2 uploads this week whaaat? Going to start 1x personal gameplay and 1x tips videos per week for the next little while, let's see how it goes. Also, before anyone asks why not Codey, I just want to say that he is an unbelievably talented player and Sombra main. However, I didn't see a business e-mail from Codey's twitter and his DM's weren't open while Fitzy reached out to me first via e-mail a month ago saying he was available to collaborate at any time, that's it. I like convenience. Don't dismiss the guy though, he's a 4500+ Sombra player and a great educational watch. twitch.tv/FitzyHere ua-cam.com/users/FitzyHere
Mad respects to Fitzy for doing this video to share knowledge and teach people how to get better at Sombra. Doing these videos is time consuming for both KarQ and his featured guests...it takes 20-30 hours for each of the 5-7 minute videos on this channel. All the guests take time out of their own busy schedules to help you guys improve. Just because you didn't see your favorite player doesn't mean the tips are any less helpful or that the video is any less enjoyable. I hope you can learn to appreciate the efforts that are made to bring these videos to life. Great video and I appreciate the time and effort it took to make this. ♥️
Van Fahnel you have to write the script, record the audio, sift through clips and record more clips in game....a lot more behind it that just editing. It's not that easy :p
I'll say 20-30 hours is abit of a over exaggeration. For a pro player you can easily think of a few tips immediately if asked for since you know the game so well. The more important part is which tip you would want to give since you can only give one for each. The recording probably only takes 2-3 hours, but the scripts are probably way longer, at 5 hours? I'll say it takes max 15 hours, no more.
Zyronl TZ remember that after recording all the audio KarQ must record the tips himself, and he must do it with someone else, he can't do it alone. And some takes are easy, but other takes take much more than one try to get them . And after all that, comes the editing, editing a video takes SO MUCH time, and even more when the video has the quality KarQ's videos have. You must be sure audio and video are synchronized, there's no editing mistakes etc
Lol at everyone saying “why not Codey”. Every time I’ve ever seen Codey asked about why he’s so good, he legit doesn’t know. He has no clue and says so much. He’s just instinctually good at her. Codey is fun to watch, sure, but he’s not helpful to watch like Fitzy is. Fitzy makes his streams almost educational by pointing out errors that he makes. Codey doesn’t do anything like that and his god tier aim lets him play way more aggressively than most Sombra players will. I used to watch Codey when he was still relevant and it was entertaining but that was it. When I started watching Fitzy, I actually improved. You should all be happy it was Fitzy instead of Codey if you actually wanted to learn something.
yea i'd like that idea, but it's not that hard to also adapt the changes into this video, like look at the tips and see with the new changes how can you adapt the playstyle
All these comments are so salty "Just hack them there you go I saved you 7 minutes" DUH that's part of her kit, all the other tips are like this and it shows you how to use it effectively. So many people make Sombra look like useless by hacking random people just because they can this video can teach people who want to play her make better decisions with her hack ability
Gonzales Jong exactly. WHEN to hack to effectively nullify enemies is the most important part. For example yeah hacking tracer is great, but he explains it's important to catch the hack during her reload animation
For all those asking about codey, he doesn't play as much anymore, rarely streaming, fitzy is a more active sombra player, even if he's not as well known
This is true, but Codey is still better imo. It would make sense to go to Fitzy if Codey was asked and didn't want to do it, but I don't know if he was or not.
He has a sombra guide on overwatch central if your intrested. I just learned sombra from watching him. His playstlye is much funner to watch then most sombra's.
Mr. Top Hat It may be fun to watch, but for most players it will not be effective when put to practice. Codeys playstyle heavily relies on his aim and being aggressive, not all Sombras can pull this off. It's better to have options rather than choosing "the best".
Astrological His playstlye is the most fun to play as well. I know it's not as effective with bad aim but I mostly play qp so it doesn't really matter. In comp I play more how a regular sombra would.
Mr. Top Hat Personally I prefer a more passive playstyle since thats more fun, though it's fine for you to like playing Sombra that way too. To be honest I'd play Soldier if I wanna gun down the enemy lol.
Real talk though, this is the episode I was looking forward to the most. Like Sombra is such an interesting hero to play and even watch. Plus I need to git gud with sombra anyways so this helps i guess :^)
Im a Master Sombra main, and my personal biggest tip for sombra, which makes her the hardest hero, is to *remember* the possible ultimates from the enemy team, you always need to know if someone could have an ult so if you counter hack them it can win team fights, as an example: i know mercy ll have valk, so i stayed high ground and waited for us to get 2 picks, and i immediately hacked mercy because i knew she would instantly pop valk, and we von the fight. same to reinhardt. Second biggest tip, don't die as sombra, i know it sounds silly but always translocate if its risky, like mccree /Roadhog. and STAY HIGHGROUND. People ignore you for some reason. and ofc, dont play sombra if you can't track properly
An extra tip, you can melee right before translocating and if you time it right you can completely cancel the melee animation while the damage goes through (Kind of like the recall melee combo on Tracer)
I know that, what part of my comment suggester I didn't know that, all I was saying was to read the pinned message before commenting something that's answered in the pinned message
I personally needed this video. I love sombra she and hanzo are my fav dps but she is such a niche pick. Imma start playing her more in and out of comp. Thanks for the vid Karq and Fitzy
All of your hero tips videos have been wonderful; but this one was exceptionally helpful and clear. I think Fitzy did an excellent job of breaking down not just when to use which ability, but *why*--and that's hands down the biggest thing that helps me learn. Concise, clear, and that general tip of decloaking before translocating blew my mind. In hindsight, it's so obvious, but have I been doing it? nope.
