Overwatch Reveals Patch Notes for Reign of Talon Season 1: Conquest

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The first season of the new Overwatch story arc, Reign of Talon: Conquest, has launched! The update includes a huge number of changes – five new heroes, adjustments to many existing ones, story events, map improvements, and more. These changes represent one of the biggest updates in Overwatch’s nearly ten-year history, effectively a soft relaunch of the game.

Blizzard surprised Overwatch fans during the recent Spotlight event with big news: Overwatch 2 will simply be known as Overwatch starting February 10th. This update will be massive, including five new characters, a completely redesigned interface, and significant changes making it one of the biggest updates ever for the game.

A New Era of Storytelling and Gameplay in Overwatch

The first major update for Overwatch this year is now available, and it includes a large number of changes. The highlight of the “Reign of Talon” update is the Conquest event. For five weeks, players will choose to support either Overwatch or Talon, completing challenges to progress through a special Battle Pass and unlock rewards. After finishing a Battle Pass, players can continue earning rewards with their chosen faction’s Prestige Pass, or switch sides and complete the challenges for the opposing faction as a “Double Agent.”

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Every week, we’ll track each team’s progress and give out rewards to the winning side. Throughout the event, you can earn amazing items like almost 100 Loot Boxes – many of which are Epic or Legendary quality – an Echo skin themed after Overwatch or Talon, and more than 40 other cosmetic items to personalize your experience.

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The Lunar New Year event in Overwatch starts February 13th and lasts until March 2nd. Along with the Conquest mode, players can enjoy a special version of Roadhog’s Catch-a-mari, and collect new, themed cosmetic items.

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The update also brings changes to several maps to match the new story. Watchpoint: Gibraltar has been heavily damaged by Talon, with destroyed bridges, a damaged dropship, and widespread fire and debris. Rialto and Colosseo now show support for Talon and Vendetta with new banners, turrets, and decorations. Finally, Stadium has been replaced with Serenza, a new Push map set in an Italian Talon stronghold.

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In this update, the Overwatch maps Hanaoka and the Throne of Anubis are no longer part of the regular map selection. Players can still enjoy them through Custom Games.

Overwatch Heroes Balance Adjustments and More

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As usual, the latest Overwatch update, Reign of Talon Season 1, includes changes to hero balance. This time, 11 heroes have been improved, including popular characters like Roadhog, Sombra, and Baptiste, as well as the new hero Anran, who was available for a short time before the season officially launched. In addition, 18 heroes now have new abilities or perks – for example, Winston’s Electric Charge, Cassidy’s Rollin’ Round-Up, and Lifeweaver’s Sow the Seed.

This update includes some power adjustments for several heroes. Nine heroes, like D.Va, Reaper, Wuyang, and the new Talon leader Vendetta in Overwatch, had their stats, abilities, or special perks weakened. While Zarya was also nerfed, she also received improvements and changes to balance things out.

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Okay, so they added Vendetta, which is cool, but Stadium also got a bunch of hero tweaks. Basically, Doomfist, Reinhardt, Genji, Reaper, Sojourn, and Lucio got stronger or their stuff is cheaper to use. Winston and Freja got hit with some nerfs, though. Sigma, Mercy, and Moira all had a mix of buffs and nerfs to their abilities in Stadium. And things got really interesting with D.Va, Orisa, and Zenyatta – they completely changed around some of their powers or items. But the biggest change? Ashe got a full rework! It’s gonna take some getting used to, but I’m excited to see how these changes shake things up.

This update includes much more than what’s been detailed so far! Players can now enjoy new voice lines for all characters, automatic warnings when enemies flank or turn invisible, a better ping system and Advanced Info Panel, and a refreshed selection of cosmetic items from previous years in Overwatch. As a result, Overwatch on Steam is seeing a huge surge in players.

Overwatch Reign of Talon Season 1: Conquest Patch Notes – February 10, 2026

Conquest Event

  • 5 week long event
  • Each week you can choose your faction, Overwatch or Talon
  • Once you select your faction, you can complete faction-specific challenges to unlock rewards in the weekly pass. Once you unlock the whole pass, you can either change factions and complete that pass as well (earning those faction-specific rewards) as a Double Agent or choose to stay loyal to your initial faction and complete the Prestige Pass to unlock lootboxes!
  • At the end of each week, completed passes for each faction will be tallied up around the world to establish a global winner for the week – each completed pass will help your faction succeed!
  • You’ll get a special phase reward at the end of each week depending on which faction was victorious that week!
  • At the end of the 5-week event, each faction’s overall progress will be summed up and a global winner will be declared! Look out for an awesome Overwatch or Talon themed Echo skin recolor and a nice in-game surprise to thank you for fighting in the global conflict! Rewards you can earn over the course of the event!
  • Rewards you can earn over the course of the event!
    • 75 Base Lootboxes
    • 12 Epic Lootboxes
    • 7 Legendary Lootboxes
    • 9 New Voice Lines
    • 31 Player Icons, Titles, Sprays, and Namecards
    • 2 Weapon Charms
    • 1 of 2 faction-themed Legendary Echo skins
    • Exclusive Legendary titles (and a secret hidden one!)

Year of the Horse (February 13th through March 2nd)

Happy Lunar New Year! This year, we’re excited to bring back a popular game mode – Roadhog’s Catch-a-mari – with a special Lunar New Year theme. Play the game, defeat opponents, and collect cute Lunar Pachi to unlock new cosmetics!

General Updates: Comms/Ping Updates

We’ve added a new ‘Praise’ feature so you can quickly celebrate awesome plays – like a great shot or team kill – without having to use voice chat. Feel free to use it playfully too, even if a teammate makes a mistake! We wanted to avoid disrupting your existing Comms Wheel setup, so Praise works similarly to the Ping Wheel instead of replacing anything you’ve already customized. You can always switch the Comms Wheel back to its original function with a single setting. Beyond this, we’re constantly working on expanding the game’s story and adding more voice lines – our narrative and sound teams are dedicated to letting you express yourself through the heroes you play. We’ll keep adding more ways to communicate over time, with new lines appearing regularly.

Praise

  • “Praise” added as a new default function of the Comms Wheel.
  • Tapping the Comms Wheel button now tells your allies how awesome they are with Praise voice lines that are unique to each hero.
  • By default, the Comms button functionality now mimics the functionality of the Ping Button, meaning there is a very short delay (.18 seconds by default) between pressing the button and the wheel opening.
  • This new functionality can be disabled in the Options with the setting “Enable Quick Press Praise”. The delay can be modified with the setting “Comms Wheel Press Delay”.
  • This short delay is immediately canceled when any mouse movement or right stick movement is detected, for players that want to flick to a Comms Wheel option.
  • Praise can be assigned to the Comms Wheel in the Options, but it is not assigned to the Comms Wheel by default.

