ability index 4
change timeline 11 patches
Groggy – Minor Perk
- Removed.
Local Anesthetic
- New.
- Sleep dart explodes on impact, slowing enemies and dealing 45 damage over 3 seconds.
Developer Comments: While Groggy can be valuable in the right situations, it has generally underperformed compared to its alternative option. Local Anesthetic increases Sleep Dart's utility by allowing it to affect nearby enemies, creating additional uses beyond hitting a single target.
- Head hit volume increased from 16.9 to 18.
Falconer - Power
- Attack speed bonus increased to 50% (Up from 30%).
- Ultimate Charge gain reduced to 10% (Down from 25%).
Artsy Dartsy - Power
- Added "Landing a scoped [Sleep Dart] reduces its cooldown by 5s".
- 75 base damage now only applies to scoped [Sleep Dart].
- Increased base damage now works with Comfy Cloud.
Dream Field - Power
- Max Life heal increased to 20% (Up from 15%).
- Explosion damage and healing increased from 75 to 90.
Ana's self-sustain has decreased following the removal of the Support passive's reduced health regeneration delay. Increasing Biotic Grenade's healing strengthens its defensive utility while also increasing its offensive impact.
- Now has a jetpack.
Biotic Bounce – Major Perk
- Replaced with Biotic Detonation - Detonate Biotic Grenade midair by pressing its ability button again.
- Healing shots can now critically heal allies (2x multiplier).
- Cast time removed.
Ana Banana can’t be achieved in this, so we go with the second-best option: mobility. All Ana mains want is a form of mobility (a jetpack wouldn’t seem too much, would it?). The Biotic Grenade change will make less of her grenades go to waste and create new usages for them. Biotic Rifle headshot healing deserves to be tested to see if it’s viable.
Dream Field
- Healing per 1s increased to 15% of your Max Life (Up from 10%).
- Speed Serum – Minor Perk
- Movement speed bonus reduced from 40% to 30%.
- Currency from damage and healing reduced by 10%.
Artsy Dartsy - Power
- Added +75 [Sleep Dart] Base Damage.
Dream Field - Power
- New
- "[Sleep Dart] hits heal you and nearby allies for 10% of your Max Life every 1s for 5s."
Dreamy - Power
- Removed.
Home Remedy - Power
- Reworked from "[Biotic Grenade] applies Overhealth equal to 200% of its healing" to "+30% [Biotic Grenade] Radius. [Biotic Grenade] applies Overhealth equal to 30% of your Max Life for [Biotic Grenade]'s duration."
Venomous - Power
- Damage increased to 75 (Up from 60).
Target Tracker - Epic Hero Weapon Item
- Cost increased to 12000 (Up from 4000).
- Rarity increased to Epic (Up from Rare).
- Category changed to Weapon (from Ability).
- Added 10% Weapon Power and 10% Cooldown Reduction.
Unscoped Resources - Epic Hero Weapon Item
- Removed +4 Ammo.
- Added 30% Max Ammo.
Cluster Core - Epic Hero Ability Item
- Removed 25% Ability Lifesteal.
- Added 25 Health and 10% Ability Power.
Grenadius Pin - Epic Hero Ability Item
- Removed.
Lethal Dose - Epic Hero Ability Item
- Removed.
Sleep Regimen - Rare Hero Survival Item
- Cost reduced to 4000 (Down from 4500).
- Category changed to Survival (from Ability).
- Maximum Health increased to 100 (Up from 50).
Time Out - Rare Hero Survival Item
- Cost reduced to 4500 (Down from 9000).
- Rarity reduced to Rare (Down from Epic).
- Health reduced to 25 (Down from 75).
- Added 5% Cooldown Reduction.
- Now also knocks back yourself.
Dash Boots - Epic Hero Survival Item
- Cost increased to 10000 (Up from 4000).
- Rarity increased to Epic (Up from Rare).
- Cooldown increased to 5s (Up from 3s).
These changes are intended to improve clarity and solidify the niches for Ana's less popular powers, as well as tune her items to be more in line with their costs. We nerfed Dash Boots especially significantly so it can be a more situational option instead of an auto pick in all Ana builds.
- Re-enabled.
- Cooldown reduced from 14 to 12 seconds.
With the removal of the Support passive, Ana has become more dependent on Biotic Grenade for self‑healing. Lowering its cooldown gives her more frequent access to the ability while supporting both offensive and defensive use cases.
Perfected Formula - Rare Survival Hero Item
- Nano Boost Duration increased to 25% (Up from 15%).
- Now puts Ana to sleep for up to 3 seconds.
- When waking up, Ana will Nano Boost herself.
- The Nano Boost's duration will scale based on how long she was asleep.
Now this is what we call a power nap.
- Artsy Dartsy - Power
- Increased projectile speed to 300% (Up from 150%).
- Falconer
- Increased attack speed to 30% (Up from 20%).
- Increased ultimate charge to 25% (Up from 15%).
These changes are aimed at sharpening her playmaking potential and rewarding proactive, skillful shots. By significantly speeding up Artsy Dartsy, Ana can better contest mobile and airborne targets, while Falconer now provides stronger sustained pressure and more reliable access to Nano Boost. Now tell your Genji that your ultimate is ready!