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Tracer is a Damage hero in Overwatch 2. Read on to learn more about Tracer, their weapons and abilities, their patch notes history, their backstory, and more!
List of Contents
Tracer Day One Patch Notes | |
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Pulse Pistols | • Damage reduced from her Pulse Pistols from 6 to 5. |
Tracer (Lena Oxton) | ||
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Role | ||
Ranking | ||
Total HP | ・ 150 ・ 150 (Base Health) |
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Voice Actor | Cara Theobold | |
Nationality | British | |
Affiliations | Royal Air Force (formerly), Overwatch (formerly), Royal Air Force (temporarily rejoined), Overwatch (reformed) |
Unlocked by default. |
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Pulse Pistols |
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Damage: 12 |
Description: Short-range automatic weapons. |
Blink |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 3 secs |
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Effect: Teleport in the direction you are moving. | |
Recall |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 12 secs |
Effect: Travel back in time to your previous location and health. | |
Pulse Bomb |
Type: Ultimate
Damage: 350 |
Effect: Throw out a powerful sticky explosive. | |
Role: Damage | Type: Passive |
Effect: Eliminations grant a burst of increased movement speed and reload speed. |
Improve your flanking capability with Tracer by repeatedly crouching down to muffle your footsteps. Doing this allows Tracer to efficiently sneak toward backline Supports and Damage Heroes.
When flanking the enemy team's backline, avoid shooting at them until you're close enough to deal significant damage with your Pulse Pistols. Shooting too early can alert the enemy team to your location before you can even eliminate a single foe.
Make it a habit to weave in Quick Melee strikes each time you empty your Pulse Pistol clips as Tracer. You can do this by closing the distance with Blink and quickly landing a Quick Melee strike right after blasting your foe with your Pulse Pistols.
Learning this technique takes practice, but it improves Tracer's overall damage output and leads to fewer situations where your opponents survive with a sliver of life.
Each of Tracer's Blink charges take three seconds to recover, so avoid spending them all in a single burst. Try to use a maximum of two Blink charges in a row when fighting enemies, keeping one charge to save yourself in emergencies.
Creatively apply Tracer's Blink on the battlefield to confuse and disorient your foes. A common strategy is to Blink directly past your foes to end up behind them, then quickly Blinking back to your original position.
Tracer's Blink has some vertical leniency with its horizontal teleports. Use this to cross gaps and access elevated places that Tracer usually wouldn't be able to reach.
Tracer's Recall has a significant 12-second cooldown and is her only form of self-healing and survivability outside of Blink's high mobility. Always make a mental note of your positioning from three seconds ago, and always have a plan in mind before using Recall.
You can squeeze out more damage when using Recall close to enemies by landing a Quick Melee strike before using the ability. Using Recall cancels the recovery of Quick Melee, allowing you to hit your foes and retreat without any drawbacks.
Tracer's Pulse Bomb often does not deal enough damage to instantly take Tanks down. We recommend wearing Tanks down with your Pulse Pistols first before sticking a Pulse Bomb onto them to reduce their chances of survival.
After throwing or sticking a Pulse Bomb onto an opponent, immediately retreat from the Pulse Bomb's explosion radius as it deals potentially lethal self-damage to Tracer.
Tracer's Pulse Bomb deals damage on contact, which can interrupt the sleep of enemies affected by Ana's Sleep Dart. To avoid waking them up preemptively, place Pulse Bombs beside sleeping targets instead. This tip is particularly useful against heroes like Mei and Sombra who can quickly avoid taking damage after waking up.
When flanking as Tracer, prioritize taking down Supports and Damage Heroes as they are the some of the most impactful members of the enemy team, and are also the most susceptible to being shot down with one clip of your Pulse Pistols.
When entering the sightline of sniping Damage Heroes, you can prevent your head from being shot by turning around 180 degrees and facing downward while you retreat toward cover. Doing this reduces the size of Tracer's head and can save you from dying in one shot.
With Tracer having a flanking playstyle and being one of the most fragile Heroes in the game, memorizing Health Pack locations is key to improving her overall survivability. Learning about Health Pack locations also allows Tracer to rely less on her Recall for healing, allowing her to save it for team fights and skirmishes.
Knowing the quickest paths toward objectives and the enemy backline on each map is extremely useful when playing Tracer. These routes allow you to spend less time and Blink charges toward your destination, improving your survivability and uptime as a Damage Hero.
In terms of mobility, Tracer is one of the best heroes in the game. Her blink and reset make her a hard target to attack. Using Mei can slow down Tracer and make it easier for your teammates to shoot her.
Torbjörn is also a great pick as his turret auto-aims its targets. Winston is also a great pick as he can keep up with Tracer's speed with his jump ability. His weapon's long reach will kill Tracer more quickly.
