The character you chose to play in Overwatch 2 determines how you experience the game. Therefore, it's important that you chose your role wisely. This article will explore all Overwatch 2 characters and their abilities to help you make an informed decision.

Firstly, you need to understand the three class types:

1.  Damage heroes – Want to be on the frontlines? Then a character from the damage class is right for you. These characters are tasked with defeating their enemies which means they are agile and powerful.
    
2. Tank heroes – Designed to absorb damage and protect their team from enemy attacks. Here a defensive role is key as you need to hold the front line and advance into strategic positions to help your team progress through the game.
    
3. Support heroes – Have the ability to heal their teammates and keep them alive during combat. Support heroes are key to winning as they focus on performance and survival to help turn the tide during battle.

List of Overwatch 2 characters and their abilities:

3. Soldier: 76

• Heavy pulse rifle – Automatic assault weapon for mass destruction
• Helix rockets – Small rockets with a big impact that damages enemies
• Sprint – Burst of speed to rush ahead of opponents
• Biotic field – Helps heal you and your allies to increase chance of survival

4. Reaper

• Reaping – Steals health from enemies to heal themself
• Hellfire Shotguns – Takes down enemies with short-range shots
• Wraith Form - Become a shadow to move quickly past enemies, but cannot use weapons in this form
• Shadow Step -Teleport to a specific location
• Death Blossom – Cause mass destruction to nearby enemies

5. Pharah

• Rocket Launcher - Launch powerful rockets to cause damage to a wide radius.
• Jet Dash - Quick boost in direction of travel
• Jump Jet – Propel yourself high in the air
• Concussive Blast - Explosive blast to knock out enemies
• Barrage – Continuous surge of mini-rockets to destroy groups of enemies

6. Widowmaker

• Widow’s Kiss – Long rage sniper rifle
• Grappling Hook – Helps you to scale edges or rough terrain
• Venom Mine - Deploy a mine that releases poison to kill enemies
• Infra-Sight - Allows you and your team to see heat map of enemies through walls

7. Hanzo

• Storm Bow - Charge and fire an arrow
• Sonic Arrow - Reveals enemies in the radius of where the arrow lands
• Storm Arrows - Rapidly fire multiple arrows to cause damage
• Dragonstrike – Summon a spirit dragon that destroys everything in its path

8. Mei

• Endothermic Blaster - Spray a stream of frost that damages or slows down enemies
• Cryo-Freeze – Surround yourself with a block of ice to heal yourself.
• Ice Wall – A defensive wall of ice to block enemies
• Blizzard - Deploy a drone that freezes or slows down enemies in a wide area.

Tank Heroes

1. Reinhardt

• Rocket Hammer - Effective weapon that can cause damage with every swing
• Barrier Field – Shield yourself and allies from enemy fire
• Charge - Charge forward and pin an enemy against a wall
• Fire Strike - Flaming projectile that damages enemies
• Earthshatter - Slam hammer to the ground to knock down enemies

2. Winston

• Tesla Cannon - A short-range electric weapon
• Jump Pack – Launch into the air and damage the enemies you land on
• Barrier Projector - Protective dome to shield allies from damage
• Primal Rage – Embrace your animal nature and gain increased health

3. Orisa

• Fusion Driver - Rapid-fire projectile weapon
• Fortify – Gain health and temporarily reduce damage taken
• Javelin Spin - Spin the javelin to increase speed and knock back enemies
• Energy Javelin - Throw a javelin that knocks back enemies
• Terra Surge – Raise and spin javelin to pull in enemies then stab to the ground to blast them

4. D.Va

• Fusion Cannons - Short-range weapons
• Boosters - Fly in any direction to attack enemies
• Defense Matrix - Block projectiles that are firring in front of you
• Micro Missiles - Launch several small but mighty rockets.
• Self-Destruct - Eject from your mech to cause it to explode and knock back enemies

5. Zarya

• Particle Cannon - Short-range beam of energy that causes wide destruction
• Particle Barrier - Shield yourself from attacks
• Projected Barrier - Protect an ally from damage
• Graviton Surge – Gravity vortex that pulls in enemies

6. Sigma

• Hyperspheres - Two projectiles that implode after a short duration
• Kinetic Grasp - Absorbs projectiles and turn them in health
• Accretion - Throws a mass of debris at enemies to knock them down
• Experimental Barrier - Deploy a floating shield anywhere of your choosing
• Gravitic Flux - Lifts enemies into the air and then slams them down

Support Heroes

1. Mercy

• Caduceus Staff – Beam that either heals an ally or improves the damage they can take.
• Caduceus Blaster - A small, short-range weapon
• Guardian Angel – Flies to ally to provide quick assistance
• Resurrect - Revive a dead ally back to full health
• Valkyrie - Gain the ability to fly.

2. Lucio

• Sonic Amplifier - Fire sonic projectiles to defeat enemies
• Crossfade - Switch between healing and speed-boosting songs
• Amp It Up - Boost the effects of songs
• Sound Barrier – Protective wave that gives allies extra health
• Sound wave – Knock back enemies with sound blast

3. Ana

• Biotic Rifle - Shoot darts to heal allies or damage enemies
• Sleep Dart – Fire a dart to put an enemy to sleep
• Biotic Grenade - Heal allies whilst preventing enemies from healing
• Nano Boost – Increase an ally’s damage and reduce damage taken

4. Zenyatta

• Orb of Destruction - Launch energy projectiles
• Orb of Harmony – Choose an ally to heal
• Orb of Discord - Increase the damage an opponent takes
• Transcendence – Immune to damage you can focus on healing allies

5. Moira

• Biotic Grasp - Heal all allies in front of you
• Biotic Orb - Either heals allies or damages enemies
• Fade – Move faster and become untouchable
• Coalescence – Long range beam that heals allies and damages enemies.

6. Brigitte

• Rocket Flail - Extended range to strike multiple enemies
• Repair Pack - Heal an ally and provide armour
• Whip Shot - Launch a flail long distance to keep enemies away
• Barrier Shield – A personal shield to absorb damage
• Rally - Provide armour and extra health to allies

7. Baptiste

• Biotic Launcher - A three-round burst gun that causes maximum damage
• Regenerative Burst - Heal yourself and nearby allies
• Immortality Field - Prevent allies from dying
• Amplification Matrix - Doubles the damage and healing effects of projectiles

8. Kiriko

• Healing Ofuda - Talismans that heal allies
• Kunai - Projectile that causes critical damage
• Protection Suzu - Protective charm that protects allies from attacks
• Swift Step - Teleport to an ally
• Kitsune Rush - Summon a fox spirit that increases ally speed

In conclusion, selecting your character is an important part of playing Overwatch 2 as it determines the abilities, skills and weapons you can deploy throughout the game. Firstly, you need to decide if you want a more combative role such as a Tank Hero or more supportive, healing role. Every class of character is important to the campaign so no matter what role you choose you will have a key part to play in the team. So, experiment with different heroes, find the role for you, and enjoy mastering the different characters.

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