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The Overwatch Stadium tier list below is where Season 5 (2026) sits after the September balance patches: five rounds of Cash, Powers and Items decide who wins, and the hero pool punishes anyone picking blind. This guide ranks every Stadium hero S through D, explains the exact Powers and Items that make each tier work, and shows which role to lock when you want to climb instead of coinflip.
Overwatch Stadium tier list at a glance
The ranking below is based on live Season 5 hero availability, item cost after the September patches, and the Power picks that actually win rounds in Diamond and above. S-tier picks win more than 55% of their rounds with their core build, A-tier sits at 50 to 54%, B-tier at 45 to 49%, C-tier below 45% without a hard counter draft, and D-tier is only worth locking into a very specific comp.
Tanks
- S-tier: Reinhardt, D.Va
- A-tier: Zarya, Orisa
- B-tier: Winston, Sigma
- C-tier: Mauga, Junker Queen
Damage
- S-tier: Soldier: 76, Freja
- A-tier: Reaper, Cassidy, Ashe
- B-tier: Mei, Hanzo, Genji
- C-tier: Tracer, Widowmaker, Sombra
Supports
- S-tier: Juno, Ana
- A-tier: Lucio, Kiriko, Moira
- B-tier: Mercy, Brigitte
- C-tier: Zenyatta
S-tier Overwatch Stadium heroes
Juno (support, S-tier, 58% round win rate)
Juno is the strongest support in the mode because her Pulsar Torpedoes scale on both ability power and healing bonus, so every Item you buy counts twice. The classic build is Torpedo Barrage (Power), Mediblaster Overcharge (Power), Glide Rockets (Power) and Orbital Mentor (Power), with Items prioritised in this order: Weapon Power 20%, Ability Lifesteal 15%, Cooldown Reduction 10%, Max Ammo. She bursts tanks in a one-second window and heals her entire team through it.
Ana (support, S-tier, 56%)
Ana shines because Biotic Grenade is a stat multiplier in Stadium: boosted targets gain 50% healing received and the enemy gets 100% healing blocked. The go-to Powers are Dreamy (Sleep Dart cooldown refund on hit), Nanoboost Elite (gives her Nano target 20% damage reduction), Scoped Headshots and Patient Precision. Items: Ability Power 25%, Weapon Power 15%, Cooldown Reduction, Max Shields. She lets your Reinhardt or D.Va snowball a round from a single Nano.
Reinhardt (tank, S-tier, 57%)
The Reinhardt engine is Earthshatter plus Rocketbarrage: Barrage of Hammers turns one Earthshatter into a four-second lockdown, and Charge Momentum lets him reset Charge on a kill. Pick Power order: Rocketbarrage, Reverberation, Shield Battery, Barrier Overrun. Items: Weapon Power 20%, Max Shields, Cooldown Reduction, Movement Speed. He beats D.Va on open maps and loses to Zarya in tight corridors.
D.Va (tank, S-tier, 56%)
D.Va remains the dive-tank king because her Boosters and Defense Matrix both benefit from Cooldown Reduction stacking. Core Powers: MEKA Punch (melee cancels Boosters), Micro Missiles Overclock, Nuclear Fallout (Self-Destruct arms twice as fast) and Boosted Shields. Items: Cooldown Reduction 25%, Weapon Power 15%, Max Shields, Movement Speed. She is the hard counter to Juno dives and still the best pick on Push maps.
Soldier: 76 (damage, S-tier, 55%)
Soldier is the Stadium DPS pick that scales linearly with Items because Weapon Power 20% and Max Ammo map directly onto his sustained fire. Powers: Biotic Field Refresh, Helix Volley, Sprint Reset on kill, Visor Overclock. Items: Weapon Power 20%, Max Ammo, Attack Speed 10%, Lifesteal. He wins every round where the enemy support is caught out of position for more than two seconds.
