Movement speed

Movement speed describes how fast a hero is travelling.

Base movement speed

The base movement speed of a hero when moving forwards or sideways is 5.5 meters per second, except for Tracer and Genji, who move at 6 meters per second. When moving directly backwards, the base speed is 90% of the forward speed (4.95 for most heroes; 5.4 for Tracer and Genji), and when moving back diagonally, the base speed is 93.333% of the forward speed (5.133 for most heroes; 5.6 for Tracer and Genji). While crouching, the base movement speed is 3 meters per second for all heroes, regardless of direction.

Following abilities alter the hero's base movement speed:

• Echo during Flight has base movement speed of 8 meters per second, regardless of direction.
• Sigma during Gravitic Flux has base movement speed of 7.15 meters per second, regardless of direction.
• Wrecking Ball in his Roll mode has base movement speed of 10 meters per second, regardless of direction.

Jumping

Heroes can jump, granting them a vertical impulse of 5.72 m/s. Heroes can reach a height of 0.98 meters before they start moving downwards. With few exceptions, heroes can only jump while on ground.

Falling

Falling speed plotted over 7 seconds under different gravity values.

When a hero is in air they start accelerating towards ground, until they reach the maximum falling speed of 30 m/s. The falling acceleration is not constant but decreases as the hero gets closer to the maximum speed. Under normal gravity, heroes start accelerating at rate of 17.5 m/s² and take approximately 6.4 seconds to reach the maximum falling speed. Modified gravity conditions cause the heroes initial acceleration to change, but the maximum falling speed remains the same. Heroes do not take fall damage upon hitting ground from any height.

Modifiers and stacking

Movement speed modifiers are effects that alter the hero's horizontal movement speed by a percentage of their base movement speed. There are three categories to speed modifiers: speed buffs, slow effects, and movement penalties. Each category stacks additively with themselves and are all added together before being applied to the current base movement speed. However, self-inflicted movement penalties and enemy slow effects do not stack and the greater of the two overrides the other. Movement speed buffs' stacking is capped at +75%. Abilities that by itself grant a speed buff greater than this are generally excluded from the calculation.

For example, suppose Reinhardt and Lúcio are on a team and Symmetra is on the other:

1. Reinhardt walks forward in Lúcio's speed aura (+25% buff). His speed is 125% of his base speed.
2. Symmetra places down one turret (−20% slow). Reinhardt's speed is now 105% of his base speed.
3. Reinhardt uses his barrier (−30% penalty). His speed is now 95% of his base speed because Barrier Field's movement penalty overrides the turret's slow.
4. Symmetra places a second turret (−20% ⟶ −40% slow). Reinhardt's speed is now 85% of his base speed, regardless of if he uses his barrier or not, because the two turrets' slow overrides Barrier Field's movement penalty.
5. Symmetra places a third turret (−20% ⟶ −60% slow) and Lúcio amps up his speed song (+25% ⟶ +60% buff). These cancel each other out and Reinhardt's final movement speed is the same as his base speed.

The only known exception is with D.Va's Fusion Cannons' movement penalty, which does not apply during Boosters.

List of movement speed buffs

Following abilities buff the user's or their teammates' movement speed. This does not include abilities that directly alter the hero's base movement speed.

