Zenyatta guide from a top500 Zen - Overwatch 2 Guide

Zenyatta Guide for beginners, intermediate and expert level players. The beginning is focused towards noobs followed by pro tips and then match ups for zenyatta. Enjoy this overwatch 2 zen guide that helped me get to grandmaster 3 with a 72% winrate.
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[@NobleYellow]

Me:*skips 15 seconds* Him:*still repeating the same thing he said when I skipped 15 seconds ago with no new context or information*

[@SuperMegaToto]

he got the pin off shame

[@kpkazan]

Maybe because people skip the basics and then wonder what they're doing wrong Continual emphasis matters a lot for heroes like Zen

[@ivanpulido7446]

Bro, even I got severe ADHD and could sit through this just fine lol

[@olivermarshall8750]

Literally zero attention span

[@NobleYellow]

@@ivanpulido7446 probably because he keeps you entertained by repeating the same 3 things to keep you stimulated

[@cynical1830]

Kick knock back is the best thing they've added to his kit

[@bobthestinky7369]

It's also the funniest thing they could've added. Getting boops with Zenyatta with the sandal kick is hilarious every time.

[@SFuruli]

Why do you like the knockback so much? I haven't played Zen much at all in OW2 yet. I would have thought the increase in dmg on his kick would be the best change (between knockback and dmg).

[@strongpenguin]

@@SFuruli From my experience it really bamboozles enemys and displaces their crosshair giving you an advantage in a fight

[@manawaroamana5561]

I got play of the game from getting a 3 piece by kicking them off the map with zen

[@narnianninja4964]

@@SFuruli It does so much to get someone off you in a duel. When someone like a Genji is trying to murderize you, kicking launches them up stopping their damage for a little and allows you to get some easy shots. It can help you survive a freaking tank at times long enough to get to your team

[@MrNinfofan]

I used to play him a lot in OW1, love the hero, but I think it's very slow in OW2, so I'm playing a lot more Kiriko in OW2, those Kunai's to the face are so fun to hit

[@OhDough]

I've been playing zen a lot still but ill swap to kiriko or moira of need be

[@itsjustdewieman]

I feel like hes much faster in ow2. His passive, lack of barriers, and kick passive allowing him to get close range enemys off of him makes him really independant and strong. I sometimes find myself flanking and poking off enemy healers lol

[@badollies]

Nothing beats that feeling of some squishies pushing you and headshotting them

[@Catyogurt.]

traitor... a true zen main never gives up on him

[@semisolaire5866]

I love the kick. I was in a room with a full health sigma playing pinball until he left the game

[@vansserafim]

why didn't he just kill you

[@semisolaire5866]

@@vansserafim tilt probably? It was just quick play

[@ProdHway]

😭😭😭

[@Itami-u]

How can i use the kick wd joystick's controls?

[@Kep1lieo_]

@@Itami-ugo to your keybinds, and put quick melee on one of your key binds

[@MoreOhDough]

If you enjoyed the video a like & comment goes a long way and helps me make more videos like this. I try to use as much in game footage as possible to show real examples and that takes a considerable amount of time. Ty

[@joepirates]

I just started playing healer after 3 years so pls tips for zen (he sound fani)

[@blockywow]

Qwarp

[@MrMrbrown862]

Feels like it should knock then back a bit farther.

[@NeonTee]

I am by no means a good player (doesn’t help i’m stuck on consol), but I’ve improved a lot since ovw1. Zen is my absolute favorite support to play and vids like these always help! He’s so much fun and i’ve gotten a lot more comfortable playing as him from tips like these 😊

[@DarthSolid9]

I like him because you don't have to put much attention onto the healing. Asl ong as there is line of sight and no breaks in LoS form ore than a few seconds you can heal them. Some like genji are hard to heal because they are all over the place and fast. But with zen no problem keeping them healed. Can focus on throwing damage and keeping LoS every few seconds.

[@cjlaws2341]

Another good tip for zen is bind your orbs to scroll wheel. That way if you dont have a good angle on your teammate or the enemy, you can just scroll while moving and it makes your chances of hitting the orb a lot higher.

[@eyezodiotic3197]

Thanks!

[@EaterOfGeese]

On console, help

[@haleahlaverdure7369]

I love playing Zen he is definitely my most played character. Thanks for the tips. I really need to start kicking a lot more. I can usually handle any tracers targeting me because I can predict her movements and I love charging my orbs to snipe out widows. Sombras are just mean sometimes and they like to bully me. They will go invisible and wait to hack and kill me when I’m leaving the spawn room. 😢

[@SHROUD_15_]

Fully charge a shot if you think you're gonna get hacked so you can rock her world when she appears.

