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Wrecking Ball

Wrecking Ball

Tank

A TIER51.0% win · 3.0% pick

Meta trend

+2.0June 5, 2026July 18, 2026
Meta strength — the signal behind the tier badge (win rate + pick rate). Dashed lines mark balance patches that changed Wrecking Ball: buff · nerf · rework.

Base stats

Health

450

Armor

125

Shields

150

Total HP

725

Abilities

Quad Cannons

Automatic assault weapons.

DPS: ~100 eachGuns: 4
Grappling Claw

Launch a grappling claw to rapidly swing around the area. Enables high speed collisions to damage and knockback enemies.

Damage: 50 impactCooldown: 5s
Roll

Transform into a ball and increase maximum movement speed.

Speed: +6 m/s
Piledriver

Slam into the ground below to damage and launch enemies upward.

Adaptive Shield

Create temporary extra health that increases with more nearby enemies. Some of the health can be transferred to allies.

HP/enemy: 100Cooldown: 15s
MinefieldULTIMATE

Deploy a massive field of proximity mines.

Damage: 130/mineMines: 15

Patch history

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026
NEUTRAL

Enemies hit by ability damage are revealed to Wrecking Ball’s teammates for 1.5s.

NEUTRAL

Can now attach to the ground.

NEUTRAL

Mines can now be manually detonated after 2s.

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026
Initiator SubroleNEUTRAL

No longer triggers while airborne.

Initiator SubroleNEUTRAL

Winston – Jump Pack

Initiator SubroleNEUTRAL

D.Va – Boosters

Initiator SubroleNEUTRAL

Hazard – Violent Lunge

Initiator SubroleNEUTRAL

Wrecking Ball – Grappling Claw

Initiator SubroleNEUTRAL

Doomfist – Rocket Punch

Initiator SubroleNERF

Heal amount reduced from 60 to 50.

Heal amount60→50
April 14, 2026April 14, 2026
NERF

(6v6) Base health reduced from 475 to 450. (Total health including armor and shields reduced from 575 to 550.)

6v6) Base health475→450Total health including armor and shields575→550from 475 to 450. (Total health including armor and shields reduced575→550
April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
NEUTRAL

Greatly increases Wrecking Ball's size.

NERF

Wrecking Ball is unstoppable and takes 30% reduced damage during Roll, but moves significantly slower.

NEUTRAL

Retracting the Grappling Claw now launches Wrecking Ball in the direction he is moving.