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Europe · PC · Ranked · All ranks · all maps · changePick rate 6.6%Win rate 50.5%Ban rate 11.1%Official hero page

Abilities all values

  • 5v5Standard (5v5): the values below
  • 6v6Base health 225 per patch of 17 Dec 2024
  • Stadiumown values not collected yet

Widow's KissHitscanHeadshots

Automatic hitscan rifle for 14 per bullet, or a scope charging shots up to 120.

Damage
14–4.2
Damage per second
140
Ammo
35
Reload
1.5 s
Fire rate
10 shots/s
Falloff
20–40 m

Scoped

Damage
12–6 (at 0% power) · 120–60 (at 100% power)
Damage per second
80
Ammo
35
Reload
1.5 s
Fire rate
0.5 s recovery
Falloff
50–70 m

Last changed on 16 May 2025: Maximum spread, DamageChange

Grappling HookProjectile · Movement

Hook fired up to 20 m that reels Widowmaker to where it grabs.

Cooldown
10 s
Range
20 m

Last changed on 16 September 2025: CooldownChange

Venom MineArcing projectile

Thrown mine, armed after 1.4 s, poisons enemies for 25 per second over 5 s.

Damage
25/s
Headshots
no
Cooldown
15 s
Duration
1.4 s (arming time) · 5 s (poison)
Radius
3 m (trigger) · 4 m (explosion)
Projectile speed
20 m/s
Health
1

Last changed on 16 September 2025: Total damageChange

Infra-SightUltimate

Ultimate: for 15 s the whole team sees where enemies are.

Duration
15 s
Ultimate cost
1400 points

Last changed on 22 July 2025: Ultimate costChange

Perks one of two per level

Minor perks

Scoped Efficiency

A scoped shot uses 3 rounds rather than 5.

or
Sniper's Instinct

For 2 s after Grappling Hook, the scope charges twice as fast.

Major perks

Seeker Minechanged 9 Feb 2026

Venom Mine keeps working after it triggers, shooting darts at any enemy within 10 m.

or
Widow's Bite

The scope now charges to 125%, and a full charge passes through enemies.

Stadium powers 0 to choose from

not collected yet

Statistics Europe · PC · Ranked · All ranks · all maps · change

50.5%Win rate
Place 10 of 24 (Damage)
Win rateall 53 heroes
44.1%55.9%
Pick rate6.6% Place 15 of 24 (Damage)
1.9%31.9%
Ban rate11.1% Place 6 of 24 (Damage)
0.1%49.2%

Dots: 53 heroes, white: Widowmaker. Blizzard , as of 25 Sept 2026

Counters by abilities, not by win rates

Hard for Widowmaker

WinstonJump Pack puts Winston on her in a second, and Tesla Cannon needs no aim.D.VaBoosters close the distance, and D.Va's mech takes a scoped shot without dying.SombraSombra gets close unseen, and Hack stops Grappling Hook, her only escape.AnranInferno Rush closes the distance, and Dancing Blaze makes a scoped shot miss.DominaBarrier Array blocks long sight lines for the whole team.DoomfistRocket Punch reaches her perch in one move.HazardViolent Leap and Vault get him onto her perch, and Downpour pins her there.ReinhardtBarrier Field blocks her sight line for the whole team.VentureBurrow gets Venture under her perch unseen, and Drill Dash pushes her out.Wrecking BallGrappling Claw swings him onto her perch, and Piledriver throws her out.

Widowmaker counters

ZaryaScoped shots hit her from far outside Particle Cannon's range, and her barriers last only briefly.CassidyWidow's Kiss outranges Peacekeeper, whose damage falls off at distance.PharahA hovering target without cover is exactly what Widow's Kiss is built for.Soldier: 76Widow's Kiss outranges Heavy Pulse Rifle.SymmetraPhoton Projector reaches only a few meters, Widow's Kiss the whole map.JunoJuno has 225 health in total, and a fully charged scoped headshot takes all of it.KirikoKiriko has little health, and Widow's Kiss punishes her while she throws Healing Ofuda.MercyWidow's Kiss picks her off when Guardian Angel carries her into the open.

Goes well with Widowmaker

ZenyattaOrb of Discord lets Widowmaker's scoped shot kill targets that would otherwise survive.

Changes 14 patches · 24 changes since 7 Feb 2023 · green helps Widowmaker, red hurts, grey is unclear

Season 3 (2026) · Into the Tiger's Den

1 patch · 4 changes
EventPatch notes

Widow's Kiss

  • Scoped charge rate−70%
  • Primary fire spread−40% (better)
  • Primary fire shots until max spread1118 (better)

Venom Mine

  • Number of placeable venom mines12 (better)

Season 2 (2026) · Summit

1 patch · 2 changes

Season 1 (2026) · Conquest

1 patch · 1 change

Season 19 (2025) · Haunted Masquerade

1 patch · 1 change

Season 18 (2025) · Stadium Quick Play

1 patch · 2 changes

Season 17 (2025) · Powered Up!

1 patch · 1 change

Season 16 (2025) · Stadium

1 patch · 3 changes
Patch notes

Widow's Kiss

  • Maximum spread32° (better)
  • Damage1314 (better)

Deadly Deux

  • Venom mine's bonus damage50100% (better)

Season 15 (2025) · Honor And Glory

1 patch · 1 change

Season 14 (2024) · Hazard

1 patch · 1 change

Season 9 (2024) · Champions

2 patches · 3 changes

Season 7 (2023)

1 patch · 2 changes

Season 5 (2023)

1 patch · 2 changes

Season 3 (2023)

1 patch · 1 change

Overwatch 1

31 patches changed Widowmaker; the details are in Blizzard's notes

Sources

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Base, birthday and age
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Short descriptions
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Changes
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Rates
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