Disclaimer: I apologize if there is already a guide. I was unable to find a recent guide and seeing as a lot of Hero abilities have changed I thought I’d write one. (Quick note: Use CTRL+F to search and my categories are as follows 1. Monster Priority > 2. Boss Spawn Order > 3. Tire Times > 4. Preferred Comp > 5. Hero Tips > 6. Boss Guide)
Hello everyone, first let me introduce myself. I am Jellowarrior! I’m fairly new to Overwatch but I have played WoW since about mid vanilla.
I am no means an expert when it comes to Junkenstein’s Revenge but having beat it on Legendary and watching many people not able to complete it I thought I’d write a quick guide. (Sorry in advance as I’ve never written a guide before please don’t be to harsh.
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Monster Priority: With no bosses.
Shock tire > Zombardiers ( Unless Zomnics are near door then kill those ) > Zomnics. I can’t stress enough the Zombardiers. I have been in groups that don’t kill those fast and believe me 60 damage and a 2 meter splash might not seem like much but if you have multiples you are doomed to fail -
Boss Spawn Order: Okay so I know everyone most likely knows this by now but for those who don’t the bosses come in set waves. Which I will now outline. Reaper > Junkeinsteins monster > The Summoner > Dr Junkenstein > Reaper > Reaper Witch ( it is important to note the Witch revives Junkenstein’s Monster, Dr. Junkenstein, The Summoner.
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Tire Timers. Okay so I did pull the tire timers off Reddit from a user named MisirterE. Thank you so much I’m sorry I did not contact you for permission please don’t kill me. 6:50: Shock Tire, 6:35: Shock Tire, 4:54: Shock Tire, 4:38: Shock Tire, 4:24: Shock Tire, 3:23: Shock Tire, 2:33: Shock Tire, 0:48: Shock Tire x2, 0:25: Shock Tire
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Preferred Comp: The comp I would personally choose would be (Mccree, Ana, Torb, Zen) but other comps will work just fine.
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Hero Tips: So I will now outline tips for a few different heroes
Ana: Ana will play a vital role if you have her her abilities bring so much to the table for this event it’s not even funny. Nade ( first off the Nade is very useful for helping heal your allies but more-so to prevent Junkensteins monster from using his self heal) Sleep Dart ( the sleep dart is also very valuable for many situations: stopping self heal, stopping whole hog, lining up ultimates, de-ranking the summoners weapon and general crowd control during The Witch phase) and finally NANO. Everyone loves a good Nano Boost am I right? I personally love to combine my Nano with other ultimates during the boss phases examples may include Mccree,Soldier,Torb or even in certain circumstances Zen.
Zen: Zen is by far my favorite hero for this event and in my opinion his value comes from his primary fire more than his orbs believe it or not. What you will want to do as zen for bosses is discord the primary boss, harmony your team and blast the Zombardiers and Zomnics. ( remember when I stressed the importance of Zombardiers!!?) they are in fact that important a zen. With the right orbs and damaging the adds you can make the group succeed.
Brig: Brig is one of my hate to love heroes. She does bring utility to the event with her Rally and Shield Bash. Shield Bash can be used to shield allies from Whole Hog, interrupt self heal, and Death Blossom. What I personally do before boss fights is tell my team to group up and then I will rally before the boss spawns to make sure everyone has max armor. -
Boss Guides:
The Reaper: The Reaper can be a scary boss especially if you are caught in a Death Blossom, but don’t think his primary fire can be tanked easily he is one tough cookie on Legendary. If you are running my preferred comp he is easily dispatched with a sleep dart followed by a Nano+High Noon combo. Otherwise kite the boss have discord up and make sure everyone stays alive. Interrupt his Death Blossom and you will survive just fine.
Junkensteins Monster: I personally find this boss to be the easiest in the entire event. He of course uses the three road hog abilites (Hook, Take a Breather, and Whole Hog) I’m sure everyone is aware but for those new Take a Breather is a very powerful self heal and you will see him using it by reaching up towards his face. Very easy to counter with Ana Nade, Sleep Dart, Brig Shield Bash, Mccree Flash Bang. Stay out of range and kite if you need to his attacks don’t have a very long range. To dispatch fast combine ultimates such as Nano +High Noon
The Summoner: This boss for me is by far the most annoying. The Wall is bothersome. She of course has Syms main abilities primary fire beam that levels up and a wall she will cast close to the start of the fight.
My strategy for The Summoner is to have someone who can survive positioned near the wall to blast down the adds ( those Zombardiers!!!) If you have a zen discord her and have the zen focus the adds. Again you can combine ultimate abilities and cheese her! (Bonus Note: Like Sym her weapon will level up overtime. You can easily counter this by using the same take a breather strategy and crown control her via Flashbang,Sleep Dart, Shield Bash.)
Dr. Junkenstein: The Dr is mad! Mad I say! He will spawn on the top right ledge and will launch many, many grenades at your party. Zen should discord, Ana can even snipe him since his mobility is slightly lower than the other bosses he is a very easy target. If you have a Torb now is a great time to put that new Molten Core to work. Spray lava all over his platform. Otherwise Combine Nano with the appropriate ultimate and you shall survive the Dr. wrath.
The Witch: So this is where crap really hits the fan! (Hopefully you have Mccree and Ana) Okay so this boss is a total mess of a fight. The Witch Revives everyone with the exception of Reaper. It is important to have a designated add killer just so they don’t pile up. My strategy for this is to Discord The Summoner, have Mccree use High Noon then immediately Nano the Mccree.
Save the Hog for last, the priority I use is Witch>The Summoner> Junkenstein>Junkensteins Monster(Hog).
I really hope this guide helped, any questions or concerns please feel free to message me. And please add your comments below. I know I don’t have tips for every hero but that’s because I’m normally forced to heal LOL. If there are any errors in the guide I will try to correct as fast as possible. Thank you so much for your time! And good luck with the Halloween event hopefully you get lots of treats and very little tricks.