Overwatch Season 5 Midseason Patch Introduces Doctrine & D.Mon Nerfs, Mauga Buff, and More

Hero

Ability/Perk

Change

D.Mon

Overstrike - Major Perk

Lifesteal reduced from 150% to 125%.

Power Barrier

Recovery increased from 0.2 to 0.3 seconds.

Now has a 0.25 second minimum deploy duration.

Propulsors

Impact damage reduced from 15 to 0.

Junker Queen

Base health 

Increased from 375 to 425.

Increased from 450 to 500. (6v6)

Commanding Shout

Added a new UI element that tracks allies within range and allies currently affected by Commanding Shout.

Carnage

Cooldown reduced from 9 to 7 seconds.

Mauga

Base armor

Increased from 125 to 150.

Incendiary Chainguns

Burning damage over time increased from 15 to 20.

Ramattra

Void Accelerator

Ammo increased from 100 to 125

Winston

Revitalizing Barrier (Major Perk)

Healing per second reduced from 35 to 30.

Hero

Ability/Perk

Change

Anran

Zhuque Fans

Damage increased from 22 to 24.

Inferno Rush

Knockback removed.

Can no longer hit the same target multiple times per use.

Vermillion Ascent

Cast time reduced from 1.2 to 1 second.

Echo

Aerial Munitions (Minor Perk)

Now additionally refills ammo on use.

Emre

General

Added Rotation reticle setting for default reticle.

Removed Thickness reticle setting for default reticle.

Fixed visual inconsistency regarding default reticle crosshairs not using Outline Thickness and Outline Shift values.

Updated default reticle preview in Options to more closely reflect the in-game reticle.

Cyber Frag

Detonation time reduced from 0.6 to 0.5 seconds.

Genji

Deflect

Duration reduced from 2 to 1.5 seconds.

Hanzo

Sonic Disruption (Major Perk)

No longer overrides Sombra's hacked health packs.

Reaper

Base health 

Increased from 275 to 300.

Shion

Execution

Starting spread reduced from 8.5 to 5.7 degrees.

Satsuriku Spree

Cast time/move time per volley reduced from 0.6 to 0.5 seconds.

Vendetta

Palatine Fang

Overhead leap speed reduced from 11 to 9.5.

Initial swing delay increased from 0.15 to 0.2 seconds.

Whirlwind Dash

Raging Storm perk horizontal knockback reduced from 8 to 4.

Hero

Ability/Perk

Change

Ana

Biotic Grenade

Explosion damage reduced from 90 to 60.

Baptiste

Regenerative Burst

Added a new UI element that tracks allies within range and allies currently affected by Regenerative Burst.

Brigitte

Inspire

Internal cooldown reduced from 1.25 to 1 second.

Instant healing increased from 12 to 15.

Doctrine

Eternal Scepter

Primary Fire recovery time increased from 0.6 to 0.65

Infused Damage reduced from 90 to 80.

Infused Healing reduced from 120 to 110.

Shrouded Momentum

Cooldown increased from 8 to 10 seconds.

Infuse

Cooldown increased from 8 to 9 seconds.

Illari 

Solar Rifle

Time to maximum charge reduced from 0.65 to 0.575.

Healing Pylon

Heal per projectile increased from 40 to 50.

Jetpack Cat

Base Health

Reduced from 225 to 200.

Frenetic Flight

Acceleration increased from 25 to 28 meters per second.

Fuel regeneration rate reduced from 25% to 20% per second.

Sombra

Hotfix

Duration reduced from 12 to 10 seconds.

Cyberspace

Weaken effect reduced from 50% to 40%.

EMP

Now overrides enemy hack effects on health packs.

Hero

Ability/Power

Change

Winston

Tesla Field (Power)

Tesla Field damage reduced to 30 every 1s (Down from 40).

Cassidy

Barrage Blastin' (Power)

Damage increased to 50% reduced damage (Up from 60% reduced).

Silver Bullet (Power)

Damage increased to 60 (Up from 50).

Genji

Wyrm's Maw (Power)

Swift Strike Damage per stack increased to 15% (Up from 10%).

Sojourn

Hard Stuck (Power)

Damage increased to 10% reduced damage (Up from 25% reduced).

Vendetta

Apex Bloodlust (Power)

Lifesteal reduced to 3% (Down from 4%).

Rampant Onslaught (Power)

Eliminations per increased stack of Onslaught increased to 3 (Up from 2).