The Best Player At Every Hero (Overwatch League 2021)

[@ATPOverwatch]

Timestamps: 0:00-1:07 Intro TANKS: 1:08-2:00 D.Va 2:01-2:39 Orisa 2:40-3:14 Reinhardt 3:15-3:54 Roadhog 3:55-5:00 Sigma 5:01-5:55 Winston 5:56-7:11 Wrecking Ball 7:12-8:01 Zarya DPS: 8:02-8:52 Ashe 8:53-9:17 Bastion 9:18-10:04 Cassidy 10:05-10:51 Doomfist 10:52-11:58 Echo 11:59-12:38 Genji 12:39-13:36 Hanzo 13:37-14:23 Junkrat 14:24-15:13 Mei 15:14-16:05 Pharah 16:06-16:57 Reaper 16:58-17:31 Soldier 76 17:32-18:35 Sombra 18:36-19:33 Symmetra 19:34-20:27 Torbjorn 20:38-22:13 Tracer 22:14-23:06 Widowmaker SUPPORTS: 23:07-24:31 Ana 24:32-25:31 Baptiste 25:32-26:38 Brigitte 26:39-28:13 Lucio 28:14-29:38 Mercy 29:39-30:23 Moira 30:24-31:30 Zenyatta 31:31-32:31 Outro

[@jonwicked7031]

Only complaint is fits not getting the honorable mention at least for the Cassidy aka the Cree

[@mob2549]

thank you so much!!

[@elimayer193]

@@jonwicked7031 YEs, I agree,

[@nathanfallin2750]

I thought Nero was best torb. Even when shock was losing he would just carry. Can’t get mad at pelican tho he’s a god

[@АртемМелехин-ц6м]

Pelican was good, but Nero was on another level

[@Blizzmat]

Valentine’s turret did 5 kills in one fight. Have i an other argument to say ?

[@lukraniom8731]

Yeah Nero was straight up the better torb

[@8401bman]

Nero could have been a nominee for best Mei as well. His Mei carried the shock when he played her

[@okajix]

I was thinking Kai

[@daro2404]

I think Hotba should have recieved the best Zarya for the season. Him not even getting an honorable mention is kinda weird :(

[@ProtonNs]

That’s what I was thinking!!! His play on Route 66 against Spark where he literally eliminated the entire team was outstanding!!

[@elimayer193]

same

[@dlwlrma3599]

His past haunts him a lot. People just can't appreciate him because of the new team every season meme.

[@annmariedowdall3701]

Hello eli mayer

[@elimayer193]

@@annmariedowdall3701 yoo

[@alexanderdavidow8715]

It's kinda sad seeing how the Shock had so many players on this list last year and not a single one this year. As a shock fan, I have some bias but I do agree with the list. Guess thats why we won last year and not this year lol(among other things)

[@Higgy8]

Yeah... *sniffs copium*

[@CrazeeAdam]

Competition just got a lot better too. And Shock didn't make enough meaningful upgrades :( they still finished really well. But the stats didn't fall their way

[@Baked-as-Bread]

moth was irreplaceable on that team. sure fdgod is great and all but he just didnt work on the shock. also nero is a thrower.

[@dlwlrma3599]

Personally I think that Nero was a pretty good reaper impact wise.

[@bfc9467]

Yeah, it's annoying to me how in ow team performance so so so heavily influences the best player discussions. It's like that in all sports but not as extreme as it is in owl. But I get why, it's such a team game.

[@itstoodle]

Assassin should've been best sombra of the league. His memps during the Countdown cup were a game changer for the enemy team.

[@christopherhamill525]

He was so good on Sombra other than that like 3 week stretch and got clowned so hard for that

[@dragonflyod4316]

@@christopherhamill525 if that didnt happen i swear everyone would love him cos the times washington weren’t throwing he was easily top 3 sombra

[@nowun6043]

His plunge into Rialto river is my favourite play of all time

[@destiny8534]

Assassin played well but still nowhere near the level that lip played at.

