Kiriko guide · Overwatch 2 Guide

Overview

Kiriko is a medic support hero in Overwatch with 225 health. In competitive this season (PC, Americas, Europe and Asia averaged) it wins 44.8% of its games, is picked by 31.7% of teams and banned in 2.7% of matches: tier D on our ladder.

Strengths

Mobility: Swift Step gets it in and out of fights.
Crowd control: Protection Suzu stops enemies in their tracks.
Healing: Healing Ofuda keeps allies (or itself) alive.

Weaknesses

Only 44.8% of competitive games won (PC, all regions): #14 of 14 support heroes.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Kiriko · recommended perksBalancedRecommendedOne minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a support hero. Blizzard doesn't publish how often each perk is picked, so this is a reading of the perks, not a pick rate.
Kiriko · StadiumBalancedStadiumFour of the 12 Stadium powers of Kiriko, chosen by what their text adds to a support hero and spread over different abilities so no single one carries the build.
Kiriko · alternative perksUtilitySituationalThe other option of each perk level. Perks are chosen during the match, so switch to these when the enemy composition or the map asks for what they do.

Builds

Kiriko · recommended perks

BalancedRecommended

Open build

When to use it

One minor and one major perk, chosen by what each one's text adds to a support hero. Blizzard doesn't publish how often each perk is picked, so this is a reading of the perks, not a pick rate.

Minor perk

Urgent CareHealing Ofuda projectile speed is increased by 50% when seeking allies below half health.

Fortune TellerKunai hits launch 2 Healing Ofuda to an ally in front of you.

Picked for more survival: Healing Ofuda projectile speed is increased by 50% when seeking allies below half health.

Major perk

Ready StepSwift Step grants Kiriko 40% increased attack and reload speed for 3 seconds.

FoxtrotProtection Suzu grants allies 30% increased movement speed for 4 seconds.

Picked for more damage: Swift Step grants Kiriko 40% increased attack and reload speed for 3 seconds.

Abilities

LMBHealing OfudaChannel a burst of healing talismans that can seek targeted allies.Key: primary fire. Perks: Fortune Teller, Urgent Care
RMBKunaiThrown long-ranged projectile.Key: secondary fire
ShiftSwift Step7sTeleport directly to an ally.Key: Shift · cooldown 7 s. Perks: Ready Step
EProtection Suzu14sThrow a protective charm to make allies become briefly invulnerable and cleansed of most negative effects.Key: E · cooldown 14 s. Perks: Foxtrot
QKitsune RushUltimateSummon a fox spirit that rushes forward, accelerating the movement, attack speed, and cooldowns of allies that follow in its path.Key: Q · ultimate

Strategy

1Your job

In Role Queue each team fields two supports: you keep your team alive, enable fights with your utility and add damage whenever your allies are safe.

2Abilities

primary fire · Healing Ofuda: Channel a burst of healing talismans that can seek targeted allies.
secondary fire · Kunai: Thrown long-ranged projectile.
Shift · Swift Step · 7 s: Teleport directly to an ally.
E · Protection Suzu · 14 s: Throw a protective charm to make allies become briefly invulnerable and cleansed of most negative effects.
Q · Kitsune Rush · ultimate: Summon a fox spirit that rushes forward, accelerating the movement, attack speed, and cooldowns of allies that follow in its path.

3Perks

During each match you unlock a minor perk and, later, a major perk: one of two options each time. ★ marks this guide's pick.

Fortune Teller: Kunai hits launch 2 Healing Ofuda to an ally in front of you.
★ Urgent Care: Healing Ofuda projectile speed is increased by 50% when seeking allies below half health.
Foxtrot: Protection Suzu grants allies 30% increased movement speed for 4 seconds.
★ Ready Step: Swift Step grants Kiriko 40% increased attack and reload speed for 3 seconds.

4Stadium powers

In Stadium you pick up to four powers over the match. These four fit Kiriko best by what their text does:

Supported Shooting: +100% Healing Ofuda Seek Radius When Healing Ofuda heals allies, grant them 20% increased Attack Speed for 3s.
Self-Care: When you use Healing Ofuda, each Healing Ofuda thrown heals you for 2% of your max Life.
Cleansing Charge: When you cleanse negative effects with Protection Suzu, gain 5% Ultimate Charge for each hero cleansed.
Donut Delivery: Swift Step heals nearby allies by 80 Life over 2s.

5In competitive

Blizzard's official stats for this season, division by division (PC, the three regions averaged).

Bronze: 46.8% won, picked by 31.8% of teams
Silver: 45.7% won, picked by 31.2% of teams
Gold: 45.0% won, picked by 31.2% of teams
Platinum: 44.4% won, picked by 31.5% of teams
Emerald: 44.1% won, picked by 31.3% of teams
Diamond: 44.4% won, picked by 32.0% of teams
Master: 45.2% won, picked by 36.0% of teams
Grandmaster: 46.3% won, picked by 40.8% of teams

6Best and worst maps

Win rate of Kiriko on each competitive map compared with its 44.8% overall.

Shambali Monastery: 45.9% won (31.0% pick rate)
Watchpoint: Gibraltar: 45.8% won (33.2% pick rate)
Antarctic Peninsula: 45.7% won (32.5% pick rate)
Hollywood: 43.5% won (31.4% pick rate)
Midtown: 43.9% won (31.4% pick rate)
Eichenwalde: 43.9% won (30.8% pick rate)

7Common mistakes

Wandering away from your team and getting picked alone.
Using your key cooldown before the enemy commits theirs.

Tips

Swift Step (Shift) moves you: if you spend it to engage, you won't have it to escape.
Protection Suzu (E) applies charm: keep it for the enemy who threatens your team most, or to stop an ultimate.
Kitsune Rush (Q) is your ultimate: plan it with your team's ultimates instead of using it as soon as it's ready.
Stay where you can see most of your team and have cover nearby.
Heal the ally that is about to die, not the one who is missing a little health.

Matchups

Works well with

Bastion
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Nepal and Busan: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Cassidy
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Antarctic Peninsula, Oasis and Busan: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Soldier: 76
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as New Queen Street, Esperança and Runasapi: a good pairing when the map suits them.
Ramattra
Both do better than their average on the same maps, such as Shambali Monastery, Antarctic Peninsula and Nepal: a good pairing when the map suits them.