List of movement speed buffs

Hero	Ability	Official description	Move speed buff	Ignores speed cap	Duration	Details
-	Flashpoint spawn boost	Heroes get a short speed boost upon leaving their active spawn room on Flashpoint maps.	+70% (initial) +30% (lingering)	No	2 seconds (initial) Up to 4 seconds (lingering)	Lingering speed boost duration varies based on the active spawn room and objective.
Brigitte	Shield Bash Shield Bash	Available when Barrier Shield is deployed. Dash forward to knock back an enemy.	+400%	Yes	0.3 seconds
	Rally Rally	Gain armor, empower Barrier Shield and provide extra health to nearby allies.	+15% (self)	Yes	10 seconds (Rally) 30 seconds (overhealth)
D.Va	Boosters Boosters	Fly in the direction you are facing.	+118%	Yes	0.4 seconds (min) 2 seconds (max)	Unaffected by Fusion Cannons' speed penalty
Doomfist	Rocket Punch Rocket Punch	Hold to charge then release to launch forward and knock an enemy back. Damage increases if the enemy hits a wall.	+700% (normal punch) +1100% (empowered punch)	Yes	0.5 seconds (max. travel time) 0.4 seconds (stun, punch impact) 0.15 seconds (stun, wall slam)
	Meteor Strike Meteor Strike	Press Q to leap up into the air. Move the targeting circle, then press to strike the targeted area.	+200%	Yes	4 seconds (targeting, max) 3 seconds (slow)
Echo	Glide Glide	Hold jump to glide while falling.	+50% (horizontal)	Yes
Genji	Dragonblade Dragonblade	Unsheathe a deadly melee weapon.	+30%	Yes	6 seconds
Illari	Captive Sun Captive Sun	Fire an explosive ball of solar energy. Enemies hit are slowed and explode after taking significant damage.	+45% (flight)	Yes	5.2 seconds (flight) 6 seconds (Sunstruck debuff) 0.8 seconds (explosion delay)	Ignores backpedal penalty. Also affects vertical movement.
Junker Queen	Commanding Shout Commanding Shout	Grants temporary health and movement speed to yourself and allies.	+30%	No	5 seconds (self) 3 seconds (allies)
	Rampage Rampage	Charge foward. Wounds enemies, dealing damage over time and preventing them from being healed.	+500%	Yes	4.5 seconds (DoT) 0.864 seconds (dash)
Juno	Glide Boost Glide Boost	Glide horizontally with increased movement speed.	+390% (dash) +50% (lingering)	Partial	4 seconds	Initial dash does not count toward speed buff cap, but lingering speed buff does.
	Hyper Ring Hyper Ring	Deploy a ring that increases movement speed of allies that pass through it.	+50%	Yes	6 seconds (ring) 3 seconds (speed boost)
Kiriko	Kitsune Rush Kitsune Rush	Summon a fox spirit that rushes forward, accelerating the movement, attack speed, and cooldowns of allies that follow its path.	+30%	No	10.5 seconds
Lúcio	Wall Ride Wall Ride	Jump onto a wall to ride along it.	+30%	Yes		Ignores backpedal penalty.
	Crossfade Crossfade	Switches between two songs: Healing Boost heals nearby allies, and Speed Boost makes nearby allies move faster.	+25%	No
	Amp it up Amp it up	Increase the effectiveness of your current song.	+60%	No	3 seconds
Mauga	Overrun Overrun	Charge forward to stomp and launch enemies. You are unstoppable while charging.	+150%	Yes	0.32 seconds (charge, min) 2 seconds (charge, max) 0.6 seconds (leap) ~0.5 seconds (knockdown)
Mercy	Valkyrie Valkyrie	Gain the ability to fly. Abilities are enhanced.	+63.6% (flight)	Yes	15 seconds	Ignores backpedal penalty. Also affects vertical movement.
Moira	Fade Fade	Disappear, move faster, and become invulnerable, but you cannot shoot.	+250%	Yes	0.752 seconds + 0.048 s. recovery
	Coalescence Coalescence	Fire a beam that heals allies and damages enemies.	+40%	Yes	8 seconds
Orisa	Javelin Spin Javelin Spin	Spin your javelin to destroy projectiles and block melee attacks, while also pushing enemies and increasing forward speed.	+50% (while active) 20% after spin	No	0.5 seconds (min) 1.75 seconds (max) 2 seconds (movement speed)
Pharah	Hover Jets Hover Jets	Hold to hover.	+40% (horizontal)	Yes	Up to 2 seconds
Ramattra	Nemesis Form Nemesis Form	Transform into Nemesis Form, changing your attacks and gaining bonus armor.	+20%	Yes	8 seconds
Reaper	Wraith Form Wraith Form	Move faster and become invulnerable, but you cannot shoot.	+50%	Yes	0.4 seconds (min) 3 seconds (max)
Reinhardt	Charge Charge	Charge forward and smash an enemy against a wall.	+200%	Yes	3 seconds (charge, max) 0.3 seconds (charge, min) 0.65 seconds (stun on wall hit)
Sojourn	Power Slide Power Slide	Ground slide that can cancel into a high jump.	+160% (slide) +273% (jump, horizontal)	Yes
Soldier: 76	Sprint Sprint	Run faster while moving forward.	+50%	Yes	∞
Sombra	Stealth Stealth	When out of combat, become invisible and move faster.	+60%	Yes	∞
Torbjörn	Overload Overload	Gain additional extra health as well as improved attack, movement, and reload speed.	+30%	Yes	5 seconds
Venture	Burrow Burrow	Move underground and become invulnerable. Emerge to deal damage.	+40% (burrowed)	Yes	4 seconds (burrowed) 0.2 seconds (emerging, min charge) 0.65 seconds (emerging, max charge) 1.3 seconds (emerging, max delay))	While underground.
Winston	Primal Rage Primal Rage	Gain immense health, but you can only leap and punch enemies.	+30%	Yes	10 seconds (transformation)
Wrecking Ball	Grappling Claw Grappling Claw	Launch a grappling claw to rapidly swing around the area. Enables high speed collisions to damage and knockback enemies.	+100% (max, grappling) +80% (max, released)	Yes	6 seconds (max. grapple time) 1.5 seconds (fireball)
Zenyatta	Transcendence Transcendence	Become invulnerable, move faster, and heal nearby allies.	+100%	Yes	6 seconds

