The Best All-Time Starting Lineup For Every OWL Team (OW1 Era)

Timestamps:
0:00-0:47 Intro
0:48-2:30 Atlanta Reign
2:31-4:19 Boston Uprising
4:20-5:04 Chengdu Hunters
5:05-6:24 Dallas Fuel
6:25-7:43 Florida Mayhem
7:44-8:40 Guangzhou Charge
8:41-10:33 Hangzhou Spark
10:34-12:35 Houston Outlaws
12:36-13:46 London Spitfire
13:47-14:39 LA Gladiators
14:40-17:05 LA Valiant
17:06-19:37 NYXL
19:38-20:53 Paris Eternal
20:54-22:57 Philadelphia Fusion
22:58-24:31 San Francisco Shock
24:32-27:23 Seoul Dynasty
27:24-28:33 Shanghai Dragons
28:34-29:35 Toronto Defiant
29:36-31:33 Vancouver Titans
31:34-33:12 Washington Justice
33:13-33:45 End
All gameplay used in my videos falls under fair use and belongs to Blizzard and the Overwatch League. All statistics used in my videos can be found on the Overwatch League's website under the stat lab tab.
Check out my other socials!
Twitter: / atpoverwatch
Twitch: / atp_ow
OWL City Theme Graphics made by owleague_community aka alexyOWL.
Check out his Instagram: / owleague_community

[@undead8868]

Yall sleeping on the best Shanghai Dragons roster of all time: Roshan, MG, Undead, Diya, Fiveking, Freefeel.

[@keeganlubbe2470]

Sleeping on Xushu smh

[@Vibe69420]

Jokes aside, diya and undead were pretty good even though they still weren't winning anything

[@noodle9661]

Team coaches: “if they play player X and Y we know what they will most likely run” Fleta and Profit: “ Hold our flexibility”

[@CrazeeAdam]

I mean, while Profit can't run much hitscan that we know of. Fleta has all hitscan's covered. He literally played 12 different heroes in 2020 when he won MVP and not for a short amount of time on any of them really outside of like Widow and that's because Ashe was so good. Yeah no one wants to face that DPS line XD

[@jonwicked7031]

@@CrazeeAdam profit can cover Cree and ash pretty respectfully but why would he when fleta is there , so he will most likely play the tracer echo mei and any other character besides reaper please no more profit reaper

[@noodle9661]

@@CrazeeAdam yep. But I do say profit is a *good* hits an player, especially his cree and Ashe which imo are top tier (refer back to season 3 when he played Ashe a lot). And his widow is also pretty good (well above average though slightly worse than Fletas). Anyhow these two are monsters in their own sense.

[@ashdude3058]

@@noodle9661 I mean I think profit can play those characters well but I think fleta is CLEARLY better at the hitscan characters, man was a monster whenever he touched widow or Mcree, don’t think I saw him playing ashe much but still

[@ashdude3058]

Either way this is definitely the duo I would like to see the most from these teams. They’re both insane carry’s

[@dolphinfps]

i think one of the things people sleep on is super's influence on his team outside of matches. he was not only the face but also the soul of the franchise. moreover in 2021, shock started to play super more on orisa and ball for some reason, while smurf would play more on monkey friendly maps(idk if smurf had personal issues). He may not be the mechanically best player on his team, however his existence in the was one the vital factors with the success of the franchise

[@samsonklyve1878]

Super not in sf shock anymore?

[@dolphinfps]

@@samsonklyve1878 i mean ATP was talking about previous seasons so i said "was"

[@brown9671]

@@samsonklyve1878 he could easily retire anytime soon

[@lustuart6344]

He brings in leadership in the team as well. That's something that is seriously slept on.

[@mete2519]

also isnt sinatraa better than rascal on nearly every character in his prime

[@zepic3173]

are we only considering how they played on that team, cuz otherwise izayaki is an instalock for valiant over kariv

[@Blanabaman]

good point I forgot he played for valiant

[@blightedspectere3288]

Yea izayaki definitely better than kariv

[@adanmaqbool6473]

tbf at the time izayaki wasn’t the player he is now, so perhaps back in the day Kariv might have just edged him out in couple places when he was in his prime, I could be wrong tho

[@ashdude3058]

@@adanmaqbool6473 yeah but atp kept saying that he’s taking the players at their owl peak even if it wasn’t on that particular team (…which is weird) so izayaki should be there

[@adanmaqbool6473]

@@ashdude3058 oh yeah true my bad

[@King-yyy]

Finally someone mentions effect man. Personaly i would have put decay over him too but people forget what a monster effect was in 2018 and before. Hate to hear nothing from my sad emo boy.

