Overwatch Perk Guide

Your perk picks

Left and right as in game

01Minor perk

Ignition lasts 1.5 seconds longer.

02Major perk

Dancing Blaze's follow-up strikes heal for 25 more.

PERK GUIDE

Effects and reasons

See when an alternative fits better.

01Minor perk

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Heat Shield

While using your ultimate, gain 50 overhealth for each enemy it ignites.

Choose this when

Choose this when you use your ultimate among several enemies. Each enemy ignited by the ultimate grants 50 overhealth.

02Major perk

Left · 1

Short Fuse

Colliding with an enemy during Inferno Rush reduces its cooldown by 1.5 seconds.

Choose this when

Choose this when you enter and leave fights by hitting enemies with Inferno Rush. Each collision reduces the cooldown by 1.5 seconds.

How did we choose these perks?Reviewed 2026-10-12

We checked perk effects, values and conditions against game data, then reviewed the reasons and alternatives. These recommendations interpret when the effects are useful; they are not claims of playtesting every hero. Game data reviewed: 2026-10-12.

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English text reviewed: 2026-10-12