Mastering Ultimate Economy: When and How to Use Your Ultimate
One of the biggest mistakes lower-ranked players make in Overwatch 2 is mismanaging their ultimate economy. A well-timed ultimate can turn the tide of a fight, while a wasted one can cost your team momentum.
3/12/20251 min read
Understanding Ultimate Economy
Ultimate economy refers to how efficiently your team builds, conserves, and uses ultimates in a match. The goal is to maximize value while preventing unnecessary or overlapping ultimates.
Best Practices for Each Role
Tank:
Reinhardt: Shatter should be used to stop enemy pushes, combo with allies, or turn a losing fight.
D.Va: Use Bomb to zone enemies out, force abilities, or combo with CC abilities like Graviton Surge.
DPS:
Soldier 76: Don’t blindly use Tactical Visor; wait for shields to be down or pair it with Ana’s Nano.
Genji: Nano-Blade is one of the strongest combos; communicate with Ana before diving in.
Support:
Lucio: Sound Barrier should be used reactively against enemy ultimates like Graviton or Dragonblade.
Zenyatta: Save Transcendence for enemy burst ultimates, not for small fights.
Final Thoughts
Ultimate tracking and coordination separate Platinum players from Bronze players. Before popping your ultimate, ask yourself: Will this secure a fight win?
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