[@ednamode9048]

I’ve been playing since 2017 and haven’t really played much zen. I thought with ow2 it’d be nice to learn a new character. I’m still struggling a bit (especially cause I’m currently playing on switch) but this guide really helps

[@pjguinday4509]

this is so helpful!! i main zen but i never actually watched any guides or tips for him so this changed my perspective of him.. dps disguised as healer is so real lmao

[@TheUltimateCroissant]

It just doesnt feel good when you have to swap Zenyatta for another character because you are getting focused on :(

[@drawingablank3904]

nothing warms my heart quite like popping transcendence and the nano genji just stands there defeated, watching you make your team experience some tranquility

[@Piluu505]

bro mondatta inbetween clips just chilling

[@Hamza-hy8dx]

This about to be a banger of a video 🔥🔥

[@bobthedeadguy7400]

They made support fun kiriko and zen are cool

[@brandongottwals7272]

zen is my favorite hero, thanks for the tips! dude can change the tide of fights like crazyy

[@genera74]

nice tips. probably the most difficult aspect i find with Zen is positioning. if you can give some tips on that that'd be great thanks

[@jeanpaul9026]

Most of the game u want 2 be behin ur whole team unless u got an advantage like 5v3 then u can get more aggressive :)

[@AnubisGray]

As they mentioned briefly, the biggest thing is using natural cover as much as possible. You can discord someone, duck behind cover to charge secondary fire, then pop out long enough to hit them. You definitely want to avoid too far out in the open since he has no movement abilities.

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

Thanks for the guide. I’ve mained Zen for three years now and Overwatch 1.1 ain’t gonna change that

[@LeonidasGGG]

I love using him (since in All Roles I always fall on Support). I usually use Orb on the Tank and Discord on whatever enemy he's targeting. The problem I have with him is speed, he is very slow and in game modes where I have to get somewhere fast (like the robot push, or attack the escort) I just cannot use him. And also his ultimate, although it heals fast it needs everyone in the same place, something that rarelly happens, and it does nothing to the other team... if it could at least slow down the enemies, that would be cool. BTW Mei got removed because she was "exploited" with her wall stopping the car and the robot from moving.

[@SnakeBBBite]

Put the damage orb on the tank to make everyone blast through them then if u have a tank and they don't you win 90% of the time.

[@MewSakura12]

I’ve been killed so many times by Zenyatta I decided I just have to learn him lmao

[@logeyperogi1805]

One thing I appreciate about Zenyatta is that his melee has further knockback I had a Tracer who I just could not hit, and it was really getting on my nerves so I just led her to the edge of the map, she jumped behind me and I Sparta kicked her ass into the endless abyss off the map After that, anytime I saw her, I’d do the same thing over and over, and she learned quickly to not be so eager And everytime she chased me, no matter how careful she was, a single kick would end her every single time She didn’t like me, but you know what? Tracer is really hard to hit, I found a counter and used it I also just like his voice lines, they’re so calming and inspiring that they almost prevent me from feeling anger

[@eric123426]

Zens harmony should not be looked at as healing, more like a buff. I watch my team carefully to see who is about to take a duel, and immediately harmony them and discord their target. I use zen as an enabler, if I feel like our tank needs to push a little harder, they get the harmony, if I see our dps about to take a duel in the enemy back line, they get the harmony even if I have a teammate beside me that’s critical. Do not play zen as a healer, he decides duels with his abilities

[@svarnakamal]

Been following you since when you were playing Dauntless and I’m glad to see you are now playing OW and doing so well! Nice guide!!!

[@OhDough]

Ty ty

[@swervy_lmao]

1:17 Dva on my Johnson got me lmao

[@Acusumano25]

Ive been ranting and raving to my friends about the kick - zen has a boop and i love it

[@Sickasfkk]

Zen is hard to play but the skill-reward ratio is what I’m looking for

[@SnakeBBBite]

He teaches you game sense and positioning better than anyone cause he's so easy to catch off guard.

[@DarkEssence66]

​@@SnakeBBBite gotta agree on positioning yea hes slow but the fact he doesnt make noise when moving is great for positioning

[@kristibalibrera1378]

Game positioning is so vital with Zen.

[@musicxxa6678]

They need to fix that zen hitbox and tone down some power creep on dps/tank heroes imo. Other than that Zen fun.

