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2026-10-13PN–261013
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – October 13, 2026
Doctrine Eternal Scepter Damage and healing reduced from 60 to 55. Invigorating Drones Duration red…
Sombra Machine Pistol Damage reduced from 7 to 6.5. Cyberspace Explosion damage reduced from 40 t…
Roadhog Scrap Gun Center projectile damage increased from 34 to 40. Take a Breather Cooldown reduc…
Kiriko Base health increased from 225 to 250.
D.Mon Base armor reduced from 275 to 250.
2026-10-06PN–261006
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – October 6, 2026
General
Roadhog Scrap Hook – Minor Perk Ammo reloaded increased from 2 to 4. Shrapnel Launcher – Minor Per…
Sombra Moved from Damage to Support role. Moved from Recon subrole to Tactician subrole. Experien…
D.Va Developer Comments: Increasing Micro Missiles' fire rate reduces the time needed to fire t…
Domina Developer Comments: Domina struggles to sustain herself against opponents who can consiste…
Bastion Developer Comments: Bastion's Reconfiguration can provide sustained pressure for extended …
Cassidy Developer Comments: Lifeline can create unique interactions with several ultimates, but it…
Emre Developer Comments: Emre's damage output is high, but he can struggle to secure eliminatio…
Genji Developer Comments: Swift Strike's damage is being increased to strengthen Genji's ability…
Shion Rapid Reload – Minor Perk Removed. Survival Instinct – Minor Perk New. Evade's overhealth …
Ana Groggy – Minor Perk Removed. Local Anesthetic New. Sleep dart explodes on impact, slowing …
Doctrine Ultimate cost increased by 8%. Transfusion - Major Perk Damage and healing conversion rate…
Lúcio Beat Drop – Minor Perk Amp It Up is now active for 4 seconds after casting Sound Barrier. …
Developer Comments: We’ve done a broad pass across the hero roster to bring their hit volu…
Ana Head hit volume increased from 16.9 to 18.
Anran Head hit volume increased from 15.2 to 17. Torso hit volume increased from 18 to 23. Leg h…
Ashe Torso hit volume increased from 22.4 to 25. Leg hit volumes increased from 16.7 to 19.
Baptiste Head hit volume increased from 15.1 to 16.
Bastion Head hit volume increased from 20 to 21.5. Back minigun hit volume reduced from 20 to 18. …
Cassidy Torso hit volume reduced from 37 to 33. Leg hit volumes reduced from 24 to 22.
Doomfist Head hit volume increased from 19.7 to 21. Waist hit volume increased from 30 to 35. Leg h…
Echo Head hit volume increased from 15.9 to 18. Leg hit volumes increased from 14.6 to 20.
Emre Head hit volume increased from 16 to 18. Leg hit volumes increased from 17.5 to 20.
Hanzo Head hit volume increased from 16 to 18.
Hazard Head hit volume increased from 18.5 to 20. Leg hit volumes increased from 21.9 to 24.
Illari Head hit volume increased from 14.9 to 18. Torso hit volume increased from 20 to 23.5.
Jetpack Cat Head hit volume increased from 15.8 to 18.5. Torso hit volume increased from 14.8 to 17. W…
Junker Queen Head hit volume increased from 17.8 to 19. Torso hit volume increased from 26.2 to 28. Wai…
Junkrat Torso hit volume reduced from 32 to 29. Leg hit volumes increased from 17.3 to 20.
Juno Torso hit volume increased from 19 to 23. Hand hit volumes reduced from 8.5 to 5. Arm hit …
Kiriko Head hit volume increased from 14.9 to 16. Torso hit volume increased from 17.7 to 21.
Lifeweaver Head hit volume increased from 14.8 to 17. Torso hit volume increased from 19.7 to 25. Leg…
Lúcio Head hit volume increased from 13.2 to 16.
Mauga Head hit volume increased from 22 to 23.5. Hand hit volumes reduced from 16 to 12. Leg hit…
Mercy Head hit volume increased from 14.4 to 17. Torso hit volume increased from 22.4 to 24.5. L…
Mizuki Head hit volume height reduced from 10 to 6. Head hit volume increased from 16 to 17.5. To…
Moira Torso hit volume reduced from 27 to 25.
Reinhardt Shoulder hit volume reduced from 40 to 35. Hand hit volumes reduced from 25 to 20. Foot hi…
Sierra Torso hit volume increased from 20.7 to 23. Legs hit volumes increased from 16.7 to 19. Lo…
Sojourn Head hit volume increased from 14.9 to 16. Torso hit volume increased from 20.5 to 23.5. L…
Sombra Head hit volume increased from 14 to 16. Torso hit volume reduced from 25 to 23. Leg hit v…
Symmetra Torso hit volume increased from 22.4 to 24. Leg hit volume reduced from 22.4 to 20.
Torbjörn Head hit volume reduced from 23.3 to 20. Claw hand hit volume reduced from 15 to 11.
Tracer Torso hit volume increased from 22.4 to 24. Legs hit volumes reduced from 22.4 to 20.
Venture Torso hit volume increased from 22.9 to 25. Leg hit volumes increased from 17 to 21.
Wrecking Ball Head hit volume increased from 22 to 25. Torso hit volume increased from 83.5 to 87.5.
Wuyang Head hit volume increased from 14.85 to 16. Torso hit volume increased from 20.2 to 23.
Zenyatta Head hit volume reduced from 20 to 17. Torso hit volume reduced from 32 to 30. Leg hit vol…
2026-09-17PN–260917
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – September 17, 2026
D.Mon Armor reduced from 325 to 275 (5v5). Armor reduced from 300 to 250 (6v6). Focused Fusion -…
2026-09-08PN–260908
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – September 8, 2026
D.Mon Armor reduced from 325 to 300. (6v6) Developer Comments: D.Mon has settled into a strong p…
D.Va Mech base health increased from 175 to 200. (5v5) Developer Comments: We're increasing D.V…
Domina Ultimate Cost reduced by 6%. Developer Comments: Domina's ultimate is disruptive but not a…
Mauga Base armor reduced from 150 to 125. Developer Comments: Mauga continues to have high durab…
Winston Developer Comments: Winston's Barrier Projector cooldown is being reduced to shorten the d…
wrecking Ball Adaptive Barrier – Major Perk Duration reduced from 1.5 to 1 second. Developer Comments: A…
Zarya Developer Comments: The cooldown of Particle Barrier is being increased to reduce Zarya's …
Anran Developer Comments: Dancing Blaze can generate significant visual clutter, making Anran di…
Freja Relentless Barrage – Minor Perk Refunded automatic bolts reduced from 8 to 5. Developer Co…
Junkrat Nitro Boost – Minor Perk Bonus speed reduced from 125% to 100%. Developer Comments: Junkra…
Sierra Developer Comments: Sierra's damage output has remained high since release, but her weapon…
Symmetra Developer Comments: Symmetra's Teleporter can be extremely effective in coordinated teams,…
Torbjörn Anchor Bolts – Major Perk Deploy turrets increased throw range reduced from 50% to 25%. De…
Vendetta Developer Comments: These changes are intended to improve the responsiveness of Vendetta's…
Widowmaker Take Aim Updated Widowmaker's Take Aim charge sound effects for the default, Mythic, and H…
Baptiste Developer Comments: Immortality Field's long cooldown and vulnerability to being destroyed…
Brigitte Health reduced from 200 to 175. Armor increased from 50 to 75. Developer Comments: Brigitt…
Jetpack Cat Increased sound priority and volume of base movement and Frenetic Flight. Developer Commen…
Kiriko Developer Comments: Kiriko has become highly effective as a healer while retaining the uti…
Wuyang Developer Comments: Wuyang's empowered healing resource can be limiting when responding to…
Zenyatta Developer Comments: Harmony Orb can remain active on targets for extended periods with min…
D.Va MEKA Ejector - Power Ultimate Charge cost reduction increased to 60% (Up from 50%).
