An ultimate ability is an ability which is different from a hero's normal set of abilities. While normal abilities are typically available whenever a hero needs them, or are otherwise on a short cooldown, ultimate abilities are powerful capabilities that take a long time to become available after use.
The use of these abilities requires filling an ultimate meter with "charge". This charge builds over time, or if certain actions are performed (hitting enemies with your standard attack or blocking with your shield) this ultimate meter charges faster than normal. Once expended, the ultimate meter requires a long period of time to refill. Each hero's ultimate meter has a different base charge rate.
Ultimate ability types[]
There are three types of ultimate abilities: Transformation, Channeled, and Cast-time.
- Transformation ultimates give the hero passive upgrades while allowing them to use their regular abilities without restriction, after forcing the hero to go through a brief transformation animation. An exception is Configuration: Tank, which disables Reconfigure; as well as Primal Rage which disables Barrier Projector due to the nature of the ability.
- Channeled ultimates force the hero to enter a new state where their ability is channeled for the duration, restricting their other abilities. Channeled ultimates can be interrupted through most forms of crowd control, with the exception of Transcendence due to its invulnerability, and Molten Core.
- Cast-time ultimates require a small window of time to pass before their effect is activated. During this window, if the user is interrupted through crowd control or other means, the ultimate will not take effect and is expended.
Ultimate abilities[]
Tank[]
Cast-time ultimate type
Timed bomb ability type
100-1000 damage
20 m radius
Lasts 3 seconds
✘ Cannot inflict self damage
✘ Cannot inflict self knockback
D.Va ejects from her mech and sets its reactor to explode, dealing massive damage to nearby opponents.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Form restoration ability type
50 damage
Lasts 2 seconds
If her armored battle suit is destroyed, D.Va can call down a fresh mech and return to the fray.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Object-deploying ability type
+50% damage dealt
25 m radius
1 sec cast
Lasts 16 seconds
Orisa deploys a device to increase damage by 50% inflicted by allies within its line of sight.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Area stunning ability type
50 damage per enemy
2 m, 20 m range
Lasts 2.5 seconds
Reinhardt forcefully slams his rocket hammer into the ground, knocking down and damaging all enemies in front of him.
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Channeled ultimate type
Rapid-fire shotgun ability type
7.5 shots per second
109.5 damage per shot
12 pellets per shot
Max 4928 bodyshot damage per use
2.5 m/s movement speed
0.5 sec cast
Lasts 6 seconds
✔ Can headshot
After cramming a top-loader onto his Scrap Gun, Roadhog pours in ammo. For a short time, he can crank out a stream of shrapnel that knocks back enemies.
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Channeled ultimate type
Area of effect displacement ability type
50, 50% of Max HP
35,10 m range
7 m radius
8.8 m/s movement speed
0.6 sec cast
Lasts ~8 seconds (5 seconds + 2 seconds + 0.9 seconds)
Unleashing his full powers, Sigma takes flight, lifts enemies in a targeted area, and launches them into the sky before slamming them back down.
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Transformation ultimate type
Self-buff, melee ability type
+500 maximum health, health and armor fully replenished
1.55 swings per second
40 damage per swing
4 m range
7.15 m/s movement speed
Lasts 10 seconds
Winston embraces his animal nature, significantly boosting his health and making him very difficult to kill, strengthening his melee attack, and allowing him to use his Jump Pack ability more frequently. While raging, Winston can only make melee and Jump Pack attacks.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Object-deploying ability type
130 damage per mine
15 mines per use
Max 1950 damage
6 m radius
50 HP per mine
12 m/s projectile speed
0.1, 1.5 sec cast
Lasts 20 seconds
Wrecking Ball deploys a field of long-lasting proximity mines which explode on contact with enemies.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Arcing projectile, displacement ability type
5.5 damage per sec
Max 22 damage per enemy
6 m radius
25 m/s projectile speed
Lasts 4 seconds
✘ Cannot headshot
Zarya launches a gravity bomb that draws in enemy combatants and deals damage while they’re trapped.
