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Offense

Quick and agile, capable of dealing large amounts of damage and quickly. Tend to feature lower hit points.

Genji

McCree

Pharah

Reaper

Soldier 76

Tracer

Defense

Defensive specialists who excel at protecting a position.

Bastion

Hanzo

Junkrat

Mei

Torbjorn

Widowmaker

Support

Buff and debuff specialists who bolster their teammates and hinder opponents, as a result they are not the most damaging or defensive.

Lucio

Mercy

Symmetra

Zenyatta

Tank

Tanks absorb the damage from opposing teams, featuring the largest hit point pool. They draw attacks from the enemy team, freeing their teammates to attack.

D.VA

Reinhardt

Roadhog

Winston

Zarya