[@dragonfistX200]

Still would give lip the best sombra. His emp weren't the best but God damn he charges them so fast that it was literally just a cooldown ability for lip

[@evant4196]

the nero torb disrespect is insane

[@kadejakubos6633]

Let's go Glads support line! Skewed was crazy this year, especially as a rookie, and Shu was just Shu. 💜🖤

[@zebrain2330]

This just proves how underrated Nero is. I would say he is a top 5 echo and mei and his torb was by far the best

[@uta9425]

rest in peace alarm, we will all miss him.

[@destiny8534]

when the shock gets mentioned once all video and its talking about how fearless is better than super :(

[@lucaskopke6886]

I found your way of looking at the stats kind of weird since the players who played a hero for a long time have lower stats as the sample size is larger and so the numbers won’t be the best for every game, so if lip for say only played an hour of cass and flora played 4 hours, lips averages will be higher if he popped off in that one hour while flora pops of for 2 hours 30 and has mediocre performance on the other 1 and a half hour his averages will be lower than lips just a thought

[@maxlancaster975]

I agree the way he looked at stats was weird imo

[@mojocos]

Great picks. Only disagree with Zarya and Torbjörn (I would pick Lateyoung and Nero)

[@CrazeeAdam]

I think the fact he was just so good in playoffs, and despite Dallas usually rolling over anti dive, pelican just looked amazing on him. Plus he played him a bit more too. Not that it's real easy to see Torb impact all the time.

[@kaisawhatever4443]

@@jasonmclee lateyoung didn’t play at the beginning

[@kaisawhatever4443]

@@jasonmclee ?

[@jasperyan450]

@@jasonmclee ？Lateyoung didn’t play until Elsa retired. He was on Chengdu’s Academy team

[@itsalittleloud7799]

%100 agree

[@JonathanMerlinSymmank]

The Sigma play by Piggy is the reason why Piggy is also known as “Pigma”

[@fluffle209]

If we're going off impact for widow probably carpe for his performance against dragons on Gibraltar. even tho they lost that map he single handedly kept the fusion in contention till the very end

[@11ambrose11]

can we talk about how nasty that torb shot from pelican was at 19:56

[@williamhardy-baker6601]

i was literally thinking Nero was a better torb until i saw that shot

[@purplewine7362]

@@williamhardy-baker6601 same lmao

[@Yuuria_]

Wow.. Void changed a lot in such a short time. This picture you used was from Season 3 right? He looks so different now

[@M1R1ND4]

He lost weight

[@Yuuria_]

@@M1R1ND4 Yeah, lost lots too. Losing weight takes effort and he managed to do that while also remaining incredibly proficient at his job. I’m glad he’s reaching big goals left and right

[@lachlanstory9929]

You see Yveltal's change compared to last year as well??

[@RaLk6]

This pic is from 2019

[@Yuuria_]

@@lachlanstory9929 I’m terribly sorry for the late reply. For some reason I did not get a notification for your reply but only got one for the one after yours. That said, being a Dragons’ fan since day one (alongside the Outlaws) made it easier for me to notice Void’s changes since I’m much more invested in the team but now that you point me towards it I can see that Yveltal also lost tons of weight! Good job to him too

[@usforonce]

Thank you for this year of content ATP; my OWL experience was made better because of your hard work. I appreciate that and hope you have a great holidays

[@z_idoraids]

Haven't watched this game in like 2 years, I have no clue who these guys are. Just crazy to think about how much a game can change.

[@mohammed71712]

These guys are pretty talented

[@brandenaugustine1782]

Overlooked Hotba's big Zarya plays on the Philly Fusion this season

[@brandenaugustine1782]

Heesu also had some sick Hanzo play and should be in the conversation for that character

[@arthurdunn4594]

Glad to see the Pigma getting it's due recognition

[@pablor1990]

Hey ATP, would u consider making a similar video for the best player on each character in all of OW1 OWL?

[@rngsmiles3979]

This video was the first time i've seen the stats on some heros. The most surprising one was how few deaths shy had. he was not playing on a very dominant team and he still had such a few amount while still remaining well placed in the other categories.

[@strigerx3004]

ATP: When u look at the stats, void is clearly the best dva. **hanbin on top of void in 2/3 stats** Stats: ...