List of movement speed penalties

Following abilities impose a movement speed penalty to the user.

List of movement speed penalties

Hero	Ability	Official description	Move speed penalty	Duration	Details
Ana	Biotic Rifle Biotic Rifle	Long-range rifle that heals allies and damages enemies. Hold to zoom in.	-65% (scoped)	0.59 seconds effect	While aiming down sights.
Ashe	The Viper (ADS) The Viper (ADS)	Hold to zoom in, increasing damage and accuracy but slowing rate of fire.	-25%		While aiming down sights.
Bastion	Configuration: Assault Configuration: Assault	A slow moving tank with a powerful rotary cannon.	-35%
Brigitte	Whip Shot Whip Shot	Launch your flail forward to knock an enemy away from you.	-50%	Up to 0.43 seconds (travel time)
	Barrier Shield Barrier Shield	Hold to deploy a frontal energy barrier.	-30%
Cassidy	Deadeye Deadeye	Face off against your enemies. Press Q to lock on, then Q or to fire.	-70% ... -35%	7 seconds	Movement speed penalty ramps down while channeling.
D.Va	Fusion Cannons Fusion Cannons	Automatic short-range spread weapons.	-30%
Doomfist	Power Block Power Block	Protect yourself from frontal attacks. Blocking heavy damage empowers Rocket Punch.	-35%	0.34 seconds (min) 2.5 seconds (max)
	Rocket Punch Rocket Punch	Hold to charge then release to launch forward and knock an enemy back. Damage increases if the enemy hits a wall.	-50% penalty (charging)	0.5 seconds (max. travel time) 0.4 seconds (stun, punch impact) 0.15 seconds (stun, wall slam)
Hanzo	Storm Bow Storm Bow	Hold to charge then release to launch arrows further.	-30%		While drawn.
Mauga	Incendiary Chaingun Incendiary Chaingun	Automatic weapon that ignites enemies on repeated impacts.	15%	3 seconds (damage over time)
	Volatile Chaingun Volatile Chaingun	Automatic weapon that deals critical damage to burning enemies.	15%
Mercy	Resurrect Resurrect	Revive a dead teammate.	-75%
Orisa	Fortify Fortify	Gain temporary health, reducing all damage taken and becoming unstoppable. While active, heat generated by your weapon is reduced.	-10%	4 seconds
Ramattra	Block Block	Significantly reduces damage taken from the front and reduces movement speed.	-50%	0.2 seconds (min)
Reaper	Death Blossom Death Blossom	Damage all nearby enemies.	-50%	3 seconds
Reinhardt	Barrier Field Barrier Field	Hold to deploy a frontal energy barrier.	-30%
Roadhog	Chain Hook Chain Hook	Drag a targeted enemy to you.	-50%	0.5 seconds (min)
	Whole Hog Whole Hog	Damage and knock back enemies in front of you.	-25%	7.5 seconds
Sigma	Accretion Accretion	Gather a mass of debris and throw it at an enemy to knock them down.	-75%	1.2 seconds (knockdown)
Venture	Burrow Burrow	Move underground and become invulnerable. Emerge to deal damage.	-25% (casting)	4 seconds (burrowed) 0.2 seconds (emerging, min charge) 0.65 seconds (emerging, max charge) 1.3 seconds (emerging, max delay))	While casting.
Widowmaker	Widow's Kiss (ADS) Widow's Kiss (ADS)	Hold for long-ranged sniper weapon.	-65%		While aiming down sights.