Junker Queen Cut 'Em Gracie - Power Return damage reduced to 30 (Down from 40).
Genji Laceration - Power Cooldown reduction per target increased to 2.5s (Up from 2s).
Vendetta Apex Bloodlust - Power Lifesteal per stack reduced to 4% (Down from 5%).
Ana Falconer - Power Attack speed bonus increased to 50% (Up from 30%). Ultimate Charge gain r…
Jetpack Cat Territorial - Power Damage reduced to 20% of healing (Down from 30%).
2026-08-14PN–260814
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – August 14, 2026
D.Mon Fixed a bug with Portable Fusion Repeater that could result in hits failing to register. F…
Jetpack Cat Base movement speed reduced from 6 to 5.5 meters per second. Purr Self healing penalty inc…
2026-08-12PN–260812
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – August 12, 2026
D.Mon Plasma Saber Damage increased from 60 to 65. Propulsors Fuel drain rate reduced from 40 to…
2026-08-11PN–260811
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – August 11, 2026
Several underutilized perks have been replaced with new options, while others have been ad…
Roster Updates
Subroles
Domina Panopticon Barrier's health is being increased to improve its reliability. A higher health…
Doomfist Increasing Seismic Slam's damage makes it a more effective tool for weakening targets befo…
Hazard Ultimate cost increased by 7%. Explosive Impalements - Major Perk Reduced the number of Bo…
Mauga Combat Fuel – Major Perk Overhealth gained per shot increased from 3 to 4. Increasing Over…
Orisa Charged Javelin – Major Perk Removed. Heavy Javelin - Major Perk New Energy Javelin's knoc…
Winston Ultimate cost reduced by 6%. Revitalizing Barrier – Major Perk Healing increased from 30 t…
Cassidy Even the Odds – Minor Perk Removed. Giddy Up - Minor Perk New After using Combat Roll, Cas…
Echo Aerial Munitions - Minor Perk New Echo has infinite ammo during Flight. High Beams – Major…
Emre Ultimate cost reduced by 6%. Suppressive Security – Minor Perk Slow duration increased fro…
Genji Ultimate cost reduced by 6%.
Pharah Concussive Blast provides Pharah with both mobility and displacement. Increasing its coold…
Shion This change better aligns the impact radius with the size of the motorbike, requiring play…
Tracer Chronal Dash – Minor Perk Removed. Temporal Regen - Minor Perk New Passive health regenera…
Vendetta Reducing Soaring Slice's cooldown on respawn reduces downtime after respawning while maint…
Venture Ultimate cost reduced by 8%. Deep Burrow – Minor Perk Drill Dash distance is increased fro…
Jetpack Cat Ultimate cost increased by 7%. Base movement speed increased from 5.5 to 6 meters per seco…
Juno This change reduces the minimum lock-on time for nearby targets, allowing Pulsar Torpedoes…
Lifeweaver These changes give Life Gripped players greater control over whether they are pulled all t…
Mizuki Quickstep – Major Perk Movement speed gained reduced from 25% to 20%. Mizuki's mobility up…
Wuyang Increasing Guardian Wave's width makes it easier to position the ability to affect multipl…
Zenyatta Discordant Repair – Minor Perk Lifesteal increased from 10 to 15%.
D.Va Facetanking - Power Reworked from "[Defense Matrix] heals you for 30% of the damage it blo…
Orisa Critical Charger - Power Critical damage increased to 100% (Up from 75%). OR-15 Escalator …
Ramattra Vengeful Vortex Detonation bonus damage reduced to 25 (Down from 50). Insatiable Spiral Ra…
Zarya Blastproof Boots - Epic Survival Hero Item Cost increased to 9000 (Up from 3750). Zarya ha…
Ashe B.O.B Jr. - Power Ultimate Cost reduction increased to 60% (Up from 50%).
Junkrat Bingo - Epic Weapon Hero Item. New 10% Weapon Power "[Frag Launcher] Direct Hits without b…
Tracer Impulsive - Power Pulse Bomb Damage decreased to 70% reduced (Down from 60% reduced). This…
Ana Artsy Dartsy - Power Added "Landing a scoped [Sleep Dart] reduces its cooldown by 5s". 75 …
Jetpack Cat Purr-sistence - Power Increased duration for each Purr target reduced to 10% (Down from 15…
Kiriko Fleet Foot - Power Added "cooldown is reduced by 20% when used without a target". Foxy Fir…
Wuyang Bifurcation - Power Duration increased to 5s (Up from 4s). Paindrops - Power Empowered sho…
2026-07-30PN–260730
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – July 30, 2026
For the upcoming Quick Play Hacked, we're making several balance changes to test elements …
General Changes
Tank Role Passive
Subrole Passives
Domina Barrier Array Barrier Cooldown reduced from 17 to 15 seconds. Barrier Duration reduced fro…
Doomfist The Best Defense Shield gain increased from 25 to 30.
Hazard Jagged Wall Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13 seconds.
Mauga Overrun Cooldown reduced from 7 to 6 seconds.
Ramattra Void Barrier Cooldown reduced from 16 to 13 seconds. Duration reduced from 4 to 3 seconds.
2026-07-28PN–260728
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – July 28, 2026
Lifeweaver Healing Blossom Fixed a bug where Healing Blossom would release unexpectedly when switchin…
Mercy Fixed an issue where Mercy was gaining increased self-healing from the Medic Subrole.
2026-07-14PN–260714
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – July 14, 2026
Doomfist Empowered Rocket Punch's increased follow-through size was hitting targets far away from t…
Junker Queen Commanding Shout is Junker Queen's primary source of survivability and team protection. It…
Mauga Mauga could maintain high accuracy when firing a single Chaingun for extended periods. Add…
Ramattra Increasing Ravenous Vortex's explosion damage rewards more precise detonations. We're also…
Sigma Shield health reduced from 275 to 250. Hyper Regeneration – Minor Perk Damage conversion r…
Cassidy Silver Bullet – Major Perk Projectile size reduced from 0.17 to 0.07. Silver Bullet's addi…
Freja Reducing Take Aim's explosion delay lowers the time between impact and damage, creating mo…
Reaper Soul Reaving – Minor Perk Pickup radius of Soul Globes increased from 5 to 8 meters. Reape…
Shion Reducing Execution's recovery time better aligns the downtime after using the ability with…
Sierra Anchor Drone is being adjusted to support more frequent deployment and repositioning oppor…
Vendetta Vendetta has continued to underperform since the significant changes made several seasons …
Venture Clobber's cooldown is being reduced to shorten the delay before Venture can use the abilit…
Ana Ana's self-sustain has decreased following the removal of the Support passive's reduced he…
Brigitte Adding a burst of instant healing when Inspire is triggered allows Brigitte to provide mor…
Kiriko The reduced recovery time on Healing Ofuda improved the feel and consistency of Kiriko's h…
Lúcio Lúcio's overall effectiveness has been reduced over time to account for his uniquely power…
Junker Queen Royal Bullets - Power Damage reduced to 20 (Down from 25). Bow Down - Power Duration reduc…
Cassidy Gunslinger Grit - Power Max Life Heal per bullet reloaded increased to 2.5% (Up from 2%).
