Ready to become an unshakeable force in Overwatch 2’s Stadium mode? The strength of any formidable Overwatch team hinges on its tank. A truly exceptional tank expertly balances soaking up incoming damage with landing devastating eliminations. Achieving this requires the perfect hero and the right build. We’ve meticulously analyzed all available items and abilities to craft the best Overwatch 2 Stadium tank builds, offering a variety of powerful options using the heroes available in this unique game mode. With these strategies, you’ll be well on your way to earning your teammates’ admiration and conquering the arena.
Here are the top Overwatch 2 Stadium tank builds:
- Winston
- Sigma
- Zarya
- Orisa
- Junker Queen
- Reinhardt
- D.Va
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Winston’s Electrified Barrier Build
Winston Build Code: W54HC
Crafted by a renowned Winston player, this build focuses on transforming Winston’s protective dome into an electrified trap. By turning his defensive shield into a surprising offensive tool, Winston can effectively corner and damage enemies. As the match progresses, this build makes Winston nearly unstoppable when inside his electrified dome.
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Sigma’s Catapult Cannon Build
Sigma Build Code: 1RVWG
If you enjoy flinging powerful projectiles across the battlefield, this Sigma build turns you into a walking artillery unit. You’ll be capable of launching massive rocks with incredible force. Alongside this formidable damage output, Sigma’s chosen items grant his shields a healing effect, making him a versatile hero who can deal damage while sustaining himself. Strategic item selection throughout the game is crucial to maximize this build’s potential against various opponents.
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Zarya’s Supercharged Laser Build
Zarya Build Code: H49BV
A skilled Zarya can be a dominant force in Stadium mode. This Zarya build empowers you to tear through opponents with a supercharged laser beam. By prioritizing Lifesteal and increasing weapon power, Zarya’s primary fire becomes exceptionally lethal, capable of decimating anyone in her path.
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Orisa’s Javelin Domination Build
Orisa Build Code: VFPNZ
Orisa is already a strong tank, and this build focuses on enhancing her Energy Javelins. The ‘Lassoed’ effect makes this ability far more potent, especially when combined with damage-over-time effects from other heroes. This allows Orisa to effectively disrupt and pressure the enemy team. Later in the game, additional ‘Fortify’ buffs are chosen to ensure Orisa remains resilient as damage-per-second heroes grow stronger.
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Junker Queen’s Hybrid Support Tank Build
Junker Queen Build Code: YHFR9
While Junker Queen excels at absorbing damage, this build transforms her into an impressive tank/support hybrid. By significantly upgrading her ‘Commanding Shout’ ability, she becomes an even greater asset to her team’s survival and offensive pushes.
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Junker Queen Build Powers
Here are the key powers you should prioritize for Junker Queen:
- Round 1: Let’s Go Win
- Round 3: Reckoner’s Roar
- Round 5: Royal Bullets
- Round 7: Twist The Knife
Given Junker Queen’s tendency to contribute to eliminations without always securing the final blow, Let’s Go Win is an excellent first-round choice. It resets the cooldown of ‘Commanding Shout’ upon an elimination. While its impact might be subtle initially, as you gather more items, you’ll be able to frequently use ‘Commanding Shout’ during skirmishes, keeping your team sustained.
The build truly comes alive in round three with Reckoner’s Roar, which inflicts wounds on enemies within 10m when ‘Commanding Shout’ is used, dealing 30 damage over three seconds. When combined with ‘Let’s Go Win’, this power allows you to consistently apply pressure and damage even when your direct focus is elsewhere.
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Wounds are central to this build’s effectiveness. For our round five selection, we choose Royal Bullets, which gives Junker Queen a chance to apply wounds (30 damage over three seconds) with critical hits from her ‘Scattergun’. This damage rapidly stacks when used in conjunction with ‘Commanding Shout’.
To finalize the build, opt for Twist The Knife, extending the duration of all wounds on a target by 0.5 seconds whenever you land a critical hit with your ‘Scattergun’.
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Junker Queen Build Items
Junker Queen’s natural health pool and self-healing capabilities allow us to amplify the value of ‘Commanding Shout’. These items bolster the ability’s effectiveness, helping your team survive, and also capitalize on the wounds you inflict.
Here are the items you should aim to acquire for Junker Queen:
- Ironclad Exhaust Ports – Costs 4,000, Rare, Survival
- Monarch’s Decree – Costs 4,000, Rare, Weapon
- Nano Cola – Costs 5,500, Rare, Ability
- Champion’s Kit – Costs 13,500, Epic, Ability
- Booming Voice – Costs 11,000, Epic, Ability
- Shred and Lead – Costs 10,000, Epic, Weapon
Acquire Ironclad Exhaust Ports as early as possible. It grants 25 overhealth for three seconds upon ability use and a 5% cooldown reduction for ‘Jagged Blade’, ‘Commanding Shout’, and ‘Carnage’. Pair this with Monarch’s Decree for a 5% weapon power boost and a 15% attack speed increase whenever ‘Commanding Shout’ is activated.
