Mar 01, 2019 DMG Ramp: 0 to 0.2s = 0 DMG (Lock-On Time) 0.2 to 1.0s = 100 DPS at 1.0s = 80) 1.0 to 1.5s = 275 DPS at 1.5s = 217.5). Jun 17, 2017 When Tracer sticks a Pulse Bomb on an enemy it will do an immediate 5 damage (before the explosion). This initial 'stick' can do critical damage of 10 instead of 5 if stuck to the head area. The actual explosion cannot crit.
Critical Hits are hits which cause extra damage,or other side effects. If a hit is successful, it may become a critical hit if it passes Critical Chance. The effect of the hit is determined by another roll, on the critical hit table. For critical hits that are not aimed shots, the critical effect is based on the torso column, while aimed shots can choose from the other part of the anatomy such.
This guide will cover how headshots work in Overwatch along with a chart showing you which hero abilities do headshots or not.
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Headshots
Overwatch has headshots. Headshots do twice the damage as a normal shot. While playing you can tell if you did a headshot if your crosshair has red flairs coming from it, as shown below:
Normal shots | Headshots |
Headshots will also make a slightly different sound feedback than a regular shot, it will have a slight 'ting' to it as well.
The following lists all the heroes and their abilities and whether or not they headshot:
Offensive Hero Ability Headshots
Attack Heroes | Ability | Headshots? | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Genji | Shuriken | YES | |
Fan of Blades | YES | ||
Swift Strike | no | ||
Deflect | YES | Projectiles deflected can headshot. | |
Dragonblade (Ult) | no | ||
McCree | Peacekeeper | YES | |
Peacekeeper (Fan-fire) | no | ||
Flashbang | no | ||
Deadeye | no | ||
Pharah | Rocket Launcher | no | |
Concussive Blast | no | ||
Barrage | no | ||
Reaper | Hellfire Shotguns | YES | |
Death Blossom | no | ||
Soldier 76 | Heavy Pulse Rifle | YES | |
Helix Rockets | no | ||
Tactical Visor | no | ||
Sombra | Machine Pistol | YES | |
Tracer | Pulse Pistols | YES | |
Pulse Bomb | no | When Tracer sticks a Pulse Bomb on an enemy it will do an immediate 5 damage (before the explosion). This initial 'stick' can do critical damage of 10 instead of 5 if stuck to the head area. The actual explosion cannot crit. |
Defensive Hero Ability Headshots
Defense Heroes | Ability | Headshots? | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bastion | Recon | YES | |
Sentry | no | ||
Tank (Ult) | no | ||
Hanzo | Storm Bow | YES | |
Sonic Arrow | YES | ||
Scatter Arrow | no | Initial arrow can headshot, but the Scatter Arrows won't. | |
Dragonstrike | no | Initial arrow can headshot, but the Dragon won't. | |
Junkrat | Frag Launcher | no | |
Concussion Mine | no | ||
Steel Trap | no | ||
Rip-Tire | no | ||
Mei | Endothermic Blaster | no | |
Icicle | YES | ||
Blizzard | no | ||
Torbjorn | Rivet Gun | YES | |
Rivet Gun (Alt-Fire) | YES | ||
Forge Hammer | no | ||
Turret | no | ||
Widowmaker | Widow's Kiss: Assault | YES | |
Widow's Kiss: Sniper | YES | Sniper shots do x2.5 damage to headshots. | |
Venom Mine | no |
Tank Hero Ability Headshots
Tank Heroes | Ability | Headshots? |
---|---|---|
D.Va | Mech: Fusion Cannons | YES |
Mech: Self-Destruct | no | |
Pilot: Light Gun | YES | |
Reinhardt | Rocket Hammer | no |
Charge | no | |
Fire Strike | no | |
Earth Shatter | no | |
Roadhog | Scrap Gun | YES |
Scrap Gun (Alt-fire) | YES | |
Chain Hook | no | |
Whole Hog | YES | |
Winston | Tesla Cannon | no |
Primal Rage | no | |
Zarya | Partical Cannon | no |
Partical Cannon (Alt-Fire) | no | |
Graviton Surge | no |
Support Hero Ability Headshots
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Support Heroes | Ability | Headshots? |
---|---|---|
Ana | Biotic Rifle | no |
Sleep Dart | no | |
Biotic Grenade | no | |
Lucio | Sonic Amplifier | YES |
Soundwave | no | |
Mercy | Caduseaus Blaster | YES |
Symmetra | Proton Projector | no |
Proton Projector (Orbs) | no | |
Sentry Turret | no | |
Zenyatta | Orb of Destruction | YES |
Orb of Destruction (Alt-Fire) | YES |
Most of the headshot areas in the game are very obvious, the only ones a bit less obvious are D.va and a Bastion Sentry.
