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Winston is a Tank hero in Overwatch 2. Read on to learn more about Winston, their weapons and abilities, their patch notes history, their backstory, and more!
List of Contents
Winston Patch Notes (May 5, 2022) | |
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Tesla Cannon | ・Secondary fire ammo cost: 20 > 12 |
April 26 2022 | ・Barrier Projector Health increased from 650 to 800! ・Cooldown decreased from 13 to 12 seconds. ・Duration reduced from 9 seconds to 8 seconds. |
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April 26 2022 | ・Sends out electricity up to 30 meters. ・Deals damage of up to 50 damage. ・12 ammo consumed per second. |
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April 26 2022 | ・Cost increased by 10%. |
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Winston (Winston) | ||
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Role | ||
Ranking | ||
Total HP | ・ 550 ・ 350 (Base Health) ・ 200 (Base Shields/Armor) |
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Voice Actor | Crispin Freeman | |
Nationality | N/A | |
Affiliations | Lucheng Interstellar (formerly), Overwatch |
Unlocked by default. |
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Tesla Cannon | Primary Fire |
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Damage: 5.76 |
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Description: Electronic frontal-cone weapon. | |
Secondary Fire | |
Damage: 15 (minimum charge), 50 (maximum charge) |
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Description: Hold to charge, release to fire focused electricity. |
Jump Pack |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 5 secs Damage: 50 on landing |
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Effect: Leap forward into the air. Landing on an enemy damages them. | |
Barrier Projector |
Type: Ability
Cooldown: 12 secs Duration: 8 secs Shield: 800 |
Effect: Deploy a protective energy dome. | |
Primal Rage |
Type: Ultimate
Duration: 10 secs Damage: 40 per melee Heal: 500 temporary health |
Effect: Gain immense health, but you can only leap and punch enemies. | |
Role: Tank | Type: Passive |
Effect: Reduces knockbacks received. Less ultimate generated by healing and damage received. |
You can increase Winston's damage output with Jump Pack by using your Quick Melee right before landing. This damage adds up with each Jump Pack you use, so always keep this tip in mind.
When fighting enemies with Winston, improve your survivability by using Barrier Projector and repeatedly moving in and out of its dome. Doing this allows you to get hit less while maintaining your damage output, as Barrier Projector blocks your opponents' shots while letting yours pierce through.
We recommend using Jump Pack before using Primal Rage, as the former's cooldown refreshes as soon as the latter activates. Jump Pack's cooldown also refreshes after Primal Rage ends, so make sure to activate it right before leaving the transformation.
Because Primal Rage instantly sets Winston's combined health and armor to 1050, you can use it in near-death situations to keep yourself alive and potentially turn the tide against your foes.
Primal Rage's high-knockback melee attacks and reduced Jump Pack cooldown make it perfect for protecting and contesting objectives. Use this ability to shove enemies away from Payloads and Control Points, and don't hesitate to activate it from your spawn point to reach crucial locations faster with its quick-to-recover Jump Pack.
You can also use Primal Rage's forceful melee attacks to push enemies out of abilities like Baptiste's Immortality Field or focus down a key enemy target by repeatedly slamming them into walls and corners.
Winston has high health and great mobility so it can be hard to finish him off, especially when supported by a great healer. One way to get rid of him quickly is to focus fire on him with high DPS heroes like Sojourn or D.Va, as well as Soldier:76. Getting close to him with reaper is also viable but take note that Winston deals high damage at close range.
Moira can also be a great way to deal damage to Winston, especially when he deploys his shields. Moira will be able to damage Winston using her Biotic Orb.
