Actually, i use Bastion if i just want a straight up shield counter without having to fuss about with Sombra.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiPHb-Slkb8
You don’t go for kills, all you do is keep breaking the shields, forcing the tanks to retreat and giving your team room to push forward.
You’re not really in that much danger or need to be babysat by the entire team since you’ll be far in the back just popping shields as the come up. Without their shields, the shield tanks are slow, easy targets. Especially Orisa who’s got a critbox that’s impossible to miss.
Or if there’s a choke, tell your team to shoot the shield.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6XY4ujsdCg
We actually have the opposite problem. Last year when Double Shield was “meta”, we actually had among the most diverse tank roster.
h.t.t.p.s://i.imgur.com/ugilR01.jpg
(Taken near the end of last year before the shield nerfs)
Rein and Orisa, two shield tanks were the most powerful, but they weren’t used together. Instead they were used as the solo shield tanks and the offtanks were being paired with them. Hence, you didn’t have mirror matches despite the “meta” being double shield.
If you want to see what a meta lock is like, you only have to look at what’s happening now.
h.t.t.p.s://i.imgur.com/d2Y36OX.jpg
(Taken about a week ago)
Reinhardt and Zarya have the entire playerbase from bronze to gm locked into just two tanks.
If you’re going to say something like “But Orisa’s used in high ranks!”
h.t.t.p.s://i.imgur.com/WVqU6Od.jpg
h.t.t.p.s://i.imgur.com/GMpwmW9.jpg
h.t.t.p.s://i.imgur.com/u9ui1Pc.jpg
She’s the tank with the lowest win rate. You pick Orisa, you lose.
Orisa and Reinhardt are only used together now that their shields are weak. The more you nerf shields, the more shield tanks are going to get picked.
If you want more variations, you have to allow the anchor tanks to be strong enough to shield the team by themselves so the other tank doesn’t have to go shield tank as well.