The combative Vulture Queen is one of the heroines Overwatch 2. She plays the role of a “tank” and has skills that almost don’t help the team. To win as a queen, you have to learn a few simple rules, which are not the most obvious, however. In this guide we will tell you in detail what the Queen of the Vultures is and how to play for her.
Who is the Vulture Queen?
The Queen is the sole ruler of the city of Junkertown. The girl out of her violent temper by means of a pump-action shotgun, a Gracie knife and a Carnage axe. When playing as the queen, you have to control both the distance to the opponents and your own health. She’s especially deadly near the mid-range and will also be useful against teams that place a lot of emphasis on support and snipers.
What are the Vulture Queen’s abilities?
One of the main differences between the second Overwatch 2 and the original game is the lack of “tank pairs”. Now on the front line there is usually one hero, whom the whole team hopes for. Unfortunately, the queen doesn’t have many abilities that affect other members of the squad, which is why she may not be the most popular “tank”. In particular, it in no way reduces the damage suffered by the allies.
Nevertheless, the heroine can do great damage to the health of enemies, but she can also die easily. The game for her is the balance on the blade of a knife, which is very fitting considering the knife is one of the weapons. First, let’s take a look at the skills and equipment that this character has.
Pump shotgun – Primary ranged weapon. Like any weapon, it is effective at short and medium ranges. However, in the arsenal there is an ax and a knife, which eliminates the need to get very close with a shotgun.
Adrenaline rush – a passive ability that restores the queen’s health for periodic damage (wounds) from enemies.
Serrated Blade – Throws a blade that returns on reactivation and, if hit, pulls the enemy toward you. When hit or melee attack with a blade on the enemy, the effect of “wound” is applied and a certain amount of health is also removed.
massacre – A broad swing of an ax that deals damage to all enemies in the path and inflicts a “wound” effect, dealing damage over time.
cheering scream – Temporarily increases the health and movement speed of both the queen and nearby allies.
rampage The Queen rushes forward, dealing damage to everyone in her path over time and temporarily blocking all healing.
How to play as the Vulture Queen
After studying the skills, you probably noticed that when you deal damage over time or apply an effect “wounds”, you can greatly increase the Vulture Queen’s chances of survival. Her passive ability allows her to almost constantly improve her own health at the expense of enemies, but this requires you to be quite accurate.
Unfortunately, “Adrenaline rush” not very effective against ultimate damage, so relying on the ability as the only way to heal isn’t worth it.
The second important trick that you should definitely learn is well-aimed knife throws. This technique eliminates the problem of a shotgun that is too weak at a distance. Plus, you can mess up opponents’ plans and lure enemies toward you from vantage points.
Important Life Hack: Use the Blade Skill if there is a chasm between you and the victim. If you manage your distance well, you will win an instant victory, simply by taking the ground under your feet from the enemy. It is most effective to draw support characters in this way to break through the enemy squadron’s base and leave the fighters without cover and treatment.
A successful throw or sting activates the queen’s passive ability, further increasing her chances of longevity.
cheering scream – the skill with which it is most convenient to start matches. You have the maximum number of allies around you, and the increase in health and movement speed allows them to quickly take positions. It should be borne in mind that the reception is restored for a long time, the more advantageous it is to apply it from the beginning.
massacre – the best possibility to apply a debuff “wounds” and increase the queen’s health. Unfortunately, the skill has a long swing animation so that agile players can dodge.
Finally, the most powerful power – “rampage”. When you use the ability, you not only move fast over a long distance, but you also deal periodic damage to anyone who stands in your way. The coolest thing this ability does is block all healing of the affected characters for a while. In this way, you can not only increase your health through periodic damage, but also give your squad the chance to drastically turn the tide of combat.
When entering a match as the Vulture Queen, you must:
- Activate first “Encouraging Call” and increases the survivability of the entire squad.
- Run forward to the battle’s epicenter or even backward.
- Pull enemy support heroes towards you with well-aimed knife throws and finish with shotgun blasts or “Massacre”.
- Do you use “rampage”to neutralize the healing of multiple opponents at once, or quickly return to Allied safe territory.
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Source: VG Times