Junkrat Zip Grease - Power Increased damage to airborne targets increased to 25% (Up from 10%).
Mei Slowball - Power Removed increased hitbox size on Slowball projectile. Frost Armor - Power…
Reaper Accelerated Reaping - Power Attack Speed per stack increased to 5% (Up from 4%). Dauntless…
Torbjörn Hammer Throw - Power Added a VFX Trail for added clarity. Blacksmith - Power Heal increase…
Juno Blink Boosts - Power Reduced Cooldown now counts as base cooldown reduced instead of gaini…
Kiriko Clone Conjuration - Power Clone effectiveness increased to 65% reduced (Up from 75% reduce…
Lúcio Rhythm Rail - Power Damage increased to 100% (Up from 75%). Crowd Pleaser - Power Heal inc…
Mercy Distortion - Power Max Life Overhealth reduced to 25% (Down from 30%).
Wuyang Currency from damage and healing increased by 8.33%.
Zenyatta Enlightenment - Power Heal reduced to 30% of damage dealt (Down from 40%). Inner Peace - P…
2026-06-30PN–260630
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – June 30, 2026
D.Va Bunny Power – Minor Perk Moved from minor perk to base kit. Team Leader – Minor Perk New A…
Domina Sonic Repulsors now gives Domina the ability to access high ground more easily, while Pano…
Doomfist Uppercut has always been super popular, and the community jokes about re-adding it a lot. …
Hazard The wall cling presents Hazard with more assassin-style gameplay options. Downpour is curr…
Junker Queen This set of changes strengthens Junker Queen’s long-range pressure by allowing her to alte…
Mauga Mauga finally understood something: as a 2.2-meter-tall, half-ton Samoan beast of a man, i…
Orisa Orisa has always been a bulky and stalwart hero, so these changes aim to explore what a mo…
Ramattra Ramattra has been running around the lobby yelling at everyone to “suffer as I have.” So w…
Reinhardt Berserker - Passive New As Reinhardt loses health, his movement and attack speed increase.…
Roadhog I added more mobility to Roadhog, enabling him to quickly reach his teammates to protect t…
Sigma Rise up with Sigma’s newfound control of gravity, then crush your enemies into the ground …
Winston Adding the option to use Jump Pack twice every leap gives Winston more mobility options, i…
Wrecking Ball Enemies hit by ability damage are revealed to Wrecking Ball’s teammates for 1.5s. Oftentim…
Zarya The Projected Barrier changes give Zarya the option to enable her allies who lack mobility…
Anran Base move speed increased from 6 m/s to 6.5 m/s. Anran struggles to light opponents on fir…
Ashe B.O.B is now a threat. No one considers B.O.B a threat on the battlefield, but they will n…
Bastion Lindholm Explosives - Major Perk Reworked into Tuned Treads. Move 35% faster while in Conf…
Cassidy Minor Perk - Even the Odds Replaced with True Shot - Deadeye's bullets pierce barriers. I …
Echo Echo’s Duplicate often has very obvious targets, usually a Tank or certain DPS heroes (suc…
Emre Cyber Adhesion - Major Perk Reworked into Optimized Targeting - When scoped, hitting all 3…
Freja These changes slightly increase the power of Bola Shot while slightly reducing the instant…
Genji Dragon's Thirst – Minor Perk Moved to base kit. Swift Backcap – Minor Perk New - Genji pro…
Hanzo Hanzo lacks consistency, so changes to fire-rate and damage should mitigate that and allow…
Junkrat Health reduced from 250 to 200. Although Junkrat’s existing kit is interesting, it struggl…
Mei Deep Freeze – Major Perk Replaced with Ice Spikes - Enemies near Mei's Ice Wall are damage…
Pharah Pharah’s Concussive Blast is a piece of utility that is normally difficult to use. Providi…
Reaper Soul Reaving - Minor Perk Collecting a soul orb now also extends Wraith Form's timer by 1s…
Sierra Full Flight – Minor Perk Moved to base kit. Locked In – Major Perk Moved to minor perk. Da…
Sojourn Base health increased to 250. Dual Thrusters - Major Perk Moved to base kit. Deceleration …
Soldier: 76 The enemy will FEAR the healing station. We are also taking "I've got you in my sights" ve…
Sombra Encrypted Upload – Minor Perk Reworked - Sombra can now throw Virus without breaking Steal…
Symmetra Shield Battery – Major Perk Moved to base kit. Now affects all allies nearby. Now works on…
Torbjörn Torbjorn’s new hitscan shot during overload provides him with the ability to compete with …
Tracer Blink Packs – Major Perk Reworked into Ult Packs – Collecting a health pack grants 10 ult …
Vendetta Stop swinging around mindlessly, and focus on setting up your team. Vendetta’s Whirlwind D…
Venture Base HP reduced to 225 Final blows regenerate 1 charge of Drill Dash. Excavation Exhilarat…
Widowmaker Seeker Mine – Major Perk Replaced with Vengeful Web - Upon death, drop mini venom mines in…
Tactician Subrole
Medic Subrole
Survivor Subrole
Ana Now has a jetpack. Biotic Bounce – Major Perk Replaced with Biotic Detonation - Detonate B…
Baptiste Immortality Field has always been a pain point of his kit, so turning it into an ultimate …
Brigitte There’s little to no point of playing Brigitte if you can’t close the distance to the enem…
Illari Sunburn – Major Perk Prevents Outburst from healing allies. Illari now spins 2 more times,…
Jetpack Cat Torbjörn and Symmetra's turrets can now be placed on Jetpack Cat. Transport Shielding – Mi…
Juno Locked On – Minor Perk Replaced with Wormhole - Increases Hyper Ring deployment distance b…
Kiriko Urgent Care – Minor Perk Replaced with Predatory Instincts - Ofuda travel 50% faster when …
Lifeweaver Superbloom – Major Perk Moved to base kit. Arboreal Affliction – Major Perk New - Enemies …
Lúcio Lúcio can now speed boost the payload and TS-1 (the Push robot). Soundwave Rider – Minor P…
Mercy Angelic Resurrection – Minor Perk Replaced with Remote Resurrection - Resurrection's range…
Mizuki Resonant Return - Major Perk Replaced with Rule of Three – Healing Kasa gains 1 additional…
Moira Moira’s changes are intended to give her more control over her kit, because although her n…
Wuyang Ebb and Flow – Major Perk Replaced with Powerful Current - Guardian Wave is wider and carr…
Zenyatta Dual Harmony – Major Perk Replaced with Harmonic Momentum - Zenyatta can no longer place O…
2026-06-25PN–260625
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – June 25, 2026
Shion Execution Projectile size reduced from 0.17 to 0.07. Recovery time increased from 0 to 0.4…
Hazard Juiced Radius reduced to 8m (Down from 12m). Heal reduced to 20% of your Max Life (Down fr…
Orisa Critical Charger Critical Damage increased to 75% (Up from 50%). OR-15 Escalator Max Weapo…
Zarya Volskaya Vortex Damage reduced to 60 (Down from 80).
