Ilios

Ilios
Theme	▶️ ▶️
Type	Control
Location	Greece
Narrator	▶️
Terrain	Traditional city area
Release date	2016-05-24

Ilios is a Control map in Overwatch. It is one of the 12 maps included in the game's initial release.

Background

“	Ilios is a lively place after the sun sets. Most of the residents and tourists keep the party going in town. Even in the oldest part of the island, the fun never stops.	„
	~ Sloan Cameron

Ilios at sunset

Ilios is located in the Aegean Sea of Greece, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea.

Situated atop a small island rising from the Aegean Sea, Ilios is a postcard-perfect Mediterranean town, with a bustling harborside, winding paths for rambling hillside strolls, and gorgeous vistas. It is the ideal vacation stop for people looking for a place to relax, or for those interested in exploring the ruins scattered at the top of the island, where many artifacts and relics of the ancient world have been unearthed. It is a lively place, and most of the island's residents and tourists remain active after sunset. The town maintains its own police force.

History

“	The people who built this place are long gone. So, looters think these ruins are fair game. But the legacy of these people, what they stood for, still reaches us through what they left behind. And if I don't protect it...	„
	~ Sloan Cameron

Civilization on Ilios goes back at least 3000 years. In the 21st century, the ruins were declared an internationally protected heritage site, and the Wayfinder Society was allowed to operate within them.

Talon troopers at Ilios

Talon attempted to steal the artifacts, plundering the site with reckless abandon. With no other recourse, Wayfinder archeologist Sloan Cameron was forced to stand up to them, and after a long-fought scrap, forced the terrorists to retreat.

Gameplay

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Each turn is played on one of the three sections of the map:

• Lighthouse
• Well
• Ruins

Strategy

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On the Well section of the map, the big hole in the middle of the control point can be used to score easy eliminations, especially on durable heroes such as Roadhog or Reinhardt. Abilities capable of doing that include:

• Ashe's Coach Gun has knockback.
• Bastion's A-36 Tactical Grenade has knockback.
• Brigitte's Whip Shot has knockback.
• D.Va's Boosters can push enemies by colliding withthem mid-flight.
• Doomfist's Rocket Punch has knockback.
• Illari's Outburst has knockback.
• Junker Queen's Jagged Blade can pull enemies towards the well.
• Junkrat's Concussion Mine has knockback.
• Lúcio's Soundwave has knockback.
• Mauga's Overrun has knockback.
• Orisa's Halt! can pull enemies into the hole if they stand too close to it. (removed)
• Orisa's Terra Surge can pull enemies into the hole if they stand too close to it, or she can use her Javelin Spin to push enemies in, or use her Energy Javelin to knock them off.
• Pharah's Concussive Blast has knockback.
• Reinhardt's Charge can push enemies down the well, though Reinhardt will often get himself trapped in the well too.
• Roadhog's Chain Hook can pull enemies towards the well; Roadhog can turn slightly to angle enemies into the well if it's to his side rather than directly in front of him.
• Sigma's Accretion can knock enemies into the hole if they stand too close to it.
• Winston's melee attack during Primal Rage has knockback, and he also has light knockback when landing with Jump Pack
• Wrecking Ball's Grappling Claw has knockback when ramming into an enemy at top speed.
• Zarya's Graviton Surge can grab enemies above the well before dropping them in.
• Zenyatta's quick melee has bigger knockback.

Some heroes, however, have ways of escaping from the well:

• Ashe can aim her Coach Gun beneath her and use its recoil to get back to the surface if used quickly enough.
• D.Va can pull herself out using Boosters.
• Doomfist can use Seismic Slam to gain some height and escape the well, or use Meteor Strike for the last resort.
• Genji can use his Swift Strike and Cyber-Agility, either by jumping out of the well or climbing up its walls.
• Hanzo can Leap towards the walls of the well and then Wall Climb to climb out.
• Illari can use Outburst to escape, or Captive Sun for the last resort.
• Kiriko can use her Swift Step to teleport to an ally on the surface.
• Lifeweaver can't escape from the well. But he can use Life Grip to pull ally from the well.
• Lúcio can Wall Ride around the well provided he's close enough to its walls.
• Mercy can pull herself to an ally using Guardian Angel.
• Pharah can use Jump Jet to launch herself upwards and escape the well.
• Reaper can use Shadow Step to teleport back up to the ledge, if done quick enough.
• Sigma can use Gravitic Flux for the last resort escape.
• Sombra can use her Translocator.
• Tracer can Recall back to the surface.
• Widowmaker can use her Grappling Hook.
• Winston can use his Jump Pack to escape.
• Wrecking Ball can use Grappling Claw to hang on to the ledge and swing himself back up.

Trivia

Ilios billboard

• The style of the houses and buildings in the map is possibly following cycladic architecture. The brilliant white color comes from the use of lime as the building material.
• In Titan, reference was made to "raising Atlantis" within the game's lore. The idea of artifacts being unearthed in a Greek location bears resemblance to this concept.
• In Legacy, a billboard advertising tourism to Ilios can be seen.

Cultural References

• In Greek, ήλιος (pronounced ilios) means sun.
• Ilios was an alternate name for the ancient city of Troy that was used in Homer's epic poem, 'The Iliad.'
• Ilios is an homage to a real world location, namely Santorini island, east of Santorini - Irida.
• The large statue which can be faintly seen in the distance is a reference to the Colossus Of Rhodes, which portrayed Helios or Ilios, and was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world.

• In Titan, reference was made to "raising Atlantis" within the game's lore. The idea of artifacts being unearthed in a Greek location bears resemblance to this concept.