Overwatch 2 Pharah guide: Abilities, tips & how to unlock
Pharah is one of the trickiest offensive characters in the game. You'll have to master her flight and accurately fire her rockets to succeed. Here are our best tips to help you master Pharah in Overwatch 2.
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Whenever you see a Pharah from an enemy team in Overwatch 2, you should be afraid. Her rockets can rain down damage from above, and she can easily target your support heroes if you're not careful. Here's a rundown of her abilities, best tips, and how to unlock Pharah in the game.
Abilities explained
| Name | Type | Effect |
| Rocket Launcher | Primary Fire | Long-range explosive projectile weapon |
| Hover Jets | Hero Passive | Hold to hover. Uses fuel |
| Jet Dash | Ability | Boost horizontally |
| Jump Jet | Ability | Fly rapidly upwards. Grants some fuel |
| Concussive Blast | Ability | Launch an explosive blast to knock back enemies |
| Barrage | Ultimate | Launch a continuous volley of mini-rockets |
| Role: Damage | Role Passive | Damaging an enemy temporarily reduces their healing received |
Tips for playing Pharah
One of Pharah's greatest advantages in Overwatch 2 is how she can boost up into the air, so use it! She is much harder to attack from a high elevation, and due to her freedom of flight, she can focus on support heroes who are behind the tanks' shields.
Focus on the healing characters first, and then work on the rest of the weaker heroes like Tracer and Sombra.
The heroes you should be wary of, however, are Soldier 76, Sojourn, and Roadhog. Soldier 76 and Sojourn players have high accuracy with their Call of Duty-like assault rifles. Roadhog, if you're floating too low, can also chain you and pull you into enemy territory.
A key part of mastering Pharah is learning how to utilise the Rocket Launcher properly. The rockets have travel time, so they can be dodged if you’re far away and the target spots them.
It's also important to learn how to account for travel time by leading shots, giving you the best chance of landing a hit.
Pharah's ultimate is very powerful as you can take out multiple enemies in one swoop of her mini rockets. Be careful when you use it, however. Make sure your opponents are distracted, and perhaps attack from the side or behind.
It will be harder for characters like Ana to put you to sleep or counter your ultimate. You'll also want to make sure that your opponents are grouped up in one location, such as an objective or choke point; this will allow for maximum damage with your barrage.
A good hero to team up with Pharah is Mercy. She can glide alongside Pharah and either heal or buff you. The buff is devastating with Mercy as her rockets on full impact can be deadly. With Pharah being so far up in the sky as well, Mercy should be able to cover you with healing, as it's hard to hit her.
How to unlock Pharah in Overwatch 2
Thankfully, Pharah is automatically unlocked when you first begin Overwatch 2
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