Freja So Cooked Linger duration reduced to 2s (Down from 3s).
Genji Iaido Strike Damage increased to 75% (Up from 50%). Dragon Strike Bonus Damage reduced to …
Mei Deep Chills Freeze Duration reduced to 0.65s (Down from 0.75s).
Reaper Hellshroud Duration reduced to 2s (Down from 3s). Damage reduced to 20% of Max Life (Down …
Sojourn Currency gained from damage and healing increased by 11.1%.
Torbjörn Turriplets Attack Speed reduced to 65% (Down from 75%).
Vendetta Overloaded Strike Damage reduced to 25% increased (Down from 50%). Apex Bloodlust Cooldown…
Ana Dream Field Healing per 1s increased to 15% of your Max Life (Up from 10%).
Juno Blink Boosts Cooldown reduction reduced to 30% (Down from 50%). Fission Chamber Shots per …
Lúcio Reverb Reduced effectiveness increased to 50% reduced (Up from 60% reduced).
Moira Remote Reciprocity Duration increased to 5s (Up from 3s). Orbsplosion Damage up to 30% (Up…
2026-06-16PN–260616
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – June 16, 2026
The perk system has continued to evolve since Season 1, with ongoing additions to heroes a…
D.Va Shield System – Major Perk Shield conversion reduced from 150 to 100.
Domina Corporate Retreat – Major Perk Added. While Barrier Array is active, it can be moved one t…
Doomfist Power Matrix – Major Perk Duration reduced from 1 to 0.8 seconds.
Hazard Anarchic Zeal – Minor Perk Healing increased from 30 to 40%. Reconstitution - Minor Perk M…
Ramattra Relentless Form – Minor Perk Duration bonus increased from 1 to 2 seconds. Half effectiven…
Reinhardt Reinhardt can struggle against the high mobility of the hero roster. Increasing Firestrike…
Zarya Zarya has fallen below intended performance following recent reductions to her Primary Fir…
Anran These changes enhance the fluidity of Anran’s abilities, allowing for smoother ability flo…
Ashe Double-Barreled – Minor Perk Knockback reduction of second shot removed. Viper Sting – Maj…
Bastion Armored Artillery – Minor Perk Removed. Smart Bomb – Minor Perk A-36 Tactical Grenade's se…
Cassidy Even The Odds – Minor Perk Healing increased from 30 to 40 healing per second. Silver Bull…
Echo Partial Scan – Minor Perk Ultimate charge gained reduced from 50% to 30%. Full Salvo – Maj…
Emre Emre’s ultimate generation rate is high due to his damage output and exceeds the impact of…
Genji Meditation – Major Perk Healing increased from 35 to 50 per second. Lowering Genji’s defle…
Junkrat Bomb Voyage – Minor Perk Attack speed bonus increased from 25% to 35%.
Mei Deep Freeze – Major Perk Freeze rate increased by 30% against non-tank heroes. Mei’s Prima…
Reaper Health reduced from 300 to 275. Lingering Wraith – Minor Perk Movement speed bonus reduced…
Sierra Tight Grip – Minor Perk Improved weapon spread reduced from 100% to 70% faster. Locked-In …
Sojourn Friction Generators – Major Perk Max energy gained increased from 50 to 75.
Tracer Kinetic Reload – Minor Perk Ammo gain reduced from 20 to 12.
Vendetta Previous reductions to Overhead Swing range and Onslaught movement speed reduced Vendetta’…
Ana Speed Serum – Minor Perk Movement speed bonus reduced from 40% to 30%.
Brigitte Whiplash – Major Perk Damage increased from 50 to 60.
Illari Rapid Construction – Minor Perk Cooldown reduction increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds.
Jetpack Cat Transport Shielding – Minor Perk Duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds. Maximum shields red…
Juno Faster Blaster – Major Perk Shots per second increased from 20 to 22.
Lifeweaver Improvements to Lifeweaver’s healing have increased his ultimate charge rate. Increasing t…
Mercy Chain Boost – Major Perk Additionally increases damage boost by 5%. Flash Heal has increas…
Mizuki Mizuki’s Katashiro Return is limited by its short duration and longer cooldown. Reducing t…
Moira Biotic Orb’s output is limited by the mobility and durability of the hero roster. Increasi…
Wuyang Ebb and Flow – Major Perk Rewind healing increased from 50% to 100%.
D.Va Express Detonation - Power Added "+50% [Call Mech] Radius." Legendary Loadout - Power Bonu…
Doomfist Aftershock - Power Damage reduced to 40% (Down from 60%). Asteroid Smash - Power Now pulls…
Hazard Barbed Shot - Power Bonus damage now scales with Weapon Power (instead of Ability Power). …
Junker Queen Blade Parade - Power Can be held for 1s longer after fully charged. Bonus damage reduced t…
Orisa Core Cooling - Power New "While [Fortify] is active, reduce Heat generated by 90% and gain…
Ramattra Omnium Augment - Rare Hero Weapon Item Cost increased to 5000 (Up from 4500). Nano-Mender …
Reinhardt Amplification Barrier - Power Removed. Barrier Reconstruction - Power Barrier Shield healt…
Sigma Apogee Alignment - Power Damage increased to 75% (Up from 50%). Mass Driver - Power Accret…
Winston Barrier Projector now scales with Ability Power and no longer scales with Passive Currency…
Zarya Charged Link - Power New "[Particle Cannon]'s secondary fire hits grant 2 energy and incre…
Ashe Currency earned from damage and healing reduced by 5%. Viper Scoped base damage reduced to…
Cassidy Currency from damage and healing increased by 14.3%. Peacekeeper base damage reduced to 65…
Freja Take Aim explosion base damage decreased to 75 (Down from 80). Mighty Gust - Power Damage …
Genji Cybernetic Speed - Power Attack Speed per stack increased to 3% (Up from 2%). Deflect-O-Bo…
Junkrat Rainin' Lead - Power Added "+25% [Total Mayhem] Explosion Radius." Bomb Drop Cadence reduc…
Mei Blizznado - Power Reworked from "While within [Blizzard], heal 15% of your Life every seco…
Pharah Fuel Conversion - Power Removed. Nosedive - Power New "Ability: While Airborne, use [Crouc…
Reaper Ghosted - Power Removed. Harvest Fest - Power Chance increased to 20% (Up from 10%). Life …
Sojourn Charged Shot Max base damage reduced to 115 (Down from 120). Aftershock - Power Reworked f…
Soldier: 76 Pulse Rifle base damage reduced to 18 (Down from 19). Aura Cloud - Power Renamed from "Bac…
Torbjörn Blacksmith - Power Healing increased to 75% (Up from 66%). Hammer Throw - Power New "Abili…
Tracer Currency from damage and healing increased by 14.3%. Pulse Pistols base damage reduced to …
Vendetta Apex Bloodlust - Power New "Gain 5% Lifesteal and your cooldowns refresh 5% faster for eac…
Ana Currency from damage and healing reduced by 10%. Artsy Dartsy - Power Added +75 [Sleep Dar…
Brigitte Aura Farming - Power Overhealth reduced to 4% (Down from 5%). Burst Aid - Power Reworked f…
Jetpack Cat Ambidex-fur-ous - Power Bonus shot effectiveness increased to 35% (Up from 25%). Bouncing …
Juno Blink Boost - Power Cooldown Reduction reduced to 50% (Down from 66%). Marswalking - Power…
Kiriko Clone Conjuration - Power Clone now triggers Powers. Clone Damage and Healing reduced to 7…
Lúcio Beat Drop - Power Reworked from "20% Ultimate Cost Reduction. Landing on an enemy with [So…
Mercy Base Damage Boost reduced to 15% (Down from 20%). Angelic Acrobatics - Power Reworked to P…
Moira Biotic Orb damage per second reduced to 50 (Down from 60). Biotic Orb healing per second r…
Wuyang Bifurcation - Power New "After using an ability, your Active [Restorative Stream] chains t…
Zenyatta Enlightenment - Power Inner Peace now reduces the effectiveness of healing from Enlightenm…
2026-05-12PN–260512
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - May 12, 2026
Initiator Subrole
D.Va This change reduces Micro Missiles’ effectiveness at quickly eliminating lower maximum hea…
Doomfist Seismic Slam’s shockwave is now more tightly synchronized with its visual impact, preventi…
Junker Queen With limited defensive mitigation, Junker Queen struggles to sustain during extended engag…
Emre Emre’s ability to sustain while applying consistent close‑range pressure was exceeding int…
Freja Rising Winds – Major Perk No longer reduces the height gained from Updraft. Reducing Updra…
Sierra Helix Rifle Weapon fire volume reduced.
