Reinhardt

Reinhardt
"Justice will be done."
Real Name	Reinhardt Wilhelm
Age	61
Nationality	German
Occupation	Adventurer
Base	Stuttgart, Germany
Affiliation	Overwatch (formerly)
Voice	Darin De Paul
Quotes	Quotation page
Role	Tank
Health	300 (Open queue) 450 (Role queue)
Armor	200

Reinhardt is a Tank hero in Overwatch.

Summary

Reinhardt is a powerful Tank. His iconic ability Barrier Field allows him to shield allies and defend objectives, while his melee Rocket Hammer makes him a threat at close range. Charge allows him to charge and pin enemies, further enabling him to push and harass the front line.

Official tips

• Reinhardt is a durable tank, using his Barrier Field to provide cover for teammates.
• The Rocket Hammer swings through all enemies in front of Reinhardt.
• Use Fire Strike to damage enemies at range.

Abilities

Rocket Hammer

Type

Weapon

Effect Type

Melee

Reinhardt’s Rocket Hammer is an exemplary melee weapon, able to deal punishing damage in a wide arc with every swing.

Damage:

75

Headshot:

✕

Rate of fire:

1 swing per second

Max. range:

5 meters

Example Video

Barrier Field

5 seconds after being broken

Type

Ability

Reinhardt projects a broad, forward-facing energy shield, which can absorb substantial damage before it is destroyed. Though Reinhardt can protect himself and his companions behind the shield, he cannot attack while sustaining it.

Healing:

225 shield per second, after being down for 2 seconds

Health:

2000 shield

• Details

Ability details:

• During the game's late alpha (and possibly before) this ability was called Shield. (2015-10-16, Overwatch Pre-Beta Livestream Recap. Overpwn, accessed on 2015-10-17)

Example Video

Charge

10 seconds
3 seconds, if activation interrupted

Type

Ability

Reinhardt charges forth in a straight line, grabbing hold of enemies in his path. If he collides with a wall, foes he’s carrying suffer extreme damage.

Damage:

Initial hit: 50
Pin: 300

Max. range:

55 meters

• Details

Ability details:

• Stuns, such as those from Roadhog or McCree, will immediately end Charge.
• Crushing a pinned target against a wall will deal massive damage, enough to kill almost any non-Tank instantly.
• If two Charging Reinhardts collide, both Reinhardts will be stunned and their Charges will be cancelled.

Example Video

Fire Strike

6 seconds

Type

Ability

Effect Type

Linear Projectile

By whipping his Rocket Hammer forward, Reinhardt slings a flaming projectile which pierces and damages any enemies it touches.

Damage:

100

Headshot:

✕

Example Video

Earth Shatter

Q

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Type

Ultimate Ability

Effect Type

Area of Effect

Reinhardt forcefully slams his rocket hammer into the ground, knocking down and damaging all enemies in front of him.

Damage:

50

Duration:

2.5 seconds

• Details

Ability details:

• This ability can be blocked by an enemy Reinhardt Barrier Field.
• Earthshatter has a small amount of vertical height. Jumping enemies can still be hit by it.
• If Reinhardt is knocked into the air when activating Earthshatter, he will not use it until after he lands.

Example Video

Strategy

Reinhardt is the sturdiest of the Tanks, boasting high base Health and a massive barrier that allows him to protect his team from harm. While largely defense-oriented, Reinhardt can be a deadly offensive threat as well thanks to the high damage of his Rocket Hammer and ability to crush enemies against a wall with Charge. The price he pays for all of this is that he is almost solely restricted to fighting at short range, having only a single, infrequent ranged attack.

Weapons & Abilities

• Rocket Hammer: Reinhardt's primary weapon. Pressing the primary fire button causes Reinhardt to swing the hammer, dealing damage to all enemies in a cone in front of Reinhardt.
  • The damage from this hammer is significant, so don't be afraid to start swinging when close to an enemy. Look for opportunities where you can hit more than one enemy with the Rocket Hammer to maximize its effectiveness.
  • Although this is a melee weapon, the range is greater than a normal quick melee attack. Reinhardt does not have a normal quick melee attack like other heroes.
  • Rocket Hammer is strong enough to knock enemies back depending on which direction the hammer is being swung. This can be used to cause environmental kills.

