ABILITYATTA - Ability Power build for Zenyatta
Zenyatta's kit doesn't have much room for making use of Ability Power - only Harmony Orb and Transcendence are affected by it. But Zenyatta is a damage focused hero, and neither of these two abilities deal damage. This changes with [Discord Inferno] and allows us to do more frequent Ability Power damage without an actual ability. [Discord Fever] does this too, but to a much lesser degree.
PROS:
- Healing output and ult generation
- Tank annihilator
CONS:
- Vulnerable
- Reliant on critical hits for significant damage
Rounds
Player Loadout
Powers
Optional Powers
Items
Optional Items
Stats Impact
Core
Stats
Ability PowerRound Notes
Round Notes
POWERS
[Inner Peace] is the best pick here. From my mediocre testing, it does just as much, if not better, healing than the nerfed [Dual Harmony] Orbs and makes you less vulnerable overall.
Notice that we aren't selecting [Discord Inferno] yet, despite it unlocking us some great damage potentional. Most other Zenyatta builds begin with selecting [Inner Peace] and then [Enlightenment], so by us selecting [Inner Peace] first, we give ourselves two rounds to see if this is a build we want to commit to or not. If by the very start of the round you want to commit to this build, [Discord Inferno] alongside the optional powers below are viable but not as recommended.
OPTIONAL POWERS
Use [Dual Harmony] if you somehow aren't taking any damage. I include [Gotta Have Faith] only because it is an option, but don't get it. As stated before, [Discord Inferno] is a viable option.
ITEMS
[Power Playbook] for extra healing, [Charged Plating] for even more healing and armor after your ult, and [Winning Attitude] to help you get your ult if you're off to a rough start.
OPTIONAL ITEMS
If you're really good at not dying, get [Armored Vest] to help you take less damage.
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Log Inhi, for a reason i don't know, the [Catalytic Crystal] doesn't work when i try it in practice range, i don't get ult faster with normal heali tried with and without that item, no difference.
@gatorfexxl#0 hmm interesting, i’ll do some testing when i get the chance to confirm thjs.
@gatorfexxl#0 ye that item doesent function half the heroes it seems
you should spam green hp items early on