The COMPLETE OW2 DPS GUIDE (2024): Tips and Tricks for EVERY Hero

[@goonrushyt]

This guy's passion and commitment to teaching are INSANE. I cannot even begin to comprehend. What a guy. We love you.

[@vyslynn]

Timestamps are also in the description!!:: 0:00 Intro/DPS Fundamentals 10:40 Echo 56:00 Genji 1:52:20 Mei 2:39:15 Hanzo 3:15:32 Junkrat 3:52:00 Pharah 4:25:08 Torbjorn 5:02:40 Symmetra 5:41:40 DPS Fundamentals (Pt. 2) 5:43:38 Ashe 6:34:20 Bastion 7:25:40 Cassidy 8:25:05 Reaper 9:04:40 Sojourn 9:57:50 Soldier 76 10:51:44 Sombra 12:02:40 Tracer 12:58:10 Widowmaker

[@sallyloml]

TYSM

[@Aj-000]

Legend, thank u sir 🎉

[@anzaa10]

This wasn’t a waste of time for you. You’ve saved time for others. Preciate it bro 👏

[@Casuuuual]

You’re a god

[@Deprece]

14 hours?! You are freaking insane Spilo! Let’s go!

[@linow7074]

Nobody is gonna watch 14 hours..

[@sandroperez6259]

im gonna watch 14 hours lol @@linow7074

[@oldhadwad]

I disagree@@linow7074

[@yllpppowq]

I did @@linow7074

[@slatephoenix3429]

​@linow7074 no, but people like me are gonna scroll to your main, watch that, and be happy

[@chunk1179]

i thought this was gonna be like a compilation over a few days… but this man really sat for 14 hours and coached every single dps

[@CoachSpilo]

KZbin KEEPS REMOVING MY CHAPTERS/TIMESTAMPS, SO HERE'S SOME TO KEEP AN EYE ON: 0:00 Intro/DPS Fundamentals 10:40 Echo 56:00 Genji 1:52:20 Mei 2:39:15 Hanzo 3:15:32 Junkrat 3:52:00 Pharah 4:25:08 Torbjorn 5:02:40 Symmetra 5:41:40 DPS Fundamentals (Pt. 2) 5:43:38 Ashe 6:34:20 Bastion 7:25:40 Cassidy 8:25:05 Reaper 9:04:40 Sojourn 9:57:50 Soldier 76 10:51:44 Sombra 12:02:40 Tracer 12:58:10 Widowmaker Regardless of future patches, this guide will remain relevant barring any super major reworks- number tweaks won't change the value of this guide (especially on positioning/general playstyle). Enjoy!

[@keeganbate8935]

Hello future peoples of Overwatch

[@Sensei_gojo]

Yo dude, can you add chapters for the video? It seems pretty daunting to go through the whole thing

[@nearlynight]

​@@Sensei_gojocheck the description

[@Sensei_gojo]

@@nearlynightoh shit ur right, mb

[@unstablehand]

DO ONE EVERY PATCH

[@thegreatalfini]

this man sat in a room for 14 hours to give us this guide. amazing

[@deerbeautyrecords]

It was split in two 10 hour sessions in 2 diff days. Still insane as hell

[@Reneux]

@@deerbeautyrecords Honestly thats even crazier lmfao

[@korbinhohnstein7206]

Ngl man I just sat down and was looking for something quick to watch with my noodles, now I have to clear out my weekend for some banger content.

[@rishabh5750]

This is INSANE Spilo. I can tell how much work you put into this. Good stuff man

[@erikhendrickson59]

Actual content is actually interesting Who'da thunk it!?

[@rishabh5750]

@@erikhendrickson59 whats the point of your sarcastic comment g? just not needed, was a simple compliment by me

[@T1J]

i feel like i should be paying for this

[@organicdog5648]

Hey Spilo! It's OrganicDog (Masters Reaper) I really do appreciate you reviewing my gameplay! I felt like that was the perfect game to submit because the first half was great and the second half of the round went downhill so fast and I couldn't understand what more I could do. Now I understand how to play reaper more efficiently and effectively. Thank you for the opportunity!!!

