THE ULTIMATE ANA SUPPORT GUIDE for OVERWATCH 2 - Abilities, Combos, Mechanics and Tech

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[@BigL10000]

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[@deirasjankauskas3381]

Junkrat trap is also strong since it removes movement and you can do up to 3 mines and some grenades for damage. very good in total mayhem against balls

[@thisisjpshorts]

Having enemies as red and allies as blue like we all have in game would definitely be a big bonus for future videos 👌

[@shirosurfer8864]

What do you mean? I don't think they upload videos with magenta Tho magenta it's very good setting for distinguishing enemy outlines, it is the rarest color in any videogame so I recommend you use magenta and get used to it

[@daninkuntz]

@@shirosurfer8864 read the OP's comment again

[@aquavina4142]

so true

[@kimithr]

Just realized it half through the video, was a little bit confused when he started to sleep dart teammates 😅

[@tsk3573]

Basically there will always be a red and blue team, even though your team only shows up in blue, when you go to watch a replay in your career profile, if you was defending first, your team will always be shown in red… hope this helps

[@TheLou1591]

My tip on how to shorten your reload time: After ana puts in a new magazine, use an ability (either sleep dart or bio nade). After that, youre rdy to shoot again. If you time this correctly, you should be able save up to 0.5s (approx.) This can mean a difference in every fight.

[@AirplaneBandit]

hitting quick melee shortly after reloading to speed up the reload is muscle memory now for me- I even binded Melee to one of my side mouse buttons just to make it easier

[@BONERCRUSHER]

@@AirplaneBandit melee works for most characters it just can be dangerous because you have to watch the ammo, the second it if refilled then you can melee but if you're too early it will cancel the reload and you have to do it all over again

[@AirplaneBandit]

@@BONERCRUSHER yeah I get ya, but you don't mess if up often at all after so long. Plus I would 99% rather have to reload than waste a CD just to get an animation cancel (unless it was actually called at the time)

[@Zimo-fx8lk]

Ana is difficult to master but she's the best support in my opinion

[@starzlol5316]

True

[@k1blitz350]

I feel she is a easy character to use if you are more healing then killing you can stay far bck an keep healing. Other's need to go in close to keep heals up an are a ezzz kill. Just my opinion

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

@@k1blitz350 but if you're using her as a healbot, you should just play Lucio, lol.

[@armstrong2052]

She just mechanically is super rewarding to me. Biotic is probably the most impactful cool down in the game IMO.

[@k1blitz350]

@@alwaysabiggafish3305 idk I just don't die much with her I stay far bck an keep the team up it seems to work for me. Other healers I keep getting killed following team mate then end up with enemies behind me all the time. Just to put it out there I am new an not the best at overwatch lmao 😂

[@maxmcleod6817]

I love everything about Ana. Not only does she have a great kit that is fun to play and dynamic enough to fit into pretty much every comp, she's also got great character design as well as a fantastic voice actor. even In such a diverse cast of characters that overwatch offers, Ana just sticks out to me. Great video, it's made me love Ana even more..!

[@schwiftypickle7913]

If you're too aggressive as ana, make your teammates red and your enemies blue. Trust me you're teammates won't be asking for healing anymore.

[@BONERCRUSHER]

I'm a psycho I change my colors frequently. It's set up so whatever my enemy color is I swap it to friendly (friendly used to be magenta, enemy blue, right now its friendly blue enemy green)

[@idlehawk9553]

I didnt know you can do that, so watching this video was pretty confusing.

[@RichObiQuan]

Why?

[@reemyziz]

@@RichObiQuan Because then you’d confuse your teammates for enemies, when going for damage you’d heal them instead

[@not_an_eggo7470]

A good thing to remember is that Ana Is a direct counter to roadhog, all of her abilities cancel his abilities. And having such a big hit box it's even easier. Another good thing to remember is that dps are going to do more damage than you, so I like the mindset of it downstairs matternif I have 6 kills at the end of a game as long as I helped others get theirs. Point being it doesn't matter who gets the kills as long as a good kill is made

[@paragonflash8937]

I dont know why but ana is one of those supports that i love. (Maybe its also because I love ML7 and he got me into an ana main) but Ana is one of those characters that can really have an impact and can defend herself. Her entire kit is all about making plays weather you sleep an Sigma ulting, or Anti nade Zarya ult. Every character combos really well with ana.

