Aggressive squads who feel comfortable without Gibraltar’s bubble shield can even work Caustic into this setup. Wraith’s portal provides a more deliberate, less aggressive alternative to Octane’s jump pad. While Seer is no longer the powerhouse he was when the character was released, he’s still deadly in the hands of a decent player, and his scanning abilities make it easy for him to replace Bloodhound.

This combination can also be played with variations on the same idea. Bloodhound offers scanning, Octane provides fast movement and rotations, and Gibraltar is the team’s defensive core. This is an effective and well-balanced team composition that’s proven itself time and again.

Lastly, Gibraltar’s bubble combines perfectly with Valk’s ultimate, allowing teams to drop a bubble in the middle of an open field if they need to and safely leave an entire area of the map for a superior position. Once in the air, Valkyrie continues to gain information on the position of other squads, allowing the team to land in a safe place. If an entrenched defensive position has become compromised, or if the squad is being kept from getting into the ring or through a narrow choke point on the map, a quick Valkyrie ult solves a problem that will often end the game for other squads. It works as a get-out-of-jail-free card in a variety of different scenarios. But the strongest part of her kit for this composition is her ult. As a recon character, she also can scan beacons, revealing the next ring, which is incredibly valuable.

In a fight, her missiles can harass players behind cover, and her VTOL jets allow her to take advantage of angles that most other legends can’t reach. Valkyrie is the scout of this composition, used to gather information and make quick rotations. Finally, Gibraltar’s versatile ultimate can be used to defend from enemy pushes, as a finisher on weakened opponents, or as a zoning tool. Caustic’s gas also combines well with Gibraltar’s bubble shield, creating a bulwark against attacks from more aggressive teams, like compositions that use Revenant and Octane. It doubles as a repositioning tool when thrown and can instantaneously fix disastrous pushes or retreats. Gibraltar’s tactical, his bubble shield, provides a full reset for a squad under pressure, allowing his team to fully heal or get a revive off. He can poke for free with his passive, the gun shield, reducing the need for healing items and making it easier to level his Evo Shield. To start, Gibraltar remains the best defensive character in the game, making him almost a mandatory pick if players want an easier time in ranked lobbies.

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