Torbjorn
Weapon
Rivet Gun
Slow firing, long-ranged weapon. Inaccurate but powerful short-range weapon.
Forge Hammer
Swing to repair your turret or damage an enemy.
Ultimate
Molten Core
ULTCreate pools of molten slag that damage enemies. Deals additional damage to armor.
Abilities
Deploy Turret
Deploy a self-building turret.
Overload
Gain additional extra health as well as improved attack, movement, and reload speed.
Minor Perks
Level 2Hammer Time
Move 20% faster while Forge Hammer is equipped.
Pre-Heated
Molten Core activates Overload.
Major Perks
Level 3Anchor Bolts
Deploy Turret's throw range is increased by 50% and it can now attach to walls and ceilings.
Overloaded Turret
Overload upgrades your Turret for 5 seconds, increasing its health and damage.
When to Pick
On defense where turret provides persistent area denial and zoning. Against Tracer and Genji whose small hitboxes struggle against auto-aim turret tracking. Maps with strong turret positions overlooking objectives. When your team needs passive damage coverage while you use Rivet Gun.
When to Avoid
Against Pharah or long-range heroes who destroy your turret from safe distance. When your team needs mobility or dive damage. On attack where maintaining good turret placement is much harder. Against coordinated teams that immediately focus and destroy your turret.
Bio
Story
As one of the world’s top engineers, Torbjörn Lindholm’s inventions were crucial to ending the Omnic Crisis, and kept Overwatch at the cutting edge of weapons technology for decades. In recent years, his “adoption” of a curious Bastion unit has led him to question his antipathy to robots and omnics, even as he works to stop his creations from falling into the wrong hands.