Overwatch 2 Kiriko guide: Abilities, tips & how to unlock
In this Overwatch 2 Kiriko guide, we mention the entire abilities kit of Kiriko while sharing tips on how to use them effectively. We also talk about how you can unlock Kiriko in Overwatch 2 and about her backstory.
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Learning how to master Kiriko in Overwatch 2 is important if you're looking to make the most of her supporting abilities. Here's everything worth knowing about her.
Abilities explained
| Name | Type | Effect |
| Healing Ofuda | Primary Fire | Channel a burst of healing talismans that can seek targeted allies |
| Kunai | Secondary Fire | Thrown projectile that deals increased critical damage |
| Wall Climb | Hero Passive | Jump at walls to climb up them |
| Swift Step | Ability | Teleport directly to an ally |
| Protection Suzu | Ability | Throw a protective charm to make allies become briefly invulnerable and cleansed of most negative effects |
| Kitsune Rush | Ultimate | Summon a fox spirit that rushes forward, accelerating the movement, attack speed, and cooldowns of allies that follow its path |
| Role: Support | Role Passive | Begin regenerating health more quickly |
Tips for playing Kiriko
Kiriko is a Support type character that you must master to provide healing to your team while landing a few critical hits, allowing you or your team to finish the opponent and get the kill.
Apart from healing, you can use Kiriko's ultimate ability, Kitsune Rush, when your team is ready to engage with the other team.
Of course, based on the situation and the map, you must align your attack, or else it will be useless. Kiriko's abilities that we liked the most are Swift Step and Healing Ofuda. With Healing Ofuda, you can shoot around 10 Talismans, depending on how long you press the attack button.
The Talisman's travel speed is slow, but it has a homing effect and provides a decent heal. When combined with Swift Step, which allows you to teleport to your allies through walls, you can reduce the distance and provide instant healing.
It would help if you, as Kiriko, also focused on staying alive. Use Wall Climb and Swift Step to stay out of sight or shift the opponent's focus towards the other team members because you cannot heal yourself, apart from using the OG method of staying out of combat.
You must stay alive to debuff and provide an increased defence to the team members using your ability Protection Suzu, which we recommend using when the other team is throwing a barrage of attacks on your team members or using their ultimates.
How to unlock Kiriko in Overwatch 2
You can unlock Kiriko by winning 35 games in any role and by completing her Hero Challenges in Practice Mode.
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Hritwik has been writing about video games, manga, and anime for more than 8 years. Some of his favourite games include The Last of Us Part II, Fallout 76, Apex Legends, Genshin Impact, and the Souls series.
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