[@spriggan_jk]

Was honestly thinking about that too. The only thing he was worst on between the two was death rate, which void had a 3.5 while Hanbin had a 3.8

[@strigerx3004]

@@spriggan_jk yeah and hanbin was super close with that

[@strigerx3004]

And yes, I am a dallas fan lmao

[@bradyboon3054]

@@robertcastanpn288 feeding?

[@bradyboon3054]

@@robertcastanpn288 that was one meta lol. And thats not really feeding..

[@igdeez9720]

I would easily give the best DVA to Hanbin. I mean, its pretty hard to spot the best DVA since you'd have to look at every single micro play (i.e., eating nades, sleeps, opening up the way for dps, etc). Additionally, in the video, you say "look at the 5-man DVA bomb Void got, but also remember the 4-man bombs Hanbin would get against Shanghai on Anubis, or that one time he single handedly killed all of them in the finals. All in all, I think its really hard to argue the "best" DVA, since stats arent everything when it comes to off-tanks, so I really think we'll be able to clearly cut out who the best is next season, in Overwatch 2. I reckon both Hanbin and DVA have been so dominant, you could argue either over the other, but the clear cut "best" between the two will be more cut out in OW2 imo

[@igdeez9720]

Also, I agree with your Rein pick, but I also feel like he has gotten outplayed a lot

[@corndogguy2373]

@@igdeez9720 Mag kind of smoked him on the rein mirrors ngl

[@igdeez9720]

@@corndogguy2373 yep

[@thepinkcow1661]

My boy Fleta deserves a special shout-out to his Echo and Phara, actually insane (I think he is the best in the world on Phara, I mean c’mon the man is a god damn Wizard)

[@remyxedfern5008]

Don’t forget Yznsa, fleta is goated tho

[@Im-_-Ghidorah]

I agree if Jinmu wasn’t Jesus himself when he played pharah it would’ve easily been fleta

[@captainsoi]

Every time Fleta popped up as Pharah in the finals, his whole team focused on him and it's gg next for the enemy team, but that's bec his support line is too god-tier. It's the power of friendship that won them. XD

[@RaLk6]

@@Im-_-Ghidorah jimmu farmed weaker teams tho

[@d0bb1n64]

Also the fact that gwangboong didn't even get a mention for widow is a joke

[@gentle68]

was looking forward to this

[@jasperyan450]

For me, best ball is Gaga. He can do so much more things than fate. All fate does is running around enemy’s backline and initiate fights. The reason why his stats are decent is the pressure that SHD’s dps player give to the opponent team so that they can’t focus on killing the ball. On the other hand, gaga did a lot more. He always dive in with leave and get the opening kills.

[@kaisawhatever4443]

Based

[@kaikwon1604]

Also shoutout to Happy for McCassidy and Hanzo i get that Lip or Leave is most definitely more consistent but Happy does what he does best which is make plays

[@jordanjenkins733]

I agree with most picks, but I think Shy deserves the honors of best Ashe. His pop off moments on her were just ungodly.

[@remyxedfern5008]

Honestly I think ivy had the best hanzo moment of the year with his double kill on king’s row

[@remyxedfern5008]

Oh wait that might have been last year

[@camerooner2657]

Gators tracking was definitely the game winning factor here.

[@ATPOverwatch]

Any truers?

[@timmtimm9729]

@@ATPOverwatch true

[@morechoicer4496]

Pelican: god of funny heroes

[@s.j.8936]

I feel like Kai should've gotten Cassidy and Pelican for Echo since the difficulty of competition and competition pool is slightly bigger with the meta also favouring the players in APAC when it comes to stats since they were basically playing no shields meta with ball/sombra/pharah being the staple pick. While NA was running rush/double shields. At the very least its worth considering.