[@ATPOverwatch]

I feel like it can be very easy to forget him simply because Dallas weren’t good back then. But Effect truly was a generational talent.

[@King-yyy]

@@ATPOverwatch he really was. Ive been watching some s1 dallas games recently and its just insane how dominant he really was. Literally every timefight they won was because of effect poppin, getting pics or initiating something. Really wish him back.

[@masantonio8790]

@UCLjACfdnSH2ArsJh27DodaQ No, he really was that good. Just like those guys you mentioned. Effect literally carried Overwatch League games.

[@King-yyy]

@@finklemeire603 cringed so hard bc i saw your other recent comments. Please never comment on anything again. Effect should have beaten you insted.

[@hlepme7861]

Imagine the 2020 owwc wasn't cancelled and we got fleta profit and decay playing on the same team

[@henday1244]

Love these types of videos. Bit random but am I the only one who feels like a 6 month off season is too long as it gives enough time for people to lose interest in the game

[@ATPOverwatch]

You are definitely not the only one. I've heard that a ton and I can't help but agree.

[@pyrosaurus3836]

I honestly don't think smurf is more flexible than super anymore, seeing supers Winston in the 2021 playoffs makes me think that smurf just isn't better, considering their rein and orisa are similar

[@barren_ghoul6126]

super is a much better rein while smurf is a much better orisa their styles of play match the tanks they’re good at very well

[@jacksonmarchant2898]

@@barren_ghoul6126 not really. Super is a far better rein, and Smurf is a bit better on Winston. Smurf is also slightly better on orisa.

[@sjjweetabix]

Corey over Tubaa for Washington

[@evilstunky]

I really don't see what super did on winston that was special. I'm pretty sure smurf had confidence issues or something so they just played super instead. Not because he was better.

[@jacksonmarchant2898]

@@evilstunky yeha Smurf was burned out that’s why super started. And I would agree, super wasn’t the best monkey, but he wasn’t bad either. Didn’t really feed or anything. Super would be better for the all around flexibility

[@lo-fi8481]

My guys pumping out so many high quality videos man, I’m loving it

[@agroed]

All really good choices. Personally I'd take Sinatraa over Striker for his hero pool and in my opinion higher ceiling, but that's just preference.

[@Chopah94]

"Bumper had attitude issues - so i chose Fissure" Ahh the old picking the guy who is well known to have never had an attitude issue.

[@PleebsOG]

Ahh, yes, to your point on attitude issues let’s not even mention a guy like Sinatraa.

[@poyo7912]

Great job ATP! Love the vid.

[@1falco]

Damn bro you just keep putting out bangers

[@brockhorner2371]

loved the vid. As a glads fan, I agree with you completely, but would have loved a S4 shoutout, feels like he's the most underrated player from his time in OWL

[@ArcasCorricol]

imagine that glads lineup in an alternate timeline, GODDAMN

[@nexesses1548]

You put a lot of respect in the old player’s, which I can respect. But let’s be honest here, the truth is gonna upset a lot of people but in general comparing players from 2018 against average players in 2021 is still a difference like comparing a 4200 to a 4500+. (So to speak) On top of that, pinpointing a players peak is harder than you make it out to be. Just because they performed the best in 2018 doesn’t mean that was their peak. I would even go out and say, a lot of players were at their best when they looked the worst. They grew, but the competition just grew faster. But I understand, a lot of OG fans will let their bias pick for them. I can respect the fan service and without context they indeed did look the best. Not that all old players are bad, some of them indeed deserve to be there.

[@certifiedbttm4003]

Well maybe that’s what he means, not when they were actually at their best but when they “looked” the best and had the most impact. Not looking at circumstances and completion. (But then again, he placed people who “looked” better at their peak under players who were “more consistent”. I don’t understand his rules either. They are inconsistent.) But yeah people like Flora were carrying in the year with the most competition and the least help from his team, it included players like him because the older players “ found more succes” and disregarding all circumstances and competition is just hard bias.