List of slowing effects

Main article: Status effect#Slowed

Movement abilities

Movement abilities are abilities that grant the hero a short burst of movement. Movement abilities usually limit the ability to control the hero while they are used. In addition to crowd control effects that prevent abilities from being used altogether, movement abilities also cannot be used if the hero is affected by mobility lock status effect, applied by abilities such as Junkrat's Steel Trap or Cassidy's Flashbang. Being hit by these effects will also interrupt any active movement abilities. Movement abilities that grant free flight will be temporarily disabled when affected by mobility lock, but will not be fully interrupted by these effects.

Lifeweaver's Life Grip interacts with movement abilities in two ways: If Life Grip is used on an ally that is in the middle of using a movement ability, it will be interrupted when the pull begins. On the other hand, using a movement ability, while being pulled by Life Grip, will allow the target to interrupt the pull.

List of movement abilities

List of movement abilities

Hero	Ability	Official description	Move speed	Move speed buff	Ignores speed cap	Range	Duration	Details
Baptiste	Exo Boots Exo Boots	Hold crouch to jump higher.	17.44 m/s (full charge)			9.1 meters (full charge)
Brigitte	Shield Bash Shield Bash	Available when Barrier Shield is deployed. Dash forward to knock back an enemy.		+400%	Yes	12 meters	0.3 seconds
Cassidy	Combat Roll Combat Roll	Roll in the direction you're moving to take reduced damage and reload.	15 m/s			6.22 meters	0.4 seconds
D.Va	Boosters Boosters	Fly in the direction you are facing.		+118%	Yes	24 meters	0.4 seconds (min) 2 seconds (max)
Doomfist	Rocket Punch Rocket Punch	Hold to charge then release to launch forward and knock an enemy back. Damage increases if the enemy hits a wall.		+700% (normal punch) +1100% (empowered punch)	Yes	6.3 - 19.7 meters (self) 9.3 - 29.4 meters (self, empowered) 5.5 - 13.2 meters (knockback)	0.5 seconds (max. travel time) 0.4 seconds (stun, punch impact) 0.15 seconds (stun, wall slam)
	Seismic Slam Seismic Slam	Leap forward and smash the ground.	30 m/s
	Meteor Strike Meteor Strike	Press Q to leap up into the air. Move the targeting circle, then press to strike the targeted area.		+200%	Yes		4 seconds (targeting, max) 3 seconds (slow)
Echo	Glide Glide	Hold jump to glide while falling.	4 m/s (down)	+50% (horizontal)	Yes
	Flight Flight	Fly forward quickly and then free-fly briefly.	28 m/s (dash) 8 m/s (flight)				0.2 seconds (min) 3 seconds (max)	Mobility lock makes Echo temporarily unable to fly, but do not immediately end the ability.
Genji	Cyber-Agility Cyber-Agility	Climb on walls and double jump.	7.8 meters per second (vertical)				Up to 1 second
	Swift Strike Swift Strike	Rapidly dash forward and inflict damage on enemies. Eliminations reset the cooldown.	50 m/s				0.4 seconds
Hanzo	Wall Climb Wall Climb	Jump at walls to climb up them.	7.15 m/s (vertical)				Up to 1 second
	Lunge Lunge	Double Jump.	15.66 m/s			7.85 meters
