Here’s the latest on Sombra’s Translocation update.
Almost a week after Sombra's latest update in Overwatch 2, Blizzard released a hotfix to slightly buff her. Read on for details.
Overwatch 2 hotfix buffs Sombra
At the start of Overwatch 2 Season 13, Sombra received a major update. For example, the duration of Stealth was limited, the Opportunist passive returned to the hero, and Stealth was no longer a passive at all. Then, on Oct. 21, Blizzard released an Overwatch 2 hotfix to slightly buff the damage hero. Her Translocator cooldown went from 7 seconds to 6 seconds.
This update means that Sombra can now use her Translocator ability more frequently. This is significant because Translocator is the only way to activate Stealth in the Season 13 Sombra rework.
Overwatch 2 lead gameplay engineer Daniel Razza shared some insights about this Sombra hotfix as well.
"We're testing some new Rapid Balance Update tech with yesterday's Sombra Translocator cooldown change, which is why it's a smaller set of changes compared to our usual balance updates," Razza explained. "We'll be monitoring how this new tech performs and exploring how we can use it in the future."
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Overwatch 2 Sombra patch notes
Here are Sombra's latest patch notes, including the update to Translocator's duration:
Ability/Ultimate/Passive | Details |
|---|---|
| Hack | No longer ends Stealth, but does reveal Sombra. Hacked ability lockout effect duration reduced from 1.5 to 1.0 seconds (EMP duration unchanged). B.O.B. hacked stun duration reduced from 10 to 3 seconds. |
| Translocator | Cooldown reduced from 7 to 6 seconds. |
| EMP | Ultimate cost increased 12%. |
| Stealth | No longer passive and now activates by using Translocator. Now has a duration of 5 seconds. Added Stealth timer around the reticle and removed ability icon. Taking damage now reveals Sombra for 1 second instead of ending Stealth. |
| Opportunist | The Opportunist passive is back. This increases Sombra's weapon damage versus hacked targets by 20%. Opportunist lets Sombra see critically injured enemies through walls. |
Sombra's Stealth nerf explained
According to the Overwatch 2 developers, giving Stealth a limited duration means more windows of vulnerability. Therefore, Sombra players who wish to sneak around the enemy team's backline must play more carefully.
"This is a significant change to Sombra's playstyle in the hopes of making her more interactive for the opposing team and shifting some of her power from the utility of Stealth and Hack into increased lethality," the developers stated at the start of Season 13.
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