Genji's shuriken are extra reliable as they have no damage fall off over range, so if you hit your target with all three projectiles you'll do 84 damage. With both ranged and melee attacks Genji is a versatile skirmisher. Genji has average health for an assault character, but he doesn't need as much health as a more straight-forward attacker like Reaper, because his key strength is his agility: if enemies don't see you, they won't be shooting you. It's all those Plays of the Day and votes that make people want to get their hands on the tricky but tough ninja. in the right hands he can be absolutely deadly. While we don't consider Genji one of the best Overwatch characters for beginners, he is one of our tier 1 Overwatch characters. In the video above, Arekkz goes into detail on the popular ninja's move set - breaking it down to numbers and seconds. Overwatch is seeing a lot of Genji play at the moment, and if you have a chance to play as assault you'll probably want a go. Overwatch Genji guide: every ninja move explained