Overwatch 2 has a wide range of vivid and unique playable heroes/characters, just like its predecessor. With so many exciting choices, players are bound to develop a liking for certain heroes. Unfortunately, most of these heroes are locked initially and must be unlocked before they can be selected for a game.
Initially, players get access to only 13 heroes when logging in for the first time, but they can unlock all of them throughout their gameplay.
Players can unlock all the heroes in Overwatch 2 by grinding unranked Quick Play games. Specifically, they need to play 150 matches to have every single character from the original game unlocked.
Note that it is not a one-time bulk unlocking thing, and players will unlock a new hero after every few games.
All the heroes in Overwatch 2 belong to one of the three different RPG-like categories: Tank, DPS, and Support. Players can select a hero belonging to a playstyle that suits them the most for the best result.
The first 13 heroes that are already available in Overwatch 2 are as follows:
- Tank: Reinhardt, Winston, Orisa, Zarya
- Damage: Soldier: 76, Reaper, Pharah, Torbjorn, Tracer, Widowmaker
- Support: Mercy, Lucio, Moira
Unlocking All the Heroes/Characters in Overwatch 2
I. DPS Heroes
Take a look at the table below to find out how many match(es) you need to play to unlock an Overwatch 2 DPS Hero:
| HERO | How to Unlock (Required matches to play) |
| Genji | Complete 1 match |
| Cassidy | Complete 3 matches |
| Hanzo | Complete 9 matches |
| Junkrat | Complete 12 matches |
| Symmetra | Complete 20 matches |
| Bastion | Complete 30 matches |
| Ashe | Complete 50 matches |
| Mei | Complete 70 matches |
| Sombra | Complete 115 matches |
| Echo | Complete 150 matches |
II. Tank Heroes
| HERO | How to Unlock (Required matches to play) |
| D.VA | Complete 2 matches |
| Roadhog | Complete 15 matches |
| Sigma | Complete 40 matches |
| Doomfist | Complete 85 matches |
| Wrecking Ball | Complete 130 matches |
III. Support Heroes
| HERO | How to Unlock (Required matches to play) |
| Ana | Complete 4 matches |
| Zenyatta | Complete 25 matches |
| Brigitte | Complete 60 matches |
| Baptiste | Complete 100 matches |
These heroes aside, there are also a few new exciting hero additions to the game that can be unlocked in a different manner.
How to unlock the new Overwatch 2 heroes?
| HERO | Role | How to Unlock |
| Kiriko | Support | Reach tier 55 of the Battle Pass |
| Junker Queen | Tank | Available instantly on login during Overwatch 2 Season 1 only to gamers who played the original Overwatch |
| Sojourn | Damage | Available instantly on login during Overwatch 2 Season 1 only to gamers who played the original Overwatch |
As you can see, certain exclusive heroes like Kiriko can only be unlocked by ranking up the Battle Pass, which can be done by accumulating XP and levelling up. Players can gain XP by completing matches and finishing daily/weekly challenges. Alternatively, they can also purchase the Premium Battle Pass reward track to instantly gain access to the new hero.
About Overwatch 2
Overwatch 2 is an upcoming first-person shooter developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment. The sequel to the 2016 hero shooter Overwatch, the game is intended to have a shared environment for player-versus-player (PvP) modes with the first game while introducing persistent cooperative modes. A major change in PvP was to reduce team sizes from six to five, which required several characters to be reworked.
Overwatch 2 was launched as free-to-play on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in early access on October 4, 2022.
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