[@danciviletti1670]

Zen is my all time fav hero feels like you can tell your team who to prioritize killing first

[@cionic4263]

Played Zen in quickplay, think he's gonna be my new main bc I really like his playstyle. Good informative video!

[@fefecoco-dp1ou]

you can also use his ultimate to contest objectives.

[@skida7266]

0:29 see how good looking he became than back then thats so cool

[@Yibambe5253]

Zen is the next support. I'm learning . Thank you for the refresh

[@Snikern]

Good video. I knew most of the stuff here. I learned that it don't heal trough walls. Ty

[@celloj3703]

“2 tips for discord: 1. I actually have one, you can join it if you want!” Well played good sir

[@bearisflop]

I’m a support player in low GM, currently trying to expand my roster because I’m mostly a mercy, bap, kiriko player. I’m a very heal botty support (I know when to do damage, but I’m insecure about aim so I take a lot less shots if I could be healing instead, smth I need to work on). I can play most every support with the exception of Zenyatta (and Lucio bc imo he’s completely map dependent NOT comp dependent). I understand how his discord orb works but I think this video definitely helped me understand how to use my harmony orb better (I always assumed just heal the dps kinda like a mercy would do with beam). With the knowledge that no I shouldn’t ONLY be healing the dps (probably obvious but wasn’t for me) that will prob help a lot. Also the dive knowledge sounds extremely helpful, i didn’t know what comp zen was supposed to work with and that’s probably going to help. Anyway If anyone has any Zenyatta tips that weren’t included for a low gm (gm 5) I’d be happy to listen!

[@frogpond4993]

I am a Zenyatta main and watched this to see where I can grown. The slow healing especially for tanks is so annoying. Once had a guy playing Dva yell at me in vc telling me to "swap characters if I am not gunna heal"..... i was healing

[@knampf9779]

Most compact Zenyatta guide: Have aim

[@gabehowe2778]

I’ve been playing Zen for a long time, since OW1, but I haven’t played too much of the game and am mostly casual. But, having those little icons at the bottom of who has what is such a nice quality of life feature. Sometimes I would tend to spam my discord (I still do when I panic) so much so that it wouldn’t actually be of any help. That little feature has made that so much clearer in my head. I’m still trash, don’t get me wrong, but it’s something. Edit: also, question on how the LOS works. For Discord, does LOS mean that none of our team has visual, or is it both teams? Same thing for Harmony, that would be quite helpful to know.

[@legacytkb647]

It’s your character’s LOS in OW2

[@gabehowe2778]

@@legacytkb647 ok so it’s specific to the individual, good to know

[@gtVel]

I refuse to swap, ball is life

[@apparatushappy736]

I ONLY play Zen now on OW2, Username changed to "GlorifiedZen" because i love him so much. Hated getting countered by genjis so much, i opened up a trainer with only genji, and fought the progressively harder bot for well over 3 hours, consistently for about a week. Now I am the counter to genji.

[@sergiorojoferrer5252]

This video is on point . Nice work

[@OhDough]

Thank you

[@PG_Wild-qf5bh]

It's a Good vid, literally first round of ranked i played after this i won:) thx, bro

[@padlockeussy]

I’m still mad that when Zenyatta gets hacked by Sombra he doesn’t start suddenly running on his feet instead of floating.

[@Don_Tweak]

I be taking down tanks by myself as zen bruh. Feet of fury

[@tylersguide]

tyvm for the matchups bit... I struggle with that in ow2

[@rutherhood5961]

Zen is such an interesting support, you can’t really value him based off healing output which is interesting for a support, his damage potential is insane, plus he’s such a chill dude lol

[@dqnok]

I’ve been playing zenyatta almost solely for 6 months and I had no idea you could even do the charge attack. 😂

[@do0mzday23-_-8]

Okay that discord insert was clean af tho

[@chulzzz99]

A quick and sweet informative guide. Thanks

[@fatalfeather176]

Me personally like playing this character not only because he is a good character to play but he has a bright and optimistic personality.

[@Ryanthebrobdingnagian]

I never knew how good his snap kick was or its knockback. Thanks!

[@echothekenku3341]

I’ve knocked so many reapers of the map with it 😂

[@iWork3d]

Hey man, I watched a video where you said you really want this channel to be your job. I think that’s admirable; try playing tarkov - you have a really blunt style of explaining core components of games; it would translate well to Tarkov videos.

[@iWork3d]

“But then I have to play tarkov” yeah it sucks but there is quite literally an infinite amount of gameplay, meta-explanation, and immersive experience to build community around. Good luck with the channel regardless; I play a bit of overwatch so I’ll be watching some videos if you keep producing this content.

