Overwatch 2 Echo guide: Abilities, tips & how to unlock
If you're looking to use one of the most underrated characters in Overwatch 2, here's everything you need to know about the damage character Echo.
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One of the most unique heroes you can find in Overwatch 2 is Echo - a robot fitted with artificial intelligence that has the ability to dominate the battlefield. If you’re looking for information on how to play as Echo, along with how to unlock her, then look no further.
Abilities explained
| Name | Type | Effect |
| Tri-Shot | Primary Fire | Fires 3 shots at once, in a triangle pattern |
| Glide | Hero Passive | Hold jump to glide while falling |
| Sticky Bombs | Ability | Fire a volley of sticky bombs that detonate after a delay |
| Flight | Ability | Fly forward quickly and then free-fly briefly |
| Focusing Beam | Ability | Channel a beam for a few seconds. Deals very high damage to targets under half health |
| Duplicate | Ultimate | Become a copy of the targeted enemy hero. They cannot swap heroes for the duration |
| Role: Damage | Role Passive | Damaging an enemy temporarily reduces their healing received |
Tips for playing Echo
As mentioned, Echo is perfect for both aerial and ground combat, and the biggest tip I can give you is to keep moving.
Unless you have a healer on you, Echo doesn’t have a massive amount of health, meaning you’ll want to avoid enemy fire as much as possible. If you find yourself getting into a tricky situation, then be sure to use the Flight ability to quickly zip out of combat and regroup with your team.
The Flight ability also gives you an excellent advantage for your team - especially in objective-based game modes. Being above the battlefield and calling out opportunities or hazards to your team can help support them in ways other characters are unable to.
Additionally, as the enemy team is focused on fighting down below, it gives you the opportunity to get the upper hand.
There’s also a variety of abilities to take into account when using Echo. Sticky Bombs are perhaps Echo’s most powerful asset, offering you the ability to stick enemies with powerful explosives, or even hit the objective to prevent them from advancing forward.
It’s great against tanks and can quickly take down their health rapidly to help give you an advantage on the battlefield.
Additionally, you also have your Focusing Beam, which is great for a one-on-one fight with a foe. It’s also worth noting, it deals additional damage when they’re under 50% health and is perfect for tanks or any other enemy you can grab on their own.
Mixing together your Sticky Bombs and Focusing Beam together is a recipe for success.
Once you’ve charged up your Ultimate ability, you also have a fantastic opportunity to duplicate an enemy character. It’s best to pick the most powerful on the opposite team, such as a tank, as you’ll be able to take a lot of damage.
Your Ultimate as the duplicated character also charges up considerably faster, so be sure to use this to your advantage and pick a hero who will have a devastating attack once used.
How to unlock Echo in Overwatch 2?
You need to play 100 games to unlock Echo for free, or you'll get them if you played the original Overwatch.
About The Author
Daniel Hollis
Daniel is a former Guides Writer for GGRecon. Having originally focused on film journalism, he eventually made the jump to writing about games in 2020, writing for sites such as NME. Eurogamer, GamesRadar, Tech Radar, and more. After a short stint in PR, he is back in the world of games media writing about his favourite games, including Bioshock, Fable, or everything Fortnite and Xbox Game Pass related.
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