Abilities of New Tank Hero Junker Queen in Overwatch 2 Revealed
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Blizzard revealed the abilities of their recently announced tank hero Junker Queen ahead of Overwatch 2’s beta happening on June 26, 2022 on PC and consoles.
Junker Queen is equipped with a throwable blade, a battle ax, and a scattergun shotgun. Covering the tank role, she's in the front lines dealing damage by throwing her blade around then recalling it with a press of a button. Those hit with her melee axe are affected with a damage over time effect and she can continue to pour damage at close range with her scattergun.
Junker Queen then has the Commanding Shout ability, which increases her health and allies nearby for a significant amount, she then earns a 30% movement speed increase for a limited time. Based on her passive ability, having multiple enemies affected by her damage over time effect is her way of maintaining herself in the frontlines as damage from that effect heals Junker Queen.
For her ultimate, Ramage is a forward charge that those hit by this will receive the damage over time effect and will prevent any incoming healing for a limited time.
In case you missed it, the multiplayer portion of Overwatch 2 will launch on October 4, 2022 and will be free-to-play. The upcoming beta will have the same content found in the previous beta plus the new hero Junker Queen. You can opt for the beta either on PC, PlayStation, or Xbox here.
Blizzard has also laid out what to expect from the first few months of Overwatch 2, announcing that season 1, which starts on October 4, will featuring three new heroes, six new maps, over thirty new skins, their version of the Battle Pass, a new Mythic skin, and a new game mode.
On December 6, season 2 will begin and will introduce a new tank hero, a new map, more skins, a new battle pass, and another mythic skin.
