Strategy guide
A teammate is still on the way back from spawn. Do you wait or take the next fight? Work through three common situations.
Read the match situationsThe match clinic
Pick the moment you recognise. Read it as a decision to try, not a rule that ignores the rest of the match.
Your team is one player short.
A good angle can wait. Keep the route to your supports open, look for the returning teammate and avoid turning a quiet moment into a staggered fight.
Can the players beside you act on the same target?
Your side angle has been noticed.
Drawing attention was useful. Stay useful by moving back through cover while the team takes advantage of that attention. A flank does not have to end in a chase.
Which corner will still be reachable after the next exchange?
You have a tool, not a deadline.
Check who is alive and whether teammates can follow. Sometimes keeping the ultimate for a connected attempt creates a clearer opportunity than spending it as the last player standing.
What will a teammate be able to do because you used it?
Hero roles
Make the next corner playable. Space only helps if your teammates can use it.
Explore Tank →Take an angle you can leave. A longer-lived threat often matters more than a risky chase.
Explore Damage →Keep the next decision available. Healing, utility and a safe position work together.
Explore Support →The playbook
Ability timing
Keep a response for the threat that matters.
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Useful saves
A save needs a useful position afterwards.
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Map reading
Give yourself a route back before moving forward.
Read this guide →No. This is an independent fan publication about Overwatch. Blizzard Entertainment develops and publishes the game. Our advice is editorial, and official hero descriptions and patch notes are linked as references.
Use the official Overwatch hero directory and Blizzard’s patch notes. A live update may change an ability, a role or a mode after a guide was written. Our role selection is an introduction, not a replacement for that directory.
No. Cover, regrouping and ability timing are useful subjects in casual play too. Competitive has its own rules and eligibility requirements; check those in the game before queueing.
