help with counterswapping tanks. Tanks in 5v5 Overwatch tend to have the hardest time when it comes to counterswapping, because they are often the lynchpin of a team, there's only one of them, and they have some very obvious counters. For example, if I went Hog, the enemy tank should probably go Mauga, then I would go then they'd go Sigma, then I'd go Doomfist, then they'd go Zarya, then I'd go Reinhardt, then they'd go Ramattra, and then I'd be back to Hog and the cycle begins anew. It's incredibly convoluted, and realistically, no one should be changing that much each fight, but as the only disincentive before was restricting ult charge, it was a possible strategy. It still is, even with perks, but now there's one more reason not to, and that may be enough for players just to switch things up a couple of times and then leave it at that. Blizzard has made previous changes to try to dissuade players from counterswapping as well. Season 13 introduced a small update to the scoreboard, which meant if you switched hero mid-fight, players on the enemy team can't see who you've picked for 15 seconds. "This change adds more friction to counterswapping, especially in the extreme case where two players on opposite teams are both sitting in spawn with the scoreboard open and rapidly switch their heroes in response to each other's choices," a developer commented. While this update was a small help, it didn't completely eradicate counterswapping from Overwatch 2, and it's pretty likely that this perk feature won't either. Swapping is just part of the game—it's why there are counters, there are so many heroes, and you can switch heroes mid-fight. So next time you get someone yelling about CounterWatch in your chat, just remind them that you wouldn't do it if it weren't a massive strategic part of the game.
