An environmental kill is when a hero falls off the map after being applied a Crowd Control (CC) effect (typically stuns or knock backs). Only 1 hero can be awarded an environmental kill per kill, and if there are multiple CC effects, only the last one applied counts. Environmental kills count as doing damage equal to the victim's HP at the time of death.
Methods for Achieving Environmental Kills[ | ]
- Quick melee
- Ana: Sleep Dart
- Ashe: Coach Gun, B.O.B. (charge)
- Bastion: A-36 Tactical Grenade, Configuration: Artillery
- Brigitte: Whip Shot, Shield Bash
- Cassidy: Magnetic Grenade
- D.Va: Boosters, Self-Destruct, Call Mech
- Doomfist: Seismic Slam, Rocket Punch, Meteor Strike
- Illari: Outburst
- Junker Queen: Jagged Blade
- Junkrat: Frag Launcher, Concussion Mine, RIP-Tire
- Lúcio: Soundwave
- Mauga: Overrun
- Mei: Endothermic Blaster (primary fire), Blizzard
- Orisa: Energy Javelin, Javelin Spin, Terra Surge
- Pharah: Rocket Launcher, Concussive Blast
- Ramattra: Ravenous Vortex
- Reinhardt: Rocket Hammer, Charge, Earthshatter
- Roadhog: Chain Hook, Whole Hog, Pig Pen
- Sigma: Hyperspheres, Accretion, Gravitic Flux
- Soldier: 76: Helix Rocket
- Sombra: Hack, EMP
- Winston: Jump Pack, Primal Rage
- Wrecking Ball: Grappling Hook, Piledriver, Minefield
- Zarya: Particle Cannon (alternate fire), Graviton Surge
Strategy[ | ]
Environmental kills provide both a thrilling way to eliminate opponents and a risk to be mindful of. Understanding how to achieve and avoid environmental kills can make a significant difference in your gameplay.
Strategies to achieve environmental kills include:
- Positioning: Utilize heroes with CC effects near ledges or other environmental hazards to catch opponents off guard.
- Timing: Syncing your abilities with your team's crowd control effects can maximize the chances of securing an environmental kill.
- Map Awareness: Familiarize yourself with the maps and the locations where environmental kills are most likely to occur.
- Hero Selection: Choose heroes like Lucio, Pharah, or Winston, known for their knock-back abilities, when playing on maps with environmental hazards.
- Combination with Ults: Combining crowd control effects with ultimates like Orisa's Terra Surge or Zarya's Graviton Surge can be lethal near ledges.
Counterplay to avoid these are:
- Positioning Awareness: Stay away from areas where you can be easily knocked off, especially when facing heroes with strong knock-back abilities.
- Utilize Shields and Barriers: Heroes like Reinhardt or Ramattra can use their shields to block incoming CC effects that lead to environmental kills.
- Pick Mobility Heroes: Heroes with high mobility like Tracer, Genji, or D.Va can evade or recover from knock-back effects. Kiriko's Swift Step is also an excellent counter to environmental kills, allowing her to teleport to an ally if one is within range.
- Communication with Teammates: Coordinate with your team to keep track of enemy abilities that could lead to environmental kills and plan accordingly.
- Resilience Abilities: Some heroes have abilities that can resist or negate CC effects, like Orisa's Fortify or Mei's Ice Block. Knowing when to use these can save you from an untimely fall.
Voice Lines[ | ]
| Hero | Quote | Audio |
|---|---|---|
 Ana |
Falling is easy. Getting back up is the challenge. | ▶️ |
| I like to confirm my kills... but this is more fun. | ▶️ | |
| You make it too simple. | ▶️ | |
| You're no longer my problem. | ▶️ | |
 Ashe |
Aww, gone with the wind... | ▶️ |
| I'm at the top of my game. You're headed to the bottom. | ▶️ | |
| Keep your distance. | ▶️ | |
| See ya later. | ▶️ | |
| Can't abide a show-off. (eliminating enemy using ultimate ability) |
▶️ | |
| Oh, hush. (eliminating enemy using ultimate ability) |
▶️ | |
 Baptiste |
Chances of survival: zero. | ▶️ |
| Make sure you nail your landing. | ▶️ | |
| Say "hi" to the ground for me. | ▶️ | |
| Watch your step. | ▶️ | |
