Ilios Map Tips and Best Team (2024)

Ilios is a Control map in Overwatch 2. Read on to learn the map's basic information, the best team composition and strategy, health pack locations, and more on the Ilios map!

List of Contents

Map Overview
Health Pack Locations
Tips and Strategies
Best Team Composition
Overwatch 2 Related Guides

Ilios Map Overview

Ilios Basic Information

Ilios
Location	Greece
Game Mode	Control

Ilios Description

The Ilios map takes place in Greece and provides players with a stunning seaside view while they battle for control inside the Lighthouse, the Ruins, and the Well. This map features several pitfalls and tight choke points, making it a great locale for intense Control matches.

Ilios Health Pack Locations

Lighthouse

Map Layout

1	2
Found in the fishing supply store to the left of the control point.	Found in a cheese and wine store across the fishing supply store in #1.
3	4
Found inside the pool room beneath the fishing supply store in #1.	Found in the small gallery directly across the control point.
5	6
Found on the cliffside viewing balcony directly past the control point.	Found inside the Kofi Aromo cafe to the right of the control point.
7	8
Found inside the pool room beneath the Kofi Aromo cafe in #6.	Found in a cheese and wine store across the Kofi Aromo cafe in #6.

Ruins

Map Layout

1	2
Found in the middle of the small temple directly ahead of the westernmost team's spawn point.	Found near the rightmost wall past the temple in #1.
3	4
Found inside the small structure to the left of the temple in #1.	Found on the cliffside platform near the control point.
5	6
Found in the middle of the small temple directly ahead of the easternmost team's spawn point.	Found near the leftmost wall past the temple in #5.
7
Found inside the small structure to the right of the temple in #5.

Well

Map Layout

1	2
Found in the backstreets to the left of the westernmost team's spawn point.	Found in a small room under the wooden walkway from the first Health Pack.
3	4
Found in a small building northwest of the capture point, across Health Pack #5.	Found inside the small structure southwest of the capture point.
5	6
Found in a building directly north of the capture point.	Found inside the house northeast of the control point, across Health Pack #5.
7	8
Found in the balcony south of the control point.	Found inside the small structure southeast of the capture point.
9	10
Found in a small room under the wooden walkway from the last Health Pack.	Found in the backstreets to the right of the easternmost team's spawn point.

Ilios Tips and Strategies

Push and Pull Foes into Pitfalls

Ilios' Well and Lighthouse feature large pitfalls around or inside their control points, acting as environmental hazards that teams should be wary of. Send careless foes into these pitfalls with pushing and pulling abilities like Lúcio's Soundwave and Roadhog's Chain Hook for easy eliminations.

Take Advantage of Narrow Pathways

Ilios' Well and Lighthouse are also filled with plenty of cramped buildings and narrow pathways, making them havens for tight, close-range firefights. Prioritize using Heroes that excel in close and medium range, like Zarya, Roadhog, and Cassidy, to make the most of these areas' terrain.

Utilize Ruins' Long Sightlines

Ilios' Ruins feature plenty of high vantage points and long sightlines that overlook the control points and large portions of the map. Take full advantage of the unique terrain by using sniping heroes like Widowmaker and Ashe to easily land lethal headshots from afar.

Ilios Best Team Composition

Best Ilios Team

Best Tank
Best DPS
Best Supports

Team Explanation

This team composition works well on all three points in Ilios, taking advantage of the map's unique terrain, narrow pathways, and cramped control points.

Orisa is an incredibly sturdy Tank in Ilios. Her Fortify reduces damage and prevents knockback, while Javelin Spin lets her block projectiles while breaking enemy formations, making her incredibly hard to take down. Her Energy Javelin is also great for stunning key enemy targets and shoving foes into the map's environmental hazards. Terra Surge also excels at taking down clumped-up foes around the map's choke points and control points.
Genji maneuvers around Ilios with Cyber-Agility and Swift Strike to attack foes and key enemy targets from multiple angles. His Deflect is also a great tool for safely crossing sniper sightlines and returning enemy fire. When engaging in team fights around the control point, Dragonblade and Swift Strike resets let him quickly tear through multiple enemies.
Sojourn excels at close and long-range firefights with her Railgun, especially when enhanced by Overclock. Her Power Slide also allows her to move through sightlines and reach Ilios' vantage points with its high jump. To control space and deal with foes inside the control point, Sojourn's Disruptor Shot provides her with heavy area-based damage that also snares foes.
Ana takes advantage of Ilios' sightlines to support her team with excellent single-target healing and supportive fire using Biotic Rifle and Sleep Dart, especially in Ruins. Her Biotic Grenade is also an excellent tool for attacking and defending control points, with its healing boost and anti-healing debuff. Her Nano Boost also pairs well with Genji and Sojourn, providing them with increased damage output and survivability.
Lúcio shines in Ilios, reaching unique shortcuts with Wall Ride and shoving people into the map's environmental hazards with Soundwave. He also provides excellent utility to his team, improving their mobility with Speed Boost and providing area-based healing with Healing Boost. His Sound Barrier is also great for pushing and defending control points, giving his team a massive temporary health boost.

