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Mauga · Tank

Mauga guide

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Overview

Mauga is a bruiser tank hero in Overwatch with 575 health and 150 armor (725 in total). In competitive this season (PC, Americas, Europe and Asia averaged) it wins 43.4% of its games, is picked by 4.3% of teams and banned in 18.0% of matches: tier D on our ladder.

Strengths

  • Rivals fear it: banned in 18.0% of competitive matches.
  • Shines on Antarctic Peninsula, Aatlis and Busan (up to 46.6% won).
  • Sturdy for its role: 725 hit points against an average of 632 among tank heroes.
  • Healing: Cardiac Overdrive keeps allies (or itself) alive.
  • Protection: Cage Fight blocks or absorbs damage.

Weaknesses

  • Only 43.4% of competitive games won (PC, all regions): #15 of 15 tank heroes.
  • Struggles on Paraíso, Hollywood and Blizzard World (down to 41.2% won).

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Builds

Mauga · recommended perks

BalancedRecommended
Open build

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

Kinetic BandolierOverrun reloads up to 150 ammo during the first second of charging.PyromaniacIgniting enemies with Incendiary Chaingun grants 50 overhealth.

Picked for more damage: Overrun reloads up to 150 ammo during the first second of charging.

Major perk

FirewalkerOverrun ignites enemies hit.Combat FuelCritical hits grant Mauga 4 temporary overhealth on Cardiac Overdrive's next use, up to 150 overhealth.

Picked for more survival: Critical hits grant Mauga 4 temporary overhealth on Cardiac Overdrive's next use, up to 150 overhealth.

Abilities

  • ShiftOverrun6sCharge forward and stomp to launch enemies. You are unstoppable while charging.Key: Shift · cooldown 6 s. Perks: Kinetic Bandolier, Firewalker
  • ECardiac Overdrive12sGain damage reduction and nearby allies heal themselves by dealing damage.Key: E · cooldown 12 s. Perks: Combat Fuel
  • BerserkerPassiveGain temporary health when dealing critical damage.passive
  • QCage FightUltimateDeploy a barrier that traps yourself and enemies.Key: Q · ultimate

Strategy

1Your job

In Role Queue each team fields one tank: you take space for your team, soak the damage the enemy would otherwise aim at your backline and decide when the fight starts.

2Abilities

  • Shift · Overrun · 6 s: Charge forward and stomp to launch enemies. You are unstoppable while charging.
  • E · Cardiac Overdrive · 12 s: Gain damage reduction and nearby allies heal themselves by dealing damage.
  • Berserker · passive: Gain temporary health when dealing critical damage.
  • Q · Cage Fight · ultimate: Deploy a barrier that traps yourself and enemies.

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.

  • ★ Kinetic Bandolier: Overrun reloads up to 150 ammo during the first second of charging.
  • Pyromaniac: Igniting enemies with Incendiary Chaingun grants 50 overhealth.
  • ★ Combat Fuel: Critical hits grant Mauga 4 temporary overhealth on Cardiac Overdrive's next use, up to 150 overhealth.
  • Firewalker: Overrun ignites enemies hit.

4In competitive

Blizzard's official stats for this season, division by division (PC, the three regions averaged).

  • Bronze: 43.2% won, picked by 4.6% of teams
  • Silver: 43.4% won, picked by 4.6% of teams
  • Gold: 43.2% won, picked by 4.4% of teams
  • Platinum: 43.5% won, picked by 4.1% of teams
  • Emerald: 43.5% won, picked by 3.9% of teams
  • Diamond: 43.2% won, picked by 3.9% of teams
  • Master: 43.7% won, picked by 4.3% of teams
  • Grandmaster: 43.5% won, picked by 3.8% of teams

5Best and worst maps

Win rate of Mauga on each competitive map compared with its 43.4% overall.

  • Antarctic Peninsula: 46.6% won (4.7% pick rate)
  • Aatlis: 46.2% won (4.8% pick rate)
  • Busan: 46.1% won (4.7% pick rate)
  • Paraíso: 41.2% won (4.1% pick rate)
  • Hollywood: 41.3% won (4.1% pick rate)
  • Blizzard World: 41.3% won (4.1% pick rate)

6Common mistakes

  • Pushing into five enemies without your team behind you.
  • Taking duels far from your supports.

Tips

  • Cardiac Overdrive (E) heals: use it before an ally drops too low, not after.
  • Cage Fight (Q) is your ultimate: plan it with your team's ultimates instead of using it as soon as it's ready.
  • Walk ahead of your team but not so far that your supports lose line of sight.
  • Spend your defensive cooldowns on the damage that would kill you, not on chip damage.

Matchups

Works well with

  • Brigitte

    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.

  • Illari

    Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Samoa and Busan: a good pairing when the map suits them.

  • Moira

    Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Samoa and Nepal: a good pairing when the map suits them.

  • Torbjörn

    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.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch Season 4.

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