Hanzo

Hanzo
"With every death comes honor. With honor, redemption."
Basic Info
Title	Master Assassin
Role	Assassin
Franchise	Overwatch
Price	750 / 10,000
Release Date	December 12, 2017
Base Stats
Attack Type	Ranged
Health	1323
Health Regen	2.7578
Resource	500 Mana
Armor	0
Attack Speed	0.67
Attack Range	6.5
Attack Damage	198
Data Page

Hanzo, Master Assassin, is an Assassin hero from the Overwatch franchise. Once heir to the Shimada clan's criminal empire, Hanzo abandoned his birthright after he almost killed his younger brother. He now strives to perfect his skills as a warrior, and sees the Nexus and its endless conflict as the ideal training ground.

Background[edit | edit source]

This section concerns content exclusive to the Overwatch universe.

Mastering his skills as a bowman and an assassin, Hanzo Shimada strives to prove himself as a warrior without peer.

The Shimada family was established centuries ago, a clan of assassins whose power grew over the years, enabling them to build a vast criminal empire that profited from lucrative trade in arms and illegal substances. As the eldest son of the family's head, Hanzo was bound by duty to succeed his father and rule the Shimada empire. From a young age, he was trained for that responsibility, displaying a natural aptitude for leadership and possessing an innate understanding of strategy and tactics. He also excelled in more practical areas: he was a prodigy in martial arts, swordplay, and bowmanship.

Upon the death of his father, the clan elders instructed Hanzo to straighten out his wayward younger brother so that he, too, might help rule the Shimada empire. When his brother refused, Hanzo was forced to kill him. This act broke Hanzo's heart and drove him to reject his father's legacy, ultimately leading him to abandon the clan and all that he had worked so hard to attain.

Now, Hanzo travels the world, perfecting his skills as a warrior, attempting to restore his honor and put the ghosts of his past to rest.

Gameplay[edit | edit source]

Hanzo is a ranged Assassin who specializes in scouting and taking out enemies from a distance.

Strength[edit | edit source]

Long Range
Poke Damage
Combo Potential

Weaknesses[edit | edit source]

Diving Enemies
No self sustain
Fragile

Abilities[edit | edit source]

See Data Page for a table of scaled values at key levels.

D

Natural Agility

Cooldown: 30 seconds

Target unpathable terrain or a Structure to jump to the other side of it.

Type:

Launch

Affects:

Targeting:

Properties

Clamping

Cast time:

Range:

Natural Agility can't be used, if there is no unpathatble terrain between Hanzo and target point, or if there are no viable landing spots in range.
Hanzo can't use Natural Agility to jump over player-created objects or friendly Gate.
Hanzo always lands 2 range from the edge of the terrain, regardless of its width.

Q

Storm Bow

10 Mana Cooldown: 4 seconds

Activate to charge an arrow that deals 291 damage to the first enemy hit. Storm Bow's range increases the longer it is Channeled. Reactivate to fire.

Type:

Scaling:

Affects:

Targeting:

Properties

Channeled cast

Clamping

Skillshot

Channel time (max range):

Cast time:

Minimum range:

Maximum range:

Storm Bow can be channeled indefinitely, but range increase is limited.
Cooldown starts once Storm Bow is reactivated.

W

Scatter Arrow

40 Mana Cooldown: 8 seconds

Fire an arrow that deals 88 to the first enemy Hero hit. Scatter Arrow can collide with terrain and Structures, splitting into 5 arrows that travel extra distance, ricochet up to 4 additional times, and deal 88 damage each to the first enemy hit.

Type:

Scaling:

Affects:

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Properties

Clamping

Skillshot

Cast time:

Range:

Bounce range:

Scatter spacing:

Hanzo is able to the collision edges of terrain in 16 radius.
Scatter Arrow doesn't bounce off of friendly Gate.

E

Sonic Arrow

50 Mana Cooldown: 20 seconds

Fire an arrow that grants vision in a large area for 8 seconds. Enemies inside are revealed for 1 second. If Sonic Arrow lands directly on an enemy, it deals 150 damage to them and follows them as they move.

Type:

Scaling:

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Targeting:

Properties

Area of Effect

Revealed

Cast time:

Range:

Impact radius:

Vision radius:

Duration:

R

Dragonstrike

100 Mana Cooldown: 100 seconds

After 1.5 seconds, summon a pair of Spirit Dragons which travel forward, dealing 70 damage every 0.25 seconds to enemy Heroes in its area. Enemies in the center take 150% damage.

Type:

Scaling:

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Targeting:

Properties

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Channeled cast

Clamping

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Cast time:

Start delay:

Start range:

Travel distance:

Area length:

Area width:

Center area width:

Move speed:

Interrupting Dragonstrike in its cast period puts the Ability on a 10-second cooldown.
Arrow shot at the end of cast animation deals no damage.