New Contextual Voice Lines and Functionality

  • Heroes now emit voice lines that suggest setup locations to their team when players use neutral pings during the Setup Phase while defending in Attack/Defend modes.
  • Heroes now have more specific internal monologue voice lines for when they request healing and no supports are available to help.
  • Heroes on defense in Escort and Hybrid are now more likely to notice when a payload is being pushed by a sneaky player and call it out with a voice line.
  • Heroes will now automatically call out to their team with a voice line when they detect an invisible hero nearby (Sombra).
  • This uses the same cooldown and tuning as when heroes detect Widowmaker aiming at them and warn their allies with “sniper” voice lines.
  • Heroes can aim at an allied Jetpack Cat and ping her to request a pick up at their location with a voice line.
  • The “On My Way” Comms now prints an ETA in seconds in text chat when aiming at an allied hero based on the speaker’s speed.

Bug Fixes

  • The Ping System’s spam protection now works in the Waiting For Players phase of a match.
  • Supports no longer hear the healing ping sound effect when another support on their team pings an injured ally.
  • Thanking a support for the “Not So Thankless” challenge should now more reliably count for challenge completion.

General Updates: Advanced Info Panel

  • Added all 5 new heroes.
  • All Cleanses in the Advanced Info Panel have been separated between Lesser Cleanses which are much more common and Greater Cleanses which are more rare and can cleanse Stuns. The definitions of these keywords have been updated.
  • Added the following new Keywords to abilities where relevant:
    • Aura – An Energy ability that gains resource whenever dealing damage or healing.
      • Example: Mizuki’s Remedy Aura
    • Break – Removes Tether effects.
      • Examples: Jetpack Cat’s Catnapper, Lifeweaver’s Life Grip, Reinhardt’s Charge, Roadhog’s Chain Hook
    • Displace – Prevents a hero from taking actions while moving them, interrupts Channeled abilities, and is not Cleansable.
      • Examples: Doomfist’s Rocket Punch, Reinhardt’s Charge, Roadhog’s Chain Hook
    • Heat – Ceases to function when the Heat gauge is full and cools off automatically when not firing.
      • Examples: Emre’s Siphon Blaster, Orisa’s Augmented Fusion Driver
    • Immobilize – Removes control of hero movement.
      • Examples: Hazard’s Downpour, Lucio’s Soundwave, Wrecking Ball’s Piledriver, Zarya’s Graviton Surge
    • Tether – Attaches a hero to a location or hero within a radius until the tether ends.
      • Examples: Jetpack Cat’s Lifeline, Jetpack Cat’s Catnapper, Mauga’s Cage Fight, Mizuki’s Binding Chain

We’ve recently been focused on making sure the information about our new heroes is correct. However, we’ve also continued to improve explanations of the game’s more complex rules by adding new Keywords. If you’re not familiar with this system, remember you can always see what a Keyword means by hovering over an ability in a match or while practicing!

General Updates

  • The revamped UI focuses on your friends and favorite heroes more than ever. Showcase your best skins and invite friends with the social panel.

Notification Hub

  • We’ve added Notifications, a new in-game screen that keeps all important notifications in one place. You’ll find Endorsement rewards, Thank You for Reporting, Important News, and other key updates whenever you want to check them. No more popup overload! This is the first step toward a cleaner, more streamlined login experience.

Loot Box Updates

  • A selection of cosmetics from Seasons 15 through 20 have been added to loot boxes.

Player Title Updates

  • Player Titles are now a range of rarities, from Common to Legendary.

Options Updates

  • Added an option to adjust the Field of View on Xbox Series X, Playstation 5, and Playstation 5 Pro consoles
  • Added options to adjust the volume of the Lobby SFX and Music
  • Controller options have been separated into three categories, in order to make it easier to find and adjust settings:
    • Controller
    • Controller Deadzone
    • Aim Assist

Core Game Updates

Core Game Modes

Clash Removed

  • Clash has been removed from QP

Okay, so as a huge Overwatch fan, I’ve been reading up on what the team’s planning for 2026 and beyond. Basically, they’re really focused on making sure we have the best possible long-term experience in the game. They want to focus on the maps and modes we love playing the most, but also keep things fresh and varied – that’s always been a big part of how they design the game. They’ve been taking a close look at Clash, and unfortunately, it just hasn’t quite clicked with players, even after some tweaks. The good news is they really like the maps they created for it, so they’re keeping them in the rotation for Stadium and might bring them back someday! They’ve got some awesome new maps planned for next year, and they’re promising even bigger reworks of existing ones – things that will really change how certain areas play. They’re committed to keeping the map selection strong and providing a great experience, and they’re excited to share more news about all the upcoming content soon. I’m definitely hyped to see what they come up with!

Map Updates

Gibraltar Narrative Updates

Vendetta has taken over Talon and immediately launched a fierce attack on Watchpoint: Gibraltar. She’s determined to build a new empire and won’t let anyone stop her. The attack has significantly damaged Watchpoint, and some areas of the map, particularly Area 1, have been adjusted as a result.

  • A new entrance to the left side (from Attackers POV) building has been added
  • The bridge is destroyed
  • The large health pack position in the lower choke area has been adjusted
  • Server room opening has been widened
  • Some cover adjustments have been made to the high ground surrounding first point

Area 2:

  • New ramps have been added to allow easier access to the high ground
  • The dropship has been angled and the health pack inside of it has been moved to the ground level to stop defenders from health pack camping

Area 3:

  • A new ramp has been added to allow easy access to the high ground on the far right side (from Attackers POV)
  • The bridge has been destroyed
  • Small rubble piles have been added to a few areas to smooth out movement in this area

Rialto and Colosseo

Since Vendetta took control of Talon, things have changed in Italy. New banners representing La Lupa’s growing power are now displayed throughout the cities, and a majestic throne has been erected in Rialto to reflect her dominance.

Competitive Play Updates

Rank Reset

  • With 5 new heroes joining the fray, alongside several new perks and balance changes for existing heroes, this soft reset is designed to put players on an even playing field and give them a chance to climb in a chaotic new environment where everyone is learning together!
  • All ranks in Role Queue and Open Queue in Competitive Play have been reset to Unranked, and all players will need to complete their respective 10 placement matches for each role.
  • Hero Skill Ratings have also been soft reset.
  • This Rank Reset did not change the Rank Distribution, so players can expect to see a similar number of players in each Rank once everyone is calibrated again.
  • Rewards:
  • Crimson Wolf replaces Galactic as this year’s Competitive Weapon Variant and will be available to be unlocked with Competitive Points after the first two weeks of the season!
  • Galactic Weapon Variants join the Gold and Jade Weapon Variants as Legacy Rewards.
  • Achieving Diamond or above in Role Queue or Open Queue will now unlock Doomfist’s Crimson Wolf skin.
  • All Competitive Points earned in the 2025 Competitive Year have been converted into Legacy Competitive Points.

Top 500 Challenger Updates

  • We heard your feedback about the name change, and we agree “Top 500” was too iconic to abandon, so we’ve combined the old and new names.
  • Sort By Rank:
    • The Top 500 Challenger leaderboard can now be sorted by Rank.
      • Rewards are awarded based on Challenger Score.
      • Only players with enough Challenger Score to be on the leaderboard are sorted by Rank.

