5 best Overwatch 2 heroes to duo with Torbjorn

Torbjorn in Overwatch 2 is one of the more difficult heroes to play. He belongs to the damage class and can use an automatic turret to dish out additional damage. Unlike Symmetra's turrets, Torbjorn can only put the turret down on the ground, and due to its massive size, it is easy to spot and generally shot down by opponents. However, Torbjorn can repeatedly repair this giant machine gun to regenerate its health points and keep it from going out of commission.

Apart from the turret, Torbjorn can use a slow-firing pistol that can deal massive damage on headshots. It has a small magazine as well, so you would need to make each shot count. The hero is not hitscan, so you would need to predict positions and shoot your bullets to rake in damage numbers. However, he can activate another ability that increases fire rate and movement speed temporarily. This should be saved, similar to his ultimate ability, for when a team fight breaks out.

This article will highlight the most effective heroes you can pick to pair up with Torbjorn in Overwatch 2.

Editor’s note: The contents of this article are subjective and solely feature the writer's own opinion. Furthermore, the article has been updated to feature the latest information in accordance with the balance patch deployed by Blizzard Entertainment on February 18, 2025.

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5 best heroes to duo with Torbjorn in Overwatch 2

Here are some of the most effective heroes you can pick and pair with Torbjorn in Overwatch 2:

1) Kiriko

Kiriko in Overwatch 2 (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Kiriko is a great Support hero amongst the Overwatch 2 roster for Torbjorn to play around with. If any enemy hero flanks the latter, the former can quickly use her Swift Step to help him out. As Torbjorn is a low-movement character, our Support hero can also supply him with her Healing Ofundas without too much trouble.

Using Kitsune Rush, Kiriko’s ultimate, along with an overloaded Torbjorn, can make for a catastrophic combination. With Rivet Gun’s damage and movement already being boosted from being overloaded, her ultimate will amplify its speed even further. This will make securing kills for Torbjorn extremely easy, especially in chokepoints.

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2) Reinhardt

Reinhardt in Overwatch 2 (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Overwatch 2’s Reinhardt is a shielded Tank hero. Pairing him up with our Damage hero is beneficial due to the immense protection he can provide to the auto-turret. He can also protect Torbjorn himself when the latter might need to use the forge hammer to repair the aforementioned turret.

During Escort mode, placing a turret on the payload as attackers can make it incredibly hard for defenders to push forward and play around the cart. Reinhardt players can protect this turret using their Barrier Field, while Torbjorn plays behind it. The two can dovetail together and make sure it's incredibly difficult to destroy the turret.

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3) Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball in Overwatch 2 (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Most definitely a wildcard pick, this Tank hero from Overwatch 2 is a bit of a niche pick as he may not be able to provide too much protection to Torbjorn. Nonetheless, a good Torbjorn can work as a decent secondary DPS behind Wrecking Ball, in the areas that he has bulldozed through - retaining good control over them.

However, the main reason why these two heroes can coordinate well is because of their ultimates, Minefield and Molten Core. Using these two abilities in tandem will almost always result in a total shutdown of an area, with no real way to get through without dying.

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4) Orisa

Orisa using her ultimate, Terra Surge (Image via Blizzard)

Orisa is an offensive tank from Overwatch 2, who can protect Torbjorn and his turret behind her defensive abilities such as Fortify and Javelin Spin, which negates a lot of incoming projectiles. This allows our Damage hero to effectively use his Rivet Gun and also repair the turret whenever needed without worrying about flanks or enemy pushes.

Orisa’s ultimate, Terra Surge, when used in combination with either an Overloaded Torbjorn or his ultimate, Molten Core, will result in many straightforward multi-kills. Any enemy left standing should be finished off by the burning effects of his ultimate or Terra Surge’s final Javelin stab, which deals massive damage.

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5) Pharah

Pharah using Rocket Barrage, a good combo with Molten Core (Image via Blizzard)

Pharah is an aerial Damage hero who uses her rocket launcher from above on unsuspecting enemies. Playing Torbjorn as a secondary DPS to Pharah will result in fast, effective, and high-damage numbers. However, as both these Overwatch 2 heroes aren’t able to sustain too much damage, it's always better to be wary of enemy flanks and team pushes.

Dovetailing well will result in both securing kills that the other might have damaged. Using her ultimate, Rocket Barrage, on enemies who are scurrying away from Molten Core or areas that are being bombarded by Torbjorn is also easy pickings for the airborne rocketeer.

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Torbjorn in Overwatch 2 is easy to eliminate due to his small health pool and absence of any defensive or evasion skills. This makes it difficult for players to sustain themselves for long on the battlefield. However, you can play to your advantage by positioning yourself around the tank to avoid taking incoming damage as much as possible.

This would also help you get a clear line of sight on the enemy team, where you can shoot the opponent heroes to rake in damage. Once your ultimate is ready, you should communicate with your team and launch a coordinated attack to fight for the match objective.

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