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Widowmaker is a Damage hero in Overwatch 2. Read on to learn more about Widowmaker, their weapons and abilities, their patch notes history, their backstory, and more!
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Widowmaker Day One Patch Notes | |
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Health | • Base Health increased from 175 to 200. |
Widowmaker (Amélie Lacroix (née Guillard)) | ||
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Role | ||
Ranking | ||
Total HP | ・ 200 ・ 200 (Base Health) |
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Voice Actor | Chloe Hollings | |
Nationality | French | |
Affiliations | Talon |
Unlocked by default. |
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Overwatch 1 | Overwatch 2 |
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Widowmaker's redesign for Overwatch 2 upgrades a lot of key features from her previous suit. This time around, we can see her sporting a tight French braid as opposed to her original long ponytail. Her armor and headpiece also appear more tactical and combat-ready.
Widow's Kiss | Primary Fire |
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Damage: 13 |
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Description: Automatic assault weapon. | |
Secondary Fire | |
Damage: 120 (max charge) |
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Description: Hold for long-ranged sniper weapon. |
Grappling Hook |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 12 secs |
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Effect: Launch a hook that pulls you toward a ledge. | |
Venom Mine |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 15 secs Damage: 2.8 |
Effect: Launch a poison trap. | |
Infra-Sight |
Type: Ultimate
Duration: 15 secs |
Effect: Provide your team with a view of the enemy's location. | |
Role: Damage | Type: Passive |
Effect: Eliminations grant a burst of increased movement speed and reload speed. |
As a sniper, make sure to position yourself in a place where you get to see most of the enemies. However, do not stay in same place for too long as enemies go to your position.
There are two ways every Widowmaker player can use the Grappling Hook. The first one is to use the Grappling Hook to get to a high place most heroes can't reach.
The other way to use Grappling Hook is to escape enemies. Should an enemy get to your location, do not engage in a 1v1 situation especially when the enemy is at full health.
It's easy to get lost looking into Widowmaker's scope most of the time. Be aware of your surroundings and be careful not to get flanked. Widowmaker has below average health compared to other Heroes any unprepared encounter is sure to end badly.
One way to make sure you don't get flanked is to place a Venom Mine on possible flanking areas. While the Venom Mine will not kill your enemies, it will at least be able to warn you of incoming enemies.
Hero Skins | ||
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Comtesse (Legendary) |
Huntress (Legendary) |
Nova (Legendary) |
Odette (Legendary) |
Odile (Legendary) |
Patina (Epic) |
Winter (Epic) |
Ciel (Rare) |
Nuit (Rare) |
Rose (Rare) |
Vert (Rare) |
Classic (Common) |
Hero Skins | ||
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Ange De La Mort (Legendary) |
Atlanta Reign (Epic) |
Boston Uprising (Epic) |
Chengdu Hunters (Epic) |
Dallas Fuel (Epic) |
Florida Mayhem (Epic) |
Guangzhou Charge (Epic) |
Hangzhou Spark (Epic) |
Houston Outlaws (Epic) |
London Spitfire (Epic) |
Los Angeles Gladiators (Epic) |
Los Angeles Valiant (Epic) |
New York Excelsior (Epic) |
Paris Eternal (Epic) |
Philadelphia Fusion (Epic) |
San Francisco Shock (Epic) |
Seoul Dynasty (Epic) |
Shanghai Dragons (Epic) |
Toronto Defiant (Epic) |
Vancouver Titans (Epic) |
Washington Justice (Epic) |
Hero Skins | ||
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Biathlon (Legendary) |
Black Lily (Legendary) |
Côte d'Azur (Legendary) |
Kerrigan (Legendary) |
Mousquetaire (Legendary) |
Noire (Legendary) |
Pale Serpent (Legendary) |
Scorpion (Legendary) |
Talon (Legendary) |
Electric (Epic) |
Overwatch Contenders (Epic) |
Spider (Epic) |
Tricolore (Epic) |
Widowmaker usually hangs out at the back of the enemy team. A great Widowmaker will also be able to one-shot most Support and Damage heroes. Reinhardt's shield is great for covering for most of the team.
