Season 18 of Overwatch 2 is bringing a fresh face to the roster—Wuyang, a support hero with a unique water-themed kit. Players can try him out during the free trial from August 14–18, with his official release on August 26.
Wuyang’s playstyle mixes healing, shields, and mobility in one package. He can heal teammates from a distance, provide water shields for protection, and even pull off some crowd control. His staff-based abilities give him flexibility—kind of a middle ground between the support heroes.
On the lore side, Wuyang’s story adds some depth to the lineup. He’s a character dealing with family expectations and personal setbacks, giving him a bit more personality than just “another hero with cool abilities.”
Wuyang’s Skills
In case if you’re wondering what skills-set he’ll have, here is everything:
WEAPON – XUANWU STAFF (Left Click)
Fire a damaging water orb. Hold to control its trajectory and empower the explosion.
Reload time:1.5 second animation
Projectile speed:10 m/s
RESTORATIVE STREAM (Right click)
Place a passive healing stream on an ally. Hold on to the target to manually heal at an improved rate, consuming resources.
ULTIMATE – TIDAL BLAST (Q)
Protect an ally (or yourself) with water that detonates after a short duration. The explosion knocks down enemies and massively heals the host target.
Overhealth:400
Cast time:0.35 seconds
Max. range:7 meters
GUARDIAN WAVE (E)
Send a water wave forward that increases the amount of healing received by allies and knocks back enemies.
Cast time:0.6 seconds
Duration:4.5 seconds (healing amplification)
RUSHING TORRENT (L SHIFT)
Ride water to move faster and jump higher.
Cast time:None
Max. range:3.3 meters (vertical)
Mov. speed buff:+60%
Minor Perks
- Overflow — Gain 10 ammo and 30% healing resource when Rushing Torrent is activated.
- Balance — When you deal damage with water orbs, increase Restorative Stream’s passive healing by 40% for 2 seconds.
Major Perks
- Ebb and Flow — Guardian Wave rewinds to its starting location, deals 50% decreased damage while impounding.
- Falling Rain — Simultaneously control 2 water orbs that deal 40% decreased damage and have 25% decreased empowered explosion radius.
Conclusion
At the end of the day the Wuyang looks like a perfect addition to the already existing roster of OW2 heroes. In the upcoming weeks, we’ll see how it’s going to affect the professional scene. What do you think? Do you look forward to testing him out?
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