[@derrickjacobs613]

What about fitz

[@milkdrinkerer669]

Kais cassidy didn't work against most big teams and he wasn't as good as lip

[@s.j.8936]

@@milkdrinkerer669 It did work. Kai's Cassidy carried and clutched Atlanta so many times during the tournaments and even on the losers finals. If you said Lip is a way better Ashe than Kai then I would agree with you handsdown. But Lip's Cassidy only really shined since Shanghai dominated APAC. If your team can win team fights 80% of the time even with just 4 players alone and gives their DPS all the space in the world with the meta also favouring your comp. Of course your gameplay would look godly. Try watching Fitz and his Cassidy, He's a much better choice together with Kai for the spot. Since their team wasn't outclassing every other team there is.

[@s.j.8936]

@@derrickjacobs613 Kai and Fitz are my choices bro, Had to give to Kai. Just because of how the meta was not in favour of Cassidy at all for like half the season in NA region.

[@kaikwon1604]

ngl i was cringing at the sheer amount of titles gone to SHD players but then i realise these guys were champions who crushed legitimately everybody and had the skills to show for it. props to every single member of the OWL for just playing the game to a professional degree and its damn motivating both to be talked about in an entire game's esports community so they can only get more incredible

[@cheese_o7]

the fact that i was content with valentine being mentioned once and no other boston players being mentioned at all hurts me. but hey, valentine was mentioned!!

[@TransparentEclipse]

Have not watched a single game of overwatch league since about halfway through season 2, and haven’t played a single game of overwatch since about the end of season 1, but I did always love knowing who good players are in any sport or esport I watch, so I’ll enjoy this video. I bet the league has changed a lot since I last tuned in

[@thatguyukno41]

2:07 that gator pic feels like hes gonna jumpscare me at any second lmfao

[@d0bb1n64]

get off lip he was good but there were way better people for cass and co, i don't understand the fact you went from stats too just i like this player it doesn't make sense to me.

[@TransparentEclipse]

Jesus shanghai is literally half of this list, and all of their players appeared at least once. I knew Shanghai was good but I didn’t realize they were literally unmatched levels of good, the only other team that had consistent entries was Dallas

[@bubee8123]

Most of the great picks but I don't agree with everything. Cant believe u didn't pick sparkle for Soldier since they beat no other but SHD in finals of 1st tournament with this pick. I think Nero was the best Torb. Pelican was definitely best Echo.

[@mythuu]

lol i still cant believe pelican wasn't chosen to be the best echo. kind of mind blowing

[@yuandong3310]

how is pelican the best Echo? Leave was so much better.

[@bubee8123]

@@yuandong3310 yea on tracer not on echo...

[@yuandong3310]

@@bubee8123 imao you never watched any APAC regular games, did you?

[@bubee8123]

@@yuandong3310 I watched all games from all seasons + extra vod reviews from various content creators + never missed an episode of a platchat.

[@lachlanstory9929]

6:13 malding so hard rn how is it not Ga9a. Fate was elite don't get me wrong but I just feel that Ga9a had that x factor on ball

[@elimayer193]

He fell off a little during countdown cup finals and playoffs imo

[@kaisawhatever4443]

Fate is literally hundreds sr behind Gaga and Ameng on ball.

[@luke_s221]

I've been anticipating this video for so long! Love the content ATP!

[@SouthpawDG]

yo i dig ur vibe and content, good stuff u earned a sub bro

[@qbert362]

Funnyastro would definitely be on here if he wasn’t trapped in VISA hell but great video!

[@maasikasgt]

okay i will share it with a overwatch league loving friend 0:18

[@toraow]

*Best OWL Players 2021* Tank: Fearless, VOID, Piggy, Hanbin DPS: LIP, Leave, PELICAN, SP9RK1E Support: Izayaki, Shu, Fielder, LeeJaegon

[@Shlime112]

Great picks as always, though I think mirror had the seasons best torb. he was cracked whenever he brought it out

[@Justin-cw7zf]

YO ITS FINALLY HERE

[@GamingOnIce]

I always knew Fielder hit diffs on moira, but that total healing diff is ridiculous

[@wuboygaming]

I would say Gwangboong would also be a contender for Widowmaker

[@dragonflyod4316]

*** Spoilers *** For rein i really would give it to Mag, as while he lost the the game against fearless in the rein mirror, he really was just carrying his team and shattering fearless nearly every time, with decays sym just not being good enough to beat sparkles. However that may just be hard washington copium

[@ATPOverwatch]

Appreciate you adding the spoiler handle to this! I don't mind if people want to disagree/share their own opinions when they do it like this. So I thank you for that.

