Freja has arrived in Overwatch 2 with her trusty Revdraw Crossbow. Here’s how her kit works!
Freja has arrived in Overwatch 2 as the game's newest damage hero. Her weapon? The Revdraw Crossbow. With it, she can rapidly launch automatic and explosive bolts. Read on to learn about the rest of Freja's kit in Overwatch 2, including her abilities, ultimate, passives, and perks!
Overwatch 2 Freja abilities, ultimate, and more
- Quick Dash (Ability): Vaults in the direction Freja's moving and refreshes Take Aim.
- Updraft (Ability): Launches Freja upwards.
- Bola Shot (Ultimate): Fires an explosive bola that wraps up an enemy and pulls in nearby enemies.
- Revdraw Crossbow (Primary Fire): Fires automatic bolts rapidly.
- Take Aim (Secondary Fire): Slows down Freja's momentum to take aim with a high speed explosive bolt. Quick Dash refreshes Take Aim.
- Bounty Hunting (Passive): Every three final blows results in bonus ultimate charge.
- Damage Hero (Passive): Damages an enemy hero to reduce their healing received.
As noted, Freja's Revdraw Crossbow is her primary fire while Take Aim is her secondary fire. In terms of her abilities, they include Quick Dash and Updraft, which are useful for movement. Her ultimate is Bola Shot, and it works well with her Bounty Hunting passive that grants bonus ultimate charge for every three final hits.
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Overwatch 2 Freja perks
- Frost Bolts (Minor Perk): Enemies heroes who are hit by three regular bolts in quick succession are slowed down by 20% for two seconds.
- Tracking Instinct (Minor Perk): Freja can see enemies heroes who are at critical health through walls.
- Ready to Hunt (Major Perk): Using Freja's Updraft ability grants her a temporary, free use of her Quick Dash ability.
- Relentless Barrage (Major Perk): Getting direct hits with Take Aim refunds 4 ammo for Freja's Revdraw Crossbow.
While Freja's minor perks are Frost Bolts and Tracking Instinct, her major ones are Ready to Hunt and Relentless Barrage. Within an Overwatch 2 match, players can work up to and select one minor and one major perk. The screenshot above shows off the Tracking Instinct perk, and one below shows that Relentless Barrage refunds Revdraw Crossbow's ammo.
Freja to enter Overwatch 2 Stadium
At the time of publishing this article, Freja can be played in both the Unranked and Competitive game modes. However, according to senior game designer Dylan Snyder, she will also become playable in the new Stadium game mode at the midpoint of Season 16.
"In addition to the 17 heroes that will be available at the start of Season 16, I'm happy to announce we will be introducing Overwatch 2's newest hero, Freja, in our mid-season update," Snyder said.
That's all for now. Are you ready to duke it out as Freja in Overwatch 2? Stick around on esports.gg for more news and updates.