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Damage[]
Cast-time ultimate type
Non-player companion deploying ability type
8 bullets per second
120 damage and/or 14 damage per bullet (112 damage per second)
Max 1092 damage
70, 40 m radius
1200 HP
15 m/s movement speed
Lasts 5 seconds maximum during charge, 10 seconds after charge or collision
Ashe summons her trusted omnic sidekick, B.O.B., who charges forward and knocks enemies into the air, then lays down suppressing fire with his arm cannons.
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Transformation ultimate type
Linear splash projectile ability type
1 shell per second
205 direct hit damage
70 - 145 splash damage
28 splash self damage
4 m splash damage radius
60 m/s projectile speed
1.5 sec cast
Lasts 8 seconds
✘ Cannot headshot
✔ Can inflict self damage
✔ Can inflict self knockback
In Tank mode, Bastion extends wheeled treads and a powerful long-range cannon. The cannon’s explosive shells demolish targets in a wide blast radius, but Bastion can only remain in this mode for a limited time.
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Channeled ultimate type
Kinetic bombardment ability type
15 - 200, 300 damage
7.5 m radius
11 m/s movement speed
1 sec cast
Lasts 4 seconds
Doomfist leaps into the sky, then crashes to the ground, dealing significant damage.
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Transformation ultimate type
Enemy-targetting duplication hitscan ability type
40 m range
1.35 seconds sec cast
Lasts 15 seconds or until health reaches 0.
Echo duplicates a targeted enemy hero and gains use of their abilities.
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Transformation ultimate type
Melee ability type
1.17 swings per second
120 damage per hit
5 m range
8 m/s movement speed
Lasts 6 seconds
Genji brandishes his katana for a brief period of time. Until he sheathes his sword, Genji can deliver killing strikes to any targets within his reach.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Linear projectile ability type
125 damage (arrow)
150 damage per second (per dragon)
Max 300 damage per second (dragons)
∞ m range
4 m radius
20 m/s projectile speed
1.5 sec cast
※ The inital arrow can headshot, but the dragons cannot.
Hanzo summons a Spirit Dragon which travels through the air in a line. It passes through walls in its way, devouring any enemies it encounters.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Controlled bomb ability type
60 - 600 splash damage
10 m splash damage radius
12 m/s projectile speed
Caster is immobilized
1.5 - 2 sec cast
Lasts 10 seconds
✘ Cannot inflict self damage
✘ Cannot inflict self knockback
Junkrat revs up a motorized tire bomb and sends it rolling across the battlefield, climbing over walls and obstacles. He can remotely detonate the RIP-Tire to deal serious damage to enemies caught within the blast, or just wait for it to explode on its own.
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Channeled ultimate type
Charged rapid fire hitscan ability type
100, 275, or 550 damage per sec
200 m range
2 m/s movement speed
0.2 sec cast
Lasts 6.2 seconds
✘ Cannot headshot
Focus. Mark. Draw. McCree takes a few precious moments to aim; when he's ready to fire, he shoots every enemy in his line of sight. The weaker his targets are, the faster he'll line up a killshot.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Arcing splash projectile ability type
20 damage per second
Max 100 damage per enemy
10 m radius
20 m/s projectile speed
1.5 sec cast
Lasts 5 seconds
Mei deploys a weather-modification drone that emits gusts of wind and snow in a wide area. Enemies caught in the blizzard are slowed and take damage; those who linger too long are frozen solid.
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Channeled ultimate type
Automatic rapid fire projectile ability type
30 rockets per second
40 damage per rocket
Max 3000 damage per use
28.5 m/s projectile speed
Caster is immobilized
Lasts 2,5 seconds
✘ Cannot headshot
✔ Can inflict self damage
✘ Cannot inflict self knockback
Pharah directs a continuous salvo of mini-rockets to destroy groups of enemies.
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Channeled ultimate type
Area of effect damaging ability type
170 damage per sec
Max 510 damage per enemy
8 m radius
3 m/s movement speed
Lasts 3 seconds
✘ Cannot headshot
In a blur of motion, Reaper empties both hellfire shotguns at breakneck speed, dealing massive damage to all nearby enemies.
