Overwatch has over 30 characters that every play in another way and equally to 1 one other, this makes strategizing crucial to a match’s success and will make all of the distinction between a blowout or a detailed name additional time victory.
Tanks have modified from Overwatch 1, from altering the meta from two tanks to only one to main reworks like with Orisa, this places new gamers on a considerably extra even floor with OG Overwatch gamers as they now need to relearn a personality.
The latest tank to enter the fray at launch was Junker Queen, a personality teased years in the past by means of principally title dropping when it got here to the tales of JunkRat and Roadhog, she will grow to be an actual downside in the best fingers and might even setup multi-kills for his or her DPS (Injury Per Second) teammates.
So, lets discuss her royal highness of the apocalypse and how one can convey the ache!
Intro
Making her official debut as a playable character in season 1 of Overwatch 2, Junker Queen has some massive tank boots to fill as extra acquainted tanks, like Doomfist and D.VA, are recognized to have the ability to maintain their very own with regards to frontline fight.
Generally tanks do properly with drawing aggro away from their teammates and taking great amount of harm, some tanks excel at defending whereas different are principally DPS with a considerable amount of well being, Junker Queen is unquestionably the latter.
As talked about earlier than, Doomfist and D.Va are nice with charging into battle and inflicting injury, they excel at drawing aggro and distracting enemy gamers. Junker Queen follows that pattern as she has a number of methods to assault and disrupt opponents.
That is all scenario primarily based, after all, and all of it is determined by the sport mode being performed. Earlier than we get into mode conditions, we’re going to speak about Junker Queen fundamentals.
The Fundamentals
Junker Queen has a pump motion shotgun that may be shot six instances earlier than needing to be reloaded, her Scattergun has respectable vary and is brutal up shut, this may also help push opposing gamers again as many will attempt to keep away from a detailed encounter.
The one actual flaw to the Scattergun is the low ammo depend, Junker Queen gamers could be simply caught off guard if they’re being encountered by a DPS character that has excessive mobility.
Subsequent is the Jagged Blade, this knife is Junker Queens greatest weapon and can be utilized to nice impacts when you get an actual really feel for the timing. The blade is thrown at opponents and can persist with them upon contact and trigger a ‘bleeding’ have an effect on, slowly draining a small quantity of well being. When you name the blade again, through the use of the identical button to throw it, you’ll pull your opponent in direction of you and might proceed your assault utilizing the Scattergun.
Even should you miss your goal initially, the blade will nonetheless trigger bleeding to any enemy gamers that get caught within the blade’s path again to you, this provides Junker Queen gamers a option to trick enemy gamers into considering that they might be getting attacked from the rear.
Carnange is a big ax that Junker Queen carries on her again, when used, the ax will trigger a bleeding have an effect on just like the blade, the most important distinction between the Jagged Blade and Carnage is that the ax can hit a number of opponents directly and might even take out decrease well being characters in a single swing.
The most important flaw with Carnage is the wind-up time, not like the blade, Carnage takes a little bit time to swing, and gamers are locked in till the animation is completed, this leaves Junker Queen uncovered to enemy assaults and could be taken benefit of a number of characters are attacking concurrently.
Commanding Shout is a capability that grants Junker Queen, and any ally with the radius, a brief well being and motion increase. This skill could be very useful to avoid wasting an ally who’s low on well being whereas ready for healers or a good way to rapidly get your workforce again on a management level.
This skill has a protracted fifteen second cooldown, gamers will must be very cautious how and after they use this skill, the timing is vital and may very well be the distinction to Junker Queen holding a degree lengthy sufficient for her workforce to respawn or her getting trapped in a nook with no manner out.
Lastly, Junker Queen’s final skill, Rampage.
This skill pushes Junker Queen ahead and wounds any enemy caught in her path like Carnage and the Jagged Blade, what makes Rampage such a harmful skill is that it not solely causes bleeding like the 2 aforementioned skills, but it surely additionally briefly stops opponents from with the ability to heal or be healed.
Using Junker Queen
Now that we’ve got a fundamental outlook of Junker Queen lets check out a few of the greatest methods to make use of her skills in several modes.
In each escort and hybrid mode Junker Queen is an actual downside, and that’s on account of characters needing to be on the purpose with the intention to transfer/declare it, they’re compelled to be considerably near Junker Queen and her terrifying ax, in these modes gamers are going to wish to play very aggressive and scare enemies away from the target.
Gamers ought to make nice use of Carnage and the Jagged Blade towards tanks, this can assist throw them off as they’ll need give attention to eliminating the character that may drain their well being, DPS will attempt to keep away from Carnage and healers will run as they don’t wish to meet the tip of the Jagged Blade.
Whereas attacking it’s key to rapidly draw aggro and draw tanks away out of your teammates, the primary push can set your entire really feel of the match, if the defenders get a foothold with holding your workforce again, chances are high that they’ll maintain the onslaught going.
A great defending workforce may have their healers watch over the tanks, so make use of the Jagged Blade when potential to do injury to them from a distance whereas nonetheless specializing in drawing consideration to your self, on account of their low well being, healers usually tend to flee and go away their tank susceptible.
Use Carnage on tanks to make up for the damages you will have missed out on on account of healers’ intervention, tanks usually tend to face off towards Junker Queen to maintain her from selecting off their DPS.
