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Overwatch Tier List Maker
Rank every Overwatch hero across the tank, damage and support roles. Build your own meta tier list from your experience in ranked, or settle an argument about who is the most fun to play.
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Meet every hero (53)
These 53 heroes load into the maker above. Each write-up covers what the hero is and what to weigh when you rank it. Facts were last checked on .
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D.Va
An Initiator tank, one of the 21 heroes in the game's release on 24 May 2016. Her nimble mech fires twin autocannons at short range, boosts into enemies and absorbs attacks with a projectile-destroying matrix.
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D.Mon
A Stalwart tank released in Season 4: Heroes of Busan on August 11, 2026, the 53rd hero in the game. The wiki notes she is a MEKA member with D.Va, whose quarters are color coded.
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Domina
A Stalwart tank released in Season 1: Conquest on 10 February 2026. She is the heiress and lead negotiator of Vishkar Corporation, and uses Hard-light to command space for her allies.
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Doomfist
An Initiator tank released on 27 July 2017 as the 25th hero. His cybernetics make him a highly mobile frontline fighter, with a Hand Cannon, ground slams and charges that knock enemies into the air.
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Hazard
An Initiator tank released in Season 14 on 10 December 2024 as the 42nd hero. His cybernetics include an inbuilt shotgun that also powers a high jump, and a Vanadium injection gives him a shield.
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Junker Queen
A Stalwart tank, first playable in the second Overwatch 2 PvP Beta on 28 June 2022 and permanent from the full launch on 4 October 2022 as the 34th hero. She is built for close combat.
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Mauga
A Bruiser tank released in Season 8 on 5 December 2023 as the 39th hero. His kit is designed to bash through the front line with two chainguns that can fire individually or in unison.
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Orisa
A Bruiser tank, released on 21 March 2017 as the 24th hero. In the original Overwatch she anchored her team with a protective barrier and launched graviton charges to slow enemies.
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Ramattra
A Stalwart tank released in Season 2 on 6 December 2022 as the 36th hero. He is a dual-form hero, with long-range staff attacks in Omnic form and a transformation into his Nemesis Form.
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Reinhardt
A Stalwart tank, one of the 21 launch heroes on 24 May 2016. Clad in powered armor, he swings a hammer, leads a rocket-propelled charge and defends squadmates with a massive energy barrier.
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Roadhog
A Bruiser tank, one of the 21 launch heroes. He uses a signature Chain Hook to pull enemies close before shredding them with his Scrap Gun, and can recover health with a short breather.
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Sigma
A Stalwart tank released on 13 August 2019 as the 31st hero. An eccentric astrophysicist who gained the power to control gravity in an orbital experiment gone wrong, manipulated by Talon.
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Winston
An Initiator tank, one of the 21 launch heroes. He wields inventions such as a jump pack, a Tesla Cannon and a portable shield projector, with literal gorilla strength.
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Wrecking Ball
An Initiator tank released on 24 July 2018 as the 28th hero. He rolls across the battlefield, using his arsenal of weapons and his mech's powerful body to crush his enemies.
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Zarya
A Bruiser tank, one of the 21 launch heroes. She deploys personal barriers that convert incoming damage into energy for her massive Particle Cannon, which makes her an asset on the front lines.
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Anran
A Flanker damage hero, one of five released in Season 1: Conquest on 10 February 2026. A star student of Wuxing University's Fire College, she controls fire and uses mobility to disrupt the backline.
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Ashe
A Sharpshooter damage hero released on 13 November 2018 as the 29th hero. As leader of the Deadlock Gang she is a rebellious outlaw who fires her rifle from the hip or lines up aim-down-sights shots.
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Bastion
A Specialist damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. Bastion can transform between Assault, Recon and devastating Artillery configurations, which gave him a high damage output.
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Cassidy
A Sharpshooter damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes, originally named McCree until 2021. Armed with his Peacekeeper revolver, he takes out targets with deadeye precision.
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Echo
A Recon damage hero released on 14 April 2020 as the 32nd hero. She is an evolutionary robot with a rapidly adapting artificial intelligence, versatile enough to fill multiple combat roles.
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Emre
A Specialist damage hero released in Season 1: Conquest on 10 February 2026 as the 48th hero. A fast-paced "run and gun" hero who excels at up-close and mid-range fights.
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Freja
A Recon damage hero released in Season 16 on 22 April 2025 as the 43rd hero. Her kit is built for players who thrive on accuracy, agility and positioning, with high mobility and precision.
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Genji
A Flanker damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. He flings shuriken, uses his wakizashi to deflect projectiles and lands a Swift Strike with his "dragonblade" to cut down enemies.
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Hanzo
A Sharpshooter damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. His arrows can reveal enemies or rapid-fire at multiple targets, and he can scale walls and summon a titanic spirit dragon.
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Junkrat
A Specialist damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. His area-denying armaments include a Frag Launcher of bouncing grenades, Concussion Mines and Steel Traps that stop foes dead.
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Mei
A Specialist damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. Her weather-altering devices slow opponents and protect locations, and she can Cryo-Freeze herself to guard against counterattacks.
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Pharah
A Recon damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. She soars through the air in combat armor and lays down high-explosive rockets from a launcher.
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Reaper
A Flanker damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. Hellfire Shotguns, the ghostly ability to become immune to damage and the power to step between shadows make him one of the deadliest beings.
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Shion
A Flanker damage hero released in Season 3: Into the Tiger's Den on June 16, 2026 as the 52nd hero, who fights with dual semi-auto pistols, an omnidirectional dash and a motorcycle she can throw.
