New Hero: GenjiCybernetic NinjaRole: Assassin

Assets: http://blizzard.gamespress.com/Heroes-GenjiEmbargo: April 17, 2017, 8am PT

Overview: Once the carefree youngest scion of the Shimada clan, Genji was cut down by his own brother for refusing to take part in their illegal ventures. Grafted into a cyborg body by Overwatch, Genji walks his own path as one who fights for what’s right.

Trait Cyber Agility (D)

o Activate to jump to target area

Basic Abilities

Shuriken (Q)o Throw 3 Shuriken in a spread pattern dealing each

damaging the first enemy it hits.o Stores up to 3 charges. Shuriken’s cooldown replenishes

all charges at the same time.

Deflect (W)o Become Protected for 1.25 seconds. Any damage blocked during this period causes Genji to

throw a Kunai toward the nearest enemy, prioritizing Heroes and dealing damage.

Swift Strike (E)o Dash forward, dealing damage to all enemies in a line. Enemy Heroes who die within 2 seconds

after being hit by Swift Strike cause the cooldown and Mana cost to be refunded.

Heroic Abilities

Dragonblade (R)o Unleash the Dragonblade for 8 seconds. While active, Dragonblade can be reactivated to lunge

forward and slash in a huge arc. If any enemy Heroes are killed within 2 seconds after being hit by Dragonblade, Swift Strike’s cooldown is reset.

X-Strike (R)o Perform 2 perpendicular slashes that deal damage and ignite after 1.25 seconds, dealing

additional damage to enemies in their area of effect.

Talents

Hero Level (Tier) Talent Description1 (1) [E] Swift as the Wind Hitting an enemy Hero with Swift Strike increases Genji's Movement

Speed by 30% for 3 seconds.1 (1) [D] Agile Dismount While mounted, the range of Cyber Agility is increased by 70% and its

cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds.1 (1) [D] Pathfinder Jumping over terrain with Cyber Agility increases Genji's Movement

Speed by 25% for 6 seconds.4 (2) [Q] Shuriken Mastery Quest: Hit enemy Heroes with Shuriken. Reward: After hitting 35

Heroes, Shuriken damage is increased by 30. Reward: After hitting 75 Heroes, Cyber Ability now refunds 2 charges of Shuriken.

4 (2) [Active] Dragon Claw After Genji blocks 432 damage with Deflect, he may activate Dragon Claw to deal 187 damage to all nearby enemies.

4 (2) [E] Strike at the Heart Enemies hit by the end of Swift Strike take an additional 144 damage over 2 seconds.

7 (3) [W] Augmented Guard When Deflect ends, Genji gains a Shield equal to 50% of the damage blocked for 4 seconds.

7 (3) [W] Perfect Defense Deflected damage reduces the cooldown of Deflect by 2 seconds, up to a maximum of 10 seconds.

7 (3) [Passive] Dodge Genji dodges 1 Heroic Basic Attack every 5 seconds. Stores up to 3 charges.

7 (3) [D] Cyber Shield Using Cyber Agility grants 50 Spell Armor for 2 seconds.10 (4) [R1] Dragonblade Unleash the Dragonblade10 (4) [R2] X-Strike Deal heavy damage in a cross shape13 (5) [Q] Shingan Hitting an enemy with all 3 Shuriken deals 120 bonus damage.13 (5) [E] Flow Like Water Each enemy Hero hit with Swift Strike reduces its cooldown by 3

seconds.13 (5) [D] Double Jump Cyber Agility stores 2 charges but its cooldown is increased by 5

seconds.16 (6) [W] Reflect Deflect also deals an additional 33% of the damage blocked.16 (6) [E] Final Cut After 1 second, Swift Strike deals an additional 130 damage to all

enemies in the area.16 (6) [E] Steady Blade Each enemy Hero hit by Swift Strike increases the damage of the next

Swift Strike by 20%. This bonus stacks up to 3 times.20 (7) [R1] The Dragon

Becomes MeEach time Dragonblade hits an enemy Hero, the duration of

Dragonblade is increased by 1 second.20 (7) [R2] Living Weapon Each enemy Hero hit by X-Strike reduces its cooldown by 12 seconds.20 (7) [Q] Nanosteel Shuriken Shuriken now pierce all enemies hit.20 (7) [W] Zanshin Quest: Block 6500 damage with Deflect, including damage blocked so

far. Reward: Deflect hits all nearby enemy Heroes.