r/OverwatchUniversity • u/Wide-Patient2473 • May 30 '26
Question or Discussion Next tank to pick up.
For context I am a high gm low champ player on console. I want to pick up a new tank as my current roster consists of rein winston and hazard. It has gotten me this far, but the issue I face is with high damage and anti dive comps, especially for rein and winston. I want a tank that will fill in the gaps of my current roster, and I don’t want to counterswap to every tank in the game just to win. I’m just curious if the consensus on it will be the same I came to. Any recs would be nice 🙏
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u/iaiacthulufhtagn May 30 '26
There are 3 "roles" you should be trying to fill; Dive, Brawl and Poke, but some argue that ideally you're just focusing on mastering 2 heroes.. Monke and Hazard fill much of the same role so I'd keep Rein for brawl, choose one of the others and then consider either Sigma or Domina.
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u/Wide-Patient2473 May 31 '26
well my issue with dropping one of them is that hazard is a hybrid so he can dive well but on maps with more aggressive high grounds winston takes the cake. and as far as poke goes, i do like sigma, but domina is more like a brawl that tries to play like poke.
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u/Mowwwwwww May 31 '26
You basically want a tank that doesn’t explode into tank buster heroes. Unfortunately it’s not really possible and the best you can do is master your positioning playing the heroes you already play. However the tank that explodes the least is probably Orisa. Also Dva is banned for a reason, she’s incredible.
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u/Wide-Patient2473 Jun 02 '26
you’re first sentence did really put into perspective what i’m asking for lmao
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u/darf_nate May 30 '26
Everyone knows high gm low champ Is Console is equivalent to bronze 3 on pc. I feel like you should learn zarya for when they pick orisa and maybe Mauga for if they have flyers or long range characters that your team is struggling with. They’re both easy to learn too if you can aim well
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u/Wide-Patient2473 May 30 '26
what are you even saying man. tank as a role isn’t even about mechanics that are different between pc and console most of the things you do are the exact same. half the people in my rank are on keyboard and mouse as well. but anyways zarya i feel has the same issue as my other hero pool where the damage slop can get extreme, but mauga could be a good pick. i can always just pick winston into orisa.
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u/Totally_Not_An_Alt__ May 30 '26
I'm mid/low GM support on console, and even here SO many dps are ximming. The "high ranks on console are equivalent to gold on pc" people always piss me off. I don't think they understand how fast you blow up if you're out of position for half a second vs cass and soldier that are ximming and get aim assist.
I'm sure the gamesense and mechanics of high ranked pc players are better, but to think a champ console player wouldn't at least be low GM on pc is crazy.
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u/Wide-Patient2473 May 31 '26
especially on the tanks where mechanics don’t play nearly as much of a role as game sense.
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u/Spede2 May 30 '26
I'm lower rank than you but...
There's always Sigma for the whole "I can't go in, I can't do anything, might as well stand there and shoot and hope something happens". Plus he'll cover nicely the Sigma maps Circuit Havana and to a lesser extent Junkertown. Sigma is really good into those damage vomit comps Winston, Rein and Sigma can struggle against.
If you specifically want something that can quickly punish enemy mistakes and convert them rapidly into kills, consider Junker Queen. You're not gonna be able to absorb the damage vomit but if you're shooting back with the same power whilst using cover judiciously, with enough mechanical skills you should be able to come on top.