R

Dragon's Arrow

90 Mana Cooldown: 70 seconds

Fire a missile that travels across the battleground. Explodes upon hitting an enemy Hero, dealing 100 damage to all nearby enemies and Stunning them for 0.5 seconds. After traveling a medium distance, the damage is increased to 200 and the Stun duration to 1.25 seconds. After traveling a long distance, the damage is increased to 350 and the Stun duration to 2 seconds.

Type:

Scaling:

Affects:

Targeting:

Properties:

Area of Effect

Skillshot

Stun

Cast time:

Range:

Middle threshold distance:

Long threshold distance:

Distance meaasured from the point cast.

Talents[edit | edit source]

1

Target Practice

❢ Quest: Hit every enemy Hero with Storm Bow
❢ Reward: After hitting every enemy Hero once with Storm Bow, its range is increased by 30%
❢ Reward: After hitting every enemy Hero 3 times with Storm Bow, its damage is increased by 100.

Type:

Scaling:

Affects:

Bonus range: 4.9
Bonus damage from Target Practice is affected by damage modifiers, but not by Scaling.
Only affects maximum range.
Channel time for maximum range remains the same.

Simple Geometry

❢ Quest: Hit a Hero with multiple arrows from the same Scatter Arrow cast 20 times. Each arrow hit after the second grants additional progress.
❢ Reward: Upon hitting terrain for the first time, Scatter Arrow creates two additional arrows.

Redemption

❢ Quest: Every 2 Basic Attacks against the same Hero within 10 seconds grants 1 Redemption, stacking up to 12. Dying decreases Redemption by 3 and Redemption can be lost at mamimum stacks.
❢ Reward: At 12 Redemption, gain 50% Attack Speed.

4

Explosive Arrows

Upon hitting a Minion or Monster, Storm Bow deals 75% of its damage to enemies around its target.

Type:

Scaling:

Affects:

Additional properties:

Splash

Splash radius:

Serrated Arrows

Scatter Arrow deals 100% more damage to Minions, Mercenaries, and Monsters.

Type:

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Ignore All Distractions

Basic Attacks instantly kill Minions and increase Hanzo's Basic Attack range by 2 for 3 seconds.

Type:

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7

The Dragon Hungers

Hitting a Hero with Storm Bow grants 5% Spell Power for 10 seconds, stacking up to 20%.

Type:

Spell Power

Affects:

Spell power stacks are granted after the Ability has hit.

Never Outmatched

Reduce Scatter Arrow's Mana cost from 40 to 20. Basic Attacks against Heroes lower the cooldown of Scatter Arrow by 3 seconds.

Sharpened Arrowheads

Hitting a Hero with Storm Bow or Basic Attacks reduces their Armor by 2 for 3 seconds, up to a maximum reduction of 20 Armor.

Type:

Armor

Affects:

10

Dragonstrike

Cooldown: 100 seconds
After 1.5 seconds, summon a pair of Spirit Dragons which travel forward, dealing 70 damage every 0.25 seconds to enemy Heroes in its area. Enemies in the center take 150% damage.

Dragon's Arrow

Cooldown: 90 seconds
Fire a missile that travels across the battleground. Explodes upon hitting an enemy Hero, dealing 100 damage to all nearby enemies and Stunning them for 0.5 seconds. After traveling a medium distance, the damage is increased to 200 and the Stun duration to 1.25 seconds. After traveling a long distance, the damage is increased to 350 and the Stun duration to 2 seconds.

13

Fleet of Foot

Hitting a Hero with Storm Bow grants 10% Movement Speed for 6 seconds, up to 30%.

Consecutive hits refresh the duration.

Ninja Assassin

Hitting Heroes with Storm Bow lowers Natural Agility's Cooldown by 10 seconds. Additionally, Hero Takedowns reset Natural Agility's cooldown.

Mounted Archery

Upon mounting, gain 20% additional Movement Speed for 5 seconds. Using Natural Agility instantly mounts.

16

Flawless Technique

Hitting Heroes with Storm Bow increases the damage of Hanzo's next Basic Attack within 5 seconds by 30%. Basic Attacks against Heroes increase the damage of Hanzo's next Storm Bow within 5 seconds by 30%.

Type:

Affects:

Piercing Arrows

Storm Bow and Scatter Arrow pierce, hitting an additional enemy. Additionally, Scatter Arrow can pierce through 1 enemy each time it ricochets.

Additional properties:

Giant Slayer

Enemy Heroes hit by Scatter Arrow and Basic Attacks take a bonus 2% of their maximum Health as damage.

Type:

Percent damage

Affects:

20

The Dragon Awakens

Hitting a Hero with Storm Bow, Scatter Arrow, or Basic Attack reduces the cooldown of Dragonstrike by 5 seconds.

