Patch Notes

Past Experiments

November 20, 2021

Overwatch Experimental Patch Notes - November 30, 2021

Creator Experimental Update

In this limited-edition Experimental Card, we will feature over-the-top balance changes coming directly from Overwatch content creators. Each creator will submit changes for any of the heroes within their role. Here are the first Creator Experimental Card participants responsible for each of the role changes:

Violet - Support Heroes
Flats - Tank Heroes
Somjuu - DPS Heroes

Be sure to read up on the patch notes, jump into the game, and practice with your team to prepare for the Creator Cup tournament! Hop on over to the Overwatch Flash Ops: Experimental Card Creator Cup page to learn more and sign up!

Creator Experimental Additional Changes

Additional changes to the Creator Experimental card (as of Dec 1). Please note that any updated abilities reflect the most recent changes amend previous notes

Lucio

Sound Barrier

Now deals massive damage to enemies Lucio lands on top of within a 0.75m radius

Reinhardt

Earthshatter

Now deals 400 damage in a 1.75m radius around the impact point (where the hammer hits the ground)

Brigitte

Inspire

No longer heals allies, but still heals herself
Triggering Inspire now reduces the cooldown of Repair Pack by 0.5 seconds

Wrecking Ball

Roll

Can now change directions less faster and quicker than before, but still more than normal

Winston

Jump Pack

Travel speed increased by 10%

Mercy

Caduceus Staff

Now gains 12.5% healing modifier back whenever a damage boosted target deals damage to an enemy

Resurrect

Canceling Resurrect no longer gives half the cooldown back, but instead resets Guardian Angel

Torbjörn

Deploy Turret

Turret Damage 11 to 9

Symmetra

Sentry Turret

Can now have up to 4 turrets

Echo

Sticky Bombs

Explode instantly

Flight

Cooldown reduced from 6 to 4

Pharah

Rocket Barrage

Can now move while it is active

Mei

Cryo-Freeze

Now deals 2000 damage to enemies that she lands on while using the ability

Endothermic Blaster

Gains 50% movement speed while running on ice caused by her weapon

Hero Updates - Tank

Tanks

D.Va

Pilot D.Va quick melee damage increased from 30 to 100

Defense Matrix

Size increased by 10%

Boosters

Duration increased from 2 to 4 seconds
Speed increased by 25%

Eject!

Ejecting out of the mech now ejects you at 15 meters per second up, and 10 meters per second in the direction you are holding

Orisa

Health changed from 200 health and 250 armor, to 1 health and 399 armor
Now wears a Christmas hat

Protective Barrier

Health reduced from 600 to 300
Cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds

Fusion Driver

No longer slowed while firing

Fortify

Duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds
Can now be headshot while using Fortify

Halt

Cooldown reduced from 6 to 4 seconds

Reinhardt

Armor health increased from 200 to 225 (total health 525 now)

Barrier Field

Health increased from 1600 to 2000

Fire Strike

Damage reduced from 100 to 80
Now has 2 charges
Projectile speed increased by 100%

Earthshatter

Knockdown duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds
Now deals 400 damage in a 1.5m radius around the impact point (where the hammer hits the ground)
Blocking an enemy Earthshatter now plays the voice line “You shame yourself”
Blocking an enemy Earthshatter now shows up in the kill feed (using Rein’s shield icon)

Steadfast

Knockback resistance increased from 30% to 40%

Charge

Can now be ended early by pressing the Charge key a second time

Roadhog

Maximum health reduced from 600 to 500
Scrap Cannon pellet damage reduced from 6.6 to 5.0

Chain Hook

Impact damage increased from 30 to 70
Cooldown reduced from 8 to 6

Take a Breather

Healing reduced from 300 to 250

Whole Hog

Now lifts Roadhog while using it if he is pointed downward

Sigma

Health increased from 300 to 400 (500 total)
Sigma is now able to hold Jump while airborne to slow his descent

Experimental Barrier

This ability is now disabled. It is experimental after all...

Accretion

Impact damage increased from 30 to 40
Explosion damage increased from 40 to 50
Now susceptible to Reflect/Deflect abilities, such as Defense Matrix
Sigma now uses his “Yes” voice line after every use

Kinetic Grasp

Cooldown reduced from 12 to 8 seconds
Now increases Sigma’s movement speed by 100% while active

Winston

Knockback effects are now 30% less effective against Winston
Winston deals 100% more damage to deployable objects (Barriers, Turrets, etc.)

