December 15 Overwatch 2 Patch Notes

A few days after the start of the second season of Overwatch 2, Blizzard is already rolling out new patch notes for its popular FPS.

The December 15 Overwatch 2 patch notes bring various changes to the hero balance introduced with Season 2, reducing the efficiency of overpowered heroes such as Doomfist and Sojourn while boosting the abilities of less-favored characters like Ramattra and Ana, among others.

December 15 Overwatch 2 Patch Notes

Doomfist

Rocket Punch:

• Cooldown increased from 3 to 4 seconds

Power Block:

• Minimum damage mitigated required to empower Rocket Punch increased from 80 to 100 damage

“The Best Defense…” passive:

• Temporary health gained per target hit with abilities decreased from 40 to 35 health

Orisa

Terra Surge:

• Now pierces through barriers upon impact

Augmented Fusion Driver:

• Damage falloff range increased from 15 to 25 meters

Ramattra

Nemesis Form:

• Movement speed increased by 20%
• Armor bonus increased from 150 to 225

Void Barrier:

• Cooldown reduced from 15 to 13 seconds

Sojourn

Railgun:

• Primary fire spread increased by 28%

Disruptor Shot:

• No longer slows enemy movement

Power Slide:

• Cooldown increased from 6 to 7 seconds

Tracer

Pulse Pistol:

• Damage reduced from 6 to 5.5

Ana

Biotic Rifle:

• Damage and healing increased from 70 to 75

Biotic Grenade:

• Effect duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds

Kiriko

Protection Suzu

• Invulnerability phase duration reduced from 1 to 0.85 seconds