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Overwatch 2 Season 15 mid-season patch notes and details

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

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Genji buffs galore! Here are all of the latest Overwatch 2 mid-season patch notes.

The Overwatch 2 Season 15 mid-season patch notes are here! Read on for all of the mid-season updates plus what to expect in the near future.

Overwatch 2 Season 15 mid-season patch notes and release date
Heroes such as Reaper, Junker Queen, Bastion, and Mercy received Overwatch 2 Season 15 mid-season updates (Screenshot via esports.gg)

Overwatch 2 Season 15 mid-season patch notes

Here are all of the Overwatch 2 Season 15 mid-season patch notes and details. Tank updates went to Junker Queen, Ramattra, Reinhardt, Roadhog, Winston, and Wrecking Ball. Meanwhile, the damage heroes that received adjustments include Bastion, Cassidy, Genji, Mei, Pharah, Reaper, Soldier: 76, Sombra, Torbjorn, and Tracer. As for the support heroes, balance changes were made to Baptiste, Brigitte, Illari, Juno, Lifeweaver, and Mercy. Simply click on each hero to reveal their patch notes.

Junker Queen

Deep Wounds: Extended wound duration increased from 0.25 to 0.5 seconds.

Ramattra

Prolonged Barrier: Now additionally increases the size of the Void Barrier by 25%.

Reinhardt

Crusader’s Resolve: Passive Regeneration trigger rate increased from 50% to 75%.
Shield Slam: Cooldown reduced from 8 to 6 seconds.

Roadhog

Hog Toss: Now also increases the damage of Pig Pen by 25%.

Winston

Short Circuit: Damage versus deployable objects increased from 30% to 50%.

Wrecking Ball

Transfer Efficiency: Ally transfer cost reduction increased from 33% to 50%.

Bastion

Self-Repair: Now has a resource required to heal.

Cassidy

Past Noon: Ultimate charge refunded increased from 30% to 40%.

Genji

Acrobatics: Now also resets double jump on wall climb.
Meditation: Healing increased from 25 to 35 health per second.
Blade Twisting: Duration after an elimination to trigger bonus damage increased from 6 to 10 seconds. Bonus damage is now dealt over 1 second instead of 2 seconds.

Mei

Permafrost: No longer increases cooldown of Ice Wall.

Pharah

Helix Shields: Converted shields increased from 75 to 125.

Reaper

Dire Triggers: Recovery time reduced from 0.9 to 0.7 seconds.

Soldier: 76

Stim Pack: Cast time reduced from 0.4 to 0.15 seconds. Stim Pack anti-heal is now cleansable.

Sombra

Stack Overflow: Range penalty reduced from 30% to 15%.
White Hat: Hack is now uninterruptible from damage when healing allies.

Torbjorn

Deploy Turret: Base health reduced from 250 to 225. Turret damage reduced from 13 to 12.
Craftsman: Now additionally increases Deploy Turret base health by 25.

Tracer

Quantum Entanglement: Overhealth duration increased from 3.5 to 6 seconds.

Baptiste

Automated Healing: Healing per shot increased from 25 to 30.
Assault Burst: Attack speed increased from 20% to 30%.

Brigitte

Barrier Restoration: After Shield Bashing, Brigitte gains 30% movement speed for 1.5 seconds.

Illari

Solar Rifle: Weapon recharging is no longer paused while using Quick Melee.
Summer Solstice: Additionally provides 30% increased attack speed while Captive Sun is active.

Juno

Re-Boots: Now also increases the duration of Glide Boost by 25%.

Lifeweaver

Superbloom: Damage increased from 30 to 40. Number of hits to trigger increased from 16 to 20. Window of time to land hits increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds.
Lifeweaving: Bonus to Healing Blossom heal increased from 20 to 30.

Mercy

Flash Heal: Cast time reduced from 0.875 to 0.4 seconds.

Overwatch 2 mid-season 15 patch notes release date
The Overwatch 2 mid-season 15 patch notes release date is March 18 (Screenshot via esports.gg)

Overwatch 2 patch notes today

In addition to these Overwatch 2 patch notes, players can now jump into the LE SSERAFIM Homecoming event, collect the new Overwatch 2 LE SSERAFIM skins, check out the Widowmaker Mythic Dame Chance weapon skin, and duke it out in some six-versus-six (6v6) matches in Open Queue in Unranked and Competitive.

Overwatch 2 Season 15 mid-season update and beyond

As for what’s next for the game, folks can look forward to testing out new damage hero Freja between March 21 and March 24, enter the GOATS meta via Overwatch Classic between March 25 and April 7, participate in the April Fools’ Day Normalwatch event between April 1 and April 14, and check out the new Competitive Drives from April 15 to April 21.

Overwatch 2 Event/UpdateStart/End
Overwatch 2 LE SSERAFIM event and skinsMarch 18 to April 1
Widowmaker Mythic Dame weapon skinMarch 18
6v6 Open Queue with new Perks systemsMarch 18 to April 21
Freja hero trialMarch 21 to March 24
Overwatch Classic GOATS March 25 to April 7
Normalwatch April Fools’ Day eventApril 1 to April 14
Competitive DrivesApril 15 to April 21

That’s all for now. Stick around on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 news and updates!