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Sierra
A Recon damage hero released in Season 2: Summit on April 14, 2026 as the 51st hero. A dedicated team member with enhanced capabilities who rose through the ranks at Helix Security.
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Sojourn
A Sharpshooter damage hero, first playable in the first Overwatch 2 PvP Beta on 26 April 2022 and permanent from the 4 October 2022 launch as the 33rd hero. A former Overwatch Captain.
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Soldier: 76
A Specialist damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. He is armed with advanced weaponry including an experimental pulse rifle that fires spirals of high-powered Helix Rockets.
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Sombra
A Recon damage hero released on 15 November 2016 as the 23rd hero. She is the archetypal technomancer of Overwatch, and stealth and her hacking can disrupt enemy abilities.
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Symmetra
A Specialist damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. She uses a light-bending Photon Projector, shields allies, builds teleportation pads and deploys particle-blasting Sentry Turrets.
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Torbjörn
A Specialist damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. His extensive arsenal includes a rivet gun and hammer, and a personal forge he uses to build turrets.
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Tracer
A Flanker damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. With twin pulse pistols and energy bombs, she can "blink" through space and rewind her personal timeline as she fights.
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Vendetta
A Flanker damage hero released in Season 20 on 9 December 2025 as the 45th hero. She is the central antagonist of the Reign of Talon story arc, a dive-focused hero who takes big risks.
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Venture
A Flanker damage hero, released in Season 10 on 16 April 2024 as the 40th hero. The wiki describes Venture as an elusive, combo-oriented close-range damage dealer.
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Widowmaker
A Sharpshooter damage hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. She equips mines that dispense poisonous gas, a visor that grants infra-sight and a sniper rifle that can fire in fully automatic mode.
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Ana
A Tactician support hero released on 19 July 2016 as the 22nd hero. A founding member of Overwatch, once renowned as the greatest sniper in the world, thought to have perished in a firefight with Talon.
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Baptiste
A Tactician support hero released on 19 March 2019 as the 30th hero. A battle-hardened combat medic with experimental devices who can save lives and eliminate threats.
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Brigitte
A Survivor support hero released on 20 March 2018 as the 27th hero. She specializes in protection, throwing Repair Packs, healing nearby allies as she damages foes and swinging a Rocket Flail.
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Illari
A Survivor support hero released in Season 6 on 10 August 2023 as the 38th hero. She harnesses the power of the sun in her Solar Rifle and can deploy a healing pylon.
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Jetpack Cat
A Tactician support hero released in Season 1: Conquest on 10 February 2026 as the 50th hero. Her passive grants permanent flight, with a kit built on airborne positioning and sustained healing.
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Juno
A Survivor support hero released in Season 12 on August 20, 2024 as the 41st hero. A highly mobile hero focused on verticality, area-of-effect healing and damage and speed boosts for her team.
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Kiriko
A Medic support hero released with Overwatch 2 on 4 October 2022 as the 35th hero. A kunoichi healer aided by her kitsune spirit who throws protection suzu to allies and kunai at enemies.
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Lifeweaver
A Medic support hero released in Season 4 on 11 April 2023 as the 37th hero. He provides reliable healing and utility that lets him reposition teammates and save them from danger.
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Lúcio
A Tactician support hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. His Sonic Amplifier buffets enemies, and his songs can heal his team or boost their movement speed.
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Mercy
A Medic support hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. Her Valkyrie Suit keeps her close to teammates like a guardian angel, healing, resurrecting or strengthening them with her beams.
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Mizuki
A Survivor support hero released in Season 1: Conquest on 10 February 2026 as the 49th hero. An aggressive support with a healing aura fueled by damage and a kasa hat thrown at allies.
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Moira
A Medic support hero released on 16 November 2017 as the 26th hero. Her biotic abilities let her contribute healing or damage, with Biotic Grasp at short range and Biotic Orbs at longer range.
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Wuyang
A Survivor support hero released in Season 18 on 26 August 2025 as the 44th hero. His water-based abilities manipulate the battlefield, in a playstyle of rhythm, disruption and flow-based control.
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Zenyatta
A Tactician support hero, one of the 21 launch heroes. He calls upon orbs of harmony and discord to heal teammates and weaken opponents, while pursuing a state of immunity to damage.
About Overwatch
Overwatch is a team-based hero shooter from Blizzard Entertainment, known as Overwatch 2 until it was renamed Overwatch in February 2026. The game uses 5v5 matches, with each team built around one tank, two damage heroes and two supports.
Because balance patches change hero strength often, an Overwatch tier list is best tied to a rank and a patch. A hero that dominates in low ranks can feel very different in coordinated play.
What to consider when you rank heroes
- Strength in your rank
- Ease of learning
- Synergy with team compositions
- Performance on different map types
- How fun the hero is to play
Overwatch tier list questions
Why is the game called Overwatch and not Overwatch 2?
The game launched as Overwatch 2 and was rebranded as simply Overwatch in February 2026, according to Wikipedia. This list follows the new name.
How current is the hero roster?
The list covers heroes released up to D.Mon in August 2026. Blizzard adds heroes every season, and Doctrine is scheduled for Season 5 on October 6, 2026, so check the game for the latest additions.
How should I rank Overwatch heroes?
Common criteria include strength in your rank, ease of learning, synergy, fun and design. Many players rank within each role, since tanks, damage and support heroes do different jobs.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these references on .