Tracer Hero Counters |
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Hero Skins | ||
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Enlarge Mach T (Legendary) |
Enlarge Punk (Legendary) |
Enlarge T.Racer (Legendary) |
Enlarge Ultraviolet (Legendary) |
Enlarge Posh (Epic) |
Enlarge Sporty (Epic) |
Enlarge Electric Purple (Rare) |
Enlarge Hot Pink (Rare) |
Enlarge Neon Green (Rare) |
Enlarge Royal Blue (Rare) |
Enlarge Classic (Common) |
Hero Skins | ||
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Enlarge Atlanta Reign (Epic) |
Enlarge Boston Uprising (Epic) |
Enlarge Chengdu Hunters (Epic) |
Enlarge Dallas Fuel (Epic) |
Enlarge Florida Mayhem (Epic) |
Enlarge Guangzhou Charge (Epic) |
Enlarge Hangzhou Spark (Epic) |
Enlarge Houston Outlaws (Epic) |
Enlarge London Spitfire (Epic) |
Enlarge Los Angeles Gladiators (Epic) |
Enlarge Los Angeles Valiant (Epic) |
Enlarge New York Excelsior (Epic) |
Enlarge Paris Eternal (Epic) |
Enlarge Philadelphia Fusion (Epic) |
Enlarge San Francisco Shock (Epic) |
Enlarge Seoul Dynasty (Epic) |
Enlarge Shanghai Dragons (Epic) |
Enlarge Toronto Defiant (Epic) |
Enlarge Vancouver Titans (Epic) |
Enlarge Washington Justice (Epic) |
Hero Skins | ||
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Enlarge Cadet Oxton (Legendary) |
Enlarge Cavalry (Legendary) |
Enlarge Graffiti (Legendary) |
Enlarge Hong Gildong (Legendary) |
Enlarge Jingle (Legendary) |
Enlarge Nezha (Legendary) |
Enlarge Slipstream (Legendary) |
Enlarge Sprinter (Legendary) |
Enlarge Tagged (Legendary) |
Enlarge Track and Field (Legendary) |
Enlarge Will-O'-Wisp (Legendary) |
Enlarge Lightning (Epic) |
Enlarge Overwatch Contenders (Epic) |
Enlarge Rose (Epic) |
Enlarge Wooltide (Epic) |
Enlarge Heroic(Common) Base Game |
Enlarge Over the Shoulder(Rare) Base Game |
Enlarge Salute(Rare) Base Game |
Enlarge Sitting(Rare) Base Game |
Enlarge Medal(Rare) Summer Games Event |
Enlarge Pumpkin(Rare) Halloween Terror Event |
Enlarge R.I.P.(Rare) Halloween Terror Event |
Enlarge Toast(Rare) Winter Wonderland Event |
Enlarge Fireworks(Rare) Lunar New Year Event |
Enlarge Wink(Rare) Anniversary Event |
Hero Voice Lines | |
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You Got It | “You got it!” Base Game |
Aw, Rubbish | “Aw, rubbish.” Base Game |
Be Right Back! | “Be right back!” Base Game |
Check Me Out | “Check me out.” Base Game |
Cheeky | “Cheeky.” Base Game |
Cheers, Love | “Cheers, love. The cavalry's here.” Base Game |
Keep Calm | “Keep calm, and Tracer on.” Base Game |
She Shoots, She Scores | “She shoots, she scores.(laughs)” Base Game |
The World Need Heroes | “The world could always use more heroes.” Base Game |
Under Control | “I have this under control.” Base Game |
You Need A Time Out | “Looks like you need a time out.” Base Game |
Déjà Vu | “Ever get that feeling of déjà vu?” Base Game |
Bit Dodgy | “Bit dodgy, don't you think?” Summer Games Event |
Eat My Dust | “Eat my dust.” Summer Games Event |
Time Out! | “Time out!” Summer Games Event |
Boo! | “Boo!” Halloween Terror Event |
Is That A Costume? | “Is that a costume?” Halloween Terror Event |
Ooh, Scary! | “Ooh, scary!” Halloween Terror Event |
Trick Or Treat | “Trick or treat!” Halloween Terror Event |
Ho Ho Ho! | “Ho ho ho!” Winter Wonderland Event |
It's In The Bag | “It's in the bag.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Ready For Some Pudding | “I'm ready for some pudding.” Winter Wonderland Event |
I'm Over The Moon | “I'm over the Moon.” Lunar New Year Event |
Ready For Some Fireworks? | “Who's ready for some fireworks?” Lunar New Year Event |
Don't Be Daft | “Don't be daft.” Archives Event |
Sorry I'm Late | “Sorry I'm late.” Archives Event |
Time is On My Side | “Time is on my side.” Archives Event |
Did I Miss Something? | “Did I miss something?” Anniversary Event |
Give Up? | “Give up? Me? No way!” Anniversary Event |
I Knew I Forgot Something | “I knew I forgot something.” Anniversary Event |
I Love This Part! | “I love this part!” Anniversary Event |
Too Slow! | “Too slow.” Anniversary Event |
Hero Emotes |
Heroic Base Game |
Bomb Spin Base Game |
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Cheer Base Game |
Finger Guns Base Game |
Having A Laugh Base Game |
Sitting Around... Base Game |
Spin Base Game |
Warm Up Summer Games Event |
Charleston Anniversary Event |
Kickin' Anniversary Event |
With her fearless piloting skills, Lena Oxton was the youngest to be handpicked for the experimental flight test program of Overwatch called the Slipstream, a teleportation technology. But due to the malfunctioning of the teleportation matrix, she vanished along with the aircraft and was presumed dead.
Some months later, she emerged, but she was a very different person; the trauma she had caused her molecules to become uncoupled from the passage of time. She was a living ghost because of her chronic dissociation,
which caused her to vanish for hours or even days at a time. She could not keep her body together even for the short time she was there.
Winston, an Overwatch scientist and Tracer's friend invented the chronal accelerator to maintain Tracer in the present. It allowed Tracer to manipulate time, speeding it fast and slowing it down at will. Using what she her new abilities, she became Overwatch's most effective agent.
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