Junkrat is a source of consistent, dependable damage in Overwatch 2. It's hard to think of a character more regularly capable of leading the field in damage from game to game. With the new meta game resembling more of a deathmatch than a team area fight, Junkrat's raw damage is even more valuable than before.
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If any expert finds an issue with Junkrat, it's that his overall damage doesn't necessarily lead to kills in Overwatch 2. But with some advice from veterans that love him, Junkrat can lead the kill charts as well as he can the damage charts. Experts have no issue topping the leaderboards in each category.
With a nice and easy grenade lob, Junkrat's standard battle strategy is to aim for the mass of enemy bodies and shoot. He'll almost always be hitting something, charging up his ultimate ability the whole way. Add some communication with the team and use the ultimate when opponents are stacked up for a team kill.
Junkrat isn't totally useless against heroes that prefer to go out on their own, either. His traps can freeze assailants in place when they try to sneak up on him. With a few remotely detonated mines, this can be yet another death suffered at Junkrat's hands.
When cornered, these remote mines also bounce Junkrat away, giving him some escapability that other backline units often lack and making him one of the best DPS units in the game.
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There is a reason that gamers stick with Junkrat even after unlocking all of the heroes. The Frag Launcher is a simple and sustained way to deal large area of effect damage. Even if it's not killing heroes, it's slowing them down and charging up Junkrat's ultimate ability.
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