Freja

Freja
"I always deliver."
Real Name	Freja Skov
Aliases	Gefn
Status	Active
Nationality	Danish
Occupation	Search and rescue specialist (formerly) Bounty hunter
Base	Copenhagen, Denmark
Affiliation	Danish Armed Forces (formerly) Overwatch Search and Rescue (formerly)
Voice	Olivia Le Andersen (English) Aleksandra Nowicka (Polish) Carol Valença (Brazilian Portuguese) Dafne Gallardo (Latin Spanish)
Cosmetics	Cosmetic page
Quotes	Quotation page
Role	Damage
Health	225
Character Video
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Freja is an upcoming hero scheduled for release in Season 16, making her the 43rd hero to be added to the game.

Overview

Freja's kit is built for players who thrive on accuracy, agility, and pure tactical domination. She is well suited for players who thrive on precision and positioning.^[1] Her kit combines high mobility with precision ranged attacks.^[2]

Abilities

Role: Damage

Type

Passive Ability

Damaging an enemy temporarily reduces their healing received.

Healing modification:

-25% received (non-tanks)
-12.5% received (tanks)

Duration:

2 seconds

• Details

Ability details:

• Does not stack with itself or the passive from another damage role hero.
• Stacks multiplicatively with other modifiers that affect healing received.
• Objects that deal damage, such as turrets, may also apply the effect.
• Self-damage does not apply the effect.

Bounty Hunting

Type

Passive Ability

Every 3 Final Blows, gain bonus ultimate charge.

• Details

Ability details:

• 25% ultimate charge is granted over 2 seconds upon the third final blow.
• If Freja reaches 3 stacks when her ultimate ability is already available, the refund is stored and Freja gains the bonus charge after using her ultimate. More than one refund cannot be stored.
• The progress is indicated by the three markers below the crosshair.
• The progress persists even after being eliminated.
• Ultimate final blows also count toward the bonus.
• Self-damage final blows with Take Aim and Bola Shot do not count toward the bonus.
• B.O.B. counts as a deployable and therefore does not count toward the bonus.
• Upon receiving the bonus after eliminating the third enemy, a money animation will play above them.

Revdraw Crossbow

Type

Weapon (Primary Fire)

Effect Type

Projectile

Rapidly fire automatic bolts.

Damage:

30

Headshot:

✓ (x2)

Rate of fire:

4.81 shots/s

Ammo:

12

Reload time:

1.6 seconds

Projectile speed:

125 m/s

Projectile radius:

0.175 meters

• Details

Ability details:

• Damage per second: 144.23 while firing (87.89 overall w/ reload)
• Can be fired while Take Aim is reloading.

Take Aim

Type

Weapon (Secondary Fire)

Effect Type

Projectile
Area of effect

Slow down your momentum to take aim with a high speed explosive bolt. Using Quick Dash refreshes Take Aim.

Damage:

40 (direct hit)
90 - 30 (explosion, enemy)
45 - 15 (explosion, self)

Headshot:

✓ (x2)

Ammo:

1

Reload time:

1 second

Cast time:

0.192 seconds (scope in)
0 + 0.5 seconds (bolt fired)
0.112 seconds (scope out without shot)

Duration:

1.5 seconds (slowdown)

Area of effect:

2.3 meter radius

Mov. speed penalty:

-35% (after slowdown)

Projectile speed:

125 m/s

Projectile radius:

0.175 meters

• Details

Ability details:

• When activated, Freja's movement in all directions is momentarily reduced by 80% and her gravity by 90%. Afterwards, Freja receives a movement speed penalty while on ground if Take Aim is held.
  • Due to this Freja can jump and reach higher with her abilities when Take Aim is activated right after.
• The bolt sticks to enemies and terrain upon impact, exploding 1 second after.
• Take Aim is automatically released when the bolt is fired.
• The direct hit of the arrow can headshot. The delayed explosion does not.
• When the button for Take Aim is released, it cannot be used again for 0.4 seconds.

