Overwatch Season 1 full patch notes: 5 new heroes, UI overhaul, huge balance changes, more

Okay, so Overwatch’s Season 1 is finally here – feels like another fresh start, right? This update is HUGE. They’ve added five new heroes, completely revamped the user interface (it’s about time!), made a ton of improvements behind the scenes, and tweaked the balance of pretty much everything. I’m diving in to check it all out, and here’s everything you need to know.

Overwatch is experiencing a resurgence in popularity. Thousands of players are returning to the game with the launch of a new year-long story and a lot of fresh content.

The developers have made a significant change – they’ve removed the ‘2’ from the game’s title. It’s now simply Overwatch, reverting to the original name.

Before you start exploring the new features, take a moment to review the complete Season 1 patch notes here.

Overwatch Season 1 patch notes

GENERAL UPDATES

Comms/Ping Updates

Praise

We’ve added “Praise” as a new, default option to the Comms Wheel! Now, tapping the Comms Wheel button will let you compliment your teammates with unique voice lines for each hero.

By default, the Comms Wheel button will function like the Ping button, with a small delay (0.18 seconds) before the wheel appears. You can turn this new feature off with the “Enable Quick Press Praise” setting in the Options menu, and adjust the delay using the “Comms Wheel Press Delay” setting.

If you prefer to quickly flick to a specific Comms Wheel option, any mouse or stick movement will cancel this short delay.

You can add Praise to your Comms Wheel in the Options, but it won’t be there automatically.

We’ve added new voice lines to improve team communication! During the setup phase in Attack/Defend modes, heroes will now suggest good positions to teammates when players use neutral pings. Heroes will also more clearly ask for healing when no support players are nearby. On escort and hybrid maps, defenders are now more likely to warn their team if an enemy tries to sneak onto the payload. Finally, heroes will automatically alert their team when they detect a nearby invisible enemy (like Sombra).

This update features similar functionality to how heroes react to Widowmaker aiming at them, alerting teammates. Players can now target an allied Jetpack Cat and ping to request a pickup, accompanied by a voice line. The “On My Way” communication now displays an estimated time of arrival (ETA) in seconds in the text chat when aiming at a teammate, calculated based on the player’s speed.

Here are the bug fixes included:

The ping system’s spam protection now functions correctly during the “Waiting For Players” phase.
Support players will no longer hear the healing ping sound when another support pings an injured ally.
* Progress towards the “Not So Thankless” challenge should now register more consistently when receiving thanks from a teammate.

We’ve made some updates to the Advanced Info Panel! First, we’ve added information for all 5 new heroes. We’ve also clarified how Cleanses work, separating them into ‘Lesser Cleanses’ (more common) and ‘Greater Cleanses’ (rarer and able to remove Stuns). We’ve updated the definitions of these terms for clarity.

Additionally, we’ve added definitions for several new keywords that appear in hero abilities:

Aura: An ability that generates energy when dealing damage or healing (like Mizuki’s Remedy Aura).
Break: Removes effects that ‘Tether’ heroes together (seen in abilities like Jetpack Cat’s Catnapper, Lifeweaver’s Life Grip, Reinhardt’s Charge, and Roadhog’s Chain Hook).
Displace: Moves a hero and prevents them from acting, interrupting abilities in progress. This effect cannot be cleansed (examples: Doomfist’s Rocket Punch, Reinhardt’s Charge, Roadhog’s Chain Hook).
Heat: An ability that stops working when overheated and cools down automatically (like Emre’s Siphon Blaster and Orisa’s Augmented Fusion Driver).
Immobilize: Prevents a hero from moving (seen in Hazard’s Downpour, Lucio’s Soundwave, Wrecking Ball’s Piledriver, and Zarya’s Graviton Surge).
Tether: Attaches a hero to a location or another hero within a certain range until the effect ends (examples: Jetpack Cat’s Lifeline, Jetpack Cat’s Catnapper, Mauga’s Cage Fight, and Mizuki’s Binding Chain).

We’ve given the game a fresh new look, putting your friends and favorite heroes front and center! You can now easily show off your best skins and connect with friends through the new social panel.

We’ve also introduced a Notification Hub – a central place to find all important updates like rewards, reports, and news, eliminating annoying pop-ups. This is the first step toward a cleaner login experience.