[@Vizorfam]

What mouse dpi and in game sensitivity you play?

[@organicdog5648]

@@Vizorfam i use an logitech office mouse LMAO im not a big "specs" guy when it comes to mouses so i have no idea sorry. Why?

[@organicdog5648]

@@Vizorfam In-game sense for reaper is 5.50

[@Vizorfam]

@@organicdog5648 thanks for replying, was just curious. What other heros you play?

[@organicdog5648]

@@Vizorfam Reaper, mei, junk, pharah, and all the other projectile heros

[@Diego-uo7mq]

Wow, we need to blow this up, spilo has been giving back to the community for a long time and this video length embodies how true that statement is

[@GetOutNerd]

I just want to say you've single handedly changed my perspective on how I play OW2. I don't get anxiety playing DPS anymore, everything is a learning experience and I try my best all the time to find elims, not damage. Thank you sir

[@fowaking4476]

Spilo, you are a blessing to the Overwatch community. My high school esports team has benefited greatly from your videos and I want to thank you for your time and commitment to this game!

[@JJuo_9]

One of, if not THE best ow creator. Insane dedication Spilo. I am incredibly surprised you haven’t blown up even more

[@linow7074]

Im not surprise. Overwatch sucks and nobody is gonna watch 14 hours

[@vicodinabuser]

Kasuki here, the grandmaster sojourn player with just 20 hours of experience on her. Thank you spilo for taking the time to review my VOD, I will take your insights and work on them more while playing her. Here's the summary to anyone who's trying to learn sojourn from my VOD : - Work on railgun micro and be discipline. - Importance of using slide for repositioning, engaging, and disengaging. - Utilize slide for taking better angles on enemies. - Work on peeking angles. - less time railing on tank and 100 charged rail shot on squishes. - committed to dive techniques rather being lazy. if there's anything else missing please critcize me in the comments I'd appreciate the feedback.

[@Vizorfam]

What mouse dpi and in game sensitivity you play her and also how you do practice regarding her secondary fire?

[@vicodinabuser]

@@Vizorfam 800 6.83 in this vod but i've lowered it to 5 in order to be more precise & consistent with my railgun shots. I practice sojourn on the workshop with the VAXTA code in hard mode, and I strictly focus on crosshair placement, flicking, and smoothly tracking heads for 30 minutes (can do body too). It can also apply to any other hitscan heroes too such as ashe, cree and widow. Other than that, it comes by time the more you play sojourn and be able to get value with her rail.

[@Vizorfam]

@@vicodinabuser thanks a lot for replying! Will definitely try the code and keep above things in mind. Apart from her what other heros you play regularly?

[@vicodinabuser]

​@@Vizorfam no problem I play tracer alot more than sojourn and I have 700 hours with her alone however she isnt strong this season so i've decided to put more time and effort on sojourn otherwise I also enjoy playing widow, echo, soldier, cree, ashe and hanzo depending on the maps, team compositions and countering based on strength and weakness.

[@Vizorfam]

@@vicodinabuser wow that is quite a hero pool! I have recently started playing sojourn and symmetra!

[@kaijuu_tho]

Thank you, Spilo! I watched all of these live, and they were suuuuuper helpful! I am the silver Bastion you watched, and I so desperately appreciate the advice you provided! It opened my eyes to a lot of issues and gave me so many things to work on. I've been stuck down in silver on DPS for many seasons now, and was feeling a little helpless despite my positive winrate. You gave me specific things to work on that I was failing at and I feel reinvigorated that I CAN actually rank up! I'll be signing up for coaching soon I'm sure :)

[@kelbs_ow]

Hey, Masters Sombra here. I appreciate the breakdown so much not just for my code but for everyones code in this video! Lots of quality information here that the community will really appreciate!

