Day 1 Thoughts On Invisible Woman So Far

[Shuyin178]

Right now I'd call her a solid enough Strategist. From my experience as, with, and against her I'd rate her around high B to low A for now and there are reasons for that. I won't go through her entire kit here, but rather some key points to know about her:

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Pros:
1. Aerial character synergy: Due to her [Guardian Shield] ability, not only does it place a shield in the direction your ally is facing, it also has an AOE heal within a small radius near the shield. This allows aerial characters to not only have something blocking incoming shots from snipers, but also allows them to keep their HP topped off until the shield's 300 defense breaks. The shield operates in the same way as Luna Snow's [Share The Stage] ability that marks allies as you can continuously re-apply it to new allies without a cooldown unless the shield is broken. This allows you to move it around to whoever needs it most in the moment. This also frees Invisible Woman up to heal her other allies while still healing said aerial allies.

2. Piercing primary attack: Her primary attack, like most but not all Strategists, can both heal allies and harm enemies, and because this one is piercing it also operates like Luna Snow's [Ice Arts] ability that allows her to both heal AND damage allies and enemies simultaneously due to its piercing nature. On top of this, Invisible Woman's primary attack also has a boomerang mechanic to it where when you shoot it out it returns to her. This allows her to heal and damage multiple times with every shot. This allows her to be a solid healer while also being a mini-DPS against frontline enemies.

3. Stealth Support: The main thing about Invisible Woman is that she is... well, invisible. This allows her to survive situations most other Strategists caught out by a flanker would die to. She has 2 ways to apply her stealth, her passive that turns her invisible 5 seconds after attacking/getting damaged or with her double jump that stealths her automatically. Loki is also a stealth support with his [Deception] ability, but his has him remain where he was as opposed to Invisible Woman's double jump that allows her to stealth while being mobile. Like Loki, she also regenerates HP while in stealth as well which is always a nice way to self-heal if you have the breathing room.
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Cons:
1. Shorter Range: As a balancing tool for her, Invisible Woman's primary attack (which is also her main way of healing) does have a limited range of 30 meters. This causes her to have to play a bit closer than her team than most other supports that can be utilized off to the side like Cloak & Dagger, Rocket Raccoon, and Loki as examples. Due to Invisible Woman's limited range and piercing boomerang nature of her primary attack, she is best used in a similar position to Luna Snow for her [Ice Arts], but closer to the action. This can tend to leave herself a bit vulnerable to snipers forcing her out of cover to properly heal for the team.

2. No direct self healing: While yes, Invisible woman can regenerate health through her stealth, that also means you are not healing your allies. The only ways for Invisible Woman to heal herself during combat is to either throw your shield on a nearby ally so you can stand near it to heal, or use her ultimate that generates a constant healing while within it. This does allow Invisible Woman to be further vulnerable to poke enemies that other supports like Cloak & Dagger, Jeff, and Rocket can shrug off with their self-healing abilities.

3. Weakness in Domination: Invisible Woman, to my own day 1 experience, struggles with the Domination game mode. The more closed in nature of the maps, higher chance of flankers, and scattering of ally positions makes it difficult for her to do her job with how her kit as a whole is set up. The escort missions (both on offense and defense) is more on the move and focused on a moving area that funnels allies more to better consistently heal them throughout the conflict. Domination has too much single station chaos for her to properly shine despite how powerful her ult can be as a targeted zone ability. She CAN be used in the Domination mode, but I would recommend using other Strategists instead.
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Let me know about your thoughts and experiences with her so far as well.