| We'll just say you tripped. | ▶️ | |
| You go down when you least expect it! | ▶️ | |
Hauté sa ginlé te twop pou ou, wi? English: Heights are too much for you, yeah? |
▶️ | |
Ti zwazo, tout ajitasyon sa p ap ede w, non? English: Little birdie, flapping isn't going to help you, is it? |
▶️ | |
 Bastion |
*falling beeps* | ▶️ |
| ▶️ | ||
 Brigitte |
Farewell! | ▶️ |
| Goodbye! *laughs* | ▶️ | |
| I love doing that. | ▶️ | |
| I meant to do that. | ▶️ | |
| Pow! Right off the edge! | ▶️ | |
| Rocket Flail: working as intended. | ▶️ | |
| See ya! | ▶️ | |
Stick iväg! English: Stay away! |
▶️ | |
 Cassidy |
Farewell and good riddance. | ▶️ |
| Off the cliff you go! | ▶️ | |
| Hah! That'll teach you. | ▶️ | |
 D.Va |
Ha! Good luck climbing from down there! | ▶️ |
| How do you like that? | ▶️ | |
| Safe travels! | ▶️ | |
| Wow... You fell far! | ▶️ | |
| You're not on my level. | ▶️ | |
Jong bikyeojullae? Hangul: 종 비켜줄래? |
▶️ | |
 Doomfist |
Cause and effect. | ▶️ |
| Death awaits. | ▶️ | |
| Doom awaits you below. | ▶️ | |
| Foolishness has consequences. | ▶️ | |
| If you can't fly, fall. | ▶️ | |
| Try to land on your feet. *laughs* | ▶️ | |
 Echo |
Farewell! | ▶️ |
| I hope you prepared a parachute! | ▶️ | |
| Thank you for testing the ledge for me! | ▶️ | |
| Safe landing! | ▶️ | |
| I thought you knew how to fly! (eliminating Echo, Mercy or Pharah) |
▶️ | |
 Genji |
Farewell. | ▶️ |
| For a moment, you are weightless. | ▶️ | |
 Hanzo |
Fall from grace; as I have. | ▶️ |
| Plummet. | ▶️ | |
| They say falling is like flying. | ▶️ | |
 Illari |
Get out of my sight. | ▶️ |
| Out of sight, out of mind. | ▶️ | |
| You should watch your surroundings. | ▶️ | |
Hasta luego. English: See you later. |
▶️ | |
Piña, pues. English: Plummet. |
▶️ | |
 Junker Queen |
And down ya' go! | ▶️ |
| And you're dead. Next! | ▶️ | |
| Can't fly, can ya'? | ▶️ | |
| Nobody beats gravity, mate. | ▶️ | |
 Junkrat |
Farewell, goodbye! | ▶️ |
| Hooroo, mate! | ▶️ | |
| My mistake! *chuckle* Just kidding, I meant to do that! | ▶️ | |
| *laughs* Oh! He's... they've... *laughs* | ▶️ | |
| Put some air on that one, didn't I! | ▶️ | |
| Did somebody put a humiliating end to your schemes? Ha ha ha! (eliminating Doomfist or Ramattra) |
▶️ | |
| You were... ultimately not successful! (eliminating enemy using their ultimate ability) |
▶️ | |
 Kiriko |
Enjoy the underworld! | ▶️ |
| Heh heh. | ▶️ | |
| See ya! | ▶️ | |
| Heh. Watch your step. | ▶️ | |
| Where you belong. | ▶️ | |
Ja ne! Kanji: じゃあね! |
▶️ | |
 Lifeweaver |
At least it was a memorable death! | ▶️ |
| Down is the cruelest direction... | ▶️ | |
| It caught me by surprise too! If that helps! | ▶️ | |
| Ah, my second-favorite season! | ▶️ | |
 Lúcio |
Hello and goodbye! | ▶️ |
| Oh, and what a play by Lúcio! | ▶️ | |
| Oh, ho-ho, YES! Hah! | ▶️ | |
| P-p-p-pow! | ▶️ | |
| See ya! | ▶️ | |
| That's what I was born to do, baby! | ▶️ | |
| Ha ha ha, there goes the drop! | ▶️ | |
| Bye-bye, big guy! (eliminating Reinhardt or Roadhog) |
▶️ | |
| Can your tech do that? (eliminating Symmetra) |
▶️ | |
| Oh, did I ruin your big moment? (eliminating enemy using ultimate ability) |
▶️ | |
| Oh, no, no, no, that's not how it goes! (eliminating Lúcio using Sound Barrier) |
▶️ | |
 Mauga |
Going so soon? | ▶️ |
| I'm gonna miss ya! | ▶️ | |
| Ride the wind! | ▶️ | |
| The good always fall. (eliminating Baptiste) |
▶️ | |
 Mei |
How did that happen? | ▶️ |
| Oh. Try to land on something soft! | ▶️ | |
| Wow! I knocked them off! | ▶️ | |
 Mercy |
And... goodbye! | ▶️ |
| Farewell! | ▶️ | |
| Where are your wings? | ▶️ | |
Auf Wiedersehen! English: Goodbye! |
▶️ | |
| Oh! You can't fly? (eliminating Echo, Mercy or Pharah) |
▶️ | |
 Moira |
Gravity compels us all. | ▶️ |
| Your trajectory leaves much to be desired. | ▶️ | |
Go n-éirí an bóthar leat. English: Good luck on your road. |
▶️ | |
 Orisa |
It is not my fault you failed to bring a parachute. | ▶️ |
| Return to the Earth. | ▶️ | |