Jump Pack

Now deals up to 100 damage to enemies within 4 meters of the launch location
Travel speed increased by 30%

Primal Rage

Health bonus increased from 500 to 1000

Wrecking Ball

Grappling Claw

Max duration is now 3.5s

Roll

Jump height increased by 100%
Full speed impact damage on collisions reduced from 50 to 40
Can now change directions a lot more quickly and easily

Piledriver

Minimum damage reduced from 20 to 15
Maximum damage reduced from 100 to 80
Cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds
Can now be used from a slightly lower height

Adaptive Shield

Shields granted per target reduced from 75 to 50
Duration increased from 9 to 12 seconds
Cooldown reduced from 15 to 12 seconds

Zarya

Particle Cannon (Primary Fire)

Primary fire minimum damage increased from 75 to 85 damage per second

Particle Cannon (Secondary Fire)

Alt fire explosions no longer hurt yourself
Alt fire knockback increased by 150%

Particle Barrier

Health increased from 200 to 250
Size increased by 50%

Projected Barrier

Health increased from 200 to 250
Size increased by 50%

Hero Updates - Damage

Ashe

Coach Gun

Now has 2 charges

Dynamite

Cooldown increased from 12 to 14 seconds

The Viper

Hip fire recovery reduced from 0.25 to 0.22 seconds

Take Aim

Aim-down-sight movement penalty reduced from 30% to 10%

Cassidy

Peacekeeper (Secondary Fire)

Damage increased from 50 to 55

Combat Roll

Now usable while airborne

Flashbang

Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds

Deadeye

Now spawns more tumbleweeds. Mind the thorns.

Bastion

Configuration: Recon

Bullet spread reduced by 15%

Configuration: Tank

Now grants 100 bonus armor

Doomfist

Health reduced from 250 to 225

The Best Defense... (Passive)

Shields gained through normal abilities increased from 30 to 40

Meteor Strike

Landing time after confirmation reduced from 1 to .05 seconds

Genji

Cyber-Agility

Wall Climbing speed increased by 50%
Wall Climbing now refunds Double Jump's availability

Shuriken

Recovery reduced from 0.68 seconds to 0.6 seconds

Hanzo

Storm Arrows

Now ricochet off surfaces up to 5 times

Lunge

Cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 seconds

Junkrat

Total Mayhem

Grenade count increased by 100% and grenades drop in a 30% wider area

Frag Launcher

Impact damage reduced from 40 to 30
Minimum explosion damage educed from 10 to 8

Concussion Mine

Maximum damage increased from 120 to 125
Minimum damage reduced from 30 to 25

Pharah

Hover Jets

Holding Crouch while airborne increases falling speed

Concussive Blast

Cooldown reduced from 9 to 8 seconds

Jump Jet

Cooldown reduced from 9 to 8 seconds

Reaper

Shadow Step

Movement Speed increased by 40% for 6 seconds after ending

Hellfire Shotguns

Pellet spread reduced by 15%

Soldier: 76

Sprint

Automatically reloads Heavy Pulse Rifle after 3 seconds of continuous use

Tactical Visor

Now increases Heavy Pulse Rifle damage by 10% while active

Sombra

Hack

Affected targets now take 20% increased damage from all sources for 3 seconds
Cooldown increased from 8 to 12 seconds

Machine Pistol

Bullet spread reduced by 10%

Symmetra

Teleporter

Teleporting now increases movement speed by 50% for 1.5 seconds

Torbjörn

Rivet Gun (Weapon)

Recovery time reduced from 0.6 to 0.45 seconds

Forge Hammer

Damage increased from 55 to 75

Overload

Now increases Forge Hammer damage to 125 while active

Deploy Turret

Damage reduced from 14 to 11

Tracer

Recall

Now restores all Blink charges
Cooldown increased from 12 to 14

Pulse Pistols

Ammo increased from 40 to 50

Widowmaker

Widow's Kiss

Automatic fire minimum damage after falloff increased from 3.9 to 5
Automatic fire maximum damage increased from 13 to 15

Infra-Sight

Now resets Grappling Hook's cooldown

Hero Updates - Support

Ana

Sleep Dart

Eliminating sleeping targets resets the cooldown

Nano Boost

Now applied to Ana when used without a target

Baptiste

Biotic Launcher

Healing Grenades now affect Baptiste as well

Regenerative Burst

Now damages enemies instead of healing allies

Exo-Boots

Now deals 40 damage to enemies within 4 meters upon landing when he has full charge

Brigitte

Inspire

No longer heals allies. Instead, triggering Inspire now reduces the cooldown of Repair Pack by 0.5 seconds

Repair Pack

Charges increased from 3 to 5

Lucio

Sound Barrier

Cost reduced by 30%
Now deals massive damage to enemies Lucio lands directly on top of

Sonic Amplifier

Fire rate increased by 15% while Wall Riding. After 1 second of Wall Riding, this bonus is reduced by 50%

Mercy

Valkyrie

Killing Blows extend the duration by 3 seconds