D.va's Headshot Area:
Bastion Sentry's Headshot Area:
Please note that Bastion's Tank Form (ultimate) does not have a headshot area.
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A critical hit (Japanese: 急所pressure point) is a (generally) random event that multiplies the damage of a damage-dealing move. When one occurs, the game will display the message 'A critical hit!' (Japanese: 急所に 当たった!Hit a pressure point!) after the damage is dealt.
- 1In Generation I
- 1.2Probability
- 2Generation II onwards
- 2.1Damage
In Generation I
Damage
When a move lands a critical hit, the attacker's level will be doubled during damage calculation, which approximately (but not quite) doubles the damage dealt. A rough formula for the damage multiplier is (2L+5)/(L+5)
where L is the attacker's level; as a result, lower-leveled Pokémon have a smaller critical hit boost than higher-leveled Pokémon. For example, a level 5 Pokémon will inflict about 1.5× damage on a critical hit, while a level 20 Pokémon will inflict 1.8× and a level 95 Pokémon will inflict 1.95×.
Critical hits ignore all stat stage modifiers and the halved Attack from burn. This includes beneficial stat modifiers as well, making it possible for a critical hit to deal less damage than a non-critical hit if the attacker has at least doubled their Attack/Special or the target's Defense/Special is at least halved.
Probability
Whether a move scores a critical hit is determined by comparing a 1-byte random number (0 to 255) against a 1-byte threshold value (also 0 to 255); if the random number is less than the threshold, the Pokémon scores a critical hit. If the threshold value is T, then this means the probability (P) of scoring a critical hit is P = T / 256
. (It is impossible for a critical hit to be guaranteed; there will always be at least a 1/256 chance that a critical hit will not be scored.)
The value of T is based on a Pokémon's baseSpeed. For a normal move, T is half the base Speed:
T = BaseSpeed / 2
orP = BaseSpeed / 512
Due to a bug, Focus Energy and Dire Hit lower a Pokémon's chance of scoring a critical hit instead of raising it, dividing T by 4:
TFE = BaseSpeed / 8
orPFE = BaseSpeed / 2048
If the move being used has a high critical-hit ratio (Crabhammer, Karate Chop, Razor Leaf, or Slash), T is multiplied by 8:
THighCHR = BaseSpeed * 4
orPHighCHR = BaseSpeed / 64
Both effects may also be active at the same time. This would result in:
TFE+HighCHR = BaseSpeed
orPFE+HighCHR = BaseSpeed / 256
At all times, the maximum value for T is 255 (which equally means the maximum value for P is 255/256). All operations that factor into T are also integer operations (meaning divisions are rounded down to the nearest whole number). (Note that the division in P = T / 256
is not rounded.) Due to the process the game uses to compute T, BaseSpeed is also effectively rounded down to the nearest even number.
In Pokémon Stadium
In Pokémon Stadium, the threshold value T is determined by a different formula.
For a normal move, T is:
T = ( BaseSpeed + 76 ) / 4
orP = ( BaseSpeed + 76 ) / 1024
Focus Energy is slightly more complicated than in the core games, but it does correctly raise the chance of a critical hit instead of lowering it:
TFE = ( BaseSpeed + 236 ) / 2
orPFE = ( BaseSpeed + 236 ) / 512
If the move being used has a high critical-hit ratio (Crabhammer, Karate Chop, Razor Leaf, or Slash), T is multiplied by 8:
THighCHR = ( BaseSpeed + 76 ) * 2
orPHighCHR = ( BaseSpeed + 76 ) / 128
If both effects are active at the same time, then:
TFE+HighCHR = ( BaseSpeed + 236 ) * 4
orPFE+HighCHR = ( BaseSpeed + 236 ) / 64
Since 236 * 4 is well beyond 255, any Pokémon will have a maximum chance to score a critical hit if both effects are active.
