damage
Specialist
Torbjörn Lindholm
Unknown
Hit Points
300225 Health - 75 Armor
At its height, Overwatch possessed one of the most advanced armaments on the planet, which could be traced to the workshop of an ingenious engineer named Torbjörn Lindholm.
PRIMARY FIRE
Slow firing, long-ranged weapon.
PASSIVE
Eliminating an enemy briefly increases your reload speed by 33% for 3 seconds. Refreshes on each elimination.
SECONDARY
Inaccurate but powerful short-range shotgun blast. Fires 10 pellets dealing 12.5-3.75 damage each. 1.43 shots per second, consumes 2 ammo per shot. 10-20 meter falloff range.
SECONDARY
Swing to repair your turret or damage an enemy.
SHIFT
Deploy a self-building turret that automatically tracks and attacks enemies. Deals 12 damage per shot at 4 shots per second, 225 HP, 40 meter attack range. 5 second cooldown (12 seconds if destroyed in combat). Turret targets enemy hit by primary fire if in range.
E
Gain 100 overhealth and improved attack, movement (+30%), and reload speed for 6 seconds. Increases primary fire rate to 2.5 shots/s and secondary to 2 shots/s. Restores 6 ammo on activation. 10 second cooldown.
ULTIMATE
Create up to 10 pools of molten slag that deal 190 damage per second (290 vs armor) for 10 seconds. Pools have 2.4 meter radius. 2350 point ultimate cost.
PASSIVE
Dealing damage reduces enemy healing received by 20% for 2 seconds.
PRIMARY
Multipurpose hammer that repairs turrets for 50 HP per swing or damages enemies for 70 damage. Swings approximately every 0.7 seconds. 2.5 meter range.
PRIMARY
Slow-firing arcing projectile weapon. 70 damage per shot, 1.96 shots per second, 18 ammo, 2 second reload. 70 m/s projectile speed. Auto-reloads if Forge Hammer is equipped for 2 seconds.
SECONDARY
Inaccurate but powerful short-range weapon.
Minor Perks
Hammer Time
Move 20% faster while Forge Hammer is equipped.
Pre-Heated
Molten Core activates Overload.
Craftsman
Forge Hammer can restore armor health to allies. Turret repair heal increased by 25%.
Fully Loaded
Activating Overload fully refills Rivet Gun ammo.
Major Perks
Anchor Bolts
Deploy Turret throw range increased by 50% and it can now attach to walls and ceilings.
Overloaded Turret
Overload upgrades your Turret for 5 seconds, increasing its health by 150 and adding missile bursts (3 missiles every 1.5 seconds, 30 damage each).
Molten Core activates Overload.
Removed.
Duration increased from 5 to 6 seconds.
Damage per second increased from 160 to 190.
New Minor Perk. Move 20% faster while Forge Hammer is equipped.
Removed.
Now transforms into Level 3 Sentry Turret if Overload was activated before fully constructed.
(6v6) Damage reduced from 15 to 12.
Now additionally increases Deploy Turret base health by 25.
Overload upgrades your Turret for 5 seconds, increasing its health and damage.
Deploy Turret's throw range is increased by 50% and it can now attach to walls and ceilings.
Forge Hammer can restore armor health to allies. Turret repair's heal is increased by 25%.
Activating Overload fully refills Rivet Gun's ammo.
(6v6) Damage increased from 13 to 15.
Build time reduced from 3 to 2.5 seconds. Base health increased from 225 to 250.
Developer comment: We'd like to make the turret more effective without increasing its damage. It now builds more quickly to better enable repositioning it for a faster pace of gameplay.
Forge Hammer damage increased from 55 to 70.
Developer comment: We've also fixed a grievous oversight from moving to larger health pools and Torbjörn's Forge Hammer will strike fear into his enemies once again.
Base health reduced from 250 to 225. Base armor increased from 50 to 75.
Developer comment: This shift in armor health for Torbjorn is to increase survivability against the heroes which are most affected by armor's damage reduction, such as Tracer.
Turret damage increased from 11 to 13.
Health increased from 200 to 250.
Overhealth increased from 75 to 100.
Developer comment: The health decrease on Overload severely impacted Torbjorn's overall effectiveness so we're reverting that change.
Overhealth bonus decreased from 100 to 75.
Developer comment: Overload provides too much defensive value, so we are lowering the overhealth bonus.
Primary fire recovery increased from 0.48 to 0.51 seconds.
Developer comment: Torbjorn's Rivet Gun can feel overwhelming with how quickly it shoots. This change reduces the firing cadence and makes it more manageable on the receiving end.