[@Vizorfam]

What mouse dpi and in game sensitivity you play?

[@playamcnugeegames8267]

Many many thanks spilo I’ve learned so much from this, I have wanted to get into the comp scene and now I know how I should be playing a lot better I’ll keep coming back for reminders because I am an emotional player and I get caught up in my moments sometimes, but coming at this game with a logical perspective is so eye opening for me.

[@keithjackson2379]

As someone entirety new to overwatch. Thank you. I will watch this entire video. It might take me a few days but i can already tell i need this.

[@ToasterTron2000]

9:17:04 - I personally have found that it can be beneficial to hold your rail a *tiny* bit longer against genji/tracer/sombra. The mere existence of your rail is a massive threat to them and it's especially easy to take a duel with a tracer, and win, if you purposely held your rail to force said duel. But, once again, that's just an additional part of the sojourn playstyle anyway. It's just particularly effective versus squishy flankers. Also, the reason to use blink on shift instead of right click, is binding pulse bomb to right click. It can make it easier to land.

[@arrowtongue]

I personally found I do best with right click bound to melee on Tracer, you use it on her so much more than any other hero so having it readily available all the time goes a long way.

[@linow7074]

Imagine watching 10 hours of this…some people really need to touch grass

[@ToasterTron2000]

@@linow7074 Buddy, how fuckin' stupid are you? People just scroll over to the characters that they're interested in, dipshit lol.

[@bengardner3408]

@linow7074 imagine watching a video just to talk shit. Some people need to touch grass

[@meat.]

@@arrowtonguethis is a good tip

[@michaelmassari39]

This is the culmination of years worth of anticipation dating back to ow1 days for me. Suuuper excited to sit down and give it a binge

[@Pfilibuster]

Wild. You can see the sun go down throughout the video

[@JermBreed]

Thank you for the content.. can't imagine how much it took for you to put this together but I'm going to spend a lot of time studying and referring back to this 🙏🏾

[@xGoldColossus]

Spilo gotta be the most underrated OW content creator on the internet.

[@FlamingNinjaBoi]

I know you're not much of a Reaper fan, but the guy works really well for me, and this vid helped me figure him out a lot better. I've just not been TPing as much as I should. I typically try to play with my team, but your tips hit home. I went into some games and made a point to just constantly be trying to TP behind the enemy team, and suddenly I was STEAMROLLING. Peeking out, blasting some squishies, maybe get a kill, maybe not... but people FEAR the Reaper, so when they know I'm there, I can visually tell they are incredibly distracted by my presence. Or maybe people commit to try chasing me and I can lure them into an easy duel with my health pack support. And the difference is extraordinary. I might try some other DPS using this video's info, too. Love your content!

[@asymmetricfuzion970]

I was waiting for this video. I know how much work went into this. Thank you so much mate. Greatly appreciated. You could totally have split this as a 19 video playlist btw but I 100% appreciate its existence in a huge way. Thank you

[@OfficialEfEx]

Honestly bro (coming from OW player who played when comp was “no limits”😂) Your content is always really thought out and you pour yourself into it. And with the optimism I have for the future of overwatch (because I see ideas STARTING to be played with that help the game imo.) I feel when overwatch gets mercy rezzed, your content will explode more than it has. Keep up the great work man 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🔥

[@SaberLionn]

BEST guide man! Love the way it's structured with the vod reviews, it gives clear examples of what to do and not do. Thanks a lot man :D

[@oldhadwad]

Even though I'm Master 1/Grandmaster 5, there is so much I still have to learn. Thanks for this awesome video!!!!

[@VanSanProductions]

I just listened to most of this video, still very good tips from just listening since the description is so detailed. I watched the heroes that I wanted to learn how to play better.

