This ´Long-Range´ Zarya Stadium build is a beam machine 💥
Zarya is already a powerhouse, but in Overwatch 2’s Stadium mode, she becomes an actual energy weapon of mass destruction. If you thought she was scary before, wait until you give her a 20% range boost and 150 max energy while bubbling two teammates at once. Yeah… this build beams so hard it feels illegal 😳.
Whether you’re front-lining or sitting back beaming enemies into dust, this Stadium Zarya build lets you stay charged up, protect your team, and melt everyone in sight—all while barely taking damage yourself. She’s not just tanky. She’s unstoppable 💪.
🧱 Core Build
This Zarya build is all about beam range, charge retention, and double bubbles. Get these by round 4, and you’re online. Early damage, midgame scaling, and late-game obliteration.
🔥 Powers
Why pick it:
- +50% bubble size for Zarya.
- Increasing Particle Barrier health by 25% of Bonus Max Life.
- Way tankier = more charge.
Why pick it:
- Projected Barrier also applies to 1 additional ally within 10m, but has 20% reduced duration
Why pick it:
- Maximum Energy increased to 150.
- Energy always decays above 100 Energy at a 150% faster rate.
Why pick it:
- Projected Barrier pulls you to the targeted ally and heals you for 20% of Max Life over 3s.
- This is great if you have teammates who need your help!
🟢 Green Items
Why pick it:
💥 +5% Weapon Power. Cheap and solid.
Why pick it:
💥 +10% Life Steal.
Why pick it:
💥 +5% Attack Speed.
🔵 Blue Items
Why pick it:
- 🔋 Energy never drops below 20%.
- 💥 5% Weapon Power.
- You will always be doing damage, even if they’re ignoring you.
Why pick it:
- 💥15% Weapon Power
Why pick it:
- 10% Ability Power
- 20% Projected Barrier range
🟣 Purple Items
Why pick it:
- 10% Weapon Power
- Particle Cannon´s primary fire range increased by 20%
Why pick it:
- 💙 25 health
- 💙 15% ability power
- 💙 40% barrier duration
Your barriers become long-lasting hugs of protection. Combine with Fission Field to save your whole team.
Why pick it:
- Deal 10% Increased damage to enemies below 30% Life.
- 25% Weapon Power
- 🔫 Faster target acquisition, helps beam squishies quicker. Feels great when paired with Bigger Beam.
Why pick it:
- Critical Hits reveal the target for 3s.
- 10% Critical Damage
- 20% Weapon Power
Why pick it:
- Casting Projected Barrier on an ally refunds 20% of Barrier cooldown!
- 15% Ability Power
- 25 Health
🕹️ How to Play It
Zarya in Stadium is all about staying charged, protecting your team, and lasering people from a football field away.
✨ Your playstyle shifts based on your team:
- Got a dive comp? Hang back, double bubble your Genji/Reaper, and beam from afar 🐉
- No one diving? Just bubble yourself, walk forward, and farm charge like a boss 🚶♀️
📌 Quick tips:
- Double bubble = double charge. Aim to cover grouped allies with Physian Field.
- Use Bigger Beam to poke at range. Yes, you still do full damage from downtown.
- Don’t waste bubbles—each one is a free 20-30 energy when timed right.
- Stay at 100-150 energy, and you’ll be the most dangerous thing on the map.
- Use grav when they group, beam half their team, and right-click cleanup 🧼
Enemies will feel like they can’t touch you. Because they kinda can’t.
💡 Round-by-round cheat sheet
Round | Category | What to pick | Why |
---|---|---|---|
1️⃣ | 💥 Power | Lifelift | +50% self-bubble size. Way tankier, more charge. |
🟢 Weapon | Compensator | +5% Weapon Power | |
🟢 Weapon | Plasma Converter | +10% Weapon Lifesteal | |
🟢 Weapon | Weapon Grease | +5% Attack Speed | |
2️⃣ | 🟣 Weapon | Bigger Beam (Sell Plasma Converter in exchange!) | +10% weapon power, +20% beam range. MELT MODE. |
🔵 Weapon | Hybrid Battery | Locks 20% min energy. | |
🔵 Weapon | Talon Module | Boosts DPS | |
2️⃣, 3️⃣ & Beyond | 🟣 Weapon | Eye of the Spider | Increased damage to enemies below 30% Life. +25% Weapon Power |
🟣 Weapon | The Closer | Critical Hits reveal the target for 3s. +10% Critical Damage +20% Weapon Power | |
3️⃣ | 💥 Power | Fission Field | Double bubble, 2 teammates protected. Goated. |
🟣 Ability | Superconductor | Longer bubble duration, +health, +ability power. Yes. | |
🔵 Ability | Beyond Barrier (Alternative or extra) | More ability power and more range on projected barrier. | |
🟣 Ability | Lynx´s Datadrive (Alternative or extra) | More health and ability power, casting barrier refunds 20% of Barrier Cooldown. | |
4️⃣ | 🟣 Weapon | Codebreaker | More weapon power and ignore 50% of armor damage reduction! |
5️⃣ | 💥 Power | No Limits | Max energy becomes 150. Full charge = full carry. |
💥 Power | Barrier Benefits (Alternative) | When Barrier expires grant Overhealth equal to 50% of remaining barrier health to the target for 3s. | |
7️⃣ | 💥 Power | Here to spot you | Pulls you to the targeted ally and heals you for 20% of Max Life over 3s. |
💥 Power | Barrier Benefits (Alternative) | When Barrier expires grant Overhealth equal to 50% of remaining barrier health to the target for 3s. |
💅 This Zarya isn’t just tanky—she’s terrifying
You’ve got the tools. You’ve got the charge. You’ve got beam range so long it’s basically a sniper. This build is great for solo queuing, team play, and making enemy DPS cry when they can’t run fast enough.
Whether you’re bubbling your team like a hero or holding W and wiping the lobby yourself, this Zarya Stadium build is a win condition in the right hands. Now get out there and show them what a fully charged queen looks like 🔥
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Please dont play Zarya, I will cry.
As an aspiring die-hard Zarya main myself I can’t wait to try out this build and payback those pesky Reinhardts that haunt me in my dreams.