Rule Changes

  • Challenger Score is no longer awarded based on the highest ranked player in the match.
    • Challenger Score is now always awarded based on your own rank.
  • Diamond removed from Top 500 Challenger eligibility
  • The challenge required for Top 500 Challenger eligibility has been swapped from Seasoned Competitor to Adept Competitor.
  • Challenger Score deduction on loss increased from 33% to 40%

We quickly discovered our initial design wasn’t working as intended. Players told us the leaderboard should focus more on ranking, and the old system allowed top players to lose a significant amount of their score by playing with lower-ranked players. This update adjusts the system so the highest-ranked players earn considerably more score. This change reflects both the challenge of reaching and staying at the top, and the longer wait times often experienced by those players. It ensures rewards primarily benefit those who have earned the highest ranks.

After expanding the highest ranks—Master, Grandmaster, and Champion—in Season 18, we’ve heard your feedback that Diamond rank doesn’t feel special enough for leaderboard players, and we agree.

We’ve lowered the win requirement for reaching Top 500 Challenger in Competitive Play from 750 to 250 wins. Because Challenger Score is now also needed, the previous 750 win threshold was too difficult to achieve.

Rewards

  • Player Icons return as a reward for Top 500 Challenger.
    • New icons will be available at each Rank Reset, meaning that a new icon becomes available to earn every 3 seasons.
    • Placing in Top 500 Challenger during the Rise of Talon Season 1, 2, or 3 will grant the Conquest Top 500 Challenger player icon.

Social Links Update

  • We’ve been working to expand the tech that allows our Community Team to add social links of prominent players to the leaderboard.
    • Updates in Season 21 should allow for considerably more players to have their social links added to this feature.
  • We’ve discovered that some older Battlenet accounts without a birthdate set are not able to view social links.
    • This feature is designed to be for players that are 18+, but the lack of a birthdate is currently preventing these older accounts from viewing the social links.
    • We’re continuing to investigate solutions to this problem and we apologize to those players that are unable to use this feature at this time.

Tuning Changes

  • Challenger Score payout for each Rank and Division has been tuned to further favor the highest ranks:
    • Master 5 – 20
    • Master 4 – 30
    • Master 3 – 40
    • Master 2 – 50
    • Master 1 – 60
    • Grandmaster 5 – 100
    • Grandmaster 4 – 125
    • Grandmaster 3 – 150
    • Grandmaster 2 – 175
    • Grandmaster 1 – 200
    • Champion 5 – 250
    • Champion 4 – 300
    • Champion 3 – 400
    • Champion 2 – 550
    • Champion 1 – 700
  • The Challenger Score requirement to appear on the Top 500 Challenger Leaderboard has been reduced:
    • Combined Role and Open Queue: Reduced from 5000 to 2000.
    • Each Individual Role: Reduced from 4000 to 1500
  • Increased Maximum Heat Bonus from 40% to 100%

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed the Friends Leaderboard being organized randomly.

We’re committed to improving this system based on what you tell us. We also want to explain why some suggestions aren’t feasible right now. Some top players have asked us to bring back the rank decay system from before Overwatch 2 launched. Previously, your visible rank and your actual skill rating (MMR) weren’t directly connected, and could be quite different. Starting with Season 9, we changed things so that your rank accurately reflects your MMR, because we believe it’s important for fair competition. We’re sticking with that approach. Reintroducing the old decay system would mean artificially lowering the MMR of our best players each season. This would create issues similar to our current seasonal rank resets, but only for high-MMR players. We don’t want to do this because it would negatively impact the quality of matches for our most skilled players. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to listen to your ideas for improvement.

Hero Updates: General

  • General Changes
    • All heroes can now see allied health states through walls; previously only support heroes could.
  • Roster Updates
    • Domina has been added to the Tank roster
    • Anran has been added to the Damage roster
    • Emre has been added to the Damage roster
    • Jet Pack Cat has been added to the Support roster
    • Mizuki has been added to the Support roster
  • Console Aim Assist
    • Added a legacy option to use the previous aim assist strength curve.
    • The previous 4% auto-aim change applied earlier this season for select heroes has now been extended to all hitscan heroes.
      • Does not apply when using the Legacy Aim Assist option.

Heroes Update: Sub Roles

  • Tank Role Passive
    • Reduced ultimate charge is granted from healing and damage received.
      • Ultimate Generation Reduction: -40%
    • Base health increased in Role Queue game modes.
      • Bonus Health: +150
    • Knockback Resistance and Critical Damage Resistance removed from the role passive.
  • Damage Role Passive
    • Removed
    • The following effects that were previously granted by the Damage Role Passive are now baseline for all heroes.
      • In-Combat Healing Reduction on Damage: -30%
      • Reduced effectiveness against Tanks: -15%
  • Support Role Passive
    • Removed
    • Global regeneration after 6 seconds remains unchanged.

Passive abilities have been reworked to be more specific to each hero and their playstyle. Instead of one passive per role, heroes now fall into subcategories within their role, and each subcategory has a unique passive ability. This change is designed to make gameplay more interesting and give each hero a clearer identity.

We’ll be carefully watching how well this new system works. We plan to regularly assess its effects and make changes as necessary. This might include fine-tuning specific roles within the system, moving heroes to different roles, or even creating completely new roles to keep up with what the game needs.

Tank Sub-Roles

  • Initiator
    • Heroes: D.Va, Doomfist, Winston, Wrecking Ball
      • Staying airborne lightly heals you.
        • Airborne Time: 0.8 seconds
        • Total Healing: 75
        • Heal Duration: 1 seconds
  • Bruiser
    • Heroes: Mauga, Orisa, Roadhog, Zarya
      • Reduces critical damage received. While at critical health, gain movement speed.
        • Critical Damage Reduction: -25%
        • Movement Speed Bonus: 20%
  • Stalwart
    • Heroes: Domina, Hazard, Junker Queen, Ramattra, Reinhardt, Sigma
      • Reduces knock backs and slows received.
        • Knockback Resistance: 40%
        • Slow Resistance: 40%

Damage Sub-Roles

  • Specialist
    • Heroes: Bastion, Emre, Junkrat, Mei, Soldier: 76, Symmetra, Torbjörn
      • Eliminating an enemy briefly increases reload speed.
        • Reload Speed Bonus: 50%
        • Duration: 3 seconds
  • Recon
    • Heroes: Pharah, Freja, Echo, Sombra
      • Damaging enemies below half health reveals them through walls.
        • Reveal Duration: 5 seconds
  • Flanker
    • Heroes: Anran, Genji, Reaper, Tracer, Vendetta, Venture
      • Health packs restore additional health.
        • Additional Healing: +75
  • Sharpshooter
    • Heroes: Ashe, Cassidy, Hanzo, Sojourn, Widowmaker
      • Critical hits reduce movement ability cooldowns.
        • Cooldown Reduction: 0.75% of damage dealt

Support Sub-Roles

  • Tactician
    • Heroes: Ana, Baptiste, Jetpack Cat, Lúcio, Zenyatta
      • Excess ultimate charge is retained after using your ultimate ability.
        • Bonus Ultimate Charge Cap: 25%
        • Reduced Ultimate Charge Gain Rate: -25% while above 100%
  • Medic
    • Heroes: Kiriko, Lifeweaver, Mercy, Moira
      • Healing allies with your weapon also heals you.
        • Self-Healing: 25% of healing dealt
        • Reduced Ultimate Charge Gain Rate: -25% while above 100%
  • Survivor
    • Heroes: Brigitte, Illari, Juno, Mizuki, Wuyang
      • Using a movement ability activates passive health regeneration.

