After the release of the trailer yesterday, Blizzard Entertainment has explained Overwatch 2‘s Lifeweaver’s abilities and kit in detail in a new blog post. The new Support hero is equipped with a variety of heals and can support his allies by providing them vital sustain, invulnerability, and repositioning opportunities at regular intervals.
Lifeweaver’s gameplay was debuted with a trailer yesterday, which provided fans with their first look at his powerful healing abilities. Each ability and its unique mechanics have been broken down in detail below:
Overwatch 2 Lifeweaver Abilities:
Parting Gift (Passive):
Lifeweaver’s “Parting Gift” passive drops a healing item when he dies that heals the first ally or enemy to pick it up. This can be especially useful once all of his abilities are on cooldown in a critical fight, but also forces players to be more careful about their position in a fight for fear of accidentally buffing an opponent post-death.
Healing Blossom (Primary Fire):
Healing Blossom is Lifeweaver’s regular Primary Fire. It charges a luminescent flower for the duration the corresponding button is held and soft-targets allies when released to heal them on contact depending on the charge level of the flower.
Thorn Volley (Alternate Primary Fire):
Thorn Volley is the single source of damage in Lifeweaver’s kit. It launches “thorns” of his “Biolight” invention at opponents in a scattered pattern, and deals significant damage for a Support hero. While the damage numbers are fairly high, Lifeweaver cannot heal his allies while he is using Thorn Volley.
Petal Platform:
As Lifeweaver’s secondary-fire ability, Petal Platform throws a pod at a given location that blooms into a flower-like platform once it lands. Allies and enemies alike will be lifted up into the air with the platform should they step on it, with the platform remaining suspended in the air once it has fully ascended. Timing a jump when the platform is just about to reach the peak of its ascent results in a “super jump” that can be used to elevate allies to key vantage points, or alternatively remove them from a combat zone. It can be used to reposition enemies to their disadvantage in the same fashion.
Life Grip:
Life Grip has perhaps the greatest utility in Lifeweaver’s kit when used properly: it envelops allies in a protective Biolight shield that makes them invulnerable and pulls them to his own position. Life Grip can be used to bail out carries in risky fights or when caught out of position, and even to quickly summon allies for a flank or other split-second play.
Rejuvenating Dash:
Rejuvenating Dash is Lifeweaver’s escape ability: it lunges him in a given direction when used while lightly healing him. While certainly useful in risky situations, it can also be used in conjunction with Petal Platform to traverse large areas on the map and quickly reposition to vantage points or safe areas.
Tree of Life (Ultimate):
Tree of Life plants a large Biolight tree on the map that heals Lifeweaver and his allies in a radius. It also acts as a barricade as it cannot be walked or shot through by either team, enabling Lifeweaver to block off chokepoints and create advantageous zones for his team in the middle of a fight.
Lifeweaver will debut as Overwatch’s 37th hero with the beginning of Overwatch 2 Season 4 on April 11. Stay tuned here at MP1st for all upcoming Overwatch 2 news and announcements.
Source: Overwatch Blog