Overwatch 2: Top Builds for Reaper in Stadium

Overwatch 2’s Stadium mode, launched in Season 16, introduces a dynamic gameplay experience. Players will have a limited selection of heroes, and mid-game counter-picks are not an option. Throughout each round, players will gather currency that can be exchanged between rounds to enhance their hero by combining Powers with Items from Weapon, Ability, and Survivability categories.

Each category contains potent upgrades that can significantly alter the way your selected hero performs as the game unfolds. Various modifications, including additional abilities, new skills, increased passives, and boosted speed or damage output, offer numerous possibilities for customizing your Reaper build. If you aim to dominate in Stadium as Overwatch’s legendary DPS character, this guide presents some of the top build combinations available.

Overwatch Stadium: Top Reaper Builds, Explained

In Overwatch Stadium, players typically design Reaper builds focusing on enhancing damage output, maximizing lifesteal, amplifying the effectiveness of Death Blossom, or boosting his survivability and self-sustain. Two effective builds have been curated as starting points for mastering Reaper in Stadium: one emphasizes his role as a backline damage dealer with superior survivability, while the other is centered around his Death Blossom and accumulating ultimate charge, allowing for impactful plays and the potential to eliminate multiple enemies and secure victories in fast-paced rounds.

Overwatch Stadium: Backline Damage Reaper Build

This build focuses on utilizing Reaper as a damage powerhouse from the backline, while incorporating specific survivability enhancements.

Backline Damage Reaper Build – Powers

Round 1: Wraith Renewal – While in Wraith Form, recover 10% of your HP every second. This effect doubles when below 50% HP.

Round 3: Spirited to Slay – Elimination of enemies resets your cooldowns.

Round 5: Revolving Ruin – Close-range hits with the Hellfire Shotgun grant 5% Attack Speed for 1 second, stacking up to 8 times.

Round 7: Strangle Step – After using Shadow Step, your lifesteal doubles for 3 seconds.

This configuration emphasizes key powers to empower Reaper’s effectiveness. The self-heal from Wraith pairs well with an item allowing aerial mobility while in that form, resulting in excellent backline sustain. Resetting cooldowns upon eliminating enemies enables continuous access to essential abilities like self-heal and Shadow Step, facilitating repeated engagement with enemy forces. The increased attack speed at close range and enhanced lifesteal maximizes Reaper’s ability to infiltrate the enemy backline effectively.

Backline Damage Reaper Build – Early Game Items (Rounds 1-2)

(WPN) Weapon Grease – +5% attack speed
(WPN) Compensator – +5% weapon power
(SURV) Heartbeat Sensor – +5% movement speed; reveals enemies below 30% health
(WPN) Frenzy Amplifier – Eliminations provide +10% attack speed and movement speed for 3 seconds
(SURV) Wretched Wings – +25 HP; while in Wraith form, gain the ability to fly and +20% movement speed. (Note: Best purchased in Round 2, but can be delayed for safer options depending on match progression.)
(WPN) Stockpile – +5% attack speed, +25% max ammo
(WPN) Icy Coolant – +10% weapon power, +5% cooldown reduction
(WPN) Aftermarket Firing Pin – +10% attack speed, +5% movement speed

Backline Damage Reaper Build – Early Game Items (Rounds 3-5)

(SURV) Wretched Wings – +25 HP; while in Wraith form, gain the ability to fly and +20% movement speed.
(SURV) Dauntless Draught – +50 HP; +15% movement speed during Wraith, +33% Wraith duration.
(WPN) Stockpile – +5% attack speed, +25% max ammo.
(WPN) Icy Coolant – +10% weapon power, +5% cooldown reduction.
(WPN) Aftermarket Firing Pin – +10% attack speed, +5% movement speed.
(WPN) Harlight Accelerator – +10% weapon power, +10% cooldown reduction; when using an ability, gain 5% weapon power for 3 seconds (stacks up to 3 times).
(WPN) The Closer – +20% weapon power, +10% critical damage; critical hits reveal the target for 3 seconds.