Lol, I was charging my phone, I saw a new KarQ video I had to take it off charge and watch it! Absolutely amazing video KarQ! Keep up the quality content dude ☺️
Thanks for making these videos! Just found them and they’re very helpful. It’s nice to have tips like this for all these heroes from top ranked players
Good video KarQ!! In the next video could you add in the settings of some of the documented users as they aren’t shared much in the overwatch community. I think it would be good for new and old players. Keep up the good work!
Ah! Thank you! Also just a side note, from a sombra main, you don't always have to translocate in order to emp, you can stand next to the enemies and emp and then tp back if you have to. It's much easier because nowadays it's pretty predicable when they see a translocator being thrown into the centre of the battlefield.
More tips: General - always favor highground as it is where you have the best chance to get a hack off and catch enemies off guard and take a little longer to pinpoint and damage you Doomfist: if he is wrecking your squishies, stop flanking, hide by them (invis or just behind a car or sth) esp i.e your healers and get ready to hack him and cancel his channels. Otherwise, scout him out always and call out as he appears to be jumping in and try to hack him too Pharah: Be careful, now that her rate of fire has been increased, she can fire more rapidly to spycheck or have a better arm in the 1v1 duel scenario. Play more cautiously New Torbjorn: Wait for his turret to be targeting someone else or throw down translocator to give you time to hack or destroy it. In 1v1s Sombra usually has a large advantage as she can wait for him to use up his powerup before engaging and also point blank his huge critbox Ashe: Sombra-favored matchup as long as she is not being damage boosted - she can't 1-shot without boost but she can still push Sombra away esp from dive targets with Coach Gun.. But if your aim is true you can still hopefully finish her or the target off. Dynamite is no sweat since Translo and hpacks cleanse it. BOB: Hack is by far the strongest Bob counter... potentially. Bob's function is essentially to sponge up and exhaust enemy cc and shields while the team engages so the enemy has less to use against them... Hack can shut down Bob for more than half his duration, but can be interrupted and cancelled for 1/5 of his duration too.. EMP can be a for-sure hack and usually catch his entire team trying to push in and protect him too.
A small addition: - D.Va's tip can also apply to Mccree's highnoon. -Sombra is great for baiting out enemy abilities (roadhog's hook, mccree's flashbang, anna's sleep... Etc.) -Never prioritize damaging bastion in turret form rather than hacking him -Sombra can negate the effect of widowmaker's venom mine by using the translocator
As a Sombra player myself there's a few other hero specific tips I'd throw into the ring. Pharah: I personally don't plant recall translocators since I feel planting them prevents you from comitting to your role as an offensive hero (plus its a guaranteed elim for any flanker that finds your TL). Instead, to close the space between yourself and the Pharah, I use the translocator to get myself airborn to the Pharah's level and hack her in middair. This greatly limits her movement options as she won't have her thruster accessable to her, so she will slowly decend closer and closer to the ground. This makes her INCREDIBLY easy to track. Reinhardt: If you're looking for a hack oppertunity but can't flank behind his shield because of his team, throwing your TL directly above him and teleporting at the apex of it's travel path will put you into a position where you can look straight down and hack him from the air. While falling you're also very hard to hit. If you land in front of Rein your hack will continue going for a few frames before it's considered obstructed by the shield, so you can still complete the hack. Mercy: If your team doesn't have a reliable method of killing a Valkerie, you can hack her while she's in Valk, follow up with an EMP 6 seconds later, then follow up with another hack as EMP wears off, preventing Mercy from using her rez or GA for up to 18 seconds (Valk lasts 20 seconds and is soon to be nerfed to 15). Essentially nullifying the entire Valk.
These comments complaining about how all the tips are about hacking though. It's like they're asking a baker to make a cake then get disapointed that he made a cake lol. Also everyone give Fitzy a chance, he may play differently compared to Codey but that doesn't make him a bad Sombra at all. Check out his videos of his games and guides, he makes absolute use of her kit and knows when he makes a mistake.
Astrological 100% true. Also, all those people asking for Hanzo and Widow video. If KarQ make those videos will be headshot them and scatter them. And everyone will complain because the video is only headshot them 😑
thank you so much for these tips. im a mei main and that video have helped me alot. Sombra is a character I'm working on learning so this comes in handy too
Xisemeoito EU sempre faço as legendas em espanhol e português para os vídeos do KarQ. Às vezes não posso fazer porque não tenho tempo e fazer elas leva tempo
Xisemeoito na verdade tem uns quantos, em todos os vídeos de dicas do KarQ tem pessoas pedindo tradução em espanhol e português,mais em espanhol que em português :D Eu faço isto porque eu quero ajudar ele, conheço ele desde faz mais de um ano, e somos bons amigos
Fitzehere used to be the number 2 Sombra according to Overbuff (1 probably being Codey), but he's 1 now. I watched both cause I wanted to get better and I definitely think Fitzyhere's tactics are better. Codey likely has better mechanical skill such as aim (which of course is very important at the top as well).
