Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppIn the Standard 5v5 game mode of Overwatch, the three main roles (Tank, Damage, and Support) are organized into subroles with unique bonuses.
The game mode allows players to swap at any time within a role, so there is a lot of counterpicking complexity with room to adapt and swap strategies on the fly.
Our guides cover their abilities, strengths, weaknesses, and everything else you need to know to play as or against them.
Tanks are the beefiest heroes in Overwatch, acting as threats that hold enemy attention, influencing the battlefield with crowd control, or protecting allies.
The heroes below are organized by the Standard mode subroles for Tanks:
Initiator
Bruiser
StalwartDamage heroes excel in dealing the most damage or securing the most final blows to create numbers advantages for their team.
The heroes below are organized by the Standard mode subroles for Damage:
Specialist
Recon
Flanker
Sharpshooter
Supports empower their allies with heals, buffs, and initiations, ultimately acting as the glue that keeps the team running smoothly.
The heroes below are organized by the Standard mode subroles for Support:
Tactician
Medic
Survivor