Pharah Concussive Force – Minor Perk Damage reduced from 50 to 30. Rocket Salvo – Major Perk Dama…
Baptiste Regenerative Burst’s long cooldown limited its availability during fights. Reducing the co…
Illari While Illari remains a strong offensive support, Solar Rifle’s base projectile size was to…
Kiriko Protection Suzu offers strong defensive utility across many scenarios. Removing the additi…
Lúcio Sound Barrier remains one of the most impactful defensive ultimates when timed well. Reduc…
Mercy Divine Momentum – Minor Perk Removed. Winged Reach – Minor Perk New. Guardian Angel's rang…
Mizuki Allowing Kekkai Sanctuary to absorb projectiles from both directions improves clarity and …
Doomfist [The Best Defense] now scales proportionally with the Passive Health Gain from Currency. A…
Reinhardt To Me, My Friends - Power Barrier Healing per 1s decreased to 3% of Max Life (Down from 5%…
Freja Decreased Currency from Healing and Damage by 5%. Volley à Deux - Power Spread of extra bo…
Reaper Backstabber - Power Reworked to "[Dire Triggers] deals 30(AP) additional damage over 3s to…
Soldier: 76 Frontliners - Power Applied reduced effectiveness of Biotic Fields spawned via Hunker Down…
Vendetta Increased Currency gain from Healing and Damage by 5%. Vendetta's nerfs in Core have cause…
Jetpack Cat Lindholm Inspiration - Power When [Purr] ends, all other allies within [Purr]'s radius gai…
Wuyang Paindrops - Power Bonus Orb Damage decreased to 30% (Down from 40%). Splish Splash - Power…
Zenyatta Enlightenment - Power Healing from damage dealt decreased to 20% (Down from 30%). Zenyatta…
2026-04-23PN–260423
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – April 23, 2026
This is a balance hotfix update. Replay codes from the April 14, 2026 patch and onwards ar…
These changes aim to re-adjust heroes whose win rates have fallen further than intended si…
Roadhog Chain Hook Cooldown reduced from 8 to 7 seconds.
Sombra Stealth Movement speed bonus reduction while revealed by damage reduced from 50% to 33%.
Vendetta Health increased from 175 to 200. (Total health increased from 250 to 275.)
2026-04-17PN–260417
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - April 17, 2026
This is a balance hotfix update. Replay codes from the April 14, 2026 patch are still avai…
Sierra Sierra has not been as effective as intended since her launch. Her weapon damage is being …
2026-04-14PN–260414
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - April 14, 2026
Several heroes’ perks have become core to how they are played, reinforcing their identity …
Roster Updates
Console Aim Assist
Recon Subrole Passive
Sigma Hyper Regeneration – Minor Perk Now restores barrier health only when damaging enemy heroe…
Ramattra The Vengeful Vortex perk significantly improved the flexibility of Ravenous Vortex, especi…
Reinhardt Shield Slam – Minor Perk Added a custom setting allowing Shield Slam to be bound to Quick …
Roadhog With Roadhog’s combo becoming more reliable, his overall effectiveness has increased. Thes…
Winston (6v6) Base health reduced from 350 to 325. (Total health including armor and shields reduc…
Wrecking Ball (6v6) Base health reduced from 475 to 450. (Total health including armor and shields reduc…
Anran Perk Costs Minor Perk cost reduced by 7%. Major Perk cost reduced by 5%. Anran’s damage co…
Ashe Double Barreled – Minor Perk Time required to retrigger Coach Gun increased from 1 to 2 se…
Bastion Perk Costs Minor Perk cost increased by 10%. Major Perk cost increased by 6%. Configuratio…
Echo Allowing Echo to duplicate allied heroes opens up new strategic options and enables more c…
Emre Siphon Blaster Added an accessibility option which allows players to hold Secondary Fire t…
Junkrat Mine Recycling – Major Perk Moved from Minor to Major Perk. Eliminations with Concussion M…
Pharah Drift Thrusters’ functionality has been added to Pharah’s Barrage, allowing limited moveme…
Reaper Dire Triggers has been moved into Reaper’s base kit to give him more consistent mid‑range …
Soldier: 76 Allowing Soldier: 76 to reload while sprinting introduces new playstyle opportunities and …
Sombra Perk Costs Minor Perk cost reduced by 6%. Major Perk cost reduced by 5%. Stealth Movement …
Tracer Perk Costs Minor Perk cost reduced by 10%. Major Perk cost reduced by 7%.
Vendetta Armor reduced from 100 to 75. Perk Costs Minor Perk cost reduced by 6%. Major Perk cost re…
Widowmaker Perk Costs Minor Perk cost reduced by 6%. Major Perk cost reduced by 4%.
Ana With the removal of the Support passive, Ana has become more dependent on Biotic Grenade f…
Brigitte Brigitte’s survivability can feel low despite needing to operate in close range to be effe…
Jetpack Cat Frenetic Flight Acceleration reduced by 11%. Claws Out – Major Perk Cooldown reductions no…
Juno Pulsar Torpedoes (6v6) Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds. Glide Boost Movement spee…
Lifeweaver Lifeweaver has struggled to find effectiveness following reductions to his survivability a…
Lúcio Crossfade (6v6) Healing reduced from 20 to 18. Accelerando – Major Perk Changed. Gain 15% …
Kiriko Kiriko’s mobility has been reduced to limit her ability to escape from long distances and …
Mizuki Perk Costs Minor Perk cost increased by 16%. Major Perk cost increased by 10%. These chang…
Mercy Flash Heal has proven to be a compelling and expressive ability and is now being added to …
Wuyang Rushing Torrent Duration reduced from 4 to 3.5 seconds.
