Junker Queen · Tank
Aggressive Junker Queen guide
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Overview
Junker Queen is a stalwart tank hero in Overwatch with 525 health. In competitive this season (PC, Americas, Europe and Asia averaged) it wins 52.6% of its games, is picked by 3.8% of teams and banned in 0.3% of matches: tier S on our ladder. Its best maps are New Junk City, Aatlis and Samoa: that's where pressing pays off most.
Strengths
- Wins 52.6% of its competitive games (PC, all regions): #2 of 15 tank heroes.
- Shines on New Junk City, Aatlis and Samoa (up to 56.8% won).
Weaknesses
- Fragile for its role: 525 hit points against an average of 632 among tank heroes.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
- Junker Queen · aggressive perksOffensiveRecommendedThe perks whose text adds the most damage: for games where your team is winning fights and you want to close them faster.
- Junker Queen · aggressive StadiumOffensiveStadiumFour of the 12 Stadium powers of Junker Queen, chosen by what their text adds and spread over different abilities so no single one carries the build.
- Junker Queen · recommended perksBalancedSituationalOne minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a tank hero. Blizzard doesn't publish how often each perk is picked, so this is a reading of the perks, not a pick rate.
Builds
Junker Queen · 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
Rampant ChargeGain Unstoppable and reduce all cooldowns by 6 seconds when using Rampage.
Battle ShoutCommanding Shout fully reloads Scatter Gun and increases allied reload speed by 50%.Picked for more damage: Commanding Shout fully reloads Scatter Gun and increases allied reload speed by 50%.
Major perk
Willy-WillyWhen recalling Jagged Blade, its radius is increased by 100% and it deals 30 additional impact damage.
Savage SatiationCarnage's impact damage gains 100% lifesteal.Picked for more damage: When recalling Jagged Blade, its radius is increased by 100% and it deals 30 additional impact damage.
Junker Queen · aggressive Stadium
When to use it
Four of the 12 Stadium powers of Junker Queen, chosen by what their text adds and spread over different abilities so no single one carries the build.
Stadium powers (4)
- 1
Merciless MagnetismPicked for more damage: Jagged Blade can crit for 50% bonus damage. Jagged Blade's pull strength is increased by 50%. When Jagged Blade crits, this bonus is doubled. - 2
Blade ParadePicked for more damage: Holding Jagged Blade charges it, increasing its damage up to 75% and projectile speed up to 200%. - 3
Royal BulletsScattergun: Scattergun critical hit applies Wound for 20 damage over 2s. - 4
Cut 'Em, Gracie!Picked for more utility: Each enemy hit by Jagged Blade reduces its cooldown by 1s. When recalling Jagged Blade, its radius is increased by 100% and deals 30 impact damage.
Junker Queen · recommended perks
When to use it
One minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a tank 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
Rampant ChargeGain Unstoppable and reduce all cooldowns by 6 seconds when using Rampage.Battle ShoutCommanding Shout fully reloads Scatter Gun and increases allied reload speed by 50%.Picked for more damage: Commanding Shout fully reloads Scatter Gun and increases allied reload speed by 50%.
Major perk
Willy-WillyWhen recalling Jagged Blade, its radius is increased by 100% and it deals 30 additional impact damage.Savage SatiationCarnage's impact damage gains 100% lifesteal.Picked for more damage: When recalling Jagged Blade, its radius is increased by 100% and it deals 30 additional impact damage.
Abilities
LMBScattergunPump action shotgun.
ShiftCommanding Shout10sGrants temporary health and movement speed to yourself and allies.
ECarnage9sWound all enemies in front of you, dealing damage over time and reducing the cooldown for each enemy hit.Key: E · cooldown 9 s. Perks: Savage Satiation
QRampageUltimateCharge forward. Wounds enemies, dealing damage over time and preventing them from being healed.Key: Q · ultimate. Perks: Rampant Charge
Adrenaline RushPassiveHeal from all damage over time dealt by wounds.
Strategy
1Your damage
The abilities whose description says they deal damage:
- E · Carnage · 9 s: Wound all enemies in front of you, dealing damage over time and reducing the cooldown for each enemy hit.
- Q · Rampage · ultimate: Charge forward. Wounds enemies, dealing damage over time and preventing them from being healed.
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.
- ★ Battle Shout: Commanding Shout fully reloads Scatter Gun and increases allied reload speed by 50%.
- Rampant Charge: Gain Unstoppable and reduce all cooldowns by 6 seconds when using Rampage.
- Savage Satiation: Carnage's impact damage gains 100% lifesteal.
- ★ Willy-Willy: When recalling Jagged Blade, its radius is increased by 100% and it deals 30 additional impact damage.
3Aggressive Stadium powers
The four powers whose text adds the most damage:
- Merciless Magnetism
- Blade Parade
- Royal Bullets
- Cut 'Em, Gracie!
4Best and worst maps
Win rate of Junker Queen on each competitive map compared with its 52.6% overall.
- New Junk City: 56.8% won (7.2% pick rate)
- Aatlis: 56.6% won (6.2% pick rate)
- Samoa: 55.3% won (5.1% pick rate)
- Blizzard World: 49.4% won (3.0% pick rate)
- King’s Row: 49.8% won (3.3% pick rate)
- Circuit Royal: 50.1% won (2.8% pick rate)
Tips
- Rampage (Q) is your ultimate: plan it with your team's ultimates instead of using it as soon as it's ready.
- Spend your defensive cooldowns on the damage that would kill you, not on chip damage.
Matchups
Works well with
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 Aatlis, New Junk City and Antarctic Peninsula: 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 Samoa: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Changelog
- Guide created for patch Season 4.
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