Not like different tanks, Junker Queen can actually put the squeeze on the opposing workforce and maintain them from attending to the target, she will suppress opponents at their spawn level due to her skill to assault from each shut and lengthy vary. The opposite tanks with this skill are Orisa, Winston and Wrecking Ball (Relying on the participant expertise, after all, these characters are simply the simplest to make use of to suppress enemies at their spawn level).
Whereas getting used to enjoying Junker Queen, gamers ought to first see who they’ve for healers on their workforce, a harmful pairing for Junker Queen is Zenyatta and Mercy, when you have both of those two attempt to experiment with getting near your opponents and utilizing Carnage. Getting your timing proper with the ax may also help tackle a number of enemies throughout these essential remaining seconds when everyone begins to congregate on the target in a determined try to finish the match.
Getting aggressive will scare your opponents again and may also help your workforce make that preliminary push ahead, which is arguably the toughest a part of Push, however what about defending?
The identical technique for attacking really applies for defending too, keep in mind when it was stated that Junker Queen was one the simplest characters to make use of for spawn level suppression? Properly, that’s going to be your beginning transfer, take the wind away out of your opponents early by chewing away well being with Jagged Blade and punishing tanks with Carnage.
Now that the opposing workforce is aware of you’re going to be aggressive, they’re going to attempt to give attention to taking you out as early as potential, this distraction will give your DPS teammates the optimum likelihood to actually hit them and trigger frustration.
Relating to different modes like push and management issues change up a little bit bit, in these modes your opponents can transfer round a little bit extra freely as soon as the purpose has been captured, in these modes it’s very simple in your workforce to get separated and go away Junker Queen to fend for herself because the healers have to maneuver round far more to attempt to shield the DPS.
Healers principally keep within the again in these modes as they now have extra wiggle room to retreat and get backup, so attacking them will take a bit extra effort for Junker Queen gamers, the Jagged Blade is your greatest wager in these modes to catch healers and pull them in direction of you to complete them off.
Not like with Hybrid and escort, it’s best to work on throwing the Jagged Blade, as talked about earlier than, this can assist quail healers however it would additionally punish DPS gamers attacking you from vary and convey them nearer to your enjoying subject.
Management is the one mode the place you possibly can really ignore the tank, as a substitute eliminate their helps, DPS and healers will attempt to keep out of your vary whereas their tank offers heavy injury upfront. Junker Queen can disrupt this together with her aggressive skills and trigger them to flee from their tank and giving your workforce an opportunity to place the harm on the lone defender.
Counters
It’s time to speak about countering the Queen, it’s vital to know what characters can put an early finish to Junker Queen’s reign, with this you possibly can tackle the Queen or keep away from pricey errors.
Mobility characters are a determent to Junker Queen, should you rush her with a excessive mobility character like Moira, Genji, Lucio or Sojourn, you possibly can trigger her nice complications and distract her from going after you workforce and even purchase your tank a while to achieve you and assist.
Attacking Junker Queen with DPS can work, when you have the best character, Sojourns skill to maneuver rapidly and ship injury even sooner can pull the eye from Junker Queen gamers. Junkrat’s skill to lob his grenades at nice distances together with the power to launch himself to security may even maintain gamers on edge.
Strive forcing Junker Queen to make use of her Commanding Shout rapidly, this alerts to your workforce that she is on her final legs and everyone must push on her now, Pharah works greatest due to airborne skill preserving her out of attain.
Right here’s an inventory of characters to make use of/keep away from with regards to Junker Queen:
- Orisa: She will get simply as aggressive and might even push Junker Queen again, giving her workforce some respiratory room, Orisa can be nice at taking injury and drawing aggro.
- Winston: due to his protect, Winston can get fairly near Junker Queen and never fear about any of her assaults, even when she goes into the bubble Winston has already began dealing injury. Winston’s slam is nice at catching Junker Queen off guard and even escaping from her if wanted.
- Zarya: Zarya’s bubble can null the bleeding impacts on her or her teammate(s), and since Junker Queen is an aggressive character, there’s an excellent likelihood that enemy gamers will ‘feed’ Zarya’s bubble and provide you with extra energy to do injury with.
- Wrecking Ball: This ‘little’ man has probably the most mobility within the tank class, combine that with a slam skill not too totally different from Winston and you bought an issue on you hand. He can roll right into a ball and make a fast retreat, and even chase down enemies, and he delivers injury with respectable pace.
- Bastion: Actually this one is a bit iffy, a great Bastion participant is only a downside irrespective of who you have got, however together with his skill to show right into a cellular gatling gun Bastion can eat away at Junker Queen if she’s caught off guard.
- Junkrat: As talked about earlier than, Junkrat is a good DPS counter due to his skills to deal fixed injury and no actual must goal, his metal lure can be key to halting an aggressive Junker Queen participant.
- Pharah: Her flight skill will assist keep away from any of Junker Queens assault and she will disrupt by drawing Junker Queen’s consideration and pushing her away from any teammate in want of help.
- Sojourn: After Pharah, Sojourn could also be the most effective DPS character to tackle Junker Queen, her energy slide can be utilized to create a niche between her and Junker Queen whereas nonetheless attacking. Combine in that the facility slide can flip right into a excessive leap, and you’ve got a personality that may actually run and gun towards the Queen.
Outro
Now that you’ve a fundamental understanding of Junker Queen you possibly can go forth and rule the wasteland, remember that that is season 1 Junker Queen and the workforce at Blizzard are all the time altering heroes and their skills, so all the time maintain a watch out for any official bulletins from Blizzard relating to any and all characters.
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