Eichenwalde

Eichenwalde
Type	Hybrid
Location	Outskirts of Stuttgart, Germany

Eichenwalde is a Hybrid map for Overwatch.

Background

Eichenwalde is located in the middle of the Black Forest.

The town was the site of one of the most famous battles during the Omnic Crisis. It was here that the leader of the Crusaders, Balderich von Adler, and a handful of his best soldiers, including his pupil, Reinhardt Wilhelm, made a last stand against an advancing automaton army. Eichenwalde was in the way of a larger omnic advance to Stuttgart, and the town was evacuated on October 11, from 3 to 8 o'clock. Outnumbered and outgunned, almost all Crusaders were slain during the resulting combat, including the organizations leader. However, thanks to their valiant efforts, the German military's Mountain Infantry Battalion was able to push back the omnic offensive and win the fight. In the present day, Eichenwalde lies abandoned, and the forest has slowly begun overtaking the village. However, the scars of war will never completely fade.

Gameplay

One team must escort a battering ram to Eichenwalde Castle to reclaim Balderich’s remains from their current resting place, while the opposing team does everything in its power to stop the keep from being breached.

Known Locations

• Brauerei Mittagskrug
• Gütebäckerei
• Die Zaubertröte
• Computerwelt Von Ritgen
• Uhrenkeller
• Jagdhütte Edelweiß
• Eichenwalde Castle

Strategy

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Attack

Heroes that can climb or high jump such as Genji or Winston can be useful for offensive teams.

Assault

When fortified, the bridge ahead of the payload can be difficult to push through. A way around this is to cross the large gap to the right of the attackers spawn that leads behind the payload. Pharah and D.Va can easily cross the gap. Genji can also cross but is much more difficult, requiring precise timing. Lúcio is also capable but is not recommended as he is more useful to his team by staying with them.

A very useful spot for Symmetra's teleporter in the Castle (At the end of the map) is the balcony overlooking the final checkpoint. If a Symmetra can successfully sneak past the defenses, she can place a teleporter on the balcony far enough back so that the Defense team can't see it. Once walking through the teleporter, allies can simply walk about 5 feet forwards and right down to the payload.

Another cool thing to do is to take a compo with Genji, D.va and pharamercy ; they can go over the house with a hole in the roof, so they can backstrike the eventual Reinhardt and his team. Of course it's less efficient if opponents are defending on the top just behind the point. Whereas, D.va can use matrix so the team can attack this pack of enemies.

Defense

A Reinhardt is good while taking the bridge (chokepoint). Also watch out for Tracer and Sombra as they might sneak past your team and get on point, distracting your formation allowing others to push in. Always take back chokepoint if you killed all of the enemy team and they're busy respawning. Bastion is also good at defending with Reinhardt or Orisa.

Assault

Defensive teams should fortify the bridge ahead of the payload in the first capturing section. This will be a key choke point as there aren't many ways for the attacking team to go around.

Trivia

Concept art

• The horns of Diablo are mounted in the hunting lodge.
• Reinhardt's name is carved into the bar table in the tavern.
• Kosakenzipfel, an item on the bakery menu, is a fictional food from a German comedy sketch.
• There is a bonfire from the game series Dark Souls in one of the hallways in the castle.
• Balderich von Adler, leader of the Crusaders, was born here according to one of Reinhardt's voice lines for this map.
• In the instrument shop, the pianos can produce different sounds based on where you hit them.
• Eichenwalde almost translates to "oak forest" in German. The in-game map, however, has only pine trees.
• The destroyed bastion units found laying about the map have guns on both arms, whereas the playable bastion has a gun on its right arm, and a normal hand on its left.