Overwatch 2 Patch May 20, 2025 Notes

2025-05-20 - Stadium Continues!

This Overwatch 2 patch includes 32 buffs, 13 nerfs, and 82 rework/adjustments.

Hero balance changes

• Hazard - neutral - Ledge climb animation time reduced from 0.6 to 0.4 seconds.
• Hazard - buff - Spike Guard’s Lifesteal is increased from 25% to 40%.
• Reinhardt - buff - Projectile speed increased from 25 to 30 meters per second.
• Reinhardt - neutral - Recovery time reduced from 0.63 to 0.45 seconds.
• Freja - buff - Cooldown increased from 3.5 to 4 seconds.
• Genji - neutral - Ammo reduced from 30 to 24.
• Genji - buff - Projectile speed increased from 60 to 75.
• Hanzo - neutral - Draw time reduced from 0.8 to 0.72 seconds.
• Hanzo - buff - Health pack hack time increased from 12 to 30 seconds.
• Pharah - neutral - Movement speed while using Barrage reduced by 20%.
• Pharah - neutral - Distance pulled reduced by 50%.
• Reaper - neutral - Recovery reduced from 0.7 to 0.5 seconds.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Anti-heal removed. Now deals 75 self-damage on use.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Is now activated by using Weapon Swap.
• Sombra - buff - Fade in time increased from 0.15 to 0.3 seconds.
• Sombra - buff - Stealth reveal duration on taking damage increased from 1 to 1.3 seconds.
• Widowmaker - neutral - Maximum spread reduced from 3 to 2 degrees.
• Widowmaker - buff - Damage increased from 13 to 14.
• Widowmaker - buff - Venom Mine's bonus damage increased from 50% to 100%.
• Illari - buff - Range increased from 15 to 20 meters.
• Lifeweaver - buff - Auto-Charge rate increased by 25%.
• Lifeweaver - neutral - The number of hits to trigger reduced from 20 to 16.
• Lifeweaver - neutral - Now triggers when the cash disparity between the teams is at 10,000 or more (down from 15,000).
• Lifeweaver - buff - Competitive points for winning a match has been increased to 20 per match.
• Reinhardt - neutral - Reduced Move Speed per stack to 1% (down from 2%).
• Reinhardt - neutral - Reduced Life Steal per stack to 3% (down from 5%).
• Reinhardt - buff - Increased maximum stacks to 10 (up from 5).
• Reinhardt - neutral - Reduced duration to 2s (down from 3s).
• Reinhardt - buff - Increased healing based on Max Life to 4% (up from 3%).
• Reinhardt - nerf - Decreased healing from damage mitigated to 5% (down from 15%).
• Reinhardt - nerf - Decreased Fire Strike Projectile Speed to 25% (down from 50%).
• Reinhardt - nerf - Decreased Ability Power to 10% (down from 20%).
• Reinhardt - nerf - Decreased Ability Power to 5% (down from 10%).
• Freja - neutral - Added to the Stadium Hero Roster
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - neutral - When you use Updraft, fire a Take Aim bolt at your crosshair.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - nerf - When Take Aim bolt sticks an enemy, automatically fire 3 additional crossbow shots at them that deal 66% reduced damage.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - buff - Take Aim explosion radius is increased by 33%. Double this if the bolt is stuck to a target.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - nerf - Take Aim bolts pierce enemies. Additional explosions deal 66% reduced damage.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - neutral - When you use an ability, restore 50% of your Max Ammo.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - neutral - For 2 seconds after using Quick Dash. Revdraw Crossbow hits heal you for 3% of your Max Life.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - nerf - While firing Revdraw Crossbow your fall speed is decreased by 80%.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - buff - Revdraw Crossbow hits against targets stuck by a Take Aim bolt or Bola Shot reduce the cooldown of your abilities by 5% and refunds 1 ammo.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - nerf - Every fifth Revdraw Crossbow shot fires an additional 2 bolts in a spread that deal 50% reduced damage.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - nerf - After using Updraft, your next Take Aim while airborne fires a Bola Shot that deals 60% reduced damage instead of an explosive bolt.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - buff - Bola Shot's damaging zone deals 50% more damage and lingers for 3 seconds. Bola shot eliminations count toward Bounty Hunting.
• Freja - neutral - New Stadium Power.
• Freja - neutral - Updraft launches a wind blast toward your crosshair, knocking back enemies and dealing 40 ability damage.
• Freja - neutral - New Rare Hero Weapon Item.
• Freja - neutral - 30% Max Ammo.
• Freja - buff - When Take Aim bolt sticks to an enemy, increase your Attack Speed by 20% for 3 seconds.
• Freja - neutral - New Rare Hero Weapon Item.
• Freja - neutral - 25 Health.
• Freja - neutral - 5% Weapon Power.
• Freja - neutral - 25% Quick Dash Distance.
• Freja - neutral - New Epic Hero Weapon Item.
• Freja - neutral - 15% Weapon Power.
• Freja - neutral - Eliminations reset both charges of Quick Dash cooldown.
• Freja - neutral - New Rare Hero Ability Item.
• Freja - neutral - 25 Health.
• Freja - neutral - 5% Cooldown Reduction.
• Freja - neutral - 20% Updraft Height.
