Strategies and Tactics#

Tactics answer the question of how to play this fight. This page breaks things down by role and by situation, without covering hero-specific combos.

Universal Tactical Principles#

1. Take the position first, deal damage second: better positioning beats two extra shots
2. Focus one target: six players attacking six targets equals zero damage
3. Don’t fight while down a member: retreat when you lose a player and regroup once respawns are up
4. Don’t chase past the objective: objective ownership decides the match, not the kill count
5. Spend abilities at key moments: save crowd control for enemy engagements and shields for enemy bursts
6. Don’t hoard ultimates: trading for an enemy core in a key spot is always worth it
7. Read the enemy’s ultimate status: once their engagement abilities are spent, that’s your entry signal
8. Keep communicating: quick commands are enough to convey positions and ability status

Match Phase Strategy#

Playing Vanguard#

Core Duties#

• Stand at the very front of the team, but not beyond healing range
• Use your body to seal off the enemy’s most effective attack routes
• Create space for the team to advance instead of going for kills yourself

Advanced Tips#

• Advance with cover: don’t beeline for the objective; use walls and corners to break the enemy’s firing lines
• Judge engage and retreat: at half health you should already be thinking about pulling back, not waiting for a heal to save you
• Trade judgments: if trading your life for an enemy healer wins the objective, it’s worth it
• Protect the backline: when enemy divers keep succeeding, one step back to peel is worth more than pushing on

Playing Duelist#

Core Duties#

• Output steadily from a safe position
• Look for chances to kill the enemy healers and backline
• Use burst to interrupt the enemy’s key abilities

Advanced Tips#

• Entry timing: wait for the team fight to start and the enemy’s attention to lock onto the frontline before going in
• Repositioning habit: never spend more than two volleys at the same sniper spot
• Target selection: prioritize the enemy healer, then whoever is channeling an ultimate
• Retreat standard: if your skills are spent and you have no escape tool, stop chasing

Playing Strategist#

Core Duties#

• Keep the whole team’s health topped up
• Use control and buffs to steer team fights
• Protect yourself, because a dead Strategist heals for zero

Advanced Tips#

• Positioning: stand where you can see both your teammates and the enemy’s dive routes
• Healing order: heal whoever is taking pressure first, rather than rotating through the roster evenly
• Countering divers: when dived, use mobility to create distance and hold your crowd control until they close in
• Ultimate timing: cast group healing or buff ultimates right as the enemy commits their engagement

Team Composition Strategy#

Attacking Strategy#

• Push along two routes to force the enemy to split their fire
• Have Vanguards lead the main route while assassins stage on the flank for the dive
• Bait out enemy ultimates before truly contesting the point
• Once the objective progress passes half, protecting the progress matters more than clearing players

Defending Strategy#

• Hold the enemy’s narrowest attack corridor; never stand in open ground
• Focus healing on the Vanguards holding the corridor
• Don’t chase when the enemy loses players; holding the position matters more
• In overtime, give up the perimeter if necessary to keep the objective

Map Control#

The core of map control is “making the enemy take the long way.” Holding high ground, choke points, and the cover around the objective forces the enemy to attack from unfavorable angles.

Counter Play#

Solo Queue and Premades#

In solo queue, filling roles and adapting matter most; don’t expect teammates to fit your plan. In a premade group you can:

• Agree on Team-Up hero pairings in advance
• Divide roles clearly: who opens fights, who cleans up
• Swap heroes together to answer enemy comp changes

FAQ#