Overwatch 2 Patch May 12, 2026 Notes

2026-05-12 - 10th Anniversary

This Overwatch 2 patch includes 27 buffs, 19 nerfs, and 68 rework/adjustments.

Hero balance changes

• Ramattra - neutral - Cooldown is now visible while Nemesis Form is active.
• Brigitte - neutral - Added a custom UI element showing how many allies are currently being healed by Inspire.
• Brigitte - neutral - This UI element can be toggled on/off in Brigitte's Hero Options.
• D.Va - nerf - Impact damage reduced from 3 to 2.
• Doomfist - neutral - Camera lock and shockwave effects now trigger later to better align with the animation.
• Doomfist - neutral - Added new visual and sound effects that play when Empowered Punch is about to time out.
• Junker Queen - buff - (5v5 only) Wound damage self-healing multiplier increased from 2.25x to 2.5x.
• Emre - nerf - Healing conversion reduced from 80% to 60%.
• Emre - nerf - Radius of maximum explosion damage reduced from 2 to 1.5 meters.
• Freja - neutral - No longer reduces the height gained from Updraft.
• Freja - buff - Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds.
• Freja - buff - Bonus Ultimate charge increased from 25% to 33%.
• Sierra - nerf - Weapon fire volume reduced.
• Pharah - nerf - Damage reduced from 50 to 30.
• Pharah - nerf - Damage reduced per rocket from 40 to 30.
• Baptiste - buff - Instant healing increased from 40 to 50.
• Baptiste - buff - Healing over time increased from 40 to 50.
• Baptiste - buff - Cooldown reduced from 14 to 12 seconds.
• Illari - nerf - Base projectile size reduced from 0.05 to 0.
• Illari - neutral - Hitscan Global Projectile Size Bonus still applies (0.07).
• Kiriko - neutral - Additional healing after negative status cleanse removed (was 30).
• Lúcio - nerf - Overhealth granted reduced from 750 to 625.
• Lúcio - nerf - Duration reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
• Mercy - neutral - Removed.
• Mercy - neutral - New.
• Mercy - buff - Guardian Angel's range is increased by 30%.
• Mercy - buff - Launch speed increased by 10%. (Reverted to previous value)
• Mizuki - neutral - Now absorbs enemy projectiles exiting the Sanctuary in addition to enemy projectiles entering the Sanctuary.
• Mizuki - nerf - Healing over time reduced from 50/s to 40/s.
• Mizuki - nerf - Duration reduced from 7 to 6 seconds.
• Lúcio - neutral - Passive self-healing penalty is now correctly at 60% (was 70%).
• Wuyang - neutral - Fixed an issue where armor's damage reduction was being applied twice to Xuanwu Staff orbs.
• Wuyang - buff - Re-enabled Perks.
• Wuyang - buff - Increased the timer for a match to end automatically due to a player leaving the match to 3 minutes to cover the Armory timer.
• Doomfist - neutral - [The Best Defense] now scales proportionally with the Passive Health Gain from Currency.
• Doomfist - buff - Cooldown reduced to 8s (Down from 10s).
• Doomfist - buff - Ally Healing increased to 20% (Up from 15%).
• Doomfist - buff - Overhealth Max Life Scaling increased to 10% (Up from 8%).
• Doomfist - buff - Level 3 Punch Bonus Damage increased to 50% (Up from 25%).
• Doomfist - buff - Bonus damage increased to 20 (Up from 10).
• Reinhardt - nerf - Barrier Healing per 1s decreased to 3% of Max Life (Down from 5%).
• Freja - nerf - Decreased Currency from Healing and Damage by 5%.
• Freja - buff - Spread of extra bolts increased by 66%.
• Freja - nerf - Max Life Healing reduced to 4% (Down from 6%).
• Reaper - rework - Reworked to "[Dire Triggers] deals 30(AP) additional damage over 3s to Airborne enemies and to enemies beyond 8m."
• Reaper - neutral - New.
• Reaper - neutral - After use an ability or reloading, refresh cooldown of [Dire Triggers].
• Reaper - neutral - Removed.
• Soldier: 76 - nerf - Applied reduced effectiveness of Biotic Fields spawned via Hunker Down (50%) to Overhealth.
• Vendetta - buff - Increased Currency gain from Healing and Damage by 5%.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - When [Purr] ends, all other allies within [Purr]'s radius gain Overhealth equal to 40% of damage dealt during [Purr] and 10% to yourself for 3s.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - [Purr] persists 15% longer for each ally or enemy currently affected by [Purr], up to 75%. Amount of healing pulses resets every 4 pulses.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - Enemies within your [Purr] take damage equal to 30% of its healing.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - [Lifeline] can tether to 1 additional ally.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - Ability: [Lifeline] tethers an explosive Toy Ball, that explodes for up to 100 (AP) damage on impact. (6s Cooldown).
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - When you release a target from [Lifeline] or [Catnapper], restore 20% Fuel. Restore 1% Fuel for every 10 Ability Damage dealt.
• Jetpack Cat - nerf - Ability: Your next [Quick Melee] deals 40 damage over 3s and increases [Quick Melee] Attack Speed by 100% for 1s (12s Cooldown).