| There is pride before the fall! | ▶️ | |
| Tread lightly! | ▶️ | |
| I thought you could fly. Hmm. (eliminating Echo, Mercy or Pharah) |
▶️ | |
| Invent your way out of that one. (eliminating Moira or Torbjörn) |
▶️ | |
 Pharah |
Forgot your parachute? | ▶️ |
| Get off my map. | ▶️ | |
| Going down... | ▶️ | |
| Look out for that first step. | ▶️ | |
| Mind the gap. | ▶️ | |
| Touch the sky. | ▶️ | |
| Where's your jetpack? | ▶️ | |
| The ultimate shutdown. (eliminating enemy using their ultimate ability) |
▶️ | |
| You still spinning around down there? Huh, maybe not. (eliminating Reaper using Death Blossom) |
▶️ | |
 Ramattra |
Absurd, but effective. | ▶️ |
| *tch tch tch* Careless. | ▶️ | |
| I honestly didn't think that would work. | ▶️ | |
 Reaper |
Fall! Fall! Fall! | ▶️ |
| Fated to fall. | ▶️ | |
| Land in your grave. | ▶️ | |
| Overthrown. | ▶️ | |
| Your demise awaits. | ▶️ | |
 Reinhardt |
Express delivery to certain doom! | ▶️ |
| Land on something soft! | ▶️ | |
| There they go! | ▶️ | |
| Ha! They went flying! | ▶️ | |
 Roadhog |
All fall down. | ▶️ |
| *chuckle* Bye. | ▶️ | |
| Down you go. | ▶️ | |
| I wouldn't fall for that. | ▶️ | |
| *long laugh* | ▶️ | |
| Make some friends down there. *laugh* | ▶️ | |
| Peace. | ▶️ | |
| See ya, bro. | ▶️ | |
| That little piggy fell all the way home. (eliminating Roadhog) |
▶️ | |
| Boost out of that. (eliminating Nano-Boosted enemy) |
▶️ | |
 Sigma |
A fascinating trajectory. | ▶️ |
| Experience gravity. | ▶️ | |
| Like Newton's apple! | ▶️ | |
| Terminal velocity. | ▶️ | |
 Sojourn |
Enemy down... FAR down. | ▶️ |
| I'm not one to gloat, but... that had to hurt. | ▶️ | |
| So long! | ▶️ | |
| Take the hint. | ▶️ | |
 Soldier: 76 |
*laughs* | ▶️ |
| Get off my lawn! | ▶️ | |
| Knocked them flying. | ▶️ | |
| Target airborne. Heh. | ▶️ | |
| *chuckles* That never gets old. | ▶️ | |
 Sombra |
Aww, did I do that? | |
| It's a long way down! | ▶️ | |
| Mind the gap! | ▶️ | |
| Misstep? More like "mistake". | ▶️ | |
| You really let me down. | ▶️ | |
De verdad me decepcionas. English: You really disappoint me. |
▶️ | |
¡Nos vemos! English: See you later! |
||
| *imitates falling sound* | ||
| *laughs* | ▶️ | |
 Symmetra |
Environmental awareness... | ▶️ |
| I recommend observing your surroundings. | ▶️ | |
 Torbjörn |
Enjoy the free-fall! | ▶️ |
| *laughs* Enjoy your flight! | ▶️ | |
| Exhibit A: gravity! | ▶️ | |
| Hope you packed your wings! | ▶️ | |
| Off you go. | ▶️ | |
 Tracer |
And off you go! | ▶️ |
| Boop! | ▶️ | |
| Do you love autumn? Because you're falling! | ▶️ | |
| Goodbye! | ▶️ | |
| Ha ha! Right off the edge. | ▶️ | |
| Have a nice flight! | ▶️ | |
| Send postcards, love! | ▶️ | |
| That's all it takes? *chuckles* | ▶️ | |
| We hope you enjoy your flight. | ▶️ | |
 Widowmaker |
A one-way ticket to death. | ▶️ |
| Enjoy the catacombs. | ▶️ | |
| Fall. | ▶️ | |
| It's a long way down! | ▶️ | |
| Pathetic. | ▶️ | |
Bon voyage! English: Have a nice trip! |
▶️ | |
 Wrecking Ball |
Enjoy your fall. He will. | ▶️ |
| Gravity is for lesser mammals. | ▶️ | |
| The hamster says, "goodbye". | ▶️ | |
| Try using your grapple, ha ha. | ▶️ | |
 Winston |
Gravity is so unkind. | ▶️ |
| Heh. Watch your step! | ▶️ | |
| Looks like they... fell for it! | ▶️ | |
 Zarya |
Ha ha. Jettisoned! | ▶️ |
| Stay down there and think about your decisions. | ▶️ | |
Do svidaniya! Cyrillic: До свидания! |
▶️ | |
 Zenyatta |
A fall is merely a chance to rise again... later. | ▶️ |
| A stumble is still a step towards a direction. | ▶️ | |
| How far the mighty fall. | ▶️ | |
| Know when to hold on, and when to let go. | ||
| Observe your environment; carefully. | ||
| They have fallen. How unfortunate. | ▶️ | |
| What is descent, but a lesson in humility? | ▶️ | |
| You may be missed... but not by me. | ▶️ |
Trivia[ | ]
- Environmental kills are weighted significantly more than regular kills for Play of the Game.
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