Patch history

1. May 21, 2025·Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – May 20, 2025+1

   • ▲📊NumericSolar Riflerange15→20 m

     Healing beam range increased, allowing for safer positioning.

     Increased range

2. Apr 16, 2024·Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – April 16, 2024+1-1

   • ▼📊NumericSolar Rifleprimary fire recovery0.2→0.25 s

     Primary fire recovery increased (slower).

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   • ▲📊NumericSolar Riflesecondary fire heal-per-second105→115 HP/s

     Secondary fire healing increased.

     numeric

3. Feb 22, 2024·Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – February 21, 2024+3-1

   • ▲📊NumericHealing Pyloncooldown8→6 s

     Reduced the cooldown of the Healing Pylon.

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   • ▲📊NumericHealing Pylondestroyed cooldown15→12 s

     Reduced the cooldown penalty when the Pylon is destroyed by enemies.

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   • ▲📊NumericCaptive Sunexplosion damage100→160

     Increased the base damage of the Sunstruck explosion.

     numeric

   • ▼🔁ReworkCaptive Sundamage falloff—→Added

     Reintroduced damage falloff to the Sunstruck explosion, reducing damage by up to 25% based on distance.

     behavior

4. Oct 10, 2023·Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – October 10, 2023-1

   • ▼📊NumericSolar Riflesecondary fire healing120→105 HP/s

     Solar Rifle secondary fire healing per second decreased from 120 to 105.

     Reduced burst healing.

5. Sep 7, 2023·Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – September 7, 2023

   • ≈🐛Bug fixHealing PylonDeflect interaction

     Fixed an interaction where deflecting the Healing Pylon did not correctly heal Genji's allies.

     Deflecting the pylon now correctly heals Genji's allies.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixCaptive Suncamera bug

     Resolved an interaction that allowed Illari to see underneath the map if slept by Ana while using Captive Sun.

     Fixed issue where being slept during Captive Sun allowed seeing under the map.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixHealing PylonSombra Hack interaction

     Fixed an interaction where Illari's Pylon indicator was disabled if Hacked by Sombra.

     Pylon indicator is no longer disabled when hacked.

   • ≈🐛Bug fixHealing PylonSymmetra Teleporter interaction

     Fixed an interaction with Symmetra's Teleporter that allowed Illari to place a Pylon in mid-air.

     Prevented placing Pylons in mid-air via teleporters.

6. Aug 24, 2023·Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – August 24, 2023-5

   • ▼📊NumericHealing Pylonheal40→30

     Healing Pylon's healing output reduced to balance its effectiveness when placed out of line-of-sight.

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   • ▼📊NumericHealing Pylonshields75→50

     Healing Pylon's shield strength reduced to make it easier to destroy and counter.

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   • ▼🎯BehaviorCaptive Sunbarrier interactionpierces→blocked

     Captive Sun projectiles and explosions are now blocked by barriers, making the ability more intuitive and counterable.

     behavior

   • ▼📊NumericCaptive Sunprojectile size1.5→0.75 m

     Projectile size decreased, requiring more precision to hit targets.

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   • ▼📊NumericCaptive SunSunstruck duration7→6 s

     The duration of the Sunstruck effect is reduced, giving players more time to avoid the detonation damage.

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7. Aug 10, 2023·Overwatch 2 Retail Patch Notes – August 10, 2023

   • ≈✨Newexistence—→Added

     Illari has been added to the hero line-up as a solar-powered Support.

     New Hero