All Overwatch 2 Heros

Click on any of the 41 Overwatch 2 heroes to learn more about them. Below, you can also find information on every Hero (real name, age, birthday, nationality, release date), an Overwatch 2 Heroes Tier List, and our Hero Difficulty List.

Overwatch Hero Info

In the table below, you can find the role, real name, age, birthday, nationality, and release date of all 41 Overwatch 2 heroes:

HeroRoleReal NameAgeBirthdayFromRelease Date
Ana
Ana
Support
Support
Ana Amari (أنا عماري)60January 1st
Egypt
Egypt
July 19th 2016
Ashe
Ashe
Damage
Damage
Elizabeth Caledonia "Calamity" Ashe41October 1st
United States
United States
November 13th 2018
Baptiste
Baptiste
Support
Support
Jean-Baptiste Augustin38March 12th
Haiti
Haiti
March 19th 2019
Bastion
Bastion
Damage
Damage
SST Laboratories Siege Automaton E5432
May 24th 2016
Brigitte
Brigitte
Support
Support
Brigitte Lindholm25September 22nd
Sweden
Sweden
March 20th 2018
Cassidy
Cassidy
Damage
Damage
Cole Cassidy (formerly Jesse McCree)39July 31st
United States
United States
May 24th 2016
D.Va
D.Va
Tank
Tank
Hana Song (송하나)21June 22nd
Korea
Korea
May 24th 2016
Doomfist
Doomfist
Tank
Tank
Akande Ogundimu47May 25th
Nigeria
Nigeria
July 27th 2017
Echo
Echo
Damage
Damage
Echo14February 5th
Singapore
Singapore
April 14th 2020
Genji
Genji
Damage
Damage
Genji Shimada (島田 源氏)37October 28th
Japan
Japan
May 24th 2016
Hanzo
Hanzo
Damage
Damage
Hanzo Shimada (島田 半蔵)40November 3rd
Japan
Japan
May 24th 2016
Illari
Illari
Support
Support
Illari Quispe Ruiz18December 21st
Peru
Peru
August 10th 2023
Junker Queen
Junker Queen
Tank
Tank
Odessa "Dez" Stone31June 14th
Australia
Australia
June 28th 2022
Junkrat
Junkrat
Damage
Damage
Jamison Fawkes27February 29th
Australia
Australia
May 24th 2016
Juno
Juno
Support
Support
Juno Teo Minh19March 22nd
Mars
August 20th 2024
Kiriko
Kiriko
Support
Support
Kiriko Kamori (家守 霧子)21July 7th
Japan
Japan
October 4th 2022
Lifeweaver
Lifeweaver
Support
Support
Niran "Bua" Pruksamanee (นิรันดร์ "บัว" พฤกษามณี)31April 28th
Thailand
Thailand
April 11th 2023
Lúcio
Lúcio
Support
Support
Lúcio Correia dos Santos28March 20th
Brazil
Brazil
May 24th 2016
Mauga
Mauga
Tank
Tank
Maugaloa Malosi37August 19th
Samoa
Samoa
December 5th 2023
Mei
Mei
Damage
Damage
Mei-Ling Zhou (周美灵)33September 5th
China
China
May 24th 2016
Mercy
Mercy
Support
Support
Angela Ziegler39May 13th
Switzerland
Switzerland
May 24th 2016
Moira
Moira
Support
Support
Moira O'Deorain50April 4th
Ireland
Ireland
November 16th 2017
Orisa
Orisa
Tank
Tank
OR-151May 9th
Numbani
March 21st 2017
Pharah
Pharah
Damage
Damage
Fareeha Amari (فريحة عماري)34April 15th
Egypt
Egypt
May 24th 2016
Ramattra
Ramattra
Tank
Tank
R-7000 Ravager28March 29th
Nepal
Nepal
December 6th 2022
Reaper
Reaper
Damage
Damage
Gabriel Reyes60December 14th
United States
United States
May 24th 2016
Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Tank
Tank
Reinhardt Wilhelm63June 26th
Germany
Germany
May 24th 2016
Roadhog
Roadhog
Tank
Tank
Mako Rutledge50September 12th
Australia
Australia
May 24th 2016
Sigma
Sigma
Tank
Tank
Siebren de Kuiper64March 15th
Netherlands
Netherlands
August 13th 2019
Sojourn
Sojourn
Damage
Damage
Vivian Chase51January 12th
Canada
Canada
April 26th 2022
Soldier: 76
Soldier: 76
Damage
Damage
John Francis "Jack" Morrison58January 27th
United States
United States
May 24th 2016
Sombra
Sombra
Damage
Damage
Olivia Colomar32December 31st
Mexico
Mexico
November 15th 2016
Symmetra
Symmetra
Damage
Damage
Satya Vaswani (सत्य वासवानी)30October 2nd
India
India
May 24th 2016
Torbjörn
Torbjörn
Damage
Damage
Torbjörn Lindholm59September 21st
Sweden
Sweden
May 24th 2016
Tracer
Tracer
Damage
Damage
Lena Oxton28February 17th
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Venture
Venture
Damage
Damage
Sloane Cameron26August 6th
Canada
Canada
April 16th 2024
Widowmaker
Widowmaker
Damage
Damage
Amélie Lacroix (née Guillard)35November 19th
France
France
May 24th 2016
Winston
Winston
Tank
Tank
Winston31June 6th
The Moon
May 24th 2016
Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball
Tank
Tank
Hammond16October 15th
The Moon
July 24th 2018
Zarya
Zarya
Tank
Tank
Aleksandra Zaryanova (Александра Зарянова)30December 4th
Russia
Russia
May 24th 2016
Zenyatta
Zenyatta
Support
Support
Tekhartha Zenyatta33July 14th
Nepal
Nepal
May 24th 2016