Hero Balance Changes

As a player, I’ve noticed some of the perks felt a little redundant after they added the Sub Role Passives. The developers have been awesome about fixing this – they’ve swapped out some overlapping perks and are still tweaking others to make sure everything feels useful and well-balanced. It’s great to see them really focusing on making perk choices meaningful!

Tank

D.Va

Okay, so as a D.Va player, I gotta say, sometimes it feels like I can take a lot of punishment. It makes it tough for the enemy team to really make me pay for pushing forward. The developers are thinking about lowering my base health, and honestly, that makes sense. It’ll give the other team more chances to force me to retreat and re-mech, which would make things a bit fairer.

  • Base Health reduced from 375 to 325. (5v5)
    • Total reduced from 700 to 650
  • Base Health reduced from 300 to 250. (6v6)
    • Total reduced from 600 to 550

Mauga

  • Kinetic Bandolier – Minor Perk
    • Ammo generation now grants 150 ammo instantly instead of over time.

Orisa

  • Protective Barrier – Major Perk (6v6)
    • Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds.
  • Charged Javelin – Major Perk
    • Fixed animation issues when charging Javelin.

Reinhardt

  • Barrier Re-Charge – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Crusader’s Resolve – Minor Perk
    • While using Barrier Field, passive health regeneration triggers 75% sooner.

Roadhog

Roadhog’s ability to quickly eliminate opponents with his Chain Hook has become less reliable, making him weaker than other tanks. To address this, we’re increasing how long his Take a Breather ability lasts and how much extra health Pulled Pork provides, which will help him survive longer and play more aggressively.

  • Take a Breather (5v5)
    • Resource maximum duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds.
  • Pulled Pork – Major Perk
    • Overhealth maximum increased from 250 to 300.

Sigma

Sigma can be hard to defeat due to his constantly recharging abilities. Lowering his shield health and the strength of his self-healing makes it easier to attack and overwhelm him.

  • Experimental Barrier
    • Barrier health reduced from 700 to 650.
  • Hyper Regeneration – Minor Perk
    • Barrier health conversion rate reduced from 50% to 40%.

Winston

  • Barrier Toss – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Electric Charge – Minor Perk
    • Winston gains 10% movement speed for each enemy damaged by his primary fire, up to 30%.

Wrecking Ball

  • Pack Rat – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Multi-Ball – Minor Perk
    • Press Ultimate within 5 seconds after using Minefield to deploy 7 additional mines.

Zarya

Zarya can deal a lot of damage when she has a lot of energy. Lowering how much damage her main weapon does makes her less powerful in those moments, but changing her special abilities helps keep her overall strength balanced.

Particle Cannon

  • Primary fire maximum damage per second reduced from 190 to 175.
  • Energy Converter – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Spotter – Minor Perk
    • Moved from Major to Minor.
    • Movement speed bonus reduced from 25% to 20%.
  • Energy Lance – Major Perk
    • No longer requires being above 50 energy.
  • Extra Oomph – Major Perk
    • While a Barrier is active, dealing damage with Particle Cannon’s beam generates energy.

Damage

Anran

  • Fan the Flames
    • Impact damage increased from 4 to 5
    • Maximum ammo increased from 8 to 10
  • Inferno Rush
    • Maximum vertical height reduced by 20%
    • Added “Hold to use Inferno Rush” hero option
  • Dancing Blaze
    • Cooldown decreased from 10 to 8 seconds
    • Cleansing effect removed

Ashe

  • Sidewinder – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Double-Barreled – Minor Perk
    • Knocking an enemy back with Coach Gun briefly allows it to be used again with 25% reduced knockback.

Cassidy

Lowering the cooldown on Cassidy’s Combat Roll makes him more mobile and harder to hit, letting him perform better in close-quarters fights and deal a little more damage.

  • Combat Roll
    • Cooldown reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
  • Gun Slingin’ – Major Perk
    • Removed.
  • Rollin’ Round-Up – Major Perk
    • Combat Roll heals 15 health for each bullet reloaded.

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 to Minor.
  • Rising Winds – Major Perk
    • Updraft gains an additional charge but has 20% reduced height.

Hanzo

  • Swift Lunge – Minor Perk
    • Removed
  • Dragon Fury – Minor Perk
    • Moved from Major to Minor.
    • Attack speed reduced from 25% to 20%.
    • Duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.
  • Frost Arrow – Major Perk
    • Press Reload to ready an explosive frost arrow that slows enemies by 35% for 3 seconds.

Pharah

  • Sky Spy – Major Perk
    • Removed.
  • Rocket Salvo – Major Perk
    • After using a movement ability, the next primary fire shoots two spiraling mini-rockets, each dealing 40 damage.

Reaper

  • Shadow Step
    • No longer cleanses on use.

Soldier: 76

  • Tactical Salvo – Minor Perk
    • Added: Using Helix Rockets no longer interrupts primary fire during Tactical Visor.
  • Recycled Pulse Munitions – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Helix Propulsion – Minor Perk
    • Helix Rocket projectile speed increased by 50%.

Sombra

To make things clearer, Sombra’s Opportunist passive has been adjusted now that the Recon Sub Role Passive is available. Showing enemy ultimate abilities on the screen gives Sombra a special advantage that fits her playstyle.

  • Opportunist
    • No longer detects enemies below half health.
    • Now reveals enemy ultimate abilities on nameplates.
  • Healthy Hacker – Major Perk
    • Removed.
  • High-Speed Bandwidth – Major Perk
    • Hacked health packs grant allies 25% movement speed and 50 overhealth for 4 seconds.

Torbjörn

  • Fully Loaded – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Pre-Heated – Minor Perk
    • Molten Core activates Overload.

Tracer

Tracer’s smaller bullets have made it harder to hit fast-moving enemies. Increasing the bullet size back to normal and reducing her damage a little will make her more reliable without significantly changing how much damage she can deal.

  • Pulse Pistols
    • Damage reduced from 6 to 5.75.
    • Gains the increased global projectile size (0.04 meters).
  • Chronal Dash – Minor Perk
    • Blink distance increased by 20%.
  • Flashback – Major Perk
    • Removed.
  • Blink Packs – Major Perk
    • Moved from Minor to Major.

Vendetta

Vendetta is a risky character with a high chance of being defeated, but skilled players can still succeed in fights. Changes to her defenses and a longer recovery time after her special attack will make players think more carefully about when to attack, while still letting her hold her own up close.