[@bluebowser3347]

Tip as Anna main: always t-bag after sleep darting someone. It makes them angry and they mess up.

[@pedramrajabi8405]

Tip with Ana: teammate hit box for healing is bigger than dmg. Scoped in you will see some triangles, within the centre triangle is a hit.

[@alexpendleton4565]

The triangle thing isn't true at all

[@Aiiiden.]

dont spread fake info about the triangle shit lmao

[@shadowman7650]

its true though, ur healing hitbox is within tht triangle (or atleast generally within the triangle since the hitbox has a larger radius)

[@kaimorris2970]

Ive been an ana main for about 3.5 years now. Shes never felt so good

[@Unknown-rw2ec]

I miss seeing the hitmarkers from nano tho...

[@shy_waffle]

@@Unknown-rw2ec don’t word me on it but I believe you could turn that on under her settings

[@Unknown-rw2ec]

@@shy_waffle u said the words how can I not word you on it. I'll be back tonight with the results

[@Deimos_the_Autist]

@@Unknown-rw2ecwhat was the results

[@ur0b0r0sXL]

@@Unknown-rw2ec Did it work??

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[@DynamiteGazelle]

Great guide, but it gets a bit confusing since the replay team colors are switched. Is there any way you can make the enemies red like in a normal game rather than your allies?

[@selenaitara]

I agree, but this is unfortunately an internal overwatch issue where certain teams in replays will always be a specific color regardless of attack/defence.

[@xjapanweekend2514]

For Ana I like using the nade in a team fight when everyone’s grouped up. I’ll try and splash at their feet to get purples and yellows. Good way to get your Nano faster too

[@Unknown-rw2ec]

Haven't finished vid yet but scoped shots can be seen by the enemy and unshaped can't so if someone's tryna flank, heal unscopped so you don't give position away

[@Badbirdie]

I like to play Ana as a mix between Mercy and Widowmaker, staying back enough to stay relatively out of the enemy line of fire but close enough to keep healing and picking off dps and enemy supports while also keeping yourself hard to flank from Sombras and Reapers.

[@Rift2123]

I am new player to overwatch 2 with only about 10 hours in the original game but Ana is so much fun good to get all the tips and that grenade is fantastic for favourable trade on a tank in a big battle

[@aguila7686]

7:35 "don't waste sleep dart" proceeds to shoot it at an empty void

[@Sugaro_x]

first time overwatch player, as a tf2 medic and sniper main, ana feels like a nice medic crossbow/sniper hybrid and it's great, wholly made me actually start enjoying the game

[@edgydikbut3564]

I picked up Ana recently and I can't stop just soloing these roadhogs as a healer is so fun I just cant stop slumping these dps and hitting Dva in between the eyes with a grenade I am addicted to Ana

[@JezzuZZ7FReaKK]

Real?

[@Jake-um4gg]

Pretty sure i didn’t even hear you mention that when scoped in with Ana, your shot leaves a trail leading straight back to you. When uncapped, this doesn’t happen.

[@hopstepjump69]

well yeah no shit it's a sniper

[@ethan24572]

I always pick the worst people to nano. I hit them with it and they fall back at full heath and just waste the ult

[@ProunceProudly]

Omg...zooming in with the rifle makes it hitscan??? I’m so stupid. I NEVER scoped because I thought it was pointless considering you can see more without it and I thought that the bullet fired the same way regardless. I s2g I’m about to become a better ana player literally by USING THE AIM BUTTON.

