Wuyang is the next hero coming to Overwatch 2, becoming the 44th playable character in Blizzard's shooter. The new character was first teased during the Overwatch 2 Spotlight event back in February, and he's about to make his debut.
Now that his gameplay trailer has been released, alongside the list of abilities, we have gathered all the important details about the new water-centered character.
When is Wuyang coming out in Overwatch 2?
Wuyang is scheduled to come out on Tuesday, August 26th at 11:00 AM PT (7:00 PM BST), once Season 18 kicks off. As always, the hero will be unlocked to all players, meaning you won't need to do anything to get access to him.
We expect the hero to be available in both casual playlists and Competitive playlists. However, he probably won't be added to Stadium at the start of the season.
Gameplay trailer
Here is the gameplay trailer for Wuyang, which gives us a look at the hero's abilities in-game:
When is the trial weekend for Wuyang?
With the mid-season patch for Season 17, Blizzard confirmed that the weekend trial for Wuyang will take place from August 14-18. During this time, players will be able to try the hero only on the casual Quick Play playlists.
What is Wuyang's role and nationality?
Wuyang, previously known by its codename Aqua, will be part of the Support hero lineup. This means that the role will now have 12 heroes after his arrival.
In terms of nationality, Wuyang comes from China. He is not the first hero from said Asian country, as Mei also comes from there.
What are Wuyang's abilities in Overwatch 2?
Now that the gameplay trailer for Wuyang has been released, here is the complete list of abilities and perks, along with the official descriptions:
- Weapon
- Xuanwu Staff: Fire a damaging water orb. Hold to control its trajectory and empower its explosion.
- Restorative Stream: Place a passive healing stream on an ally. Hold on the target to manually heal at an improved rate, consuming resource.
- Abilities
- Guardian Wave: Send a water wave forward that increases the amount of healing received by allies and knocks back enemies.
- Rushing Torrent: Ride water to move faster and jump higher.
- Passive
- Role - Support: Begin regenerating health more quickly.
- Ultimate
- Tidal Blast: Protect an ally or yourself with water that detonates after a short duration. The explosion knocks down enemies and massively heals the host target.
- Minor Perks
- Overflow: Gain 10 ammo and 33% 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 rewinding.
- Falling Rain: Simultaneously control 3 water orbs that deal 60% decreased damage and have 25% decreased empowered explosion radius.
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