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★10/25/2022 Patch Notes | Dev Blog #6
★ Hero Tier List: Best Characters to Play
┗Best Tanks | Best DPS | Best Supports
★ Heroes | Beginner's Guide | Competitive Mode Explained
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In Overwatch 2's Control maps, two teams fight to secure and hold the central control point until their meter reaches 100%. Read on to see a list of all Control maps, the best heroes to play in Control, and the game mode's mechanics.
List of Contents
Oasis | Lijiang Tower |
Ilios | Busan |
Nepal |
Best Tank | |
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Best DPS | |
Best Supports |
Criteria | Explanation |
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Map-specific Potential | One of the primary factors we considered was the team's capability and strength in Control maps. We formulated this team around Heroes that excel in middle and close-range firefights and pushing and defending control points. |
Team Synergy | Another major factor we considered when creating this team composition is how well each Hero synergizes with their allies. We mainly chose Heroes that cover up their allies' weaknesses and have powerful ability combos. |
Mobility | Reaching and securing the control point first is crucial in Control, which is why we also heavily prioritized mobility in our team composition. |
These four factors were considered in the context of Competitive 5v5 Play.
In general, Control maps have compact rooms and hallways, ample natural cover, and an increased number of environmental hazards. Heroes that can use these characteristics to their strength are more potent in this game mode.
Sigma is an excellent Tank in Control maps as his kit strikes a good balance between offense and defense, able to disrupt teams with Accretion and Gravitic Flux and hold down control points with Experimental Barrier and Kinetic Grasp.
Reaper thrives in Control due to his insane close-range damage output and ability to take advantage of flanking routes and enclosed spaces. His Hellfire Shotguns excel in close-range engagements, taking down crucial enemy targets with a few well-placed shots. Reaper's Wraith Form and Shadow Step are also potent in Control maps, allowing him to engage from multiple angles and retreat toward numerous forms of cover. Lastly, his Death Blossom tears through teams of enemies, giving him a way to dispatch attacking and defending enemy teams on his own.
Tracer is one of the most potent flanking Heroes in Control due to her high mobility and evasion. Tracer maintains a high damage uptime by being able to rapidly rotate between combat and cover with Blink and Recall, especially with Control maps having shorter flanking routes and a tighter spread of Health Pack locations.
Mercy's incredible teammate-to-teammate mobility and single-target support potential make her a great pick for Control maps. While her primary role is to provide Reaper with healing and damage boosts, she can quickly reach other teammates with Guardian Angel and turn around losing fights with a crucial Resurrect.
Lúcio offers amazing utility and survivability for his teammates in Control maps. His Speed Boost is incredibly effective in this game mode as it lets his team secure positioning around the control point and return to the fray faster. Sound Barrier's massive temporary health boost allows Lúcio to support his team when pushing toward the control point or save them from deadly enemy ultimates. Lastly, his Soundwave is excellent for pushing foes away from the point and shoving enemies toward environmental hazards.
Tank | Damage | Support |
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Control maps in Overwatch 2 feature one capture point, which is randomly determined from 3 potential capture points in each round. This capture point unlocks 30 seconds into the round. When a team captures an uncontested capture point, their percentage score begins to gradually increase.
This is boosted with more players occupying the control point, reaching the maximum percentage increase speed with 3 players from a team occupying simultaneously.
In Control Mode, there is no time limit. The winning team is determined once their control point percentage reaches 100%.
If a team reaches 99% and a player fom the opposing team enters the capture point, Overtime is activated. During Overtime, as long as an opposing player is in the control point, it will not start to count down.
Once all opposing players have been cleared out, the count-down begins. This count-down is shortened the longer that overtime persists. If control of the control point is lost to the opposing team during overtime, overtime resets and the match continues.
Each Control game is played under a Best of 3 format, where the winner per round is immediately declared once a team's percentage reaches 100%.
The Control Point will only unlock after a few seconds. It's best to focus on the enemy team first, to try and get a kill before capturing the point.
Holding Objectives is one of the Lucio's greatest strengths. In particular, Wall Ride ability allows him to avoid attacks in enclosed spaces.
Many Control Maps are also located alongside ledges. Use Lucio's alternate attack to get easy kills.
After gaining control of the point, instead of staying on the point itself, move up to a chokepoint that will make it hard for the enemy team to go through.
These chokepoints are usually entrances to the main area and have little to no flanking spots.
Ilios | Lijiang Tower |
Oasis | Busan |
Nepal |
Circuit RoyalNEW | Dorado |
Route 66 | Watchpoint: Gibraltar |
Junkertown |
MidtownNEW | ParaísoNEW |
Eichenwalde | King's Row |
Hollywood |
ColosseoNEW | New Queen StreetNEW |
EsperançaNEW |
Control Map Pool and Best Heroes
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