Can Ana Put Teammates to Sleep in Overwatch 2?

The Definitive Answer

No, Ana‘s sleep dart has no effect whatsoever on her own teammates. Allies hit by the sleep dart will not be put to sleep or impeded in any way – the dart simply passes through them without impacting allies. Sleep can only affect opposing enemy heroes.

Now that we have clearly answered the central question, let‘s dive deeper into the full capabilities of our favorite battle-hardened sniper healer!

How Ana‘s Sleep Dart Works

Ana‘s signature sidearm launches a skillshot projectile that functions essentially as a short-duration stun. Any enemy hero struck by the sleep dart will be immediately incapacitated for up to 5.5 seconds.

Sleeping targets are rendered completely helpless – they cannot move, attack, use movement or combat abilities, or capture objectives. However, any damage instantly awakens a sleeping hero.

Sleep Dart Stats and Mechanics

• Inflicts 5 damage
• 12 meter effective range
• Travel speed – 29.5 meters per second
• Projectile size – 0.4 meters
• 6 second cooldown begins after sleep effect ends
• Duration: 5.5 seconds max

As you can see, the sleep condition is extremely powerful but also very fragile. Let‘s explore what this means for Ana‘s optimal playstyle…

Using Sleep Dart Effectively

A well-placed sleep dart can completely swing a teamfight, but follow up is critical. Solid communication and coordination with your allies is a must to score kills on your helpless victims.

Call out every target you sleep and make shot calling easy for teammates to quickly delete dangerous threats like Nanoblade Genji or Deadeye McCree. Failing to secure those kills can seriously throw fights.

Beyond scoring picks, also look to use dart pre-emptively to cancel movement abilities, zone areas, and prevent enemies from using their powerful ultimates by keeping them in dreamland.

Win Rate Differentials

According to analytics aggregation sites like LTAS and Hero Stats Agent, Ana players with above 65% sleep dart accuracy average a +9% higher overall win rate compared to Ana‘s with sub-50% accuracy. This shows just how impactful excellent dart aim can be.

Comparison to Other Support CC

No other support has access to the sheer duration of debilitating hard crowd control offered by Ana‘s sleep effects. However…

While much shorter in control time, Brigitte‘s Shield Bash comes available nearly twice as often with additional armor on hit. And Lucio‘s knockbacks have the unique benefit of environmental pick potential on maps with cliffs and pits.

This illustrates how Ana fills a very particular CC niche. Now, let‘s hear how the pros leverage dart!

Grandmaster Ana Tips

I interviewed ranked ladder star GrannySenpai, currently sitting Top 500 globally at over 4500 SR on Ana, to get his advice for budding Ana mains:

"Aggressively abuse ridge lines and elevated angles. Make quick flank strafes to open effective dart sightlines for a second then back to safety. Bait cooldowns from tanks and supports before you look for playmaking".

Granny emphasizes that while Ana lacks mobility, she has strong offensive agency via sleep threats and strategic re-positioning.

Adding that final expert perspective rounds out a fully comprehensive dive into Ana‘s mechanics! Let‘s see if we can catch some highlight reelsleeps.

Best Pro Sleep Dart Moments

Check out this compilation I edited of some of the top Ana pro plays in Overwatch League history featuring massive sleep dart impacts:

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As you can see, in the right hands, Ana‘s toolkit offers immense outplay potential and fight control!

Now that you know all about how sleep dart functions, when and how to use it effectively, and just how impactful it can be, get out there and start landing some sick sleeps! Just remember – ZZZ your enemies, not your allies!