Winston Hero Counters |
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Hero Skins | ||
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Explorer (Legendary) |
Frogston (Legendary) |
Safari (Legendary) |
Undersea (Legendary) |
Desert (Epic) |
Horizon (Epic) |
Atmosphere (Rare) |
Banana (Rare) |
Forest (Rare) |
Red Planet (Rare) |
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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Catcher (Legendary) |
Gargoyle (Legendary) |
Specimen 28 (Legendary) |
Werewolf (Legendary) |
Wukong (Legendary) |
Yeti (Legendary) |
Ancient Bronze (Epic) |
Blizzcon 2017 (Epic) |
Overwatch Contenders (Epic) |
Tactical (Epic) |
Heroic (Common) Base Game |
Beast (Rare) Base Game |
Glasses (Rare) Base Game |
The Thinker (Rare) Base Game |
Medal (Rare) Summer Games Event |
R.I.P. (Rare) Halloween Terror Event |
Toast (Rare) Winter Wonderland Event |
Sparklers (Rare) Lunar New Year Event |
Peanut Butter (Rare) Archives Event |
Hero Voice Lines | |
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Curious | “Curious.” Base Game |
Oh Yeah! | “Oh yeah!” Anniversary Event |
...Excuse Me? | “Ha Ha Ha Ha...Oh, excuse me.” Base Game |
Don't Get Me Angry | “Don't get me angry.” Base Game |
Get A Load of This! | “Get a load of this!” Base Game |
How Embarassing! | “How embarassing.” Base Game |
I Do Not Want A Banana | “No, I do not want a banana.” Base Game |
Natural Selection | “Natural selection.” Base Game |
No Monkey Business | “No monkey business.” Base Game |
Peanut Butter? | “Did someone say peanut butter?” Base Game |
Sorry About That! | “Sorry about that!” Base Game |
The Power of Science! | “The power of science!” Base Game |
We Have A Problem | “Houston, uhm, we have a problem.” Base Game |
Oh, It's On! | “Oh, it's on!” Summer Games Event |
Playtime's Over | “Playtime's over.” Summer Games Event |
Why is it so Warm? | “Why is it so warm? Well, the earth is tilted on its axis thanks to a planetary collision 5 billion years ago.” Summer Games Event |
A Full Moon? | “A full moon? Stay away from me!” Halloween Terror Event |
Boo! | “Boo!” Halloween Terror Event |
Ooh, Scary | “Ooh, scary.” Halloween Terror Event |
This is Not A Costume | “This is not a costume.” Halloween Terror Event |
I'm A Party Animal | “I'm a party animal.” Winter Wonderland Event |
I...Got You Something | “I...uh, got you something.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Mount Gorilla, Moon Gorilla | “Mountain gorillas thrive in colder climates. As a Moon gorilla, I could use a jacket.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Party Mode Engaged | “Party mode engaged.” Winter Wonderland Event |
Delightful Get-Together | “What a delightful get-together.” Lunar New Year Event |
Moon Sweet Home | “Moon sweet home.” Lunar New Year Event |
Red and Green | “For red fire works, use a strontium compound. Green, try Barium.” Lunar New Year Event |
That Was Awesome | “That was awesome!” Lunar New Year Event |
To the Moon and Back | “To the moon and back.” Lunar New Year Event |
Have You Seen My Glasses | “Have you, uhm, seen my glasses?” Archives Event |
I Have the Right Stuff | “I have the right stuff.” Archives Event |
Primal Punch! | “Primal Punch!” Archives Event |
Can't Keep A Good Ape Down | “Can't keep a good ape down.” Anniversary Event |
I've Got Nothing To Hide | “I've got nothing to hide.” Anniversary Event |
It's My Time to Shine! | “It's my time to shine.” Anniversary Event |
Hero Emotes |
Heroic Base Game |
Laughing Matter Base Game |
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Monkey Business Base Game |
Peanut Butter Base Game |
Roar Base Game |
Sitting Around Base Game |
Shadow Puppets Halloween Terror Event |
Hello, My Name Is Winter Wonderland Event |
Twist Anniversary Event |
Winston is a scientist and a genetically engineered gorilla. In his early years, he had shown the most promise among his peers and was put in the care of Dr. Harold Winston where he learned, observed, and assisted.
Unfortunately, the other gorillas revolted and killed the scientists. Winston took on his caretaker's name and fled to earth where he found Overwatch.
As he came down to Earth he joined Overwatch, an organization that he shared the same heroic ideals with. He partook in missions as well as became a research; developing Tracer's chronal accelerator.
As Overwatch fell, many of its member either died or went into hiding, Winston himself retired to his lab in Watchpoint: Gibraltar. There he would spend his days researching and developing technology.
After Talon agents along with Reaper attack his lab, Winston decided to recall Overwatch agents across the globe with Tracer being the first to answer his call.
With Mei and Tracer on tow, the three defended Paris from Null Sector. Being outnumbered by the Omnics, they were saved by the their suprise back-up consisting of Reinhardt, Brigitte, Mercy, Echo, and Genji.
List of Heroes | Heroes Tier List |
Junker QueenNEW | |||
D.Va | Orisa | Reinhardt | Roadhog |
Sigma | Winston | Wrecking Ball | Zarya |
Doomfist |
SojournNEW | |||
Ashe | Bastion | Cassidy | Echo |
Genji | Hanzo | Junkrat | Mei |
Pharah | Reaper | Soldier: 76 | Sombra |
Symmetra | Torbjörn | Tracer | Widowmaker |
KirikoNEW | |||
Ana | Baptiste | Brigitte | Lúcio |
Mercy | Moira | Zenyatta |
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