• Jetpack Cat - buff - While [Frenetic Flight] is active, [Purr]'s cooldown refreshes 40% faster and all other ability cooldowns refresh 80% faster.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - After activating [Frenetic Flight] for 0.5s, next time you collide with an enemy, explode for up 120 damage and restore up to 40% fuel based on distance travelled.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - While [Purr] is active, shoot both guns. The bonus shot deals 25% damage.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - When hitting an ally with [Biotic Pawjectiles], it bounces to 1 nearby ally within 5m at 25% effectiveness.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - +25% Starting Ultimate Charge. [Catnapper] scratches enemies on impact, slowing them and dealing 150 damage over 3s.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 5% Ability Power
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 10% Melee Damage
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - [Quick Melee] damage Slows enemies by 10% and Reveals them for 3s.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 4000 Cost
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 15% Attack Speed
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - While [Purr] is active, restore 20% Max Ammo every 1s.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 11000 Cost
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 25 Shields
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 5% Ability Power
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - When an ally is released from [Lifeline], they gain 30% Move Speed for 3s.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 4000 Cost
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 10% Ability Power
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 40% [Purr] Radius
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 10000 Cost
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - +25 Armor
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - +50% [Purr] Knockback Power
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - [Purr] Knockback Damage slows enemies by 30% for 3s.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 3750 Cost
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 50 Health
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - While [Lifeline] is active, gain 1% Ultimate Charge for every ally tethered and grant 20 Overhealth to them, up to 100, every 1s.
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 9000 Cost
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 25 Shields
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 25% [Frenetic Flight] Fuel
• Jetpack Cat - neutral - 10000 Cost
• Wuyang - nerf - Bonus Orb Damage decreased to 30% (Down from 40%).
• Wuyang - buff - Cooldown reduced to 10s (Down from 15s).
• Zenyatta - nerf - Healing from damage dealt decreased to 20% (Down from 30%).
• Zenyatta - buff - Bonus Damage to Airborne targets increased from 20% to 25%.
• Zenyatta - buff - Bonus Damage to Airborne targets increased from 25% to 30%.
• Zenyatta - buff - Overhealth Reduction internal cooldown reduced from 5s to 3s.
• Zenyatta - buff - Overhealth reduction effect duration increased from 3s to 5s.
• Zenyatta - buff - Range increased from 6m to 8m.
• Zenyatta - nerf - Duration decreased from 5s to 3s.
• Zenyatta - buff - Cost decreased from 13000 to 12000.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Hero Stats now appear under Heroes → Hero Stats.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Hero Ban Rates are now displayed on the PlayOverwatch website in Hero Stats. Hero Pick Rates and Win Rates are still included in Hero Stats.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Hero Pick Rates and Win Rates are still included in Hero Stats.
• Zenyatta - neutral - The existing Heroes page has been renamed to Hero Gallery.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue where Mizuki’s soft targeting would no longer show while dead.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue where Doomfist’s Seismic Slam would sometimes cause a desync issue when landing on the floor.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue that incorrectly disabled the Requeue and Leave Game buttons in competitive modes during the post‑match accolades screen.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue preventing stick and d‑pad navigation during “While You Wait.”
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed Vendetta's overhead not getting kill credit when forcing enemies into pits.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed Brigitte's VO for Repair Packs being on cooldown not being played under the correct conditions.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue where Ramattra's Power Final Form was not properly activating when entering Nemesis Form via Annihilation.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue where Ramattra's Item R-7000 Powercell was not properly granting Weapon Power after its max Weapon Power bonus was reached.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue where Ramattra's Power Void Blight's damage was not scaling with Weapon Power.
• Zenyatta - buff - Fixed an issue where Barrier Size was not increasing when Ramattra picked both Recursion Relay and Ramparts.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue where Ramattra's Void Barrier was not triggering On Ability items.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue where combining Swirling Ward and Final Form would cause Ravenous Vortex to heal enemies on Ramattra.
• Zenyatta - buff - Fixed an issue where Cybervenom applies Healing Reduction debuff to allies that are critically healed via Juno's Power MediMaster.
• Zenyatta - neutral - Fixed an issue where Mercy's Flash Heal wasn't triggering On Ability Items.