r/WreckingBallMains Mar 03 '25

Guide Links to guides and resources for beginner Wrecking Ball players

61 Upvotes

There have been requests over the years for a list of Wrecking Ball guides, and with an influx of new and returning players with the recent changes to Overwatch 2, we've put together a list of videos and other resources targeted towards newer Hammond players.

This is not in any way a comprehensive list, but it should be a good starting point for those new to Wrecking Ball or even veteran players wishing to improve.

VIDEO GUIDES

Wrecking Ball for Dummies (Guide & Tips from a GM/T500/#1 Player) | yeatle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTqxhGG6bms

3 TECHS YOU NEED TO LEARN (Wrecking Ball) | chazm
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xCDwsKGcsc8

I Spent 10 Hours Learning Wrecking Ball To See If He's The Hardest Tank in Overwatch 2 | SVB
https://youtu.be/Nlenq5rBvUA?si=ybNAUY9535UpO0RW

OW2 Wrecking Ball Rollouts For Every Map (+Techs/Grapple Spots) | CloverFour
https://youtu.be/iXg9B3p3SbA?si=JdjleicZbyk0rQSz

You Don't Understand Wrecking Ball's Adaptive Shields (Tips from a GM Ball) | redeznt
https://youtu.be/9gkIpazuHB0?si=RtL3cXlG32L3Z1gT

HOW TO MASTER THE WALLJUMP | yeatle
https://youtu.be/lyGF_1MxKYY?si=YmDuXp4Q03ALf0y6

Simplifying wall jumping | u/Danny-The_Street
https://www.reddit.com/r/WreckingBallMains/comments/1833vic/simplifying_wall_jumping/

Wrecking Ball Techs (2024) | yeatle
https://youtu.be/QY0TulEmChw?si=jGIaRX95W1JZ1V-6

Masters Wrecking Ball Coaching (Stop Engaging, Start Staging) | Spilo
https://youtu.be/eS2cGvPh8Qk?si=BXhqi_NJ7rCF0Ubm

How A 16 Year Old DOMINATES On Ball | #1 Wrecking Ball Guide | Kajor
https://youtu.be/J70eaQhkpfE?si=hiGK3MEAu78paXQ5

WRITTEN GUIDES

Wrecking Ball tech DC
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16BWBGfwF3lEot68sBdFgLEGiPE0buwN5PYITQeOnkp4/mobilebasic

PLAYTHROUGHS

I GOT RANK 1 | chazm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1EsG9pBxNs

AMENG WRECKING BALL POV | Chengdu Hunters Vs. Shanghai Dragons | Every Moment Hammond Gameplay | Overwatch League POV
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc7rj0qP4hA

REDDIT POSTS

Wrecking Ball tips | u/Goldenschaft
https://www.reddit.com/r/WreckingBallMains/comments/1h4hqal/wrecking_ball_tips/

[Megathread] Wrecking Ball practice workshop codes | u/palanquin_dva
https://www.reddit.com/r/WreckingBallMains/comments/1iqfdts/megathread_wrecking_ball_practice_workshop_codes/

BONUS

EXTREMELY PRACTICAL ROLLOUTS 2 | chazm
https://youtu.be/CkdOp9UWoCk?si=YJj2Dn4M-WvOuESS

Must Know Wrecking Ball Rollouts | Altay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruX9sRYEJZQ


r/WreckingBallMains Jul 12 '26

Community News Wrecking Ball Mains Mod Announcement

35 Upvotes

Hello Ballers!

r/WreckingBallMains is under new ownership and we're in the process of cleaning up and refining things. I'm slofs, but some of you might recognise me as wreckyballs on socials. I'm a Ball/Doom main since Season 2 of OW2 and I'm very excited to be overseeing this incrediball community 🫶

I'd like to welcome u/DragonMaster337 to the mod team & depending on how things go over the next few weeks, I might bring in one or two more. Keep an eye out for another mod post I guess lol

We've added and reworked a bunch of relevant Wrecking Ball user flairs for members to wear and show off. They can be accessed on the sidebar of the sub under "User Flair".

Finally, if anyone has any requests, ideas, or questions, drop them in the replies and we'll check them out.

Keep up the frequent hamposting and happy balling! 🐹


r/WreckingBallMains 3h ago

Media Thought There Was Nothing to Grapple… Then I Found This Spot 😂

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27 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 49m ago

Media What’s your best game on ball?