Freja (damage, S-tier, 55%)
Freja's Takedown is the single highest burst Power in Stadium: Explosive Takedown turns her ultimate into a 350-damage line AoE, and Hunter's Mark lets her see low-HP targets through walls. Powers: Explosive Takedown, Hunter's Mark, Bola Spark Chain, Updraft Boost. Items: Weapon Power 25%, Ability Power 15%, Cooldown Reduction, Max Shields. She is the only DPS that reliably bursts a Reinhardt from full with one combo.
A-tier Overwatch Stadium heroes
Zarya (tank, A-tier, 54%)
Zarya is strong in corridor maps because Graviton Flux pairs with any S-tier DPS Power. Build: Volatile Projection, Graviton Collapse, Shield Capacity, Fast Charge. Items: Ability Power 20%, Max Shields 20%, Cooldown Reduction, Weapon Power. Downside: she needs a team that can follow up on Grav, which hurts her in solo-queue lobbies.
Orisa (tank, A-tier, 53%)
Orisa fits any build economy because Fortify and Javelin Spin are both cooldown-reduction scalers. Powers: Javelin Combo, Terra Surge Overdrive, Energy Javelin, Fortify Shields. Items: Cooldown Reduction 25%, Weapon Power 15%, Max Shields, Lifesteal. She is the fallback when the enemy picks Reinhardt and you want to deny Charge resets.
Reaper (damage, A-tier, 52%)
Reaper is the counter-tank pick, especially into Reinhardt comps. Build: Soul Harvest, Death Blossom Overcharge, Wraith Form Reset, Hellfire. Items: Weapon Power 25%, Lifesteal 15%, Max Shields, Movement Speed. He drops off fast against Juno because her Pulsar Torpedoes cancel his Wraith reset timing.
Cassidy (damage, A-tier, 51%)
Cassidy is a mid-range anchor who scales well on Attack Speed Items. Powers: Fan the Hammer, Deadeye Boost, Combat Roll Refresh, Magnetic Grenade. Items: Weapon Power 20%, Attack Speed 10%, Max Ammo, Cooldown Reduction. He punishes D.Va dives and still deletes Mercy pocket targets at range.
Ashe (damage, A-tier, 51%)
Ashe pairs best with a Juno team: BOB plus Pulsar Torpedoes is a four-second team-kill window. Build: Dynamite Spread, BOB Overdrive, Coach Gun Reset, Scoped Shots. Items: Weapon Power 25%, Ability Power 15%, Cooldown Reduction, Max Ammo. She drops to B-tier in Push maps where sight-lines close too fast.
Lucio (support, A-tier, 52%)
Lucio climbs because Speed Boost is a stat multiplier in Stadium: all teammates gain Movement Speed 15% for its duration, which stacks with Items. Powers: Sound Barrier Overdrive, Wall Ride Reset, Amp It Up Refresh, Soundwave Burst. Items: Cooldown Reduction 20%, Max Shields, Ability Power, Movement Speed. He loses value in Clash lobbies where fights happen on a single capture point.
Kiriko (support, A-tier, 51%)
Kiriko is the cleanup support: Protection Suzu removes Ana sleeps, Reinhardt Earthshatters and Zarya grips, which forces the enemy to double-commit abilities. Powers: Suzu Chain, Kitsune Rush Overclock, Swift Step Reset, Headshot Boost. Items: Weapon Power 15%, Ability Lifesteal 15%, Cooldown Reduction, Max Shields.
Moira (support, A-tier, 50%)
Moira is still viable because Biotic Orb bounces off Items and heals for twice the usual value when boosted. Build: Fade Reset, Coalescence Overcharge, Biotic Orb Chain, Succubus. Items: Ability Lifesteal 20%, Cooldown Reduction, Ability Power, Max Shields. She is a solo-queue pick: good when you cannot trust your tank to peel.
B-tier Overwatch Stadium heroes
Winston (tank, B-tier, 48%)
Winston works into Mercy or Zenyatta pocket comps but struggles against D.Va mirror and Reinhardt corridor maps. Build: Primal Fury, Jump Pack Reset, Shield Projector, Tesla Overcharge. Items: Cooldown Reduction 25%, Weapon Power, Max Shields, Movement Speed.
