Channeled

Channeled abilities take place over a period of time. They may be activated by a single button click, or may require the player to hold down a button in order to keep channeling the ability. Players channeling abilities generally cannot use other abilities, or in some cases even move, until the ability has completed.

Channeled abilities which require a button to be held down can be cancelled simply by releasing the button. Some one-click channeled abilities can be cancelled during their cast, although any cooldown or Ultimate Meter power used will usually be wasted.

Some channeled abilities can be interrupted by being hit by certain abilities, such as Roadhog's Chain Hook.

Abilities

Hero	Ability	Type	Icon	Description
Cassidy	Combat Roll	Click		Cassidy dives in the direction he’s moving, effortlessly reloading his Peacekeeper in the process.
	Deadeye (Ultimate ability)	Click		Focus. Mark. Draw. Cassidy takes a few precious moments to aim; when he’s ready to fire, he shoots every enemy in his line of sight. The weaker his targets are, the faster he’ll line up a killshot.
D.Va	Defense Matrix	Hold		D.Va can activate this forward-facing targeting array to shoot incoming projectiles out of the air.
	Boosters	Click		D.Va’s mech launches into the air, her momentum carrying her forward. She can turn and change directions or barrel through her enemies, knocking them back.
Junkrat	RIP-Tire (Ultimate ability)	Click		Junkrat revs up a motorized tire bomb and sends it rolling across the battlefield, climbing over walls and obstacles. He can remotely detonate the RIP-Tire to deal serious damage to enemies caught in the blast, or just wait for it to explode on its own.
Mauga	Overrun	Click		Charge forward to stomp and launch enemies. You are unstoppable while charging.
Mei	Cryo-Freeze	Click		Mei instantly surrounds herself with a block of thick ice. She heals and ignores damage while encased, but cannot move or use abilities. Can be cancelled.
Mercy	Caduceus Staff	Hold		Mercy engages one of two beams that connect to an ally. By maintaining the beams, she can either restore that ally’s health or increase the amount of damage they deal.
Pharah	Barrage (Ultimate ability)	Click		Pharah directs a continuous salvo of mini-rockets to destroy groups of enemies.
	Hover (Passive ability)	Hold		Hold to hover.
Reaper	Wraith Form	Click		Reaper becomes a shadow for a short period of time. While in this form, he takes no damage and is able to pass through enemies, but cannot fire his weapons or use other abilities.
	Death Blossom (Ultimate ability)	Click		In a blur of motion, Reaper empties both hellfire shotguns at breakneck speed, dealing massive damage to all nearby enemies.
Reinhardt	Charge	Click		Reinhardt charges forth in a straight line, grabbing hold of enemies in his path. If he collides with a wall, foes he’s carrying suffer extreme damage.
	Barrier Field	Hold		Reinhardt projects a broad, forward-facing energy shield, which can absorb substantial damage before it is destroyed. Though Reinhardt can protect himself and his companions behind the shield, he cannot attack while sustaining it.
Roadhog	Take A Breather	Hold		Roadhog restores a chunk of his health over a brief period of time.
	Chain Hook	Click		Roadhog hurls his chain at a target; if it catches, he yanks them into close range.
Soldier: 76	Sprint	Click		Whether he needs to evade a firefight or get back into one, Soldier: 76 can rush ahead in a burst of speed. His sprint ends if he takes an action other than charging forward.
Sombra	Hack	Hold		Sombra hacks enemies to temporarily stop them from using their abilities, or hacks first aid kits to make them useless to her opponents.
	Translocator	Click (Throwable)		Sombra tosses out a translocator beacon. She can instantly return to the beacon’s location while it is active (including when it’s in mid-flight).
Tracer	Recall	Click		Tracer bounds backward in time, returning her health, ammo and position on the map to precisely where they were a few seconds before.
Widowmaker	Grappling Hook	Click		Widowmaker launches a grappling hook towards the location she’s aiming at – when the hook connects with a scalable surface, she’s quickly drawn towards it, allowing her to expand her view of the battlefield and evade or flank targets.
Winston	Tesla Cannon	Hold		Winston’s weapon fires a short-range electric barrage for as long as he holds down the trigger.
	Primal Rage (Ultimate ability)	Click		Winston embraces his animal nature, significantly boosting his health and making him very difficult to kill, strengthening his melee attack, and allowing him to use his Jump Pack ability more frequently. While raging, Winston can only make melee and Jump Pack attacks.
Zenyatta	Transcendence (Ultimate ability)	Click		Zenyatta enters a state of heightened existence for a short period of time. While transcendent, Zenyatta cannot use abilities or weapons, but is immune to damage and automatically restores his health and that of nearby allies.