Tick How to play Tick

Tick counters

The best counters to Tick right now are Amber (89.5%), Gus (86.7%), Max (85.5%): the share of head-to-head games each one wins against Tick, from 4,155 ranked and high-trophy games.

Tick vs popular picks

1. 
   VinceTick wins 21.7%533 games
2. 
   CosmoTick wins 24.9%373 games
3. 
   ShadeTick wins 19.9%820 games
4. 
   WendyTick wins 26.7%446 games
5. 
   BrockTick wins 29.1%792 games
6. 
   MortisTick wins 32.6%732 games

How to beat Tick

• Get to him. Tick dies to almost anything that reaches close range.
• Walk around his mines, not through them, and shoot them out of choke points when you can.
• Kill or dodge the head instead of running from it in a straight line.

Common mistake: Pushing through a choke point covered in fresh mines. You lose most of your health before the fight starts.

Best Tick Build

Star Powers

Well Oiled

Automa-Tick ReloadRecommended

Faster reload. More mines on the ground means more of the map is closed to the enemy.

Gadgets

Mine ManiaRecommended

Your next attack throws twice as many mines. A wall of mines on the objective stops a push cold.

Last Hurrah

Recommended Gears

Shield

Gadget+

Adapt per mode

Game plan

Tick has the lowest health in the game and makes up for it with range. He lobs three mines over walls that explode on contact or after a short delay, and his Super launches his own head, which chases the nearest enemy and explodes. He controls lanes from far behind cover.

1. Spread mines across the path the enemy must walk, not on top of them. Mines that sit in a choke point deny it for seconds.
2. Send your head into enemies hiding behind walls. It chases them and knocks them out of position.
3. Never peek. With Tick's health, one exchange of fire with any damage dealer is usually fatal.

Drafting Tick

When to pick

Pick Tick on closed maps with long walls, in Gem Grab, Brawl Ball and Hot Zone where enemies must walk through choke points.

Who to pair with

Pair him with a tank or controller who stops divers from reaching him.

Ban or not

Ban him on wall-heavy maps if your team lacks assassins.