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Pharah

Pharah

DPS medium

Weapon

Rocket Launcher

Rocket Launcher

Long-range explosive projectile weapon.

Ultimate

Barrage

Barrage

ULT

Hover in place and launch a continuous volley of mini-rockets.

Abilities

Jet Dash

Jet Dash

Boost horizontally.

Jump Jet

Jump Jet

Fly rapidly upwards. Grants some fuel.

Concussive Blast

Concussive Blast

Launch an explosive blast to knock back enemies.

Passive

Hover Jets

Hover Jets

Hold to hover. Slows falling when fuel is empty. Fuel only regenerates while on the ground.

Minor Perks

Level 2

Concussive Force

Concussive Blast deals up to 50 explosion damage.

Helix Shields

Convert 125 health to shields. Direct hits with the Rocket Launcher triggers passive shield regeneration.

Major Perks

Level 3

Fuel Stores

Jet Dash grants 50% fuel. Maximum overfuel is increased by 100%.

Rocket Salvo

After using a movement ability, the next primary fire shoots two spiraling mini-rockets, each dealing 40 damage.

When to Pick

Against teams with poor hitscan that cannot contest you in the air. Maps with open skies and environmental kill potential from Concussive Blast. When you have a Mercy pocket for sustained aerial pressure and damage boost. Against grounded comps with no reliable way to reach you.

When to Avoid

Against Soldier, Cassidy, Widowmaker, or multiple hitscan players who shoot you down. On maps with low ceilings or tight indoor areas where you cannot fly freely. Against Sombra who can Hack you out of the sky and ground your jet fuel.

Bio

Location
Giza, Egypt (formerly), Watchpoint: Gibraltar
Age
34
Birthday
Apr 15
Health
225 (225 )

Story

Fareeha Amari dreamed of being part of Overwatch with her mother Ana, only to see it disbanded before she had the chance. She found success as “Pharah”, head of an elite security squad guarding the rogue AI that started the Omnic Crisis. But now that a new Overwatch has returned, Pharah's dreams are finally becoming a reality.

Countered By

Soldier: 76 Hitscan knocks her out of the sky
Cassidy Hitscan knocks her out of the sky
Widowmaker Hitscan knocks her out of the sky
Ana Hitscan can hit her in the air

Pharah Counters

Zarya Don't feed her bubbles with close-range spam — outrange her
Ramattra Don't stand in his Nemesis range — outrange him
Reaper Outranges him — he cannot get close
Junkrat Airborne, ignores his spam entirely
Mei Flies over her wall and escapes her slow
Brigitte Outranges her — she cannot fight in melee range