Widowmaker’s Abilities
Widow’s Kiss – Left Mouse Button/Left Trigger for Full Auto. Right Mouse Button/Right Trigger to scope.
This is your primary attack. Your rifle is versatile and can be fired either fully-automatically like a normal machine gun, or used as a traditional sniper rifle. Although you can do both, ideally, you’re sniping with this weapon. You only want to go full-auto in close-up encounters or to finish someone off that’s on the run. It’s just not as powerful as your sniper shots.
Grappling Hook – Shift/Right Bumper/R1
Widowmaker can’t sprint, but instead is equipped with an incredibly useful Batman-style grappling hook. Simply aim to wherever you’re trying to go, and hit shift. You’ll zoom up towards it fast and get a little pop too to help get you over ledges if needed. This obvious use of this is to help you find good sniping spots to camp out at. However, you can also use the Grappling Hook to quickly get out of dangerous areas, or to dodge incoming tanks and other threats.
Venom Mine- E/Left Bumper/L1
Venom Mines are sticky mines that you can place just about anywhere. They will patiently sit there until an enemy walks over it and triggers a nasty poisonous damage over time effect. Sharp-eyed enemies can shoot the mines and destroy them. Only one Venom Mine can be placed at once. So if you change your mind about where you want it placed, simply use another one once the cool down is ready. Like mentioned on the last page, these are incredibly useful as a defensive tool to help cover your blind spots while sniping.
Infra-Sight – Q/Y/Triangle
Infra-Sight is Widowmaker’s ultimate ability. It provides her, and her teammates, a sight on all the heat signatures of all her enemies. Meaning, you can see an outline of your enemies through walls, and watch their every movement. This allows you (and your teammates) to easily line up shots for poor saps that turn a corner not knowing any better. It also helps you protect yourself by knowing exactly when someone is coming up behind you, giving you crucial time to prepare yourself, or run away.
