Context: You're describing a setup where Roadhog is the damage sponge, full health, often self-healing, and backed up by a healer. Your goal as Mauga is to crack this frontline to create openings.
Problems to Solve:
Roadhog is near impossible to burst due to Take a Breather and healer support.
He will peel for the backline, which makes diving them risky.
Team likely reacts to you aggressively when you engage frontline.
💥 Solution: Disrupt, Flank, and Force Splits
You’re absolutely right: taking out the healer(s) first is the play. But here’s how you can optimize that as Mauga:
1. Flank as Mauga (Yes, it's viable!)
On Junkertown — especially 1st and 2nd points — there are wide routes and side paths for a Mauga flank.
Use Overrun to initiate from behind or side angles, creating chaos.
Your passive Berserker and Ignition work best when team fights are forced into disarray.
This flank doesn’t aim to kill Roadhog — it aims to pull his attention away from the healers or DPS you're collapsing on.
2. Target Priority: Squishies First
If Ana or Kiriko is pocketing Roadhog, pressure them first.
Pop Cardiac Overdrive during your dive to sustain through the peel and help your team live longer in the fight.
Once the healer is down or pressured into cooldowns, Roadhog becomes isolated and way easier to clean up.
🧠 Team Strategy: Orbiting Around the Chaos
Your “orbiting” term is spot-on. As Mauga:
You draw attention, but you want your team to play around the chaos, not through it.
While you brawl or force Roadhog into peel mode, your DPS/supports should shift angles, focus targets you’re not focusing, and keep the enemy team guessing.
Think of yourself as the center of gravity, pulling enemies in while your team rotates damage safely from the perimeter.
🗺️ Junkertown-Specific Tips
First Point (Attack): Use the left building flank or high bridge route to surprise supports.
Second Point: Flank through the side tunnel or upper catwalk, especially when pushing payload near the bend.
Final Point: Use vertical drops and stair resets — it’s tight, but Overrun can still get you into their backline fast.
🧠 Bonus Tip: Roadhog’s Weakness
He struggles with sustained team pressure. If he blows hook on you and misses, punish hard.
If your team follows up fast after you dive the backline, Hog either:
Tries to peel → splits from support.
Pushes in → leaves his backline open.
Watchpoint: Gibraltar
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