Wild Overwatch 2 trick lets Illari’s Healing Pylon counter enemy ultimates
Overwatch 2’s newest support, Illari, is already considered very strong – and it turns out that her kit has some hidden secrets that make her even more powerful.
Illari has taken the Overwatch 2 community by storm, with many anticipating she will be very meta heading into Competitive, despitesome nerfson the way later this week.
Much of Illari’s power stems from two abilities: her Healing Pylon and her offensive ultimate, Captive Sun. Althoughboth of those abilities are being nerfed, there is a secret function to Healing Pylon that is unlikely to be changed.
As showcased by Twitch streamer and YouTube content creatorKarQ, Illari’s Healing Pylon can do more thanout-heal a Torbjorn turret– it can actually counter some of the game’s strongest abilities and even ultimates.
Illari’s Healing Pylon can counter powerful Overwatch 2 abilities
In anIllariMyth Busters video, KarQ went through a plethora of interactions with Illari to see which were possible, and there were some very interesting findings.
Reinhardt’s Charge ability, for instance, is a very strong follow-up after hitting foes with Earthshatter, but Illari actually has a big counter for it.
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By throwing Healing Pylon in front of the charging Reinhardt, you’re able to completely halt his momentum, saving allies in the process. The best part? It can be activated the second it hits the ground, meaning you have plenty of time to react to Reinhardt’s animation.
That’s not the only ability you can counter with Healing Pyon, because amazingly, even ultimates can be negated. Just like with Symmetra turrets, if you place one right in front of you duringCassidy’s Dead Eye, you can completely block the damage and survive, even if he’s on high ground.
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This also means that if you’re quick enough with Healing Pylon, you could use it to block other attacks that may normally kill, such as Widowmaker and Hanzo headshots.
Illari is still very new so it’s likely that even more tricks are still waiting to be discovered with her. Be sure to keep it locked to Dexerto for all the latestOverwatch 2news.