As a Sombra main, I do not agree with the general tip, which results in getting you in the middle of the enemies and thus gets you easily killed. To me, a better tip is to: - place your transductor near a large health pack - go in stealth mode - run behind the enemies - once they're not facing/seeing you, unstealth yourself - immediately EMP (by coordinating with your team) - immediately teleport away (or cause a little damage before if you want, though it's risky). Thus, you stay alive, and can come back immediately to shoot at the enemies instead of dying and having to run all the way back to the battle zone. FitzyHere's tip makes for a classy and effective ult, to be sure. But ultimately, I think it is slightly less productive than the above-mentioned tip. Just my opinion. What do you guys think?
Yossha Wesh Fitzy’s is better because it’s much harder to react to, unless you see the translocator. With your strat you can easily stun or kill the Sombra before they get EMP off
TLKFan/RWBYFan True, but like I said, it's only when no one's seeing you that you can unstealth and EMP. And then teleport away on your nearby pack, while your team decimates the vulnerable hacked enemy team.
By EMP'ing and teleporting out immediatly you leave your team at a 5v6 doing nothing. And if you die after you used translocate-EMP it doesn't matter because usually your team still wins and the enemy focussing on you for a bit opens up even more space for your team to engage. Also, uncloaking + EMP takes a lot more time and gives the enemy team more time and room to react, for example Zenyatta can get his ult off before you manage to hit the Q simply because of the uncloak-casttime. Also it's pretty funny that you think you know Sombra better than the #1 Sombra player.
@@goldenlion6565 I agree with your arguments about staying to provide distraction for your team to get kills more easily after EMP, and also about my strategy giving time for Zen's ult for example. However, I never claimed to "know Sombra better" than FitzyHere: I simply suggested what I thought was a better and more productive strategy, and concluded by asking what people thought about that. I wanted a productive debate for playing Sombra, but by typing something like "It's funny that you think you know Sombra better than him", you seem content on being kinda aggressive toward me for suggesting a different approach. And I'm sorry you act that way.
When you're a sombra main slowly climbing and finally someome created the video you were looking for a very log time but you already know all the things in it feelsbad
I wish not he’s awful fitzy is 100 times better mightyy just uses streamers exaggerated reactions and a couple kills in a montage to make him look like a god every game
Another little tip for sombra vs sombra is to never forget that both of you have opportunist as a passive abilities allowing both of you to see enemies with half health or lower, so even if you’re stealthed, as long as one is below half health, you can be seen through walls.
About Symmetra, yeah you showed what to do if a TP or SG is up but what about when you actually are in a head-on vs Symmetra? She's quite powerful with her beam and shield and easily kills Sombra. Any tip on that?
Rodrigo Vila only emp removes shields. Just stay out of her range. Her super powerful beam can only reach 7m, and translocate out of you do end up that close.
In a 1v1 sure. But you’re almost never in a 1v1 in this game. When it’s a team fight you have to pick the best hack target. A Zen hack compared to a Reinhardt hack is vastly different in a team fight lol
I'm not sure if someone's already said this, but you can also hack Lucio when speedboosting to prevent him from crossfading back to healing for a while
Zohair Gota and Edits everyone has something that their supposed to do on a daily basis Genji: Dash Sombra: Hack Tracer: Blink Reinhardt: Put up shield Mercy: HEAL Hanzo: scatter arrow Doomfist: Punch Etc..
Well basically, but it's mostly when to hack. Heroes like reaper, you don't get to much out of it, so he showed the best time to hack him. During his alt. Hack is a huge part of her kit and can be one of the strongest ability in the game. Learning when and when not to use it is very important for getting better at her :3
Not sure if you've gotten your answer by now but... In Overwatch, enemy health is hidden until you, and specifically you, do damage to them. Funny enough though, Sombra has a passive ability called "Opportunist" that lets her see the health of any enemy that is damaged even if she didn't shoot them herself. On top of that, Opportunist also lets her see heroes that have 50% or less HP through walls. This allows her to find and kill any injured heroes that retreat to heal or find cover.
As a Sombra main, it made me feel good that I do a lot of these, but not all of them. I feel so good as Sombra sometimes, but I hope this makes me more consistent. I think Moira's and Ana were my biggest problem, as Moira = Healer I try to go after he but with her self heals and Fade, it is hard. And when there is a Rein or something, I try to hack them but an Ana may sleep me. I picked up Sombra for a few reasons. I am a tank and support flex, and I never played DPS. I picked up Sombra once and my team said I did really well, and I played her more and more. I also love Caronlina, her voice actor. And I love denial characters, so both skills, ults, and Health Packs are mine. I also love playing balanced heroes who do well with the team. I main Orisa, and then Sombra. They rely on their teammates and though that is SO Risky. I enjoy it. EMP is fun and I love going behind to pick a Zen off if they don't have a Mercy, or hacking a Mercy, than EMPing her so her Valkyrie is near useless and she isn't zooming everywhere. I hope this brings in a new wave of Sombra mains, and have people accept her more. I love playing with, as, or even against a good Sombra main. It is fun and scary to fight them rather than a Genji who takes so much less skill and has a jankey hit box. Good job to you and Fitzy for this, amazing video.
