Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is it.

The most useful guide to the fundamentals of climbing in Overwatch that you will ever need.

This guide covers gameplay tips and tricks needed to succeed, from how to take a team fight correctly and prevent trickling. To the use of Ultimates to initiate and win team fights.

We also get into the mentality of being a successful player. How to avoid tilt and working with teammates and enemies for the most enjoyable experience possible.

We have to thank the incredible Voyager for compiling the original text guide and allowing us to create a video version to help fans of Overwatch everywhere take their game to the next level.

You can find Voyager's original post here:

reddit.com/r/OverwatchUniversity/comments/9hknd0/guide_to_the_fundamentals_of_overwatch_ranked/?st=JO8LTKYO&sh=cd711f8b

We'd also like to thank TigratoPower for donating time and footage to helping us create this guide.

This was a labor of love and hopefully you all appreciate hate the information within. If you do, please let us know with a simple thumbs up or a comment.

Thank you all! Enjoy the guide :)

-L2G

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