Instructions for playing Brigitte in Overwatch

Brigitte is the youngest daughter of Torbjörn and is adopted as her godfather by Reinhardt Wilhelm, who is also an Overwatch member.

Brigitte was the first child in Torbjörn to develop an interest in machines. She spends a lot of time in her father’s workshop. Brigitte is seen as succeeding in her father’s footsteps. Everything changes when she is inspired by heroic and knightly stories from her godfather, Reinhardt.

Before Reinhardt embarks on her own adventure following the fall of Overwatch, she wants to be his guardian. He agreed and Brigitte soon became the 27th hero in Overwatch.

“The best way to attack is a solid defense!”

Brigitte is a support hero, so her kit borrows a bit from both Torbjörn and Reinhardt in a way. She is a good healer and can defend herself well, especially with a total health of 250, which includes 200 HP and 50 Armor. Her offensive and defensive abilities complement each other.

Brigitte’s main attack is Rocket Flail, a melee weapon that deals damage in a circle in front of her. The mace has a distance of about 6 meters and deals 35 damage per attack, which means it takes 6 hits to kill a 200 HP hero.

The attack is somewhat faster than Reinhardt’s hammer, but much weaker than Reinhardt’s 70 damage per hit. However, her skill set would make up for this shortfall.

In addition to protecting herself with Rocket Flail, attacking the enemy also creates a 7 meter healing range that heals her and her allies for a certain duration. This passive move, called Inspire, is her main source of healing and heals for 80 health over 5 seconds.

“You won’t be disappointed.”

Like her godfather, Brigitte also wields the Barrier Shield. While Reinhardt’s is used to protect the team, Brigitte’s shield can only cover herself, as it is only slightly larger than her body. This is her main way of defending herself against attacks. The shield has 600 HP to protect against attacks from the front.

While holding up her shield, Brigitte can attack enemies with Shield Bash, dealing 50 damage. This is an extremely useful skill thanks to its stun ability. Enemies will be stunned, as well as pushed back slightly. This is a great move to move for short distances, to close a distance or quickly move away from the spawn area.

The team will either want to stand around her and tell Brigitte while she deals damage with Flail to induce healing, or they can wait to receive one of her other abilities, the Repair Pack. This is a direct healing skill. Brigitte will throw a Repair Pack to an ally, which can restore up to 150 HP. If the target heals beyond their maximum health, they gain 75 armor for 5 seconds.

Brigitte’s final main move is Whip Shot, an attack from up to 20 meters away. Brigitte will hurl her mace at a distance, dealing 75 damage and knocking enemies away from her. This is a great way to counter tire hooks that want to attack from behind, or open the way to push by pushing the other tank back.

“I will prove myself!”

Brigitte’s Ultimate is Rally. When enabled, Rally will increase Brigitte’s speed, but more importantly, it begins to armor all allies within 7 meters of it at 45 armor every 0.5 seconds, up to a maximum of 150 total armor. Armor will not disappear until an ally is attacked.

This skill is obviously a convenient defensive move, like the answer to fighting the opponent’s Ultimate. But it can also be combined with other Ultimates to actively push thanks to the amount of armor and speed she gains.

The fact that the extra armor won’t lose like the Repair Pack is a big boon. Enemies will have to return to battle with the entire team having a decent amount of armor, making Rally twice as effective.

When should Brigitte be used?

Brigitte can combo extremely well with Reinhardt, as she can utilize Reinhardt’s shield to increase protection and deal damage to heal. She can also protect him from the opponent’s Reinhardt, as her Shield Bash goes through the opponent’s shield. After launching the Shield Bash, you can do a quick Whip Shot and knock the enemy Reinhardt behind, thereby creating space for your team.

She can also protect herself from flankers like Genji and Tracer thanks to the Whipshot duo and Shield Bash, but good players will keep their distance and try to use her agility to draw Brigitte health from either side – places not covered by her little shield.

Her armor pumping is also very beneficial. Brigitte’s Ultimate is great against rushing opponents. Armor halves damage, so the enemy will have to work very hard to pull health while Brigitte can continue to heal with her hand attack.

Here is a summary of Brigitte’s skills:

• Rocket Flail – Her melee weapon can attack at long range, allowing Brigitte to strike multiple opponents at once with a single swing.
• Rocket Pack – Brigitte throws Repai Pack to heal allies. If healing exceeds the target’s maximum health, the Repair Pack grants additional armor (75 armor disappears after 5 seconds)
• Whip Shot Brigitte hurls her mace at a long range, dealing damage and knocking enemies out of her position.
• Barrier Shield – Brigitte creates an energy shield in front of her to absorb damage.
• Shield Bash– When Barrier Shield is used, Brigitte can dash forward to stun the enemy.
• Inspire – When Brigitte hits an opponent with her mace, she can heal allies.
• Rally – Brigitte moves faster and heals nearby allies, this armor will last until it is completely destroyed.

Brigitte is now playable at Overwatch PTR.