Overwatch 2: Torbjörn Guide

Torbjörn Guide for Overwatch 2! Covers his usage, counter strategies, weapon damage, headshot multiplier, damage falloff, and more.

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Balance Adjustment

Adjustment on February 7, 2023

Adjustment
Deploy Turret Ability	Nerf * Turret HP* 250→225

Turret Adjustment for Torbjörn

Torbjörn's crucial Turret has been made more vulnerable with recent adjustments. Placing it in random or exposed locations increases the risk of destruction. It's advisable to carefully choose strategic positions for the Turret, ensuring it remains effective even in the midst of intense battles.

Basic Performance and Evaluation

Hero	Category Evaluation

Strongest Ranking	Role	HP
	Damage	250

Straightforward Abilities

Torbjörn's toolkit involves placing and destroying turrets, along with enhancing his own abilities. His actions are uncomplicated and beginner-friendly.

Challenging to Land Main Attacks

Torbjörn's primary weapon is the Rivet Gun, designed for long-range attacks but lacks rapid-fire capabilities. This makes it difficult for beginners to land shots on enemies, requiring precision and practice.

Strategy Guide

Enhance Line of Sight to Impede the Enemy

When playing as Torbjörn, actively work on enhancing your line of sight to impede the enemy. Torbjörn's Turret allows him to create two lines of sight, enabling you to apply pressure to the enemy and control key areas of the battlefield.

Keep Your Turret Deployed at All Times

Ensure that Torbjörn's Turret is always deployed. Even if the Turret gets destroyed, it can still deal damage, and if the enemy focuses on destroying it, the damage will be dispersed. This allows you to contribute to combat effectively, creating a constant threat for the enemy.

Versatile Combat at Any Distance

Torbjörn possesses the flexibility to engage enemies at close, medium, and long distances. Activate Overload to enhance your abilities in close-range combat. Additionally, Torbjörn's main shots do not experience damage falloff at medium to long distances, providing consistent damage. Assess the situation and adjust your engagement distance accordingly.

Countermeasures

Sombra is the Counter-Pick

Torbjörn's Turret, while powerful, is unable to react to Sombra when she is in Stealth mode. Furthermore, Sombra can disable the turret with her ability Hack, making her an effective counterpick against Torbjörn.

Destroy the Turret

When confronting Torbjörn, prioritize the destruction of his turret. By eliminating the turret, you significantly reduce Torbjörn's firepower and overall threat level.

Compatible Characters

There are no characters with particularly good compatibility

Assess Map Suitability for Turret Warfare

Torbjörn's effectiveness often relies on strategically placing Turrets in hard-to-reach locations, turning them into formidable threats. Unlike some heroes who excel in specific team compositions, Torbjörn's impact is more closely tied to the map itself. Therefore, it's crucial to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the map when considering Torbjörn's turret-centric strategy, rather than solely focusing on team composition.

Ability, Details, and Use

Deploy Turret

Place the turret behind cover that is difficult for enemies to destroy

Let's place the Turret behind cover that is difficult for enemies to destroy. If you place the Turret in a position where it is completely exposed to enemies, it will be quickly destroyed because its durability is only 250. By hiding it behind cover, the Turret will be less likely to be attacked by enemies, and you can force unnecessary actions such as destroying the Turret on the enemy during combat.

Target enemies attacked by Torbjörn

The Turret targets enemies that have been hit by Torbjörn's primary fire. Normally, it targets the closest enemy, but if you hit an enemy with your primary fire, it will prioritize targeting support or concentrating firepower. Keep this in mind to maximize your damage.

Overload

Use it when being approached by enemies

Use Overload when you are being approached by enemies to counterattack. Your armor will increase and your weapon's rate of fire will also increase, allowing you to unleash firepower against enemies targeting Torbjörn and even turn the tables.

Effective as a means of retreat

Overload also increases your movement speed, making it effective as a means of retreat in critical situations. With increased armor and fast speed, use it when you feel surrounded by enemies and retreat to your allies.

【ULT】Molten Core

Block the Enemy's Path

Deploy Molten Core along the enemy's path. Creating magma that deals damage upon contact can impede their progress and serve as a deterrent, potentially eliminating enemies attempting to retreat through it.

Stacking in the Same Spot Won't Make a Difference

Avoid stacking Molten Core in the same spot, as it won't increase the damage output. To effectively deal damage, it's crucial to distribute it over a wide range without overlapping. This ensures the greatest coverage and impact on the battlefield.

Story

Origin Story (External Site)

Tank
Ramattra Release Date and Features	D.Va How to Play Skin List
Winston How to Play Skin List	Orisa How to Play Skin List
Zarya How to Play Skin List	Sigma How to Play Skin List
Junker Queen How to Play Skin List	Doomfist How to Play Skin List
Reinhardt Playstyle　Skin List	Wrecking Ball Playstyle　Skin List
Roadhog Playstyle　Skin List	-

Damage
Ashe Playstyle　Skin List	Widowmaker Playstyle　Skin List
Echo Playstyle　Skin List	Cassidy Playstyle　Skin List
Genji Playstyle　Skin List	Symmetra Playstyle　Skin List
Junkrat Strategy Skin List	Sojourn Strategy Skin List
Soldier:76 Strategy Skin List	Sombra Strategy Skin List
Torbjörn Strategy Skin List	Tracer Strategy Skin List
Hanzo Strategy Skin List	Bastion Performance Evaluation Skin List
Pharah Gameplay Guide　Skin List	Mei Gameplay Guide　Skin List
Reaper Gameplay Guide　Skin List	-

Support
Ana Gameplay Guide　Skin List	Zenyatta Gameplay Guide　Skin List
Baptiste Gameplay Guide　Skin List	Mercy Gameplay Guide　Skin List
Moira Strategy Guide　Skin List	Lucio Strategy Guide　Skin List

Character List and Role Types

Strongest Character Ranking

Strongest Characters arranged by Roles
Tank	Damage	Support

Strongest Character Ranking