Overwatch 2: D.Va Hero Guide
thegamer.comD.Va is a Tank Hero in Overwatch 2. With her high damage and projectile-blocking abilities, D.Va protects her team on the frontline by soaking up as much damage as she deals. D.Va is a great Tank for players weary of the role, but to master her you'll need to get used to her offensive-focused kit.
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With only one defensive ability, D.Va's role as a Tank may not be as obvious as others. However, she is a very strong and rewarding character to play. Let's take a look at each of D.Va's abilities, her strengths and weaknesses, and some tips for doing well with her.
D.Va has 650 base health, divided into 350 health and 300 armor, and has 150 health while in Pilot form. As a Tank Hero, D.Va also gains access to the Tank role passive, reducing the effectiveness of knockbacks on her, and reducing the amount of Ultimate charge gained when damaging or healing her.
Despite her role as a Tank Hero, D.Va only has one defensive ability — Defense Matrix. Because of this, you'll need to play her a bit differently than other Tanks in the Overwatch 2 roster. Here are a few tips for learning to do so.
Defense Matrix is D.Va's main ability, and how she will keep her team alive. For the best results, activate Defense Matrix in quick one-second bursts. In this way, you will eat up a few projectiles, then take hits to your armor first, which has inate damage reduction. Let your support allies restore your health, then activate Defense Matrix again to mitigate more of the enemy's projectiles.
Because of D.Va's large health pool, almost half of which is armor, a lot of your mitigation comes from just being attacked normally. This will put a bit more of a strain on your healers, so you'll need to use the
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