• Barrier Field: The Barrier Field is a powerful, rectangular barrier that Reinhardt carries like a shield, blocking most projectiles and bullets that hit it. It can be activated by pressing and holding down the secondary fire button. The barrier has its own separate Health pool, and Barrier Field is disabled if the barrier's Health drops to 0. Reinhardt will regenerate lost barrier Health after a few seconds of not activating Barrier Field.
  • Use Barrier Field to block incoming attacks from your opponents. This is especially helpful for your team, as you can use Barrier Field to let them move through a contested area without taking damage. Try to always stay at the front to keep your team safe.
  • Keep an eye on your barrier Health. If you start to get low, look for a place to take cover so that you can let your barrier Health regenerate.
  • Since Barrier Field only blocks attacks from one direction, be cautious of attacks from above or behind.

• Charge: When activated, Reinhardt will use rocket boosters to propel himself forwards. He gains significant speed, but loses most of his ability to turn. Reinhardt will stop his charge after a period of time or when he collides with a solid surface, whichever comes first. The first enemy Reinhardt collides with during his charge will become "pinned" to Reinhardt, and will be dealt heavy damage if Reinhardt then impacts a solid surface. All other enemies will be knocked away from him. Stuns, such as those from Roadhog or McCree, will immediately end Charge.
  • While it may be tempting to use Charge to leap into battle, Reinhardt cannot turn well while charging, making it easy for enemies to avoid it. It's best to use Charge at short or medium range, where enemies have less time to respond.
  • Charge has a relatively short cooldown and can be used to get closer to the fight after spawning.
  • Crushing a pinned target against a wall will deal massive damage, enough to kill almost any non-Tank instantly.
  • Watch your aim! On certain maps, it's very easy to Charge straight into an open pit, as Reinhardt has no way to stop his Charge early short of hitting a wall. Charge also automatically destroys fences without stopping.

• Fire Strike: When activated, Reinhardt will hurl a flaming projectile forwards that deals decent damage to any enemy it hits. This projectile passes through enemies and barriers, meaning that a single projectile can hit multiple opponents. It stops upon impacting a solid surface.
  • Fire Strike is Reinhardt's only ranged attack. It's useful for hurling down choke points to deter enemies from coming through, as well as for hitting distant, stationary targets like Bastion.
  • While it's easy to think of this as only being a ranged ability, Fire Strike deals a lot of damage no matter the range it's used at. Don't forget to use it in melee engagements as well.
  • Reinhardt can use Fire Strike to "animation cancel" his Rocket Hammer swing. As soon as the Hammer impacts an enemy, use Fire Strike to deal fast burst damage to a target. This is useful against evasive targets like Tracer, where you may only have a limited opportunity to hit them.

• Earthshatter (Ultimate): Reinhardt's Ultimate ability. When activated, Reinhardt slams his hammer into the ground, creating a cone of force that damages and stuns enemies who are hit by it. This ability respects line of sight, so anyone Reinhardt can't see is not affected by it.
  • A simple but devastatingly powerful Ultimate when used correctly. An enemy who is stunned cannot perform any action, leaving them helpless and easy to kill.
  • Look to hit as many targets as you can with Earthshatter, as it can easily turn a fight in favor of your allies. Stunned enemies are an easy target for your area-of-effect attacks, and may also set them up for a potent Charge for future displacement.
  • Try to use Earthshatter in an area without much cover, as enemies can duck out of sight of you and completely avoid Earthshatter otherwise.
  • Earthshatter has a small amount of vertical height. Jumping enemies can still be hit by it.
  • If Reinhardt is knocked into the air when activating Earthshatter, he will not use it until after he lands.

General Strategies

• Reinhardt is incredibly hardy, able to absorb the most damage out of any of the Tanks, but suffers from being mostly restricted to melee attacks. As a result, Reinhardt works best as a team player. Stay at the front of your team and use your Barrier Field to absorb incoming attacks as you approach your opponents, allowing your team to move safely through an area and fire back without taking damage. Try to move between points of cover using Barrier Field instead of walking straight towards your enemies. Reinhardt may be tough, but he's not invincible.