[@skullsworn9194]

Thank you for this video. I find it very helpful how you review a low rank vod and a high rank vod and discuss some of the differences. I will be referencing this video on my journey out of gold for DPS. I hope you will consider doing a similar video for support, busted though they might be.

[@AutXRose]

Thank you for including Pharah!!! It's so hard to find any videos on her, but idc, she's so fun when you understand how to play her properly. She's generally my to go character if we have a "Widow" problem. Also, she's great against dive characters (if you manage to stay in the sky or far from them) because you can see where they jump. Super easy to pin, Tracers, Sombras, Genji, anybody when you have bird-eye view of the whole thing. Good luck everybody!

[@Megggazap]

I agree there is rarely any Pharah videos for tips on her. But against a widow I just get insta killed the entire game

[@lohrenvl]

bro, that is definately the most usefull overwatch video that I ve ever seen in my life, thank you so much

[@Real_MisterSir]

For Tracer, I always use right click for blinks, and shift for pulse bomb. Having pulse on shift means you can still WASD any direction without having to momentarily swap fingers off a movement key to use pulse bomb, making it much more reliable and convenient to use pulse during high-pace plays where you're dodging things/maneuvering at the same time. Blinks on right click is first of all because it's convenient to always have a finger free for it no matter what, and you can weave in crouch and ad spam without risking messing up when you wanna time a blink. On top of this, left hand is already doing a lot movement wise with all fingers, so relieving some of that to a hand that only focuses on pointing the crosshair is in my experience more efficient. I don't see it as a problem to have aim and blink on the same hand, because you never blink while shooting anyways so at most you're doing target re-acquisition which is less fine-mechanic dependent and more core muscle memory, and not something I ever find to be affected by clicking right click once in a while. All in all it just feels more synergetic and naturally flowy this way.

[@jasonmendoza2044]

I use the buttons on my mmo mouse for abilities and that seems to work perfect for me 👌🏽

[@Vizorfam]

What mouse dpi and in game sensitivity you play her?

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@Vizorfam mouse dpi at 1600 and in-game sens 3.75 % I started out higher, around 4.5 % sens but have since gradually lowered it. I found this the sweet spot for myself and my playstyle which is very dynamic but not super arm-movement based (I do use my arm for aiming, but not as much as other high-pace players out there). If you use your arm a lot in movement then a lower sens may be better, but again I'd say it's largely personal preference. If you can keep your aim smooth and accurate when tracking medium-pace movement, then you're good.

[@Vizorfam]

@@Real_MisterSir got it thanks for helping out

[@Real_MisterSir]

@@Vizorfam happy to help!

[@فهدعبدالعزيز-ب2ع]

You are one of the most hard working overwatch 2 content creator I have ever seen spilo, keep it up.❤

[@DJWolfHouse]

No one I know works harder than you at this stuff crazy man thank you so much hope you’re taking it easy some of the time too

[@JordanKruegerJTK]

12:14:55 This part really improved my tracer play. TYSM

[@KudaDM]

Great analysis, great advices and you're very eloquent too!

[@nikowta260]

13 HOURS THIS VIDEO HAS SO MUCH INFORMATION AND WAS TO IMPROVE

[@zuccgoodsucc6400]

Been waiting to send this to my duo (he needs it bad)

[@amuselessharry6978]

Love you spilo. 14 hr to give us so much info, thanks man. U r the best.❤

[@nate9078]

youre the best coach ive seen for overwatch so far, 2nd is zarya main a10. But yea youre a beast thanks for tips!!

[@IKEFacci]

Spilo is a man of sheer will and commitment

[@Fxnarji]

10:04:22 what i like to do when target is next to cover, shoot them to make them run towards cover, then shoot helix between target and cover. Hits surprisingly often

[@jacobmaslanka]

holy shit, 14 hour vid, amazing work! you’re the goat

[@Deadlyaztec27]

14 hours is INSANE passion for the game! Bravo!

