Overwatch Soldier 76 Training Complete Resources List

Overwatch Soldier 76 Training Complete Resources List by Grrym

In order to help myself improve I started to watch and aggregate a large amount of Soldier 76 information this season. I had played soldier quite a bit before, but after doing my placements almost exclusively with him and noticing the carry potential I decided to finally add soldier to the list of heroes I was comfortable calling my mains (now, Ana, Rein, dva, Soldier; formerly, Hog).

This is the result of organizing and formatting all that information. More is welcome and I will update this post if others post valuable links and information

General

For absolute beginners I always reccomend youtube channels like OW Dojo, KarQ, Mindfuzz, Skyline, and iOstux; I credit theGetting Good at OW series by iOstux as what helped me transition from a console pleb to a competent PC OW player. Additionally, many of the videos I will adding here are applicable to many different heroes, not just 76.

Abilities

Rifle

• Mid-long range weapon, generally fire in short 3-4 round bursts. Close range full auto.

Sprint

• Useful for engaging and disengaging. Proper positioning is essential and when used properly this movement skill can be the difference between winning and losing almost any dual.
• OW Dojo’s Engage and Disengage video is essential for an effective Soldier 76.

Helix Rocket

• 120 Direct, ~80 splash, 8s cooldown
• Burst Damage Projectile. CANNOT be wasted. Finish off enemies quickly with direct burst or splash from around a corner/shield etc.
• Also very useful for advanced movement. Helix jumps for various maps are below.

Tactical Visor

• Fight swinging ultimate. Most useful in team fights, not for use in 1v1s as long cast time and you become very vulnerable to stuns.

Guides

There are plenty of Soldier 76 guides out there, here are a few useful ones.

• General Soldier 76 Introduction

Aim

• Warm up and Drills (Includes useful animation cancels)
• Bourne’s Warmup Guide
• Skyline VOD review highlighting some bad aiming habits
• KarQ’s Aim Training Presets and Sensitivity Guide

Ult usage/management

• Skyline’s Overwatch Economy guide: Part 1 and Part 2
• Reddit post about Soldier 76 Ult Usage and management

Map guides:

Most of these are more general and not soldier specific, but are full of useful information nonetheless. General rule is gain high ground whenever possible, use angles and chokes to mitigate incoming damage while dishing lots out, and know when to engage/disengage using your sprint and rocket jump abilities.

• Control

Unit Lost on all Control Maps

OW Dojo on Control Maps

Lijiang Tower Control Center by Skyline

• Assault

ioStux on Attacking Hanamura

Skyline’s Hanamura Map Mastery

Skyline’s Temple of Anubis Map Mastery

Volskaya by Faulty Lid Gaming

Lunar Colony: Horizon [Needed]

• Escort

Soldier Gibraltar Positioning by Faulty Lid

Route 66 Soldier 76 Positioning by Faulty Lid

Skyline’s Dorado Map Mastery

• Hybrid

KarQ on Defending Hybrid Maps Eichenwalde, King’s Row, Numbani and Hollywood

Skyline’s Map mastery series for Eichenwalde, Kings Row, Numbani, and Hollywood

Soldier 76 Hollywood Positioning by Faulty Lid

ioStux on Attacking Kings Row

Rocket Jumps (GUIDE)

• Dorado
• Kings Row
• Temple of Anubis
• Hollywood
• Eichenwalde
• Illios
• Gibraltar
• Numbani
• Volskaya
• Route 66
• Hanamura

1v1s and Duals

• OW Dojo’s advanced 1v1 Guide
• An advanced Soldier decision making class by Bourne

VOD Reviews

• ioStux self Review on Volskaya
• Mind Fuzz Gold Soldier on Numbani
• Omnic Sage Diamond Soldier on Gibraltar
• Skyline’s Vod Review focusing on Engaging

Pro’s and Streamers to Watch

• Emongg
• Zombs
• Borium

Universal Guides

• Avoiding Autopiloting
• Mouse And Sensitivity
• The importance of Line of Sight
• Crosshair Placement
• Holding Angles
• Animation Cancels
• Learn to Dodge