Overwatch 2 Sombra guide: Abilities, tips & how to unlock
This Overwatch 2 Sombra guide will explain her reworked abilities, buffs, and debuffs, along with tips on how to use her in battle, and how you can unlock her.
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As you may know, Sombra is one of the original characters from Overwatch who returned in the sequel with some changes. Here's everything you need to know about the stealthy damage character and how to make use of her abilities.
Sombra's abilities
| Name | Type | Effect |
| Machine Pistol | Primary Fire | Short-range automatic weapon |
| Stealth | Hero Passive | When out of combat, become invisible and move faster |
| Hack | Ability | Hold to hack. Hacked enemies cannot use abilities and can be seen through walls. Hacked health packs spawn faster and can't be used by enemies. Taking damage interrupts the hack attempt |
| Virus | Ability | Infect enemies with a projectile that deals damage over time. Virus damages hacked targets at a faster rate |
| Translocator | Ability | Throw a beacon and teleport to it. Stealth cooldown is reduced after teleporting |
| EMP | Ultimate | Deal damage to all nearby enemies based on their current health, hacking them and destroying barriers around you |
| Role: Damage | Role Passive | Damaging an enemy temporarily reduces their healing received |
Tips for playing Sombra
Sombra's Machine Pistol is a rapid fire gun that shreds support and damage enemies up close, especially if you can keep the aim trained on the head. At mid-ranges, you'll want to burst fire it due to the spread from constant fire.
Combine it with the Hack ability, and you will deal more damage using your Machine Pistol. And if you are roleplaying as support and want other team members to get the kills, you can always use your primary attack on tank-type opponents to ready your ultimate, EMP, at a much faster rate.
The Translocator is Sombra's best ability as it allows you to outperform your opponents and make great plays as you can use it to reach high ground.
When your EMP ultimate is at 100%, you can use the Translocator to get close to the enemy team and use EMP. But make sure your team is nearby to support you.
That aside, you can place it near hacked Health Packs to replenish your health. You can also use it to surprise attack opponents and use it with other abilities to make a deadly play.
You can use Hack on Support type characters to interrupt their abilities, and it can also work as a tracker, as when you use Hack on an opponent, you and your team can see the opponent even through walls.
You can use Sombra's Stealth ability to close in on the enemy team; make sure you are at least 4m away, or they will spot you. While in Stealth, use Hack on an opponent only when you are not in sight of other opponents, as you will be partially visible and prone to attack.
How to unlock Sombra in Overwatch 2
You'll need to finish 115 matches with any role to unlock Sombra, along with completing her Hero Challenges in practice.
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