Honestly Ive seen a few of Codey's games and his gameplay is alright imo, Fitzy though does impress me with his Sombra gameplay and its really fun too watch.
Jesus I didn’t realize the downward range of EMP. Doing it in the air above the team seems like it had a much larger range than on the ground, trying to hit a pharrah with it as well.
2 uploads this week whaaat? Going to start 1x personal gameplay and 1x tips videos per week for the next little while, let's see how it goes. Also, before anyone asks why not Codey, I just want to say that he is an unbelievably talented player and Sombra main. However, I didn't see a business e-mail from Codey's twitter and his DM's weren't open while Fitzy reached out to me first via e-mail a month ago saying he was available to collaborate at any time, that's it. I like convenience. Don't dismiss the guy though, he's a 4500+ Sombra player and a great educational watch.
twitch.tv/FitzyHere
ua-cam.com/users/FitzyHere
KarQ first :)
KarQ could the next episode please be widowmaker?
KarQ Make a vid about soldier pls
KarQ do hanzo or solider next
I already have Genji done
BEANHEREALLALONG - Hopefully people learn more about how to play with Sombra and don't immediately flame when she gets picked!
Great tips Fitzy
by your picture yea
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lmao your profile picture is perfect
PLEASE SEE THIS COMMENT
Mad respects to Fitzy for doing this video to share knowledge and teach people how to get better at Sombra. Doing these videos is time consuming for both KarQ and his featured guests...it takes 20-30 hours for each of the 5-7 minute videos on this channel. All the guests take time out of their own busy schedules to help you guys improve. Just because you didn't see your favorite player doesn't mean the tips are any less helpful or that the video is any less enjoyable. I hope you can learn to appreciate the efforts that are made to bring these videos to life. Great video and I appreciate the time and effort it took to make this. ♥️
katmayla agreed
since when does it take 20-30 hours to make a 5-7 youtube video - did I missed something ? The editing part would probably take some time, that's it.
Van Fahnel you have to write the script, record the audio, sift through clips and record more clips in game....a lot more behind it that just editing. It's not that easy :p
I'll say 20-30 hours is abit of a over exaggeration. For a pro player you can easily think of a few tips immediately if asked for since you know the game so well. The more important part is which tip you would want to give since you can only give one for each. The recording probably only takes 2-3 hours, but the scripts are probably way longer, at 5 hours? I'll say it takes max 15 hours, no more.
Zyronl TZ remember that after recording all the audio KarQ must record the tips himself, and he must do it with someone else, he can't do it alone. And some takes are easy, but other takes take much more than one try to get them . And after all that, comes the editing, editing a video takes SO MUCH time, and even more when the video has the quality KarQ's videos have. You must be sure audio and video are synchronized, there's no editing mistakes etc
Lol at everyone saying “why not Codey”. Every time I’ve ever seen Codey asked about why he’s so good, he legit doesn’t know. He has no clue and says so much. He’s just instinctually good at her. Codey is fun to watch, sure, but he’s not helpful to watch like Fitzy is.
Fitzy makes his streams almost educational by pointing out errors that he makes. Codey doesn’t do anything like that and his god tier aim lets him play way more aggressively than most Sombra players will. I used to watch Codey when he was still relevant and it was entertaining but that was it. When I started watching Fitzy, I actually improved. You should all be happy it was Fitzy instead of Codey if you actually wanted to learn something.
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4:37 that D.va.....That was the most awesome save I have ever seen....so beautiful 😭😘
TiNy DaNiSh I feel so proud when i save a teammate with DM. I'm a D.va main :D
Me as Zarya
TiNy DaNiSh ikr! But i get so annoyed when the person doesn't say "thanks" 🤔
Teddychaos :3 I think in the heat of the moment the player just thinks about surviving so yeah most of the time they forget it.
Daccura true.
Could we have a remake of this since sombra was changed over time
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yea i'd like that idea, but it's not that hard to also adapt the changes into this video, like look at the tips and see with the new changes how can you adapt the playstyle
The changes don’t change the tips at all though
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All these comments are so salty "Just hack them there you go I saved you 7 minutes" DUH that's part of her kit, all the other tips are like this and it shows you how to use it effectively. So many people make Sombra look like useless by hacking random people just because they can this video can teach people who want to play her make better decisions with her hack ability
Gonzales Jong exactly. WHEN to hack to effectively nullify enemies is the most important part. For example yeah hacking tracer is great, but he explains it's important to catch the hack during her reload animation
Gonzales Jong nice commet
ITS A JOKE YOU DUNCE
Thanks for this comment im a sombra main and seeing all these things saying all she does is hack is pretty annoying
Just a little fun joke
For all those asking about codey, he doesn't play as much anymore, rarely streaming, fitzy is a more active sombra player, even if he's not as well known
This is true, but Codey is still better imo. It would make sense to go to Fitzy if Codey was asked and didn't want to do it, but I don't know if he was or not.