Overwatch 2 Hero Tier List

Our Overwatch 2 tier list places every Hero into a tier, from "S" (best) to "F" (worst). We assigned each Hero a tier based on their usage and win rates in high-ranked Competitive matches and Professional Overwatch 2 play.

In general, the lower you rank, the better Heroes that require less mechanical skill become. Cassidy could be a high tier on our list, while Junkrat is a low tier. However, Junkrat could be a much more effective Hero at lower ranks where players have worse aim.

We explain the rating of each Hero here.

S
Kiriko
Lúcio
Moira
Sojourn
Sombra
Tracer
A
Baptiste
Cassidy
D.Va
Doomfist
Echo
Junker Queen
Sigma
Soldier: 76
Winston
Wrecking Ball
B
Ashe
Bastion
Genji
Illari
Juno
Mauga
Mei
Orisa
Pharah
Ramattra
Torbjörn
Venture
Widowmaker
C
Ana
Brigitte
Hanzo
Junkrat
Lifeweaver
Reaper
Roadhog
Symmetra
Zarya
Zenyatta
D
Mercy
Reinhardt

Overwatch 2 Hero Difficulty List

The main goal of our Overwatch 2 Difficulty List is to describe how easy it is to play each Hero to a reasonably effective level. We made this with low to mid-rank Overwatch 2 players in mind.

Generally, Heroes that require less mechanical skill are ranked as easier to play. It's easier to heal as Lúcio (be near a teammate with Healing Boost) than as Ana (requires precise aim with her Biotic Rifle). However, this does not mean that Lúcio doesn't have a high-skill ceiling. There's a huge difference between being able to help teammates in your Gold-ranked games to a reasonable level and being one of the best Lúcio players in the world.

We also factor in each Hero's abilities and how easy they are to use to some level of effectiveness. Doomfist requires excellent management of his abilities and coordination with your team to be effective, but you can help your team to some degree as Reinhardt by simply standing in front of them and holding your shield.

Again, we want to reiterate that our difficulty rating does not equate to a Hero's skill ceiling. You can be quite effective as Kiriko at lower ranks by staying alive and pumping out heals with your Ofuda. However, the best Kiriko players are lethal with Kunai and almost always use Suzu at the right time.

EASY
Bastion
Brigitte
Junkrat
Kiriko
Lúcio
Mauga
Mercy
Moira
Orisa
Ramattra
Reaper
Reinhardt
Sigma
Symmetra
Torbjörn
MEDIUM
Ashe
D.Va
Echo
Juno
Mei
Pharah
Soldier: 76
Sombra
HARD
Ana
Baptiste
Cassidy
Doomfist
Genji
Hanzo
Illari
Junker Queen
Lifeweaver
Roadhog
Sojourn
Tracer
Venture
Widowmaker
Winston
Wrecking Ball
Zarya
Zenyatta

Overwatch 2 Heroes Explained

Characters in Overwatch 2 are called Heroes. Heroes are split into three roles: Tank, Damage, and Support.

  • Tanks are the highest health Heroes. A Tank's duties typically include leading the charge into fights with the enemy, controlling space, and protecting teammates. While Damage characters are often considered the primary damage dealers, tanks can also damage enemies tremendously.
  • Damage Heroes' (often called DPS) primary purpose is to damage enemies and get eliminations.
  • Supports can deal damage to enemies but are also tasked with healing their allies. Their main objective is to keep their team alive. However, they can also help take out enemies when their teammates don't need their focus.

In Overwatch 2 Competitive and Unranked matchmaking, teams consist of 1 Tank, 2 Damage, and 2 Support Heroes. This differs from the original Overwatch game, where each team had a second tank.

Every Overwatch Hero has their own set of abilities, including at least two abilities with a relatively short cooldown and an Ultimate Ability that you can build up to. You get your Ultimate ability over time, by damaging enemies, and healing allies. Ultimates are far more impactful than a Hero's normal abilities. You can learn about every character's abilities by clicking them on this page.

Each Hero also has their own unique weapon. You can unlock Jade and Gold weapon variants for each of them. These are purely cosmetic upgrades that don't affect the weapon's performance.

Check out our Random Overwatch 2 Hero Picker