Cassidy · Damage
Cassidy in the team: the sharpshooter damage
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Overview
Cassidy is a sharpshooter damage hero in Overwatch with 250 health. In competitive this season (PC, Americas, Europe and Asia averaged) it wins 47.1% of its games, is picked by 19.9% of teams and banned in 5.5% of matches: tier D on our ladder. In Role Queue each team fields two damage heroes: you secure eliminations, pressure the enemy supports and turn the numbers advantage your tank creates into won fights.
Strengths
- Shines on Antarctic Peninsula, Busan and Oasis (up to 49.3% won).
Weaknesses
- Only 47.1% of competitive games won (PC, all regions): #22 of 24 damage 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.
- Cassidy · recommended perksBalancedRecommendedOne minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a damage hero. Blizzard doesn't publish how often each perk is picked, so this is a reading of the perks, not a pick rate.
- Cassidy · 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
Cassidy · recommended perks
When to use it
One minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a damage 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
Bang BangCassidy throws a second Flashbang that travels farther, but both Flashbangs deal 40% reduced damage.
Giddy UpAfter using Combat Roll, Cassidy gains a 60% movement speed boost that decays over 1.5 seconds.Picked for more damage: Cassidy throws a second Flashbang that travels farther, but both Flashbangs deal 40% reduced damage.
Major perk
Rollin' Round-UpCombat Roll also heals 15 health for each bullet reloaded.
Silver BulletPeacekeeper's secondary fire is replaced with a piercing shot that inflicts bleeding. Combat Roll and Deadeye reset its cooldown.Picked for more survival: Combat Roll also heals 15 health for each bullet reloaded.
Cassidy · 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
Bang BangCassidy throws a second Flashbang that travels farther, but both Flashbangs deal 40% reduced damage.Giddy UpAfter using Combat Roll, Cassidy gains a 60% movement speed boost that decays over 1.5 seconds.When the situation calls for it: After using Combat Roll, Cassidy gains a 60% movement speed boost that decays over 1.5 seconds.
Major perk
Rollin' Round-UpCombat Roll also heals 15 health for each bullet reloaded.Silver BulletPeacekeeper's secondary fire is replaced with a piercing shot that inflicts bleeding. Combat Roll and Deadeye reset its cooldown.When the situation calls for it: Peacekeeper's secondary fire is replaced with a piercing shot that inflicts bleeding. Combat Roll and Deadeye reset its cooldown.
Abilities
LMBPeacekeeperAccurate, powerful revolver. Wildly fire remaining rounds.
ShiftCombat Roll5sRoll in the direction you're moving to take reduced damage and reload.
QDeadeyeUltimateFace off against your enemies. Press Q to lock on, then Q or ABILITY 3 to fire.
Strategy
1The role
In Role Queue each team fields two damage heroes: you secure eliminations, pressure the enemy supports and turn the numbers advantage your tank creates into won fights.
- Trading shots with the enemy tank while the enemy backline goes untouched.
- Staying on an angle after it's been found and focused.
2The Sharpshooter subrole
Blizzard groups Cassidy with these heroes. Their competitive numbers this season:
- Ashe: tier A, 51.0% won, 11.5% pick rate
- Widowmaker: tier B, 50.2% won, 5.1% pick rate
- Hanzo: tier B, 49.9% won, 6.8% pick rate
- Cassidy (this hero): tier D, 47.1% won, 19.9% pick rate
- Sojourn: tier D, 45.3% won, 11.5% pick rate
3Other damage options
The best-ranked heroes of the same role in other subroles:
4Pairings
Heroes of other roles whose map-by-map results rise and fall with this hero's (correlation of their competitive win rates across maps):
- Illari: Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Busan and Oasis: a good pairing when the map suits them.
- Mauga: 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.
- Ramattra: Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Busan and Oasis: a good pairing when the map suits them.
- Baptiste: 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.
Tips
- Pick your angle before the fight starts: a second line of fire splits the enemy's attention.
- Focus the same target as your team; spread damage gets healed.
- Track the enemy supports' cooldowns and punish them when they're gone.
Matchups
Works well with
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Busan and Oasis: 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 Antarctic Peninsula, Busan and Oasis: 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.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch Season 4.
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