Quick Dash

LSHIFT

5 seconds,
2 charges

Type

Ability

Effect Type

Movement

Vault in the direction you're moving and refresh Take Aim.

Cast time:

None

Movement speed:

19.42 m/s (horizontal input)
10.24 m/s (upward, no input)

• Details

Ability details:

• If no horizontal movement input is given, Freja is propelled upward instead.
• Can be used without interrupting Take Aim.

Updraft

E

12 seconds

Type

Ability

Effect Type

Movement

Launch upward with a gust of wind.

Cast time:

None

Movement speed:

17 m/s

• Details

Ability details:

• Freja can reach up to 8.4 meter height with Updraft.
• Activating Updraft interrupts Take Aim.

Bola Shot

Q

1750 points

Type

Ultimate Ability

Effect Type

Projectile
Area of effect

Fire an explosive bola. Hitting an enemy wraps them up and pulls in other nearby enemies.

Damage:

25 (direct hit)
76 (over time)
100 - 60 (explosion, enemy)
50 - 30 (explosion, self)

Headshot:

✕

Cast time:

0.64 + 0.4 seconds

Duration:

1.2 seconds

Area of effect:

5 meter radius

Movement slow:

-75% (pulled)
-25% (area)

Knockback speed:

2 m/s (direct hit)
20 m/s (pull)
1.87 m/s (explosion)

Projectile speed:

70 m/s

Projectile radius:

0.77 meters

• Details

Ability details:

• If an enemy is directly hit by the bola, they will take additional damage and cause nearby enemies to be pulled to them.
  • The main target and all pulled enemies will be slowed by 75%.
  • The main target will also be hindered, locking them out of movement abilities.
• After the bola impacts, it will deal periodic damage in an area for 1.2 seconds, slowing enemies within by 25%, and will then explode dealing damage in the area.
  • Deals total of 201 damage to the main target and up to 176 damage to other enemies over the duration.

Perks

This section features content or features that are not yet available in the game.

Minor Perks

A Minor Perk is unlocked at level 2.

Frost Bolts

Type

Minor Perk

Enemies hit by 3 regular bolts in quick succession are slowed by 20% for 2 seconds.

Duration:

2 seconds

Movement slow:

-20%

• Details

Ability details:

• The counter resets if the player is not hit again within 0.5 seconds. Missing a shot does not reset the counter.
• Cannot trigger again on the same target until the slow has ended.

Tracking Instinct

Type

Minor Perk

Critical health enemies are revealed to you.

• Details

Ability details:

• Enemies revealed this way can be pinged through walls.

Major perks

A Major Perk is unlocked at level 3.

Ready to Hunt

Type

Major Perk

Updraft grants a temporary free use of Quick Dash.

Duration:

3 seconds

Relentless Barrage

Type

Major Perk

Direct hits with Take Aim refund 4 automatic bolt ammo.

Strategy

Match-Ups and Team Synergy

When fighting Tanks, Freja has "Risk" ratings, ranging on a scale of 5 levels. This is because Freja primary focus, like any other DPS, is to pressure and eliminate the enemy team's Supports and other Damage heroes, with Tanks taking a lower priority:

• Extreme Risk | High Risk | Medium Risk | Low Risk | Very Low Risk

When fighting DPS & Supports, Freja has "Priority Targeting" & measures of "Risk" ranging on a scale of 5 levels. These heroes often pose the greatest threat to Freja or are key targets to eliminate:

• Very Strong Vs. | Strong Vs. | Even/Neutral Vs. | Weak Vs. | Very Weak Vs.
• Extremely High Priority | High Priority | Medium Priority | Low Priority | Very Low Priority

Synergies are also graded on a scale of 5 levels:

• Exceptional Synergy | Strong Synergy | Good Synergy | Ok Synergy | Weak Synergy

Tank

Hero	Match-Up	Team Synergy
D.Va	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Doomfist	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Hazard	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Junker Queen	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Mauga	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Orisa	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Ramattra	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Reinhardt	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Roadhog	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Sigma	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Winston	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Wrecking Ball	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Zarya	TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY

Damage

Hero	Match-Up	Team Synergy
Ashe	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Bastion	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Cassidy	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Echo	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Freja	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Genji	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Hanzo	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Junkrat	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Mei	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Pharah	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Reaper	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Sojourn	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Soldier: 76	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Sombra	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Symmetra	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Torbjörn	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Tracer	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Venture	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY
Widowmaker	TBA MATCHUP | TBA PRIORITY	TBA SYNERGY

Support

Hero	Match-Up	Team Synergy
Ana	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Baptiste	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Brigitte	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Illari	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Kiriko	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Juno	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Lifeweaver	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Lúcio	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Mercy	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Moira	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY
Zenyatta	TBA PRIORITY | TBA RISK	TBA SYNERGY

Story

Freja is a deadly tracker. A precision hunter. a force of unstoppable skill. Once Overwatch's most elite search-and-rescue operative,^[1] Freja is now a notorious^[3] and relentless bounty hunter who never misses her mark, bringing deadly accuracy and high mobility to the fight.^[1] Usually operating alone, Freja will keep collecting bounties as long as they come her way.^[3]

Freja tries not to think of her time in Overwatch. She is prejudiced against omnics, derogatoraily calling them "bots."^[4]

Early Life

Freja lived with her mother in Copenhagen when the Omnic Crisis began. Freja's mother was a diplomat, and after the beginning of the war, she quickly and efficiently liaised with the Danish Armed Forces and other military/civil branches. Freja was alongside her mother during the war's duration, and learnt that keeping people safe came down to a level head and a focused eye. However, Freja wanted to be on the ground, in the thick of the action.^[5]

Long after the war, Freja studied criminology. Doing so gave her access to the latest tech, showed her how to stop and track threats before they began. She joined a local search and rescue team which offered her "hands on education." In so doing, she developed the expertise to find anyone in any place. She discovered the rush of seeing a job through to its end. Of doing something that mattered. After graduating from university, Freja briefly enlisted in the Danish Armed Forces, but she was singled out for recruitment by Overwatch. In truth, Freja had already had her eye on joining the organization, and when approached by Ana Amari, gladly accepted.^[5]

Overwatch

Freja was assigned to Overwatch's Search and Rescue branch. She dedicated her life to Overwatch and its mission of global peace. While SAR didn't have the same cachet as Overwatch's strike team, this didn't bother Freja, as she preferred to stay behind the scenes. With the agency’s resources, there was no one Freja couldn’t find, no victim beyond her reach.^[5] At some point, Freja was stationed at Watchpoint: Gibraltar.^[4]

In one operation, she and her SAR team worked with the Overwatch strike team. They successfully conducted a hostage rescue operation. After the op, she was congratulated by strike team member Emre Sarioglu.^[5]

The Deepsea Raiders

Freja remained in Overwatch SAR, steadily taking on more responsibities. When Overwatch engaged the Deepsea Raiders, SAR worked with the Overwatch strike team. Freja was ordered to evacuate civilians before Overwatch engaged. However, Gabriel Reyes and his team struck early, drawing the fighting into the city before SAR could complete its work. The result was fourteen dead civilians, and as Sarioglu made clear to Commander Jack Morrison, the casualties could have been higher if not for Freja's actions. Morrison brushed off Sarioglu's complaints, pointing out how complex such operations could be. Freja acquiesed, but Sarioglou left Overwatch.^[5]

The End of Overwatch

After Sarioglou departed, Freja was made head of Overwatch's Search and Rescue branch. Freja kept working, but anti-Overwatch sentiment continued to grow. Freja kept her head down—there were still people who needed Overwatch, but she was so focused on her work, she couldn't see how Overwatch was collapsing from the inside until the organization's headquarters was destroyed. In the months that followed, with the IJC hearings, Overwatch's record with search-and-rescue, ecopoint, and medical programs went unconsidered. In Freja's view, Overwatch had mostly done everything right, but to the IJC, it didn't matter.^[5]