Illari	Outburst Outburst	Launches you in the direction you are moving. Knocking back enemies. Hold jump to go higher.	18.4 m/s (horizontal input, no charge) 16.7m/s (horizontal input, charged) 6 m/s (no input, no charge) 13.5 (no input, charged)					Cannot be used while pulled by Life Grip.
	Captive Sun Captive Sun	Fire an explosive ball of solar energy. Enemies hit are slowed and explode after taking significant damage.	12 m/s (launch)	+45% (flight)	Yes		5.2 seconds (flight) 6 seconds (Sunstruck debuff) 0.8 seconds (explosion delay)	Mobility lock makes Illari temporarily unable to fly, but do not prevent the activation or immediately end the ability.
Junker Queen	Rampage Rampage	Charge foward. Wounds enemies, dealing damage over time and preventing them from being healed.		+500%	Yes	25 meters	4.5 seconds (DoT) 0.864 seconds (dash)
Juno	Martian Overboots Martian Overboots	While airborne, press Jump to double jump and hold Jump to hover.	3 m/s (falling) 10.8 m/s (double jump)
	Glide Boost Glide Boost	Glide horizontally with increased movement speed.		+390% (dash) +50% (lingering)	Partial		4 seconds
Kiriko	Wall Climb (Kiriko) Wall Climb (Kiriko)	Jump at walls to climb up them.	8.25 m/s				Up to 1 second
	Swift Step Swift Step	Teleport directly to an ally.				35 meters	0.25 second invulnerability
Lifeweaver	Rejuvenating Dash Rejuvenating Dash	Dash towards your traveling direction and lightly heal yourself.	28.9 m/s (on ground) 24.25 (in air)			6.15 meters (along ground) 6.9 meters (in air)
Lúcio	Wall Ride Wall Ride	Jump onto a wall to ride along it.	2.5 m/s (wall leap)	+30%	Yes
Mauga	Overrun Overrun	Charge forward to stomp and launch enemies. You are unstoppable while charging.		+150%	Yes	4.4 meters (charge, min) 28 meters (charge, max) 6.5 meters (leap)	0.32 seconds (charge, min) 2 seconds (charge, max) 0.6 seconds (leap) ~0.5 seconds (knockdown)	Cannot be interrupted by enemy.
Mercy	Angelic Descent Angelic Descent	Fall very slowly.	2 m/s (down)				Until cancelled
	Guardian Angel Guardian Angel	Fly towards an ally. While in flight, Jump launches you forward, and and Crouch launches you upward.	17 m/s (regular & Jump extension) 20.4 m/s (Crouch extension)			30 meters
	Valkyrie Valkyrie	Gain the ability to fly. Abilities are enhanced.	25 m/s (Guardian Angel) 26.5 m/s (GA crouch extension)	+63.6% (flight)	Yes	10 meters (chain healing) +100% range (Guardian Angel, Caduceus Staff)	15 seconds	Mobility lock makes Mercy temporarily unable to fly, but do not prevent the activation or immediately end the ability.
Moira	Fade Fade	Disappear, move faster, and become invulnerable, but you cannot shoot.		+250%	Yes	15 meters (max)	0.752 seconds + 0.048 s. recovery	Cannot be interrupted by mobility lock, however Graviton Surge and Gravitic Flux can still stop you from moving.
Pharah	Hover Jets Hover Jets	Hold to hover.	4.66 m/s (vertical)	+40% (horizontal)	Yes		Up to 2 seconds
	Jet Dash Jet Dash	Boost horizontally.	19 m/s				0.85 seconds
	Jump Jet Jump Jet	Fly rapidly upwards. Grants some fuel.	21.1 m/s			8.4 meters (vertical)	0.85 seconds
Reaper	Wraith Form Wraith Form	Move faster and become invulnerable, but you cannot shoot.		+50%	Yes	24.75 meters	0.4 seconds (min) 3 seconds (max)	Cannot be interrupted by mobility lock, however Graviton Surge, Gravitic Flux and Cage Fight can still stop you from moving.
