Tips and strategies to help you master every 'Overwatch' hero

Find all of Mashable's full-length guides to every 'Overwatch' hero right here.
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So you want to get good at Overwatch.

There are now 22 Overwatch heroes (and counting), and each one plays very differently. Blizzard's highly competitive shooter is balanced very carefully around ensuring that every hero adds strategic depth to the game without making any of them too powerful.

The result is a multiplayer-focused shooter in which no two matches ever feel quite the same. It can be frustrating until you get the hang of things, but master just one hero and that changes quickly.


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We've put together some basic mechanics and strategy guides for each of the heroes in Overwatch. Just use the interactive graphic below to select your hero of choice and click "How to Play" to warp yourself over to the relevant guide.

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Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.

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