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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
12-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
11 Important Changes Coming To Overwatch 2 To Finally Get It Back On Track
Blizzard is bringing some of the most substantial changes to Overwatch 2 that the game has seen since it launched in 2022. In a 30-minute-long Spotlight presentation, the company revealed several changes and new modes, as well as a new hero coming to the hero shooter in 2025. You can watch the full presentation below, or if you just want the highlights, read on. The most important change coming to Overwatch 2 in 2025 is the addition of Perks. This system essentially turns the shooter into a MOBA, allowing you to upgrade your hero throughout a match and fundamentally change their ability sets to cater to your playstyle. This feels like the revival of the planned skill trees that would have given heroes different abilities that riffed on their base ones in a PvE mode that was canceled in 2023. One example shown was Orisa, who can add a placeable shield similar to the one she had in the original Overwatch to her kit, allowing her to defend herself and allies with a more stationary playstyle. Also shown was the option to upgrade Ana to be able to use her damage-reducing Nano Boost ultimate on herself, giving her a power boost and a degree of survivability she otherwise doesn't have. This is the biggest fundamental change Overwatch 2 has introduced to its gameplay since the game launched. It'll be implemented in quickplay and competitive modes in Season 15, beginning on February 18. We'll have impressions on the site very soon. Blizzard is adding new rewards to its Competitive mode, including a purple Galactic skin for weapons, and weapon charms that show off your rank. Also coming to Competitive are hero bans in Season 16. Each team will be able to vote for two heroes each match, with the ban applying to both teams. In a future season, you'll also be able to vote between different maps before a match, but that will be coming sometime after hero bans. After years of backlash over Blizzard getting rid of Loot Boxes in favor of expensive cosmetics, Overwatch 2 is bringing them back in Season 15 to give you a random chance to unlock skins and other goodies. These will be found in weekly rewards and the free battle pass track, and the game will note the odds for different cosmetics before you open them. After recently testing a return to Overwatch's original 6v6 format, Blizzard is giving it a separate competitive queue in Season 15. This will be an open queue but will have a limit of two tanks per team. In a bold move, Overwatch 2 is adding a new iteration of its nostalgia-driven Overwatch Classic mode that reverts the game to different points in its nearly nine-year lifespan. The next version will spotlight one of the most controversial metas: GOATS. This three tanks/three supports meta was prominent in 2019 and widely considered one of the lowest-interest compositions to watch and play. Some theorize the reason Blizzard introduced Role Queue was to ensure competitive players can't run the composition. If you're feeling nostalgic, the GOATS Overwatch Classic will be available in Season 15. One of the big headliners of the presentation was Freja. She's a new damage hero who was a member of the original Overwatch before it was disbanded. Blizzard describes her as a high-skill-ceiling hero due to the precision required to master her kit. She uses a crossbow, is able to leap up high and slow down time with her alternate fire, and has an ultimate that can drag enemies to a central point to rain down damage on them. Freja will join the roster in Season 16. While we didn't see the hero following Freja in motion, Blizzard did show concept art of a new character codenamed 'Aqua.' This guy is a Chinese 'water wielder' who has 'one of the most unique ability sets' in the game. He'll join the roster in Season 18. Stadium is a new mode coming to Overwatch 2 that includes Mods, a new mechanic that lets you make incremental upgrades to stats and abilities to create your own build for your character. You'll build one hero throughout a lengthy match that rapidly swaps between different maps and modes as a best-of-seven game. At the beginning of each round, players are given access to an armory and can spend earned points from the previous round to upgrade their character's traits and abilities. Some examples given include Reaper being able to fly while in Wraith Form, Soldier: 76's healing station gaining increased range and delivering a power boost to those in its radius, and Kiriko being able to teleport across the map without having to target an ally to do so. Blizzard describes Stadium as the ultimate 'fantasy' of each hero, cranking their ability sets to an absurd level of destruction and chaos. Another notable aspect of Stadium is that it's all in third person. Blizzard says this is to help avoid screen clutter, which is only made worse as abilities become upgraded throughout the match. Stadium will launch with 14 heroes, with the rest of the cast added over time. We'll have impressions of the mode on the site soon. Blizzard ran down the handful of customizable Mythic skins coming over the course of the next three seasons. In the Spotlight presentation, we see the Zenyatta skin based on the mythological Chinese creature called the Pixiu in-game; that one's coming in Season 15. In the following season, Juno will get the Mythic skin as part of a magical girl theme called DokiWatch. Come season 17, will get a Mythic skin based on the Siberian tiger. Additionally, Widomaker, Mercy, and Reaper will each get a Mythic weapon over the next three seasons. K-Pop group Le Sserafim is returning to the Overwatch 2 world. The girl group already collaborated with Overwatch back in 2023 with a limited-time event that included skins, an arcade mode, and a music video featuring Tracer, Sombra, Brigitte, Kiriko, and Le Sserafim revealed that new skins based on the group's aesthetic will come in Season 15. After a rundown of new Esports formats in the Overwatch Champions Series, game director Aaron Keller threw out a few rapid-fire updates, including announcing map reworks for Ciravasa and New Junk City, as well as more 'classic' map reworks. Also coming after Season 19 is a new map based on the Atlantic Archology lab, and one set in were able to get hands-on time with both Perks and the new Stadium mode. Be on the lookout for written thoughts on those very soon. For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