  • Health increased from 150 to 175.
  • Armor reduced from 125 to 100.
  • Soaring Slice
    • Cooldown increased from 6 to 7 seconds.
  • Extra Edge – Minor Perk
    • Projected Edge costs 25% less energy.
  • Relentless – Major Perk
    • Moved from Minor to Major.
  • Swift Vengeance – Major Perk
    • Removed.

Widowmaker

  • Seeker Mine – Major Perk
    • Damage increased from 50 to 75 over its duration.
  • Escape Plan – Major Perk
    • Removed.
  • Widow’s Bite – Major Perk
    • Scoped shots can charge up to 125%, piercing enemies when fully charged.

Support

Baptiste

  • Assault Burst – Minor Perk
    • Moved from Major to Minor.
    • Attack speed reduced from 25% to 20%.
  • Biotic Reloader – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Expanded Field – Minor Perk
    • Immortality Field radius increased by 30%.
  • Automated Healing – Major Perk
    • Moved from Minor to Major.
    • Healing per shot increased from 25 to 40.

Illari

Illari’s damage has been boosted in recent updates to emphasize her effectiveness with weapons. To keep her balanced, her movement speed and healing abilities have been slightly reduced.

  • Solar Rifle – Secondary Fire
    • Resource regeneration reduced from 43 to 35.
  • Outburst
    • Cooldown increased from 7 to 8 seconds.
  • Solar Flare – Major Perk
    • No longer costs resource.
    • Now has a 10-second cooldown.

Kiriko

Kiriko’s healing can sometimes be unreliable when targeting allies who are far away or moving fast. Making her Healing Ofuda travel faster will make the healing more consistent without changing how it works.

Kiriko used to have several ways to remove negative effects with her Swift Step ability, which made her hard to defeat. We’ve removed one of those cleansing effects to keep the ability’s fast movement useful, but also make it easier for opponents to react and counter her.

  • Healing Ofuda
    • Projectile speed increased from 18 to 24.
  • Swift Step
    • No longer cleanses on use.
  • Foxtrot – Major Perk
    • Removed increased cooldown recovery buff
    • Movement speed buff duration increased from 2 to 4 seconds

Lifeweaver

Increasing Tree of Life’s overhealing conversion improves the reliability of its overhealth gain.

  • Tree of Life
    • Overhealth conversion rate from overhealing increased from 50% to 100%.
  • Lifeweaving – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Cleansing Grasp – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Petal Power – Major Perk
    • Removed.
  • Petal Protection – Minor Perk
    • Allies heal 20 health per second while standing on Petal Platform.
  • Dashing Escape – Minor Perk
    • Rejuvenating Dash distance increased by 30%.
  • Sow the Seed – Major Perk
    • Quick Melee with Healing Blossom equipped tosses a seed forward.
    • Allies who pick up a seed gain 75 overhealth and 25% movement speed for 5 seconds.

Mercy

The new Medic Sub Role Passive has changed how Mercy heals. Instead of Sympathetic Recovery, she now uses Swift Recovery, which provides quicker health regeneration.

  • Sympathetic Recovery – Passive
    • Removed.
  • Swift Recovery – Passive
    • Health regeneration begins sooner.

Moira

  • Destruction’s Divide – Minor Perk
    • Focused healing/damage bonus increased from 25% to 30%

Wuyang

Okay, so Wuyang’s still pretty strong – he heals a lot, can take a beating, and deals good damage. They’re toning down how much he heals just by being there, which means he won’t recover health as easily when just standing around. But, his healing from his main ability, Beam, will stay the same. Basically, they’re making him rely more on skill and less on just passively staying alive.

  • Restorative Stream
    • Passive healing reduced from 25 to 20.
    • Beam healing increased from 50 to 55.

Zenyatta

  • Transcendent Condemnation – Minor Perk
    • Removed.
  • Discordant Repair – Minor Perk
    • Zenyatta gains 10% lifesteal against enemies affected by Discord Orb.

Stadium Updates

Hero Builder

  • A new and accessible way to build your hero and choose your playstyle in Stadium!
  • Smart Build Recommendations based on your current build.
  • Bundle Recommendations to get right into the action.
  • Counter Item suggestions based on the enemy team.

The Hero Builder makes creating builds in Stadium easier for everyone. It uses up-to-date data on item popularity and success rates to suggest the best options for your current build. You’ll also see different build paths at the start of each match, letting you experiment with new strategies. Whether you’re new to Stadium or a seasoned player, the Hero Builder will help you improve your building experience. Keep in mind that for newly released or updated heroes, recommendations might be based on manual input for a short time until enough live data is available, and those initial suggestions may not be as accurate.

New/Reworked Stadium Heroes

Vendetta (New)

Vendetta expands her conquest into the Stadium.

  • Continuum – Power
    • Before dying, temporarily come back to life with 15% Max Life per each [Onslaught] stack and become hindered. (90s Cooldown)
  • Rising Rampage – Power
    • [Onslaught]’s maximum stack increases by 1 after earning 2 Eliminations, up to 3.
  • Overloaded Strike – Power
    • After using [Soaring Slice], holding Overhead swing in air can channel level 1 [Sundering Blade] with 25% increased damage.
  • Skycut – Power
    • After blocking ranged damage, Overhead swing shoots a [Projected Edge] with 50% damage.
  • Defiance Core – Power
    • [Warding Stance] energy regenerates energy regenerates now even while blocking at 75% rate. For every [Projected Edge] fired, reduce [Whirlwind Dash] and [Soaring Slice] cooldown by 0.7s.
  • Furious Friction – Power
    • [Warding Stance] has 50% increased energy regeneration rate.
  • Riposte – Power
    • After blocking ranged damage, remove [Warding Stance] move speed penalty. Vendetta’s next swing becomes an overhead swing.
  • Cyclone Charge – Power
    • [Whirlwind Dash] to continue spinning up to 3s for 50% damage after the initial spin.
  • Double Dash – Power
    • After [Whirlwind Dash] is finished, it can be reactivated within 3s for 50% damage.
  • Exalted Empress – Power
    • After using [Soaring Strike], overhead strike and [Sundering Blade] gives 30% of damage as temporary Overhealth, up to 100.
  • Up and Over – Power
    • Using [Soaring Slice] gives 35% of missing life as Overhealth for 10s.
  • Cataclisma – Power
    • [Projected Edge] explodes on enemy hit, dealing 20 (AP) damage to enemies within 4m.
  • Crater Creator – Rare Weapon Hero Item
    • 10 Health
    • +10% Weapon Power
    • Performing an Overhead swing mid-air drags the hit enemy down to the ground along with Vendetta, dealing 30 (WP) damage on land.
    • 4000 Cost
  • Scaled Steel – Epic Weapon Hero Item
    • 10% Attack Speed
    • +25% [Palatine Fang] Swing Range
    • 10000 Cost
  • Chimera Cross – Rare Ability Hero Item
    • 10% Ability Power
    • After blocking damage, gain 15% Ability Power for 5s.
    • 5000 Cost
  • Warrior’s Shout – Rare Ability Hero Item
    • 25 Health
    • +10% Ability Power
    • Using [Whirlwind Dash] gives 10% of max life as Overhealth to all allies within 9m.
    • 6000 Cost
  • Talon Trinket – Rare Ability Hero Item
    • 10 Health
    • +5% Cooldown Reduction
    • For each enemy hit by [Sundering Blade], reduce [Whirlwind Dash]’s Cooldown by 1s.
    • 4500 Cost
  • Onslaught Amplifier – Epic Ability Hero Item
    • 25 Health
    • Gain 5% Ability Power for every [Onslaught] stack. 12000 Cost
  • Marzia’s Mastery – Epic Ability Hero Item
    • +10% Weapon Lifesteal
    • +15% Ability Lifesteal
    • [Soaring Slice] heals all allies within line of sight for 150% of the damage dealt over 2s.
    • 9500 Cost
  • Ricochet Razor – Epic Ability Hero Item
    • +10% Ability Power
    • +10% Ability Lifesteal
    • [Projected Edge] bounce off surfaces 1 time.
    • 10000 Cost
  • Colosseo Coin – Rare Survival Hero Item
    • +25 Health
    • The last player to land a killing blow on you becomes a target. Eliminate the target to gain 200 extra Stadium Cash and reset cooldowns.
    • 4000 Cost
  • Braced Blade – Rare Survival Hero Item
    • +25 Health
    • Gain 1 [Onslaught] stack for every 50 damage absorbed with [Warding Stance].
    • 4000 Cost
  • Chargeguard – Rare Survival Hero Item
    • +25 Health
    • After deflecting a melee attack, gain 2% Ultimate Charge.
    • 4000 Cost
  • Duelist’s Draught – Epic Survival Hero Item
    • +25 Health
    • +5% Move Speed
    • Gain 15% damage reduction if there is only 1 enemy within 6m.
    • 9000 Cost
  • Antonio’s Lesson – Epic Survival Hero Item
    • +50 Health
    • Gain 50% damage reduction during dashing using [Whirlwind Dash] or [Soaring Slice].
    • 9000 Cost
  • Vicious Vow – Epic Survival Hero Item
    • +50 Health
    • While channeling [Sundering Blade], gain 25 (AP) Overhealth every second, up to 50 (AP).
    • 9000 Cost

