Why go solo when you can have a reliable teammate by your side? In Overwatch 2 Stadium, Ashe can partner with B.O.B. for longer durations compared to standard matches, provided you select the optimal abilities and items.
Here’s a comprehensive guide to the best Ashe setup in Overwatch 2 Stadium, featuring all essential abilities and items.
Optimal Ashe Setup in Overwatch 2 Stadium
Ashe can strategically build her Ultimate, B.O.B., in various ways within the Stadium. The B.O.B. JR. ability reduces the Ultimate’s cost by 50%, but comes with a decrease in Life, Attack Speed, and overall size. While this might seem like a downside initially, there are ways to enhance B.O.B.’s effectiveness.
Unlike Soldier: 76, Ashe focuses on Ability Power and tools that recharge Ultimate Charge, ensuring B.O.B. can remain active for longer and inflict maximum damage.
Abilities
Abilities are crucial modifiers for your character’s skill set in Stadium. They adjust how your skills operate, and selections are permanent. Therefore, choose wisely. Below is a list of abilities essential for this Ashe configuration, ranked by priority.
| Ability | Description |
|---|---|
| B.O.B. JR. | Reduces B.O.B.’s Ultimate Charge cost by 50% with lower Life, half the Attack Speed, and a smaller size. |
| Partners in Crime | Restores 100% of B.O.B.’s inflicted damage as health to you, and vice versa. |
| Out with a Bang | Causes Dynamite explosions to release three smaller explosives that deal reduced damage. |
| Molten Munitions | Creates lava from ground-level Dynamite explosions that inflicts continuous damage to enemies. |
B.O.B. JR. is essential for this setup, allowing for more frequent use of your Ultimate. The primary concern with this ability is B.O.B.’s positioning–he should be strategically placed to inflict damage while remaining safe from early elimination.
The second ability, Partners in Crime, enhances B.O.B.’s longevity in battle. It enables healing by dealing damage, making it easier to keep B.O.B. alive while also restoring your own health when he deals damage.
The remaining two abilities focus on enhancing Dynamite’s effect, particularly its Burn damage. Given that certain items help in regenerating Ultimate Charge through enemy burns, Out with a Bang generates additional explosives upon Dynamite’s detonation, boosting overall Burn damage.
Molten Munitions serves as the final enhancement, needing the Dynamite to explode on the ground but significantly increasing its damage potential. If you prefer detonating Dynamite through shooting with The Viper, consider selecting Early Detonation to minimize its cooldown.
Equipment
While abilities alone are powerful, they reach their true potential when combined with the right equipment.
Here are the ideal endgame items for Ashe:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Catalytic Crystal | Enhances Ultimate Charge obtained from Ability damage, complementing the focus on Dynamite. |
| Stacked Sticks | Expands the explosion radius to optimize damage potential. |
| Junker Watchamajig | Provides an early boost in acquiring your first B.O.B. during a match. |
| Infrared Lenses | Increases damage output of Dynamite through enhanced visibility. |
| Silver Lighter | Facilitates quicker Ultimate Charge recovery. |
| Cybervenom | Transforms gameplay when used alongside Stacked Sticks and Out with a Bang, extending Dynamite’s range and enhancing Burn damage to apply long-lasting Healing Reduction to adversaries. |
Winning Attitude and items that boost Ability Power should be your focus in the initial rounds. By around the third round, consider selling initial items to acquire Silver Lighter and Junker Watchamajig.
