Ana is the first hero released in Overwatch since launch. She is a support healer but also seconds as a sniper. Her abilities give her great flexibility and utility being able to not only
heal and buff allies, but also damage and debuff enemies.
Skills
1. Biotic Rifile
Damage: 80
Healing: 75
Anas primary weapon is a sniper rifle that serves two purposes, she can both heal allies and damage enemies depending on who she hits. As a sniper rifle, it has the ability to zoom in when looking down its scope and it also changes her damage into a hit-scan. When un-scoped, her rifle shoots projectiles.
Ana does not have the ability to headshot either damage or healing. Instead, the damage and heals are spread out over a duration of about 1 second.
2. Sleep Dart
Damage: 5
Duration: 6 seconds
Cooldown: 12 seconds
Ana fires a projectile from her pistol, sleeping the first target it hits. The sleep duration is very long, 6 seconds, but any form of damage will wake up the afflicted target. It is an excellent way to stop an enemy ultimate.
3. Biotic Grenade
Damage: 60
Healing: 100
Duration: 5 seconds
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Ana throws a grenade towards a target location. When the grenade explodes on impact, enemies take damage and cannot receive any healing for its duration. Alternatively, allies hit by the grenade are healed and receives a 100% increase in any heal received.
4. Nano Boost – Ultimate
Duration: 8 seconds
Damage Increase: 50%
Damage Reduction: 50%
Speed Boost: 30%
Ana targets an ally, shooting a dart from her left arm. The targeted ally will receive a significant increase in damage, speed and also will take less damage from enemies over its duration.
Tips
- Ana is best suited for an in-between role of damage and support. Her heal and damage are all fairly average, so she doesn’t really fit the solo healer role.
- Anas grenade can also heal herself, don’t forget to use it on yourself as well
- Ana can also deal a form of burst damage, she can deal around 170 damage to a target. After you sleep an enemy, in quick succession: Throw a grenade, shoot and do a melee attack.
- With her lack of mobility, it’s a good idea to stay behind your tanks during a skirmish supporting your team from afar.
- Since her shots also heal, Ana is the first hero in Overwatch that CANNOT shoot through allies.
