Jonathan Almaguer
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5 Min read In this tier list, we’ve got you covered with the best heroes in Overwatch 2.
We’ve updated our tier list for the Season 20 patch that dropped on December 9th, 2025 and instantly received two hotfixes in the same week. Our tier list always reflects the latest balance changes straight from Blizzard https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
If you play other shooters, be sure to also check out our Apex Legend Tier List or Marvel Rivals Tier List.
Let’s dive in!
Here are our rankings for the best heroes in Overwatch 2:
| Tier | Overwatch 2 Tier List |
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Note that the heroes are organized by difficulty for new players/beginners who haven’t tried them yet.
Orange represents a high/hard skill floor, Blue represents an average skill floor, and Green represents a low/easy skill floor.
As always with our tier lists, we want to highlight that we believe that the player always matters more than the character you play as.
If you have an off-meta main that is working for you, by all means, no need to switch! Keep rocking it.
This list is more to understand if one of your characters is favorable in the current meta, or to help players that have run into a plateau.
Thanks to the high frequency of Patches, Hotfixes and Updates, OW2’s Meta is in a constant state of flux. Therefore, we always recommend prioritizing your personal preferences over always picking a hero who is considered top Meta. However, being up to date on which heroes are performing well, have an easier time finding value, and have the highest carry potential will help inform your decision making in game.
When playing your Hero, knowing the meta picks can give you a huge advantage in preparation. You’ll know which enemies are popular picks, what the meta heroes are trying to do, and formulate your plan on how to hold them down.
In the November 11 Patch, Orisa’s Fortify was reworked once again, and now Magua’s Ignited Crit hits will deal headshot crit damage during Fortify as it did in some previous seasons.
Tracer has been dominating the ranked ladder, and as a result, she’s losing the global projectile size to make hitting all her bullets, a bit less consistent.
Kiri is not going anywhere, even though she received a minor nerf of +8% ult charge cost.
Juno has really been struggling since her movement nerfs, but this patch gives her a 50% aerial movement increase when changing directions while Glide Boost active. She’ll be a harder target going forward.
Speaking of hard targets, Echo received a similar buff, and now gets 100% increased movement acceleration in the air when changing directions while Flight is active.
The introduction of Perks as well as the ability to ban heroes and vote on maps have massively shaken up the meta. Currently, the meta is revolving around heroes with a balance of a strong base kit and powerful perks. Some heroes begin rounds as powerful but their perks have such low impact that they end up way behind as the match progresses.
Overall, Season 19 shifted the meta back into a more dive centric playstyle, and now Season 20 has raised the Prescence of poke heavy comps as well.
Some perks further increase the specialized strength of a hero, while other perks are meant to cover a weakness. Throughout a match, as you unlock Minor and Major perks, players can now customize a hero to their playstyle preference.
Perks and bans have evened out the power level of many heroes, and the game is pretty balanced overall. We consider every hero to be viable this season with the right perk selection, ban picks, and strategy. Those in the bottom tier are notably weaker than the rest of the roster, but even they can find success in the right hands!
Damage, healing, and eliminations are the primary ways for you to gain Perk progress.
Losing perk progress has also been a soft nerf to counterswapping. Having to give up powerful perks makes players more hesitant than ever to swap mid-match and counterpick your hero.
In case you didn’t know, swapping to a new hero late in a game will have you gaining perk progress and a multiplied rate. Another important mechanic to remember when swapping is that individual heroes don’t lose perk progress if you swap back to them.
In S-tier, you’ll find the best heroes in Overwatch 2, which will be very present in almost all maps and team comp combinations.
A-tier heroes are still great choices but tend to be present on fewer maps than S-tier characters in pro play. However, in some situations, A-tier characters might shine more than S-tier characters.
In B-tier, we’re continuing the trend of heroes that have lower overall presence and are even more specialized. Some heroes here are just worse versions or downgrades of heroes in a similar niche above them (such as Cassidy being the better hitscan choice over Soldier: 76).
Lastly, we have the Situational batch of heroes in the C-tier section. These heroes are rarely seen in comparison to their peers and are usually pulled out for specific map areas or by character specialists. If you’re having success with them, by all means, keep playing them.
| Tier | Overwatch 2 Damage (DPS) Tier List |
|---|---|
| S | Tracer, Sojourn, Genji |
| A | Pharrah, Cassidy, Symmetra, Freja, Soldier: 76 |
| B | Vendetta, Torbjörn, Reaper, Bastion, Junkrat, Venture, Widowmaker, Mei, Hanzo, Sombra |
| C | Ashe, Echo |
Reverting her damage to 6 per bullet instantly brought Tracer back to her usual place of being the best DPS in OW2. Even with the nerf to projectile size in the mid-season 19 patch, she retains a firm hold on the meta.
Her rise has notably impacted the viability of Supports such as Juno, who have recently fallen out of the meta due to nerfs but also due to the difficulty of staying alive against Tracer and other dive heroes.
| Tier | Overwatch 2 Tank Tier List |
|---|---|
| S | Sigma, D.Va |
| A | Zarya, Wrecking Ball, Hazard, Winston |
| B | Orisa, Mauga, Junker Queen, Doomfist |
| C | Roadhog, Reinhardt |
Sigma got a huge damage increase of 15 direct damage per Hyperspheres to 25, which was so OP, it got nerfed just 3 days later. Now settled at 20 dmg per direct impact, Sigma retains his spot as the most dominant Tank in Season 20. Across all ranks there is a huge win rate gap between Sigma and the rest of the Cast.
The increase to Hyperspheres damage also buffs Hyper Regeneration Minor Perk, and his Major Perk Hyper Strike, has proven to be much stronger than players first anticipated.
| Tier | Overwatch 2 Support Tier List |
|---|---|
| S | Kiriko, Lucio |
| A | Wuyang, Baptiste, Brigitte |
| B | Ana, Juno, Lifeweaver, Illari |
| C | Zenyatta, Mercy |
No need to stop attacking when using Fortune Teller Perk that shoots out healing every time you land a Kunai. Kiri’s APM is off the charts this season. Min-maxing her damage and healing while never dying will be the key to her success.
She her tiny nerf of projectile size reduction is not impactful enough to loosen her grip on the meta. With more status effects added, and Vendetta harassing backlines, Suzu is more important for your team than ever.
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