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Overwatch 2/Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball

Tank

A resourceful and highly intelligent mechanic and fighter, Wrecking Ball rose from the laboratories of Horizon Lunar Colony to become the Junker Queen’s champion.

Strengths

  • As an offense-oriented tank hero, Wrecking Ball's greatest strength lies in his high mobility, which he uses to disrupt the enemy team by forcing them out of position and initiating team fights.

Abilities

Weapons

Quad Cannons
Quad CannonsLMB

Automatic assault weapons.

Abilities

Grappling Claw
Grappling ClawRMB

Launch a grappling claw to rapidly swing around the area. Enables high speed collisions to damage and knockback enemies.

Roll
RollShift

Transform into a ball and increase maximum movement speed.

Piledriver
PiledriverCtrl

Slam into the ground below to damage and launch enemies upward.

Adaptive Shield
Adaptive ShieldE

Create temporary extra health that increases with more nearby enemies. Some of the health can be transferred to allies.

Ultimate

Minefield
MinefieldQ

Deploy a massive field of proximity mines.

Perks

Minor — unlocked at level 2

Steamroller
Steamroller

Roll impacts deal 100% more damage to Tanks.

Multi-Ball
Multi-Ball

Press Q within 5 seconds after using Minefield to deploy 7 additional mines.

Major — unlocked at level 3

Hang Time
Hang Time

Piledriver winds up longer, gaining air control and dealing up to 50% more damage.

Adaptive Barrier
Adaptive Barrier

Adaptive Shield generates a 1.5 second barrier on activation.

Team Composition

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

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

Proposed Balance Patch

Wrecking Ball's proposed change from the full roster patch.

Hold
49.5% 49.3% (-0.20)

Held — Piledriver's setup requirement keeps its burst damage appropriately conditional.

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