(Co-op) Turret damage increased from 11 to 15.
Primary fire recovery time reduced from 0.55 to 0.48 seconds. Weapon swap time reduced from 0.5 to 0.4 seconds.
Developer comment: We are continuing to add power into the Rivet Gun, as the previous changes didn't quite make up for the turret damage decrease.
Forge Hammer swing recovery time reduced from 0.75 to 0.6 seconds.
Developer comment: We are also improving the Forge Hammer swing speed so that it is more effective to repair a turret while it is under fire.
Now reloads 6 ammo on use.
Damage reduced from 14 to 11. Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds.
Secondary fire spread reduced from 5 to 4.5 degrees.
Developer comment: Torbjörn's Turret has a bit too much impact for little investment, so we are shifting some of its power to the rest of his kit to reward more accurate gunplay.
Turret base health reduced from 250 to 225.
Developer comment: With the move to 5v5 and one less player to shoot at it, Torbjorn's turret tends to survive longer than ever. We're reducing its health slightly to help it feel less like a sixth player and be easier to deal with once someone turns their attention to it.
(Beta) Secondary fire recovery reduced from 0.8 to 0.7 seconds.
(Beta) Primary fire recovery reduced from 0.6 to 0.55 seconds.
Ammo cost decreased from 3 to 2.
(Parity Adjustment) No longer does less damage on console platforms.
Turret can now be manually destroyed while dead.
Recovery increased from 0.6 to 0.8 seconds. Damage increased from 10.5 to 12.5 per projectile (125 total per shot). Shotgun pattern no longer applies random rotation.
Developer comment: This change to Torbjörn's secondary fire is aimed at giving it a stronger role at close range. We're hoping this change allows each shot to feel more impactful, since it has a larger burst. To keep this change in line, we've also reduced the damage-per-second.
Cooldown decreased from 12 to 10 seconds.
Developer comment: Torbjörn has difficulty in extended team fights once his turret is eliminated and Overload has been used. This change allows Torbjörn to be able to rely on his Overload more often.
Ultimate cost reduced 10%.
Damage per pellet reduced from 12.5 to 10.5 (105 total per shot).
Developer comment: The combined damage output of Torbjörn's secondary fire with his Overload ability was too high given his recently increased survivability.
Base health increased by 50 armor (250 maximum health). Overload armor gain reduced from 150 to 100.
Developer comment: Torbjörn's survivability was a bit low, so we've shifted some power from his Overload ability to his base health.
Damage increased from 130 to 160 per second.
Developer comment: While the Molten Core damage pools were intended to provide players with tools for area denial, they weren't proving threatening enough to deter enemies for a significant amount of time because their damage was too low.
Reworked. Deploy Turret is now a thrown projectile that auto-builds in 3 seconds (single level, 250 HP, 5s deploy/10s combat cooldown). Armor Pack replaced by new ability Overload (5s duration, 150 armor, 30% attack/movement/reload speed). New ultimate Molten Core: fire up to 10 molten globules creating damage pools (130 DPS, 190 vs armor). Rivet Gun primary fire projectile speed increased (60→70), reload reduced (2.2→2s), now marks targets for turret. Alternate fire recovery reduced (0.8→0.6s), damage reduced (150→125 total). Head hit volume reduced by 10%. Forge Hammer radius increased to match Quick Melee.
Developer comment: Torbjörn was initially designed to be a specialized hero, intended to be a strong defensive option due to his armor-generating capabilities and ability to control areas with his turret. However, the scrap collecting and Armor Pack mechanics have proven to cause problematic gameplay issues because of their feast or famine nature. To make him more flexible in a wide variety of situations, we've removed the scrap system, made the turret much easier to deploy, replaced the Armor Pack ability with Overload—a powerful self-buff—and transformed Molten Core into a powerful new area denial ultimate ability.
Ammo is now loaded earlier in the reload animation.
Scrap Collector now automatically generates scrap over time. Scrap collected from fallen enemies decreased by 40%. Forge Hammer swing speed increased by 25%, damage decreased by 27%.
Developer comment: Armor Packs have always been a powerful tool in Torbjörn's arsenal, but it was often difficult to gather enough scrap to give your team a legitimate boost when they needed it. Conversely, if a team held on long enough, the scrap collected from fallen enemies was often able to generate so many armor packs that enemy teams had a difficult time turning the tide. Automatically generating scrap over time helps smooth out these differences and makes Torbjörn more viable. His hammer swing speed was increased to help him construct level 2 turrets more quickly.