I know Orisa is seen as one of the better tanks rn and I personally feel she’s more fun. But Sigma feels seriously underrated. Sigma has better dmg than Orisa. Sigma can one shot combo squshies with rock+primary. Orisa can burst someone really fast with javelin but they have to be pinned against a wall. Sigma primary overall can just deal more dmg and at pretty good range. Orisa can spam dmg too but it’s starts to fall off after like 15m.
In terms of survivability both are great but I might give the slight edge to Sigma. Orisa fortify is great for the cc immunity and no headshots. So is javelin spin at eating projectiles. But good management of his barrier and grasp makes him feel almost impossible to die. Overall I think Orisa is easier to pick up and that’s why people think she’s better. But mastering Sigma makes him better in almost every way.
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Correct. Sigma is better. Orisa is good until Zarya comes out and completley destroys her.
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having played a lot recently in the past few days, i definitely feel like i can swing way more fights decisively as sigma
don’t get me wrong, orisa lives forever but sigma can rock and delete anyone who steps out of line, and if you consistently land rock, you have an answer to over aggressive flankers
but the real difference is where each plays into other tanks
sig gets run down by all the aggressive rush tanks where orisa has more options against them to curb aggression
but zarya kinda dumps on both of them rn regardless, but i would say that’s more of a zarya issue
id say if you’re looking to win more in the long term, sigma has more answers to dps and big support cooldowns, and possibly one of the best ultimates in the game rn, but orisa’s macro game is stronger and lives longer
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Sigma didn’t get anything really flashy and went under the radar to a lot of people, but I think he flourishes in 5v5. He is a jack of all trades tank, I don’t think I’d mind him in most team compositions.
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Sigma is pretty good, and also deals with Orisa decently.
Here’s the current tank meta from a low diamond perspective:
Meta: Zarya, Sigma, D.va, Winston
Viable: Orisa, Junker Queen, Hog (only with Kiriko to cleanse), Wrecking Ball
Trash: Reinhardt (needs more armor or faster movement with shield to close distance), Doomfist (needs damage buff)
Sigma is the strongest tank in most cases against Orisa but people are tired of playing him from OW1
Orisa mops him in close quarters though
I played a lot of sigma in ow1. Now i haven’t played a single sigma in 40+ tank games i’ve played. Guess not as exciting as other heroes for me atm.
Orisa is actually super solid. you prolly haven’t realised the full potential of her skill rotations yet.
My fav tank is Junker queen. But i can’t play her at most times and most maps (if ofc with a focus to win).
Orisa seems OP until Zarya comes out and lights her up.
She’s a gold/plat trap. Overrated and very easily countered.
A decent Zarya will mop the floor with her every single time.
Orisa is just a pubstomper. She’s not that great in my opinion. Sigma is pretty beast.
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Sigma is great in 5v5, even if he’s not meta. I use him to get my flex wins since he’s the most reliable rank IMHO.
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Mostly because Sigma needs a bodyguard to peel close range stuff off of him.
At lower ELOs, a Reaper can just walk straight at him and Sigma dies.
Sigma always escapes the greater community’s notice for some reason. People forget that he was the second best tank in beta 2, and JOATS is ostensibly a comp that he should struggle against…
I still suspect Sigma/Bap/Kiriko will be a serious contender for most miserable team comp to play against.
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Sigma is garb right now. His shield gets melted instantly. His black hole doesn’t last long enough for anything. And he has mediocre damage and health. Orisa is OP. He might be meta in bronze though ?
Sigma is very well rounded as a unit and certainly one of the few tanks you can’t really go wrong with in just about any comp or map type.
Fist + Shield + Overhealth + BlueHp lets him rotate a bunch of effects on cooldown to stay alive. Balance it with some peak and cover with supports healing you and you survive a very long time. Do some careful ebb and flow with staying out of melee range of certain units to avoid excess damage and you live a stupid amount of time.
He has a burst kill on rock. A CC move to cancel abilities in rock against tanks. A match making ult. Sigma is anything except bad right now.
The only difficulty Sigma has is that sometimes you do need to specialize depending upon what is a bigger threat. Going Winston to harass a widowmaker for example. The thing that makes Sigma seem hard is if the pilot is bad at landing direct fire shots. You’ll do enough damage usually off the AoE on his primary frie alone, but securing kills usually means landing those direct hits.