[@bradyboon3054]

That was one game. Fearless was crazy every game

[@williamhardy-baker6601]

Gotta say, even though shatter's are a great way of making plays and demoralising the enemy rein, in my opinion fearless made better midfight decisions and his mental appeared to hold strong even when Mag was practically shaking his tits in his face. Which, from a rein player, takes massive bodonkadonks to withstand (I switched out the analogy of big balls = confidence for big tits, dunno it felt too masculine)

[@vicentereyes2362]

As a reign fan I can not even be mad about these Shanghai picks they rolled us in the finals

[@dankuzcodbdbd6092]

been waiting for this 💯

[@boomingbob1579]

It’s insane how crazy Shanghai Dallas and Atlanta were You didn’t mention the Kai snipping Violet sad But LeejaeGon tower wasn’t called that fit nothing Void was insane

[@Dylan-fb8cy]

You should have done this video where a player is only allowed 1 hero

[@elimayer193]

hotba for zarya?

[@christopherhamill525]

Only ones I disagree with Shy for Ashe Nero for Torb Shu or Twilight for Ana although this was a 3 way races that was very tight so I can agree with Shanghai

[@brandenaugustine1782]

Rascal v Pelican Mei 1v1 would be sick

[@ocping]

DAMN now I'm reminded of Alarm :'( RIP

[@horsemindinghisowndamnbusi7719]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDEO LETS GO

[@kimrrb3665]

Jimmy was actually the best on every hero he touched

[@brandonmcbride7659]

The only disagreement I really have is not giving Ana to Kaan. Izayaki is absolutely insane I will 100% admit with no argument. But Kaan was such a huge carry on Ana. Massive nades, huge sleeps, and critical Nano’s

[@verdantmoon9123]

I've been starving for ATP content especially vids like this, thanks for your hard work 💙

[@hakseuu]

The only pick I strongly disagree with is the torbjorn pick. I think nero had the most impact on the hero by far

[@htfcm]

2:48 if you're going by that list then MAG deserves the number one spot.

[@pinktorbjorn6586]

Late young on zarya 😈

[@djamped913]

I belive that alarm was the best at ana and zen during 21 due to the clutch factor that he brought to philly

[@elimayer193]

U could definitely make the argument

[@hlepme7861]

'Izayaki was the best play making zen' whilst showing him kill leejaegon with pulse

[@kaikwon1604]

it appears he really wantd that gold healing :)

[@lukraniom8731]

It’s so weird how sp9rk1e didn’t even get an honorable mention for soldier when he literally won the may melee with that hero.

[@elimayer193]

He barely played it, Ans Doha Birdring Onigod Profit and Kai played it for just as long and none of them had a ton of good moments

[@Cybrtronlazr]

Happy literally carried on McCree so hard I had to get the Outlaws skin...

[@CrazeeAdam]

No honorable mention on Happy for Hanzo :( the literal 6k machine. Lol. But understandable. But dang Lip on so many heroes #1 O.O

[@kaisawhatever4443]

ATP is a LIMP

[@spinosaurus2001]

LJG was my favorite player for 2021. Absolute legend

[@undeadmanwalking431]

Decay sym hits different tho ngl maybe more than sparkle

[@elimayer193]

I’d agree

[@CashtreeOW]

paris got an honourable mention! :D

[@marmamel7791]

Kaan's zen and ana ? Dridro's merc ? I don't ask for you to give them the title, but at least a mention

[@elimayer193]

Same with Daan ball and muze ball

[@zehnpie]

Congrats on finishing school atp 😊

[@ATPOverwatch]

Thanks so much!

[@꽃길-k8r]

2021 Kai was best widowmaker? No way.

[@danielhopper8447]

Kaan should have got an honorable mention for his bap.

[@greavo5776]

excluding the hero's with low pick rate/play time, i actually can agree on basically everything. Gj man I hope you have a good Christmas!

