Overwatch: Ranking All 25 Characters From Worst To Best

Since releasing in early 2016, debate hasn't stopped raging over which Overwatch hero is the best.

And it's been a surprisingly difficult task to get a solid ranking down, as Blizzard's addition of post-release characters - as well as the company's decision to constantly tweak the abilities of its playable roster - has resulted in a massively different team of characters in comparison to what shipped over a year ago.

What makes it even harder to decide on a definitive ranking is the fact that every playable character is a viable choice depending on the situation, with very few heroes being outright 'weaker' than others on the lineup.

When it comes down to it, ordering even a top ten shortlist of Overwatch's playable heroes is probably harder than picking out a favourite child, but at some point you've got to go with your gut instinct and crown one of them the winner.

And because there's no one character that's objectively 'better' than the rest (or is there?!) ranking the whole Overwatch squad can only come down to a mix of personal preference and in-game utility, starting with...

Poor Torb has fallen out of favour with Overwatch players recently. Because while his turrets used to be able to wreck any fools stupid enough to walk into their line of sight, thanks to recent updates they aren't anywhere near as effective as they once were.

And without his trusty fully-automatic helpers to aid him, the hero is pretty much useless. While powerful, his primary method of attack is hit-and-miss at the best of times, and his low mobility makes him a sitting duck when caught without any defences to support him.

His ability to award friendly players with additional armour is welcome in any given match, but for the most part Torbjörn takes too much dedication to master for too little reward in return.