Changes: Critical hit

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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.

Weapons capable of dealing headshots

Bastion: Recon and Sentry primary fires.
D.Va: Fusion Cannons.
Genji: Shuriken primary and secondary fires.
- Deflected shots can also score headshots.
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.
Lúcio: Sonic Amplifier primary fire.
McCree: Peacekeeper primary fire.
- Deadeye also technically scores headshots by default, but the damage modifier is irrelevant.
Mei: Endothermic Blaster secondary fire.
Mercy: Caduceus Blaster.
Reaper: Hellfire Shotguns.
Roadhog: Scrap Gun primary and secondary fire.
Soldier: 76: Heavy Pulse Rifle.
- He is unable to score headshots while Tactical Visor is active.
Torbjörn: Rivet Gun primary and secondary fires.
- His Turret is not capable of scoring headshots.
Tracer: Pulse Pistols.
Widowmaker: Widow's Kiss Assault and Sniper modes.
Zenyatta: Orb of Destruction.

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-Headshots are 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.
+'''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.
+==Weapons capable of dealing headshots==
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+*'''[[Bastion]]:''' [[Configuration: Racon|Recon]] and [[Configuration: Sentry|Sentry]] primary fires.
+*'''[[D.Va]]:''' [[Fusion Cannons]].
+*'''[[Genji]]:''' [[Shuriken]] primary and secondary fires.
+**[[Deflect]]ed shots can also score headshots.
+*'''[[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.
+*'''[[Lúcio]]:''' [[Sonic Amplifier]] primary fire.
+*'''[[McCree]]:''' [[Peacekeeper]] primary fire.
+**[[Deadeye]] also technically scores headshots by default, but the damage modifier is irrelevant.
+*'''[[Mei]]:''' [[Endothermic Blaster]] secondary fire.
+*'''[[Mercy]]:''' [[Caduceus Blaster]].
+*'''[[Reaper]]:''' [[Hellfire Shotguns]].
+*'''[[Roadhog]]:''' [[Scrap Gun]] primary and secondary fire.
+*'''[[Soldier: 76]]:''' [[Heavy Pulse Rifle]].
+**He is unable to score headshots while [[Tactical Visor]] is active.
+*'''[[Torbjörn]]:''' [[Rivet Gun]] primary and secondary fires.
+**His [[Build Turret|Turret]] is not capable of scoring headshots.
+*'''[[Tracer]]:''' [[Pulse Pistols]].
+*'''[[Widowmaker]]:''' [[Widow's Kiss]] Assault and Sniper modes.
+*'''[[Zenyatta]]:''' [[Orb of Destruction]].
+[[Category:Game mechanics]]