[@shoeshank112]

I can't believe I actually wanna watch this whole thing. Gonna take a while but thank you so much

[@rylanpowers3621]

This guys got the highest quality OW educational content on the internet.

[@AutXRose]

This video obv took a lot of time and effort! THANK YOU!!

[@konradnemeth9789]

Thank you for your time. I'll make sure to give it a watch

[@FlyMattyy]

i respect the passion you have for teaching heavily

[@kitnoCC]

Man, that's so helpful! I've been playing rat for years and yesterday after applying your tips I absolutely dominated the 3 games I've played with him. Thanks!

[@WTTIV]

This needs to blow up and get out there man, this is intense dedication

[@frosty4894]

omg its finally out ty for you hard work put into this spilo, much love man!

[@scottyg4962]

Bro just casually uploaded a 14hr video. Absolute GOAT.

[@AIMLESS-NAMELESS]

Lord this needs segments. Amazing content

[@cla1rity]

I finally finished this video in the course of a week

[@jayes13]

watched the whole thing in 50x speed and can confirm this is an amazing guide!!!

[@rafrancis13]

Spilo, I was watching this and I think it's great. As a coach. I imagine you as the person in the middle of games as a player criticizing people, getting banned, and crying alot though.

[@matteoschlechtleitner4550]

You actually did it!. Well done. Thanks.

[@HayeteBahadori]

Great video! How did you upload a 13 hour video when the KZbin upload limit is 12 hours?

[@onehandstance]

I been watching this over n over. To learn new heros props

[@angiegamez8600]

Been watching as I have the time, so cool to know you were a LotRO player as well! :D

[@CoachCadeOW]

Spilo you got something wrong with you. You put way too many hours into this one lol. And yet I WILL be watching the whole thing so thank you for your dedication.

[@Arissi]

YOURE THE GOAT BRO THIS IS GONNA HELP ME SO MUCH

[@SojournOneTRICK]

9:04:42 Sojourn

[@s.l2587]

14hrs of Spilo proving how smart his OW knowledge is

[@bennettstokes195]

love the video I am a hanzo main and honestly I use storm arrow all the time in 1vs1, but my sonic on the other hand is really sloppy.

[@austinmcmahan6267]

abslutely nuts. you're amazing

[@Hraesvelg]

Tank guide took my Rein from Silver to Plat. Let’s get my Sombro up

[@codecraftercc]

tracers ultimate shouldn't be on q because u can't press the a button if u want to blick left to someone and then pulse. That's why I use right click to pulse and it works pretty good.

[@Koyote2033]

The disrupter instincts on the first Sojourn vod make me feel a certain way

[@gawizard4980]

Man, thank you for this video I played 1 game doing the stuff you said WHILE listening to the video and we full capped with 3 mins to spare on eichenweld

[@DestroyerOfDoom]

Amazing video. Thanks

[@HasturBeta]

Damn it, I thought I was gonna have some spare time today and then you jus had to drop this video. so there goes my next 13hours.

[@wilIis]

You are the best, always something to learn

[@Rgreiner3]

Super helpful thank you

[@HyderAway]

Extremely useful … THANK YOU

[@marius8436]

This video is awesome but it could really use some timestamps

[@Donler]

As someone who plays Mei-only in that mid-masters to low-GM range I find the most challenging part of her kit to be knowing when to rush, poke, flank, or defend my supports vs. different comps and on different maps. Her playstyle needs to shift dramatically from game to game, and sometimes even mid-match in response to swaps.

[@Vizorfam]

What other heros you play apart from her?

[@STartist.]

​@@Vizorfamother heroes apart from Mei only?

[@Linaard]

6:26:12 bruh that is one unlucky Bastion. Notice how the grenade bounces back and forth between the door frames.

[@Ryosashi]

i need a support guide video this helped my genji and hanzo and i would really like to get way better then i alrdy am on my lucio i’m hard stuck masters and i feel like understanding where i’m supposed to be what i’m supposed to do whether if it’s distracting enemy’s, speeding my team out, speeding in, healing ect.