Zenyatta Orb of Discord (6v6) Damage amplification reduced from 30% to 25%.
Ramattra Added to the Stadium roster. Void Blight - Power [Void Accelerator] infects enemies with n…
Sigma Symphonic Syzygy - Power Damage Absorbed threshold for Attack Speed reduced to 50 (Down fr…
Winston Currency from damage and healing increased by 12.5%. Lightning Rod - Power Bounce Damage i…
Freja Deep Pockets - Power Max Ammo restore reduced to 30% (Down from 40%). Forager - Power Max …
Junkrat Zip Grease - Epic Weapon Hero Item Removed 5% Weapon Power. Refreshing Radiation - Epic Su…
Vendetta Currency from damage and healing increased by 5%. Cyclone Charge - Power Whirlwind Dash Da…
Ana Perfected Formula - Rare Survival Hero Item Nano Boost Duration increased to 25% (Up from …
Juno Medimaster - Power Critical Multiplier decreased to 175% (Down from 200%). Tooltip now cor…
Wuyang Wave Lance - Power Non-empowered Primary Fire projectile speed increased to 150% (Up from …
Zenyatta Enlightenment - Power Healing based on damage dealt reduced to 30% (Down from 35%). Seekin…
2026-04-01PN–260401
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - April 1, 2026
D.Va D.Va has realized micro missiles are too small, so why not giganto missiles? Micro Missile…
Domina Domina has assigned Vishkar's engineers to properly show off what their tech is capable of…
Doomfist Doomfist can see all active Talon members through walls. Doomfist deals and receives 50% m…
Hazard Phreak Phuel Jagged Wall No longer fires a wall-spawning projectile. Instead, Hazard enhan…
Junker Queen The infinite ingenuity of Junkertown presents: a shotgun full of knives. Scattergun Now sh…
Mauga Mauga is on fire! Everyone is on fire! Overrun Overrun can last forever. Using Overrun for…
Mei Moved to Tank role and Bruiser subrole. No longer has the Specialist subrole passive. Shie…
Orisa Yeet-haw, rodeo! Energy Javelin Now launches Orisa in the direction the Javelin is thrown.…
Ramattra Health increased from 425 to 500. Armor increased from 100 to 500. Ramattra is now permane…
Reinhardt Back in his heyday, Reinhardt was named "pin king" at his local bowling joint. Charge Char…
Roadhog Let him hook! Chain Hook Hook no longer pulls enemies. Now slows, hacks, anti-heals, burns…
Sigma Sigma's going to show you his rock collection, and you'd better be nice! Accretion Now fir…
Winston Winston has been disabled. Seriously, you can't play as Winston. Winston is currently unav…
Wrecking Ball "WHO ARE YOU CALLING 'WRECKING SMALL'?!?" Roll Greatly increases Wrecking Ball's size. Wre…
Zarya As a child, Zarya would blow bubbles with her friends. As an adult, Zarya blows bubbles at…
Anran Caw caw you cluckers. Fan the Flames While airborne, Anran's secondary fire will push her …
Ashe Pull! Dynamite If Ashe shoots an airborne Dynamite, a new Dynamite will be launched upward…
Bastion We noticed Bastion was running a bit slow while in turret mode, so we replaced his gun wit…
Cassidy Cassidy fires a piercing bullet that inflicts bleeding whenever saying hello. In the wild …
Echo Shapes, flight, bouncy bombs, oh my! Tri-Shot Each successive shot increases the number of…
Emre Emre's jump height has increased. Emre's gravity has decreased. 200 of Emre's health has b…
Freja Freja's regular movement is 70% slower. Freja's cooldowns are accelerated by 300% while on…
Genji Genji has been reworked to be our third-ever first-ever melee DPS. Dragonblade Moved from …
Hanzo The Yokai replaced Hanzo's quiver with one they found in a warehouse as a prank. Random Ar…
Junkrat After getting booted from Junkertown, Junkrat has founded New Trap City. Steel Trap Maximu…
Pharah Pharah knew she couldn't compete with a beloved cat in a jetpack so she decided to ground …
Reaper Reaper's learned to play peak-a-boo! Shadow Step During Shadow Step, Reaper has 6 seconds …
Sojourn While at 100 energy, Sojourn's abilities consume 50 energy to become energized. She's on t…
Soldier: 76 Solder: 76's gym routine: leg day, every day, 7 days a week. Biotic Field Soldier: 76 can …
Sombra For unspecified reasons, barrels have appeared on all maps. Please ignore them. Disguise R…
Symmetra Symmetra's Sentry Turrets are so clingy these days. Sentry Turret Sentry Turrets now autom…
Torbjörn A second Torbjorn is on top of Torbjorn, mimicking all of his actions. Hard Hard work work…
Tracer Tracer's chrono-accelerator is accelerating her chrono more than ever before. Blink Distan…
Vendetta Vendetta's camera is always in 3rd person, with her aim being totally separate from the pl…
Venture Ooooh, buried treasure! Burrow When emerging from Burrow, a random pick-up is also dug out…
Widowmaker You think you're so good at aiming? Prove it. Take Aim Can now charge up to 150%. When cha…
Ana Now this is what we call a power nap. Sleep Dart Now puts Ana to sleep for up to 3 seconds…
Baptiste Baptiste is looking rather dashing. Exo Boots Now charges up to 4 air-dashes. Air-dashes a…
Brigitte Why stop at 'shield bash' when you can also 'shield surf'? Shield Bash After Shield Bashin…
Illari Now that's what we call a solar flare! Healing Pylon No longer passively heals nearby alli…
Jetpack Cat Meow!!! Meow mrOW mroW MROAR ROARRRR... Lifeline Comes pre-attached with a Wrecking Ball t…
Juno Having grown up on Mars, Juno never got to experience the joy of a trampoline... until now…
Kiriko Eat your heart out, Mizuki. Wall Climb Kiriko can move along walls horizontally while wall…
Lifeweaver Lifeweaver's scale has been reduced by 50%. Health reduced from 200 to 75. Shields reduced…
Lúcio Successive jumps off of the floor increase Lucio's jump height, up to 5 times. Failing to …
Mercy The team won't need healing if the enemy dies first. Guardian Angel Can now target enemies…
Mizuki We have fixed an issue with Mizuki where he was not wearing his iconic 3-hat-stack. Healin…
Moira The orbs are orbing. Biotic Orb Now requires targeting an ally to cast. The Biotic Orb wil…
Wuyang Wuyang's Guardian Wave has been properly adjusted to show just how washed the enemy team i…
Zenyatta Spin to win! Orb of Destruction Secondary fire now has a 6-second cooldown. While charging…
2026-03-10PN–260310
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - March 10, 2026
This patch is lighter in scope, as many adjustments for newer heroes were made earlier to …
Medic Subrole
Bruiser Subrole
Initiator Subrole
D.Va D.Va’s mobility and survivability combination provides a high level of uptime during engag…
Hazard Subrole moved from Stalwart to Initiator. Hazard was originally placed in the Stalwart sub…
Ramattra Reducing Void Barrier’s cooldown improves its cycling within engagements, while increasing…
Roadhog Roadhog’s overall effectiveness has remained lower than intended since his minor rework. I…
Anran These movement adjustments improve Inferno Rush’s fluidity and traversal options while the…
Emre Reducing the delay before Altered Vitals triggers allows it to activate more reliably when…
Vendetta Raging Storm - Minor Perk Moved from Major to Minor. Damage per spin reduced from 35 to 30…
Illari Summer Solstice – Minor Perk Attack speed gained reduced from 30% to 20%. Sunburn – Major …
Jetpack Cat Territorial – Major Perk Removed Claws Out – Major Perk Moved from Minor to Major. Cooldow…
Mizuki Maintaining allies within Remedy Aura’s radius can be restrictive during engagements. Incr…
2026-02-24PN–260224
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - February 24, 2026
Domina Panopticon Cost increased by 12%
Anran Inferno Rush Cooldown reduced from 8.5 to 8 seconds. Dancing Blaze Increased the distance …
Emre Synthetic Burst Rifle Damage increased from 20 to 22.
