Bastion Overwatch 2 Guide
During the Omnic Crisis, Bastion was a frontline combatant’s last robot unit in Overwatch 2. Curious and fascinated by nature, Bastion lost its combat programming and now explores the world and its wonders. A robot that cares for nature and has become gentle can activate its core combat programming when sensing any danger within its vicinity. With a weapon arsenal, Bastion can eliminate anything it perceives as a threat. To avoid farming any lifeforms, it tried to avoid populated areas and hid in the wild or uncharted regions in the Overwatch world. This Bastion Overwatch 2 guide will teach players how to best optimize this robotic soldier to dominate matches.
Bastion was designed and created for peacekeeping purposes, possessing the unique ability to reconfigure itself into different weapons. Unfortunately, during the Omnic Crisis, Bastion robot units turned against the humans. The gentle robot now reminds humanity of the terrible history that took place.
As the last surviving Bastion while others were either destroyed or disassembled. Bastion was severely damaged and was left forgotten for over a decade, laying dormant. Once it awoke, it discovered the corpses of other Bastion units and analyzed its memory component, studying what had happened while it was inactive. Bastion was reliving the war and finally letting go of the past to become a kind and friendly robot.
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Overwatch 2 Bastion Configuration: Recon
Bastion’s abilities have been reworked. The robot can transform into different configurations, which makes it unique from other Overwatch heroes, and it has been reworked for Overwatch 2. Mobility and fire rate varies depending on the configuration it transformed. Recon configuration allows Bastion to move with its normal mobility but is equipped with a lightweight and highly accurate weapon with a slower fire rate.
- Tip 1: Keep your distance
- Remember that in this Configuration, Bastion’s Recon weapon is not a full-automatic weapon; it is a gun that fires single bullets for excellent control, damage, and accuracy. Having some distance between you and your enemies is a safe bet to keep you out of harm’s way in this form.
- Tip 2: Positioning
- You may hear this a lot in Overwatch, but having a significant position in a battle can make a difference. Configuration: Recon, as mentioned earlier, requires some distance for fire rate and bullet travel. Picking enemies at a distance or on higher ground is recommended.
Configuration: Sentry
Sentry is the opposite of Recon mobility Bastions Assault configuration transforms it into a slow-moving thank with a powerful Gatling gun that fires consistent rounds. The difference from the original Overwatch is that he can move around in this form.
- Tip 1: Play with a healer
- Having a healer is usually out of the player’s control, but with the slow movement when Bastion is in its Sentry mode, it would be dangerous to move on its own. A healer trying to keep you alive while you let your Gatling gun rip enemies to shreds will increase your odds of survival.
Reconfigure
Reconfigure is the ability that allows Bastion to change between his Sentry and Recon transformations which has an 8-second cooldown between changing configurations.
- Tip: Take Cover
- Transforming between forms takes a few seconds, leaving you exposed to threats; take cover when you decide to switch between Sentry and Recon Configurations.
A-36 Tactical Grenade
A tactical grenade is Bastion’s new ability capable of bouncing off walls that explode when landing on the ground or coming into contact with an enemy.
- Tip: Study the Tactical Grenade
- The Tactical Grenade can bounce around, so learning to control where the grenade lands will be a sure hit. You do not need to learn line-ups, as an improvised line-up can work just as well, but take the time to go into a custom game and see how the Tactical Grenade bounces to understand how you can use it to your advantage.
Ironclad
Ironclad is Bastion’s passive ability that reduces the damage he takes when in a transformed state.
Bastion Ultimate Overwatch 2
Bastion Ultimate Ability, also known as Configuration: Artillery in Overwatch 2, is ultimate that allows Bastion to transform and plant itself into the ground to blast a barrage of artillery strikes. These strikes can be manually selected and have a long-range that can travel a great distance.
- Tip: Strategize your missile placement
- Since players have manual control over where each Artillery strike can land, try to take out more than one enemy. If given the opportunity, try to strike a group of enemies; this can assist team fights by damaging all enemy heroes or pushing them away and scaring them.
Bastion Overwatch 2 Playstyle
Returning players from the first Overwatch must remember that Bastion can no longer self-heal, as Blizzard has reworked a lot of characters to increase the importance of having a support hero. When using Configuration: Artillery and Tactical Grenade can work well with other heroes that can play on the offensive. Bastion is a big target and can draw a lot of fire, take cover as much as possible because, despite its towering design, Bastion is a DPS character, not a Tank. This hero does not need much explaining as Bastion’s abilities are very straightforward, unlike other heroes in the Overwatch 2 roster.
