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Aggressive Freja guide
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Overview
Freja is a recon damage hero in Overwatch with 225 health. In competitive this season (PC, Americas, Europe and Asia averaged) it wins 46.7% of its games, is picked by 4.5% of teams and banned in 20.7% of matches: tier C on our ladder. Its best maps are Junkertown, Route 66 and Circuit Royal: that's where pressing pays off most.
Strengths
- Rivals fear it: banned in 20.7% of competitive matches.
- Shines on Junkertown, Route 66 and Circuit Royal (up to 49.1% won).
- Mobility: Quick Dash and Take Aim get it in and out of fights.
Weaknesses
- Fragile for its role: 225 hit points against an average of 253 among damage heroes.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Freja · aggressive perksOffensiveRecommendedThe perks whose text adds the most damage: for games where your team is winning fights and you want to close them faster.
- Freja · aggressive StadiumOffensiveStadiumFour of the 12 Stadium powers of Freja, chosen by what their text adds and spread over different abilities so no single one carries the build.
- Freja · recommended perksBalancedSituationalOne 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.
Builds
Freja · aggressive perks
When to use it
The perks whose text adds the most damage: for games where your team is winning fights and you want to close them faster.
Minor perk
Relentless BarrageDirect hits with Take Aim refund 5 automatic bolt ammo.
Momentum BoostQuick Dash distance is increased by 20%.Picked for more damage: Direct hits with Take Aim refund 5 automatic bolt ammo.
Major perk
Aerial RecoveryAfter using Updraft, heal for 30 health per second until Freja touches the ground.
Rising WindsUpdraft gains an additional charge.Picked for more damage: Updraft gains an additional charge.
Freja · aggressive Stadium
When to use it
Four of the 12 Stadium powers of Freja, chosen by what their text adds and spread over different abilities so no single one carries the build.
Stadium powers (4)
- 1
Thread The NeedleTake Aim: Take Aim bolts pierces the first enemy hit. Additional explosions deal 66% reduced damage. - 2
ReduxBola Shot: Revdraw Crossbow hits against targets stuck by a Take Aim bolt or Bola Shot reduce the cooldown of your abilities by 5% and refunds 1 ammo. - 3
Mighty GustUpdraft: Updraft launches a wind blast towards your crosshair, knocking back enemies and dealing 60 damage. - 4
CycloneTake Aim: When you use Updraft, fire a Take Aim bolt that deals 25% reduced explosion damage at your crosshair.
Freja · 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
Relentless BarrageDirect hits with Take Aim refund 5 automatic bolt ammo.Momentum BoostQuick Dash distance is increased by 20%.Picked for more damage: Direct hits with Take Aim refund 5 automatic bolt ammo.
Major perk
Aerial RecoveryAfter using Updraft, heal for 30 health per second until Freja touches the ground.Rising WindsUpdraft gains an additional charge.Picked for more survival: After using Updraft, heal for 30 health per second until Freja touches the ground.
Abilities
QBola ShotUltimateFire an explosive bola. Hitting an enemy wraps them up and pulls in other nearby enemies.
ShiftQuick Dash4.5sVault in the direction you're moving and refresh Take Aim.
RMBTake AimSlow your momentum to take aim with a high speed explosive bolt. Using Quick Dash refreshes Take Aim.
EUpdraft10sLaunch upward with a gust of wind.
Strategy
1Your damage
The abilities whose description says they deal damage:
2Aggressive perks
During each match you unlock a minor perk and, later, a major perk: one of two options each time. ★ marks this guide's pick.
- Momentum Boost: Quick Dash distance is increased by 20%.
- ★ Relentless Barrage: Direct hits with Take Aim refund 5 automatic bolt ammo.
- Aerial Recovery: After using Updraft, heal for 30 health per second until Freja touches the ground.
- ★ Rising Winds: Updraft gains an additional charge.
3Aggressive Stadium powers
The four powers whose text adds the most damage:
- Thread The Needle
- Redux
- Mighty Gust
- Cyclone
4Best and worst maps
Win rate of Freja on each competitive map compared with its 46.7% overall.
- Junkertown: 49.1% won (5.0% pick rate)
- Route 66: 48.9% won (5.2% pick rate)
- Circuit Royal: 48.4% won (5.7% pick rate)
- Aatlis: 43.3% won (3.1% pick rate)
- New Junk City: 44.4% won (3.1% pick rate)
- Runasapi: 45.0% won (4.1% pick rate)
Tips
- Bola Shot (Q) is your ultimate: plan it with your team's ultimates instead of using it as soon as it's ready.
- Quick Dash (Shift) moves you: if you spend it to engage, you won't have it to escape.
- Take Aim (secondary fire) moves you: if you spend it to engage, you won't have it to escape.
- Focus the same target as your team; spread damage gets healed.
Matchups
Works well with
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Route 66, Dorado and Junkertown: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Circuit Royal, Junkertown and Havana: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Junkertown, Route 66 and Havana: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Junkertown, Route 66 and Havana: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch Season 4.
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