With Season 10 of Overwatch 2 now in its midpoint, the meta has changed, making some heroes more viable than others. Given the balance changes, especially to armor, it can be difficult at first to figure out which DPS heroes shine, and which struggle against the revamped system.
With that being said, we will take a look at all of the DPS heroes in Overwatch 2 and rank them from worst to best so you can have a better idea of which picks are worth playing in competitive.
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Tier List Explanation
This tier list will examine all of the DPS heroes in Overwatch 2, ranking them according to their damage and utility.
- D-Tier: You should avoid playing these heroes as much as possible.
- C-Tier: Although they can be somewhat decent, you are better off with other picks.
- B-Tier: Viable and reliable in most situations, you can manage rather decently.
- A-Tier: Great options but lacking just slightly either in terms of damage or utility.
- S-Tier: The best heroes you can use to ensure you are always victorious.
NOTE: Although this tier list strives to be as objective as possible in terms of viability, you should not limit yourself to strictly adhere to this list, but rather experiment and see which champion feels fun to play with.
Overwatch 2 Season 10: D-Tier DPS Heroes
Reaper has been consistently struggling to dish out enough DPS to remain a viable pick, and with the armor changes, as his kit allows him to either focus down tanks or apply pressure to the backline.
PROS:
- Close-ranged efficiency
CONS:
- Current meta forces Reaper to go all out
- Low damage
- Very vulnerable
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Overwatch 2 Season 10: C-Tier DPS Heroes
Bastion currently struggles to deal with tanks as his DPS is much lower, as he is a somewhat niche pick.
PROS:
- Can excel in certain maps due to his kit
CONS:
- Reliant on specific team comp
- Struggles against poke heroes
Symmetra has fallen off given the current meta, however, her teleporter is still an amazing ability that can help out your team quite a lot.
Overwatch 2 Season 10: B-Tier DPS Heroes
Junkrat received a nice buff to his primary fire damage, allowing him to two-shot most heroes once more.
PROS:
- Great spamming opportunities
- Reliable damage against tanks
CONS:
- Difficult to land attacks
- Can struggle against aggressive enemy comps
Although Sombra can be pretty difficult to play at times, her current kit allows her to more easily deal with squishy heroes. You can burn enemy resources quite efficiently and set up for easy one-shots.
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Torbjörn is finally in a good place to counter dive teams as the new armor system combined with his built-in survivability, make him a lot more resilient in skirmishes.
PROS:
- Good at locking down interest points
- Reliable damage
CONS:
- Immobile
- Lacks range
Her rockets are incredible currently as you can impact the outcome of most skirmishes if you have a good support backing you up and the enemy lacks hitscans.
With the ability to one-shot enemies, Widowmaker can easily turn the tide in your favor. If you prefer a high-risk, high-reward playstyle, give Widowmaker a try.
PROS:
- Devastating damage
- Decent mobility
CONS:
- Very squishy
- Requires great aim
Mei remains a consistent DPS hero as her icicle can fit quite nicely into rush comps and her utility can also block off enemies from rejoining the fight.
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Venture relies on rush comps to be as efficient as possible, however, the low-effective range keeps them quite behind in terms of viability.
Soldier has remained a consistent hitscan hero, and with rockets now easily shredding armor, you can easily deal with tanks, however, he still remains a very immobile hero that can easily get dived.
PROS:
- Great and reliable damage
- Able to shred armor
CONS:
- Can be easily overwhelmed by a dive comp
- Struggles to maintain high damage without his Ultimate
Although Hanzo is now a better at dealing with armor, he still remains a rather dive-able hero that can easily get overrun.
Overwatch 2 Season 10: A-Tier DPS Heroes
Genji has amazing engage and utility that help him extend the fight and get some easy resets.
PROS:
- Amazing damage
- His Deflect makes him a menace
- Good into armor
CONS:
- Can be heavily countered
Ashe is fantastic in spam comps as her damage remains consistent without much falloff.
PROS:
- Great kit
- Healing reduction
- Good AoE ability
CONS:
- Big head hitbox
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Overwatch 2 Season 10: S-Tier DPS Heroes
Tracer has become more balanced, however, she still remains a very consistent DPS pick, just not into every team.
PROS:
- Incredible damage
- Amazing mobility
- Annoying to deal with
CONS:
- Can struggles against tanks
Echo is a step above Tracer as her Ultimate now charges much faster, and her damage and kit can easily set up kills.
PROS:
- Great dive engage
- Projectile spam is great all around
- Very oppressive once mastered
CONS:
- Requires base knowledge of all heroes
She does not care about armor, making her a reliable pick on all maps.
PROS:
- Great damage
- Long range and incredible mobility
- Good duelist
Although his Ultimate is not something amazing, it is still a reliable and amazing tool to zone the enemy team.
PROS:
- Two-tap capability
- Good tankiness
- Great at dealing with flank heroes
CONS:
- Low mobility
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Summary of Best DPS Heroes in Overwatch 2 Season 10
All in all, this list is surely to change based on balance changes the devs implement but it should give you a general idea of which heroes are strong and which might need some additional tuning to become more viable.
Overwatch 2 can be quite challenging at first, but once you master your favorite hero and try out these picks, you should excel in your games a lot more!
Tier | DPS Heroes |
D-Tier | Reaper |
C-Tier | Symmetra, Bastion |
B-Tier | Hanzo, Soldier: 76, Venture, Mei, Widowmaker, Pharah, Torbjörn, Sombra, Junkrat |
A-Tier | Ashe, Genji |
S-Tier |
You can learn more about this tier list by watching our in-depth video, here:
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