Summary
Overwatch 2recently announced some huge buffs to the tank role, as well as targeted buffs to Wrecking Ball and Junker Queen, coming in the mid-Season 10 patch. This hero balance and more will arrive with theOverwatch 2Season 10 halfway point update planned for May 14.
On April 16,Overwatch 2released Season 10, which added Venture as its first new DPS hero since the game’s launch, overhauled how to unlock Mythic skins, and included balance changes for several characters. Among them, Wrecking Ball received the most changes, with a small rework that improved his ability to act as a solo tank intheOverwatch 2Season 10 meta.
Now,Overwatch 2is giving Wrecking Ball, along with every other tank in the game, a little more staying power than before. According to a recentOverwatch 2Director’s Take, tanks will take 25% less damage from headshots, and will have 50% knockback resistance, up from 30%. On a global level, armor is being reverted to be more effective against low projectile damage effects, and the HP recovery passive is changing to recover 10 Health plus 5% of the hero’s maximum, more than doubling the healing of high-health tanks like Reinhardt and Mauga. Lastly, Junker Queen’s Commanding Shout is getting a buff, as is Wrecking Ball’s impact damage, Piledriver, and Minefield.
SinceOverwatch 2’s transition into 5v5, tanks have been in a tough spot, as they’ve had to do double duty for their teams. WhileOverwatch 2has been able to alleviate some of this struggle, hopefully, these changes will help tank players fulfill their roles more easily.
Unfortunately, Orisa fans are still reeling from thebig nerfs she recently got fromOverwatch 2. Luckily, as a high-armor hero, Orisa will benefit from these buffs as well, so this increase to her survivability can help offset the impact of her recent nerfs a little.
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Overwatch 2 is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 battlefield brawl. Power up your railgun and disrupt the battlefield as Sojourn, or yield your axe and command attention as Junker Queen. Battle to take control of a robot and move it toward the enemy base in the new Push Mode. Bring the fight to new destinations across the globe in iconic locations like New York, Rome, Monte Carlo and Rio. Daily challenges and frequent updates mean there is always something new to play.
