Overwatch 2 6v6 patch notes: Tank updates, role passive removal, support hero changes, and more

The Overwatch 2 6v6 patch notes are here, and players can now tune in to the fan-favorite game mode from the title's prequel. Offering a role queue and restricting hero classes into a 2-2-2 formation, the new update has incorporated quite a few hero changes to help balance this game mode.

This article lists all the hero changes listed in the Overwatch 2 6v6 patch notes.

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All hero changes with Overwatch 2 6v6 patch notes

General Hero Updates with Overwatch 2 6v6 patch notes:

• Base health regeneration timer increased from 5 to 7 seconds.

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Tank Role Passive changes with Overwatch 2 6v6 patch notes:

• Knockback and critical damage reduction removed.
• No longer affects health.
• Now only reduces ultimate charge generated by 25%.

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Damage Role Passive changes with Overwatch 2 6v6 patch notes:

• Healing reduction decreased from 25% to 15%.
• No longer has reduced effectiveness for tank heroes.

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D.Va

• Base Health:
• Increased from 225 to 350.
• Base Armor:
• Reduced from 325 to 300.
• Fusion Cannons:
• Weapon spread increased from 3.375 to 4 degrees.
• Movement speed penalty increased from 30% to 40%.
• Defense Matrix:
• Maximum duration reduced from 3 to 2 seconds.
• Boosters:
• Cooldown increased from 3.5 to 4 seconds.
• Micro Missiles:
• Cooldown increased from 7 to 8 seconds.

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Doomfist

• Base Health:
• Increased from 375 to 425.
• Seismic Slam:
• Cooldown increased from 6.5 to 7.5 seconds.
• Power Block:
• Maximum duration reduced from 2.5 to 2 seconds.
• Cooldown increased from 7 to 8 seconds.
• The Best Defense (Passive):
• Overhealth gained per target reduced from 40 to 35 HP.
• Maximum temporary health reduced from 200 to 150 health.

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Hazard

• Spike Guard:
• Duration reduced from 3.5 to 3 seconds.
• Recharge time increased from 5 to 6 seconds.
• Jagged Wall:
• Cooldown increased from 12 to 15 seconds.
• Health increased from 400 to 500.

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Junker Queen

• Base Health:
• Increased from 375 to 425.
• Commanding Shout:
• Cooldown increased from 12 to 15 seconds.
• Adrenaline Rush:
• Self-healing from wounds damage scalar reduced from 2.5x to 1.0x.

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Mauga

• Base Armor:
• Reduced from 150 to 100.
• Base Health:
• Increased from 425 to 450.
• Overrun:
• Cooldown increased from 5 to 7 seconds.
• Stomp damage reduced from 75 to 60.
• Cardiac Overdrive:
• Allied lifesteal reduced from 50% to 30%.
• Cooldown increased from 15 to 17 seconds.
• Cage Fight:
• Maximum duration reduced from 8 to 7 seconds.

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Orisa

• Base Armor:
• Reduced from 325 to 250.
• Base Health:
• Increased from 150 to 250.
• Augmented Fusion Driver:
• Now has damage falloff starting at 25 meters.
• Energy Javelin:
• Maximum duration reduced from 8 to 7 seconds.
• Fortify:
• No longer immune to critical damage.

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Ramattra

• Base Health:
• Increased from 250 to 375.
• Void Barrier:
• Cooldown increased from 13 to 16 seconds.
• Nemesis Form:
• Bonus armor reduced from 300 to 200.

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Reinhardt

• Base Health:
• Increased from 250 to 325.
• Base Armor:
• Reduced from 300 to 225.
• Now has the Steadfast passive again, reducing knockback by 30%.
• Barrier Field:
• Health increased from 1500 to 2000.
• Charge:
• Cooldown increased from 7 to 10 seconds.
• Steering reduced by 50%.
• Fire Strike:
• Ability charges reduced from 2 to 1.
• Earthshatter:
• Distance reduced from 25 to 20 meters.

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Roadhog

• Base Health:
• Increased from 600 to 650.
• Scrap Gun:
• Secondary fire air burst projectile added.
• Primary fire 4 large center projectiles removed.
• Primary fire pellets per shot increased from 16 to 25 projectiles.
• Damage per pellet increased from 6.25 to 6.5.
• Critical damage multiplier increased from 1.5 to 2x.
• Chain Hook:
• Cooldown increased from 6 to 8 seconds.
• Take a Breather:
• Default bind moved from secondary fire to Ability 2.
• Maximum heal reduced from 400 to 325.
• Damage reduction increased from 40% to 50%.
• Cooldown is now 8 seconds, no longer resource-based.
• Whole Hog:
• Duration reduced from 8 to 6 seconds.

