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Overview
Baptiste is a tactician support hero in Overwatch with 250 health. In competitive this season (PC, Americas, Europe and Asia averaged) it wins 48.1% of its games, is picked by 7.8% of teams and banned in 0.1% of matches: tier C on our ladder.
Strengths
- Rewards skill: +2.8 pts of win rate from Bronze–Silver to Master–Grandmaster.
- Healing: Biotic Launcher, Regenerative Burst and Amplification Matrix keep allies (or itself) alive.
Weaknesses
- Only 48.1% of competitive games won (PC, all regions): #13 of 14 support heroes.
- None of its abilities is described as a dash, jump or teleport: position before the fight, not during it.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Baptiste · recommended perksBalancedRecommendedOne minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a support hero. Blizzard doesn't publish how often each perk is picked, so this is a reading of the perks, not a pick rate.
- Baptiste · alternative perksUtilitySituationalThe other option of each perk level. Perks are chosen during the match, so switch to these when the enemy composition or the map asks for what they do.
Builds
Baptiste · recommended perks
When to use it
One minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a support hero. Blizzard doesn't publish how often each perk is picked, so this is a reading of the perks, not a pick rate.
Minor perk
Expanded FieldImmortality Field's radius is 30% bigger.
Assault BurstRegenerative Burst now provides Baptiste with 20% increased attack speed for 3 seconds.Picked for more damage: Regenerative Burst now provides Baptiste with 20% increased attack speed for 3 seconds.
Major perk
Automated HealingUsing any ability triggers Baptiste's Shoulder Turret, periodically firing up to 3 shots at allies, each restoring 40 health.
Rocket BootsWhile airborne from Exo Boots, use SPACE to dash horizontally.Picked for more survival: Using any ability triggers Baptiste's Shoulder Turret, periodically firing up to 3 shots at allies, each restoring 40 health.
Baptiste · alternative perks
When to use it
The other option of each perk level. Perks are chosen during the match, so switch to these when the enemy composition or the map asks for what they do.
Minor perk
Expanded FieldImmortality Field's radius is 30% bigger.Assault BurstRegenerative Burst now provides Baptiste with 20% increased attack speed for 3 seconds.When the situation calls for it: Immortality Field's radius is 30% bigger.
Major perk
Automated HealingUsing any ability triggers Baptiste's Shoulder Turret, periodically firing up to 3 shots at allies, each restoring 40 health.Rocket BootsWhile airborne from Exo Boots, use SPACE to dash horizontally.When the situation calls for it: While airborne from Exo Boots, use SPACE to dash horizontally.
Abilities
LMBBiotic LauncherThree-round burst gun. Lob a healing projectile that heals all allies near the impact.Key: primary fire
ShiftRegenerative Burst12sActivate to heal yourself and nearby allies instantly, with additional healing over time. Instant heal is doubled for targets less than half health.Key: Shift · cooldown 12 s. Perks: Assault Burst
EImmortality Field20sToss a device that prevents allies from dying. The device can be destroyed.Key: E · cooldown 20 s. Perks: Expanded Field
QAmplification MatrixUltimateProject a matrix that doubles the damage and healing effects of allied projectiles.Key: Q · ultimate
Exo BootsPassiveHold crouch to jump higher.passive. Perks: Rocket Boots
Strategy
1Your job
In Role Queue each team fields two supports: you keep your team alive, enable fights with your utility and add damage whenever your allies are safe.
2Abilities
- primary fire · Biotic Launcher: Three-round burst gun. Lob a healing projectile that heals all allies near the impact.
- Shift · Regenerative Burst · 12 s: Activate to heal yourself and nearby allies instantly, with additional healing over time. Instant heal is doubled for targets less than half health.
- E · Immortality Field · 20 s: Toss a device that prevents allies from dying. The device can be destroyed.
- Q · Amplification Matrix · ultimate: Project a matrix that doubles the damage and healing effects of allied projectiles.
- Exo Boots · passive: Hold crouch to jump higher.
3Perks
During each match you unlock a minor perk and, later, a major perk: one of two options each time. ★ marks this guide's pick.
- ★ Assault Burst: Regenerative Burst now provides Baptiste with 20% increased attack speed for 3 seconds.
- Expanded Field: Immortality Field's radius is 30% bigger.
- ★ Automated Healing: Using any ability triggers Baptiste's Shoulder Turret, periodically firing up to 3 shots at allies, each restoring 40 health.
- Rocket Boots: While airborne from Exo Boots, use SPACE to dash horizontally.
4In competitive
Blizzard's official stats for this season, division by division (PC, the three regions averaged).
- Bronze: 47.7% won, picked by 6.0% of teams
- Silver: 47.5% won, picked by 6.7% of teams
- Gold: 47.5% won, picked by 7.5% of teams
- Platinum: 48.1% won, picked by 8.2% of teams
- Emerald: 48.5% won, picked by 8.7% of teams
- Diamond: 49.2% won, picked by 8.8% of teams
- Master: 49.5% won, picked by 8.2% of teams
- Grandmaster: 51.3% won, picked by 8.2% of teams
5Best and worst maps
Win rate of Baptiste on each competitive map compared with its 48.1% overall.
- Antarctic Peninsula: 49.7% won (7.0% pick rate)
- Watchpoint: Gibraltar: 49.5% won (8.6% pick rate)
- Oasis: 49.4% won (7.2% pick rate)
- Eichenwalde: 46.3% won (8.5% pick rate)
- Hollywood: 46.5% won (8.5% pick rate)
- Blizzard World: 46.8% won (8.1% pick rate)
6Common mistakes
- Wandering away from your team and getting picked alone.
- Using your key cooldown before the enemy commits theirs.
Tips
- Regenerative Burst (Shift) heals: use it before an ally drops too low, not after.
- Amplification Matrix (Q) is your ultimate: plan it with your team's ultimates instead of using it as soon as it's ready.
- Stay where you can see most of your team and have cover nearby.
- Heal the ally that is about to die, not the one who is missing a little health.
Matchups
Works well with
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Circuit Royal and Busan: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Oasis and Busan: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Busan and Samoa: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as New Queen Street, Esperança and Antarctic Peninsula: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch Season 4.
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