Learn the shape before the gates open. Each guide names the healer anchor, safe rotation, bad chase, role-specific route, useful team tools, and short callouts for the map. The directory covers all 16 rated-eligible maps in patch 12.0.7 and keeps retired maps separate.
Start from the healer's usable line, not the target's current location. One damage dealer can pressure while the other denies a clean path to the healer. If an enemy pulls you beyond the next safe anchor, switch or reset before your healer is forced across open ground.
Pillars, tombs, and central anchors where corner ownership and short rotations decide line of sight.
Neutral reference map
The neutral reference map: open enough for casters to pressure, with compact pillar pockets for melee to reconnect and reset.
Map edge: Same-side pillar travel is much shorter than crossing the map. Treat that as your escape route and the enemy's weakness.
Tomb and corner map
The tombs create frequent line-of-sight breaks. Teams that hold a usable corner make aggressive pushes expensive.
Map edge: Tomb corners are micro-resets: break one cast, recover a global, and re-enter from a new angle.
Large open caster map
Long lanes and sharp corners reward ranged pressure and punish any player who drifts outside healer range.
Map edge: The wide lower spaces behind pillars are often safer for pressured melee than midfield, if the healer can still see the exit.
Compact three-pillar ring
The compact circular shape rewards quick pillar swaps and disciplined pressure around the outer ring.
Map edge: Use movement and line of sight before major defensives; the short pillar rotations make efficient kiting possible.
Central anchor with side rooms
The central pillar has forgiving line of sight for most of the map. Side rooms are useful staging locations, but dangerous places to take an extended fight.
Map edge: A room entrance is a micro-pillar for one cast, a drink, or a portal. It is not a durable place to trade a full enemy go.
Hexagonal four-pillar arena
Long sightlines expose healer positioning, while outer routes let disciplined teams stretch opponents away from support.
Map edge: You can see setups early here; preemptive repositioning is stronger than last-second line of sight.
Three-square-pillar coliseum
A readable map that rewards simple fundamentals: protect healer line of sight and do not let a target pull you into an unhealable lane.
Map edge: If opponents always retreat to the same side, pre-position crowd control on that exit.
Bridges, platforms, stairs, and ramps where changing level can be stronger than changing target.
Vertical displacement map
Vertical movement changes target access. The bridge can create pressure and displacement plays, but it also makes healer line of sight fragile.
Map edge: Force opponents to spend mobility reaching your level, then use your own to reset instead of following blindly.
Compact platform and hazard map
A compact map where the platform and crates create fast-changing line-of-sight choices. The water hazard can interrupt a route or create a reset.
Map edge: The platform creates an angle, not a permanent home. Rotate before the enemy turns its edges into a trap.
Twin-platform control map
Tiger's Peak mixes traditional pillar play with vertical routes. Pressure is best when it preserves an easy return to the healer.
Map edge: A brief level change can break casts and alter pathing; use it as a reset, not a camp spot.
Open vertical platform map
Mugambala asks teams to manage height as well as line of sight. The best positions give the healer a ramp exit.
Map edge: Vertical travel resets pressure only when your team crosses together or has a clear line across levels.
Three-pillar ramp map
The Robodrome rewards short, repeatable pressure windows instead of long cross-map chases.
Map edge: Step out to force a response, then return to cover before the opponent establishes a cross-control line.
Compact four-ramp platform
The newest arena is a close-quarters level-control test. Its shallow ramps can break line of sight earlier than their height suggests, so teams need explicit top, bottom, left, and right calls.
Map edge: Simplify the map into levels and sides. Same-side triangles are safer than diagonal platform positioning.
Corridors and split sightlines where teams must name the side before committing to a chase.
Close-quarters corridor map
Frequent accessible cover favors teams that stay connected in close quarters. Casters often need proactive offense instead of passive spacing.
Map edge: Everyone has nearby line of sight. Win by deciding when to deny it, not by assuming distance makes you safe.
Angular static-pillar map
The central structure breaks direct sightlines and makes side selection matter. Control an approach instead of fighting through middle blindly.
Map edge: Angular lanes hide a setup: emerge together with damage and control rather than telegraphing it in center.
Split-wall ramp arena
The central wall makes side control decisive: a ramp and adjacent pillar can deny a clean route to the healer.
Map edge: Use the wall to hide intent, then cross together when enemy mobility and control are unavailable.
These maps are not part of the normal rated queue. Their pages remain available for War Games context and arena design history.
Retired from normal rotation, but useful for War Games and history. Its changing obstacles demanded constant checks of healing and escape routes.
