Players who enjoy being in the frontline and prefer attacking to defense will be at home with the huge collection of Damage heroes in Overwatch 2. Most damage heroes are carried over from Overwatch 1, and one of them is Genji. This Japanese assassin is quite popular for his agility and is great for both mid and close-range battles. In this guide, we will see how to unlock Genji as well as his abilities and skills in Overwatch 2.
Overwatch 2 – How to Unlock Genji
Obtaining Genji to add to your team is quite easy to do, but new players would have to complete the required amount of matches to get him. Here we will see how to unlock Genji, his skills, and abilities in Overwatch 2.
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While new and veteran players can unlock a default list of Heroes, new players would need to play the game some more and win a couple of matches to unlock the others. Luckily, to unlock Genji, you don’t have to play too far, as you can unlock him after winning 1 unranked match. The more matches you play, the more heroes you can unlock.
Now let’s take a look at his skill set and abilities and how to best use them in a match.
- Cyber Agility: Genji’s passive ability enables him to climb walls and double jump. This lasts 1 second and his double jump ability does not reset after wall climbs.
- Swift Strike: His main ability is a melee attack where Genji uses his wakizashi to cut through foes in his path. This ability lasts 0.4s and has a cooldown of 8s, but can be instantly used if Genji eliminates an enemy using this skill.
- Deflect: Genji can use his wakizashi to reflect or rebound any incoming projectiles back to the enemy team. Genji can only detect and rebound projectiles within a 1-meter radius, and this effect lasts 2s max with an 8s cooldown.
- Dragonblade: His ultimate ability will switch his wakizashi to his Katana, dealing deadly blows in close range. You can use Dragonblade if it is active during Deflect and Swift Strike, and costs 1932 points to use.
- Shuriken: His weapon can be used during mid and long-range, as there are two types of firing modes for this. This projectile will cause 29 Damage and will be thrown in threes.
That’s all there is to know about unlocking Genji and his abilities in Overwatch 2. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well