[@kimrrb3665]

The iconic Hunters vs Titans game playing in the back while you talked about Titans lol

[@boomingbob1579]

This was a good list to watch

[@CrazeeAdam]

So cool seeing these all star line ups for each team. :) Not sure anyone else out there has done something like this. Very cool to see. Best (as in most competitive) line ups I saw you build: LA Gladiators, Dallas Fuel, San Francisco Shock, Shanghai Dragons, NYXL and Philadelphia Fusion. Seoul is right on the outside of this line up, even with how good their roster is..just because..tanks, their tank situation has never been great, and neither have their coaching, can't say their coaches would do the right thing with the roster even if they got it (see benching Fleta...like at all..which they did often). (FYI, Titans is not on here at all because it's incredibly hard to tell how they would do based on how things turned out...and based on just not knowing how good their set up would be outside of non Goats..as when they got pushed hard by Shock in the finals that year...they just folded hard)

[@sonder8200]

Love ur videos man

[@SharonMcinstry1970]

I feel as though babybay deserved to at least be mentioned for Atlanta, maybe he’s not better than Kai. However I think babybay is at least comparable to Kai and dafran. Maybe I’m out of line who knows.

[@bullrage74]

I definitely have Corey on the Justice. That man was a monster!

[@user-es2ox6lm1k]

Great video, will you do a video about how good is each team in season 5 like you did last year?

[@benwright3234]

Video idea - your favourite year for each veteran player ( 2 or more years in the league). So for example, carpe would be season 1 and then just elaborate. Could be very interesting hearing ur takes on all the veterans when they were at their best.

[@RM-56]

Mano and Fury as a duo was something that I wanted for years but unfortunately never got.

[@trafridrod8706]

Gotta say, the picks for the Shock are a bit head scratching.... Don't get me wrong, the 6 that he picked are all great, and honestly the Shock have so many great options..... But anyone who still thinks Smurf is more versitle than Super is living in 2018. There is a reason for the last two years crusty has played Super over Smurf the majority of the time. In fact last season Smurf even said as much. Also the fact that Sinatraa wasn't even mentioned in the as a possible for the line up is ridiculous. I know there were allegations against him that ended up falling apart because there wasn't the evidence to back it, but some people still dont want to mention him, however ATP mentioned Dreamkasper as well as others who have drama associated with him. And Sinatraa was the central carry for the Shock when they took their golden stage, not dropping a single map. He deserves to be in the conversation at the very least. Also.... Yes I'm on the ANS train.... 2020 Ans was the best hitscan bar none. He may not have returned to form totally in 2021, but he was thrown into a chaotic situation mid season so thats expected. He still played well though. Don't get me wrong Rascal is one of my favorite players, but Striker + Rascal is not the move. Striker + Ans would yield waaaaayyyyy better results.

[@XDPROWoNDeRz]

Would prefer sinatraa over rascal in my dream meta

[@zachariahmarkusson7479]

he only really had one great year on zarya, over then that he was a good, resource driven, mild disappointment of a player

[@XDPROWoNDeRz]

@@zachariahmarkusson7479 I'd have to disagree, people have seemed to put across a narrative against his quality as a player after the allegations, but I don't think you can say he wasn't a world class player, people forget that goats wasn't a thing for stage 4 and play offs and he was still the best on his role then.

[@JonathanM04]

Good video but there is a few I don’t agree with… to me Ans 2020 was one of the best hitscans we have ever seen in the league and I don’t know why you didn’t even mention sinatraa, I mean I know he did some stuff but he was one of the best players owl history in his prime. Also think Zunba deserves to be in the Seoul team because he was insane in the early days. But as a Philly fan i think you nailed the all-time Philly squad👍

[@Vidyalog]

