List of all confirmed heroes in Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2 beta is all set to arrive later today, April 26, 2022, and players are excited to try out the PvP mode for the hero shooter title. The range of heroes offered by Overwatch is what makes the matches more engaging. Much to the excitement of gamers, all 32 characters are all set to return in the upcoming sequel.

The heroes in Overwatch 2 are divided into three main categories – Damage, Tank, and Support. Players can have two Damage Heroes, two Supports and one Tank per team.

Which heroes will be featured in Overwatch 2?

The list below contains all the characters that have been confirmed in the upcoming Overwatch 2 beta:

1) Ana

The Support hero is able to shoot darts to improve the health of her allies and also deal damage to enemies.

Primary weapon: Biotic Rifle
Ability 1: Sleep Dart
Ability 2: Biotic Grenade
Ultimate Ability: Nano Boost

2) Ashe

Ashe is a Damage hero who is capable of using her weapon’s aim down sight to deal a high damage shot to enemies while compromising the rate of fire.

Primary weapon: The Viper
Ability 1: Dynamite
Ability 2: Coachgun
Ultimate Ability: B.O.B

3) Baptiste

The Overwatch 2 hero plays the role of a Support hero and uses devices to keep teammates alive and reduce threats during intense matches.

Primary weapon: Biotic Launcher
Passive Ability: Exo Boost
Ability 1: Regenerative Burst
Ability 2: Immortality Field
Ultimate Ability: Amplification Matrix

4) Bastion

This Overwatch 2 robot in the Damage category is able to configure itself into an assault-cannon mode.

Primary weapon: Configuration: Recon and Configuration: Sentry
Passive Ability: Ironclad
Ability 1: Reconfigure
Ability 2: Self-Repair
Ultimate Ability: Configuration: Tank

5) Brigitte

Brigitte belongs to the Support category and helps her teammates with durable armor. She is able to increase her speed using Ultimate Ability.

Primary weapon: Rocket Flail
Passive Ability: Inspire
Ability 1: Barrier Shield
Ability 2: Repair Pack
Ability 3: Shield Bash
Ultimate Ability: Rally

6) Cassidy

This Overwatch 2 character belongs to the Damage category. He is able to hurl small grenades and is best used for medium range matches for better accuracy of his primary fire.

Primary weapon: Peacekeeper
Ability 1: Combat Roll
Ability 2: Flashbang
Ultimate Ability: Deadeye

7) D.VA

D.VA is a Tank hero who can eradicate its enemies using Cannon blasts at short range and deflect incoming attacks using the Defense Matrix.

Primary weapon: Fusion Cannons
Passive Ability: Eject!
Ability 1: Defense Matrix
Ability 2: Boosters
Ultimate Ability 1: Self-Destruct
Ultimate Ability 2: Call Mech

8) Doomfist

The defensive ability of this Tank character in Overwatch 2 allows him to reduce 90% frontal damage and deal more damage to his enemies, provided his gauntlet is supercharged.

Primary weapon: Hand Cannon
Ability 1: Power Block
Ability 2: Rocket Punch
Ability 3: Seismic Slam
Ultimate Ability: Meteor Strike

9) Echo

Echo belongs to the Damage category. The character is able to fire sticky bombs and convert herself to become a copy of the targeted enemy hero.

Primary weapon: Tri-Shot
Passive Ability: Glide
Ability 1: Sticky Bombs
Ability 2: Focusing Beam
Ultimate Ability: Duplicate

10) Genji

Using his second ability, this Damage hero is able to reflect incoming projectiles towards the way they are aimed.

Primary weapon: Shuriken
Passive Ability: Cyber-Agility
Ability 1: Swift Strike
Ability 2: Deflect
Ultimate Ability: Dragonblade

11) Hanzo

The Overwatch 2 hero, belonging in the Damage category, is quite versatile, using a bow and arrows to deal damage to the opponents.

Primary weapon: Storm Bow
Passive Ability: Wall Climb and Lunge
Ability 1: Sonic Arrow
Ability 2: Storm Arrows
Ultimate Ability: Dragonstrike

12) Junkrat

Junkrat belongs to the Damage category and uses snares to slow down opponents. He is able to launch explosive grenades to inflict damage.

Primary weapon: Frag Launcher
Passive Ability: Total Mayhem
Ability 1: Concussion Mine
Ability 2: Steel Trap
Ultimate Ability: RIP-Tire

13) Lúcio

Lúcio is a Support hero who can switch between two areas of effect – heal over time and speed buff. Further, he can give nearby teammates a temporary shield.

Primary weapon: Sonic Amplifier
Passive Ability: Wall Ride
Ability 1: Soundwave
Ability 2: Crossfade
Ability 3: Amp it Up
Ultimate Ability: Sound Barrier

14) Mei

This Overwatch 2 hero, belonging to the Damage class, is capable of conjuring snowstorms to cause damage to opponents, alongside building ice walls to block sight, movements, and attacks.

Primary weapon: Endothermic Blaster
Ability 1: Cryo-Freeze
Ability 2: Ice Wall
Ultimate Ability: Blizzard

15) Mercy

Mercy is a good Support to have on the team as she is capable of healing teammates while not taking damage and can resurrect a dead ally with full health.

Primary weapon: Caduceus Staff
Secondary weapon: Caduceus Pistol
Passive Ability: Regeneration
Ability 1: Angelic Descent
Ability 2: Guardian Angel
Ability 3: Resurrect
Ultimate Ability: Valkyrie

16) Moira

Moira is a Support hero in Overwatch 2, whose Ability 1 has two modes: Healing nearby allies and Causing damage to nearby enemies.