[@jbab3s569]

Ngl same

[@Caduceus444]

3 ultimates on one hero (2 of them having 12-ish seconds cooldown) is more than enough to climbe. Also, tip for intermediat players: sometimes, you can throw the nano out of the window. You can hit it on the other supp if they're on low hp or give it to a sigma if you think it would increase thier chances of survival. Nano is a pwerful ultimate, yes, but it not only gives 50% dps increase and damage reduction, it also gives 300 health which is enough to heal more than half of the riaster from 0 to max hp. It's more of a defense tool than an offense tool in most cases and it isn't such a gamechanger (which is why I encourage you to "waste" it sometimes) but can win you teamfights from time to time so be bold and use it without expecting a teamkill from your boosted teammate.

[@infamouscha]

You are a support. Not a heal bot. Ana's rifle does 77 dmg per shot. That means if you land even just 1 bullet on an enemy you have taken down 38% of their health. Don't be afraid to shoot the enemy squishies. Killing a DPS before a team fight can be MUCH more useful than topping off your team's health bar.

[@sybrenroorda3865]

One missed thing I feel is communicating about the sleep darts. For example, sometimes I feel like it is preferable to just let a tank sleep, like with a raging Winston. Just call that your team should shoot him.

[@Adi-vg4wr]

Could we get a WINSTON and Zenyata guide for OW2?

[@medievalkitten]

The biggest tip for anna is if u use the ultimate meter on her scope u can use that at medium range to see where ur grenade is going to hit

[@aguila7686]

Also, I didn't hear you mention that scoped in leaves a traceable trail while scoped out doesn't.

[@Notllamalord]

Learning exactly when to anti heal hog has saved so many games for me

[@2cupsoforangejuice]

Really helpful! I play more mercy and moria, and I’d like to branch out to more supports for some variety

[@shuichisaihara1946]

My problem w ana is that I always play near my team mates. Even though I have a harder time with my hip shots I'd rather do that than fucking flop every three seconds to Sombra or genji lmao

[@JJones0710]

Imagine kiriko’s ult and ana’s ult and Lucio’s ult and genji’s ult that’s some nightmare fuel right there 😅

[@puppetier1835]

I've found sleep, auto, nade, auto pretty effective to killing dps that tries to flank you

[@Jake-um4gg]

this with a melee at the end is a 1 shot for 200hp chars

[@tb_serp996]

Thx as an Ana main in ov 1 I just returned and this has helped me push the ranks

[@GutoC]

Great Guide! I was an Ana main on Overwatch 1 and now I'm super happy playing with her again (but it's better) :)

[@sevvforshort5597]

Ngl the red for your teammates really got me tripping a few times. I was genuinely confused. Lol

[@JaZe91]

1 big tip is that anything inside the triangle gets hit for healing not just the crosshair

[@raymondlewandowski7219]

A few hip fire shots and a nade will kill alot of dps charecters i get quite a few solo kills in a game as ana go after theyre healers(your team 2 healers theyres 1 wininning senerio) dps player over extends to take you out use your nade and hip fire and kill or close to

[@ElZombiesaurio]

Tip: be careful when giving nano to Dva or Winston if they have their ultimate. Given they sometimes don't expect it(nano) and try to survive by using their own; therefore not much value out of nano. Communicate and you'll be fine.

[@kataraarts3027]

8:55 I felt happy when you said guy or GIRL, as a girl myself

[@terryrothgeb1684]

You can crank friendly aim assist up in the settings and hip fire healing will be much easier. Hitting enemies will be harder because you're being pulled around by teammates jump strafing lol

[@sparksyzz7999]

i love how i waited till after i hit gm 1 to finally put some work into my nanos 😭

[@deqod4949]

one of the best tips i got was your heal botting you need to do more damage or your looking for the next teammate to heal when you need to look for damage in between heals, made me go from plat 3 to masters 4 in about 3 weeks i still struggle with positioning but i feel this is the tip most gold/plat ana needs to hear

[@fricker6580]

I've been unironically nanoed as Lucio definitely a necessary guide

[@aviatorfn]

i like using it sleep dart on reihardts and ramatrass or when a genji or bastin pop ult

[@kevinanderson7887]

the color swap makes this confusing and explains why all my ana's are dealing damage instead of healing me on ladder RN.

