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Hanzo is a Damage hero in Overwatch 2. Read on to learn more about Hanzo, their weapons and abilities, their patch notes history, their backstory, and more!
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Hanzo Day One Patch Notes | |
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Storm Arrows | • Damage reduced from 70 to 65. |
Hanzo (Hanzo Shimada) | ||
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Role | ||
Ranking | ||
Total HP | ・ 200 ・ 200 (Base Health) |
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Voice Actor | Paul Nakauchi | |
Nationality | Japanese | |
Affiliations | Shimada Clan (formerly) |
Unlocks after playing 9 games. |
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Overwatch 1 | Overwatch 2 |
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Hanzo's redesign for Overwatch 2 gives emphasis to the passage of time inside the game. Hanzo appears older, his hair has whitened, his beard has grown longer. Overall it gives the impression of a more seasoned fighter in Hanzo's reworked design.
Storm Bow |
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Damage: 125 |
Description: Hold to charge then release to launch arrows further. |
Storm Arrows |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 10 secs Damage: 70 |
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Effect: The next 5 arrows fire instantly at reduced damage. | |
Sonic Arrow |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 12 secs Duration: 5 secs |
Effect: Reveals enemies for a short time upon impact. | |
Lunge |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 5 secs |
Effect: Double jump. | |
Wall Climb | Type: Passive |
Effect: Jump at walls to climb up them. | |
Dragonstrike |
Type: Ultimate
Damage: 28.8 |
Effect: Launch a deadly Dragon Spirit that devastates enemies it passes through. | |
Role: Damage | Type: Passive |
Effect: Eliminations grant a burst of increased movement speed and reload speed. |
Hanzo's fully charged Storm Bow shots can kill most non-Tank Heroes with a single headshot. Always charge each of your shots and prioritize aiming for enemies' heads to maximize your damage output.
Hanzo's Wall Climb and Lunge allow him to easily reach high vantage points and unexpected angles of attack. Use these two abilities to access spots where you have complete line of sight of both teams and quickly reposition when needed.
Hanzo's Storm Arrows can bounce off walls once before breaking. Use Sonic Arrow to gain information, then ricochet Storm Arrows around corners and other odd angles to take foes out of your line of sight by surprise.
Aside from shooting it toward corners and around choke points, you can also stick a Sonic Arrow into your enemies. Doing this can potentially provide more information to your team than a static Sonic Arrow, as careless stuck foes could fall back into their team by habit.
Dragonstrike is best used to eliminate clumped-up groups of enemies along choke points and behind objectives. You can improve your Dragonstrike accuracy by shooting down a Sonic Arrow first to gain information about enemy positioning before launching your ultimate.
Like Widowmaker, Hanzo can one-shot enemies with a headshot. Genji will also be able to deflect Hanzo's arrows, given the right timing. Hanzo's ultimate can also be deflected by Genji. It's a bit tricky but Genji players have to be able to deflect Hanzo's arrow before it turns into the dragon.
Winston is also great as he can jump to Hanzo's position with ease. Hanzo has a lack of abilities that allow him to escape so Winston can kill him with ease.
Orisa is also a great pick, especially when she uses her Javelin to stop Hanzo's ultimate.
