EMP

Ultimate Ability: EMP
 Cast-time ultimate type
 Area debuff ability type
 15 m radius
 0.5 sec cast
 Lasts 6 seconds

Sombra discharges electromagnetic energy in a wide radius, destroying enemy barriers and shields and hacking all opponents caught in the blast.

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Details

• EMP will not deplete Zarya's shields if she has Particle Barrier up, but it will destroy the barrier (thus giving her energy) and Hack her.
• EMP will remove the temporary shield provided by Sound Barrier from all enemies caught in the blast.
• EMP will also hack any health packs in her line of sight of the blast unless it is already hacked by an enemy Sombra.
• EMP does not hack through walls/objects.
• EMP is the only way to hack a Symmetra's sentry turrets.
• The shields and barriers EMP can destroy include: Photon Barrier, Shield HP, Sound Barrier HP, The Best Defense… HP, Barrier Field, Protective Barrier, Particle Barrier, Projected Barrier, Barrier Projector, Teleporter, Barrier Shield, Adaptive Shield HP, Kinetic Grasp shield HP, and Experimental Barrier (if it and Sigma are in range of EMP).

Patch changes

September 17, 2019 Patch: EMP will destroy Experimental Barrier first when it and Sigma are in range of EMP.  February 27, 2018 Patch: No longer blocked by small objects (e.g. sign posts)  February 8, 2018 Patch: Fixed a bug that prevented Sombra’s EMP from canceling an enemy Sombra’s Hack if it was in progress.  December 13, 2016 Patch: Console only: Sombra no longer receives credit toward her on-fire meter when her EMP ultimate hits Symmetra’s turrets.  November 30, 2016 Patch: Sombra no longer receives credit toward her on-fire meter when her EMP ultimate hits Symmetra's turrets.