The fact of the matter that Sinatraa didnt even get mention is beyond me. Im not even an Shock fan, but Sinatraa was not only the best player during the GOATs era and in those playoff season where he got the MVP, he is one of the greatest players to ever touch in this game. I could understand that the outside game situation may probably affect ATP desicion, but then he mentioned the Vordermort of Boston, and those players dont even compare to one another and their cotribution to their respective team. Trying to deny history because of an outside situations of what you are supposed to do is something I wont understand in the American sports and now eSports. It is not like if there cheating inside game to take advanted over the others, that is absolutely terrible and yes, I would accept a "ban" for those things if there are proof...but private/real life situations for more unnaceptable they are in our society, should not ever affect what you were in a particular activity like in this case, sports. Specially all things considered and unlike the "Im an adult and I like teeanergers" guy, the Sinatraa case is something that it is in Trials and we dont know what's up with that beyond proof from both parties and no matter the result on that, again, under my perspective, that should not be into consideration for the performance in a particular sport. Yes, if you want to apply class of morals and standards ban him from any posibly HoF or whatever you want, but dont even deny his existence when he was fundamental for the begining of a Dinasty like the Shocks. And I love Rascal indeed and he is not even a bad choice, but no over Sinatraa in the Shocks.

[@dominiciavarone]

I feel like Decay would have been a better pick for one of the DPS spots on Gladiators just because he’s a monster on hitscan. If it was possible to run him AND Birdring, that would be insane.

[@ennisshabab9557]

Kevster better im afraid

[@anthonydonnelly-trimble1184]

Video idea I would love: players with the most untapped potential / wasted opportunity. For example: fissure, sayaplayer, roar, even Danteh because of his lack of impactful wins. Hope you see this, love the content ❤️

[@anthonydonnelly-trimble1184]

Also carpe 😭

[@monoden7911]

Philly with no Snillo? Whose gonna pick the mushrooms? The whole squad gonna be malnourished

[@sjjweetabix]

No Chipa either

[@jonpatterson8820]

Broooo, I haven't heard Kasper in forever. You're brave, I would have only mentioned, Striker and Valentine.

[@aatoss3072]

Cool video! Really enjoyed it. Could have maybe used names under the pictures. Made it sometimes hard to follow who was who.

[@Kaelsyn]

for shock I would have picked the original 3-3 goats 2019

[@Tilla2NE1]

Can you make a video with your favorite/most exciting/nail-biting OWL matches of all time? Like a top 5 or 10?

[@TwisTxInsanE]

as a shock fan, atp bro you were just wrong, super is the more flexible player, his rein is leagues above smurfs, his winston in the 2021 playoffs had something to say and his orisa and ball are still strong, I love smurf as much as anyone but i do think the cashew takes the cake

[@kaisawhatever4443]

Glads sound the most exciting

[@Aricabuli]

When i heard about Nyxl, I was belwierded when you didnt say a word about pine

[@K_low_7]

I haven't gotten to the Chendgu part yet, but if I don't see Ameng I will cry

[@K_low_7]

I am sad now

[@hadifaisal1269]

That seoul team is just 🔥

[@Tangalang22]

Why not izayaki for valiant?? (season 4 Shanghai izayaki)

[@maltebergmann9086]

im suprised you didnt pick rascal for fusion since he has had a way more reputable career.

[@haterhater6409]

I feel it needs to have some clearer rules. Are we taking it based on when they were on the team or by there peak in OWL. Because if it's just off the peak of OWL then reign would have astro for main support from when he was signed as a 2 way.

[@gameinggameing9941]

What do you think of the way the Outlaws are going.... i loved the mixed roster and dont know about the full korean changes they are doiing i would have loved to see more Crimso Danteh Piggy with an nice know 2 Players

[@frailty7280]

I wonder what the league would look like if multi-year contracts were way more common, it would be cool to see core rosters mostly set in stone for a couple years to see how they grow as individuals and how their coordination improves. Kinda something OWL misses out on compared to other esports like CSGO or League where you'll see some teams run basically the same squad for a few years at a time.

[@CassCat69]

tldr atp chugs the nostalgia juice

[@jampparii]

You talked through Dallas without even mentioning Taimou?! Big time bruh...

[@dexterwashington3990]

Take a shot of water every time ATP says “back in the day” to get SUPER hydrated

[@robin_nohood2515]

A insanely small part of me was hoping you would put xqc in the Dallas team

[@antiskid]

Now make a ranking from all these teams >:)

[@orilavi3506]

Atp you forgot about izayaki on the valliant

[@p9ul133]

I agree with your smurf over super pick, but as well as his rein, super's hog is also better

[@jackpalmer6024]

If you include a player's peak separate to the franchise in question, Atlanta have to have Funnyastro playing over Masaa

[@kingarth0r]

What do you think of the new outlaws pickups?

