Sombra has hacked into Overwatch. Her abilities, strengths, weaknesses, and counters at a glance. This Sombra guide makes you a master hacker!
After what felt like an eternity waiting for Sombra, she has finally hacked her way into the game. She has been playable for a while now, allowing us to get to know her and her abilities better. It’s high time for a guide to make you a master hacker!
This Sombra guide contains tips and tricks for:
- Sombra’s abilities
- Tips for Sombra’s abilities in detail
- Sombra’s counters
Sombra officially falls into the category of offensive heroes and resembles Tracer in terms of playstyle. It must be mentioned that she deals less direct damage than Tracer or other offensive heroes. Sombra carves out her own niche and works most effectively as a disruptor, simply hacking abilities or rendering first-aid packs useless.
With her camouflage and teleportation ability, she can even be used like an assassin. Sombra is versatile and therefore difficult to classify. This makes her an interesting heroine with many possibilities, provided you understand how to use her correctly.
Sombra’s Abilities
The following overview shows that Sombra can leave enemies defenseless and weaker with her hacking ability. Additionally, she is able to become invisible and destroy shields.
- MACHINE PISTOL
Sombra’s fully automatic machine pistol has a slight spread. The pistol is similar to Tracer’s but deals less damage. The pistol is most effective at short distances.
- HACK
Sombra hacks enemies, preventing them from using abilities for a short time. She can also hack first-aid packs to sabotage them: For enemies, the packs then become useless.
hacking is likely the definition of Sombra and gives you the ability to take away your opponents’ abilities and first-aid packs. Once you hack the packs, they recharge much faster. To make this ability particularly useful, you should have a good map knowledge and know where the packs are located.
- THERMO-OPTICAL CAMOUFLAGE
Sombra becomes invisible for a short time. At the same time, she gains a significant speed boost during this period. If she attacks, uses offensive abilities, or takes damage, the camouflage is cancelled.
This ability gives you the chance to escape from dangers or to sneak onto the battlefield unnoticed. But position yourself wisely, as camouflage gives you the advantage to approach a hacked enemy unnoticed and eliminate them. This is where the assassin in Sombra shines through.
- TELEPORTATION
Sombra sets up a teleportation receiver. She can immediately teleport back to the location of this receiver as long as it is active (even possible in mid-air). It’s particularly clever to place the receiver near first-aid packs.
- EMP
Sombra releases an electromagnetic pulse in a large radius, destroying enemy barriers and shields. Additionally, all enemies within range are hacked. With EMP, you can even shut down entire ultimate combinations of the entire team with the push of a button.
- OPPORTUNIST
With this passive, Sombra can see enemies through walls as long as they are below 50% health. Don’t rush into combat unprepared and be ready to hack first-aid packs before the enemy gets to them.
In this video from Blizzard, you can get a good impression of how Sombra can efficiently combine her abilities.