Ashe (Rework)

  • The following Powers have been removed:
    • Head Honcho
    • Incendiary Rounds
    • Incendiary Blast
    • Early Detonation
    • Molten Munitions
    • Partners in Crime
  • The following Items have been removed:
    • Tripod
    • Ironsights
    • Sidewinder
  • Slow Burn – Power
  • New
    • Dealing Scoped Critical Damage burns enemies for 30% additional damage over 3s.
  • Fire at My Fingertips – Power
    • New
    • Dealing weapon damage to burning enemies restores 1 ammo.
  • Controlled Boom – Power
  • New
    • After using [Dynamite], reactivating the ability causes it to explode after a 0.5 second delay. [Dynamites] that explode mid-air burn for 1s longer.
  • Stacked Sticks – Power
    • Converted to Power (was Epic Ability Hero Item)
    • Removed +15% Ability Power
    • [Dynamite] has 40% increased Blast Radius and burns 25% faster.
  • What in Tarnation!? – Power
    • New
    • For 2.5s after [Coach Gun] knocks you airborne, gain 20% increased attack speed and fall more slowly while aiming.
  • PinB.O.B. – Power
    • New
    • After [B.O.B.] charges, reactivate Ultimate to charge again. Eliminations reset the charge and add 2s duration.
  • Calamity – Power
    • Changed from “Using [Coach Gun] reloads 2 Ammo. [The Viper]’s next 2 hits deal 40(AP) additional damage over 3s” to “Using [Coach Gun] reloads 25% of your Ammo. The restored shots burn enemies for 40(WP) over 3s”.
  • Out With a Bang – Power
    • Additional mini dynamites damage decreased to 50% reduced damage (Down from 30% reduced damage).
  • Aero-Dynam-ite – Rare Weapon Hero Item
    • New
    • +25 Health
    • +5% Weapon Power
    • When your [Dynamite] explodes, gain 30% Attack Speed and 15% Move Speed for 3s.
    • 4000 Cost
  • Maxed Mag – Epic Weapon Hero Item
    • Rarity changed to Epic (was Rare)
    • Cost increased to 10000 (Up from 4000)
    • Added +50 Health
  • B.O.B Wire Defense – Epic Ability Hero Item
    • Removed 50 Health
    • Added 10% Ability Power
  • Incendiary Blastpaper – Epic Ability Hero Item
    • +10% Ability Power
    • [Coach Gun] applies Burning, dealing 75 damage over 5s.
  • Silver Spurs – Rare Survival Hero Item
    • Added +5% Cooldown Reduction
  • Build-A-Blast Buckshot – Epic Survival Hero Item
    • Added +50 Health
    • Removed “[Coach Gun] has 50% increased self knockback”
    • Added “Gain 15% Damage Reduction while Airborne”

New Push Map – Serenza

Talon ships lurk beneath the canals of Serenza in this new Push map created for Stadium.

Stadium Competitive Update

  • Powers are now granted in rounds 1, 2, 4, and 6

Stadium Hero Updates

Tank

D.Va

We’re making this change to simplify how Lava works during gameplay. By switching D.Va’s Ignition Burst to a burn effect on Boosters, she can still effectively damage enemies and control the battlefield with her movement. This also allows Lava to be used in a more distinct way, separate from other heroes. This ensures that builds focused on Boosters remain strong without being too similar to the abilities of other characters.

  • Ignition Burst – Power
    • Redesigned: [Boosters] knockback applies burn that deals 60 damage over 3s.

Doomfist

Doomfist isn’t performing well in the Stadium game mode, currently having the lowest win rate of all tanks. To address this, we’re making improvements to his ability to stay alive and move around, helping him become more durable as matches go on. These changes won’t make his initial attacks any stronger, though.

  • Seismic Rally – Power
    • Max Life Overhealth gained per second increased from 3% to 5%.
  • Block Party – Power
    • Self Heal increased from 5% to 8% of Max Life per second.
  • Rising Uppercut – Power
    • Cooldown reduced from 12s to 10s.
  • Asteroid Smash – Power
    • Cooldown reduced from 12s to 10s.
    • Maximum impact damage increased from 150 to 200.
    • Now triggers Overhealth from The Best Defense
  • Quickcharger – Epic Ability Hero Item
    • Cost reduced to 10000 (Down from 12000).

Orisa

We’ve updated Orisa to make playing her feel more seamless and satisfying, particularly during fast-paced battles. Her Hot Rotate-O ability now works better with Overheat, allowing her to quickly follow up with Javelin Spin instead of being slowed down. Shield Divergence is now quicker and more dependable when used on the front lines, making it easier to react to threats. We also changed 3D-Printed Lance to work better with Energy Javelin’s cooldown, encouraging players to use her abilities more actively and aggressively rather than saving them. The overall aim is to make Orisa feel more responsive, agile, and impactful when using her abilities.