Winston can also jump and ambush Widowmaker easily as she has a small health pool. Finally, Genji can one-shot Widowmaker if he deflects at the right moment.
Widowmaker Hero Counters |
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Heroic (Common) Base Game |
Activating Visor (Rare) Base Game |
Gaze (Rare) Base Game |
Over the Shoulder (Rare) Base Game |
Medal (Rare) Summer Games Event |
R.I.P. (Rare) Halloween Terror Event |
Toast (Rare) Winter Wonderland Event |
Fans (Rare) Lunar New Year Event |
Surveillance (Rare) Archives Event |
Hero Voice Lines | |
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A Single Death | “A single death can change everything.” Base Game |
Encore? | “Encore? (Again?)” Base Game |
Let Them Eat Cake | “Let them eat cake.” Base Game |
Look For The Woman | “Cherchez la femme. (Look for the woman.)” Base Game |
Magnifique | “Magnifique.” Base Game |
One Shot, One Kill | “Une balle, un mort. (One shot, one kill.)” Base Game |
Ouh Là Là | “Ouh là là.” Base Game |
Rude | “Rude.” Base Game |
Step Into My Parlor | “Step into my parlor, said the spider to the fly.” Base Game |
That's How It Is | “Et c'est comme ça.(And that's how it is.)” Base Game |
To Life, To Death | “À la vie, à la mort.(To life, to death.)” Base Game |
What's An Aimbot? | “What's an aimbot?” Base Game |
A Perfect 10 | “A perfect 10.” Summer Games Event |
Dame Chance | “Dame chance. (Lady luck.)” Summer Games Event |
I Don't Miss | “I don't miss.” Summer Games Event |
Feared By All | “The Countess was feared by all, rightfully.” Halloween Terror Event |
In Your Dreams | “In your dreams.” Halloween Terror Event |
Morning Spider... | “Araignée du matin, chagrin. Araignée du soir, cauchemar. (The morning spider brings grief. The evening spider brings nightmares.)” Halloween Terror Event |
The Party Is Over | “The party is over.” Halloween Terror Event |
Cookies | “I have no use for cookies.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Exquisite | “Exquisite.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Happy Holidays | “Bonne fin de fin d'année. (Happy New Year.)” Winter Wonderland Event |
Merry Christmas | “Joyeux Noël. (Merry Christmas.)” Winter Wonderland Event |
Barking Up The Wrong Tree | “You're barking up the wrong tree.” Lunar New Year Event |
You Have My Attention | “You have my attention.” Lunar New Year Event |
Always The Hunters | “Chasseur toujours. (Always a hunter.)” Archives Event |
The Night Holds Surprises | “The night holds many surprises.” Archives Event |
The Performance Begins | “The performance is about to begin.” Archives Event |
Your Emotions | “Your emotions make you vulnerable.” Archives Event |
Lucky and Good | “Better to be lucky AND good.” Anniversary Event |
Sorry | “Désolé. (Sorry.)” Anniversary Event |
The Pleasure Is Mine | “Tout le plaisir est pour moi. (The pleasure is mine.)” Anniversary Event |
What A Bore | “(sighs) What a bore.” Anniversary Event |
Hero Emotes |
Heroic Base Game |
At Rest Base Game |
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Curtain Call Base Game |
Delighted Base Game |
Shot Dead Base Game |
Widow's Kiss Base Game |
Fan Tricks Lunar New Year Event |
Ballet Anniversary Event |
As deadly as her namesake, Widowmaker is an assassin with Talon, known to kill with no emotion or regret. She was once married to an Overwatch agent named Gérard Lacroix before she was taken and brainwashed by Talon. She became a double agent, killing her husband before joining Talon. Now you can only hope not to get caught in her web.
When Widowmaker was a child she feared spiders and viewed them as heartless, emotionless creatures.
Now, all of Widowmaker's enhancements and weaponery are connected to the deadly widow spider. She has an 8-eyed infrared viewing helmet, poison bombs, and a grappling hook which allows her to hang suspended like a spider in its web.
After being converted into a sleeper agent by Talon, she turned to the side of evil. She has since been responsible for the assassination of Mondatta, visionary and leader of the Omnic communal monastery. Widowmaker shows no signs of turning back and appears to relish the kill.
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