Alternatives (Situational Picks)

Tank	Damage	Support

Alternative Tanks

D.Va: D.Va is an excellent alternative Tank in Ilios, covering her team from projectiles with Defense Matrix and bursting down nearby foes with Fusion Cannons and Micro Missiles. Her Boosters are also significantly effective in Ilios, letting her easily shove foes into pitfalls and reach the map's flanking routes. Self Destruct is also a great ultimate for controlling space and dealing with foes around the control point.
Roadhog: Roadhog is another strong, aggressive Tank in Ilios. His Chain Hook and Scrap Gun can quickly pick off key enemy targets, giving his team a numbers advantage in most engagements. He can also use Whole Hog and Chain Hook to push and pull enemies toward the map's numerous environmental hazards.
Sigma: Sigma has a versatile defensive kit that works well in Ilios, with Kinetic Grasp absorbing enemy projectiles and Experimental Barrier granting mobile cover. Accretion and Gravitic Flux are also potent crowd-control abilities, especially when used on the map's control points and along its narrow corridors.
Zarya: Zarya provides excellent damage mitigation with her Barriers, which also empowers her Particle Cannon and lets her take down groups of foes with ease. Graviton Surge is a potent disruptive ultimate when used in Ilios' control points and choke points, especially when combined with her allies' other ultimates.

Alternative Damage

Ashe: Ashe is a great midrange marksman for Ilios. She shines most on Ilios' Ruins due to its high overlooks and long sightlines, but she still provides excellent burst damage with Viper headshots and Dynamite explosions on every part of the map. B.O.B. is also a great ultimate in Control, capable of contesting the point while providing additional damage and crowd control.
Cassidy: With Ilios' suited for mid-range firefights, Cassidy is a great alternative Damage pick. His Peacekeeper and Magnetic Grenade excel at bursting down priority targets and protecting his team from flanking foes. The map's ample cover and vantage points also let Cassidy set up Deadeye more easily.
Pharah: When fighting on Ilios' Lighthouse and Well, Pharah is a potent alternative pick if the enemy team lacks heavy hitscan and crowd control. These parts of the map have a high skybox, letting Pharah bombard her foes from multiple angles with Rocket Launcher and Barrage. Concussive Blast also lets her shove groups of enemies into the pitfalls around Lighthouse and Well's control points.
Tracer: Tracer is an excellent alternative flanker on Ilios, capable of quickly traversing the map's horizontal layout and short gaps with Blink and bursting down foes up close with Pulse Pistols. Her Pulse Bomb is also extremely effective when used along the map's tight corridors and cramped control points, letting her explode multiple foes at once.
Widowmaker: Widowmaker is an incredibly strong alternative pick on Ilios' Ruins. The map's vantage points and long sightlines allow her to easily land lethal headshots on crucial targets around the control point and even on foes leaving the spawn point.

Alternative Supports

Baptiste: Baptiste offers potent area-based healing along Ilios' narrow terrain with Biotic Launcher and Regenerative Burst while fortifying his team's positioning with Immortality Field and Amplification Matrix. He can also access Ilios' vantage points with Exo Boost, providing him with better angles for healing allies and shooting foes.
Brigitte: Brigitte provides excellent frontline support with Inspire and Rocket Flail while covering her team from flankers with Whip Shot and Barrier Shield. Her Rally is also an excellent tool for attacking and defending the map's control points, letting Brigitte move around faster while providing temporary health to her allies.
Mercy: Mercy pairs well with Ilios' ample cover and high verticality, letting her become a solid alternative Support with Guardian Angel and Caduceus Staff. She is incredibly potent when paired with Heroes she can focus her healing and damage boosts toward, such as Pharah and Sojourn. Her Resurrect also has the potential to turn around team fights on the control point.

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