[@naruarmy6610]

I miss fissure so I'm glad hes on the list

[@liamrice8944]

Would you not put smurf over dreamer for the outlaws or are you not counting smurf because he didn’t play

[@joefair1137]

I love custa and honestly I would have him as one of the best and most consistent mercy players of all time, him, Ark and Biggoose were amazingly good at staying alive and keeping their teams up. His Lucio was still amazing in season 2 and he can play flex support too. I don’t think rain was as good as custa in any regard IMO

[@leonp.2171]

You could've taken Pine for Dallas since it's about the peak of their career, but I respect decay. Not sure which one is actually better, just a thought that popped into my mind when watching the Dallas segment.

[@blaynegreiner9365]

Pine was not nearly as good as people think. He was a phenomonal hit scan but his decision making was many times actively hindering his team.

[@sjjweetabix]

Akm over pine

[@jacksonmarchant2898]

I disagree. Pine wasn’t all that, and they need decay’s tracer.

[@KinsmenTurner]

Let's hope that the switch to ow2 is like the switch from dragon ball to dragon ball z

[@allenalfaro6260]

As a Dallas fan since S1, I'd pick Effect over Decay for the same reason you picked Fissure over Bumper for Vancouver. Decay might have drawn better results but his attitude issues and falling out with the team is a black stain for me, whereas yes, Effect had issues with depression and stuff, but he was always dedicated to the success of his team and a better team member all around.

[@FeeeeeF]

i would argue decay is such a difference maker that you would take him despite the attitude

[@landenthe70s]

When was fissure on seoul ?

[@CMC004]

Tbh I think it would be glads vs shock vs dragons

[@jstar3332]

ATP can you rank them all?

[@skeloten]

hear me out on the shock. But please tell me how they won their championship in GOATS? Super on Reinhardt, smurf on the bench

[@trafridrod8706]

Its not just that, Super was also the starting tank on 3 of their 4 map wins in the 2021 Championship. Don't get me wrong, I love Smurf, and we've seen him do some great stuff on Winston, but anyone who thinks he is more versatile, or a better playmaker, just isn't paying attention

[@charliesmith6874]

no mention of sinatraa?

[@michaelmaier7175]

I wouldve gone with Corey over Ttuba if the comms wasnt an issue. that dps line wouldve been like Fleta and Profit on Seoul. I also wouldve gone with Closer over Ark so my lineup (with no comm. issues) for washington wouldve been Corey, Decay, Mag, Fury, Closer, Aimgod. that lineup would be CRACKED in their primes.

[@jacksonmarchant2898]

For the shock, I would disagree with moth. This will be a SUPER hot take, but if you don’t have super in there you don’t need a main support. Twilight comes with the considerably higher play making for a small cost. Smurf won’t be playing rein, so it’s not like you will need moth for lucio, in most comps you will just have twilight or viol2t fill to brig or mercy. IMO that’s the move.

[@Wizardpants99]

I had a big issue with your first pick…. Masaa over FunnyAstro in his prime?

[@yulps5336]

Kariv over Izayaki for LA Valiant?

[@milanfriedlingstein2353]

Surprised that you completely slept on sinatraa in the sf shock one You didn’t even mention him and he won 2019 mvp

[@trafridrod8706]

I was also surprised by that

[@NotKikker]

Jjanggu > Dreamer. I respect your opinion but Jjanggu was crazy good on the rein, had a decent monkey, and I feel like he had a lot of potential to improve if he kept playing.

[@georgecunningham562]

For nyxl what about pine??????

[@synthesis4059]

What about rascal instead of eqo on philly

[@aphrodi3983]

Dreamkazper was an incredible player, it's such a massive shame he fucked up badly. He could've been an incredible player

[@jagger4724]

arguably the best player in season 1, rip his career

[@x-x0291]

Yo what did Casper do?

[@patrickdarling-lagamma3697]

as a justice fan I am deeply upset at the ttuba pick in his prime stitch was a god and you literally have said with other teams you are going off the players best secondly I would of also put jjanu instead of fury

[@babygay3095]

put shockwave in over stitch for the titans

[@frostyreally4466]

The streets won't forget shadowburm at phili

[@nadimr9069]

snif i wanted poko and bumber but agree with all the rest

[@shadowdragon1015]

why is chipsa not in the philly fusion. He literally has a 100% win rate

[@judeau5320]

Only reason JJANGU was ever benched was for his English, he hard diffs Dreamer a vast majority of the time.