• Freja - neutral - New Epic Hero Ability Item.
• Freja - neutral - 15% Ability Power.
• Freja - neutral - Bola Shot pulls in nearby enemies even when it misses.
• Freja - neutral - New Rare Hero Survival Item.
• Freja - neutral - 25 Health.
• Freja - neutral - Enemies with a Bounty of 75- or more are revealed to you within 40 meters. Eliminating them grants 250 additional Stadium Cash.
• Freja - neutral - New Rare Hero Survival Item.
• Freja - neutral - 25 Health.
• Freja - neutral - 100% Take Aim Slowed Momentum Duration.
• Freja - neutral - New Rare Hero Survival Item.
• Freja - neutral - 25 Health.
• Freja - neutral - After using Updraft, reset Quick Dash and gain 50 Overhealth for 5 seconds.
• Freja - neutral - New Epic Hero Survival Item.
• Freja - neutral - 50 Health.
• Freja - neutral - Take Aim bolts sticks and explosions slow enemies by 30% but takes 1 second longer to explode.
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Reduced increased Explosion Damage to 15% (down from 25%)
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 14000 (up from 13500).
• Soldier: 76 - nerf - Decreased Ability Power to 35% (down from 40%).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 14500 (up from 13000).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 14000 (up from 13500).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 6000 (up from 5500).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 6000 (up from 5500).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 10000 (up from 9500).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 5500 (up from 5000).
• Soldier: 76 - nerf - Decreased cost to 4500 (down from 5000).
• Soldier: 76 - nerf - Decreased Cooldown Reduction to 5% (down from 10%).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased Ability Power to 10% (up from 5%).
• Soldier: 76 - nerf - Decreased cost to 9000 (down from 9500).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased Life after reviving to 250 (up from 200).
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Now gives 100 Overhealth every time you respawn (instead of just at the start of the round).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 1500 (up from 1000).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased Health to 25 (up from 10).
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Increased cost to 1500 (up from 1000).
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue where challenges were not progressing when queued as a specific role.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed a graphical error that caused flashing for certain heroes on consoles.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue where Doomfist was able to continue charging his punch through Sigma's Accretion stun.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue where Illari's Captive Sun Ultimate would not explode after a deflect.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue where Mercy's resurrect could complete in spawn if spawn timer was reached.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed a visual issue causing the Rank Progress bar to show incorrect Stadium Points after a match.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue with Competitive title rewards displaying the wrong role in stadium.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue with Zarya not working with Codebreaker item.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed and issue where the mercy rule would activate inconsistently.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue with Mercy's First Responder power.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue where the armory could load in an incomplete state.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue where the Better Together challenge was not tracking for D.VA players under certain conditions.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue where the Better Together challenge was not counting towards MVP or Star of the Show challenges.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue that occurs when Soldier uses the On Me power with both Vishkar Condenser and Vital-E-Tee mods together.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue that occurs when Junker Queen uses both the Reckoner's Roar power and Cybervenom mod.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue that occurs when Ana uses both Comfy Cloud and Dreamy powers.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue that occurs when Mei uses both the Coulder power and Cybervenom mod.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue with Freja's animation while holding down her secondary fire.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue with Mercy's Equivalent Exchange mod and this has now been re-enabled.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue with Genji's Deflect-O-Bot power and this has now been re-enabled.
• Soldier: 76 - buff - Fixed an issue where Moira's Empowering You power would not play hit markers when the buffed ally dealt damage.
• Soldier: 76 - neutral - Fixed an issue where Zarya's Hybrid Battery item wouldn't reset energy to 0 when sold.