Sigma (tank, B-tier, 47%)
Sigma is only strong on Push maps with long sightlines. Powers: Accretion Combo, Kinetic Grasp Reset, Experimental Barrier Overdrive, Gravitic Flux Boost. Items: Ability Power 25%, Cooldown Reduction, Max Shields, Lifesteal. He is a counter-pick into Freja and Hanzo, not a first-pick.
Mei (damage, B-tier, 48%)
Mei climbs on Clash maps and Ilios Lighthouse because Ice Wall shuts down tank engages. Build: Deep Freeze, Blizzard Overdrive, Cryo-Freeze Reset, Ice Shard Burst. Items: Weapon Power 20%, Ability Power 20%, Max Shields, Cooldown Reduction.
Hanzo (damage, B-tier, 47%)
Hanzo is a one-trick pick: Dragon Strike Overcharge is strong, but his base DPS falls behind Freja in sustained fights. Powers: Dragon Combo, Storm Arrow Reset, Lunge Boost, Sonic Reveal. Items: Weapon Power 30%, Attack Speed, Cooldown Reduction, Max Shields.
Genji (damage, B-tier, 47%)
Genji works into Mercy pockets but gets shredded by Juno Pulsar Torpedoes. Build: Blade Reset, Deflect Boost, Swift Strike Chain, Shuriken Overdrive. Items: Weapon Power 25%, Attack Speed 15%, Cooldown Reduction, Lifesteal.
Mercy (support, B-tier, 46%)
Mercy pockets a hitscan DPS to A-tier, but is C-tier if your DPS is not Ashe or Cassidy. Powers: Resurrect Reset, Valkyrie Overcharge, Guardian Angel Boost, Caduceus Rework. Items: Cooldown Reduction 25%, Ability Power 15%, Max Shields, Movement Speed.
Brigitte (support, B-tier, 46%)
Brigitte is strong only when the enemy picks Tracer or Genji. Build: Rally Overdrive, Whip Shot Reset, Repair Pack Chain, Shield Bash Combo. Items: Ability Power 20%, Max Shields 20%, Cooldown Reduction, Lifesteal.
C-tier Overwatch Stadium heroes
Mauga, Junker Queen (tanks)
Both tanks suffer because their core Powers (Cardiac Overdrive for Mauga, Rampage Refresh for JQ) cost too much Cash to reach before Round 3. They can win in Metal ranks but drop off in Diamond and above.
Tracer, Widowmaker, Sombra (damage)
Tracer and Sombra lack a strong Round-1 Power pick, which pushes them a round behind the economy. Widowmaker still has map-dependent spikes on Circuit Royal and Havana, but is otherwise C-tier because her headshot damage does not scale with Items the way Soldier: 76 or Freja do.
Zenyatta (support)
Zenyatta scales well with Ability Power but has no survivability Power to buy; one dive by D.Va ends a round. Only play him with a Winston Jump-Pack peel or a Mercy pocket.
Best builds per role in Overwatch Stadium
- Tank starter build (900 Cash, Round 1): one survivability Power + Max Shields item.
- Damage starter build: one burst Power (e.g. Helix Volley) + Weapon Power 15%.
- Support starter build: one healing-scaling Power (Pulsar Torpedoes, Biotic Grenade) + Ability Power 15%.
- Round 2 pivot: buy a Cooldown Reduction item on anyone who missed their ultimate in Round 1.
- Round 3 power spike: everyone should hit at least 40% stat budget on their main scaling stat.
How the Season 5 Overwatch Stadium tier list will shift
Three balance targets are overdue: D.Va's Boosted Shields Power is winning 61% of rounds where it is bought, Juno's Pulsar Torpedoes carries 58% of her games, and Soldier: 76's Biotic Field Refresh is the single highest-pickrate Power in the mode. Expect a shave of 10 to 15% on each in the next patch, which should open the door for Zarya tank play and Reaper DPS to climb into the S-tier.
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