[@joshbroderick4256]

Man i miss the old NYXL that team was insane and in stage 3 was just to easy for them

[@nathanchoi302]

I love libero but if we are talking players in their prime I have to go with haksal. Also there is no way u don’t mention pine

[@ianjames2175]

I know he wasn't brought up in this video, but goddamn I miss ShaDowBurn. I admit EQO was better with a deeper hero pool, but he was still the most patient genji ever, and CERTAINLY the best dogfighter in overwatch history, the only person who comes close is YZN4A

[@Anas0_ali]

What did casper do?

[@sc9r873]

How does one look at Atlanta and decide on Masaa over FunnyAstro?

[@JustaRandomGuy890]

He was a two way player so it might have been because of that

[@Kuzuryu_Fps]

Bro where is Fragi on GZC?

[@certifiedbttm4003]

There is some decent bias here for older players, but overal a great list. Not very daring just solid.

[@zivhagai6530]

Damn I miss Alarm

[@DHCVoLt]

id argue DACO Pokpo is still the highest potential tank line. pokpo probably wouldve played even better if he didnt have to start playing with frd in 2019 and if daco never had his toxicity issues going into 2020 pokpo daco prob wouldvew stayed all the way thru now. maybe not but daco was like a top 3 off tank in the 2 stages he played

[@lorenznm713]

As a professional Seoul dynasty analyst. I would have to say you really could’ve just picked fleta, profit, and fits. Cause realistically each one of them has different comfort heroes I would say(minus tracer for profit and fleta). Fits covers hitscan, sombra, and doom (people always forget about his doom in 2019), profit has tracer, genji, pharah and hanzo. Fleta covers echo and mei. It would be EASILY the best trio in owl history.

[@matthewa8728]

He was doing a starting 6 tho

[@rohanvatti1133]

Confused how eqo over rascal but it your video also people forgot about fits carried 2019 with doom fist

[@caseymcdougall5925]

For shock I understand the bad stuff sinnatra did to his girlfriend but assuming we look past that (like atp did for some other players) he was definitely a better player than rascal, getting the freaking mvp, so why not even mentioned?

[@ashdude3058]

I think you could still argue that Rascal was better (I don’t think rascal at his best is as good as sinatraa’s best, but I think consistency wise rascal was better) but yeah sinatra’s peak is monstrous

[@caseymcdougall5925]

@@ashdude3058 I agree with that however, atp kept on mentioning "At their peak" so it still doesn't make sense

[@ashdude3058]

@@caseymcdougall5925 I would say he didn’t mention him because of the shit he did but then he did mention dreamkazper so idk honestly (ig shock had plenty of other options while Boston didnt?)

[@trafridrod8706]

Definitly seemed weird that he mentioned others but didn't even touch on Sinatraa, especially since the allegations that were made against him kinda fell apart because they weren't evidenced.

[@bananaphone7345]

Sinatraa probably wouldn't work because of the fact you already have Striker. Sinatraa was only really strong on Zarya, Doomfist, and Tracer,and he got MVP only off of his zarya and doom play and when you already have choi and striker that only leaves doom as his strong suit which isn't enough compared to rascals flexibility.

[@hunterrans1675]

How could you not mention hydration’s heroic main tank play

[@tjcoleman7439]

Overall I would say pretty good lists, but definitely some questionable choices here and there imo. If we are taking players from their OWL peaks regardless of the team they were on at the time then EQO over Rascal, Piggy over Meko, Marve1 over Gesture and Jehong over Bdosin are all mistakes at least to me personally. Also I think Smurf over Super and Libero over Haksal are at least fair arguments to make, but again, personally I would come down on the other side of them.

[@scotthumble4388]

I'm surprised you would pick eqo over rascal on Philly

[@omega7026]

Ill take Punk over Note, just a more flexible off tank than note ever was

[@landenthe70s]

NYXL was a threat when no one else was really a threat lol

[@christianjahren646]

Izayaki on valiant?

[@qtkaytone2620]

xQc belongs on the Fuels all time team