Overwatch 2 Lifeweaver guide: Abilities, tips & how to unlock
Lifeweaver is the latest support character to join Overwatch 2. Check out the full list of Lifeweaver abilities in Overwatch 2.
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If you love being the helping hand in Overwatch 2, Lifeweaver is a great support character that can keep friends alive in tough spots. You may need some help learning tjeir abilities and how you can best utilise them.
Abilities explained
| Name | Type | Effect |
| Healing Blossom | Primary Fire | Hold to charge a healing burst. Release to heal a targeted ally |
| Thorn Valley | Secondary Fire | Rapidly fire a spread of projectiles |
| Petal Platform | Ability | Throw a platform that springs upwards when stepped on |
| Rejuvenating Dash | Ability | Dash towards your traveling direction and lightly heal yourself |
| Life Grip | Ability | Pull an ally to your location, protecting them as they travel |
| Tree of Life | Ultimate | Place a tree that instantly heals allies upon sprouting and continues healing periodically as it lives |
| Role: Support | Role Passive | Begin regenerating health more quickly |
Tips for playing Lifeweaver
While Lifeweaver has some of the lowest healing out of the supports, his kit is still powerful. With your Healing Blossom weapon, the most efficient way of healing quickly is charging it to 33 and letting go. This lets you get the max number of heals out as quickly as possible.
Charing it to full can be useful though. If you anticipate a friendly hero is about to get into a fight, charging it to full and sending it their way essentially gives them an extra 65 HP if they take damage.
Lifeweaver's supporting goes much further than healing though. Petal Platform can give snipers and ranged fighters weird off-angles to pick off enemies or hold areas. You can also use it to counter some abilities and ults if you use it quickly, such as the Terra Surge from Orisa.
Try to keep an eye on your squishier, damage allies, as Life Grip is a powerful tool to pull them out of danger if things get heated. You can also coordinate, letting them venture out to pick off weak enemies and then pull them back after they secure the kill.
Tree of Life is a simple ult, and it also charges really fast. You should be using it frequently, especially in big team engagements or when holding or attacking a point.
How to unlock Lifeweaver in Overwatch 2
You'll need to win 35 games and complete their Hero Challenges in the practice mode.
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