Baptiste

Overview

Baptiste is a former Talon operative turned combat medic who hails from Haiti. He was orphaned during the Omnic Crisis, and to survive, he joined a gang of criminals, which ultimately led him to work for the notorious Talon organization. However, he eventually grew disillusioned with the group’s violent tactics and left, becoming a freelance combat medic.

Baptiste Abilities

Health: 200

Exo Boots

• Baptiste also has a set of Exo Boots that allow him to jump higher and move faster.
• This ability gives him greater mobility and can be useful for quickly getting to teammates who need healing or for evading enemy fire.
  
• Move. speed: 17.44 meters per second (full charge)
• Max. range: 9.1 meters (full charge)
  

Biotic Launcher

• Baptiste’s primary weapon is the Biotic Launcher, a Primary three-round burst rifle and a Secondary grenade launcher that fires either healing projectiles (from the grenade launcher) or a 3 round burst shot.
  
• Damage: Three-round-burst
• 7.2 – 25 per round
• Falloff range: 25 to 45 meters
• Rate of fire: 1 burst per 0.588 seconds
• Ammo: 45
• Reload time: 1.5 seconds animation.
• Casting time: Instantly + 0.144 s. recovery for secondary after third bullet
• Headshot: ✓

Biotic Launcher Alt Fire

• The healing projectile is an AOE (Area of effect) shot that heals more when directly hitting the ally,
  
• Healing: 70 (direct hit)
• 50 (explosion)
• Projectile speed: 60 meters per second
• Area of effect: 3-meter radius
• Rate of fire: 1 shot per 0.9 seconds
• Ammo:13
• Reload time: 1.5 seconds animation.
• Casting time: Instantly + 0.144 s. recovery for primary

Regenerative Burst

• Baptiste has the ability to activate a Regenerative Burst, which provides a burst of healing to himself and nearby allies.
• This ability has a Long cooldown However it is very effective when Baptiste’s Allies are below a certain threshold of their Hp.
  
• Healing: HP < 50% = 100HP + 50HP over 5 seconds
• HP > 50% = 50HP + 50HP over 5 seconds
• Area of effect: 10-meter radius
• Casting time:0.160~ seconds animation + 0.160 s. before heal
• Duration: 5 seconds
• Cooldown:15 seconds

Immortality Field

• One of Baptiste’s most powerful abilities is the Immortality Field, which creates a field that prevents allies within it from dying.
• This ability can be a game-changer in tight situations, allowing the team to stay alive and continue fighting even when outnumbered.
  
• Health: 150
• Healing: Any deficit from 25% HP
• Projectile speed: 60 meters per second
• Area of effect: 6.5-meter radius
• Casting time :0.8 second cast animation
• Duration: 5 seconds (generator)
• 5.5 seconds (field)
• Cooldown: 23 seconds
  

Amplification Matrix

• Baptiste’s ultimate ability is the Amplification Matrix, which creates a matrix that doubles the damage and healing effects of projectiles that pass through it.
• This ability can be a game-changer in team fights, boosting the team’s damage output and making it easier to take down enemies or keep allies alive.
  
• Damage: +100% damage amplified
• Healing: +100% healing amplified
• Max. range: 35 meters
• Area of effect: 9×5 meter rectangle, with 1 meter beneath the ground
• Casting time: instantly + recovery 0.24 s. for shoot
• Duration: 10 seconds

Baptiste’s Kit Positioning

Support Role:

• Baptiste is a versatile support hero in Overwatch 2, designed to provide healing, damage, and mobility to his teammates. His abilities allow him to keep his allies alive, disrupt the enemy team, and boost his team’s damage output, making him a valuable asset in any team composition.

Primary Weapon: Biotic Launcher

• Baptiste’s Biotic Launcher is his primary weapon, allowing him to heal his allies and damage his enemies. The rifle has two modes: Secondary for healing teammates and Primary for damaging enemies. The Secondary mode fires a projectile like a grenade launcher that restores health to his target in an AOE (Area of Effect) shot that heals more when hit directly, while the Primary mode fires a 3 round burst shot that deals moderate damage to his target. Baptiste’s skill in aiming and choosing which mode to use is very important in his success.

Mobility Ability: Exo Boots

• Baptiste’s Exo Boots ability allows him to jump higher and move faster, giving him greater mobility on the battlefield. He can use this ability to reach high ledges or quickly move across the map to reach teammates in need of healing. The Exo Boots also give Baptiste the ability to evade enemy fire, making him a difficult target to hit.

Utility Ability 1: Regenerative Burst

• Baptiste’s Regenerative Burst ability provides a burst of healing to himself and nearby allies, helping to keep his team healthy during intense firefights. This ability has a long cooldown; however, it allows Baptiste to use it to save Allies that are in critical condition.

Utility Ability 2: Immortality Field

• Baptiste’s Immortality Field ability creates a field that prevents teammates within it from dying. This ability can be a game-changer in clutch situations, allowing the team to stay alive and continue fighting even with barely and hp. The Immortality Field lasts for a short time and can be destroyed, so the timing needs to be careful.

Ultimate Ability: Amplification Matrix

• Baptiste’s ultimate ability, Amplification Matrix, creates a matrix that doubles damage and healing of projectiles that go through it. This ability can be a game-changer in team fights, boosting the team’s damage and healing output and making it easier to take down enemies or keep teammates alive. The Amplification Matrix can be used force objectives and turn a teamfight around. This ability can be used to combo with many different characters, such as Reinhardt’s Firestrike, Sojourn’s Railgun Shot, Ana’s Biotic Grenade, Zenyatta’s Burst fire, Cassady’s Deadeye.
  
• Overall, Baptiste’s kit positioning as a support hero emphasizes his ability to keep his teammates alive and boost his team’s damage output. His Biotic Launcher and abilities give him a variety of utility from healing and damage to mobility, while his Amplification Matrix ultimate can double both healing and damage. With careful aim and smart use of his abilities, Baptiste can be an invaluable asset to any team in Overwatch 2.

Basic Information

• Real Name: Jean-Baptiste Augustin
• Age: 36
• Nationality: Haitian
• Occupation: Combat medic
• Voice Actor: Benz Antoine

Baptiste Streamers to watch

• ML7: https://www.twitch.tv/ml7support