How to change crosshair in Overwatch 2?

Changing crosshair in Overwatch 2 is fundamental to creating an optimal experience for a player serious about diving into the competitive scene. Developer Blizzard Entertainment offers ample customization options for the crosshair, like reticle type, spread, dot size, and much more. Changing them to tweak according to player habits and preferences is surprisingly easy too.

This guide aims to make players familiar with changing crosshair in Overwatch 2. We will also take a look at how to modify it for each hero as well as the overall best crosshair settings for players to use.

NOTE: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer's opinion.

Optimizing crosshair in Overwatch 2 can be done by going to the Options menu>Controls>General, and here the reticle category will have everything players need to concern themselves with for the crosshair. The basic settings include just the reticle type, however selecting Advanced will allow modifying crosshairs.

Before we look over the latter, here are all the options for crosshair in Overwatch 2:

Players can select whichever they prefer, though the most common ones are Default, Circle, and Crosshairs. The Advanced Options unearth the following settings to tweak:

The game is home to a varied roster of characters, each of which plays drastically differently to one another. This ranges from Tanks like the recently reworked Wrecking Ball and Sigma to sniper DPS like Widowmaker and agile Supports like Lucio. By default, the Controls tab modifies settings for all heroes.

However, players can further customize reticle crosshair options for each character as well. To change each hero's crosshair in Overwatch 2, players only need to click on the Change Hero option on the right side