Overwatch Season 3 Patch Notes Preview: Shion Arrives, Hero Balance Changes, Hero Ban Updates, and More

Hero

Ability/Perk

Buffs/Nerfs

D.Va 

Shield System (Major Perk)

Shield conversion reduced from 150 to 100.

Domina

Corporate Retread (Major Perk)

Added.

While Barrier Array is active, it can be moved one time to another location.

Power Move (Major Perk)

Removed.

Doomfist

Power Matrix (Major Perk)

Duration reduced from 1 to 0.8 seconds.

Hazard

Anarchic Zeal (Minor Perk)

Healing increased from 30 to 40%.

Reconstitution (Minor Perk)

Moved from Major to Minor Perk.

Extra resource cap reduced from 50 to 25.

Deep Leap (Major Perk)

Moved from Minor to Major Perk.

Range increased from 15 to 20%.

Explosive Impalements (Major Perk)

Damage reduced from 40 to 30.

Spike Guard

Maximum duration reduced from 3 to 2.5 seconds.

Ramattra

Relentless Form (Minor Perk)

Duration bonus increased from 1 to 2 seconds.

Half effectiveness during Annihilation.

Nanite Repair (Major Perk)

Healing increased from 75 to 100.

Reinhardt

Firestrike 

Damage increased from 120 to 125.

Projectile speed increased from 30 to 33.

Zarya

Energy 

Energy degeneration rate reduced from 2.5 to 2.0 energy per second.

Hero

Ability/Perk

Buffs/Nerfs

Anran

Inferno Rush

Reduced recovery after the ability from 0.3 to 0.1 seconds.

Dancing Blaze

Reduced recovery after the ability from 0.2 to 0.1 seconds.

Ashe

Double-Barreled (Minor Perk)

Knockback reduction of second shot removed.

Viper Sting (Major Perk)

Ammo gain removed.

Airburst (Major Perk)

Ammo gained increased from 3 to 6.

Bastion

Armored Artillery (Minor Perk)

Removed

Smart Bomb (Minor Perk)

A-36 Tactical Grenade's self-knockback is increased by 25% and no longer damages you.

Cassidy

Even The Odds (Minor Perk)

Healing increased from 30 to 40 healing per second.

Silver Bullet (Major Perk)

Bleed total damage over time reduced from 70 to 50.

Duration reduced from 2.5 to 1.5 seconds.

Echo

Partial Scan (Minor Perk)

Ultimate charge gained reduced from 50% to 30%.

Full Salvo (Major Perk)

Number of additional projectiles reduced from 3 to 2.

Emre

Override Protocol

Ultimate cost increased by 10%.

Genji

Meditation (Major Perk)

Healing increased from 35 to 50 per second.

Deflect

Cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds.

Junkrat

Bomb Voyage (Minor Perk)

Attack speed bonus increased from 25% to 35%.

Mei

Deep Freeze (Major Perk)

Freeze rate increased by 30% against non-tank heroes.

Endothermic Blaster

Range increased from 10 to 12 meters.

Reaper

Health

Reduced from 300 to 275.

Lingering Wraith (Minor Perk)

Movement speed bonus reduced from 40% to 30%.

Sierra

Tight Grip (Minor Perk)

Improved weapon spread reduced from 100% to 70% faster.

Locked-In (Major Perk)

Now only provides increased attack speed when Tracking Shot hits an enemy hero.

Helix Rifle

Base projectile size reduced from 0.175 to 0.15m.

Anchor Drone

Drone deploy speed increased from 30 to 40 meters per second.

Drone deploy range increased from 14 to 16 meters.

Drone grapple range increased from 17 to 19 meters.

Sojourn

Friction Generators (Major Perk)

Max energy gained increased from 50 to 75.

Tracer

Kinetic Reload (Minor Perk)

Ammo gain reduced from 20 to 12.

Vendetta

Sundering Blade

Ultimate cost reduced by 15%.

Onslaught

Movement speed boost per stack increased from 2% to 3%.

Maximum duration increased from 5.5 to 7.5 seconds.

Hero

Ability/Perk

Buffs/Nerfs

Ana

Speed Serum (Minor Perk)

Movement speed bonus reduced from 40% to 30%.

Brigitte

Whiplash (Major Perk)

Damage increased from 50 to 60.

Illari

Rapid Construction (Minor Perk)

Cooldown reduction increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds.

Jetpack Cat

Transport Shielding (Minor Perk)

Duration reduced from 5 to 3 seconds.

Maximum shields reduced from 75 to 50.

Headbutt (Major Perk)

Speed threshold to activate lowered from 16.5 to 14 meters per second.

No longer refunds fuel.

Damage increased from 30 to 50.

Frenetic Flight

Fuel regeneration penalty while carrying a target increased from 2x to 3x slower.

Biotic Pawjectiles

Damage and healing increased from 4 to 4.5 per pellet.

Juno

Faster Blaster (Major Perk)

Shots per second increased from 20 to 22.

Lifeweaver

Tree of Life

Ultimate cost increased by 9%.

Overhealth conversion rate from overhealing reduced from 100% to 50%.

Mercy

Chain Boost (Major Perk)

Additionally increases damage boost by 5%.

Caduceus Staff

Damage boost reduced from 30% to 25%.

Valkyrie

Ultimate cost increased 7%.

Mizuki

Katashiro Return

Cooldown reduced from 12 to 11 seconds.

Duration increased from 4.5 to 5.5 seconds.

Moira

Biotic Orb

Damage per second increased from 50 to 60 damage per second.

Healing per second increased from 65 to 75 healing per second.

Maximum damage per orb increased from 200 to 250.

Wuyang

Ebb and Flow (Major Perk)

Rewind healing increased from 50% to 100%.