• Using Charge properly can be a challenge. In general, look for targets that are near corners or walls who are distracted by your team. Tanks like Winston and Roadhog are prime targets, as they are easier to hit with Charge due to their larger hitboxes. Charge will only pin enemies who are more-or-less directly in front of Reinhardt, so don't be surprised if you simply sail on by a jumping enemy.

• A common Earthshatter combo is to use Earthshatter followed up by a Fire Strike, with Rocket Hammer attacks or a Charge to finish off anyone who survives. Remember that Fire Strike can hit multiple enemies when used; aim it so that it hits as many stunned enemies as possible.

• Reinhardt works well when paired with Bastion or Torbjorn, as he can protect their stationary defenses with his shield.
• Reinhardt works extremely well in any kind of situation, as he can defensively protect his team's assets with Barrier Field and aggressively cause havoc among his enemies using Charge.

Good Counters to Reinhardt

• Junkrat: Junkrats grenade launcher can eat up Reinharts barrier field with ease. His other abilities such as his Concussion mine can do serious damage and launch Reinhardt a considerable distance, if placed in the right spot an advancing Reihnheart can get caught in Junkrat's bear trap as well.
• File:Icon-mccree.pngMcCree: Although his Flashbang is blocked by Barrier Field if thrown directly at it, a clever McCree can lob the Flashbang over Reinhardt's Barrier Field in order to stun him and then deliver a quick kill with repeated Peacekeeper volleys.
• Pharah: She's able to fly over top of Reinhardt's Barrier Field and bombard him or his team with rockets, bypassing his strongest defense. Barrage, when fired at short range, will tear apart Barrier Field and still have enough left over to kill Reinhardt and the team he's protecting.
• Reaper: He can easily get close to Reinhardt and bypass his Barrier Field, shredding him apart with Hellfire Shotguns. He has more base Health than most other flankers, letting him endure more hits from Rocket Hammer than usual.
• Symmetra: The secondary fire of her Photon Projector passes straight through Reinhardt's Barrier Field. A Reinhardt heading through an area with little room to maneuver can be easily hit by the orb with no way to counter it.
• Winston: His Tesla Cannon goes through Reinhardt's shield and chain to all other opponents close to Reinhardt. Do note that Winston's already low damage will be halved if Reinhardt still has armor, however it will still force him to either retreat or drop the shield to attack you, leaving him vulnerable to your teammates' fire.

Story

"Justice Will Be Done."

Reinhardt Wilhelm styles himself as a champion of a bygone age, who lives by the knightly codes of valor, justice, and courage. Possessing an "active imagination," he enjoys eating currywurst, and is a fan of David Hasselhoff's music.

Overwatch

Reinhardt during the Omnic Crisis

Over thirty years ago, Overwatch was founded to counter the threat of the robot uprisings around the world. Reinhardt, a highly decorated German soldier, was inducted as part of the original Overwatch strike team that put an end to the Omnic Crisis. After the conflict's resolution, Overwatch grew into a global institution, keeping the peace in a war-torn world. Reinhardt proved himself to be one of its most stalwart champions.

Reinhardt's unique ethics and larger-than-life persona earned the admiration of his peers and superiors alike. Never afraid to speak his mind, he was Overwatch's most vocal supporter and, when necessary, its harshest critic, providing a constant reminder that Overwatch was meant to be a force for good. He got on well with Torbjörn (who maintained his armor). At some point he was stationed at Watchpoint: Gibraltar, where he got a tan.

Having served into his late fifties, Reinhardt was faced with mandatory retirement from combat operations. Despondent about being removed from active duty, Reinhardt feared that his days of purpose and glory had ended. As times grew darker and Overwatch came under suspicion of corruption and sedition, Reinhardt could only watch as the cause he had dedicated his life to defending surrendered in disgrace.

One year prior to its disbandanment, Overwatch's Swiss headquarters was destroyed, apparently killing Jack Morrison in the blast. Reinhardt spoke fondly of his former commander at his memorial service.

Post-Overwatch

Though Overwatch was eventually disbanded, Reinhardt was not content to sit idly by while the world fell to disorder. Once again donning his Crusader armor, he vowed to fight for justice across Europe like a knight of old, defending the innocent and winning hearts and minds with the promise of better days to come. In this he was accompanied by Brigitte, who helped maintain his armor. The pair would get into numerous scraps.