[@iWork3d]

I’ve actually been thinking about this at a pretty low level; I think that the tarkov community is missing some sort of inherently talented fps player who plays tarkov and explains it at a really basic level for players.

[@VidManBrien]

Spent the most time on zen. He's my favorite. Did not know the kick to cancel "shotgun" though

[@caseyscottclegg]

Zen needs a mobility or damage mitigation cooldown ability

[@Wormsworth42069]

Nah he would be too op. He is balanced by being immobile glass cannon. Its his identity and power budget

[@seanedgar164]

Ngl the tip on using charged shots more got me way more picks. Got my first triple too

[@schmitzvi]

One of the most balanced characters in overwatch

[@amonmoseley5663]

I feel like he could get a healing buff possibly like 5-10 more heals a second

[@mynorgonzalez7944]

I wish ! I feel since he does so much damage the nerf his heals

[@phanomeclipseaaron3186]

So for Zenyatta should I focus on healing or damaging and should I be rushing?

[@vkdeen7570]

there is no such thing as focus on healing with zen... he can only orb 1 ally at a time so just make sure your orb is always out on someone. try to aim it where its needed like if a dps is forward but if u can't aim it innthe chaos having it on someone is always better team no one. likewise make sure the chaos orb is always out as well zen will almost always (if u have decent aim) being doing significantly more damage then heals. rushing is not a thing with zen he has zero movement or escape. u shud never be in the front line with zen ...ever. play from corners, behind cover or in the middle or back layer of your team. behind a shield tank is fine as well. be aware of where u could get flanked and be ready to kick if jumped on.

[@tonygreenman8744]

Loved this video!

[@brandenr5937]

Dude I used to watch you play dauntless I had no idea you were top 500 your videos are amazing

[@stormyprawn]

I love how you can passively heal. I'm doing major damage and keeping my team alive at the same time! Also, this was a great guide.

[@humanracecar]

If the other team has a n annoying kiriko would it be worth it to also have an Ana? To bait out the suzu? I guess you can just add back the orb of discord right away though?

[@gonk5386]

Great guide

[@sat5446]

zenyatta is my favorite support right now cause it feels good when I beat the enemy teams dps in kills and dmg (mostly kills but still you get the point)

[@whitemagedende3591]

Says not much healing but at the end of the game i still have more heals than my other support unless they pick moira or mercy

[@Dankflamio]

The most fun thing is if you can manage to have a trans for every team fight. I used to ensure I was a part of every kill, always healing, and always damaging so I could build it up to save myself or my team?

[@jimmyestevez8089]

I’m a new player and this helps a lot thanks m8

[@epilouge]

This may be a weird question, but do you usually hold or tap your primary fire as zen? I’m not sure which is better

[@zeroviews1184]

I’m also interested in knowing this as well.

[@OhDough]

I always tap

[@festyferny4543]

Yeah I tend to miss if I don't tap, personally

[@rrestoring_faith]

Interesting

[@donothack]

My performance with zen increased tons after I tapped to shoot instead of holding the left mouse button down. Definitely tap to shoot.

[@EarlGreyTeaR6]

ik this vid is a year old and the meta has prob changed but is it generally a good idea for zen to focus breaking shields like rein's?

[@marshallolsen4743]

I don't know if this is still the case but in Overwatch 1, zen could duck under a headshot. When you release his 5 orbs his character ducks a little, so you combine that with a crouch...and you've dodged a one shot.

[@Memann208]

I've been maining Zen on my way to grind for Kiriko in the BP. I love his Damage and I even often out-damage my DPS as Zen. This is unrated though as I didn't want to play Comp until I have Kiriko, but I might as well just stay on Zen. A part of me feels like I'm wasting my aim playing on Support, but Zen feels like a good compromise. Kiriko meanwhile has good burst, but Zen just does it better imo. Kiriko still has better heals and team util tho ofc.

[@dixafu]

Swap is the saddest thing that can happen to a main 😢

[@jasonramjattan1063]

I used to never play zen due to the skill, and the excess barriers in Ow1. Now, I'm trying to improve and get better at him.

[@majinskellington]

Can't you cancel his secondary fire with kick and all the shots go through after the first shot fires?

