Overwatch 2 - Junker Queen Hero Guide

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Junker Queen in Overwatch 2 is Blizzard’s newest hero and one you can take the field with right away, even if you don’t purchase the FPS game’s battle pass or play 100 matches. Junker Queen embodies Overwatch 2’s new approach to tanks and to DPS-focused combat, with her heavy-hitting abilities and rather surprising lack of actual tank options. What she lacks in shields or high HP, though, Junker Queen makes up for with the ability to wound enemies and gradually reduce their HP while restoring her own. If you fancy a strong, sustainable hero who skews more towards DPS, then Junker Queen is your new best friend.

If you think “tank” in Overwatch, your mind probably conjures images of shield-bearing warriors who disrupt the enemy team and keep allies safe from harm. Junker Queen isn’t that. Instead, she embodies Blizzard’s new approach to tanks and Overwatch in general. She plays more like a heavy DPS, blending attack and even support abilities together with a destructive new ability that heals and hurts simultaneously.

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She hits hard with her default shotgun blast, and she can slowly whittle down the enemy’s strength with her unique Jagged Blade ability, a ranged attack that inflicts HP-sapping wounds. Junker Queen’s other abilities – her melee skill and her ultimate – only work when she’s in the enemy’s face, which is which means her Commanding Shout skill, with its HP boost, is a must in most encounters.

The downside is that Blizzard paired this heavy emphasis on