Overwatch 2’s new hero Illari revealed in Invasion teaser trailer

Overwatch 2’s next hero, Illari, arrives Aug. 10 alongside one of Blizzard Entertainment’s biggest updates to the free-to-play shooter, a content drop called Invasion. The new look at Overwatch 2: Invasion gives fans a first taste of Illari in action; she’s a support hero of Peruvian origin, and she’s armed with a massive solar-powered gunblade and a unique ability to heal her teammates.

Blizzard hasn’t officially detailed Illari’s kit for Overwatch 2Her teaser video gives a glimpse into her capabilities. Most visibly, she’s carrying a massive gun that appears to be somewhere between a sniper rifle and railgun; in the Invasion trailer, we see Illari take down an ulting Pharah from afar.

Illari also uses that weapon to perform what seems like her ultimate move, Captive Sun. This ability appears to launch her in the air, where she fires a solar bomb that deals large area-of effect damage at her opponents below.

Illari can also heal her teammates with a turret, which appears to function similarly to Symmetra’s turrets — though we only see Illari summon one (not multiple) of her healing turrets in her teaser trailer.

Another ability appears to let Illari escape enemy abilities like Orisa’s Terra Surge ultimate. Conceivably, that move could let Illari get out of similar trouble from abilities like Zarya’s Graviton Surge or Mei’s Blizzard. Illari will be the 38th character on the roster later this week. Overwatch 2The 10th hero of the Support-Class is now on the roster.

Overwatch 2: Invasion brings a brand new Flashpoint and a PvE story component. All of this content is part of the sixth season of Overwatch 2The new season 6 battle pass also comes with a brand-new cosmetic content. A sneak peek at the cosmetic content in season 6’s battle pass is shown in the trailer above, including new skins for Symmetra, Torbjörn, Winston, Zarya, Ashe, Roadhog, Pharah, and Ana. Some of the skins were inspired by Null Sector opponents that players will face in Invasion.

Overwatch 2The game is compatible with Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows PC. Steam will release the PC version on August 10.