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, Hanzo's arrow normally does 125 damage when fully charged, while a headshot does 250.
The only exception is Widowmaker or Genji when deflecting any Widowmaker shot, this has a 2.5x modifier on her scoped headshots, meaning that a fully charged bodyshot deals 120 damage, while a headshot does 300.
Weapons capable of dealing headshots
- Ashe: Viper hip-fire and scoped.
- Bastion: Configuration: Recon primary fire.
- D.Va: Fusion Cannons and Light Gun.
- Doomfist: Hand Cannon.
- Genji: Shuriken primary and secondary fires.
- Deflected shots can also score headshots.
- Hanzo: Storm Bow, Storm Arrows and Sonic Arrow.
- His Dragonstrike is also capable of headshot if it hits the head before the effect is triggered.
- Lúcio: Sonic Amplifier primary fire.
- McCree: Peacekeeper primary fire.
- Despite the official description, the shots with Deadeye don't actually count as headshots. For example, the ability will deal no damage when the "Headshots only" option is selected in a custom game.
- Mei: Endothermic Blaster secondary fire.
- Mercy: Caduceus Blaster.
- Orisa: Fusion Driver.
- 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, even if you are standing directly above your target.
- Sombra: Machine Pistol.
- 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.
- Headshots in Sniper mode have a 2.5x modifier instead of 2x like everyone else.
- Wrecking Ball: Quad Cannons.
- Zenyatta: Orb of Destruction and Orb Volley.