With the recent release of season 17: Powered Up! Blizzard released updated patch notes on June 27. Here are the buffs and nerfs for each hero.
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Overwatch 2 June Patch – Hero Changes
All Heroes
- Damage role passive healing reduction increased from 25% to 30%
- Base health regeneration timer increased from 5 to 6 seconds
Tank
Junker Queen
- Developer Comment:
- Commanding Shout has been updated to provide stronger team utility and improve its overall impact
- Overhealth increased from 175 to 200.
- Allied overhealth increased from 50 to 75.
- Duration for self-reduced from 5 to 4 seconds.
- Allied duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.
- Commanding Shout has been updated to provide stronger team utility and improve its overall impact
Zarya
- Developer Comment
- Spotter and Graviton Crush receive targeted buffs to improve their effectiveness
- Perk Buffs
- Graviton Crush (Minor Perk)
- Damage dealt over time increased from 30% to 40% of maximum health.
- Spotter (Major Perk)
- Movement speed increased from 15% to 25%.
- Graviton Crush (Minor Perk)
Mauga
- Developer Comment
- Berserker’s overhealth conversion has been reverted to restore some of Mauga’s durability
- Overhealth conversion rate increased from 40% to 50%.
- Berserker’s overhealth conversion has been reverted to restore some of Mauga’s durability
Ramattra
- Developer Comment
- Nanite Repair’s healing per second has been increased to enhance its consistency and overall effectiveness during Ravenous Vortex.
- Healing per second increased from 50 to 75.
- Nanite Repair’s healing per second has been increased to enhance its consistency and overall effectiveness during Ravenous Vortex.
Damage
Bastion
- Developer Comment
- Reducing his model and hit volume size by 10% improves his ability to avoid damage and overall balance.
- Model and hit volume size reduced by 10%.
- Reducing his model and hit volume size by 10% improves his ability to avoid damage and overall balance.
Echo
- Developer Comment
- Reducing the spread of Echo’s Tri-Shot improves its effectiveness at range, making it a more consistent option for a highly mobile hero.
- Tri-Shot: Spread decreased from 1.4 to 1.1 degrees.
- Reducing the spread of Echo’s Tri-Shot improves its effectiveness at range, making it a more consistent option for a highly mobile hero.
Pharah
- Helix Shields (Minor Perk)
- Shield health regeneration triggers when landing direct hits with rockets.
Reaper
- Hellfire Shotguns (Primary Fire)
- Damage per pellet increased from 5.4 to 5.75
Soldier: 76 (PC Only)
- Stim Pack (Major Perk)
- Stim Pack default button changed from “Next Weapon” to “Equip Weapon 1.”
Tracer
- Pulse Pistol (Primary Fire)
- Damage increased from 5.5 to 6.
Venture
- Smart Excavator (Primary Fire)
- Recovery time reduced from 0.7 to 0.6 seconds.
Support
Lifeweaver
- Developer Comment
- Successfully cleansing a debuff now reduces Life Grip’s cooldown
- Life Grip cooldown is reduced by 4 seconds if a debuff is cleansed.
- Successfully cleansing a debuff now reduces Life Grip’s cooldown
Lúcio
- Developer Comment
- This change makes his passive healing more impactful and better aligned with other support heroes
- Base healing increased from 16 to 20 health per second.
- This change makes his passive healing more impactful and better aligned with other support heroes
Moira
- Biotic Grasp (Secondary Fire)
- Healing per second increased from 70 to 80.
Zenyatta
- Duality (Major Perk)
- Increased converted damage from 30% to 40%.