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Check Out Sierra's Gameplay in This New Trailer

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Why This Matters

Sierra's introduction as a mobile damage hero with versatile abilities like repositioning, homing darts, and explosive ultimates adds a new dynamic to Overwatch gameplay. Her unique kit emphasizes skill-based play, which could influence future hero designs and gameplay strategies, benefiting both players and the overall game balance. This release highlights Blizzard's ongoing efforts to diversify hero roles and maintain player engagement in the evolving Overwatch universe.

Key Takeaways

Overwatch's next hero is the rifle-wielding Sierra, the sixth hero of the year after five new heroes were added during the game's Reign of Talon season 1. A day after dropping the hero trailer, which showed Sierra in combat with Emre and Freja, Overwatch released a gameplay trailer for the damage hero.

Sierra's is a mobile damage hero, capable of repositioning through the air with her drone. She seems to have a mix of Sojourn's primary fire and Freja's mobility, with some extra grenades on top. Here's what we learned about her kit in the gameplay trailer.

Sierra abilities

Primary fire: Sierra fires her fully automatic weapon. The bullets appear to be projectile, meaning they have a travel time.

Drone: In the trailer, Sierra uses her Drone, which she calls "Dorothy" to move herself over enemies, jump up to high grounds and dodge enemy abilities.

Homing dart: Sierra can shoot a homing dart. If it lands on an enemy, her next few bullets track that hero, similar to Juno's Pulse Torpedos or the Needler from Halo.

Grenade: We see a few shots of Sierra tossing a cluster grenade at enemies below her, causing damage in a small area.

Ultimate: Sierra's drone flies forward and drops widespread explosive damage.

What else do we know about Overwatch's next hero?

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