[@TrueChampion]

Kiriko next please, I started maining her and she has a lot of unused potential imo for most players

[@kernoleary1394]

But she's not even in ranked yet

[@TrueChampion]

@@kernoleary1394 good point

[@Palmer5768]

She will get nerfed so we dont know if she will be playable in comp

[@kernoleary1394]

@@TrueChampion her damage potential is absolutely insane so yeah I think they might adjust that at least

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

@@Palmer5768 she absolutely will be playable based on the utility of her kit

[@thesurvivalistpotato3117]

As for positioning, is the best spot with your team, or outside your team with sightlines? I'm a bit confused.

[@Smaki_999]

Bro this video is insanely useful and fun to watch, keep it up!!

[@ellyhall3910]

I have a question is sleep darting them bio them two shafts good because even when they get up they have to wait a second two shoot

[@Ozasuke]

"Don't be afraid to get aggressive with that rifle of yours." Also, don't do too much damage during a game or plebs will report you for throwing.

[@vsh608]

Seeing as I've carried games being the only healer, I don't get a lot of complaints. Last game I played I was 3rd in kills with 19 (and we had 3 dps characters [with only one doing better than me on kills]) and still had like 7,000 healing being the only healer. My advice would be: aim to kill, not do damage and they'll respect you a bit more (unless they're stingy kill hogs, then they'll complain). Use her offensively to finish off people and counter, spend the rest of the time making sure people stay alive (if everyone is healed though, go crazy ;). Healing priority should be: Support, DPS, then Tank (the only exception being, critical health. Doesn't matter who they are, heal them). Also, a little tip that has saved me countless times: in close quarters, save your grenade as a last line of defense. The enemy will out-dps you 9 times out of 10, so getting that 60 damage, blocked heals, and self-heal will save your arse

[@helpstonemedia]

Sleep is only good if your teammates don’t wake them up immediately…

[@jasons5704]

Never played ana in overwatch 1 mostly played Baptiste and brigg. Started playing Ana in overwatch 2 and love it

[@noahY2009]

Thanks for the vid I have been being way to agro as Ana and this video helps with tips

[@itstextus]

Thx this is gonna help a lot!

[@phoenixzz8836]

I love playing both ana and dps equally but i Only get end points for 1 role. I whish all 3 roles used same rank but you picked role before match

[@taalasbiili0220]

I started playing ow from ow2 came out and i only like ana at my opinion i play semi agressive ana and i like when my friend plays genji

[@taalasbiili0220]

Kiriko is another hero what i like play

[@ayiekyoz]

Today I just somehow wanna try using Ana and I kinda like to use her. There was one time my random teammates chat like "Love you Ana", I was like, eh, they like how I played Ana huh hahaha. I'll stick with Ana for now even tho using the sleep is kinda hard.

[@Will_O_The_Tree]

I'm trying to learn Ana after the recent S2 patch that buffed her healing/damage and Biotic Grenade. As someone who mostly plays Mercy or the occasional Brigette when I play support, Ana is DEFINITELY out of my comfort zone. But, I said I wanted to learn at least one aim-intensive hero in OW2, and Ana seemed like a good pick. Plus, I have a ton of unlocks for her. So, yeah. Thanks for the tips!

[@cisemdenizyurdakadim1369]

Ana and Baptiste are the two hardest supports for me. Ana one is the hardest of all, because it requires high accuracy, it has become fast and aggressive, it is very difficult to survive with Ana in this game.

[@MogeyMoge]

I feel like I’ve been killin it with Ana but I placed bronze 1

[@sixeyes4202]

Tbh I think her weapon needs a buff I think it should crit and if u hit a teammate it should increase the heals

[@allibababoo]

This is such a good point!