Here’s what else is new:

Loot Boxes: Now include cosmetics from Seasons 15-20.
Player Titles: Titles now come in different rarities, from Common to Legendary.
Options:
You can now adjust the Field of View on Xbox Series X, Playstation 5, and Playstation 5 Pro.
Separate volume controls have been added for Lobby sound effects and music.
Controller settings are now organized into three categories – Controller, Controller Deadzone, and Aim Assist – making them easier to find and customize.

COMPETITIVE PLAY UPDATES

Competitive Element

With the addition of five new heroes and changes to existing ones, we’re resetting ranks to give everyone a fresh start and a chance to climb in a dynamic environment. All Competitive Play ranks (Role Queue and Open Queue) have been reset to Unranked, and players need to complete 10 placement matches for each role. Hero Skill Ratings have also been reset.

This reset doesn’t change the overall distribution of players across ranks – you’ll see a similar number of players in each rank once everyone has been re-evaluated.

Here’s what’s new with rewards:

The Crimson Wolf weapon variant replaces Galactic and will be available to unlock with Competitive Points after the first two weeks of the season.
Galactic joins Gold and Jade as a Legacy Reward.
Reaching Diamond rank or higher unlocks Doomfist’s Crimson Wolf skin.
Competitive Points earned in 2025 have been converted to Legacy Competitive Points.

Regarding Top 500:

We listened to your feedback and are bringing back the “Top 500” name! The leaderboard is now called “Top 500 Challenger.”

You can now sort the Top 500 Challenger leaderboard by Rank. Rewards are based on Challenger Score, and only players with a sufficient score will be displayed with a rank.

We’ve updated how Challenger Score is earned. Previously, it was based on the rank of the highest-ranked player in your match. Now, your Challenger Score will always be determined by your own rank.

● Diamond removed from Top 500 Challenger eligibility

To qualify for the Top 500 Challenger rank, the required skill level has been changed from Seasoned Competitor to Adept Competitor.

● Challenger Score deduction on loss increased from 33% to 40%

Rewards

Top 500 Challenger players will again receive exclusive player icons. New icons will be released with each rank reset, which happens every three seasons. If you place in the Top 500 during Seasons 1, 2, or 3 of the Rise of Talon, you’ll earn the corresponding Conquest Top 500 Challenger icon.

Social Links Update

We’re improving how we add social media links for well-known players to the leaderboards. Season 21 will allow us to include links for many more players.

We’ve found that some older Battle.net accounts without a birthdate set can’t see these social links. This feature is intended for players 18+, and the missing birthdate is currently blocking access. We’re working on a fix and apologize for the inconvenience.

We’ve adjusted how Challenger Score is awarded based on rank, giving higher payouts to the top players. Here’s the new breakdown:

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

We’ve also made it easier to appear on the Top 500 Challenger Leaderboard. The required Challenger Score has been reduced to 2000 for both Combined Role and Open Queue, and to 1500 for each individual role.

Finally, the maximum Heat Bonus has been increased from 40% to 100%.

Bug Fixes● Fixed the Friends Leaderboard being organized randomly.

HERO UPDATES

Okay, so a big change just dropped! Now, as a player, I can see how much health my teammates have, even if they’re behind a wall. Before, only support characters had that ability, but now it’s universal. It’s gonna make a huge difference in team fights, knowing who needs help at a glance!

Here’s a quick update to the team roster:

Domina joins the Tank role.
Anran and Emre have been added as Damage players.
* Jet Pack Cat and Mizuki are now on the Support team.

We’ve made some changes to aim assist on consoles. Players can now choose a ‘Legacy’ option to use the older aim assist settings. Additionally, a small auto-aim adjustment (previously applied to a few heroes) is now active for all heroes who use hitscan weapons. This adjustment won’t apply if you’re using the Legacy Aim Assist setting.

Sub Roles

The Tank role now gains ultimate charge faster from both healing and damage taken (reduced by 40%). Tanks also receive 150 bonus health in Role Queue modes. Previously, the Tank role passive granted knockback and critical damage resistance, but those effects have been removed.

The Damage role passive has been removed entirely. However, effects previously granted by it are now standard for all heroes. These include a 30% reduction to in-combat healing received when dealing damage, and a 15% reduction in damage dealt to Tanks.

Support Role Passive● Removed.
● Global regeneration after 6 seconds remains unchanged.

Some Tank heroes—D.Va, Doomfist, Winston, and Wrecking Ball—excel at starting fights. A unique feature for these heroes is that being in the air provides a small amount of healing. Specifically, they receive 75 health over 1 second if they remain airborne for at least 0.8 seconds.