[@aidenlanse5916]

I respectfully disagree with the Zarya pick. I’m definitely biased but Piggy’s Zarya is my favorite to watch.

[@samno2025]

bro you slept on naga for the pharah pick like he popped off in the countdown cup

[@kingarth0r]

Yeah shanghai has a really stacked team, it's nuts.

[@Quidifyy]

Hanbin, Doha, and Space getting no love 😭😥 Especially with Reaper and Dva. Man talked about the clutch moments of Lip against Dallas Fuel, but Doha clutched SO many times with Reaper, and I feel like it is just disrespectful to not even mention Space when it comes to DVA play

[@specter_tnm]

the only one i really disagree with is cassidy/mcree personally i would go with carpe. each time i saw him on that hero he was making some pretty big plays

[@senior.toucan6370]

When lmao. Season 1?

[@specter_tnm]

@@senior.toucan6370 haha very funny but he did play a pretty big part in most of fusions wins season 4

[@senior.toucan6370]

@@specter_tnm which wins,from season 1?

[@specter_tnm]

@@senior.toucan6370 for example their first match against chengdu

[@spiritwolf2967]

I agree carpe has clutched up as Cassidy and Widow

[@advice2490]

the second Pelican wasn't picked for Echo I knew I was out, I appreciate the work you put in though.

[@yuandong3310]

if Leave weren't in the league, he would be the best Echo for sure.

[@wyattroberts5898]

didn’t Gator beat Fearless on Rein the last two matches they played? I don’t remember Fearless outplaying Gator on rein last year in a head to head

[@williamhardy-baker6601]

From what I remember Gator had some great shatters, but Fearless' midgame was just way more consistent and purely better than gator's

[@shinny_ow4843]

I like how you chose LiP for sombra over doha. Even though the stats heavily support LiP, id say doha has the argument for being impressive with his surgical hacks. (If your team has an ulti win condition, find doha, cuz he WILL shut that down.) but LiP just always does it utilizing ALL of sombras kit for that purpose, not “ just the hack.”

[@shinny_ow4843]

The amount of times doha has clutched on sombra(me thinking watching a game) “oh shit they have this combo up they gotta use it fast to win though.” And seeing doha effectively dismantle it with a single hack as im thinking that is smthing special to me. But LiP is always performing that function with anything available to him.

[@Js-mk1hm]

Dude, i can buy you disagree with any of the picks. But not sombra, lip was the best sombra and it wasnt close. They way he charge emps were just other level

[@Jamie_jamie456]

No way you didn’t choose gwangboong for widow, if you want plays from him choose nyxl v Hangzhou on junkerstown and tell me Kai could do that. I agree with everything else but that tbh

[@elimayer193]

I could also argue jimmy for widow, but gwangboong is cracked

[@maasikasgt]

I strongly agree with the rein pick :) he played really well

[@marcelbennett6701]

Holy shit. The gap between Lip’s tracer stats and every other tracer is nuts

[@cpappolla2752]

Great vid ATP, the one we all been waiting for

[@pandalife5367]

I been waiting for this!

[@maras_6310]

25:23 the havana incident...

[@lukraniom8731]

It’s crazy how many hero’s went to leave over lip just because leave had more playtime on that hero. It’s only 2 but like… still

[@stephensmith2822]

Man, Space was a role star and his name wasnt even mentioned. Sadge:(

[@kaisawhatever4443]

Undeserved role star. Watch his POV vs Jinmu phara, then watch Choi vs Jinmu phara. Space is a feeder

[@purplewine7362]

@@kaisawhatever4443 that's his style of dva

[@Frxtion]

THE FUCKING MASAA DISRESPECT smh

[@elimayer193]

AGREED definitely deserved best lucio or at least a mention for one or all of the main supports

[@konradlinden2929]

how's sparkle not soldier of 2021 his performance in may melee was great

[@alexgg4434]

YOOOO finished my last test of the year and just when i arrive home i have this? man what a great day

[@bostinobaddog2040]

I just started getting back into OWL and overwatch in general, I really haven't played or watched it since early 2020. I played myself sick of it. Anyway, my favorite to watch was szn 1 Jjonak on NYXL, I loved his zen playstyle