

If the hook impacts a solid surface, Widowmaker will pull herself to the hook. Grappling Hook: When activated, Widowmaker shoots out a wrist-mounted grappling hook.

However, if you are skilled enough to successfully get headshots with the sniper mode at close range, the DPS of the sniper mode is still much higher. The submachine gun is clearly meant for fighting at close range, and is a valid option for doing so.Aim to have your shot at least 60-70% charged before firing. An uncharged shot from the sniper rifle deals miniscule damage.As a result, a fully charged critical hit deals 300 damage. Critical hits with Widowmaker's secondary fire deal 2.5x critical damage as opposed to the normal 2x.It allows her to deal impressive damage at long range. The secondary firing mode is Widowmaker's main source of damage.A charge meter is visible while scoped that fills over time, with the damage of the shot increasing the more the meter is filled. The secondary firing mode is a sniper rifle that zooms in Widowmaker's vision and reduces the firing rate to single shots. The standard firing mode is a submachine gun, similar to Soldier: 76's Heavy Pulse Rifle, though with less accuracy and a larger magazine. Widow's Kiss has two firing modes, which are switched between with the secondary fire button. Widow's Kiss: Widowmaker's primary weapon.She's often forced to play away from the objective where she's safer, as her only real mobility is Grappling Hook which can have a long cast time and leaves Widowmaker fairly defenseless to another attack. Widowmaker is, however, relatively weak in close-range combat, and her immobility while scoped makes her an easy target Widowmaker's biggest threat is often another, better Widowmaker on the enemy team. Her Infra-Sight and Venom Mine give her and her team considerable information on enemy movements, allowing them to easily counter ambushes and coordinated pushes. Equipped with a powerful scoped rifle, she is capable of taking down the majority of the game's heroes with a single fully-charged headshot, and is still able to deal serious damage with bodyshots. Widowmaker is the archetypical sniper of Overwatch.