Vendetta Palatine Fang Overhead swing damage reduced from 130 to 120. Bug fix - Overhead swing can …
Jetpack Cat Minor Perk – Claws Out Cooldown increased from 6 to 8 seconds. Major Perk – Territorial Da…
Mizuki Kekkai Sanctuary Duration increased from 6 to 7 seconds.
2026-02-13PN–260213
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - February 13, 2026
This hotfix includes small adjustments to the six newest heroes. These changes focus on im…
Domina Barrier Array Barrier Panel Health reduced from 250 to 225
Anran Zhuque Fans Impact damage increased from 20 to 22. Fan the Flames Impact damage now uses b…
Emre Synthetic Burst Rifle – Take Aim Falloff range increased from 30-45 to 35-50 meters. Cyber…
Jetpack Cat Frenetic Flight Regeneration rate reduced from 30 to 25.
Mizuki Spirit Glaive Cast time reduced from 0.1 to 0.025 seconds. Healing Kasa Range increased fr…
Vendetta Siphoning Strike – Minor Perk Lifesteal reduced from 40% to 30%.
2026-02-09PN–260209
Overwatch Retail Patch Notes - February 10, 2026
General Changes All heroes can now see allied health states through walls; previously only…
Tank Role Passive Reduced ultimate charge is granted from healing and damage received (unc…
The role passive system has undergone a significant revision, introducing multiple categor…
Tank Sub-Roles
Damage Sub-Roles
Support Sub-Roles
With the addition of Sub Role Passives, several existing perks now overlap in functionalit…
D.Va Base Health reduced from 375 to 325. (5v5) Total reduced from 700 to 650 Base Health reduc…
Mauga Kinetic Bandolier – Minor Perk Ammo generation now grants 150 ammo instantly instead of ov…
Orisa Protective Barrier – Major Perk (6v6) Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds. Charged Jav…
Reinhardt Barrier Re-Charge – Minor Perk Removed. Crusader’s Resolve – Minor Perk While using Barrie…
Roadhog Take a Breather (5v5) Resource maximum duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds. Pulled Po…
Sigma Experimental Barrier Barrier health reduced from 700 to 650. Hyper Regeneration – Minor Pe…
Winston Barrier Toss – Minor Perk Removed. Electric Charge – Minor Perk Winston gains 10% movement…
Wrecking Ball Pack Rat – Minor Perk Removed. Multi-Ball – Minor Perk Press Ultimate within 5 seconds aft…
Zarya Particle Cannon Primary fire maximum damage per second reduced from 190 to 175. Energy Con…
Anran Fan the Flames Impact damage increased from 4 to 5 Maximum ammo increased from 8 to 10 Inf…
Ashe Sidewinder – Minor Perk Removed. Double-Barreled – Minor Perk Knocking an enemy back with …
Cassidy Combat Roll Cooldown reduced from 6 to 5 seconds. Gun Slingin’ – Major Perk Removed. Rolli…
Echo Focused Rush – Minor Perk Movement speed bonus increased from 10% to 20%.
Freja Hunter’s Instinct – Minor Perk Removed. Relentless Barrage – Minor Perk Moved from Major t…
Hanzo Swift Lunge – Minor Perk Removed Dragon Fury – Minor Perk Moved from Major to Minor. Attac…
Pharah Sky Spy – Major Perk Removed. Rocket Salvo – Major Perk After using a movement ability, th…
Reaper Shadow Step No longer cleanses on use.
Soldier: 76 Tactical Salvo – Minor Perk Added: Using Helix Rockets no longer interrupts primary fire d…
Sombra Opportunist No longer detects enemies below half health. Now reveals enemy ultimate abilit…
Torbjörn Fully Loaded – Minor Perk Removed. Pre-Heated – Minor Perk Molten Core activates Overload.
Tracer Pulse Pistols Damage reduced from 6 to 5.75. Gains the increased global projectile size (0…
Vendetta Health increased from 150 to 175. Armor reduced from 125 to 100. Soaring Slice Cooldown in…
Widowmaker Seeker Mine – Major Perk Damage increased from 50 to 75 over its duration. Escape Plan – M…
Baptiste Assault Burst – Minor Perk Moved from Major to Minor. Attack speed reduced from 25% to 20%…
Illari Solar Rifle – Secondary Fire Resource regeneration reduced from 43 to 35. Outburst Cooldow…
Kiriko Healing Ofuda Projectile speed increased from 18 to 24. Swift Step No longer cleanses on u…
Lifeweaver Tree of Life Overhealth conversion rate from overhealing increased from 50% to 100%. Lifew…
Mercy Sympathetic Recovery – Passive Removed. Swift Recovery - Passive Health regeneration begin…
Moira Destruction’s Divide – Minor Perk Focused healing/damage bonus increased from 25% to 30%
Wuyang Restorative Stream Passive healing reduced from 25 to 20. Beam healing increased from 50 t…
Zenyatta Transcendent Condemnation – Minor Perk Removed. Discordant Repair – Minor Perk Zenyatta ga…
D.Va Ignition Burst - Power Redesigned: [Boosters] knockback applies burn that deals 60 damage …
Doomfist Seismic Rally - Power Max Life Overhealth gained per second increased from 3% to 5%. Block…
Orisa Hot Rotate-O - Power Redesigned: When you Overheat, [Javelin Spin] cooldown is reduced by …
Reinhardt Magma Strike - Power Lava duration increased from 1s to 2s. Blazing Blitz - Power Added 25…
Sigma Mass Driver - Power Added: [Experimental Barrier] heals 100 (AP) health when [Accretion] p…
Winston Primal Slam - Power Jump Pack cooldown is triggered again with max cooldown when using Pri…
Freja Lille Fælde - Power Mini Bola damage decreased to 40% reduced (Down from 30% reduced) So C…
Genji Deflect-o-bot - Power Deflected projectile speed bonus increased from +50% to +200% Auto-t…
Reaper Death Step - Power [Death Blossom] can now be canceled while being casted after using [Sha…
Sojourn Espresso Shots - Rare Weapon Item Cost decreased to 4000 (Down from 4500) Murphy's Motor M…
Lúcio Reverb - Power Free cast window increased from 2s to 3s Free cast effectiveness increased …
Mercy General Baseline Damage Boost reduced from 30% to 20% Threads of Fate - Power Additional C…
Moira General Now earns 8.3% less currency from Damage and Healing Cross Orbal - Power Reduced c…
Zenyatta Orb of Perception - Epic Weapon Item Removed: +15% Ability Power Added: Gain 15% Ability P…
2026-01-08PN–260108
Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - January 8, 2026
Added a setting for Symmetra and Zarya called 'Show Weapon Range Indicator' to assist in c…
Doomfist Rocket Punch Empowered punch now deteriorates after 20 seconds. Power Matrix perk Projecti…
D.Va Extended Boosters perk Additional Booster damage reduced from 100% to 40%. Extended Booste…