[@justarandomguy2078]

Shes already good that would make her insane

[@sixeyes4202]

@@justarandomguy2078 her only good thing is her sleep dart shes good In double support set ups but on her own I think there is way better options she needs more damage tbh that’s why I think the sniper buff would help

[@BullRed07]

@@sixeyes4202 double support is actually enforced unless you play quickplay, so your point is kinda invalid. And her grenade is one of the most impactful abilities in the game.

[@sixeyes4202]

@@BullRed07 that’s cap I understand it’s enforced but even in comp two healers she really doesn’t have any impact in her matches every healer does her job better even moira

[@projectnostalgia5427]

I went to nano boost solider but mercy got in the way and got a team kill but as we got near the end of the game all the enemy left and canceled the game. Bish could've been a mercy potg and they robbed us

[@derek3715]

I didn't know her gun healed

[@Wusyaname_]

4:25 you say that, but do pointless grenades like the one in 5:50

[@hunterblainauthor]

Surprised we didn’t mention nading Hog when he tries to E

[@KaelannPRO22]

Thanks for the advice ‘don’t forget to shoot enemies’ im grandmaster now

[@hoggernator1067]

Please make a guide on positioning on the new map for ana

[@evehellod9776]

What’s the crosshair settings?

[@aqu4ticam4ri53]

With over 300 hours as Ana I say this guide was very helpful!

[@mangodxwns]

holy shit dude i thought me having 25 hours overall was a lot😭 BUT 300 FOR JUST ANA UR CRAZY

[@aliyagiz2763]

@@mangodxwns can't imagine DPS and tank...

[@aliyagiz2763]

@@mangodxwns ...

[@BakuTer]

mate... I´m curious... HOW DID YOU DIDNT KNOW EVERYTHING FROM THIS VID WITH 300 HOURS ON ANA, this is total begginer stuff

[@Bazel_The_Bombardier]

i threw one out to heal my team cause they were all in a ball with the other team just shooting and i killed half the team with the 60 dmg. thx

[@greysonpainter1107]

Definitely subscribing

[@jacobnichols3700]

Yeah last time I tried to get kills my tank decided to cry about the 10 second lack of healing.

[@Autonomous_Don]

That nade is a huge counter to genji rn

[@Phillospillo777]

Does she not get a headshot damage bonus? I tried shooting the training bots and don’t see a difference?

[@blooskei5388]

No, she doesn’t. Frankly she does enough damage anyway and is broken as it is, if she had headshots on top of the already nutty damage she would have been removed

[@blooskei5388]

Quick edit: I think it’s because if you pay attention, her shots actually do gradual damage, not instant.

[@Wraice619]

I made that mistake just yesterday with my ult. Held it for so long that I definitely could have built up a 2nd one, maybe even 1/4 - 1/2 way to a 3rd. Such a dumb move. 🤦‍♂️

[@glennford781]

I’m not seeing that box you spoke of while aiming

[@FonKard]

Honestly, I would like to hear some words about Winston

[@brentloy131]

Yes. Love me some Monkey

[@brentloy131]

@Video Toys Tv the power of Science!

[@brentloy131]

We’re so cool

[@Aidnidmsosj]

Hers a pointer if your afraid to shoot cus of your accuracy than start not caring about your accuracy

[@chimgaming3217]

Wasnt this an ultimate guide and yet he says this is a basic guide for beginners at the end

[@marionshelby1575]

Ultimate beginners guide bro

[@ayeemiketv9680]

Ana needs alittle tactical slide or climb

[@hijikatasmayonnaise]

I'm rather that kind of guy accidentely using my nanoboost after the fight is over or hitting my mercy with it because I always wanna use it immediately when it's up xc

[@OdinDuh]

good guide thank you

[@raquelortiz6077]

