Here are the abilities of Overwatch's new hero, Echo

What you need to know


The abilities of the next Overwatch hero, Echo, have been revealed on a livestream.
Echo is a damage hero.
Echo can fly, shoot energy projectiles, launch sticky bombs, and even clone an enemy player's hero.
Echo is live now to test on the Overwatch player-test-region (PTR) on PC.


Overwatch developer Jeff Kaplan has revealed the abilities of the upcoming hero, Echo, in a livestream with Twitch streamer TimTheTatMan. Echo is a damage dealer hero and focuses mainly on mobility and projectile damage. She's also now live on the Overwatch PTR on PC for people to test.



Echo's primary fire ability is Tri-Shot, a ranged ability where three projectiles are fired from her hand in a triangle formation. This is how Echo will do most of her damage in combat. Her second ability is her Sticky Bombs, which are a small group of explosive bombs that attach to the first thing they hit (including players) and explode for high damage. Another of Echo's abilities is Focusing ...