Play of the Game

While in flight or for up to 2 seconds after impacting a target, Dragon's Arrow can be reactivated to teleport to its location and jump backwards. If used after impact, Hanzo shoots arrows that deal 263 damage to each target hit by the impact.

Type:

Teleport

Launch

Scaling:

Affects:

Targeting:

Cast time:

Teleport range:

Launch range:

Hanzo is Unstoppable while in air.

Perfect Agility

Natural Agility gains a 2nd charge and its cooldown is reduced by 10 seconds.

Bullseye

Increase Sonic Arrow's speed and center radius by 100%. Additionally, Heroes hit by Sonic Arrow's center are Stunned for 1 second.

Additional properties:

Stun

Skins[edit | edit source]

Hanzo Skins
Master Assassin
Backstory: Once heir to the Shimada clan's criminal empire, Hanzo abandoned his birthright after he almost killed his younger brother. He now strives to perfect his skills as a warrior, and sees the Nexus and its endless conflict as the ideal training ground.
750 / 10,000 Master Assassin	Free Sora	Free Dragon	120 / 75 Kinoko	120 / 75 Demon
Delta
Backstory: Cpt. Shimada had his mission: to eliminate the Viper leader known as Deathfang, his brother. The government expected him to fail, but they made a mistake... they didn't realize they were dealing with Hanzo.
Features: Themed abilities, themed animations.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of Viper organization skins.
600 / 1,800	600 / 1,800 Blackout	600 / 1,800 Veteran
Farstrider
Backstory: Like most farstriders, Hanzo feels more at home in the wilds than within the walls of Quel'Thalas. He diligently hones his skills in archery in preparation for the day he is named Ranger-General.
Features: Themed abilities.
Notes: This skin theme is part of a shared theme of other universes merging into Warcraft skins.
350 / 400	350 / 400 Icebound	350 / 400 Iron	350 / 400 Holy	350 / 400 Scarlet

Portraits[edit | edit source]

Hanzo Portraits
Carbot Hanzo100	Delta Hanzo40	Dragonstrike40	Hanzo Emblem40	Hanzo Hero	Hanzo Mastery	Illustrated Hanzo40

Nosferatu Hanzo60	Overwatch Hanzo40	Stained Glass Alexstrasza and Hanzo

Sprays[edit | edit source]

Hanzo Sprays
Carbot Hanzo100	Dragon40	Hanzo Icon40	Hyotan40	Kumo40	Sleeping Dragon400	Stoic40
Toy Stormbow60	Wanderer40

Emojis[edit | edit source]

Hanzo Pack 1			Hanzo Pack 2
Emoji	Name	Shortcut	Emoji	Name	Shortcut
	Hanzo Happy	:hanzohappy: :hanzhappy:		Hanzo Angry	:hanzoangry: :hanzangry:
	Hanzo ROFL	:hanzolol: :hanzorofl: :hanzlol: :hanzrofl:		Hanzo Cool	:hanzocool: :hanzcool:
	Hanzo Sad	:hanzosad: :hanzsad:		Hanzo Embarrassed	:hanzooops: :hanzoembarrassed: :hanzoops: :hanzembarrassed:
	Hanzo Silly	:hanzosilly: :hanzsilly:		Hanzo in Love	:hanzolove: :hanzoinlove: :hanzlove: :hanzinlove:
	Hanzo Speechless	:hanzomeh: :hanzospeechless: :hanzmeh: :hanzspeechless:		Hanzo Surprised	:hanzowow: :hanzosurprised: :hanzwow: :hanzsurprised:

Quotes[edit | edit source]

Main article: Hanzo/Quotes

Development[edit | edit source]

Reference material for Hanzo was provided by the Overwatch development team. The size of his bow was increased and his chest and shoulders were made a little bit more beefy to give him a recognizable silhouette from the distance.^[1]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Hanzo made his debut with Alexstrasza, during the Dragons of the Nexus event which was announced during BlizzCon 2017.
- However, his actual debut was in Overwatch (May 2016).
Hanzo is voiced by Paul Nakauchi.
Hanzo hails from Japan, and is 38 years old.
- He is also the fourth Overwatch Assassin hero, after Tracer, Genji, and Junkrat.
- The Farstrider Hanzo has a phoenix tattoo instead, and the Dragonstrike summons a pair of mana wyrms.
One of Hanzo's gag quotes references the martial arts movie Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (October 2003).
- Hanzo's dance derives from Soran Bushi, a Japanese traditional fisherman's dance.^[2]
- Additionally, the Overwatch Anniversary event contained the Fisherman Dance as an unlockable emote.
Hanzo's Home Screen music is from the beginning of the Overwatch animated short Dragons.