Projectile

Projectiles are emitted entities that travel in the air, separate from the user. While hitscan weapons and abilities fire projectiles for the purpose of Deflect, Defense Matrix, Kinetic Grasp, and Amplification Matrix, the term "projectile" is commonly only used when there is travel time involved, defined by their projectile speed. Some projectiles also have projectile gravity, which makes them travel in an arc. In general, projectiles have larger hitboxes than their hitscan counterparts, and most projectiles do not suffer from damage falloff, with the exception of shotgun pellets.

List of projectiles

[Incomplete.]

Hero	Weapon/Ability	Projectile speed	Projectile gravity	Projectile size	Bounces off walls?	Pierces barriers?	Deflect	Defense Matrix	Kinetic Grasp	Amplification Matrix	Headshot
Ana	Biotic Rifle (primary fire)	125 m/s	—	0.3 m (allies) 0 m (enemies)	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Sleep Dart	60 m/s	—	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Biotic Grenade	30 m/s	9.8 m/s²	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Ashe	Dynamite	25 m/s	??? m/s²	0 m	Yes	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Baptiste	Biotic Launcher (alternate fire)	60 m/s	??? m/s²	0 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Immortality Field	60 m/s	??? m/s²	??? m	Yes	Yes	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
Bastion	Configuration: Tank	60 m/s	—	0.6 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
D.Va	Micro Missiles	40 m/s	—	0.2 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Light Gun	50 m/s	—	0.5 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
Doomfist	Hand Cannon	80 m/s	—	0m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
Echo	Tri-Shot	75 m/s	—	0.2 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
	Sticky Bombs	50 m/s	—	0.3 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Genji	Shuriken	60 m/s	—	0.2 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
Hanzo	Storm Bow	25–110 m/s	??? m/s²	0.2 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
	Storm Arrows	110 m/s	??? m/s²	0.2 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
	Dragonstrike	20 m/s	—	0.2 m	No	Yes	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
Junkrat	Frag Launcher	25 m/s	??? m/s²	0.4 m	Yes	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Concussion Mine	25 m/s	??? m/s²	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Steel Trap	10 m/s	??? m/s²	0 m	Yes	No	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
	Total Mayhem	Negligible	9.8 m/s²	??? m	Yes	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Lúcio	Sonic Amplifier	50 m/s	—	0.3 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
McCree	Flashbang	30 m/s	??? m/s²	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Mei	Endothermic Blaster (alternate fire)	115 m/s	—	0.3 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
	Blizzard	20 m/s	??? m/s²	??? m	Yes	Yes	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Mercy	Caduceus Blaster	50 m/s	—	0.5 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
Moira	Biotic Orb	20 m/s 5.5 m/s (tethered)	—	??? m	Yes	Yes	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Orisa	Fusion Driver	120 m/s	—	0.2 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
	Halt!	25 m/s	—	??? m	No	Yes	✓	✓	✓	✕	No
	Protective Barrier	25 m/s	??? m/s²	??? m	Yes	Yes	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
	Supercharger	Negligible	??? m/s²	??? m	Yes	Yes	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
Pharah	Rocket Launcher	35 m/s	—	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Concussive Blast	60 m/s	—	0 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✕	No
	Barrage	45 m/s	—	??? m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Reinhardt	Fire Strike	25 m/s	—	1.7 m	No	Yes	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Roadhog	Scrap Gun	80 m/s	—	0 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
Sigma	Hyperspheres	50 m/s	??? m/s²	0.4 m	Yes	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Accretion	37.5 m/s	??? m/s²	1.8 m	No	No	✕	✕	✕	✓	No
Soldier: 76	Helix Rockets	50 m/s	—	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Biotic Field	Too fast to matter	—	??? m	Yes	Yes	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
Sombra	Translocator	25 m/s	??? m/s²	??? m	Yes	Yes	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
Symmetra	Photon Projector (alternate fire)	25 m/s	—	0.15-1 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Sentry Turret	15 m/s	—	??? m	No	Yes	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
Torbjörn	Rivet Gun	70 m/s (primary fire)	??? m/s²	0.2 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes
		120 m/s (alternate fire)	—	0 m
	Deploy Turret	17 m/s	??? m/s²	0.7 m	Yes	No	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
	Molten Core	40 m/s	??? m/s²	0.41 m	Yes	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Tracer	Pulse Bomb	15 m/s	??? m/s²	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Widowmaker	Venom Mine	20 m/s	??? m/s²	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✕	No
Wrecking Ball	Minefield	12 m/s	??? m/s²	??? m	No	No	✕	✕	✕	✕	No
Zarya	Particle Cannon (alternate fire)	25 m/s	??? m/s²	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
	Graviton Surge	25 m/s	??? m/s²	0.4 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	No
Zenyatta	Orb of Destruction	90 m/s	—	0.3 m	No	No	✓	✓	✓	✓	Yes

Trivia

• Endothermic Blaster's primary fire and Biotic Grasp's primary fire are beams that have travel time, making them similar to projectiles, but not true projectiles. Modifying projectile speed affects them as well.
  • They both ignore Deflect, Defense Matrix, Kinetic Grasp and Amplification Matrix.
• While Whip Shot, Chain Hook, Grappling Hook, and Grappling Claw are emitted by a hero and have travel time, they are not true projectiles. They are still attached to their respective hero and can be interrupted. Modifying projectile speed does not affect them.
  • Whip Shot and Chain Hook are both blocked by Deflect but not actually deflected, while they ignore Defense Matrix, Kinetic Grasp and Amplification Matrix.
  • Grappling Hook and Grappling Claw both ignore Deflect, Defense Matrix, Kinetic Grasp and Amplification Matrix.
• Orb of Discord, Orb of Harmony, and Repair Pack all have travel time, but they are not true projectiles and modifying projectile speed does not affect them.
  • They all ignore Deflect, Defense Matrix, Kinetic Grasp and Amplification Matrix.