Certain heroes are designated as either ‘Bruisers’ or ‘Stalwarts’, granting them special defensive benefits.

Bruiser heroes (Mauga, Orisa, Roadhog, Zarya) take less damage when critically wounded and gain a speed boost when their health is low. Specifically, they receive a 25% reduction in critical damage and a 20% movement speed increase when at critical health.

Stalwart heroes (Domina, Hazard, Junker Queen, Ramattra, Reinhardt, Sigma) are more resistant to being pushed or slowed down. They have 40% resistance to both knockback and slows.

Here’s a breakdown of the Damage role’s sub-roles and their unique benefits:

Damage Specialist: (Bastion, Emre, Junkrat, Mei, Soldier: 76, Symmetra, Torbjörn)
Killing an enemy briefly speeds up your reload time by 50% for 3 seconds.

Recon: (Pharah, Freja, Echo, Sombra)
Damaging an enemy when their health is below 50% reveals their location through walls for 5 seconds.

Flanker: (Anran, Genji, Reaper, Tracer, Vendetta, Venture)
Picking up health packs will restore an additional 75 health.

Sharpshooter: (Ashe, Cassidy, Hanzo, Sojourn, Widowmaker)
Landing critical hits reduces the cooldown time of your movement abilities. The cooldown reduction is equal to 0.75% of the damage dealt.

Here’s a breakdown of the Support sub-roles and their effects:

Tactician: (Ana, Baptiste, Jetpack Cat, Lúcio, Zenyatta)
Players with this role keep any extra ultimate charge after using their ultimate. They have a 25% bonus to their ultimate charge cap, but gain ultimate charge 25% slower when already at 100%.

Medic: (Kiriko, Lifeweaver, Mercy, Moira)
When these heroes heal allies with their weapon, they also heal themselves, receiving 25% of the healing they deal.

Survivor: (Brigitte, Illari, Juno, Mizuki, Wuyang)
Using a movement ability (like a dash or jump) starts a period of passive health regeneration.

Hero Balance Changes

D.Va’s base health has been reduced in both 5v5 and 6v6 modes. In 5v5, her base health went from 375 to 325, and her total health from 700 to 650. In 6v6, her base health was lowered from 300 to 250, and her total health from 600 to 550.

Here’s a breakdown of the recent hero changes:

Mauga: His Kinetic Bandolier perk now instantly grants 150 ammo when triggered, instead of providing it gradually.

Orisa: The cooldown for her Protective Barrier has been increased from 8 to 10 seconds. Additionally, animation issues with her Charged Javelin have been fixed.

Reinhardt: His Barrier Re-Charge perk has been removed. However, while his Barrier Field is active, his passive health regeneration now starts 75% faster.

Roadhog: The duration of his Take a Breather ability has been extended from 2.5 to 3 seconds. His Pulled Pork perk now grants a maximum of 300 overhealth, up from 250.

Sigma’s experimental barrier now has less health, reduced from 700 to 650. Additionally, his Hyper Regeneration perk, which converts damage into barrier health, is less effective – it now converts only 40% of damage, down from 50%.

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
● 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.

DAMAGEAshe
● 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.
AnranFan 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
Cassidy● 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● Lunging – 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.

Here’s a breakdown of the recent changes to Soldier: 76 and Sombra:

Soldier: 76
Tactical Salvo: You can now fire your primary weapon and launch Helix Rockets without interruption while using Tactical Visor.
Recycled Pulse Munitions: This perk has been removed.
Helix Propulsion: Helix Rockets now travel 50% faster.

Sombra
Opportunist: Sombra no longer detects enemies with low health. Instead, it now displays enemy ultimate ability status on their nameplates.
Healthy Hacker: This major perk has been removed.
High-Speed Bandwidth: Hacking a health pack now gives nearby allies a 25% speed boost and 50 temporary health for 4 seconds.

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 (0.04 meters).
● Chronal Dash – Minor Perk
○ Blink distance increased by 20%.
● Flashback – Major Perk
○ Removed.
● Blink Packs – Major Perk
○ Moved from Minor to Major.

The Vendetta class has been updated with the following changes:

Health increased from 150 to 175.
Armor decreased from 125 to 100.
The cooldown for the Soaring Slice ability has been increased from 6 to 7 seconds.
The Extra Edge perk now costs 25% less energy.
The Relentless perk has been upgraded from a Minor to a Major perk.
The Swift Vengeance perk has been removed.

