Brigitte · Support
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Overview
Brigitte is a survivor support hero in Overwatch with 200 health and 50 armor (250 in total). In competitive this season (PC, Americas, Europe and Asia averaged) it wins 50.8% of its games, is picked by 5.0% of teams and banned in 0.2% of matches: tier B on our ladder. It wins 51.1% of games in Bronze and 52.2% in Grandmaster: it gets much better with practice, so expect a learning curve.
Strengths
- Rewards skill: +1.6 pts of win rate from Bronze–Silver to Master–Grandmaster.
- Shines on New Junk City, Aatlis and Ilios (up to 53.5% won).
- Mobility: Shield Bash gets it in and out of fights.
Weaknesses
- Struggles on Blizzard World, Numbani and King’s Row (down to 47.0% won).
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
Builds
Brigitte · 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
Combat MedicMelee attacks against enemies reduce the cooldown of Repair Pack by 0.75 seconds.
Morale BoostInspire lasts 3 seconds longer when activated by Whip Shot.Picked for more utility: Melee attacks against enemies reduce the cooldown of Repair Pack by 0.75 seconds.
Major perk
Inspiring StrikeShield Bash grants 30% increased movement speed for 2 seconds. Inspire's healing is instant when activated by Shield Bash.
WhiplashWhip Shot's knockback can slam enemies into walls, dealing 60 extra damage.Picked for more survival: Shield Bash grants 30% increased movement speed for 2 seconds. Inspire's healing is instant when activated by Shield Bash.
Abilities
LMBRocket FlailMelee weapon with extended range.Key: primary fire
ERepair Pack5sHeals an ally for a short duration.Key: E · cooldown 5 s. Perks: Combat Medic
ShiftWhip Shot4sLaunch your flail forward to knock an enemy away from you.Key: Shift · cooldown 4 s. Perks: Morale Boost, Whiplash
RMBBarrier Shield5sHold to deploy a frontal energy barrier.Key: secondary fire · cooldown 5 s
LMBShield Bash5sAvailable when Barrier Shield is deployed. Dash forward to knock back an enemy.Key: primary fire · cooldown 5 s. Perks: Inspiring Strike
QRallyUltimateGain armor, empower Barrier Shield, and provide extra health to nearby allies.
InspirePassiveDealing damage to enemies heals nearby allies.
Strategy
1What you do
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.
2Your keys
Every ability with its default PC key:
- primary fire · Rocket Flail: Melee weapon with extended range.
- E · Repair Pack · 5 s: Heals an ally for a short duration.
- Shift · Whip Shot · 4 s: Launch your flail forward to knock an enemy away from you.
- secondary fire · Barrier Shield · 5 s: Hold to deploy a frontal energy barrier.
- primary fire · Shield Bash · 5 s: Available when Barrier Shield is deployed. Dash forward to knock back an enemy.
- Q · Rally · ultimate: Gain armor, empower Barrier Shield, and provide extra health to nearby allies.
- Inspire · passive: Dealing damage to enemies heals nearby allies.
3Perks to start with
During each match you unlock a minor perk and, later, a major perk: one of two options each time. ★ marks this guide's pick.
- ★ Combat Medic: Melee attacks against enemies reduce the cooldown of Repair Pack by 0.75 seconds.
- Morale Boost: Inspire lasts 3 seconds longer when activated by Whip Shot.
- ★ Inspiring Strike: Shield Bash grants 30% increased movement speed for 2 seconds. Inspire's healing is instant when activated by Shield Bash.
- Whiplash: Whip Shot's knockback can slam enemies into walls, dealing 60 extra damage.
4Mistakes to avoid
- Wandering away from your team and getting picked alone.
- Using your key cooldown before the enemy commits theirs.
Tips
- 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.
- When no one needs healing, shoot: support damage wins fights too.
- Repair Pack (E) heals: use it before an ally drops too low, not after.
- Barrier Shield (secondary fire) protects: time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
Matchups
Works well with
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Ilios, Aatlis and Nepal: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as New Junk City, Aatlis and Suravasa: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Aatlis, New Junk City and Runasapi: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Nepal, New Junk City and Aatlis: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch Season 4.
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