  • Hot Rotate-O – Power
    • Redesigned: When you Overheat, [Javelin Spin] cooldown is reduced by 100%.
  • Shield Divergence – Power
    • Barrier is now quickly thrown in front of Orisa instead of being thrown towards where Orisa is aiming.
  • 3D-Printed Lance – Epic Ability Hero Item
    • Added: [Energy Javelin] hit also reduces cooldown by 15%.

Reinhardt

Reinhardt players who focus on his Fire Strike ability haven’t been having much success lately. We’re increasing its power and making it more effective in specific situations, so players will have a clearer idea of when to choose this playstyle.

  • Magma Strike – Power
    • Lava duration increased from 1s to 2s.
  • Blazing Blitz – Power
    • Added 25% Starting Ultimate Charge.
  • Chimera Maw – Epic Ability Hero Item
    • Removed “For each additional enemy [Fire Strike] damages beyond the initial target, reduce [Fire Strike] cooldown by 5%.”
    • Added “Hitting an Airborne target above 3m burns them for 20% of Fire Strike damage over 3s.”

Sigma

We’re updating Sigma to be a tank who controls the pace of fights through skillful ability use, rather than just dealing a lot of damage. We’re making his Accretion ability more rewarding for accurate players, giving him healing and cooldown benefits when he lands it, and increasing how much he helps his team. His Event Horizon ability will now better help him protect his frontline and share his toughness with allies. We’ve also reduced the damage of his Apogee Alignment (his ultimate) so it doesn’t outshine his other abilities. These changes aim to make Sigma’s strength come from thoughtful play and teamwork, solidifying his role in the game.

  • Mass Driver – Power
    • Added: [Experimental Barrier] heals 100 (AP) health when [Accretion] projectile passes through.
  • Event Horizon – Power
    • Added: [Kinetic Grasp] also gives overhealth to allies in line of sight.
  • Singularity – Power
    • Added: [Accretion]’s cooldown is reduced by 25% on direct hit.
  • Apogee Alignment – Power
    • Hypersphere damage decreased from 100% to 50%.

Winston

We’ve adjusted Winston’s abilities to balance his aggressive playstyle. He was able to chain jumps and slams together too easily without much risk, so using his Primal Slam will now fully reset his Jump Pack’s cooldown. This means players will have to commit to the slam instead of just using it as a quick follow-up move. Regarding items, Premium Peanut Butter was too powerful for its rarity, so we’ve upgraded it to an Epic item with adjusted stats and cost. Conversely, S. PaceArmor is reverting to Rare to provide early survivability without making Winston overly difficult to defeat. These changes aim to keep Winston a strong hero, but encourage players to be more strategic with his movement.

  • Primal Slam – Power
    • Jump Pack cooldown is triggered again with max cooldown when using Primal Slam
  • Premium Peanut Butter – Rare Survival Item
    • Rarity changed to Epic (Previously Rare)
    • Cost increased to 10000 (Up from 6000)
    • Health increased to 50 (Up from 25)
  • S. PaceArmor – Epic Survival Item
    • Rarity changed to Rare (Previously Epic)
    • Cost decreased to 4000 (Down from 9000)
    • Armor decreased to 25 (Down from 50)

Damage

Freja

We made Freja too strong with recent updates. She can be really difficult to play against, especially in Stadium, because she deals a lot of damage quickly and moves around easily. We’re reducing the damage in her two most common builds to give players a better chance to respond to her attacks.

  • Lille Fælde – Power
    • Mini Bola damage decreased to 40% reduced (Down from 30% reduced)
  • So Cooked – Power
    • Bola damaging zone bonus damage decreased to 20% (Down from 30%)
  • Volley à Deux – Power
    • Bonus Shot damage decreased to 50% reduced (Down from 33% reduced)

Genji

Genji wasn’t quite living up to the idea of a hero who could effectively turn his opponents’ attacks against them. These changes aim to fix that by making his Deflect ability faster and giving him more time to react while using it – especially against heroes like Pharah. His primary fire, Sacred Shuriken, has also been sped up, making Genji feel more agile and dangerous as he switches between attacking and defending. The updates are designed to reward skillful timing and positioning, making successful Deflects impactful without making Genji overly powerful in short bursts.

  • Deflect-o-bot – Power
    • Deflected projectile speed bonus increased from +50% to +200%
    • Auto-targeting duration increased from 1.5s to 2s
  • Sacred Shuriken – Power
    • Added: +50% Primary fire projectile speed

Reaper

The recent changes to Death Step and Death Blossom are designed to give Reaper players more flexibility and control. Previously, once Reaper used Shadow Step into Death Blossom, he was committed to the full duration. Now, players can cancel Death Blossom, providing a way to escape unfavorable situations. This update rewards skillful timing and decision-making, allowing players to disengage when necessary instead of being forced to commit to the full attack.

  • Death Step – Power
    • [Death Blossom] can now be canceled while being casted after using [Shadow Step].

Sojourn

We’ve found that Sojourn’s item costs have been a bit high for the fast-paced nature of Stadium matches, making it hard to build up her strength early and mid-game. We’re reducing the cost of her weapons, abilities, and survival items to make her build process smoother and give players more freedom to try different playstyles. Ultimately, we want Sojourn to get into the action quicker, experiment with different item combinations, and spend more time using her abilities – sliding, shooting, and railgunning – instead of worrying about money.

  • Espresso Shots – Rare Weapon Item
    • Cost decreased to 4000 (Down from 4500)
  • Murphy’s Motor Module – Epic Weapon Item
    • Cost decreased to 10000 (Down from 12000)
  • Shah-Mat Strategem – Epic Weapon Item
    • Cost decreased to 10000 (Down from 11000)
  • CAF Calibrator – Rare Ability Item
    • Cost decreased to 3750 (Down from 5500)
  • Afterburners – Rare Survival Item
    • Cost decreased to 4000 (Down from 4500)
  • Rocket-Powered Javelin – Rare Weapon Item
    • Cost decreased to 4050 (Down from 5000)

Support

Lúcio

We’re making some of Lucio’s less popular abilities stronger and also fixing an issue where his Soundwave ability was weakened in a previous update.

  • Reverb – Power
    • Free cast window increased from 2s to 3s
    • Free cast effectiveness increased to 70% reduced (Up from 75% reduced).
  • Signature Shift – Power
    • Now also triggers on Gadget Use
    • Added “Restore 10% Max Ammo” after Ability and Gadget Use
  • Radio Edit – Power
    • Triggered Sound Barrier Overhealth increased to 80% reduced (Up from 85% reduced)
  • Hip Hop – Epic Survival Hero Item
    • Cost reduced to 9000 (Down from 9500)

Mercy

Mercy’s damage boost is particularly strong in the Stadium game mode because it combines with other stats to create a significant effect, and also boosts how much currency players earn. To address this, we’re slightly reducing how powerful her damage boost is overall, which will make it harder for her to heavily focus on supporting a single teammate. We’re also making improvements to encourage a playstyle where she uses her pistol more often, as it’s currently not very popular. This includes making the pistol buffs easier to use and refining her ‘Equivalent Exchange’ ability to give it a more specific purpose. We plan to continue exploring ways to make other, less-used aspects of Mercy’s kit more appealing.

