Gaming: Breaking Overwatch Tier List For Season 1 Conquest

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The first update in the Reign of Talon chapter of Overwatch has opened the door to five new heroes—the largest number of fresh faces in a single update since the game first launched. It's fair to say that the character tier list has been shaken up quite a bit (mainly because of a flying cat, of all things).

As a Masters player, I'll go over which characters are the best right now for the average player. Remember though: you'll need to change characters based on both your own team's composition and the enemy's, so it's never as simple as smacking all the 'best' characters together and hoping for the best. In fact, that's a surefire way to lose if you don't know how to use your abilities well.

Here's where I'd rank all 50 characters in Overwatch during Season 1, separated by role:

Source: PC Gamer