He has a sombra guide on overwatch central if your intrested. I just learned sombra from watching him. His playstlye is much funner to watch then most sombra's.
Mr. Top Hat It may be fun to watch, but for most players it will not be effective when put to practice. Codeys playstyle heavily relies on his aim and being aggressive, not all Sombras can pull this off. It's better to have options rather than choosing "the best".
Astrological His playstlye is the most fun to play as well. I know it's not as effective with bad aim but I mostly play qp so it doesn't really matter. In comp I play more how a regular sombra would.
Mr. Top Hat Personally I prefer a more passive playstyle since thats more fun, though it's fine for you to like playing Sombra that way too.
To be honest I'd play Soldier if I wanna gun down the enemy lol.
Real talk though, this is the episode I was looking forward to the most. Like Sombra is such an interesting hero to play and even watch.
Plus I need to git gud with sombra anyways so this helps i guess :^)
TheMasterKrook same here
Go to Fitzyhere's channel. He has some Sombra guides for mechanics as well as some maps. I learned almost everything Sombra related from him.
That Zarya one, I’ve never noticed and I have 30 hours on her
She is so much fun to play. That's why I main her :D
TheMasterKrook yeah, I’ve always tried to get really good as sombra, I’m still working on it
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Im a Master Sombra main, and my personal biggest tip for sombra, which makes her the hardest hero, is to *remember* the possible ultimates from the enemy team, you always need to know if someone could have an ult so if you counter hack them it can win team fights, as an example: i know mercy ll have valk, so i stayed high ground and waited for us to get 2 picks, and i immediately hacked mercy because i knew she would instantly pop valk, and we von the fight. same to reinhardt. Second biggest tip, don't die as sombra, i know it sounds silly but always translocate if its risky, like mccree /Roadhog. and STAY HIGHGROUND. People ignore you for some reason.
and ofc, dont play sombra if you can't track properly
Yay!!! FitzyHere! Absolutely one of my favorite streamers and most creative overwatch players! Nice video!
These were all great, but I especially enjoyed the Widow one. The ability to chase is great.
An extra tip, you can melee right before translocating and if you time it right you can completely cancel the melee animation while the damage goes through (Kind of like the recall melee combo on Tracer)
oh. niche, but cool. I assume it should still work
Sombra tip for every hero: hack them.
Your welcome
Pizzadri lol i was gonna type the same thing
Yeah that sums it up.
Yeah just alt everyone
*good aim
Sombra is made to hack. Without your hack you are useless
BEFORE ASKING WHY IT WASNT CODEY WHY DONT YOU READ THE PINNED MESSAGE
Daddypickle Codey quited Overwatch
I know that, what part of my comment suggester I didn't know that, all I was saying was to read the pinned message before commenting something that's answered in the pinned message
Daddypickle but its the internet. Its ok to not pay attention and mizspell
Daddypickle I
I personally needed this video. I love sombra she and hanzo are my fav dps but she is such a niche pick. Imma start playing her more in and out of comp. Thanks for the vid Karq and Fitzy
All of your hero tips videos have been wonderful; but this one was exceptionally helpful and clear. I think Fitzy did an excellent job of breaking down not just when to use which ability, but *why*--and that's hands down the biggest thing that helps me learn. Concise, clear, and that general tip of decloaking before translocating blew my mind. In hindsight, it's so obvious, but have I been doing it? nope.
That poor Zen standing with 50 hp ;D
Levitating* 🌚
Lol, I was charging my phone, I saw a new KarQ video I had to take it off charge and watch it! Absolutely amazing video KarQ! Keep up the quality content dude ☺️
Hope they update this, with the new heroes and everything.
YES!! Thank you so much KarQ!!! Been waiting for this video!!!! 😁
Honestly the best overwatch channel on UA-cam
Your hero tip videos got me from silver, low and high, to mid plat! Thanks alot!
Here's a game, take a shot everytime someone in the comments says"Codey"
Congrats, you're dead
take a shot every time he says sombra
Thanks for making these videos! Just found them and they’re very helpful. It’s nice to have tips like this for all these heroes from top ranked players
Good video KarQ!! In the next video could you add in the settings of some of the documented users as they aren’t shared much in the overwatch community. I think it would be good for new and old players. Keep up the good work!
Ah! Thank you! Also just a side note, from a sombra main, you don't always have to translocate in order to emp, you can stand next to the enemies and emp and then tp back if you have to. It's much easier because nowadays it's pretty predicable when they see a translocator being thrown into the centre of the battlefield.
FINALLY, ONE OF MY FAVORITES HEROS
Thanks very much, KarQ. Hearing from FiztyHere is a great addition. Thumbs up.
could we get any things that have changed since the nerfs and buffs to every character?
More tips:
General - always favor highground as it is where you have the best chance to get a hack off and catch enemies off guard and take a little longer to pinpoint and damage you
Doomfist: if he is wrecking your squishies, stop flanking, hide by them (invis or just behind a car or sth) esp i.e your healers and get ready to hack him and cancel his channels.