Hanzo Hero Counters |
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Hero Skins | ||
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Kabuki (Legendary) |
Lone Wolf (Legendary) |
Okami (Legendary) |
Young Hanzo (Legendary) |
Young Master (Legendary) |
Cloud (Epic) |
Dragon (Epic) |
Azuki (Rare) |
Kinoko (Rare) |
Midori (Rare) |
Sora (Rare) |
Classic (Common) |
Hero Skins | ||
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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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Casual (Legendary) |
Cyberninja (Legendary) |
Dai-Tengu (Legendary) |
Dark Wolf (Legendary) |
Huang Zhong (Legendary) |
Scion (Legendary) |
Wave (Legendary) |
Demon (Epic) |
Heroic (Common) Base Game |
Confident (Rare) Base Game |
Kneeling (Rare) Base Game |
Over the Shoulder (Rare) Base Game |
Medal (Rare) Summer Games Event |
R.I.P. (Rare) Halloween Terror Event |
Skewered (Rare) Halloween Terror Event |
Toast (Rare) Winter Wonderland Event |
Firework (Rare) Lunar New Year Event |
Salute (Rare) Anniversary Event |
Hero Voice Lines | |
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A Long Way Down | "Watch your step. It's a long way down." Season 1 Battle Pass |
Expect Nothing Less | “Expect nothing less.” Base Game |
Flow Like Water | “Flow like water.” Base Game |
From One Thing... | “From one thing, know ten thousand things.” Base Game |
Hm... | “Hmm...” Base Game |
I Do What I Must | “I do what I must.” Base Game |
Never In Doubt | “The outcome was never in doubt.” Base Game |
Never Second Best | “Never second best.” Base Game |
Remember This Moment | “Remember this moment.” Base Game |
Sake! | “Sake!” Base Game |
Simple Geometry | “Simple geometry.” Base Game |
Spirit Dragon | “I choose you, Spirit Dragon!” Base Game |
Step Into The Dojo | “Step into the dojo.” Base Game |
You Fought Well... | “You fought well, but not well enough.” Base Game |
Defeat Is The First Step | “Defeat is the first step to a better result.” Summer Games Event |
Ignore All Distractions | “Ignore all distractions.” Summer Games Event |
Pool Party? | “Pool party? Sounds like a trap.” Summer Games Event |
Master Your Fears | “Master your fears, lest they master you.” Halloween Terror Event |
The Shimada Will Rise Again | “The Shimada empire will rise again.” Halloween Terror Event |
The Archer Vanished... | “The archer vanished into the darkness.” Halloween Terror Event |
You Are Already Dead | “You are already dead.” Halloween Terror Event |
A Gift For You | “A gift, for you.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Cold As Ice | “Cold as ice.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Out Cold | “Out cold.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Insolent Cur | “Insolent cur!” Lunar New Year Event |
No Mercy For The Tiger | “No mercy for the tiger.” Lunar New Year Event |
Pointless Frivolity | “Pointless frivolity.” Lunar New Year Event |
When The Moon Is Full | “When the Moon is full, it begins to wane.” Lunar New Year Event |
Beauty In Simplicity | “There is beauty in simplicity.” Archives Event |
History Forged By The Sword | “History was forged by the sword.” Archives Event |
My Fate Is Written In Blood | “My fate is written in blood.” Archives Event |
Unacceptable | “Unacceptable.” Archives Event |
An Error In Judgment | “You have made an error in judgment.” Archives Event |
Do Not Rouse The Dragon | “You do not want to rouse the dragon.” Anniversary Event |
Just So | “Just so.” Anniversary Event |
Puppet Strings | “Does the puppet see its strings?” Anniversary Event |
The Only Destiny I Know | “Duty is the only destiny I know.” Anniversary Event |
Hero Emotes |
Itadakimasu Season 1 Battle Pass |
Heroic Base Game |
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Beckon Base Game |
Brush Shoulder Base Game |
Chuckle Base Game |
Meditate Base Game |
Victory Base Game |
Sky Lantern Lunar New Year Event |
Training Archives Event |
Fisherman Dance Anniversary Event |
Hanzo is one of the two dragons of the Shimada clan, along with his brother Genji. Like his brother, he was trained in combat, becoming a deadly bowman and assassin. As the eldest, it was his duty to continue the legacy of the Shimada empire and he was trained to fulfill this.
Hanzo quickly lived up to his high expectations, being recognized as a prodigy in martial arts, bow skills and swordsmanship. He also demonstrated excellent leadership, tactical and analytical skills from early on.
After his father's death, Hanzo was tasked with bringing his brother back into clan duties. When Genji rejected, he was forced to kill him. Although Genji was ultimately saved by Overwatch, Hanzo was never aware of this. The guilt of killing his brother changed Hanzo, leading him to abandon the clan and attempt to restore the honor he had lost.
One day Genji, now almost completely cybernetically composed, confronted Hanzo at the Shimada clan residence. Upon seeing Genji's face and realizing it was indeed his brother, he was shocked he was still alive and what he had become. Hanzo loses that fight and is asked by Genji to join him on the side of good.
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