What points of king's row is soldier decent at?

Competitive Discussion
1

I feel like on point B defense you either get to shoot into shield or flank (super risky as soldier and not really valid if the enemy get passable and don’t let you behind for free as much:\

also I feel like during the last corridor if I don’t flank and try to play with the team, the enemy can flank either left or right side and engage me by surprise at an optimal range for a sniper.

how would you play defense on points A and B as soldier?

2

If you are playing in a higher rank. None.

In lower ranks. Any point, as long as you stay on high ground.

3

Soldier is a garbage hero. Don’t play him.

4

None of them. Soldier is total garbage because of widow and hanzo.

5

None, he got nerfed again with the latest patch to revert armor changes.

6

yeah I followed this thread’s advice and seem to be climbing a bit again. and more importantly I don’t feel like there are games where I was powerless as mccree. But I still love playing soldier… he’s the only long range tracking char in the game except for hammond.

it’s fun to track with wrist at long range. tracking with my arm close range with tracer is boring and easy because the target is too big on the screen. soldier is the one that takes finesse but he isn’t rewarded for it at all…

guess it’s back to mccree and hanzo for me though

7

I just play him as I would play McCree because I am convinced he is way better than McCree. The stats back it up and it is way easier to carry with Soldier simply because he is not as reliant on his team. I will take sustain, mobility, and better range any day of the week. He fits more compositions as well. Albeit, dive messes him up and forces me to go back to McCree.

8

This is kinda true, but it doesent mean soldier is better than mccree. Mccree is better most cases, making mccree better.

9

He isn’t. Poo poo hero. Play Hanzo instead.

10

1st point defense hes decent with highground

11

Stay on high ground, out of LOS of snipers.(makes you practically useless if your team does not have a fast response for her / you mostly hiding and not controlling objective space or cant stay of los of objective)
When enemy mercy(hard counter) ults you ult.
Main focus on heroes with high mobility(like mercy, ball, sombra etc…)
So good vs dive setups, but kind of bad against all others (in lower ranks you usually have mix setups, so often still useful if enemy runs at least a couple of dive heroes or a good mercy)

Dont play him when your team needs:

  • more damage(shield bursting/paired with another low damage dps hero like mei or sombra)
  • a counter against a good doom/reaper who keeps destroying your team (cc)
  • more point pressure(heroes that can survive/be active when being on objective => brawl/mobility heroes)
  • you/your team is not contesting both enemy dps players and healers during group fights(an enemy can heal/shoot freely without getting any pressure on him/her).
12

Soldier is the easiest hero to play against and the hardest to play with.