CHARACTERS

A match starts with each player selecting from one of the available hero characters. The game’s characters are divided into three role classifications: damage, tank, and support. Damage characters are often doing the most damage and help the team with the majority of kills. Tank characters can absorb large amounts of damage for the team, and Support characters can heal their teammates and provide status effects for the team or against enemies.
Every character in Overwatch has multiple skins, which are cosmetic outfits that change their appearance. These skins range from simple color changes to completely new designs, and some even alter voice lines or have different voice actors.

TANKS

Tank heroes soak up damage and shatter fortified positions, like closely grouped enemies and narrow chokepoints. If you’re a tank, you lead the charge.

DAMAGE

Damage heroes seek out, engage, and obliterate the enemy with wide-ranging tools, abilities, and play styles. Fearsome but fragile, these heroes require backup to survive.

SUPPORT

Support heroes empower their allies by healing, shielding, boosting damage, and disabling foes. As a support, you’re the backbone of your team’s survival.