Next, consider Shred and Lead. This item significantly buffs your ‘Scattergun’ with 33% max ammo, 10% weapon lifesteal, and a 10% attack speed buff that lasts four seconds (stacking up to three times) whenever Junker Queen wounds an enemy. By consistently wounding enemies with ‘Scattergun’, you’ll frequently activate ‘Commanding Shout’, gaining both attack speed and extra health.
Nano Cola boosts the ability power of ‘Jagged Blade’, ‘Carnage’, ‘Rampage’, and ‘Commanding Shout’ by 20%. You can further amplify this with Champion’s Kit for an additional 40% ability power, reaching a total of 60%. Don’t stop there; purchasing Booming Voice adds another 25% ability power and increases ‘Commanding Shout’s radius by 50%, benefiting allies even if they are out of your direct line of sight.
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Reinhardt’s Healing Crusader Build
Reinhardt Build Code: W0M79
Reinhardt has always been a top-tier tank for damage mitigation. With this build, you can transform him into an effective healer while maintaining his primary role of shielding his team.
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Reinhardt Build Powers
Here are the powers you should aim to acquire for Reinhardt:
- Round 1: To Me, My Friends!
- Round 3: Barrier Reconstruction
- Round 5: Amplification Barrier
- Round 7: Infusion Generator
Elevate Reinhardt’s protective capabilities by selecting To Me, My Friends! in round one. This power heals allies within 5m for 3% of your maximum health per second. This healing effect becomes even stronger as you progress through the rounds and acquire more items, turning your barrier into a powerful healing aura.
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During moments when you are forced into direct confrontation, Barrier Reconstruction helps restore your shield’s health. It regenerates Barrier Field health by 10% of its maximum whenever you deal damage with ‘Rocket Hammer’ or ‘Fire Strike’. Hitting enemies with ‘Fire Strike’ is relatively easy, and a quick swing of your hammer can keep your shield topped up if opponents dare to get close.
Amplification Barrier essentially turns Reinhardt into a mobile damage boost station, granting allies a 15% damage increase for projectiles passing through your shield. Considering your teammates will likely be close to benefit from your healing, this power provides significant value. To complete the build, we opt for Infusion Generator, which boosts your barrier’s health by 250% of your bonus maximum life.
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Reinhardt Build Items
Here are the items you should aim to acquire for Reinhardt:
- Overclocked Barrier – Costs 4,000, Rare, Survival
- Meka Z-Series – Costs 5,000, Rare, Survival
- Phoenix Protocol – Costs 10,000, Epic, Survival
- Wilhelmwagen – Costs 10,000, Epic, Survival
- Rüstung Von Wilhelm – Costs 10,000, Epic, Survival
- Divine Intervention – Costs 10,000, Epic, Survival
Remember, ‘To Me, My Friends!’ scales with your total health, so our goal is to substantially increase your health pool throughout the game. For just 4,000, Overclocked Barrier significantly enhances your Barrier Field, providing 25 health and upgrading its health and size by 25%. Also, pick up Meka Z-Series to increase your overall health, armor, and shields by 8%, making it tougher for opponents to deplete your life.
Further amplify your protective capabilities with Phoenix Protocol. This regenerates Barrier Field 50% faster and activates its regeneration 50% sooner after it’s destroyed. It also provides an additional 25 health, boosting your healing output. Wilhelmwagen grants 50 armor and a 30% movement speed buff whenever you deploy Barrier Field. As this is a core part of your strategy, this item offers substantial benefits. Fortify yourself further with Rüstung Von Wilhelm, which bolsters your health, armor, and shields by a massive 15%, and provides 10% damage reduction when your life falls below 30%.
Finally, Divine Intervention offers a crucial safety net during moments of vulnerability when your barrier breaks. It provides 50 shields and restores 15% of damage taken, also regenerating your shields whenever you sustain more than 100 damage at once. This is especially potent in the late game when damage-per-second heroes start stacking damage buffs, making it easy to trigger that 100 damage threshold.
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D.Va’s Damage & Defense Build
D.Va Build Code: QF26F
To be frank, D.Va isn’t typically a top-tier choice in Stadium mode compared to many other heroes. However, she’s not entirely without merit. If you’re determined to play her, our specialized build focuses on boosting her damage output and drastically improving her ‘Defensive Matrix’ ability, making her a more viable pick.
There you have it – the best Overwatch 2 Stadium tank build codes. Should you ever tire of protecting your team, consider exploring our guides for Overwatch 2 Stadium support builds or Overwatch 2 Stadium DPS builds to try out different roles in this free-to-play PC game.