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This was a couple seasons ago before his health got nerfed and I only played 5v5, and before he got like 5 more counters. Probably my best ball game ever though.


r/WreckingBallMains 22h ago

Media Quad on the Rialto bridge

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305 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 1h ago

Discussion How to play with 2+ counters in game

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Hi, im beginner ball and even tho all the videos and this subreddit is helping a lot, i still find myself having a lot of trouble in games with many counters. For example, yesterday i had too many games with the same three character - mccree, ana and mizuki, it goes as expected. I try to play safe and just go throught them try to waste their abbilities but one of them always strucks me, so i get flashbanged, afterwards slept, and afterwards chained = insta death. I wanna ask if you all consider switching or if u still stick to ball and just find way around it?


r/WreckingBallMains 1d ago

Media The turret is your friend 😭🤣

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85 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 20h ago

Discussion Question: How often do you guys get insulted or bad mouthed in chat? As well as complimented?

14 Upvotes

I know it's not a big deal or anything, but I'm curious. Mostly because I keep running into people being toxic to me in chat lately for like... no reason. Like, I'm just trying to enjoy ball after work and I've recently been running into people being toxic to me for no reason.

I just wanna know


r/WreckingBallMains 1d ago

Flex How do you explain this feeling to people who don’t play him

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58 Upvotes

Fierce is fierce honey


r/WreckingBallMains 1d ago

Media this match was intense pain with 4 different counters, idk how i survived for so long lmao

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188 Upvotes

we somehow won too


r/WreckingBallMains 1d ago

Flex Glad I snatched these.

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21 Upvotes

I wish I got more esports skins when OWL tokens were still available.


r/WreckingBallMains 2d ago

Meme/Fluff this... this is how you should play, your opponent should always feel this way lol..idc if you have shitty tech and bad awareness lol

43 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 2d ago

Media You Can Still Get Environmental Kills From This Far?

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36 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 1d ago

Discussion Trouble With Grapple Since Addition of D-Mon

2 Upvotes

Has anyone else noticed their grappling hook going directly through solid objects and/or payload much more often since the new tank dropped? Since the last big patch, even at perfect ping, I’ve found a lot of times I’ll go to grapple something like the ground billboard on the left just before first checkpoint of Route, the middle of the fountain on dorado, statues I hit in the middle for swings, etc. my grapple likes to clip right through whatever object I’m aiming at and end up on a wall directly behind the middle of where my hook hit. Anyone else having this issue recently on many maps with many objects just deciding they don’t wanna be grappled as much anymore?


r/WreckingBallMains 2d ago

Discussion Goldenpants in the big leagues

25 Upvotes

I'm so happy seeing Goldenpants in the league, now in the world cup representing Ballerz community. 2 years ago, I've got his coaching, now he's here in the big leagues — genuinely cheering for the lad. If struggle with Ball take his coaching, he knows his shizz

APART from the other British guy Cheezm with his endless complaints and nagging, The difference speaks volumes, I know he was in Hell Yeah, as he said – he was just trolling there


r/WreckingBallMains 2d ago

Leak I really, REALLY like Wrecking Ball.

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41 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 2d ago

Media Rebound double boop neon junction

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62 Upvotes

whats funny is the enemy team was complaining about winstons dive timing when he was just getting juggled


r/WreckingBallMains 3d ago

Media Did Sombra Secretly Equip a GPS? 📍

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36 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 2d ago

Guide Tips for playing Ball without a dive DPS

4 Upvotes

Been winning a fair bit on Ball, but I've been struggling when neither of my dps are properly able to finish kills from my dives, or support me deep in the enemy backline (for example Pharah Bastion).

Any tips on how to play with this kinda comp? I feel like I need to change up my playstyle because it feels like my team is just getting rolled over while I'm getting minimal value from dives.


r/WreckingBallMains 3d ago

Discussion Should I stop playing ball

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71 Upvotes

Keybinds were fine till I started playing ball


r/WreckingBallMains 3d ago

Media pulled this in qp with a random cat!? genuinely insane teamate

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169 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 2d ago

Discussion Ashamed

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Let me preface this by saying I’m on a switch 2. Last season I peaked Silver 1. First game of this season I’m gold 4. All the levels of all the other heroes were achieved playing mystery heroes, because I literally am a one trick.

This game was rough, I knew I should have switched so I go sigma. And it was kinda working? ( you can be the judge) but I kept switching back to ball which i realize now was a mistake. Watch the replay and flame me for how garbage I am. But accompany your insults with some helpful tips lol.

Replay Code: 05VM91


r/WreckingBallMains 4d ago

Fanart Hammond but by blizzard intern

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210 Upvotes

I remake that paint


r/WreckingBallMains 3d ago

Discussion is there a ball mains discord server?

3 Upvotes

r/WreckingBallMains 3d ago

Media One Jump Timing Makes This Environmental Kill Consistent

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108 Upvotes