As with the core games, the maximum value for T is always 255 (or 255/256 for P) and any divisions that factor into T are rounded down to the nearest whole number. Due to the process the game uses to compute T, BaseSpeed is also effectively rounded down to the nearest multiple of 4.
Generation II onwards
Damage
In Generations II-V, a critical hit deals 2 times the damage a move would otherwise do. From Generation VI onwards, a critical hit deals 1.5 times a move's normal damage.
In Generation II, when a move scores a critical hit, all stat stage modifiers, the halved Attack from burn, and the defensive boosts from Light Screen and Reflect are ignored if the target's defending stat stage (Defense or Special Defense) is greater than or equal to the attacker's attacking stat stage (Attack or Special Attack). From Generation III onwards, when a move scores a critical hit, the attacker's negative stat stages, the defender's positive stat stages, and the defensive boosts from Light Screen, Reflect, and Aurora Veil are always ignored. However, the halved Attack from burn is no longer ignored.
- Examples
- If the attacker is using a physical move and is at +2 Attack stages while the target is at +1 Defense stage...
- Gen II: a critical hit will not ignore either stat. (Damage with a critical hit will have an 8/3× modifier.)
- Gen III-V: a critical hit will ignore the Defense boost. (Damage with a critical hit will have a 4× modifier.)
- Gen VI+: a critical hit will ignore the Defense boost. (Damage with a critical hit will have a 3× modifier.)
- If the attacker is using a physical move and is at -1 Attack stages while the target is at -2 Defense stage...
- Gen II: a critical hit will not ignore either stat. (Damage with a critical hit will have a 2.64× modifier.)
- Gen III-V: a critical hit will ignore the Attack drop. (Damage with a critical hit will have a 4× modifier.)
- Gen VI+: a critical hit will ignore the Attack drop. (Damage with a critical hit will have a 3× modifier.)
Other factors
The Abilities Battle Armor and Shell Armor and the effect of Lucky Chant will prevent any critical hit being scored on a Pokémon.
The moves Storm Throw and Frost Breath will always result in a critical hit (unless prevented by one of the above effects). The move Laser Focus guarantees the next move to score a critical hit.
If a Pokémon with the Sniper Ability gets a critical hit, the damage dealt will be multiplied by an additional factor of 1.5.
Pokémon with the Ability Merciless will always score critical hits on poisoned Pokémon (unless prevented by one of the above effects).
Probability
The probability of landing a critical hit is no longer based on the attacker's base Speed, but rather is based on a fixed formula for all Pokémon. Similar to stats, there are temporary in-battle stages used to determine the probability that a particular move will be a critical hit.
Stage | Chance of critical hit | ||
---|---|---|---|
Gen II-V | Gen VI | Gen VII onwards | |
+0 | 1/16 (6.25%) | 1/16 (6.25%) | 1/24 (~4.167%) |
+1 | 1/8 (12.5%) | 1/8 (12.5%) | 1/8 (12.5%) |
+2 | 1/4 (25%) | 1/2 (50%) | 1/2 (50%) |
+3 | 1/3 (~33.3%) | Always (100%) | Always (100%) |
+4 and above | 1/2 (50%) |
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If a Pokémon has maximum affection, the probability from above is multiplied by 2.[1]
An attacking move will start out at stage 0, but there are several ways to increase a move's stage as detailed in the table below. An effect cannot stack with another effect in the same column, including itself.
Change | Attack property | Held item | Ability | Triggered |
---|---|---|---|---|
+1 stage | Moves with a high critical-hit ratio (Gen II: +2 stages) | Razor Claw Scope Lens | Super Luck | G-Max Chi Strike |
+2 stages | 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt | Stick/Leek (for Farfetch'd or Sirfetch'd only) Lucky Punch (for Chansey only) | — | Focus Energy / Dire Hit (Gen II: +1 stage) Lansat Berry Z-Foresight, Z-Sleep Talk, Z-Tailwind, Z-Acupressure, Z-Heart Swap Dire Hit 2 (Wonder Launcher only) |
+3 or more stages | — | — | — | Dire Hit 3 (Wonder Launcher only) |
Note that it is possible for a Pokémon to acquire the effect of a Lansat Berry even if it is already holding another item, through the use of Baton Pass, Pluck, Bug Bite, or Fling; or by obtaining another item after consuming the Berry, such as via Thief or Symbiosis.
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