Zarya is one of the facilitator tanks in Overwatch 2 Stadium, and she is amazing at protecting her teammates while having a sustainability option for herself to tank damage at the frontline.

She’s versatile at what she does in Overwatch and has access to high damage, making her a good pick in Stadium. However, her glaring weakness is her lack of mobility options that makes her a sitting duck in teamfights. She gets easily countered by dive heroes like Genji, and needs to amplify her abilities using the right set of powers and items to help her team succeed.

Every Overwatch Stadium has one tank, and Zarya is that ace up your sleeve. Understanding the match tempo is critical to succeed with her because you’ll need to use your swap efficiently and score objectives. Unlike other tanks whose role relies heavily on frontlining for the team, you need to sometimes let your team take the lead with the bubbles on them and use your alternate fire to deal heavy damage from the backline.

As the bubbles are versatile, they’re good for dive heroes as well, and you can save a lot of low-health allies to help them escape or finish up their job. Either way, it’s a great way of helping your team secure objectives while also staying alive for longer by eliminating your counters on the enemy team.