  • General
    • Baseline Damage Boost reduced from 30% to 20%
  • Threads of Fate – Power
    • Additional Chain effectiveness reduced from 35% to 30%
  • Tethered Tourniquet – Power
    • No longer resets Buff duration when switching between Pistol and Staff
  • Equivalent Exchange – Power
    • Added “Dealing 1000 [Caduceus Blaster] damage restores 1 charge of Resurrect.”
  • Battle Medic – Power
    • Changed to “After swapping to [Caduceus Blaster], deal 20% increased damage and gain 20% Weapon Lifesteal for 1s for every 1s you spent tethered, up to 15s.” from “Every 1s your Staff is attached, [Caduceus Blaster] gains +3% Attack Speed (stacks 10 times) until reloading or swap to your Staff.”
    • No longer resets Buff duration when reloading or when switching between Pistol and Staff
  • Celestial Clip – Epic Weapon Hero Item
    • Cost reduced to 9000 (Down from 10000)

Moira

As a Moira main, I’ve noticed she’s been pretty consistently… okay. Not amazing, not terrible, just middle-of-the-road in terms of winning. But everyone loves picking her! The developers are making some changes – they’re toning down the stuff most of us are already using to keep her from being too reliable, and they’re trying to make some of her other abilities more viable. Basically, they want to shake things up and give us more options with her!

  • General
    • Now earns 8.3% less currency from Damage and Healing
  • Cross Orbal – Power
    • Reduced capacity of bonus orb to 60% reduced (Down from 50% reduced)
  • Chain Grasp – Power
    • Multi-targeting duration increased from 3s to 4s
  • Scientific Deathod – Power
    • Ultimate Charge per target passed through increased from 5% to 8%

Zenyatta

This update aims to make Zenyatta’s gameplay more exciting, particularly for players who focus on using his Discord orb. We want to create better opportunities for impactful plays, especially when he uses his ultimate. By making his strongest moments happen when Discord is actively hitting enemies, skillful orb placement will have a bigger effect during important fights. This will make using Transcendence feel more proactive and satisfying, rather than just being a response to damage.

  • Orb of Perception – Epic Weapon Item
    • Removed: +15% Ability Power
    • Added: Gain 15% Ability Power for each enemy discorded

Item Changes

  • Electrolytes – Common Survival General Item
    • Added: Gain 30% Move Speed when you respawn.
  • Running Shoes – Common Survival General Item
    • Removed.
  • Reflex Coating – Common Survival General Item
    • Reduced Overhealth gained from 75 to 50
    • Reduced Overhealth Duration from 3s to 2s
  • Ballistic Buffer – Common Survival General Item
    • Rarity changed to Rare (Up from Common)
    • Cost increased to 3750 (Up from 1000)
    • Effect changed to “After taking damage from an Airborne enemy above 3m, gain 50 Overhealth for 3s (8s Cooldown)” from “After taking damage beyond 20m, gain 50 Overhealth for 3s (15s cooldown).”
  • Repulsion Greaves – Rare Survival General Item
    • New
    • +25 Armor
    • +5% Move Speed
    • After taking damage from an enemy within 5m, knockback all enemies within 6m and gain 75 Overhealth for 3s (15s Cooldown)
    • 4000 Cost
  • Iron Eyes – Rare Survival General Item
    • Removed 5% Move Speed
    • Removed 25 Shield
    • Added 25 Armor
  • Bloodbound – Rare Survival General Item
    • Removed 25 Health
    • Added 25 Armor
    • Damage reduction and damage boost against last enemy who dealt a final blow to you increased from 10% to 15%
  • MEKA-Z Series – Rare Survival General Item
    • Added 25 Health
  • Sundering Vial – Epic Survival General Item
    • New
    • +25 Health
    • +5% Weapon Power
    • +5% Ability Power
    • Damage applies 30% Overhealth Reduction for 3s and reduces enemy’s existing Overhealth by 30% (5s Cooldown)
    • 9000 Cost
  • Geneticist’s Vial – Epic Survival General Item
    • Removed
  • Reinforced Titanium – Epic Survival General Item
    • Rarity changed to Epic (Up from Rare)
    • Cost increased to 9500 (Up from 3750)
    • Shields increased from 25 to 50
    • Added +10% Ability Damage Reduction
    • Removed “While you have Shields, take 15% reduced Ability Damage and gain 5% Ability Power”
    • Added “While you have Shields, gain 5% Ability Damage Reduction. Your Shields regenerate 33% faster.”
  • Phantasmic Flux – Epic Survival General Item
    • Maximum Overhealth from Lifesteal reduced from 100 to 50
  • Rüstung von Wilhelm – Epic Survival General Item
    • Added 50 Health
    • Max Health, Armor, and Shields % reduced from 15% to 10%
  • Crusader Hydraulics – Epic Survival General Item
    • Rarity changed to Epic (Up from Rare)
    • Cost increased to 10500 (Up from 4500)
    • Armor increased from 25 to 50
    • Added +10% Weapon Damage Reduction
    • Removed “While you have Armor, take 10% less Weapon Damage and gain 5% Attack Speed”
    • Added “When an enemy deals Weapon Damage to your Armor, reduce their Attack Speed by 10% for 3s.”
  • Necrotic Repellant – Epic Gadget
    • Hinder Range increased from 4m to 6m
  • Colossus Core – Epic Gadget
    • Added 50 Armor
    • Removed 10% Bonus Max Health, Armor, and Shields

We’re updating some less popular Survival items to make them more useful and give each one a specific purpose. We’ve redesigned some of the items that players rarely choose to address gaps in our counterplay options. For example, our new Sundering Vial item now reduces enemy overhealth, giving it a unique role.

Bug Fixes

  • General
    • Fixed an issue that caused Supports to hear the Healing Ping sound effect when another support was pinging a different injured hero on their team that needed healing.
    • Fixed an issue preventing some Career Profile Customization options from being expanded or collapsed with a controller.
    • Fixed an issue where Junkerqueen would incorrectly receive ultimate charge when self-healing with wounds created by Rampage.
    • Fixed an issue with Wuyang where he would not receive assist credit for healing.
    • Fixed an issue with Anran where disabling her Inferno Rush ability in a Custom Game would also disable her Dancing Blaze ability.
    • Fixed an issue with Anran where her ammunition was not affected by the “Ammunition Clip Size Scalar” in a Custom Game.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Reinhardt’s Earthshatter to deal half damage against a Fortified Orisa when at melee range.
  • Stadium
    • Highlights are once again working correctly in Stadium.
    • Fixed an issue where Freja’s Windwalker Boots was sometimes decreasing Ability Power.
    • Fixed an issue where Booster Jets duration wouldn’t reset if ability was used during buff duration.
    • Fixed an issue where Doomfist’s Power Matrix item didn’t charge energy for Overpowered 3rd lvl punch
    • Fixed an issue where Mercy’s Tethered Tourniquet didn’t properly work with Serenity when healing full health allies.

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