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Overwatch Retail Patch Notes – October 13, 2026
TL;DR
- Damage and healing reduced from 60 to 55.
- Duration reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
- Damage reduced from 7 to 6.5.
- Explosion damage reduced from 40 to 20.
- Cooldown increased from 12 to 13 seconds.
What do the tags mean?
- +Buff green = made stronger
- −Nerf red = made weaker
- ~Fix yellow = bug fixed
- *New blue = added content or feature
Lines are quoted from the official notes; on cards, the › bullet and left stripe use the game's colour, not a tag; tags are auto-assigned, so check the full notes for edge cases.
Buffsmade stronger5
- Center projectile damage increased from 34 to 40.
- Cooldown reduced from 2 to 1.25 seconds.
- Damage reduction increased from 35% to 40%.
- Max duration increased from 2 to 2.5 seconds.
- Base health increased from 225 to 250.
Nerfsmade weaker6
- Damage and healing reduced from 60 to 55.
- Duration reduced from 6 to 5 seconds.
- Damage reduced from 7 to 6.5.
- Explosion damage reduced from 40 to 20.
- Cooldown increased from 12 to 13 seconds.
- Base armor reduced from 275 to 250.