Overwatch 2 Patch August 14, 2025 Notes

2025-08-14 - Introducing Wuyang

This Overwatch 2 patch includes 3 buffs, 2 nerfs, and 6 rework/adjustments.

Hero balance changes

• Wuyang - neutral - Support Role
• Wuyang - neutral - Not available in Competitive Play during the Hero Trial
• Wuyang - neutral - Fire a damaging water orb. Hold to control its trajectory and empower its explosion.
• Wuyang - neutral - Place a passive healing stream on an ally. Hold on the target to manually heal at an improved rate, consuming resource.
• Wuyang - buff - Ride water to move faster and jump higher.
• Wuyang - buff - Send a water wave forward that increases the amount of healing received by allies and knocks back enemies.
• Wuyang - neutral - Protect an ally or yourself with water that detonates after a short duration. The explosion knowns down enemies and massively heals the host target.
• Wuyang - neutral - Gain 10 ammo and 33% healing resource when Rushing Torrent is activated.
• Wuyang - buff - When you deal damage with water orbs, increase Restorative Stream’s passive healing by 40% for 2 seconds.
• Wuyang - nerf - Guardian Wave rewinds to its starting location. Deals 50% decreased damage while rewinding.
• Wuyang - nerf - Simultaneously control 3 water orbs that deal 60% decreased damage and have 25% decreased empowered explosion radius.