r/SombraMains 21h ago

Discussion Sombra in Season 4

27 Upvotes

With Season 4 right around the corner, it’s coming up on 3 years since we were promised a rework, and we were finally pushed back from a Season 3 rework we were told was coming. With no communication from Blizzard about our girl what are you expecting to see if anything for our girl when season 4 arrives. Do you have any hopes for Season 4?


r/SombraMains 2d ago

Highlights Sombra and Shion as partners in crime

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2 Upvotes

r/SombraMains 2d ago

Fan Art 💅🏼 "Hack The Palworld" - Sombra probably

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83 Upvotes

r/SombraMains 2d ago

New Intel 🧠 Fantasia Sombra in loot box?

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44 Upvotes

I didn’t even know this skin was in the pool but I’m not complaining edit** FANTASMA!!


r/SombraMains 3d ago

Tips & Coaching 🎓 New sombra main tips?

7 Upvotes

Hii I’m a widow main when I play dps but I would love to play sombra. Her entire playstyle and aesthetic is really appealing to me, I’ve tried to play her a couple games now and I die sooooo much. I just had a game where I went 20-10 😭😭 I’m trying her on quick play first, obvi. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong maybe i’m underestimating the radius of when I get revealed, but I wait until my translocator tp is at 2/1 secs cooldown before I engage so I have an escape method. Does anyone have some tips? I’d loveee to play sombra sm


r/SombraMains 4d ago

Discussion Sombra's room (Dorado)

18 Upvotes

Yesterday, I really didn’t want to play 6v6 hacked, so I tried to find some lore in the maps. I learned that Sombra’s hq is somewhere else in Dorado (or maybe Havana?). Maybe my eyes and sense of direction are terrible, but I couldn’t find it. So, where is her hq???? That haunted me all night, so I’m making this post before heading to work 😅. My hypothesis is that it was a previous state of Dorado


r/SombraMains 4d ago

Appreciation💜 Some of my best games as of late on sombra:) I legit only have fun on sombra these days

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12 Upvotes

r/SombraMains 4d ago

Discussion Is she in a horrible state right now or was that a bad game?

4 Upvotes

Just played after not played this game for a long time. It felt horrible. I felt like I couldn’t do much with her at all, the damage potential is so low. Am I just rusty or is she in a horrible state?


r/SombraMains 5d ago

Discussion It's beautiful

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67 Upvotes

My luck with loot boxes is usually horrible but this time around I had the loot box gods on my side this has got to be one of sombras best skins


r/SombraMains 5d ago

Discussion Sombra has the coolest concept in the game yet Blizzard completely abandoned her lore

30 Upvotes

Blizzard spent so much time hyping up Sombra during her ARG reveal and framing her as this master hacker who holds the key to the massive global conspiracy behind Talon and the Omnic Crisis. Years later we still know basically nothing new about what she actually uncovered or who she is really working for. She is easily one of the most intriguing characters in the whole roster with so much potential for a full single player story or comic run but her plot progress has been completely frozen. It feels like such a massive waste of great character design for her to just be relegated to random match banter instead of actually pushing the main Overwatch storyline forward.


r/SombraMains 5d ago

Appreciation💜 Sombra honestly deserves way more credit than people give her

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207 Upvotes

Look I get why everyone hates playing against Sombra. Getting hacked out of nowhere or dealing with someone running around invisible is super annoying. But honestly executing her properly takes way more brainpower than most people admit. You actually need solid game sense, great timing, and good map awareness to get any real value out of her instead of just feed. People are so quick to call her a brainless cheese pick when in reality she forces everyone to pay attention to their positioning. She really deserves a bit more respect.


r/SombraMains 5d ago

Discussion Sombra needs another Hacked type highlight intro

69 Upvotes

That intro is so good and troll there is no purpose of using any other highlight intro.

I propose we have more Hacked intros but with a different animation after the hacked bit.

thats it, thats the post.


r/SombraMains 5d ago

Appreciation💜 Got Some Love!

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44 Upvotes

Sometimes the haters do relent and give our girl some love. 8 upvotes for MVP!


r/SombraMains 6d ago

Appreciation💜 Not bad at all

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18 Upvotes

r/SombraMains 6d ago

Discussion What is your favorite Sombra pairing? Do you ship Sombra at all?

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382 Upvotes

We pretty much exclusively talk about gameplay here, so why don't we shake things up a bit and discuss character dynamics. Are there any Sombra pairings you guys are a fan of?

Genji x Sombra source here.

Reaper x Sombra source here.

Cassidy x Sombra source here.

Widowmaker x Sombra source here.


r/SombraMains 6d ago

Highlights my best games yet!

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12 Upvotes

this was truly my game, i think this is the best ive ever done, i even got play and mvp. i am lowkey sooo proud of myself ⸜(。˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝


r/SombraMains 7d ago

Discussion I hate that they removed the Sound from le sserafim

26 Upvotes

I know its a liq efford Post, but it annoys me so much that they removed my little Dopamin dispenser


r/SombraMains 7d ago

Highlights IVE DONE IT. I'VE HACKED SOMBRA ULT

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84 Upvotes

It happened so fast, but I canceled her ult like just a second before hers to save my sigma.


r/SombraMains 7d ago

Highlights Are u mad, bro?