Otherwise, scout him out always and call out as he appears to be jumping in and try to hack him too
Pharah: Be careful, now that her rate of fire has been increased, she can fire more rapidly to spycheck or have a better arm in the 1v1 duel scenario. Play more cautiously
New Torbjorn: Wait for his turret to be targeting someone else or throw down translocator to give you time to hack or destroy it.
In 1v1s Sombra usually has a large advantage as she can wait for him to use up his powerup before engaging and also point blank his huge critbox
Ashe: Sombra-favored matchup as long as she is not being damage boosted - she can't 1-shot without boost but she can still push Sombra away esp from dive targets with Coach Gun.. But if your aim is true you can still hopefully finish her or the target off. Dynamite is no sweat since Translo and hpacks cleanse it.
BOB: Hack is by far the strongest Bob counter... potentially. Bob's function is essentially to sponge up and exhaust enemy cc and shields while the team engages so the enemy has less to use against them...
Hack can shut down Bob for more than half his duration, but can be interrupted and cancelled for 1/5 of his duration too.. EMP can be a for-sure hack and usually catch his entire team trying to push in and protect him too.
only channel that i press “like” before watching the video.!
That tip against pharmacy is soooo useful. Definitely using that in the future!
I still remember ur first video. Time flies.
Yes! Finally! Thank you so much for this Karq and Fitzy!
What I learned here:
Sombra can kill: Everyone - Moira
Sombra can assist: Everyone
Sombra's counters: Not detected
A small addition:
- D.Va's tip can also apply to Mccree's highnoon.
-Sombra is great for baiting out enemy abilities (roadhog's hook, mccree's flashbang, anna's sleep... Etc.)
-Never prioritize damaging bastion in turret form rather than hacking him
-Sombra can negate the effect of widowmaker's venom mine by using the translocator
Already another one?!
As a Sombra player myself there's a few other hero specific tips I'd throw into the ring.
Pharah: I personally don't plant recall translocators since I feel planting them prevents you from comitting to your role as an offensive hero (plus its a guaranteed elim for any flanker that finds your TL). Instead, to close the space between yourself and the Pharah, I use the translocator to get myself airborn to the Pharah's level and hack her in middair. This greatly limits her movement options as she won't have her thruster accessable to her, so she will slowly decend closer and closer to the ground. This makes her INCREDIBLY easy to track.
Reinhardt: If you're looking for a hack oppertunity but can't flank behind his shield because of his team, throwing your TL directly above him and teleporting at the apex of it's travel path will put you into a position where you can look straight down and hack him from the air. While falling you're also very hard to hit. If you land in front of Rein your hack will continue going for a few frames before it's considered obstructed by the shield, so you can still complete the hack.
Mercy: If your team doesn't have a reliable method of killing a Valkerie, you can hack her while she's in Valk, follow up with an EMP 6 seconds later, then follow up with another hack as EMP wears off, preventing Mercy from using her rez or GA for up to 18 seconds (Valk lasts 20 seconds and is soon to be nerfed to 15). Essentially nullifying the entire Valk.
"Everything can be hacked...and everyone"
Amazing video as always!
These comments complaining about how all the tips are about hacking though. It's like they're asking a baker to make a cake then get disapointed that he made a cake lol.
Also everyone give Fitzy a chance, he may play differently compared to Codey but that doesn't make him a bad Sombra at all. Check out his videos of his games and guides, he makes absolute use of her kit and knows when he makes a mistake.
Astrological 100% true. Also, all those people asking for Hanzo and Widow video. If KarQ make those videos will be headshot them and scatter them. And everyone will complain because the video is only headshot them 😑
thank you so much for these tips. im a mei main and that video have helped me alot. Sombra is a character I'm working on learning so this comes in handy too
Tracer Next
FunnyBiscuits13 yes py
Im glad that I already knew most of these. It kinda helps me reinforce the idea that I am good at Sombra, or if Im even using her correctly
Hey can you remake this video because sombra has got a lot of changes since you made this video…
Can we get a updated version of this?
Very cool, im trying to do this kind of videos in portuguese to help community. And you are a reference for me, thank you for the great job.
Xisemeoito O video tem legendas em português :D
o.o, que maneiro ^^. Mas é sempre legal representar o Brasil com Overwatch né ^^
Xisemeoito EU sempre faço as legendas em espanhol e português para os vídeos do KarQ. Às vezes não posso fazer porque não tenho tempo e fazer elas leva tempo
imagino, mas po, muito foda a sua iniciativa parabéns, acho que poucos sabem que tem legenda :/
Xisemeoito na verdade tem uns quantos, em todos os vídeos de dicas do KarQ tem pessoas pedindo tradução em espanhol e português,mais em espanhol que em português :D Eu faço isto porque eu quero ajudar ele, conheço ele desde faz mais de um ano, e somos bons amigos
Thank so you so much for this. Sombra is my second most played hero and this is going to help me play her so much better
*GOD HAS UPLOADED*
Oh my godddd. Our teams have been choking all day for some of these scenarios that a Sombra could’ve EASILY fixed. Thank you for the tips!