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Transformation ultimate type
Self-buff ability type
~45 m range
Lasts 6 seconds
0.75 sec reload
✘ Cannot headshot
Soldier: 76’s pinpoint targeting visor “locks” his aim on the threat closest to his crosshairs. If an enemy leaves his line of sight, Soldier: 76 can quickly switch to another target.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Barrier ability type
4000 barrier HP
25 m range
∞ m radius
Lasts 12 seconds or until destroyed
Symmetra deploys a massive energy barrier which prevents ranged attacks and is big enough to cut through the entire map.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Timed bomb ability type
5, 70-350 damage
5 m radius
15 m/s projectile speed
.15 sec cast
Lasts 1 second
✔ Can inflict self damage
✘ Cannot inflict self knockback
Tracer lobs a large bomb that adheres to any surface or unfortunate opponent it lands on. After a brief delay, the bomb explodes, dealing high damage to all enemies within its blast radius.
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Channeled ultimate type
Hazard-spawning ability type
10 globules
6.66 shots per second
160 or 190 damage per second
0.6 sec cast
Lasts 6 seconds, 10 seconds
Torbjörn creates pools of molten slag that deal massive, sustained damage (plus bonus damage to armor), and can prevent enemies from moving through key locations.
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Transformation ultimate type
Team-wide buff ability type
0.5 sec cast
Lasts 15.5 seconds
Widowmaker’s recon visor allows her to see the heat signatures of her targets through walls and objects for a moderate amount of time. This enhanced vision is shared with her allies.
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Support[]
Cast-time ultimate type
Ally-targeting hitscan ability type
50% damage boost, 50% damage resistance
40 m range
250 healing on use
0.2 sec cast
Lasts 8 seconds
After Ana hits one of her allies with a combat boost, they deal more damage, and take less damage from enemies’ attacks.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Object-deploying ability type
+100% damage/healing dealt
35 m range
9x5 m radius
Lasts 10 seconds
Baptiste creates a matrix that doubles the damage and healing effects of friendly projectiles that pass through it.
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Transformation ultimate type
Armor generation ability type
+30% movement speed
8 m radius
+30 armor per second
Max 100 temporary armor
Lasts 10 seconds
Brigitte moves faster and provides all nearby allies with armor that lasts until it’s removed by damage.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Area-of-effect buff ability type
30 m radius
+750 temporary shield
Lasts 6 seconds
Protective waves radiate out from Lúcio’s Sonic Amplifier, briefly providing him and nearby allies with personal shields.
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Transformation ultimate type
Self-buff ability type
9 m/s movement speed
Lasts 15 seconds
Valkyrie unleashes the full power of Mercy's Valkyrie Suit, enhancing her weapons and abilities for 15 seconds.
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Channeled ultimate type
Linear piercing beam ability type
70 damage per second
30 m range
140 healing per second
50 healing per second on self
9 m/s movement speed
0.5 sec cast
Lasts 8 seconds
✘ Cannot headshot
Moira channels a long-range beam that both heals allies and bypasses barriers to damage her enemies. While channeling this ability, Moira's movement speed increases greatly, but she cannot perform any other actions.
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Channeled ultimate type
Area healing ability type
10 m radius
300 healing per second
11 m/s movement speed
Lasts 6 seconds
Zenyatta enters a state of heightened existence for a short period of time. While transcendent, Zenyatta cannot use abilities or weapons, but is immune to damage, moves twice as fast, and automatically restores his health and that of nearby allies.
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Event exclusive[]
Area resurrection ability type
Lasts 2.25 seconds
In Junkenstein's Revenge, the AI controlled Witch of the Wilds radiates restorative power, bringing dead allies back into the fight with full health.
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Self buff ability type
Lasts 8 sec
In Lúcioball, Lúcio is able to temporarily boost his own movement speed and jump height. While the boost is active, he can also use Soundwave more frequently.
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Transformation ultimate type
Self-buff ability type
2.5 shots per second
Lasts 6 seconds
In Mei's Snowball Offensive, provides unlimited snowballs.
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Immobilization ability type
In Yeti Hunt, Mei tosses out a giant, metal-toothed trap. Should an enemy wander too close to the trap, it clamps on, injuring and immobilizing them.