[@henrykampenhout3027]

Awesome video! ❤️👍

[@warzone147]

i use zenyatta when enemy team plays road hog , stops road hog from self healing

[@demonhate7006]

TYSM BRO i been playing zen since overwatch 2 came out and this helped alot

[@michaelmichael9025]

I really wish people still posted tips

[@d0gen0ises96]

There was a genji who didn’t know about the kick and I just kicked him to death while deflecting

[@ashtonjewell9050]

Okay just wondering: so zen isn’t supposed to have an insane amt of heal stats at the end of the game right? Idk I was playing zen tdy and and it’s not even like he heals a lot so idk what my teammates expect. I was getting yelled at for not healing enough by a teammate who was tank but playing like dps. Like from j playing him for a couple hours what seemed to work was throwing the orb on a teammate in a fight then helping them kill the enemy. Or since I sit near the back so I can see everyone I’ll try to throw one at someone who’s low. But it can’t j be me right? Like my teammates have to help me heal them. I played with a good team where the dps would fall back a little or get behind cover so my orb has enough time to heal them. This tank teammate btw never grouped up or took hits or anything so neither me or the dps had any good angles. Zen seems rly good at taking care of the dps teammates if they’re smart enough to back off and let me heal them. But I usually start every fight off with my orb on a tank since they’re the ones in the front taking the first hits. Then I’ll try and orb players that are low that my other healer can’t get to. I’m very new to this game btw and j tryna learn. Started like two weeks ago and I’m j silver 1 in dps and support

[@lulcows]

that discord server plug was CLEAN

[@chadspamton2159]

As a wrecking ball main, the tip about switching off zen is very important When ever i see a zen on the enemy team I know our team has won as they will be down a player the entire game unless zen switches (witch they won’t)

[@mynorgonzalez7944]

Dealing wit sombras are way more of a pain and definitely annihlated wrecking balls with or without my team

[@ypob2007]

Considering that my aim is horrible because I play on the switch, that 25% damage boost basically negates my horrible accuracy

[@glo3k1k55]

“Diva on my johnson” no wayyy💀

[@DoogieMane]

thanks man!!

[@imnotyourmom6800]

I'm a zen main and I gotta say I play him all the time and it works well.

[@_roseistrying]

i have been forced on zen lately in comps for the discord orb, but thats all i can do, i have no aim ability, especially projectile, but at least ive been winning my games somehow with him (52 assist, 8 elms lmao) hoping to find out if there is a trick to heal more with him tho

[@HVinsmoker]

Hi I'm trying to move from console to PC, and I'm having a hard time with aiming. Can you share your sensitivity + dpi pls?:)

[@OhDough]

2.15 sens, 1600 DPI

[@gillianross7225]

I'm not a pro high gold but I use 800 dpi with sense being 7-15 in game depending on table size for me

[@danyjr]

We need more guides like this 🙌

[@chrisfish7945]

Love u dough 🤝

[@KingD-Trix]

My only question before I finish this video is how do I deal with teammates who just push solo and are too far away for me to heal them?

[@ashtonarizmendez698]

Dough... we need flippin more

[@OhDough]

working on one for junker queen right now

[@softdanvrs8634]

YO YO YO in the bottom right corner next to ammo my game shows the orb of discord ability on the left and the orb of harmony ability on the right?? i’ve looked at multiple videos and no one else has this is my zen screen glitched?? is there anyway i can change zenyatta’s display?? it also doesn’t match to how i have my controller set up (harmony on L1 discord on R1) and it really bugs me

[@_Shelby_Games_]

Zen can block D.vas ult (if done correctly lol, i havnt been able to do it as zen but some zens have blocked my self-destruct)

[@maseratihottie]

this is one of the best zen guides bro thanks

[@maseratihottie]

honestly the best guide

[@DavyJones-h4h]

Imo zen is easy and fun. His only draback is less healing but you get to be a dps support! That's always fun.

[@ahmedalissa7620]

3:40 and can simply kick him to keep distance so that he doesn't insta-kill you

[@wandregisel6385]

Honestly, I've been forced off zen more by sojourn or widow than genji. Not that I'm necessarily dying too much, but it makes it scary for me to peak so I'm doing less dmg and hence getting less value

[@eric123426]

Facts zens stupidly huge hitbox vs sojourns insanely large rail gun hitbox means you get headshotted at will

[@Bisento874]

Bro I’m struggling so hard it’s like Im getting focus and nobody focus my discord. I shoot and play cover and nothing really seems to move forward. My team gets rolled and it’s super difficult to rank up

[@bobert4096]

Sometimes I forget to put my orb of harmony on my tm, any tips to keep track of it?

[@electrostatic5202]

Just keep playing him