Overwatch support hero tier list: Who comes out on top?

If you’re looking to get into the competitive Overwatch 2 scene in 2026, then you’ll want to know the best heroes to get to grips with on a more professional level. That’s where our Overwatch 2 support hero tier list comes in. 

In any team-based PvP game, support heroes are the backbone of a comp, keeping their team alive with heals and buffs. Knowing which support heroes to pick is vital in competitive games, from who will work with your team’s comp the most to who is most vulnerable to getting countered. Still, not all support heroes are created equal, and some will be better options no matter the circumstances. 

Overwatch 2 is no different, which is why picking the best support hero is essential if you want to rise through the competitive ranks.

With our Overwatch 2 support hero tier list in 2026, we’re going to be considering the changes that Blizzard has made to the game and various heroes this year. The introduction of the Perk system in February 2025 was a major change that altered the Overwatch 2 meta significantly, so this will be taken into account with our list. 

Our support tier list for Overwatch 2 in 2026 is based on the most recent patch notes, pro-play trends, and community performance data from analytic platforms and other community platforms such as BoostRoyal, Mobalytics, and Overbuff. Blizzard has also recently released Overwatch 2 Hero Stats, which shows information on hero pick rates and win rates across roles, input, game modes, maps and regions. This information is incredibly useful to know who is being favoured in the game, so we will be using that to compile our tier list as well. Our rankings will continue to be updated as the meta shifts and evolves, so check back often.

Here’s a quick rundown of the Overwatch 2 support rankings as per our tier list. At the time of writing, there are 12 support heroes. Our tier list will include all supports in Overwatch 2.

As of right now, Wuyang is the latest new support in Overwatch 2. Wuyang was released on August 26, 2025, when Overwatch 2 season 19 launched. As of January 1, Overwatch 2 is in season 20, and Wuyang has had that season to break in, with his place in the meta being more concrete.

With the most recent patch notes being very new as of writing, note that the tier list may shape up as players get used to the changes, and that supports may become less viable if countered by the new hero, Vendetta. 

Blizzard will never beat the Kiriko favouritism allegations. She gets a skin in pretty much every Overwatch 2 collaboration, and her kit gives her a lethal combination of healing and damage. Her Healing Ofunda and damage Kunai are not to be trifled with, and the Season 20 projectile size nerf isn’t going to affect her much. With a general 7% aim assist buff, it evens out. Her kit makes her inherently strong and still an S-Tier option, largely because not much has changed for her between Season 19 and 20.

Ana has also been largely unchanged, benefiting from friendly aim assist buffs that should make her slightly stronger than last season. She’s S-Tier for all the reasons she was last season: a mixture of strong damage and healing, disruption through the sleep dart, and AOE denial with her grenade. If you can aim, Ana is a brilliant support, being meta viable practically since July 2016, when she was introduced. She keeps her strong collection of perks, too, and looks to keep her place at the top of our Overwatch 2 support tier list. 

Lucio has remained entirely unchanged from Season 20 and, with his versatility, movement, and ability to heal multiple teammates at once, is a top-tier support. His burst healing can fall a little short in places, but he’s still such a strong option, especially when attacking and needing a team to move quickly. Because he is practically unchanged from Season 19, having no direct changes as of the latest Patch Notes, he stays at A-Tier.

It seems that players have grown more used to what Wuyang offers, since, despite getting a minor to Rushing Torrent’s movement speed, he’s still a strong support option. Strangely, he’s great for the same reasons that Kiriko and Ana are above: versatility. He can hit as hard as he can heal, has great mobility, game-changing ultimates, and substantial bust heals. There is an argument that he is the most versatile hero in the game, but his high skill ceiling and being more of an ‘off-support’ keep him from being S-Tier.

Then there’s Baptiste, who comes across as a little plain but is functionally strong as a support. Nothing significant has really changed for him, except for a cooldown buff to his Immortality Field, making it even more effective. He’s got decent damage, strong healing, utility, and versatility. The only thing stopping Baptiste from being one of the best Overwatch 2 supports is mediocre mobility paired with a lack of countering. This isn’t really a major problem, since Kiriko, with her mobility, and Ana, with her sleep dart, are outliers.

In the days of old, when the GOATS comp had its reign of terror, Brigitte was simply a must-have. This isn’t the case anymore, and with Brigitte being untouched since Season 19, this isn’t going to change in Season 20. She can be useful, although not as versatile as others. Brigitte will shine if she’s in a position to dive other supports or able to provide more solid defences, but she isn’t a pure healer and can get outranged. Without any real mention in the patch notes, there’s nothing that’s going to change that.

While Illari got a friendly fire aim assist buff, she also got a projectile size nerf for her Captive Sun. In general, Illari is ill-played and often slept on, whose Healing Pylon can be very useful, but they require clever positioning because of how easy they are to destroy. Illari is an aggressive support option, and while she has her strengths, her mediocre damage and healing input from her Solar Rifle means that she will struggle if her Pylons keep getting destroyed.

Juno now rewards those able to land critical hits with greater damage (150% to 200%) and a greater reduction to her Hyper Ring by 0.2 seconds for each critical hit. This will help alleviate the damage output complaints some have had with Juno, provided you can land these critical hits. Still, her healing hasn’t seen any improvement and probably won’t help her much against her main weakness: divers, due to a lack of self-sustain. Still, her high mobility, versatility, and now greater damage mean that she’s still effective if not being countered.

Zenyatta has great stats when it comes to his win rates, elimination, damage, and solo kills, but it’s hard to ignore how weak his healing is. While his Orb of Discord can be incredibly effective to help teammates eliminate enemies, his Orb of Harmony heals slowly and can only be used on one ally at a time. Only confident Zenyatta players who know how to balance his limited healing with his damage will effectively be able to support a team, and a lack of changes in Season 20 isn’t going to change this.

Mercy’s steady downfall in Overwatch 2 has been quite sad to watch for original Overwatch fans. Her aerial mobility used to make her one of the fastest around, especially with a Pharah, but in 2025, she just feels out of date. Her single-target healing leaves a lot to be desired, her damage boost isn’t really worth using, her lack of versatility and weakness to dive is a huge problem, and she’s largely outclassed by better supports. Her pocketing DPS allies can be useful, and movement techs can alleviate some issues, but weak healing and damage outputs don’t help her case.

Moira shines in the lower tiers of Overwatch 2 ranked, but isn’t all that special. She’s great for stat padding, due to consistent damage and healing, but lacks any kind of playmaking ability, and if she is at all focused, she can be taken care of easily. In team fights held within close quarters, she can be effective, but her kit is built with a low skill ceiling in mind. At a certain level, it’s hard to make Moira all that useful, and with her being untouched in the Season 20 patch notes, Blizzard seems content to leave her this way.

Lifeweaver comes across as a support that is inherently flawed. Despite several buffs since his release, he remains inconsistent. His hurtbox is huge for his health pool, his Life Grip and Petal Platform can easily backfire, and generally isn’t worth the extra effort. It just seems like Blizzard needs to go back to the drawing board with Lifeweaver to make him viable. He can be a decent healer in the right hands, but is just too inconsistent to play instead of practically anyone else.

Of course, this tier list only applies to the current Overwatch 2 meta. The game is constantly changing with each season, though significant reworks aren’t as common. As of right now, these are our tier choices for the Overwatch 2 support heroes.