Roadhog Whole Hog Damage per pellet increased from 6 to 7. Whole Hog’s knockback can make confirmi…
Ashe Viper's Sting perk Ammo gained reduced from 2 to 1. The Viper Secondary fire falloff range…
Bastion Configuration Recon Damage reduced from 25 to 23. Recent fire-rate improvements enhanced t…
Freja Revdraw Crossbow primary fire Maximum spread reduced from 2 to 1.5 degrees. Spread now ram…
Genji Shuriken Ammo increased from 24 to 30. Genji’s ammo allows more consistent pressure in fig…
Symmetra Photon Projector Secondary fire Base projectile size reduced from 0.5 to 0.4 meters. Telep…
Vendetta Projected Edge Damage reduced from 80 to 70. Soaring Slice Soaring Slice now starts on coo…
Venture Drill Dash Radius reduced from 2.4 to 2.0 meters. Drill Dash could feel too reliable when …
Illari Solar Rifle Maximum damage increased from 70 to 75. Minimum damage increased from 20 to 25…
Lucio Soundwave Cooldown increased from 4 to 5 seconds. Soundwave can be disruptive on a short c…
Moira Ultimate cost reduced by 7%. This change increases Coalescence generation to better align …
Zenyatta Discord Orb Damage amplification increased from 25% to 30%. Zenyatta’s limited survivabili…
2025-12-18PN–251218
Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - December 18, 2025
Vendetta Palatine Fang Horizontal swing damage reduced from 50 to 45. Vendetta’s win rate has conti…
2025-12-12PN–251212
Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - December 12, 2025
Sigma Hyperspheres Impact direct damage reduced from 25 to 20.
2025-12-11PN–251211
Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - December 11, 2025
Vendetta Palatine Fang Overhead swing recovery can now be interrupted by Warding Stance Fixed a bug…
2025-12-09PN–251209
Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - December 9, 2025
Junkerqueen Carnage Cooldown increased from 8 to 9 seconds. Carnage’s uptime is high due to its cooldo…
Hazard Jagged Wall Knockback damage increased from 40 to 50. Health increased from 350 to 400. Wi…
Reinhardt Earthshatter Ultimate cost increased by 9%. Earthshatter has the potential to swing fights…
Sigma Hyperspheres Impact direct damage increased from 15 to 25. Sigma can struggle to secure el…
Bastion Configuration: Recon Fire rate increased from 5 to 6 shots per second. Recon mode damage i…
Freja Revdraw Crossbow Damage increased from 25 to 30. Take Aim Direct Hit damage reduced from 4…
Junkrat Frag Launcher Projectile speed increased from 25 to 30. Frag Cannon (Perk) Projectile spee…
Reaper The Reaping Lifesteal reduced from 30% to 25%. Reaper’s sustain from his passive leads to …
Vendetta General Reduced recovery times of Palatine Fang overhead, Whirlwind Dash, and Projected Ed…
Venture Explorer’s Resolve Shield health gained per ability reduced from 30 to 25. Venture’s shiel…
Baptiste Immortality Field Cooldown reduced from 25 to 22 seconds. While Immortality Field remains …
Illari Captive Sun Projectile size reduced from 0.75 to 0.45. Captive Sun’s projectile size allow…
Juno Mediblaster Mediblaster can now deal critical damage against enemies. Juno has limited def…
Kiriko Kunai Base projectile size reduced from 0.15 to 0.12. Kiriko’s Kunai has strong damage out…
Wuyang Rushing Torrent Movement speed boost reduced from 50% to 40%. Wuyang’s movement burst from…
Cassidy Full House (New) - Power Original functionality removed. (New) Flashbang hits reduce Fan t…
Hazard Bonerot - Power Damage increased to 20 (Up from 10). Twin Fang - Power Damage increased to…
Orisa Restortify - Power Healing increased to 8% (Up from 5%). This update aims to strengthen Or…
Winston Circuit Breaker - Power Damage decreased to 2% (Down from 5%). Electro Cluster - Power Dam…
Genji Forged Under Fire - Power Healing increased to 125% (Up from 60%). Hanamura Healing - Powe…
Juno MediMaster - Power Critical Hit additional damage increased from 150% to 200%. Critical Hi…
2025-11-06PN–251106
Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - November 11, 2025
D.Va Extended Booster Perk Boosters now deal 100% additional damage.
Hazard Spike Guard No longer prevents critical damage. Violent Leap Cooldown reduced from 6 to 5.…
Orisa Fortify and Terra Surge now only prevent headshot critical damage and not forced crits Alo…
Ramattra -Base health increased from 250 to 275 Relentless Form Perk No longer has half effectivene…
Wrecking Ball Base armor reduced from 175 to 125 Wrecking Ball can be extremely difficult to punish due …
Zarya Energy Converter Perk Energy gained reduced from 3 to 2
Ashe The Viper Secondary Fire falloff range rescaled from 30–50 meters to 40–60 meters Increasi…
Cassidy Flashbang Hinder duration increased from 0.9 to 1.2 seconds Flashbang’s short hinder durat…
Echo Flight Movement acceleration in air increased by 100% when changing directions while Fligh…
Genji Shuriken
Mei Primary Fire Damage per second increased from 100 to 110 This damage increase ensures Mei’…
Sojourn Disruptor Shot Damage per second increased from 80 to 90 Projectile speed increased from 3…
Sombra Hidden Upload Perk Stealth duration on successful hack increased from 2 to 3 seconds Healt…
Tracer Pulse Pistols
Brigitte Repair Pack Cooldown reduced from 5.5 to 5 seconds Brigitte’s healing output can sometimes…
Juno Glide Boost Movement acceleration in air increased by 50% when changing directions while G…
Kiriko Ultimate cost increased by 8% Kiriko’s Ultimate remains one of the most powerful in the ga…
Lifeweaver Model and hit volume size reduced by 8% Healing Blossom/Thorn Volley Automatic reload time…
Most changes made to 5v5 are reflected in 6v6 unless otherwise noted. This patch aims to m…
D.Va Health reduced from 350 to 300. Defense Matrix Recharge rate reduced by 15%.
Doomfist The Best Defense Overhealth gained per target reduced from 35 to 25 HP. Power Block Amount…
Junkerqueen Base health increased from 425 to 450. Adrenaline Rush Self-healing from wounds damage sca…
Mauga Cardiac Overdrive Cooldown reduced from 17 to 15 seconds.
Reinhardt Barrier Field Shield health increased from 1500 to 1800.
Winston Jump Pack Cooldown reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
Wrecking Ball Base health reduced from 500 to 475. Adaptive Shields Overhealth gained per target reduced…
Zenyatta Orb of discord Now has a cooldown per target.