	Shadow Step Shadow Step	Teleport to a targeted location.				35 meters	0.53 seconds (teleport) 0.98 seconds (invulnerability)
Reinhardt	Charge Charge	Charge forward and smash an enemy against a wall.		+200%	Yes	50.2 meters	3 seconds (charge, max) 0.3 seconds (charge, min) 0.65 seconds (stun on wall hit)
Sigma	Gravitic Flux Gravitic Flux	Manipulate gravity to lift enemies into the air and slam them back down.	7.15 m/s			35 meters	5 seconds (targeting) 1 second (activation delay) 2.3 seconds (suspension) 0.6 seconds (high gravity after slam)	Mobility lock makes Sigma temporarily unable to fly, but do not prevent the activation or immediately end the ability.
Sojourn	Power Slide Power Slide	Ground slide that can cancel into a high jump.	17 m/s (jump, vertical)	+160% (slide) +273% (jump, horizontal)	Yes	~16 meters
Soldier: 76	Sprint Sprint	Run faster while moving forward.		+50%	Yes		∞
Sombra	Stealth Stealth	When out of combat, become invisible and move faster.		+60%	Yes		∞
	Translocator Translocator	Throw a beacon and teleport to it. Stealth cooldown is reduced after teleporting.					0.25 seconds (teleport delay) 0.4 seconds (invulnerability)	Translocator cannot be thrown while mobility locked, however if already in air the teleport will go through.
Tracer	Blink Blink	Teleport in the direction you are moving.				7.5 meters	0.1 seconds recovery for reuse
	Recall Recall	Travel back in time to your previous location and health.					0.91 seconds rewinding Rewinds 3 seconds back
Venture	Drill Dash Drill Dash	Dash forward while above or underground, pushing enemies back. The cooldown is accelerated while underground.	20 m/s (self, max) 12 m/s (self, upwards max) 16 m/s (self, during Burrow)			10 meters	0.4 seconds (unburrowed) 0.9 seconds (burrowed)
	Burrow Burrow	Move underground and become invulnerable. Emerge to deal damage.	14 m/s (emerging, max charge) 7 m/s (emerging, min charge)	+40% (burrowed)	Yes		4 seconds (burrowed) 0.2 seconds (emerging, min charge) 0.65 seconds (emerging, max charge) 1.3 seconds (emerging, max delay))
Widowmaker	Grappling Hook Grappling Hook	Launch a hook that pulls you towards a ledge.	20 m/s			20 meters
Winston	Jump Pack Jump Pack	Leap forward into the air. Landing on an enemy damages them.	30 m/s
Wrecking Ball	Roll Roll	Transform into a ball and increase maximum movement speed.	10 m/s					Mobility lock prevents activating Roll, and effects that apply rooted also stop you from moving, but these do not take Wrecking Ball out of Roll.
	Grappling Claw Grappling Claw	Launch a grappling claw to rapidly swing around the area. Enables high speed collisions to damage and knockback enemies.	9 m/s (retracting)	+100% (max, grappling) +80% (max, released)	Yes	23 meters (max) 6 meters (retracted)	6 seconds (max. grapple time) 1.5 seconds (fireball)
	Piledriver Piledriver	Slam into the ground below to damage and launch enemies upward.	5 m/s (charging) 98 m/s (downwards)				0.75 seconds (enemy air lock) 0.3 seconds (recovery for form change) 0.2 seconds (recovery for ult)