Overwatch: 10 Best Characters For Those Just Starting

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Blizzard Entertainment, the creators of Diablo and WarCraft, has the world excited for the release of Overwatch 2. Not only will it have more characters and more abilities, but it will finally have a story mode that fans have longed for. It would seem that Blizzard is giving the fans and newcomers everything they ever wanted.

In anticipation of the sequel, many new players are flocking to the original Overwatch. Five years after its release with nearly double the amount of characters since launch, Overwatch remains one of the quintessential eSport games, with new players still discovering it. With thirty-two unique characters on the roster, some are better for new players than others.

10 Soldier 76

Soldier 76 is one character some new players might prefer to stick with since they are given them for the tutorial. He’s fairly straightforward: he has rapid-fire with a secondary missile, is the only character on the roster that can sprint continuously without cooldown, and can put down a healing aura.

Quick to learn, easy to master, Soldier 76 is a basic but solid starter character. His ultimate allows him to always hit his target without missing, which can lead to some amazing kill streaks. However, his biggest flaw is his lack of health. Soldier 76 also provides the closest gameplay to some of the best first-person shooters.

9 McCree

Clearly inspired by some of the best and most classic Western films: McCree is deadly at all ranges due to his near-perfect accuracy. He can dodge with a roll and stun using his flashbang grenade, thus allowing for a quick escape or extra shot. McCree’s health is not the greatest either, so that flashbang could be the difference between life and death.

McCree is in the same vein as Soldier 76: simple but effective. However, McCree gets an edge over Soldier 76 with his ultimate, which is infamously overpowered. It allows him to instantly kill multiple targets with one shot.

8 Roadhog

Roadhog, looking like a character out of the underrated Mad Max video game, is pure damage despite being a tank. His job is to charge forward, dealing as much damage as possible while pushing the enemies back. He already has an large amount of health but he has a self-healing ability that can keep him alive through a whole match.

On top of that, Roadhog features a powerful scattergun and a chain attack that would make Scorpion from Mortal Kombat jealous. His ultimate ability can do a lot of damage but its main use is to knock every enemy back, which can help Roadhog’s team overtake the objective.

7 Moira

When it comes to healers, Moira is the best for balancing damage and healing. On one hand, she can siphon health from enemies at a distance while the other can heal her teammates. Swapping between both can be a challenging balancing act but satisfying to pull off.

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Moira can also project flying orbs that can heal multiple teammates at one or siphon health from multiple enemies. These abilities allow her to flank the enemies with ease while still keeping her team alive. Add on her ultimate, which is a beam that heals and damages at the same time, Moira is one deadly healer.

6 D. Va

D. Va is a celebrity as well as an eSports gamer, who became an elite mech pilot. Unlimited ammo, a shield, and the ability to boost in and out of any situation? For the most part: yes, but she does have less health than other tanks. This lack of health is because D. Va technically has two lives: when her mech dies, she jumps out with her pistol and can still fight.

Unfortunately, her second life has the least amount of health in the whole game, forcing her to run and play smart until she can respawn her mech. D. Va does feature one of the most notorious ultimates in which she ejects from her mech before it explodes, potentially wiping out a whole team.

5 Echo

One of the newer additions to Overwatch, Echo is a strange but welcome damager. Her triple shot blasts are powerful, she can ambush with sticky bombs, and she sports an energy beam for emergencies. On top of that, she can fly for a few seconds which also provides a speed boost.

While learning to master all these abilities can be a little confusing at first, Echo makes for one deadly android that could make some of the most dangerous cinematic robots blush. That’s not even accounting for her ultimate, which can turn her into a clone of an enemy with their abilities and stats.

4 Reinhardt

For those that want to protect their teammates from damage, Reinhardt is the perfect tank for that. His barrier shield is very powerful, allowing him to cover teammates while they take the objective. Of course, Reinhardt wields a hammer that can deal a lot of damage up close.

Reinhardt can also deter enemies using his fire strike ability. One of Reinhardt’s deadliest moves in his charge which can pin an enemy against a surface thus either killing them or dealing heavy damage. With an ultimate that can knock down and stun any enemy in front of him, he is the perfect shot caller.

3 Baptiste

Baptiste might be the most overpowered healer in the game. Not only does he have an aura ability to heal anyone around him but the secondary fire of his blaster allows him to lob healing grenades. So he can heal teammates from a distance and up-close at the same time.

Baptiste’s main three-round burst attack is also great, allowing him to deal enough damage from a distance while protecting teammates. Baptiste can also leap into the air to throw off the enemy and reach high ground. His ultimate is not the best in the game but it does grant enhanced damage and healing so it can be used effectively.

2 Orisa

Where Reinhardt is mainly a defender, Orisa is a hybrid of damage and tank. She can set up her shield rather quickly while also increase the damage of her Gatling guns. This allows her to push forward to the objective and keep the enemies distracted. Her graviton orb is her least useful ability but it hardly hurts to use it.

Orisa’s ultimate is one that can be a little frustrating for the enemies. Orisa puts down a generator that enhances the damage for all attacks and abilities for teammates, this even includes ultimates. As a result, her generator can quickly end the other team.

1 Lucio

Those just starting out will likely want to pick Lucio as their first healer. Not only does he have a healing aura that can heal any teammate quickly but he can swap to a speed aura, allowing him to help himself and other escape a gnarly situation.

His main attack is not great but if Lucio can get behind an enemy, his damage can help out. He can enhance his auras and unleash a massive wave thus giving his teammate shields. Plus Lucio is always emitting some great music to listen to while battling enemies.

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