Brigitte is the newest hero to hit the Overwatch roster and as a support main, I thought I'd take her for a spin to see how well she plays.
It turns out she's a ton of fun!
So how do you play her? Well, I can't give any definitive answers, but I have some suggestions that might work for her based on the abilities in her kit. These are some fast and loose suggestions that are always subject to change as she's played more.
Stay aggressive! The only way to continuously heal is by doing damage with your flail. If you're smacking people, you're going to output healing.
Don't overextend! Because her healing is an area of effect, you want to make sure that you are in the middle/near the front of your team so that they receive as much of this benefit as possible. It's easy to get blood lust in your eyes when you're wailing on people in the middle of a fight. This can cause you to push forward without your team. Keep your head about you and stay safe. Brigitte doesn't have any self-healing abilities, so you must be healed by another healer, damaging and enemy, or finding a health pack.
Defend your back line! Since you'll be in the middle, healing, you need to watch out for flankers and protect your back line. Your shield bash can stun enemies and even cancel some ultimates while they are being used. This can keep your much needed healers and DPS alive. You have incredible sustainability, so use that to your advantage.
Move! Your shield bash is a great way of getting a small dash. You don't have any big movement abilities making you are a slow character. However, if you need a quick boost of speed, you can shield bash to get out of the way from an incoming Doomfist ultimate or get around a corner quickly.
I hope some of these tips help you all out. Once again, these aren't definitive and this may not age well, but these are tips I've been using to some success in the games I've played.
Hope you enjoy!
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