Tip: Grenade teamates and insta scope into healing to heal big tanks quickly. So while the grenade is traveling youre already healing then once it hits you do the buff healing. Saves you seconds by landing shots before, during an after that nade for healing. Same goes for anti-ing an enemy. Be aggressive and try to hit those shots while you check a nade and after or pump your frontline with heals so they can capitalize on that. Im sure this is a basic tip but yea! Also- BODY BLOCK. Doorways, corners, etc- this makes the movement of the enemy minimal and you have better sleep dart hit potential. Also good for countering the ball meta thats going on rn with his health bug lol Shes an amazing denial character once you get comfortable with quick scopes and the travel times of your projectiles. Shes easily become my favorite since her release in OW1 and imo, the most important support you can have bc of the solo fight-altering potential with her. One grenade can make the whole fight, thats no lie. Anas easily can manipulate how games go once theyve mastered her! give it a shot its worth learning her!

[@FIREFOX274]

If her rifle Really is hitscan, then ive Actually been throwing this whole damn time.... Thinking I had to "Lead" my opponents into my shots... dammit

[@ep1207]

Lol I’m just gonna assume you play a lot of apex?

[@shirosurfer8864]

Is twizt doing ow2 coaching?

[@LightingbladeShen]

"Unreliable support partner" DUnno if it's the console, but on PS5, the DPS is WAY more inconsistent. As a support player I've way more faith in tanks and supports then DPS players (specifically on my team)

[@rivialofls462]

Well i dont really know what gonna be useful in this video talking about climb but all you say its only in high ranks, in low ones sleeping a winston or a rodhog during his ultimat is useless someone gonna wake him up instantly (even the Bob) 100% of time, try to get the highground dont really help people dont care in low ranks they are all split chasing people behind all walls to just die, using nano on tank to encourage him to push ? useless he gonna go back when you nano him and the time he understand the nano is done, even when a genji or reaper try to rush me behind when i sleep him i can say 10 times to kill him nobody care all this advice are obviously good but its just not the same game

[@enzoladner3721]

Totalmente cierto, yo soy nuevo en el juego pero me informo sobre estas cosas para ser útil, juego support, y al intentar jugar con amigos (también nuevos pero no se informan) todo el tiempo me dejan sólo, los matan y salen disparados a morir de nuevo, duermo a alguien que me flanquea y nadie ayuda a matarlo así que eventualmente despierta y termina su trabajo, es insoportable...

[@pathetic368]

I use nano on tanks like orisa, roadhog or zarya and them mfs run away and waste it

[@phxntomzcuh6683]

just saying lucio pairs really good with ana

[@idlehawk9553]

Don't forget, Bionade does 60 damage!

[@mutsuhanma7807]

when i trust my teammates my teammates ignore me

[@gobiee703]

tf2 Medic players' wet dream

[@Khtras]

Does anyone know how much a shot heals and damages for?

[@Nikolai393]

70 for both I believe

[@michaels.5482]

Tracer guide ?

[@logeyperogi1805]

I have started playing Ana because I am getting so sick and tired of NO ONE PLAYING SUPPORT LIKE, HOLY FUCK YOU GUYS, FIVE DPS PLAYERS ISN’T HELPFUL WHATSOEVER

[@kieranandbraedenjohanski5643]

What's if he could duplicate his teammates

[@phoenixzz8836]

hi ATP!😀

[@vsh608]

As an OW1 Hanzo main, Ana has become my main in OW2 because of how terrible healers are at doing their job (players, not the characters). I thrive under pressure, and let me tell you, there's a lot of pressure for healers if you want to do good. Good example would be mL7's gameplay. So so SO many situations where having a good healer turned an impossible fight into a win while 2v5. I miss my dps days, but Ana is a lot easier to handle than Hanzo (I have a 45-55% hit rate with Ana on average while Hanzo falls closer to 30-40%). And, oh my god, the elation I have gotten being the only healer as Ana and facilitating absolute steamrolls against the other team is on another level. You think winning a game is rewarding? Wait until you win a game fighting tooth and nail as the only healer. As a person who used to absolutely despise playing support: they are the most important part of your team if they are doing their job. Respect your healers