FITZY! I love him much better then that other sombra player. I forgot his name
Dre Games I think his name is kodi I’m not sure
I have been waiting so long for this!
Yes thank you. You should do Tracer;D
Oh god you bless me with these hero tip videos, Keep it up man!
Do tracer
BertramOW yes
you're missing a word mate
Ethio hard?
BertramOW he said on twitch he is gonna do it with Sinatraa soon but may take a while coz overwatch league
Adam Jafari-Fini that would be amazing!
+when you translocate when you are burning or poisioned tge efect disapears
FINNALY my main:)
Stijn de Beijer same
Right :D
This is really helpful to those who want to learn to play Sombra. Thank you!
WHERE IS CODEY
Saucy Soy Codey doesn't know what he does right
Saucy Soy check the pinned comment
I've been waiting for this video. Nice!
How many people wished Codey was doing this lol
Grunt Harlequin Codey just has good aim he doesn't know what he does right
Codey is just really good, and he can't explain why
Tox1c are you going to write this reply for every comment? LOL. Aiming alone isn't enough to win games
Fitzehere used to be the number 2 Sombra according to Overbuff (1 probably being Codey), but he's 1 now. I watched both cause I wanted to get better and I definitely think Fitzyhere's tactics are better. Codey likely has better mechanical skill such as aim (which of course is very important at the top as well).
WeLl gUeSs wHaT YoU GeT tHe fItZy
As a Sombra main, I do not agree with the general tip, which results in getting you in the middle of the enemies and thus gets you easily killed.
To me, a better tip is to:
- place your transductor near a large health pack
- go in stealth mode
- run behind the enemies
- once they're not facing/seeing you, unstealth yourself
- immediately EMP (by coordinating with your team)
- immediately teleport away (or cause a little damage before if you want, though it's risky).
Thus, you stay alive, and can come back immediately to shoot at the enemies instead of dying and having to run all the way back to the battle zone.
FitzyHere's tip makes for a classy and effective ult, to be sure. But ultimately, I think it is slightly less productive than the above-mentioned tip. Just my opinion.
What do you guys think?
Yossha Wesh Fitzy’s is better because it’s much harder to react to, unless you see the translocator. With your strat you can easily stun or kill the Sombra before they get EMP off
TLKFan/RWBYFan True, but like I said, it's only when no one's seeing you that you can unstealth and EMP. And then teleport away on your nearby pack, while your team decimates the vulnerable hacked enemy team.
By EMP'ing and teleporting out immediatly you leave your team at a 5v6 doing nothing. And if you die after you used translocate-EMP it doesn't matter because usually your team still wins and the enemy focussing on you for a bit opens up even more space for your team to engage. Also, uncloaking + EMP takes a lot more time and gives the enemy team more time and room to react, for example Zenyatta can get his ult off before you manage to hit the Q simply because of the uncloak-casttime.
Also it's pretty funny that you think you know Sombra better than the #1 Sombra player.
@@goldenlion6565 I agree with your arguments about staying to provide distraction for your team to get kills more easily after EMP, and also about my strategy giving time for Zen's ult for example.
However, I never claimed to "know Sombra better" than FitzyHere: I simply suggested what I thought was a better and more productive strategy, and concluded by asking what people thought about that. I wanted a productive debate for playing Sombra, but by typing something like "It's funny that you think you know Sombra better than him", you seem content on being kinda aggressive toward me for suggesting a different approach. And I'm sorry you act that way.
FITZ???!?!??!?!?!1
Man, I love you, thank you so much for this tips. Keep it up
KarQ update this
I know I’m late but thanks so much! The tips really helped!
sombra and codey are not in the same sentence
W E I R D O
Ex Dee Codey just has good aim and doesn't know what he does well
When you're a sombra main slowly climbing and finally someome created the video you were looking for a very log time but you already know all the things in it
feelsbad
I wish WorstSombra gave the tips.
Same. Or codey. But mightyy would be better :)
WeLl gUeSs wHaT YoU GeT tHe fItZy
I wish not he’s awful fitzy is 100 times better mightyy just uses streamers exaggerated reactions and a couple kills in a montage to make him look like a god every game
really u want a high masters to mid gm giving u tips rather than a top 500 every season?
ImViable untrue I’ve watched his streams he never switches he’s just mediocre
1 SOMBRA TIP for EVERY HERO but it gets faster every time Fitzyhere says "Hack". WE NEED THIS PEOPLE
*JUST HACC*
Another little tip for sombra vs sombra is to never forget that both of you have opportunist as a passive abilities allowing both of you to see enemies with half health or lower, so even if you’re stealthed, as long as one is below half health, you can be seen through walls.
Nani? About codey?
SmileyTrashbag
No,thanks.
SmileyTrashbag Codey is only good at aiming and doesn't know what he does right
About Symmetra, yeah you showed what to do if a TP or SG is up but what about when you actually are in a head-on vs Symmetra? She's quite powerful with her beam and shield and easily kills Sombra. Any tip on that?
Translocator is the best. Also only engage from invis all up in her face. She MELTS to Sombra's gun close range and can't do anything about it.
