Winston

Tank

A super-intelligent, genetically engineered gorilla, Winston is a brilliant scientist and a champion for humanity’s potential.

Strengths

Winston is a great Tank for new players.

Abilities

Weapons

Tesla CannonLMB

[LMB] Electric frontal-cone weapon. [RMB] Hold to charge, release to fire focused electricity.

Abilities

Jump PackShift

Leap forward into the air. Landing on an enemy damages them.

Barrier ProjectorE

Deploy a protective energy dome.

Ultimate

Primal RageQ

Gain immense health, but you can only leap and punch enemies.

Perks

Minor — unlocked at level 2

Electric Charge

Winston gains 10% movement speed for each enemy he is damaging with Tesla Cannon's primary fire, up to 30%.

Heavy Landing

During Primal Rage, Jump Pack's damage and area increase by up to 75% while airborne.

Major — unlocked at level 3

Chain Lightning

Fully charged Secondary Fire hits bounce to up to 2 additional targets.

Revitalizing Barrier

Barrier Projector heals allies within it for 35 health per second.

Team Composition

A suggested lineup built around Winston (1 Tank / 2 Damage / 2 Support), based on sub-role synergy — not win rate.

Tank(this hero's role)

Winston

Damage

Tracer

★ Best partner

Jump Pack opens the dive lane Tracer needs to blink in behind the backline.

Anran

Damage

Support

Moira

★ Best partner

Biotic Grasp sustain keeps Winston's dive alive long enough to matter.

Kiriko

Support

View 1 Winston guide →Role balance analysis

Ability and strength summaries are a quick reference and may not reflect the latest patch.

Proposed Balance Patch

Winston's proposed change from the full roster patch.

Hold

51.1% → 50.9% (-0.20)

Held — Primal Rage's melee-only restriction is a fair trade for its massive health pool.

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