Here’s what’s changed for Widowmaker:

Seeker Mine: Now deals 75 damage over time, up from 50.
Escape Plan: This perk has been removed.
* Widow’s Bite: When using the scope, shots can now charge up to 125% power and will pierce through enemies when fully charged.

SUPPORT

Baptiste’s abilities have been adjusted. His Assault Burst perk is now a minor perk, with a slight decrease in attack speed (from 25% to 20%). The Biotic Reloader perk has been removed. The range of his Immortality Field has been increased by 30%. Automated Healing is now a major perk, and it now heals for 40 per shot, up from 25.

Here’s what’s changing for Illari: Her Solar Rifle’s secondary fire now restores fewer resources (reduced from 43 to 35). The cooldown for her Outburst ability has been increased from 7 to 8 seconds. Finally, her Solar Flare major perk no longer uses resources, but it now has a 10-second cooldown.

Okay, so Kiriko’s getting some changes! Her Healing Ofuda now flies faster – they sped up the projectile speed quite a bit. They also reworked Swift Step; it doesn’t cleanse negative effects anymore when I use it. And her Foxtrot perk is different now. They took away the cooldown recovery boost, but they doubled how long the movement speed buff lasts, which is awesome. I’ll definitely be able to zip around the map for longer now!

Okay, so Lifeweaver’s getting some changes! The big thing is his Tree of Life – it’s way better now because it converts all overhealing into extra health, not just half! They’ve removed a few of his smaller perks – Lifeweaving, Cleaning Grasp, and Petal Power are gone. But Petal Protection is still around, and now allies get healed 20 health per second just by standing on his platforms, which is awesome. Dashing Escape is also tweaked – his dash goes 30% further now. And finally, his Sow the Seed perk is really interesting. If you use a quick melee attack while you have Healing Blossom equipped, you throw a seed. If your teammates pick it up, they get a ton of extra health and a speed boost for five seconds. Seems like a really fun update!

Mercy has had some changes to her abilities. Her ‘Sympathetic Recovery’ passive ability has been removed. However, her ‘Swift Recovery’ passive now causes health regeneration to start more quickly.

Here’s what’s changed for Moira and Wuyang:

Moira: Her ‘Destruction’s Divide’ perk now gives a 30% bonus to focused healing/damage, up from 25%.

Wuyang: His ‘Restorative Stream’ now provides 20% passive healing (reduced from 25%) and 55% beam healing (increased from 50%).

Zenyatta’s minor perks have been adjusted. Transcendent Condemnation has been removed, and Discordant Repair now grants Zenyatta 10% life steal when damaging enemies with Discord Orb active.

CORE GAME UPDATES

Core Game ModesClash Removed
● Clash has been removed from QP

Map UpdatesGibraltar Narrative Updates

Area 1:
● 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

Recent changes have come to our Italy maps with Vendetta now leading Talon. Across the city, banners celebrating La Lupa’s growing empire have been put up in each district, and a majestic throne, befitting her power, now stands in Rialto.

STADIUM UPDATES

Hero Builder makes creating your ideal hero and playstyle in Stadium easier than ever! It offers helpful features like smart build suggestions based on your current setup, recommended bundles to jump into the game quickly, and even suggests items to counter the enemy team’s strategy.

Here’s a breakdown of Vendetta’s powers and items, explained simply:

Powers:

Vendetta: Briefly returns to life with a portion of max health per [Onslaught] stack, but becomes hindered. (90s Cooldown)
Rising Rampage: Increases the maximum number of [Onslaught] stacks by 1 for every 2 Eliminations (up to 3).
Overloaded Strike: After using [Soaring Slice], holding an overhead swing channels a level 1 [Sundering Blade] with 25% increased damage.
Skycut: After blocking ranged damage, an overhead swing fires a [Projected Edge] dealing 50% damage.
Defiance Core: [Warding Stance] now regenerates energy even while blocking (75% rate). Firing [Projected Edge] reduces the cooldown of [Whirlwind Dash] and [Soaring Slice] by 0.7s.
Furious Friction: [Warding Stance] has a 50% increased energy regeneration rate.
Riposte: Blocking ranged damage removes the move speed penalty from [Warding Stance]. The next swing becomes an overhead swing.
Cyclone Charge: [Whirlwind Dash] can continue spinning for up to 3 seconds, dealing 50% damage.
Double Dash: After finishing [Whirlwind Dash], it can be reactivated within 3 seconds for 50% damage.
Exalted Empress: Overhead strikes and [Sundering Blade] after using [Soaring Strike] grant 30% of the damage as temporary health (up to 100).
Up and Over: Using [Soaring Slice] grants 35% of missing health as temporary health for 10 seconds.
Cataclisma: [Projected Edge] explodes on impact, dealing 20 (AP) damage to nearby enemies.

