Summer Games 2026
VERDICT
Too early to tell — verdicts unlock after July 21, 2026 (stats are a 7-day rolling average, so the meta needs a full week of post-patch matches).
TANK CHANGES
5 heroes
DoomfistNEUTRALEmpowered Punch collateral range gain reduced 75% to 40%.
DoomfistNERFEmpowered Punch collateral radius gain reduced from 50% to 40%.
Junker QueenBUFFCooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds. (5v5)
Junker QueenBUFFCooldown reduced from 15 to 13 seconds. (6v6)
MaugaNERFMaximum spread while firing individual Chainguns increased from 1 to 1.5.
MaugaNERFNumber of shots until maximum spread increased from 0 to 30 shots.
RamattraBUFFExplosion damage increased from 15 to 30.
RamattraBUFFCooldown reduced from 1 to 0.5 seconds.
SigmaNERFShield health reduced from 275 to 250.
SigmaHyper Regeneration – Minor PerkNERFDamage conversion reduced from 40% to 30%.
Junker QueenRoyal BulletsNERFDamage reduced to 20 (Down from 25).
Junker QueenBow DownNERFDuration reduced to 1.5s (Down from 2s).
DAMAGE CHANGES
9 heroes
CassidySilver Bullet – Major PerkNEUTRALProjectile size reduced from 0.17 to 0.07.
FrejaBUFFFire Rate increased from 5 to 5.5.
FrejaBUFFRecovery reduced from 0.5 to 0.4.
FrejaNEUTRALExplosion delay reduced from 1 to 0.8 seconds.
ReaperSoul Reaving – Minor PerkBUFFPickup radius of Soul Globes increased from 5 to 8 meters.
ReaperSoul Reaving – Minor PerkBUFFLifesteal increased from 25% to 30%.
SierraBUFFCooldown reduced from 12 to 11 seconds.
SierraNERFDuration reduced from 10 to 9 seconds.
SierraBUFFHealth increased from 80 to 125.
VendettaBUFFOverhead swing bonus range increased from 2.0 to 2.5 meters.
VentureBUFFCooldown/Recovery reduced from 1.6 to 1.2 seconds.
CassidyGunslinger GritNERFMax Life Heal per bullet reloaded increased to 2.5% (Up from 2%).
JunkratZip GreaseBUFFIncreased damage to airborne targets increased to 25% (Up from 10%).
MeiSlowballNERFRemoved increased hitbox size on Slowball projectile.
MeiFrost ArmorNERFDamage converted to Armor reduced to 3% (Down from 5%).
ReaperAccelerated ReapingBUFFAttack Speed per stack increased to 5% (Up from 4%).
ReaperDauntless DraughtNERFWraith Form Duration reduced to 33% (Down from 50%).
TorbjornHammer ThrowNEUTRALAdded a VFX Trail for added clarity.
TorbjornBlacksmithBUFFHeal increased to 100% of Hammer damage (Up from 75%).
TorbjornCome Get Yer ArmorNERFArmor scaling reduced to 15% of your Max Life (Down from 20%).
TorbjornAnchor BoltsNEUTRALAbility Power reduced to 10% (Down from 15%).
SUPPORT CHANGES
8 heroes
AnaBUFFExplosion damage and healing increased from 75 to 90.
BrigitteNEUTRALNow grants 12 instant healing on trigger.
BrigitteNERFHealing over time reduced from 60 to 45.
KirikoNERFHealing per projectile reduced from 13 to 12.
LucioBUFFDamage per projectile increased from 20 to 22.
JunoBlink BoostsNERFReduced Cooldown now counts as base cooldown reduced instead of gaining cooldown reduction. Now scales multiplicatively with cooldown reduction instead of additively.
KirikoClone ConjurationNEUTRALClone effectiveness increased to 65% reduced (Up from 75% reduced).
KirikoKeen KunaiNERFCooldown reduction per critical hit increased to 20% (Up from 15%).
LucioRhythm RailBUFFDamage increased to 100% (Up from 75%).
LucioCrowd PleaserBUFFHeal increased to 40% of Soundwave Damage (Up from 33%).
MercyDistortionNERFMax Life Overhealth reduced to 25% (Down from 30%).
WuyangBUFFCurrency from damage and healing increased by 8.33%.
ZenyattaEnlightenmentNERFHeal reduced to 30% of damage dealt (Down from 40%).
ZenyattaInner PeaceNERFHealing reduced to 80% reduced (Down from 75% reduced).
NON-HERO CHANGES
26Recovery time reduced from 0.4 to 0.3 seconds.
Impact damage while riding reduced from 60 to 30.
Clash capture speed now increased up to 300% as time elapses (Up from 200%).
Rate at which Clash capture speed increases increased to 2% every 1s (Up from 1%).
Bonus Damage per 100 Bonus Life on target increased to 6% (Up from 5%).
Gadget cooldown reduction increased to 35% (Up from 25%).
Added 0.5s internal cooldown for subsequent applications.
Damage reduced to 3% of target's current life (Down from 5%).
Damage duration reduced to 3s (Down from 5s).
Cost reduced to 9000 (Down from 9500).
Cooldown reduced to 15s (Down from 25s).
Added an infinite Joyride option for Shion under Settings > Heroes > Shion.
Fixed an issue causing Shion's Hero Challenges to not be sorted alphabetically.
Fixed an issue with Mauga where his reticle spread could become inaccurate when swapping between his guns.
Fixed an issue where Sierra’s Trailblazer drone could be interrupted by stun abilities.
Fixed several text bugs in the Advanced Info Panel.
Fixed an issue where Junker Queen's Bloodhound Mask wasn't properly granting bonus Weapon Power from Wounds.
Fixed an issue where Doomfist's Friendly Fissure caused Meteor Strike to deal full damage regardless of distance.
Fixed an issue where Cassidy's Gunslinger Grit was triggering before the reload had completed.
Fixed an issue where critically healing an ally after dealing Ability Damage with Cybervenom would apply Healing Reduction to allies.
Fixed an issue where Lucio's Hip Hop wasn't properly working with Wall Jump on Release option toggled off.
Fixed an issue where Mei's Frosting wasn't properly granting Ultimate Charge.
Fixed an issue where Ramattra's Barrier wasn't scaling with Ability Power.
Fixed an issue where Mei's Slowball would visually appear as though it was always the empowered projectile if the Power was sold while buff was active.
Fixed an issue where Kiriko's Leaf on the Wind would target sometimes target enemies.
In a previous update, fixed an issue where Moira's Spectral Beam had an incorrect effectiveness value.