Changes: Critical hit

Revision as of 12:52, 2 August 2020

Landing a Headshot (or critical hit) deals critical damage, and is done by attacking an opponent's head hitbox^[1] with a hero's weapon or ability. All headshots gain a natural 2.0x damage modifier, making them deal double the damage of a bodyshot (for example, McCree's Peacekeeper deals 70 damage to the body, but 140 damage to the head).

Some heroes can gain a natural 2.5x damage modifier when dealing a headshot in specific situations: Widowmaker, while firing Widow's Kiss in Sniper mode; Genji, while Deflecting scoped shots fired from Widow's Kiss; and Echo, while firing scoped shots as a Duplicated Widowmaker.

Not all attacks are capable of dealing critical damage, even when aiming at the head (some heroes are incapable of dealing critical damage entirely). Note that in game modes that restrict all damage to headshots only, some heroes and deployables may not deal any damage whatsoever (like Symmetra, Moira, turrets, and B.O.B.), while others may become immune to damage (like Hammond, Bastion, turrets and barriers).

Example Video showing Hitboxes ^[1]

Weapons and Abilities capable of dealing Headshots

Ashe: The Viper.
Bastion: Configuration: Recon.
Baptiste: Biotic Launcher primary fire only.
D.Va: Fusion Cannons and Light Gun.
Doomfist: Hand Cannon.
Echo: Tri-Shot.
- Landing a headshot while Duplicating another hero may deal critical damage.
Genji: Shuriken and Fan of Blades.
- Landing a headshot while Deflecting may deal critical damage.
Hanzo: Storm Bow, Storm Arrows and Sonic Arrow.
- The physical arrow loosed while using Dragonstrike may deal a headshot.
Lúcio: Sonic Amplifier.
McCree: Peacekeeper primary fire only.
- Despite the official description, Deadeye always targets the body and may not deal headshots.
Mei: Endothermic Blaster secondary fire only.
Mercy: Caduceus Blaster.
Orisa: Fusion Driver.
Reaper: Hellfire Shotguns.
Roadhog: Scrap Gun and Whole Hog.
Soldier: 76: Heavy Pulse Rifle primary fire only.
- Tactical Visor always targets the body and may not deal headshots.
Sombra: Machine Pistol.
Torbjörn: Rivet Gun.
Tracer: Pulse Pistols.
Widowmaker: Widow's Kiss Assault and Sniper modes.
- Headshots dealt in Sniper mode have a natural 2.5x damage modifier, instead of the usual 2x modifier.
Wrecking Ball: Quad Cannons.
Zenyatta: Orb of Destruction and Orb Volley.