Items:

Crater Creator (Rare Weapon): +10 Health, +10% Weapon Power. Overhead swings in mid-air pull enemies down, dealing 30 (WP) damage. (4000 Cost)
Scaled Steel (Epic Weapon): +10% Attack Speed, +25% [Palatine Fang] Swing Range. (10000 Cost)
Chimera Cross (Rare Ability): +10% Ability Power. Gain 15% Ability Power for 5 seconds after blocking damage. (5000 Cost)
Warrior’s Shout (Rare Ability): +25 Health, +10% Ability Power. Grants allies within 9m 10% of max health as temporary health when using [Whirlwind Dash]. (6000 Cost)
Talon Trinket (Rare Ability): +10 Health, +5% Cooldown Reduction. Reduces [Whirlwind Dash]’s cooldown by 1s for each enemy hit with [Sundering Blade]. (4500 Cost)
Onslaught Amplifier (Epic Ability): +25 Health. Gain 5% Ability Power for each [Onslaught] stack. (12000 Cost)
Marzia’s Mastery (Epic Ability): +10% Weapon Lifesteal, +15% Ability Lifesteal. [Soaring Slice] heals allies within line of sight for 150% of the damage dealt over 2 seconds.
Ricochet Razor (Epic Ability): +10% Ability Power, +10% Ability Lifesteal. [Projected Edge] bounces off surfaces once.
Colosseo Coin (Rare Survival): +25 Health. The last player to deal killing damage to you becomes a target. Eliminating the target grants 200 Stadium Cash and resets cooldowns. (4000 Cost)
Braced Blade (Rare Survival): +25 Health. Gain 1 [Onslaught] stack for every 50 damage absorbed with [Warding Stance]. (4000 Cost)
Chargeguard (Rare Survival): +25 Health. Gain 2% Ultimate Charge after deflecting a melee attack. (4000 Cost)
Duelist’s Draught (Epic Survival): +25 Health, +5% Move Speed. Gain 15% damage reduction when only 1 enemy is within 6m. (9000 Cost)
Antonio’s Lesson (Epic Survival): +50 Health. Gain 50% damage reduction while dashing with [Whirlwind Dash] or [Soaring Slice]. (9000 Cost)
Vicious Vow (Epic Survival): +50 Health. Gain 25 (AP) temporary health per second while channeling [Sundering Blade] (up to 50).

Ashe Rework

The following Powers have been removed: Head Honcho, Incendiary Rounds, Incendiary Blast, Early Detonation, Molten Munitions, and Partners in Crime.

The following Items have been removed: Tripod, Ironsights, and Sidewinder.

Here’s a breakdown of the new and changed Powers:

New Powers:
Slow Burn: Dealing scoped critical damage now burns enemies for 30% additional damage over 3 seconds.
Fire at My Fingertips: Dealing weapon damage to burning enemies restores 1 ammo.
Controlled Boom: Reactivating the Dynamite ability after use causes it to explode after a 0.5-second delay. Dynamite exploding in mid-air burns for 1 second longer.
What in Tarnation!? For 2.5 seconds after being launched airborne by the Coach Gun, gain 20% increased attack speed and fall slower while aiming.
PinB.O.B.: After B.O.B. charges, reactivating the Ultimate ability charges him again. Eliminations reset the charge and add 2 seconds to his duration.

Changed Powers:
Calamity: Now reloads 25% of your ammo with the Coach Gun (previously 2 ammo). Restored shots burn enemies for 40(WP) over 3 seconds.
Out With a Bang: Additional mini dynamite damage has been reduced to 50% (down from 30%).

New and Changed Items:

Aero-Dynam-ite (Rare Weapon Hero Item): Grants +25 Health, +5% Weapon Power, and gives 30% Attack Speed and 15% Move Speed for 3 seconds when your Dynamite explodes. Costs 4000.
Maxed Mag (Epic Weapon Hero Item): Rarity increased to Epic. Cost increased to 10000. Now grants +50 Health.
B.O.B Wire Defense (Epic Ability Hero Item): Removed 50 Health, added 10% Ability Power.
Incendiary Blastpaper (Epic Ability Hero Item): Grants +10% Ability Power. The Coach Gun now applies Burning, dealing 75 damage over 5 seconds.
Silver Spurs (Rare Survival Hero Item): Added +5% Cooldown Reduction.
* Build-A-Blast Buckshot (Epic Survival Hero Item): Added +50 Health. Removed the 50% increased self-knockback from the Coach Gun. Added 15% Damage Reduction while Airborne.

