Over the summer I went to visit one of my friends in China who, like me, is in bronze. Or rather he WAS in bronze. When he showed me his account I saw that he had a Rien golden hammer. Then when he showed me his account SR I saw that he was 2800 +. He then told me that he had just used the LFG tool and played only goats ( and occasionally pirate ship on J Town ).
( For those who don’t know, GOATS is a strategy using either triple tank triple support with Brigitte Moira and Lucio or quad tank with Moira and Lucio. This style speed boosts onto that point and brawls, using Moira’s strong aoe healing for sustain. Without high DPS Heroes GOATS is nearly unstoppable )
In higher ranks, the GOATS composition is countered with ranged splash damage heroes and tank/shield busters such as Reaper, Pharah, and Junkrat or a well-placed bio nade from ANA
it can also be stopped to some extent by good cc abilities such as mie’s endothermic blaster, doomfist (with skill required) abilities and hammond (wreking ball) pilodriver
However, in lower ranks teams lack both mechanical skill and coordination to stop GOATS.
GOATS 101
GOATS is arguably the least mechanically demanding top-level strategy in Overwatch. It doesn’t require much coordination either.
Here are some simple directions
- Protect the supports at all costs
Moira and Lucio are essential to the success of the GOATS comp. NO other support in the game has better aoe hps than Moira. Tanks have a lot of hp but massive hitboxes, causing them to take loads of damage. Moira is the only healer who can keep four tanks alive. If Moira gets picked your push is over. Lucio’s speed boost allows GOATS to move at a frightening speed. Without it, however, GOATS moves like a slug. This slow movement will cause you to take more damage during your advance towards the objective, often causing your Rien’s shield to break.
- Stick with your Rien
Never leave the unit or you will get picked and the strategy will fail. Follow your Rien to the point. Once on the point run at the enemy team and beat the living [profanity] out of them. During the brawl try to move more or less like a unit, this will allow all of you to benifit fully from Moira’s aoe Heal.
- (for Rien players)
Put tape over the charge button. No really do it. Charge is the worst ability in the game. It should be renamed overextend and die. Try to go straight onto the point if possible (don’t hesitate to fight them if they the enemy team tries to block you though). Once in a fight just walk towards the enemy team with shield and once you get close enough, start W-M1 ing. Don’t forget to charge ult with fire strike.
- (for Zarya Players)
Prioritize Rien with bubble because is a front liner and will get you a lot of charge when the brawl starts. Bubble Moira when she is getting pressured because she is the most important. try to communicate when you will use your grav
- (for Hog players)
Keep doing damage. Hog is the “dps” of GOATS even though he is an off tank. Use your hook on the enemy Tanks if you can’t find the squishy supports. If Zarya uses Grav, use whole hog into it for an easy wipe.
- (for DVA players)
Use D Matrix to block fire strikes to deny ult charge for the enemy Rien. Use D Matrix to protect your Moira when someone is on her. Hunt down low hp targets during the brawl and finish them
- (for brig players)
Be behind your Rien on the advance. W-M1 during the brawl. Use the 150 damage combo ( Shield Bash left click shift ) on low hp targets and on Tracer for a free kill. When your Rien has shatter and the enemy team has a Rien, shield bash the enemy Rien so yours can shatter his team. If your Rien suffers from super slow reaction time, you can use shift to knock the enemy Rien away from their team. As Brig it is also your responsibility to deal with enemy flankers
- (for Lucio players)
Lucio doesn’t have to do much other than speed boost onto the point with the team. You should try to keep using speed boost instead of heals if you can throughout the fight. Use boop to push away flankers.
- (for Moira players AKA the VIPS)
Stay Alive. Use orb for self-sustain and heals. Stay in the back line where you are safe from the chaos in the brawl. Use ad ad crouch spam to be harder to hit (you don’t need to aim just spray the heal all over your teammates). If possible use mic to tell your team when you need help. Use the right click if no one needs healing. Don’t be conservative with your healing resource because your team will need all the healing they can get to survive. Use your ult often. You will find you have it more or less every fight because of the healing numbers you can put out.
- Use voice lines for intimidation factor
Geography
In the lower tiers GOATS can work on any map but is especially good on:
- every 2 cp map (assault)
control
- nepal village
- nepal shrine
- oasis university
- li jiang tower control center
hybrid
- any first point
- king’s row (OMG OPAF)
escort 
- Rialto
On these maps, GOATS is frequently used in Contenders and Overwatch League
(the highest level of Overwatch play)
good luck getting out of elo h*ll friends
see you in plat
PS. To all those grandmasters that are all like " look at this bronze Nub trying to explain to his other bronze buddies how to escape bronze cuz they ain’t gud enough. This kid probably a total nerd in school and won’t even make it to silver omegalul. He probably watches OWL cuz he ain’t gud enough play lel. I bet he haz like no friendz.
first of all, how did you know?! whaaaaa!!! are you stalking me?! except for the last part… I has friends 
second, I will bet you a million dollars that you have been run over by some variation of GOATS
third, do you have nothing better to do like throwing games or yelling toxic stuff into the mic
( I know this is not all Grandmasters and only a small amount. I am only speaking to the ones that say that your ideas doesn’t matter if you are lower than diamond )
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