Overwatch Season 3 Midseason Patch Introduces Hero Balance Changes, Mauga Mythic Skin, and More

Hero

Ability/Perk

Change

Doomfist

Rocket Punch

Empowered Punch collateral range gain reduced from 75% to 40%.

Empowered Punch collateral radius gain reduced from 50% to 40%.

Junker Queen

Commanding Shout

Cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds. (5v5)

Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13 seconds. (6v6)

Mauga

Chainguns

Maximum spread while firing individual Chainguns increased from 1 to 1.5.

Number of shots until maximum spread increased from 0 to 30 shots.

Ramattra

Ravenous Vortex

Explosion damage increased from 15 to 30.

Block (Nemesis Form)

Cooldown reduced from 1 to 0.5 seconds.

Sigma

Shield

Shield health reduced from 275 to 250.

Hyper Regeneration – Minor Perk

Damage conversion reduced from 40% to 30%.

Hero

Ability/Perk

Change

Cassidy

Silver Bullet – Major Perk

Projectile size reduced from 0.17 to 0.07.

Freja

Revdraw Crossbow

Fire Rate increased from 5 to 5.5.

Take Aim

Recovery reduced from 0.5 to 0.4.

Explosion delay reduced from 1 to 0.8 seconds.

Reaper

Soul Reaving – Minor Perk

Pickup radius of Soul Globes increased from 5 to 8 meters.

The Reaping

Lifesteal increased from 25% to 30%

Shion

Execution

Recovery time reduced from 0.4 to 0.3 seconds.

Joyride

Impact damage while riding reduced from 60 to 30.

Sierra

Anchor Drone

Cooldown reduced from 12 to 11 seconds.

Duration reduced from 10 to 9 seconds.

Health increased from 80 to 125.

Vendetta

Palatine Fang

Overhead swing bonus range increased from 2.0 to 2.5 meters.

Venture

Clobber (Quick Melee)

Cooldown/Recovery reduced from 1.6 to 1.2 seconds.

Hero

Ability/Perk

Change

Ana

Biotic Grenade

Explosion damage and healing increased from 75 to 90.

Brigitte

Inspire

Now grants 12 instant healing on trigger.

Healing over time reduced from 60 to 45.

Kiriko

Healing Ofuda

Healing per projectile reduced from 13 to 12.

Lucio

Sonic Amplifier

Damage per projectile increased from 20 to 22.

Hero

Item/Power

Change

Junker Queen

Royal Bullets - Power

Damage reduced to 20 (Down from 25).

Bow Down - Power

Duration reduced to 1.5s (Down from 2s).

Hero

Item/Power

Change

Cassidy

Gunslinger Grit - Power

Max Life Heal per bullet reloaded increased to 2.5% (Up from 2%)

Junkrat

Zip Grease - Power

Increased damage to airborne targets increased to 25% (Up from 10%).

Mei

Slowball - Power

Removed increased hitbox size on Slowball projectile.

Frost Armor - Power

Damage converted to Armor reduced to 3% (Down from 5%).

Reaper

Accelerated Reaping - Power

Attack Speed per stack increased to 5% (Up from 4%).

Dauntless Draught - Epic Survival Hero Item

Wraith Form Duration reduced to 33% (Down from 50%).

Torbjorn

Hammer Throw - Power

Added a VFX Trail for added clarity.

Blacksmith - Power

Heal increased to 100% of Hammer damage (Up from 75%).

Come Get Yer Armor - Power

Armor scaling reduced to 15% of your Max Life (Down from 20%).

Anchor Bolts - Epic Ability Hero Item

Ability Power reduced to 10% (Down from 15%).

Hero

Item/Power

Change

Juno

Blink Boosts - Power

Reduced Cooldown now counts as base cooldown reduced instead of gaining cooldown reduction. Now scales multiplicatively with cooldown reduction instead of additively.

Kiriko

Clone Conjuration - Power

Clone effectiveness increased to 65% reduced (Up from 75% reduced).

Keen Kunai - Power

Cooldown reduction per critical hit increased to 20% (Up from 15%).

Lucio

Rhythm Rail - Power

Damage increased to 100% (Up from 75%).

Crowd Pleaser - Power

Heal increased to 40% of Soundwave Damage (Up from 33%).

Mercy

Distortion - Power

Max Life Overhealth reduced to 25% (Down from 30%).

Wuyang

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Currency from damage and healing increased by 8.33%.

Zenyatta

Enlightenment - Power

Heal reduced to 30% of damage dealt (Down from 40%).

Inner Peace - Power

Healing reduced to 80% reduced (Down from 75% reduced).