At some point he was present in King's Row, where he protected omnics and their sympathizers from rioters.

Dragon Slayer

"This armor can still serve its purpose. One day it may fall apart, but until then, we will fight. Overwatch may be gone, buts its legacy endures through us. We have sworn to carry on its ideals and restore hope to this troubled world...To seek out tyranny and evil wherever they take root...And bring the hammer of justice down upon the wicked."

Reinhardt battles the Dragons

While traveling with Brigitte, Reinhardt and his companion found themselves low on fuel and money. They stopped off in a town to get some of the former, but found it practically abandoned. They discovered that the area was being menaced by the Dragons, a group of scavengers who were seizing territory, unopposed by the local authorities. They encountered some of the Dragons themselves, and Reinhardt stepped in, demanding they leave. They refused, and proceeded to beat him into the ground. Laughing at his now inability to fight back, they headed off, warning Reinhardt that he should do likewise. Not following that advice, Reinhardt and Brigitte got his armor back into fighting shape. With Brigitte having located the Dragons' base of operations in a nearby factory, Reinhardt headed off to confront them. Willingly or otherwise, Reinhardt saw the Dragons as actual dragons of myth, and fought them as the proverbial knight. In this he succeeded, and demanded that they leave these lands and never return.

The next day Reinhardt was back in the town, telling the mayor that the Dragons would bother his people no longer. Their job done, he and Brigitte headed off to get some fuel. And currywurst.

Recall

When Winston initiated the Overwatch recall from Watchpoint: Gibraltar, Reinhardt's location was shown to be in southwestern Greenland.

Cosmetics

v · d · e Reinhardt Skins
Common (Free)
Classic Weapons: #1		Overwatch 2 Weapons: #1
Rare (75 )
Brass Weapons: #1	Cobalt Weapons: #1	Copper Weapons: #1	Viridian Weapons: #1
Epic (250 )
Bundeswehr Weapons: #1		Paragon Weapons: #1
Epic (Overwatch Archives) (750 )		Epic (Summer Games)
Lieutenant Wilhelm Weapons: #1		Bundesadler Weapons: #1
Epic (Halloween Terror) (750 )		Epic (Winter Wonderland) (750 )
Coldhardt Weapons: #1		Festive Weapons: #1
Epic (Shop) (1000 )
Prideful Weapons: #1
Legendary (1000 )
Crusader Weapons: #1	Blackhardt Weapons: #1	Bloodhardt Weapons: #1	Lionhardt Weapons: #1
Stonehardt Weapons: #1	Balderich Weapons: #1		Greifhardt Weapons: #1
Legendary (Lunar New Year) (1500 )		Legendary (Overwatch Anniversary) (1500 )
Wujing Weapons: #1	Guan Yu Weapons: #1	Steelhardt Weapons: #1
Legendary (Summer Games) (1500 )		Legendary (BlizzCon 2021)
Gridironhardt Weapons: #1		Raynhardt Weapons: #1
Legendary (Winter Wonderland) (1500 )
Draugr Weapons: #1	Conductor Weapons: #1		Wrapping Paper Weapons: #1
Legendary (Battle Pass)		Legendary (Overwatch League) (300 )
Demon Lord Weapons: #1		2020 Atlantic All-Stars Weapons: #1
Legendary (Shop) (1900 )
Minotaur Weapons: #1	Cardboard Weapons: #1	Imperius Weapons: #1	Heaven's Devil Weapons: #1
Rosahardt Weapons: #1		Fallen Knight Weapons: #1

v · d · e Reinhardt Victory Poses
Common (Free)
Heroic
Rare (75 )
Confident	Flex	Legendary
Rare (Overwatch Archives) (200 )
Kneel
Rare (Summer Games) (200 )
Medal
Rare (Halloween Terror) (200 )
R.I.P.		Pumpkin
Rare (Winter Wonderland) (200 )
Toast
Rare (Battle Pass)
Victorious

Trivia

• Chris Metzen has described Reinhardt as "kinda a Don Quixote.

• Reinhardt will appear in Overwatch: First Strike.

• Reinhardt's armor bears similarities to CMC armor in Blizzard's StarCraft universe, possessing a similar hydraulic and exhaust system

External links

• Official Site - Reinhardt
• Reinhardt Guide on Icy Veins