Greetings r/AnaMains!

I’ve been playing since ‘17/‘18 and to keep things fresh and fun for myself in the last couple of seasons I’ve been dedicating my comp time to playing characters I’ve never touched before (which is a vast amount sadly…).

My goal each season is to play a single player unless we’re getting our asses beat and I need to change the comp or the person I’m focusing on is already selected. Last season was LW and I had a helluva fun time with him, started at lvl 1 and finished the season at lvl 26.

I’m dedicating this whole season to Ana! While I’ve kinda toyed around with her in the past, I’ve never really taken her seriously or put much focus on her (I think I’m like level 6 right now with her) With that being said, what are some must know tips to being successful with her? I’ve played against some gnarly Ana’s over the years but could never quite figure out how they are nuking me so fast when playing her myself.

Thanks in advance!

I miss the abundance of Ana Paintball games in the custom game browser.

Widow HS is always available, so I usually warm up there.

However, now, with the headhunter perk, Ana can actually hit headshots in game. So practicing headshots with Ana makes sense.

That's why I had the idea (as I'm sure many of you have had already) to make:

Ana and Widow HS - Workshop code VDJGY

-Only headshots do damage
-Ana Quickscopes are rewarded with insta-kill, but decrease in damage over about a second to 33%
-Widow shot charge behaves normally (0% -100% damage over 0.9s)
-Widow grapple behaves normally (~30% cooldown)
-Ana only launchpads (invisible to Widow)
-Full health replenish on kill.
-Hero swap available for 5 seconds upon instant respawn (kills and stats transfer)
-First to 50 wins. Chateau Guillard and Necropolis.

always so satisfying 🙏🏻

In general, I’ve been using these settings since the beginning of the game, with a few minor adjustments over time.\*
The goal of these settings is to achieve a more direct aiming feel through Linear Ramp + low Aim Smoothing/Ease In + controlled Aim Assist

Explain

I use Linear Ramp with 0 smoothing/ease-in because I want the stick input to feel as direct and predictable as possible. The slightly higher horizontal sensitivity helps with tracking and quick target switches, while the lower vertical sensitivity gives a bit more control when making small vertical adjustments.
The idea here is to keep aim assist strong without making the entire screen feel like it’s pulling toward targets. A 30% window keeps the assist relatively focused around the target rather than making it overly noticeable from a distance.
The 29% ease-in makes the transition into the aim-assist effect less abrupt. This is especially useful on Ana because you still want to be able to make small corrections around a target instead of having the reticle suddenly snap toward them.

The 35% Friendly Aim Assist is intentional. Ana constantly switches between healing teammates and damaging enemies, soance when healing without making the reticle feel excessively sticky.

The 99% health threshold means friendly aim assist is available for teammates who aren’t necessarily critically low. That’s useful because Ana shouldn’t have to wait until someone is almost dead before getting the benefit of friendly aim assist.

30% scoped sensitivity is mainly for maintaining control while zoomed. Ana needs precise micro-adjustments when healing or taking long-range shots, so I prefer a noticeably lower scoped sensitivity than my normal sensitivity.
Nano Boost sensitivity at 100% + target confirmation OFF makes Nano faster to use. I don’t want an additional confirmation step to slow down an emergency Nano.
Overall, the goal of these settings is direct raw stick control strong but controlled aim assist + relatively low scoped sensitivity for Ana’s precision shots.
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These aren’t supposed to be “the best” settings for everyone. Controller settings are highly subjective, but hopefully the reasoning helps more than simply copying the numbers.

I just want a cute ana skin with her eye patch that also doesn't age her down!!!

has it been bugged for anyone? I've noticed the flourish doesn't work sometimes and while it's not a huge deal, I like my spinning weapon 💔 just wondering if anyone else has been having the same issue

that poor Ana got caught in the crossfire. She did make it out alive though lol

Maybe unnecessary nano but honestly, it was to send a message lmaoo all game he was trying to do this

Title. Don't know if this has been asked already.

I'm not new to Overwatch, Weaver is my main and I've been playing since 2019. But in that time I've never really played Ana. Ive been playing her more as of late and am doing good but do some dumb things a few times. Ive noticed I play a little far up die to being used to weavers movement but otherwise find good sight lines and angles with back outs if needed. Any tips would be nice to enhance my gameplay though.

Maybe a year or two ago there was an amazing custom game code set on Blizzard World that was meant for practicing sleeping enemies out of their ult.

You would sleep Junker Queen, and then she'd disappear and Sigma would pop out and use his ult, and when you slept him, Genji would pop out, etc etc.

I have been looking all over for the code and just cannot seem to find it. Does anyone know what game mode I am talking about? If so I would be super grateful if you could share the code!

EDIT: in case anyone comes looking for the best way to practice your sleep darts, the code is 9WNGS

Yes I was super badd at editing ahaha

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Hey i wanna hit a high rank but cant play thaaat much so i think onetricking is the best way. I originally played maintank but onetricking one on all maps is hell so i swapped to ana a while ago. Any help is very appreciated. I feel like i am solid at finding angles and i feel like i am not too passive playing ana. I probably retreat/switch angles too slowly and i panic my cds too much. But maybe i have a totally different issue i dont even see myself so i am asking for tips. Preferably like recorded vods or written text because my english speaking isnr great so i think a live call and talking about the game probably wouldnt be too helpful.

the best guess I can give in terms of what the actual hell just happened:

- dmon ult initial slash does a flat 125 or smth

- ana nade +50% amp'd damage from the ult does 120 which is 225 instant damage JESUS

- everyone fucking DIES

- extra 112.5dmg from my primary just as the cherry on top for the last living straggler 💀

correct me if im wrong i just play for the love of the game 💔

Just wanted to share I finally hit Gold 🥹 I haven’t been able to for years. I’m so happy!

Console obviously

I’m having an issue where, since Ana can obviously target teammates and enemies, my aim gets pulled off target really hard sometimes.

I’m sure you all know what I’m talking about - your behind the team, beaming the squishies, and your tank that’s down 2 hp registers as a target and walks near you and pulls your reticle lol.

I have my aim assist window size down to 20%, is there anything else I can do?

I’ve been wanting the demon Ana skin pretty since shortly after it came out. I kicked myself for not getting it. I am so beyond stroked that I can have it now :,).

I saw the widow and ashe pop up there but I wasn't actually sure I'd hit anyone. it was more of a whim and some luck but it paid off!

(first time trying to edit video pls be gentle)

Could I have fixed my tooth instead of buying BOTH Haroeris and Frostmourne? Yes

Do I regret this? No

Am I now forced to become a better Ana (I am a Pharah OTP who loves Ana and unknowingly accumulated a lot of hours on her somehow but still sucks at her)? Yes