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-'''Headshot''', also referred to as '''critical hit''', is a type of damage modifier in Overwatch triggered when striking an opponent's head. They double the damage of normal attacks. For example, a fully charged [[Widowmaker]] bodyshot does 150 damage, while a headshot does 300.
+Landing a '''Headshot''' (or '''critical hit''') deals '''critical damage,''' and is done by attacking an opponent's head hitbox<ref name=":0">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UsX3nborfA&ab_channel=KarQ]</ref> with a hero's weapon or ability. All headshots gain a natural 2.0x damage modifier, making them deal double the damage of a bodyshot (for example, [[McCree]]'s [[Peacekeeper]] deals 70 damage to the body, but 140 damage to the head).
+Some heroes can gain a natural 2.5x damage modifier when dealing a headshot in specific situations: [[Widowmaker]], while firing [[Widow's Kiss]] in Sniper mode; [[Genji]], while [[Deflect|Deflecting]] scoped shots fired from [[Widow's Kiss]]; and [[Echo]], while firing scoped shots as a [[Duplicate|Duplicated]] [[Widowmaker]].
-==Weapons capable of dealing headshots==
-*'''[[Bastion]]:''' [[Configuration: Recon|Recon]] and [[Configuration: Sentry|Sentry]] primary fires.
+Not all attacks are capable of dealing critical damage, even when aiming at the head (some heroes are incapable of dealing critical damage entirely). Note that in game modes that restrict all damage to headshots only, some heroes and deployables may not ''deal'' any damage whatsoever (like [[Symmetra]], [[Moira]],  turrets, and [[B.O.B.]]), while others may become ''immune'' to damage (like [[Wrecking Ball|Hammond]], [[Bastion]], turrets and barriers).
-*'''[[D.Va]]:''' [[Fusion Cannons]].
-*'''[[Genji]]:''' [[Shuriken]] primary and secondary fires.
-**[[Deflect]]ed shots can also score headshots.
+''Example Video showing Hitboxes'' <ref name=":0" />
-*'''[[Hanzo]]:''' [[Storm Bow]] and [[Sonic Arrow]].
-**His [[Scatter Arrow]] and [[Dragonstrike]] are also capable of headshots if they hit the head before the effect is triggered.
+==Weapons and Abilities capable of dealing Headshots==
-*'''[[Lúcio]]:''' [[Sonic Amplifier]] primary fire.
-*'''[[McCree]]:''' [[Peacekeeper]] primary fire.
+*'''[[Ashe]]:''' [[The Viper]].
-**[[Deadeye]] also technically scores headshots by default, but the damage modifier is irrelevant.
-*'''[[Mei]]:''' [[Endothermic Blaster]] secondary fire.
+*'''[[Bastion]]:''' [[Configuration: Recon]].
+*'''[[Baptiste]]:''' [[Biotic Launcher]] ''primary fire only''.
+*'''[[D.Va]]:''' [[Fusion Cannons]] and [[Light Gun]].
+*'''[[Doomfist]]:''' [[Hand Cannon]].
+*'''[[Echo]]:''' [[Tri-Shot]].
+**Landing a headshot while [[Duplicate|Duplicating]] another hero may deal critical damage.
+*'''[[Genji]]:''' [[Shuriken]] and [[Shuriken|Fan of Blades]].
+**Landing a headshot while [[Deflect|Deflecting]] may deal critical damage.
+*'''[[Hanzo]]:''' [[Storm Bow]], [[Storm Arrows]] and [[Sonic Arrow]].
+**The physical arrow loosed while using [[Dragonstrike]] may deal a headshot.
+*'''[[Lúcio]]:''' [[Sonic Amplifier]].
+*'''[[McCree]]:''' [[Peacekeeper]] ''primary fire only''.
+**Despite the official description, [[Deadeye]] always targets the body and may not deal headshots.
+*'''[[Mei]]:''' [[Endothermic Blaster]] ''secondary fire only.''
 *'''[[Mercy]]:''' [[Caduceus Blaster]].
+*'''[[Orisa]]:''' [[Fusion Driver]].
 *'''[[Reaper]]:''' [[Hellfire Shotguns]].
-*'''[[Roadhog]]:''' [[Scrap Gun]] primary and secondary fire.
+*'''[[Roadhog]]:''' [[Scrap Gun]] and [[Whole Hog]].
-*'''[[Soldier: 76]]:''' [[Heavy Pulse Rifle]].
+*'''[[Soldier: 76]]:''' [[Heavy Pulse Rifle]] ''primary fire only.''
+**[[Tactical Visor]] always targets the body and may not deal headshots.
-**He is unable to score headshots while [[Tactical Visor]] is active.
-*'''[[Torbjörn]]:''' [[Rivet Gun]] primary and secondary fires.
+*'''[[Sombra]]:''' [[Machine Pistol]].
+*'''[[Torbjörn]]:''' [[Rivet Gun]].
-**His [[Build Turret|Turret]] is not capable of scoring headshots.
 *'''[[Tracer]]:''' [[Pulse Pistols]].
-*'''[[Widowmaker]]:''' [[Widow's Kiss]] Assault and Sniper modes.
+*'''[[Widowmaker]]:''' [[Widow's Kiss]] ''Assault and Sniper modes.''
+**Headshots dealt in Sniper mode have a natural 2.5x damage modifier, instead of the usual 2x modifier.
-*'''[[Zenyatta]]:''' [[Orb of Destruction]].
+*'''[[Wrecking Ball]]:''' [[Quad Cannons]].
+*'''[[Zenyatta]]:''' [[Orb of Destruction]] and [[Orb Volley]].
+<ref name=":0" /> ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UsX3nborfA&ab_channel=KarQ OVERWATCH HITBOXES for EVERY HERO] by'' '''[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQH4V9PiY_eLo4Ihr1tWCwQ KarQ]'''
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