Bounty Hunter

After Overwatch was disbanded, Freja found herself adrift and purposeless. Out of work, Freja made numerous applications to Danish organizations, including the Danish Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defense, and to the Danish Rescue Coordination Center. All of her applications were denied. One night, she noticed a bounty board in a city, and she realized that she could be of use in this new world. Knowing that the name "Freja" carried too much baggage as an ex-member of Overwatch, she adopted the alias "Gefn." After first, "Gefn" was no different a person than "Freja," in that she only took the kinds of jobs she would have as an Overwatch member—saving innocents and catching criminals. But with every job she took, she came to realize that not every "search" was a "rescue."^[5]

As a bounty hunter, Freja attracted a different kind of clientele, one that showed her the true value of her skills. On the dark web, Freja sought out difficult targets targets, bounties no one else could deliver. The price mattered less than the challenge, and the rush Freja had once felt in SAR returned, now accompanied by the thrill of the hunt. For her, it was a second chance to take everything she knew and do something with it.^[5] As a bounty hunter, she always worked alone.^[6]

During her time as a bounty hunter, Freja came into contact with/was contacted by the omnic Maximilien. Maximilien gave her numerous bounties.^[4]

The Hunt Begins

Freja did a job for Maximilien that ended with a "problem" with payment. She took Maximilien's cargo as recompense.^[6]

Three bounties were posted on three targets—Damian Barboza, Machete Betty, and Sahil Bhediya. She captured them and deposited them in a dock area for Maximilien and his guards to find. They did just that, and Freja approached from the shadows, stating that the targets were bounties, not gifts, and that she had indeed been the one to pilfer Maximilien's cargo, despite him feigning ignorance on the lack of payment for the last job. Maximilien asked Freja to explain how she was able to capture the bounties, but she refused to give details. Maximilien decided a demonstration was in order, which resulted in his guards firing on Freja. Freja evaded and incapacitated them, and for good measure, destroyed Maximilien's car as well.^[6]

Maximilien applauded Freja's "demonstration" and paid her for the bounties, also allowing her to keep the cargo as a "bonus." Freja realized that the entire sequence of events had been orchestrated by Maximilien. That he'd wanted her to come here, tonight, and to engage in a firefight as well. He told her that he wanted to make sure she was up for the job he had planned. A job that no-one else had been able to solve for him. Freja initially refused, as she had other bounties to collect, but Maximilien revealed that he knew her real name, and gave her information on her next bounty—Emre Sarioglu. Freja told Maximilien that he should have led with this offer, and to leave Sarioglu to her.^[6]

Trivia

• Her abilities bear resemblance to Huntress's.
• Freja's forename is the same as that of Freyja; a goddess from Norse mythology. Her surname, Skov, is of Danish origin and means "forest."
• Correspondence between Freja and Maximilien can be found on Circuit Royal.^[7]

Misc. Character Information

• Freja only takes the "hard jobs" in regards to her bounties.^[4]
• Freja often works for Maximilien, but she is not an employee of his. In her words, she calls the shots as often as Maximilien does.^[4]
• Freja's favourite animal is the stoat.^[4]

Development

Freja was first revealed as part of Blizzard's 2025 Overwatch 2 spotlight. Her internal codename was "Winddasher", referring to her wind-related abilities.^[8]'

Freja was available for early trial from March 21 to 24, 2025.^[9] She was positively received by players, who likened her to being a cross between Echo and Hanzo, with some elements from Sojourn.^[2]

References

v · d · e Heroes in Overwatch 2
Tank	D.Va	Doomfist	Hazard	Junker Queen	Mauga	Orisa	Ramattra	Reinhardt	Roadhog
	Sigma	Winston	Wrecking Ball	Zarya
Damage	Ashe	Bastion	Cassidy	Echo	Freja	Genji	Hanzo	Junkrat	Mei
	Pharah	Reaper	Sojourn	Soldier: 76	Sombra	Symmetra	Torbjörn	Tracer	Venture
	Widowmaker
Support	Ana	Baptiste	Brigitte	Illari	Juno	Kiriko	Lifeweaver	Lúcio	Mercy
	Moira	Zenyatta