How to Unlock D.Va: Redesign, Skins, and Abilities

D.Va is a Tank hero in Overwatch 2. Read on to learn more about D.Va, their weapons and abilities, their patch notes history, their backstory, and more!

D.Va Latest Buffs and Nerfs

September 21, 2022 Dev Blog #5 Patch Notes

D. Va Patch Notes (September 21, 2022)
Boosters	・Damage has been increased from 10 to 25.
Micro Missiles	・Cooldown has been reduced from 8 seconds to 7 seconds
Call Mech	・Cost has been reduced by 12%

D.Va Hero Profile

Basic Information

D.Va (Hana Song)
	Role	Tank
	Ranking
	Total HP	・ 650 ・ 350 (Base Health) ・ 300 (Base Shields/Armor)
	Voice Actor	Charlet Chung
	Nationality	Korean
Affiliations	Mobile Exo-Force of the Korean Army (MEKA) (South Korean Army)

How to Unlock

Unlocks after playing 2 games.

Character Redesign

Overwatch	Overwatch 2

D.Va's character design has gone through some subtle changes as she returns for Overwatch 2. Such changes include switching her hairstyle to a slightly shorter ponytail and fringe. Her battle suit and mech, also get a redesign to go for bolder colors and accents. Her mech suit feels as thought it offers a bit more protection with the added armor plating.

D.Va Weapons and Abilities

D.Va Main Weapon

Default Weapon

Fusion Cannons
	Damage: 22
	Description: Automatic short-range spread weapons.

Secondary Weapon

Light Gun
	Damage: 14
	Description: Automatic weapon.

D.Va Abilities

Boosters	Type: Ability Cooldown: 4 secs Duration: 2 secs Damage: 25
Effect: Fly in the direction you are facing.
Defense Matrix	Type: Ability Cooldown: 1 secs Duration: 3 secs
Effect: Block projectiles in an area in front of you.
Micro Missiles	Type: Ability Cooldown: 7 secs Duration: 2 secs Damage: 125
Effect: Launch a volley of explosive rockets
Eject!	Type: Passive
Effect: Eject out of your mech when it is destroyed.
Self-Destruct	Type: Ultimate Damage: 2019
Effect: Eject and overload your mech, causing it to explode after a short time.
Role: Tank	Type: Passive
Effect: Reduces knockbacks received. Less ultimate generated by healing and damage received.

Tips and How to Play

Use Fusion Cannons and Micro Missiles While Boosting

You can activate both Fusion Cannons and Micro Missiles while using D.Va's Boost. Combine these abilities to pressure and quickly burst down key targets, such as Supports and immobile Damage Heroes.

Defense Matrix Can Block Abilities and Ultimates

Since Defense Matrix shoots down projectiles, timing it well can negate lethal abilities and ultimates. A list of significant ultimates and abilities that Defense Matrix blocks can be seen below:

• Ultimates: Graviton Surge, Blizzard, Pulse Bomb, Death Blossom, Barrage, High Noon, Tactical Visor, Molten Core
• Regular Abilities: Biotic Grenade, Dynamite, Concussion Mines, Fire Strike, Biotic Orb, Sleep Dart

Defense Matrix Tips

Cover Channeling Allies with Defense Matrix

Protect ultimates like Reaper's Death Blossom and Pharah's Barrage from being interrupted by covering them with Defense Matrix while they channel their abilities. Doing this shields them from crowd control abilities like Ana's Sleep Dart.

This also uniquely applies to Junkrat's Rip-Tire, as you can follow it with Boosters and Defense Matrix to protect it from being destroyed before it detonates.

React to Mei and Hanzo Ultimates

Mei and Hanzo's ultimate abilities activate a short while after their respective voice lines end. Use this window of time to close the distance and get into position for Defense Matrix to block their skills.

For Hanzo's Dragonstrike in particular, D.Va has to use Defense Matrix against the initial arrow and not the twin dragons to negate the ultimate.

Predict Tracer and Zarya Ultimates

Because Tracer and Zarya's ultimates occur as soon as their voice lines begin, it is significantly more difficult to use Defense Matrix against them. Try to predrict and preemptively use Defense Matrix against these two Heroes when you feel that they are about to use their ultimates.

Intercept Pharah's Barrage

When Pharah uses her Barrage, counter it by flying towards her with D.Va's Boosters and using Defense Matrix. If you block Barrage close enough to Pharah, you can even make her damage herself due to the splash damage of her rockets.

Practice Flight Control with Boosters

Having expert flight control with D.Va's Boosters improves her mobility and evasiveness around the battlefield drastically. Complicated maneuvers, such as looping around foes, can increase her damage output while making her more difficult to hit.

Combine Boosters and Quick Melee to Knock Away Foes

You can easily pressure and push enemies away from crucial locations with D.Va by combining her Boosters and Quick Melee attack. These two abilities together can shove foes away from structures like Soldier: 76's Biotic Field and push them into environmental hazards.

Self-Destruct Can Be Used While Boosting

While using Boost, you can activate Self-Destruct to launch D.Va's exploding mech toward different angles and directions. Catch your foes off guard by launching self-destructing mechs upward to maximize its explosion radius, or toward choke points to eliminate and deter advancing enemies.

Use Self-Destruct Before Ejecting

You can also activate Self-Destruct right before D.Va ejects from her mech, leaving an explosive surprise for careless foes that linger around for too long.