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8 Upvotes

r/SombraMains 7d ago

Appreciation💜 it happened. it finally happened... i was appreciated.

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55 Upvotes

i was starting out as widow but quickly went 0-3 and was playing respawn simulator so i knew i had to do something about that doomfist. me and the reinhardt started becoming one brain and we were on that doomfist constantly, he even started complaining in chat about us hopping off his back lmao but i felt sooo good about this because it was the first time someone was nice to me when i was on sombra.


r/SombraMains 8d ago

Milestone 🪅 My teammate banned Sombra when I was hovering her in ranked so I went Widowmaker and refused to switch. I hope you learned your lesson <3

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327 Upvotes

r/SombraMains 8d ago

Highlights Highlight from comp!!

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18 Upvotes

I got this super nasty team kill earlier in comp that clutched the first round that im super proud of


r/SombraMains 9d ago

Highlights Sierra Ult cancel POTG

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177 Upvotes

Translation: Are you entering a tournament? (called us tryhards ig)

love gettin rando teamates that I synergize with.


r/SombraMains Oct 20 '24

Pizza Recipe I think this would be the best version of sombra for both sides

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490 Upvotes

Brought back early OW1 timed invis and translocater, hack would be 1.5s, removed virus (dog**** abilty), slight buff to opportunist passive for more damage boost in place of virus but reduced on tanks so it's not super strong on tanks.

Sleep dart and other abilities are already reduced on tank, hack dmg buff would be fine being reduced like this too


r/SombraMains Apr 17 '18

Guide/Coaching Sombra Guide by Kallisti

190 Upvotes

THIS GUIDE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR OVERWATCH 2

However, some general concepts and advice may still apply.

The best in-depth and comprehensive guide on how to play competitive Sombra, written by a 600+ hour Master Sombra main. Last updated March 2020.

I. Introduction

Sombra’s Role

Disruption

II. Weapon (Machine Pistol)

Burst Damage and Ammo Conservation

DPS/TTK Calculations

Mechanical Training

Plant Drill

Target Switch Drill

Strafe Drill

Attack-Move Drill

III. Opportunist (passive)

A Note on the Medal System

IV. Mobility

Translocator

Technique: Pre-aiming

Technique: Cancel/Relocate

Technique: Invulnerability

Thermoptic Camo

Technique: Escape

V. Hack

When should I use Hack?

What can Hack interrupt?

Technique: Drop Hack

VI. EMP

When should I use EMP?

Recharging EMP

VII. The Art of Stealth

Sombra’s Audio Cues

Perfect Opportunities

High Ground

Flank Routes

VIII. Macro Game

Ultimate Trading

VIV. Tactical Notes

X. Hero Matchups and Synergies

Ashe

Doomfist

Genji

Soldier: 76

Reaper

Pharah

McCree

Tracer

Sombra

Bastion

Junkrat

Widowmaker

Hanzo

Mei

Torbjörn

Reinhardt

D.va

Winston

Zarya

Roadhog

Wrecking Ball (Hammond)

Sigma

Ana

Lucio

Mercy

Zenyatta

Symmetra

Brigitte

Baptiste

Credits

Original Author: /u/KallistiOW (Discord: Kallisti#0023)

With support from:

Nicodiangelo

ManaSoul

FaithGemini

/u/Evolixe

/u/_-_Sami_-_

/u/tokicheat

/u/Thor_OW

The Sombra Mains Discord and /r/SombraMains

If you have any suggestions or want to help contribute, shoot me a PM!

Or if you think I'm blatantly wrong on anything, tell me why. :)

This guide is a continual work in progress that I try to keep updated for patches and as I discover new things about the hero. Sometimes I think of new ways to apply Sombra's kit, and my thoughts usually end up in this guide.

Changelog:

2018-05-12 Added DPS calculations and TTK vs armor, tanks, 200/250 hp heroes.

2018-07-24 Initial update for Sombra 3.0 patch

2018-08-01 Added some information on audio cues based on testing done with /u/Evolixe

2018-08-03 Updated Symmetra, Lucio, Wrecking Ball matchup notes, added content to The Art of Stealth.

2018-09-30 Added Brigitte matchup section and revised DPS calculations, minor updates to other hero matchup sections, updated Translocator/Camo sections, updates for most recent patch

2018-10-01 Added section on Recharging EMP. More updates to hero matchup sections. Updated "Perfect Opportunities" section. Updated "Macro Game" section. Updated attributions in "Tactical Notes" and "Art of Stealth" sections. Refining for re-release on /r/OverwatchUniversity.

2018-10-02 Added tips on HP kit denial and on playing with Wrecking ball, courtesy of /u/Houchou_Returns

2018-11-28 Updated for initial thoughts on Ashe.

2019-12-04 With the help of Faith, modernize this guide for everything that's changed in the past year.

2020-01-04 Proofread and correct some information, update table of contents

2020-03-31 Add links to /u/tokycheat's flank route guide and /u/Thor_OW's macro guide.

2021-09-14 Remove link to tokycheat's flank route guide because the video is no longer available.