[@fastest-man-alive]

He did support already

[@Ryosashi]

@@fastest-man-alive i appreciate you telling me that he made a support video i didn’t know if he had made one or not because it was a couple of months ago but none the less thank you

[@NDK7-sh]

Give this guy a trophy

[@revan3270]

3:34:43 was the red team's mercy player Redshell wtf????

[@engineergaming3830]

I also love echo you can't really say anyone "mains" her since ur basically forced to know multiple other heroes at a certain level ranking up with her is tricky but she's so fun

[@bengardner3408]

Spilo, you are a madlad

[@solmas2111]

Damnnnn spilo. Feeding us good.

[@firthy123]

Spilo, you are a maniac.

[@johnsss7077]

Insane tips and tricks vid

[@aidan626]

No time stamps is crazy. Not as crazy as the 13 hour video though damn this baby looks packed. I’ll be coming back to this one

[@CoachSpilo]

should be there now- no idea why KZbin just randomly decides the timestamps shouldn't show up. I literally add an extra space between one of the lines, then they reappear LOL

[@hondsdollekat]

I wish the Apex community had someone like Spilo. The closest we have is Dazs but he isn't as active and in-depth

[@Proph85]

I watched this on the toilet now my legs dont work. Help

[@rioriorio17]

COMMON Spilo W (Comment for the Algorithm😁)

[@moonyeast]

thank you spilo

[@Kat-xp8zn]

Spilo based, i mapped tracer's abilities like he does :) (also..I understand that "masters" tracer for not going after a sombra with low HP or any target for that matter...you see them alone turning into a corner..you chase them and when you arrive to the corner..BOOM..bro is suddenly not alone and because it is now a 2v1 you just lose because you already used recall...so I don't engage at all if I don't have my recall even if it's a low HP target...learned my lesson) Edit: didn't notice it was a console tracer, so they really aren't masters..

[@comd.shepard]

Tracer at 12:02:25 enjoy

[@organicallyhannah]

Just watched the bastion and soldier ones while playing. Got play of the game and my kills to death ratio was 45-10 when its normally like 16-10. Went from silver 2 back to gold 3 (i think i was lucky when i got that rank). I thought I was being strategic but i was so wrong

[@AarPlays]

One tip for tracer is also RESPECT DAMAGE. If you're coming from say, mei, or a tank, you can often cryo freeze later or shield late because of your hp pool. On tracer, if you're not respecting damage you will die before you have a chance to recall. Every. Time. Mercy is arguably one of the hardest counters to tracer, but in a roundabout fashion. Her blue beam breaks A LOT of 1 shot breakpoints against tracer. Widow, hanzo, soldier rockets, junkrat bombs, pharah rockets etc all become 1 shot body shot murder machines. If you respect damage, this forces you to play more "dodgy" and recall before you're low potentially saving you from dying. You should always be poking *if the enemy knows you're there*. Dont let them NOT look at you. Supports like ana and kiri can get greedy because they know youre an easy target for them, this pulls them away from the tank fight and, even if you do die, you won the team fight because their tank died from no healing. However, if you're setting up a flank, dont poke. Wait for the engagement to happen then either 1) mosquito and distract or 2) double blink in to secure a kill and recall out if needed. Burning all of your cool downs, safely, to make sure someone dies is 100% worth it. Regarding binding: Right click blink, shift for recall. Having recall on shift means you dont have to move any fingers to hit the button. This essentially your panic button, and the time it takes to hit e from wasd can be the difference between that cass hitting you or not.

[@isaacvergara6689]

Thank you for reviewing my tracer gameplay, and yes i am a console noob.

[@joemorphew8244]

This is great. Timestamps would be really helpful

[@nnightsong]

hell on earth. going to watch all of this

[@nnightsong]

if i dont immediately reach gm after this i give up