Alga MV just hack her, he will loose 100 points of shileds, and will be only 100HP. And don't be too close, shoot her out of his beam range
Rodrigo Vila only emp removes shields. Just stay out of her range. Her super powerful beam can only reach 7m, and translocate out of you do end up that close.
Cheers mate, sounds great!
If you have decent aim then you can kill her fast upclose as long as she isn't lvl 3 charged. Fitzy himself said that in a guide I think
So basically what I get from this video is just hack every hero...
Everything can be hacked.
And everyone
If you only got that from the video means you don't understand how OW works
In a 1v1 sure. But you’re almost never in a 1v1 in this game. When it’s a team fight you have to pick the best hack target. A Zen hack compared to a Reinhardt hack is vastly different in a team fight lol
razrv3lc the video is useful for a 1v1 and team fights, as it tells you who is handicapped when you EMP
I'm not sure if someone's already said this, but you can also hack Lucio when speedboosting to prevent him from crossfading back to healing for a while
all of them are just hack them basically
Zohair Gota and Edits because hack is the only ability off Sombra that works in an enemy!
Zohair Gota and Edits everyone has something that their supposed to do on a daily basis
Genji: Dash
Sombra: Hack
Tracer: Blink
Reinhardt: Put up shield
Mercy: HEAL
Hanzo: scatter arrow
Doomfist: Punch
Etc..
Well basically, but it's mostly when to hack. Heroes like reaper, you don't get to much out of it, so he showed the best time to hack him. During his alt. Hack is a huge part of her kit and can be one of the strongest ability in the game. Learning when and when not to use it is very important for getting better at her :3
Zohair Gota and Edits not really he explained what hack is helpful for and when to use it
Snax Daily basis? 10 second basis for most. lmao imagine an ability that takes DAYS TO COME OFF COOLDOWN
Loving these 1 hero videos man. Keep it up
*PROPAGANDA IS USELESS!*
I LOVE RAMEN!
5:28 Why is the enemy health hidden until he shoots at them?
Not sure if you've gotten your answer by now but...
In Overwatch, enemy health is hidden until you, and specifically you, do damage to them. Funny enough though, Sombra has a passive ability called "Opportunist" that lets her see the health of any enemy that is damaged even if she didn't shoot them herself. On top of that, Opportunist also lets her see heroes that have 50% or less HP through walls. This allows her to find and kill any injured heroes that retreat to heal or find cover.
So basically, try hack everyone
It's about when you should hack an opponent, not that you should just hack everyone.
FINALLY AFTER A YEAR OF WAITING MY 2 SENPAIS MADE A SOMBRA VID, BLESS YOU
hmm... why hack the mercy mid res? wouldnt it be a great opportunity to one clip her and deny her res at the same time?
Thank you so much this helped me a lot I was at silver and now I'm climbing do much I am now officially a sombra main, thank you
I did learn something! I didnt know you could cancel stealth as you were teleporting to your translocator. Thanks for that!
Hopefully this gets updated since Sombra got some buffs. She is pretty fun once you get the hang of her
As a Sombra main, it made me feel good that I do a lot of these, but not all of them. I feel so good as Sombra sometimes, but I hope this makes me more consistent. I think Moira's and Ana were my biggest problem, as Moira = Healer I try to go after he but with her self heals and Fade, it is hard. And when there is a Rein or something, I try to hack them but an Ana may sleep me.
I picked up Sombra for a few reasons. I am a tank and support flex, and I never played DPS. I picked up Sombra once and my team said I did really well, and I played her more and more. I also love Caronlina, her voice actor. And I love denial characters, so both skills, ults, and Health Packs are mine.
I also love playing balanced heroes who do well with the team. I main Orisa, and then Sombra. They rely on their teammates and though that is SO Risky. I enjoy it. EMP is fun and I love going behind to pick a Zen off if they don't have a Mercy, or hacking a Mercy, than EMPing her so her Valkyrie is near useless and she isn't zooming everywhere.
I hope this brings in a new wave of Sombra mains, and have people accept her more. I love playing with, as, or even against a good Sombra main. It is fun and scary to fight them rather than a Genji who takes so much less skill and has a jankey hit box.
Good job to you and Fitzy for this, amazing video.
I just subbed and a minute later you are one of my favourite OW youtubers!
Wow those tips were amazing, nice Fitzy
2:48 "Have your team take poke damage." Has this not been updated since they stopped ult charge from hacked health pack heals?
It was made 3 years ago
Also a general cool tip; you can become invisible without slowing down if you enter stealth whilst translocating
Do a more detailed version of this! I feel like there's so much we can learn from this. Great video man
On that note, 5:23 looks like a horror movie. Once the translocator is gone, and Ana is walking up to you. :P
you should do a series on how to play in different team comps. how 2 or 3 different heroes work well together and the dos and donts.
Honestly Ive seen a few of Codey's games and his gameplay is alright imo, Fitzy though does impress me with his Sombra gameplay and its really fun too watch.
For symmetra, use E.M.P on her ult cause it's a shield
Jesus I didn’t realize the downward range of EMP. Doing it in the air above the team seems like it had a much larger range than on the ground, trying to hit a pharrah with it as well.
Wonder if the new changes make this video obsolete