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Removed or reworked[]
Area resurrection ability type
15 m range
1 sec cast
Lasts 2.25
Mercy radiates restorative power, bringing nearby dead allies back into the fight with full health.
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Transformation ultimate type
Self-buff ability type
Supercharges turret
+50% attack speed
+300 armor
Lasts 12 seconds
After overheating his personal forge, Torbjörn gains a significant amount of armor. He also attacks (and builds and repairs turrets) far faster than normal.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Object-deploying ability type
6 charges
2 sec cast
Lasts until destroyed or depleted of charges
Symmetra places a teleporter exit pad at her current location, and connects it to a teleporter entry pad at her team’s starting point. Allies can travel through the entry pad to the exit pad instantly, enabling them to return to the fight swiftly after being defeated.
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Cast-time ultimate type
Object-deploying ability type
50 m radius
+75 shields
2 sec cast
Lasts until destroyed, 5 sec
Symmetra deploys a wide-radius generator that provides increased shielding to her entire team.
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Build rate[]
Ultimate abilities have a base build rate in seconds, and can also be built by dealing damage. Some heroes can also build ultimate through their healing abilities.
| Hero | Ultimate | Charge per | Duration | |||
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| 60 seconds | 120 damage | 120 healing | ||||
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| D.Va (Mech) | Self-Destruct | 21.8% | 8.7%[UltTable 1] | N/A | 4 seconds | |
| D.Va (Pilot) | Call Mech | 100% | 40% | N/A | 2 seconds | |
| Orisa | Supercharger | 17.4% | 7% | N/A | 16 seconds | |
| Reinhardt | Earthshatter | 21.8% | 8.7% | N/A | 3 seconds | |
| Roadhog | Whole Hog | 15% | 6% | 6% | 6 seconds | |
| Sigma | Gravitic Flux | 13.8% | 5.5% | N/A | 7 seconds | |
| Winston | Primal Rage | 21.8% | 8.7% | N/A | 10 seconds | |
| Wrecking Ball | Minefield | 21.8% | 8.7% | N/A | 20 seconds | |
| Zarya | Graviton Surge | 16.3% | 6.5% | N/A | 4 seconds | |
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| Ashe | B.O.B. | 15% | 6% | N/A | 10 seconds | |
| Bastion | Configuration: Tank | 14.5% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 8 seconds | |
| Doomfist | Meteor Strike | 20% | 8% | N/A | 5 seconds | |
| Echo | N/A | 15 seconds | ||||
| Genji | Dragonblade | 20% | 8% | N/A | 6 seconds | |
| Hanzo | Dragonstrike | 20% | 8% | N/A | ∞ | |
| Junkrat | RIP-Tire | 19% | 7.6% | N/A | 10 seconds | |
| McCree | Deadeye | 20% | 8% | N/A | 6 seconds | |
| Mei | Blizzard | 20.7% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 5 seconds | |
| Pharah | Barrage | 16.3% | 6.5% | N/A | 3 seconds | |
| Reaper | Death Blossom | 16.3% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 3 seconds | |
| Soldier: 76 | Tactical Visor | 20% | 8% | 8% | 6 seconds | |
| Sombra | EMP | 25% | 9.6% | N/A | 6 seconds | |
| Symmetra | Photon Barrier | 20% | 8% | N/A | 15 seconds | |
| Torbjörn | Molten Core | 18.5% | 7.4% | N/A | 12 seconds | |
| Tracer | Pulse Bomb | 26.7% | 10.7% | N/A | 2 seconds | |
| Widowmaker | Infra-Sight | 21.8% | 8.7% | N/A | 15 seconds | |
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| Ana | Nano Boost | 18.2% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 8 seconds | |
| Baptiste | Amplification Matrix | 17.1% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 10 seconds | |
| Brigitte | Rally | 12% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 10 seconds | |
| Lúcio | Sound Barrier | 11.4% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 6 seconds | |
| Mercy | Valkyrie | 15.4% | 6.2% | 4.9% | 15 seconds | |
| Moira | Coalescence | 14.1% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 8 seconds | |
| Zenyatta | Transcendence | 14.5% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 6 seconds | |
- ↑ As long as her mech explodes, D.Va will enter Pilot Form with full ultimate.
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