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Sigma

• Base Shield Health:
• Reduced from 275 to 250.
• Experimental Barrier:
• Recharge rate increased from 85 to 100 health per second.
• Accretion:
• Damage reduced from 120 to 100.

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Winston

• Base Health:
• Increased from 225 to 350.
• Base Armor:
• Reduced from 250 to 200.
• Tesla Cannon:
• No longer ignores armor damage reduction.
• Secondary fire charge time increased from 0.85 to 1.1 seconds.
• Secondary fire ammo cost increased from 12 to 25.
• Jump Pack:
• Cooldown increased from 5 to 6 seconds.
• Barrier Projector:
• Cooldown increased from 12 to 13 seconds.
• Primal Rage:
• Maximum health gain reduced from 700 to 500.

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Wrecking Ball

• Base Shield Health:
• Removed.
• Base Health:
• Increased from 300 to 500.
• Base Armor:
• Reduced from 175 to 150.
• Adaptive Shields:
• No longer able to disperse shields to allies.
• Radius reduced from 13 to 8 meters.
• Overhealth gained per target reduced from 100 to 75.
• Pile Driver:
• Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds.

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Zarya

• Base Health:
• Increased from 175 to 225.
• Particle Barrier:
• No longer shares a cooldown with Projected Barrier.
• Health reduced from 225 to 200.
• Duration reduced from 2.25 to 2 seconds.
• Cooldown reduced from 11 to 10 seconds.
• Projected Barrier:
• Health reduced from 225 to 200.
• Duration reduced from 2.25 to 2 seconds.
• Cooldown reduced from 9 to 8 seconds.

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Ashe

• B.O.B.:
• B.O.B.'s health increased from 1000 to 1200.

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Cassidy

• Peacekeeper:
• Fan the Hammer secondary fire damage increased from 45 to 50.

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Echo

• Focusing Beam:
• Damage multiplier for low health targets increased from 3.5 to 4x (200 DPS).
• Duplicate:
• No longer has a max health for copied target.

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Hanzo

• Storm Bow:
• Time to fully charge each shot reduced from 0.8 to 0.72 seconds.

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Mei

• Ice Wall:
• Wall health increased from 250 to 300.

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Soldier: 76

• Heavy Pulse Rifle:
• Damage increased from 19 to 20.

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Torbjörn

• Deploy Turret:
• Damage increased from 13 to 15.

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Tracer

• Pulse Pistols:
• Falloff range increased from 10 to 12 meters.

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Widowmaker

• Base Health:
• Increased from 200 to 225.

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Ana

• Biotic Rifle:
• Maximum ammo reduced from 15 to 12.
• Biotic Grenade:
• Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds.
• Sleep Dart:
• No longer has reduced duration versus Tank heroes.
• Cooldown reduced from 14 to 12 seconds.

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Baptiste

• Regenerative Burst:
• No longer heals twice as much for allies under 50% max health.
• Instant heal increased from 40 to 50.
• Healing over time increased from 40 to 100 over 5 seconds.
• Immortality Field:
• Drone health increased from 125 to 150.

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Illari

• Solar Rifle:
• Max damage increased from 70 to 75.
• Min damage increased from 20 to 25.
• Healing Pylon:
• Cooldown reduced from 14 to 12 seconds.

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Juno

• Pulsar Torpedoes:
• Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds.
• Hyper Ring:
• Maximum duration reduced from 6 to 4.5 seconds.
• Orbital Ray:
• Maximum duration reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.

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Kiriko

• Healing Ofuda:
• Recovery time reduced from 0.9 to 0.8 seconds.
• Healing per projectile increased from 13 to 14.

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Lifeweaver

• Healing Blossom:
• Maximum heal increased from 80 to 90.
• Petal Platform:
• Cooldown increased from 12 to 15 seconds.
• Tree of Life:
• Maximum duration reduced from 15 to 12 seconds.
• Cooldown increased from 12 to 15 seconds.

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Zenyatta

• Orb of Destruction:
• Ammo reduced from 25 to 20.
• Harmony Orb:
• Time to wear off when not in line of sight reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.
• Orb of Discord:
• No longer has a cooldown per target.
• Time to fall off target when not in line of sight increased from 1.5 to 3 seconds.
• Snap Kick (Passive):
• Knockback reduced by 20%.
• No longer increases quick melee damage.

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