Stacked Sticks: This power has been converted to a Power item, removing the +15% Ability Power bonus. Dynamite now has a 40% increased blast radius and burns 25% faster.

New Push Map – Serenza

Competitive Update● Powers are now granted in rounds 1, 2, 4 and 6.

TANKD.Va

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

Doomfist

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

Here’s what’s new for Orisa:

Hot Rotate-O (Power): If Orisa overheats, her Javelin Spin ability can be used immediately – the cooldown is removed completely.

Shield Divergence (Power): Orisa now throws her protective barrier directly in front of her, rather than where she’s aiming.

3D-Printed Lance (Epic Item): Hitting an enemy with Energy Javelin now also slightly reduces the cooldown of the ability itself.

Reinhardt

Magma Strike now lasts twice as long, increasing the lava duration from 1 to 2 seconds.

Blazing Blitz now grants a 25% starting charge to your Ultimate ability.

Chimera Maw has been updated: We removed the cooldown reduction for hitting multiple enemies with Fire Strike. Instead, Fire Strike now burns airborne targets above 3 meters for 20% of the damage over 3 seconds.

Sigma

Here’s what’s changed with each power:

Mass Driver: When your Accretion projectile goes through an enemy, it now heals you for 100 health. The amount healed increases with your Ability Power.

Event Horizon: Your Kinetic Grasp now also gives nearby allies extra health.

Singularity: If your Accretion projectile directly hits an enemy, its cooldown is reduced by 25%.

Apogee Alignment: The damage of your Hypersphere has been reduced from 100% to 50%.

Winston

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

Here’s a breakdown of the power adjustments:

Lille Fælde: The damage from the Mini Bola is now reduced by 40%, an increase from the previous 30% reduction.
So Cooked: The bonus damage within the Bola damaging zone has been reduced to 20%, down from 30%.
* Volley à Deux: The damage from Bonus Shots has been reduced by 50%, an increase from the previous 33% reduction.

Genji

Deflect-o-bot has been significantly improved! It now deflects projectiles 200% faster (previously 50%), and its auto-targeting lasts for 2 seconds instead of 1.5. Additionally, the Sacred Shuriken now increases the speed of your primary fire projectiles by 50%.

Reaper

The Death Step ability now allows you to cancel your Death Blossom cast after using Shadow Step.

Sojourn

Several item costs have been reduced! Espresso Shots now cost 4000 (previously 4500). Murphy’s Motor Module and Shah-Mat Strategem both cost 10000 (down from 12000 and 11000 respectively). The CAF Calibrator is now 3750 (reduced from 5500). Afterburners and the Rocket-Powered Javelin both cost 4000 (previously 4500 and 5000).

SUPPORT

Lucio

Here’s a breakdown of the power and item changes:

Reverb (Power): The free cast window has been extended from 2 to 3 seconds, and its effectiveness has been slightly increased.

Signature Shift (Power): This power now activates when you use gadgets, in addition to abilities. It also restores 10% of your maximum ammo after each ability or gadget use.

Radio Edit (Power): The amount of overhealth granted by the Sound Barrier has been increased.

Hip Hop (Epic Survival Hero Item): The cost of this item has been reduced to 9000.

Mercy

Here’s a breakdown of the changes:

General: The base damage boost has been reduced from 30% to 20%.

Threads of Fate – Power: The effectiveness of chains has been slightly reduced, from 35% to 30%.

Tethered Tourniquet – Power: This power will now maintain its buff duration even when you switch between your Pistol and Staff.

Equivalent Exchange – Power: Now, dealing 1000 damage with the Caduceus Blaster will restore 1 charge of Resurrect.

Battle Medic – Power: This power has been revamped. After switching to the Caduceus Blaster, you’ll deal 20% more damage and gain 20% weapon lifesteal for 1 second for every second you were tethered, up to a maximum of 15 seconds. It also no longer resets its buff duration when reloading or switching weapons.

Celestial Clip – Epic Weapon Hero Item: The cost of this item has been reduced from 10,000 to 9,000.

Moira

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

Orb of Perception – Epic Weapon

Changes:

Removed: Flat +15% Ability Power
Added: Now grants 15% Ability Power for each enemy affected by Discord.

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