Sombra
Role: Offense
Summary: Sombra is a hacker with a mission to unlock a global conspiracy. She uses stealth and debilitating attacks to infiltrate enemies. Her hacking shuts down enemy abilities, and her EMP provides the same function against multiple foes at once. Sombra’s ability to Translocate and camouflage herself makes her a hard target to pin down.
Sombra Tips
- Sombra is an extremely squishy offense character, so think of her as a disruptor on the battlefield. Get in the mix, hack some enemies, shoot at low health targets and then get out. During the moments when you’re out of the core action you can hack health packs or attempt to hack characters from the sidelines.
- If you see a Mercy, hack her to stop her from using Guardian Angel or Resurrection
- Sombra can see enemies through walls if they have below 50% health, so when possible, communicate their locations to your team
- If your teleporter has already been thrown, you can still teleport to it if you are hacked by an enemy Sombra
- You’re not doing yourself or your team any favors if you don’t hack any health pack that you come across. Not only does it prevent enemies from using them, but every health pack you hack contributes to your Ultimate charge
- A good strategy is to place your Translocator near to a health pack, then go into battle emptying your clip a couple times before Translocating and topping off your health. Watch out for Steel Traps from Junkrats who are privy to this strategy
- While Translocating, you are invulnerable to D.va’s Self-Destruct. For this to work, your timing has to be correct. Don’t Translocate as soon as you hear the audio cue, do slightly before the 3 second mark. It may take some practice to nail the timing
Using EMP
- Use EMP when a bunch of enemies are clumped together for maximum effect
- It’s important to note that an EMP will revert health packs hacked by an enemy Sombra back to your team. So if possible, try to position your EMP so that some of the health packs are in proximity
