Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – August 24, 2023
Significant nerfs to Illari's healing and damage output to increase counterplay, alongside various bug fixes for missions and skins.
▲Buffs1
- GeneralReduced the number of wins required to level up sub-badges across all heroes and roles.2→1
▼Nerfs5
- Illari
- Healing Pylon:Healing Pylon's healing output reduced to balance its effectiveness when placed out of line-of-sight.40→30
- Healing Pylon:Healing Pylon's shield strength reduced to make it easier to destroy and counter.75→50
- Captive Sun:Captive Sun projectiles and explosions are now blocked by barriers, making the ability more intuitive and counterable.pierces→blocked
- Captive Sun:Projectile size decreased, requiring more precision to hit targets.1.5→0.75 m
- Captive Sun:The duration of the Sunstruck effect is reduced, giving players more time to avoid the detonation damage.7→6 s
✚Bug fixes1
- EchoDuplicate:Fixed a bug where Echo's cloned Illari Captive Sun explosion would damage Echo and her own allies.
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Patch history
- Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – May 20, 2025May 21, 2025 · 15mo
Season 16 update featuring the Street Fighter 6 collab, the introduction of Freja to the Stadium, and significant balance adjustments to several heroes and Stadium-specific items.
+20−8→ - Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – June 20, 2024Jun 20, 2024 · 26mo
Season 11 introduces the new Runasapi map, significant hero balance adjustments focusing on D.Va, Cassidy, and Sojourn, and a rework of Cassidy's Flashbang.
+20−10→ - Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – May 21, 2024May 21, 2024 · 27mo
Venture receives cooldown flexibility for Drill Dash and a quality-of-life update to Burrow, while Zarya's self-knockback is adjusted.
+2→ - Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 · 28mo
This patch introduces significant changes to armor and health regeneration, buffs several Tank heroes, and implements new Competitive Play modifiers to improve rank visibility and matchmaking fairness.
+19→ - Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes - May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 · 28mo
Significant nerfs to Orisa and Venture, alongside a slight increase to the Damage role's passive healing reduction.
+1−6→ - Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – April 16, 2024Apr 16, 2024 · 28mo
Introduces the new hero Venture, the 'Clash' limited-time mode, and the Hanaoka map, alongside significant updates to Competitive grouping and rank progression.
+18−9→ - Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – February 21, 2024Feb 22, 2024 · 30mo
A balance update focusing on projectile size adjustments for several heroes, alongside targeted buffs for Roadhog, Zarya, Junkrat, and Illari, and a significant health nerf to Zenyatta.
+10−10→ - Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – February 13, 2024Feb 13, 2024 · 31mo
Season 9 introduces a massive global health increase, a new regenerative health passive for all heroes, a reworked Competitive rank system with the 'Champion' tier, and a significant movement overhaul for Pharah.
+14−3→
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