Overwatch 2 Stadium: Best D.Va build

If you’ve been struggling to win with D.Va in Overwatch 2 Stadium, don’t beat yourself up. Her kit lacks survivability and damage compared to other tanks in this mode. A carefully crafted build, however, can help her stand strong, and we’re here to help you put it together.

Here’s how to get the best D.Va build for Overwatch 2 Stadium, including the best powers and items.

Best D.Va build in Overwatch 2 Stadium

The main problem with D.Va in Overwatch 2 Stadium is her vulnerability against beam—heavy team compositions (say, a Zarya-Moira-Mei combo). She’s the weakest tank in this mode, especially after Blizzard nerfed her strongest items. That said, she can be a formidable hero once you reach the end game and can afford the best items.

To tackle enemies in the early game and beyond, you need to focus more on buffing D.Va’s survivability and existing firepower while utilizing her excellent mobility.

Powers

While other heroes can have “best” builds, for D.Va, you need to choose powers according to the situation, or you may find it hard to win.

Our Powers build for D.Va focuses on buffing her Defense Matrix and damage potential.

Power	Description
Ultrawide Matrix	Increase the size of Defense Matrix by 50% and its duration by 20%.
Legendary Loadout	Micro Missiles are replaced with 6 Heavy Rockets, which deal 350% more explosive damage and have 100% increased radius.
Focused Fusion	Fusion Cannon’s spread is reduced by 66% and damage falloff range is 20m farther.
Facetanking	Defense Matrix heals you for 30% of the damage it blocks.

If you’re tackling a beam-heavy enemy team, however, we recommend trying the following build instead: Legendary Loadout, Countermeasures, Facetanking, and Express Detonation—in that order.

This set of powers gives you a major buff on your missiles, which, coupled with your mobility and team support, are your only means against beam heroes. You can also pick powers that buff her damage in close range—like Meka Punch and Ignition Blast—and go heavy on the enemy backline. 

Also, try to have your supports play for the team instead of going for damage-heavy builds, or you’ll struggle to survive in the battlefield.

Items

While having the best set of powers for your hero is crucial, items give you a chance to adapt between rounds, letting you expand into your strengths or directly counter your enemies. 

Make sure you purchase items based on what you’re lacking. For example, if you go for a damage-heavy Power build, you can compensate for your reduced survivability with items, and vice versa.

Here’s what we think are the best D.Va items in Overwatch 2 Stadium.

Item	Description
Eye of the Spider	25 percent Weapon Power Deal 10 percent increased damage to enemies below 30 percent Life
El-Sa’ka Suppressor	+10 percent Weapon Power Critical Hits apply 30 percent Healing Reduction to the target for two seconds.
Busan Blaster	+20 Ability Power [Light Gun] gains a secondary fire, which charges up to fire a explosive piercing shot that deals 80 damage.
Macro Missile	[Micro Missiles] deal 25 percent increased damage and have significantly increased knockback.
Solo Spec	While Defense Matrix is active, gain Shields equal to 10 percent of the damage mitigated, up to 100. Resets when your Mech is destroyed.
Rüstung Von Wilhelm	+15 percent health, armor, and shields. While below 30 percent Life, gain 10 percent damage reduction.

You’d likely have to deal with a tight economy for most of a Stadium game, so you may not be able to afford all of the best items. In the early game, I recommend focusing on common items only as it’ll let you build the economy to get epic items later on.