Overwatch guide: best heroes, abilities and strategies for Blizzard's shooter

Guide by Staff Contributor

Published on June 6, 2016

Find the best hero for your play style with this guide to all abilities, classes, strategies and more.

Overwatch guide: best heroes, abilities and strategies for Blizzard's shooter

Overwatch is Blizzard's new competitive first-person shooter where teams of six go up against each other in fast-paced combat, completing objectives and goals, switching strategies and tactics to dominate the match.

There are no loadouts to change here so mastering different heroes and their skills is vital. Although each hero falls into one of four familiar classes - offense, defense, support and tank - each has varied abilities with more than one obvious play style. Some heroes you'll love to play, some you'll hate, and others will slowly grow on you.

Players are not stuck with one choice of hero for the entire match. You can switch between heroes and classes as you please, and it becomes essential for you to do so as the match unfolds. It's not unusual for a team to cycle through the majority of the 21 heroes by the end of each game. The secret is in paring different hero skills and abilities to compliment each other, protecting, defending and crushing the opposition as a group rather than going solo.

Overwatch is not your everyday first-person shooter then, which is why we've put together this extensive guide to all 21 heroes and their abilities, as well as tips and strategies for winning matches, which heroes are right for your play style and the best heroes for beginners.