How to Counter

Flank D.Va

D.Va is a hard hero to take on head-to-head so it's best to use flanking heroes such as Tracer, Reaper, and Soldier:76. Flanking is especially effective especially when D.Va uses her defense matrix.

Genji is also great for deflecting her missiles and guns.

When it comes to her Self-Destruct ultimate, it is very deadly in an open space. Go behind a wall to avoid any damage. Hiding behind Mei's Ice Wall or Reinhardt's shields is also an effective method.

Don't forget to kill the mech-less D.Va right before she summons a new mech.

D.Va Hero Counters

D.Va Skins

Base Game Skins

Hero Skins
B.Va (Legendary)	Black Cat (Legendary)	Junebug (Legendary)
Junker (Legendary)	Police Officer (Legendary)	Scavenger (Legendary)
Carbon Fiber (Epic)	White Rabbit (Epic)	Blueberry (Rare)
Lemon-Lime (Rare)	Tangerine (Rare)	Watermelon (Rare)
Classic (Common)

League Skins

Hero Skins
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)

Event Skins

Hero Skins
Academy (Legendary)	Cruiser (Legendary)	EDM (Legendary)
Palanquin (Legendary)	Shin-Ryeong (Legendary)	Sleighing (Legendary)
Varsity (Legendary)	Waveracer (Legendary)	White Cat (Legendary)
Midnight (Epic)	Nano (Epic)	Taegeukgi (Epic)

D.Va Cosmetics

Victory Poses

Heroic (Common) Base Game	I Heart You (Rare) Base Game	Peace (Rare) Base Game
Sitting (Rare) Base Game	Pumpkin Selfie (Rare) Halloween Terror Event	R.I.P. (Rare) Halloween Terror Event
Festive (Rare) Winter Wonderland Event	Lucky Pouch (Rare) Lunar New Year Event	At Ease (Rare) Anniversary Event

Voice Lines

Hero Voice Lines
Love, D.Va	“Love, D.Va.” Base Game
:)	“Winky Face.” Base Game
A New Challenger!	“Here comes a new challenger!” Base Game
AFK	“Ahh AFK.” Base Game
Aw, Yeah!	“Aw yeah!” Base Game
D.Va: 1, Bad Guys: 0	“D.Va one, bad guys.” Base Game
I Play to Win	“Geim-eul hamyeon igyeoyaji! (I play to win!)” Base Game
Is This Easy Mode?	“Is this easy mode?” Base Game
LOL	“L-O-L” Base Game
Nice Try	“Nice try.” Base Game
No Hacks Required	“No Hacks required.” Base Game
GG!	“Ha-ha, GG!” Base Game
I'm #1	“I'm number 1!” Summer Games Event
Scoreboard	“Scoreboard.” Summer Games Event
See You At The Finish Line	“I'll see you at the finish line.” Summer Games Event
Serious?	“You can't be serious?” Summer Games Event
Happy Halloween!	“Happy Halloween!” Halloween Terror Event
I'm Not Scared	“I'm not scared.” Halloween Terror Event
Aw, You Shouldn't Have	“Aww, you shouldn't have.” Winter Wonderland Event
Happy Holidays	“Jeulgeoun yeonhyu doeseyo! (Happy Holidays!)” Winter Wonderland Event
Hotteok Weather	“Perfect weather for a Hotteok.” Winter Wonderland Event
Happy New Year	“Saehae bog manh-i bad-euseyo! (Happy New Year!)” Lunar New Year Event
One Year Older	“One year older, one year wiser.” Lunar New Year Event
The Best Things In Life	“The best things in life come in small packages.” Lunar New Year Event
Amazing!	“Oh! Jjeonda! (Oh! Amazing!)” Archives Event
I'm A Professional!	“I'm a professional.” Archives Event
Not Taking Me Seriously	“I get the feeling you're not taking me seriously.” Archives Event
Try and Keep Up	“Try and keep up.” Archives Event
I Know my KDR	“I know my KDR!” Anniversary Event
Level Up!	“Level up!” Anniversary Event
No Way	“Ugh, no way!” Anniversary Event
No Problem!	“No problem.” Anniversary Event
Yeah...!	“Yeah...!” Anniversary Event

Emotes

Hero Emotes
Heroic Base Game	Game On Base Game
Bunny Hop Base Game	Party Time Base Game
^0^ Base Game	Heartbreaker Base Game
Bow Lunar New Year Event	Dance Anniversary Event

D.Va Story

Professional Gamer

When D.Va was younger she was always great at video games, placing her at the top of Korea's esports scene. Her reflexes and mastery of the Mecha Guardian V would pave the way for her to join MEKA.

Joining MEKA

With the threat of the Gwishin Omnics rising, the South Korean government looked to its professional gamers to pilot the MEKA suits. This team was tasked to defend the nation against the onmic threat, remaining on call when needed.

Deployment to Overwatch

A few weeks after the Gwishin attack on Busan was Null Sector's attack on Paris, which was fended off by the newly re-established Overwatch. Seeing the team's heroics, D.Va pushed for the Korean military to ally with Overwatch, but to no avail.

After a sudden attack by Null Sector was repelled through the efforts of Team MEKA and the unexpected arrival of Overwatch, the military's stance shifted. D.Va was then assigned to the new Overwatch team.

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