Backline Damage Reaper Build – Early Game Items (Rounds 6-7)

(WPN) Harlight Accelerator – +10% weapon power, +10% cooldown reduction; when using an ability, gain 5% weapon power for 3 seconds (stacks up to 3 times).
(WPN) The Closer – +20% weapon power, +10% critical damage; critical hits reveal the target for 3 seconds.
(SURV) Pocket Mist – +25 HP; while below 50% HP, gain +20% movement speed.
(WPN) Salvaged Slugs – +10% attack speed; +30% damage to barriers; inflicting weapon damage to barriers has a 50% chance to restore 1 ammo.
(WPN) Eye of the Spider – +25% weapon power; deal +10% extra damage to enemies below 30% HP.

Overwatch Stadium: Death Blossom Reaper Build

Death Blossom Reaper Build – Powers

Round 1: Death Step – Immediately after using Shadow Step, activate Death Blossom for 1.5 seconds with reduced damage by 50%.

Round 3: Wraith Renewal – While in Wraith Form, recover 10% of your HP every second; this effect doubles when below 50% HP.

Round 5: Shrouded Shrapnel – Using Wraith Form increases the number of pellets in your next magazine by 25% and reduces spread by 50%.

Round 5: Revolving Ruin – Close-range hits with the Hellfire Shotgun grant 5% Attack Speed for 1 second, stacking up to 8 times.

This build aims to amplify the impact of Reaper’s Death Blossom by making it available during his Shadow Step. By significantly boosting weapon speed and ability damage, even the mini-Blossoms become formidable, enabling easy ultimate charge accumulation. By combining other items that enhance survivability with his Wraith healing, Reaper can effectively engage opponents more frequently, dealing substantial close-range damage, healing himself, and preparing for subsequent damage phases.

Death Blossom Reaper Build – Early Game Items (Rounds 1-2)

(WPN) Weapon Grease – +5% attack speed
(ABL) Power Playbook – +10 ability power
(WPN) Compensator – +5% weapon power
(SURV) Heartbeat Sensor – +5% movement speed; enemies below 30% health are revealed.
(SURV) Wretched Wings – +25 HP; while in Wraith form, gain the ability to fly and +20% movement speed. (Note: It’s typically advisable to purchase this item in Round 2, but assess match conditions for optimal timing.)
(ABL) Nano Cola – +20% ability power.
(ABL) Energized Bracers – +10% ability power; +10% ability lifesteal.
(ABL) Wrist Wraps – +5% ability power; +10% attack speed.

Death Blossom Reaper Build – Early Game Items (Rounds 3-5)

(SURV) Wretched Wings – +25 HP; while in Wraith form, gain the ability to fly and +20% movement speed.
(ABL) Nano Cola – +20% ability power.
(ABL) Energized Bracers – +10% ability power; +10% ability lifesteal.
(SURV) Phantasmic Flux – +10% weapon power; +10% ability lifesteal; +15% weapon lifesteal; +15% ability lifesteal; granting up to 100 HP when at full health.
(ABL) Wrist Wraps – +5% ability power; +10% attack speed.
(ABL) Wreath of Ruin – +20% ability power; +25% Death Blossom radius; +20% movement speed while in Death Blossom.

Death Blossom Reaper Build – Early Game Items (Rounds 6-7)

(ABL) Wrist Wraps – +5% ability power; +10% attack speed.
(ABL) Wreath of Ruin – +20% ability power; +25% Death Blossom radius; +20% movement speed while in Death Blossom.
(SURV) Devastation – +15% ability lifesteal; each Death Blossom elimination boosts your HP by 25 until the round ends (max +100 HP).
(ABL) Champion’s Kit – +40% ability power.
(ABL) Iridiscent Iris – +20% ability power; +10% cooldown reduction; gains you 100 Overhealth for 3 seconds after spending your ultimate charge.
(ABL) Nightcreeper – +10% movement speed; +30% Shadow Step cast speed; Wraith reduces Shadow Step cooldown by 2 seconds upon use.