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Download APPBest Heroes in Overwatch 2: Tier List Rankings (Mid Season 9)
Jonathan Almaguer
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Jonathan Almaguer
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Overwatch 2 Tier List Rankings – The Best Heroes
In this tier list, we’ve got you covered with the best heroes in Overwatch 2.
We’ve updated our tier list for mid Season 9 and its latest balance changes.
Let’s dive in!
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Here are our rankings for the best heroes in Overwatch 2:
| Tier | Overwatch 2 Tier List |
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For a visual reference of our Overwatch 2 tier list, check out our infographic below:
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.
Overwatch 2 Tier List Commentary
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 plataeu.
Quick Notes
Season 9 Overhaul
Overwatch 2’s massive Season 9 update brings a complete overhaul to hero health pools and weapon hitbox sizes. The devs have expressed their desire to create more consistency in how damage is dealt by increasing the size of projectile hitboxes.
To compensate for an overall increase in damage dealt, every hero also received stamina increases based on their current health, shield, and armor.
Equally as impactful is the newly added DPS passive, where all damage dealt by a DPS hero applies a 20% healing reduction for the duration of the damage plus two extra seconds after the target receives no damage from a DPS hero.
The new DPS passive has radically shifted the meta for Season 9. For the near year and a half life span of OW2, either tanks or supports have been the dominant role.
Over the last few seasons, the devs have progressively reduced the power of supports as they were by far the most impactful role for a few seasons. Now, however, the DPS heroes are leagues ahead of tanks and supports in terms of the amount of impact their performance has on the outcome of a match.
Fundamental Differences from Overwatch 1
Since you’re here, there’s a good chance that you already know the core differences between Overwatch and Overwatch 2.
If not, know that there are some kit adjustments across the hero cast. Be sure to know what has changed for your hero pool before diving into ranked.
The other major change to know is that now, there are five players instead of six (sorry to all you sixth men and women out there). This means that there are now one tanks instead of two.
Although it depends on the comp and the map, in general, this means that there is a noticeable decrease in the amount of crowd control and shields in the game.
There will be less instances of just defaulting to deathball teamfights and more instances of skirmishes and duels that happen.
How tiers work
In S-tier, you’ll find the best heroes in Overwatch 2 which will be very present in almost all maps and comp combinations.
A-tier heroes are still great choices but tend to be present for 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 Ashe usually being the better choice over Cassidy).
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 halves or holds on a very small pool of maps. If you’re having success with them, by all means, keeping playing them.
The Best Damage (DPS) Heroes
| Tier | Overwatch 2 Damage (DPS) Tier List |
|---|---|
| S | Tracer, Ashe, Genji, Cassidy |
| A | Sojourn, Sombra, Soldier: 76, Echo, Tobjorn, Reaper, Widowmaker |
| B | Mei, Bastion, Hanzo |
| C | Pharah, Symmetra, Junkrat |
Tracer
Tracer holds her position as queen of the DPS. Tracer’s increased health allows her to more freely harass backlines on her own and when in trouble, she greatly benefits from universal healing passive since her playstyle affords her the ability to easily hide for the required five seconds.
Her greatest strength has been the ability to single-handedly keep the entire enemy team debuffed. Even at a long distance where she would usually have an insignificant impact, her pistols are still helping the rest of her team secure eliminations because of the reduced healing she applies.
Cassidy
Cassidy remains a huge winner with the current patch. With so many strong Dive tanks and DPS, Cassidy’s Magnet Grenade has been a very strong tool to confirm elims, especially with Tracers running rampant.
Since his damage fall-off nerf a few seasons back, Cassidy had been struggling to compete with the other hitscans. Having 275hp makes him just tanky enough to play at closer ranges where he can output maximum damage. He can also consistently apply the DPS debuff to multiple targets.
The Best Tank Heroes
| Tier | Overwatch 2 Tank Tier List |
|---|---|
| S | D.va, Sigma |
| A | Wrecking Ball, Doomfist, Ramattra, Junker Queen |
| B | Winston, Mauga, Orisa, Zarya, Roadhog |
| C | Reinhardt |
D.Va
D.Va mains are feasting in Season 9! D.Va has been considered a mid-tier pick for the majority of OW2 life span. D.Va can shut down every top-tier hero in the current meta.
From chasing down mobile heroes like Tracer, Lucio, and Sombra, to Defense Matrix eating Moira Orbs and DPS damage which also nullifies the DPS passive, D.Va has been dominating ranked play. Mauga has been seeing a lot of play in OWCS, and while he hasn’t quite been transferred into ranked play D.Va even matches up favorably against Mauga as well!
Sigma
Sigma’s kit has allowed him to truly thrive in the solo tank environment of OW2. In mid-Season 9 Sigma’s greatest strengths are Kinetic Grasp and the ability to deal damage with deployable shield protecting him from the DPS debuff.
On poke-favored maps like Circuit Royal, Sigma is the definitive choice. Saving Accretion for enemy dive engagements is crucial for his success or else Sigma can be easily overtaken when he is not able to control the spacing between the enemies and his own team.
Tanks benefit the most from the 5% increased healing while debuffed by the DPS passive. Even so, tanks like Roadhog, Zarya, and Reinhardt (who received multiple small buffs) are still greatly struggling to survive long enough to make meaningful plays and impact.
The Best Support Heroes
| Tier | Overwatch 2 Support Tier List |
|---|---|
| S | Lucio, Kiriko |
| A | Moira, Brigitte, Baptiste, Zenyatta |
| B | Ana, Illari, Lifeweaver |
| C | Mercy |
Lucio
Lucio’s damage output has become extremely important this season with his increased projectile size giving him greater consistency and his Boop is ridiculously strong! The ability to move and reposition faster than the enemy is more important now in Season 9 than it has ever been since the launch of OW2 making Lucio’s speed a crucial resource only he can give to his team.
Kiriko and Moira
Lucio, Kiriko, and Moira are undisputedly the top 3 supports in the Season 9 meta. Each of these three can be interchanged with one another depending on map, team comp, and preference.
Expect to see at least one of these in every single comp this season. Kiriko and Moira both have the ability to engage and disengage from team fights as they see fit. Each is incredibly strong in 1v1 scenarios, has great healing output, and the ability to dish out consistent damage with their team.
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