Overwatch 2 Stadium: Shocking Your Opponents as Winston

Season 18 of Overwatch 2 is here. With it comes three new heroes in Stadium. The tank hero for this season is the beloved Winston. There are plenty of ways for you to build the monkey scientist. One of those has a focus on his Tesla Cannon to electrify your opponents in the Stadium. Try it out in the new Quickplay game mode to prepare for Ranked.

Overwatch 2 Winston Stadium Powers

Circuit Breaker

• Electric damage is increased by 5%. Gain 15% of Electric damage as Overhealth, up to 100.

Electro Cluster

• +20% Tesla Cannon Primary Fire Range.
• Tesla Cannon’s Primary Fire deals 3% increased damage per enemy being hit.

Lightning Rod

• Hits with Tesla Cannon’s fully charged secondary fire bounce to all other enemies within 6 meters for 50% reduced damage.

Volatile Volt

• Tesla Cannon’s secondary fire can critically hit for 175% damage.

Lunar Leap

• Gain 2% bonus Ultimate Charge per enemy damaged by the Jump Pack’s landing. While using Jump Pack, gain 5% of Max Life as Overhealth every 1s, up to 100.

Moon Landing

• Heal for 7% of Max Life per enemy damaged by Jump Pack’s landing.

Primal Punch

• Melee or Jump Eliminations reset Jump Pack cooldown.
• For every 25 Armor you have, gain 5% Melee damage.

Pocket Projector

• Activating Barrier Projector attaches an additional, smaller Barrier Projector to Winston with 5% health.

Surge Protector

• Allies within Barrier Projector gain 25 temporary Overhealth every 1 second up to 100.

Tesla Field

• Enemies within Barrier Projector take 40 Electric damage every 1 second.

Primal Slam

• While using Jump Pack, press Jump to quickly slam toward your current facing direction. During Primal Rage, slam speed is increased by 50%.

Thick Skin

• When activating Primal Rage, Winston gains additional Armor equal to 100% of Max Armor.

Winston Stadium Items

Current Convertor – Rare Weapon Hero Item

• 10% Weapon Lifesteal (Tesla Cannon).
• Gain 15% of damage dealt by Tesla Cannon’s secondary fire as Overhealth, up to 100.

Deconstructor – Rare Weapon Hero Item

• 15% Max Ammo.
• Tesla Cannon deals 50% more damage to deployable objects, such as turrets and barriers.

Gibraltar Generator – Epic Weapon Hero Item

• 10% Weapon Power.
• Barrier Projector grants Winston 10% increased Weapon Power while inside.

Harold’s Glasses – Epic Weapon Hero Item

• 25% Max Ammo.
• Tesla Cannon’s secondary fire deals 25% increased damage.

Zero-G Suit – Rare Ability Hero Item

• 5% Cooldown Reduction
• 5% Move Speed.
• After activating Jump Pack. Increase Move Speed by 50% for 2 seconds when you next jump.

Horizon Expander – Epic Ability Hero Item

• 20% Ability Power.
• Jump Pack’s landing area can increase by up to 100% while airborne.

Unstable Prototype – Epic Ability Hero Item

• 10% Cooldown Reduction.
• Barrier Projector bursts when it is removed, dealing 25% electric damage to nearby enemies.

Lucheng Launchers – Epic Ability Hero Item

• 50% Primal Rage duration.
• 50% Jump Pack base damage.
• During Primal Rage, Jump Pack’s base damage becomes Electric and can increase up to an additional 100% while airborne.

Winton – Common Survival Hero Item

• 10 Health.
• Winning a round awards Winston 2000 bonus cash.

Premium Peanut Butter – Rare Survival Hero Item

• 25 Health.
• Using Jump Pack cleanses all negative effects.

Smart-Armor – Rare Survival Hero Item

• 25 Armor.
• While below 50% Life, take 25% reduced damage from Shotguns, such as Reaper, Junker Queen, and D.Va’s Primary Fire.

S.Pacearmor – Epic Survival Hero Item

• 50 Armor.
• When exiting Primary Rage, gain 100 Overhealth.

Simian Supplements – Epic Survival Hero Item

• 50% Barrier Projection duration.
• Barrier Projector’s max health is increased by 300.

Fortified Jump Pack – Epic Survival Hero Item

• 50 Armor.
• Damage received during Jump Pack is reduced by 35%.

Winston Stadium Build

The Winston build we have in mind focuses on our primary and secondary fire to deal damage and sustain ourselves. The order you choose for the powers depends on whether you want to focus on Primary Fire or Secondary Fire first. We recommend Primary Fire first, given its reliability. Build Code: CBBFJ

Powers

• Round 1
  • Electro Cluster
• Round 3
  • Circuit Breaker
• Round 5
  • Lightning Rod
• Round 7
  • Volatile Volt

Items

Item-wise focus on Weapon Items to boost your damage. Harold’s Glasses and Current Covertor will significantly increase your damage. Fortified Jump Pack and Premium Peanut Butter will help you stay alive and defeat your opponents.