Primary weapon: Biotic Grasp
Ability 1: Biotic Orb
Ability 2: Fade
Ultimate Ability: Coalescence

17) Pharah

Pharah is of the Damage class and is capable of unleashing rockets to cause damage to enemies.

Primary weapon: Rocket Launcher
Ability 1: Hover
Ability 2: Jumper Jet
Ability 3: Concussive Blast
Ultimate Ability: Barrage

18) Orisa

From damage reduction to temperature health, this Overwatch 2 Tank hero acts as a great support to teammates.

Primary weapon: Augmented Fusion Driver
Ability 1: Energy Javelin
Ability 2: Javelin Spin
Ability 3: Fortify
Ultimate Ability: Terra Surge

19) Reaper

Reaper is a Damage hero who has the power of teleportation and uses short-range shotguns to inflict high damage on nearby enemies.

Primary weapon: Hellfire Shotguns
Passive Ability: The Reaping
Ability 1: Wraith Form
Ability 2: Shadow Step
Ultimate Ability: Death Blossom

20) Reinhardt

The hero, who belongs to the Tank class, uses his hammer to create a cone of force that stuns and causes damage to nearby enemies.

Primary weapon: Rocket Hammer
Ability 1: Barrier Field
Ability 2: Charge
Ability 3: Fire Strike
Ultimate Ability: Earthshatter

21) Roadhog

This Tank hero in Overwatch 2 uses a scrap shotgun and fires constant bursts that are able to knock down enemies if the shot is accurately targeted.

Primary weapon: Scrap Gun
Ability 1: Take a Breather
Ability 2: Chain Hook
Ultimate Ability: Whole Hog

22) Sigma

Sigma belongs to the Tank class in the hero-shooter game and can manipulate gravity to gain an advantage over the opposing team.

Primary weapon: Hyperspheres
Ability 1: Experimental Barrier
Ability 2: Kinetic Grasp
Ability 3: Accretion
Ultimate Ability: Gravitic Flux

23) Sojourn

Sojourn is the brand new Damage hero for Overwatch 2. She has two firing modes – rapid fire (generates energy) and heavy impact single shot (consumes energy).

Primary weapon: Railgun
Ability 1: Power Slide
Ability 2: Disruptor Shot
Ultimate Ability: Overclock

24) Soldier 76

Soldier 76 belongs to the Damage category and helps with healing teammates using his Ability 3 and causing damage to enemies using his Full-Auto Rifle.

Primary weapon: Heavy Pulse Rifle
Ability 1: Helix Rockets
Ability 2: Sprint
Ability 3: Biotic Field
Ultimate Ability: Tactical Visor

25) Sombra

Sombra, an Overwatch 2 hero from the Damage class, has the unique power to see enemies in low health through walls, disable the opponents’ abilities, and has the skill to remain invisible for a short amount of time.

Primary weapon: Machine Pistol
Passive Ability: Opportunist
Ability 1: Hack
Ability 2: Stealth
Ability 3: Translocator
Ultimate Ability: EMP

26) Symmetra

Using her primary weapon and Ability 2, this Overwatch 2 Damage hero can fire long range balls of piercing energy and allow teammates to teleport, respectively.

Primary weapon: Photon Projector
Ability 1: Sentry Turret
Ability 2: Teleporter
Ultimate Ability: Photon Barrier

27) Torbjörn

Aside from the self-built turret that is capable of attacking opponents automatically, a molten gun and a melee weapon are the weapons used by this Damage hero to fight off enemies.

Primary weapon: Rivet Gun
Passive Ability: Forge Hammer
Ability 1: Deploy Turret
Ability 2: Overload
Ultimate Ability: Molten Core

28) Tracer

Tracer, belonging to the Damage category, is the only Overwatch 2 hero who is capable of turning back time to restore position and health.

Primary weapon: Pulse Pistols
Ability 1: Blink
Ability 2: Recall
Ultimate Ability: Pulse Bomb

29) Widowmaker

This Overwatch 2 Damage hero’s Ability 2 and Ultimate Ability is able to reveal the position of the enemies through walls.

Primary weapon: Widows Kiss
Ability 1: Grappling Hook
Ability 2: Venom Mine
Ultimate Ability: Infra-Sight

30) Winston

This Tank hero is able to get health and armor boosts using his Ultimate Ability, and is able to create a bubble shield temporarily to block enemy fire.

Primary weapon: Tesla Cannon
Ability 1: Jump Pack
Ability 2: Barrier Projector
Ultimate Ability: Primal Rage

31) Wrecking Ball

This Overwatch 2 Tank hero is able to cause damage to enemies using explosive mines and is the best when it comes to mobility.

Primary weapon: Quad Cannons
Ability 1: Grappling Claw
Ability 2: Roll
Ability 3: Adaptive Shield
Ability 4: Piledriver
Ultimate Ability: Minefield

32) Zarya

Zarya, a Tank hero in the game, is capable of deploying a shield that converts damage caused by enemies to energy that helps in powering her weapon.

Primary weapon: Particle Cannon
Passive Ability: Energy
Ability 1: Particle Barrier
Ability 2: Projected Barrier
Ultimate Ability: Graviton Surge

33) Zenyatta

Zenyatta is an off-beat Overwatch 2 Support hero who becomes immune to damage, restores the health of teammates, and causes damage to opponents when they are in line of sight.

Primary weapon: Orb of Destruction
Ability 1: Orb of Harmony
Ability 2: Orb of Discord
Ultimate Ability: Transcendence

Disclaimer: These characters have been confirmed for the Overwatch 2 beta. Additional heroes might be added, or existing ones might not be introduced in the final game.