{"id":394,"date":"2025-06-23T12:42:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/?p=394"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:29:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:29:56","slug":"heres-everything-we-know-about-wuyang-overwatch-2s-upcoming-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/23\/heres-everything-we-know-about-wuyang-overwatch-2s-upcoming-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s everything we know about Wuyang, Overwatch 2\u2019s upcoming hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Overwatch 2 Season 18 Wuyang character concept art\" class=\"wp-image-191002 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.declareitspiritwear.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gjm24PXWQAEThxZ-large.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d48b3b7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p><strong>Overwatch 2<\/strong>&#8216;s Wuyang is set to release during Season 18 as its latest hero, but not much is known about the 44th addition to the hero shooter&#8217;s character roster.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d48bae5\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Esports Insider has gathered everything revealed so far about Wuyang, as well as discerning whether or not he will be viable in esports. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-685c15d48cd4d\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-188945\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/overwatch-launches-owl-dps-unvault-bundle\">Overwatch launches OWL DPS Unvault bundle<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-186217\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/time-for-another-overwatch-mercy-rework\">Is it time for another Mercy rework?<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-179614\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/04\/what-is-overwatch-mobile-and-is-it-happening\">What is Overwatch Mobile, and is it happening?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d48e537\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>During its <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/overwatch-2-season-17-official-trailer-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Season 17: Powered Up reveal<\/a>, Overwatch 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PlayOverwatch\/status\/1935007034421686377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">officially announced<\/a> that it will make Wuyang&#8217;s hero trial temporarily available sometime in the new season in a similar fashion to Hazard and Freja.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d48ec9b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>We also know, based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PlayOverwatch\/status\/1889759379571748961\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online roadmap<\/a>, that Season 18 \u2014 when Wuyang is set to debut \u2014 is expected sometime during Fall of 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d48f3d0\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The hero was initially revealed as &#8216;Codename: Aqua&#8217; during the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Cf5dPQ7YeE8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Overwatch 2 Spotlight<\/a>. During the video, it was revealed that he is Chinese, will be a Support class hero and will have water-related abilities.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d48fb4c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Jude Stacey, Senior Narrative Designer at Blizzard Entertainment, said: &#8220;Codenamed Aqua, this Chinese water wielder has one of the most unique ability sets that we have ever developed. You&#8217;ll learn more about him later this year.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d4902b1\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>It&#8217;s been several months since then, and very few details have been revealed about the characters&#8217; abilities and their functions. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-685c15d490a5f\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"will_overwatch_2_wuyang_be_viable_for_esports-2\">Will Overwatch 2 Wuyang be Viable for Esports?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d491180\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to know for certain where Wuyang&#8217;s place will be in the current Overwatch meta as his abilities have yet to be revealed. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d4918a8\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Given how dominant Freja has been in competitive, it may be difficult for Wuyang to become a top-tier pick if he lacks both good healing and strong survivability. Freja, at the moment, outputs too much damage and has a lot of escape tools at her disposal, so if she isn&#8217;t nerfed before Wuyang is released then he may struggle during matches. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-685c15d491fac\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Only time will tell if Wuyang can also topple the top Support characters in <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/05\/owcs-stage-2-week-2-recap-ntmr-extends-lead-emea-competition-heats-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OWCS Stage 2 esports<\/a> at the moment, such as Lucio and Kiriko.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/overwatch-2-upcoming-hero-wuyang\">Here&#8217;s everything we know about Wuyang, Overwatch 2&#8217;s upcoming hero<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment Overwatch 2&#8216;s Wuyang is set to release during Season 18 as its latest hero, but not much is known about the 44th addition to the hero shooter&#8217;s character roster. Esports Insider has gathered everything revealed so far about Wuyang, as well as discerning whether or not he will be viable in esports. 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