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Overwatch 2 Season 5 is almost here. The new season will arrive with a fantasy theme, a bunch of events, and balance updates. Read on for the countdown, release date, launch time, and details.
Overwatch 2 Season 5 countdown
Here is the live Overwatch 2 Season 5 countdown. This season kicks off on June 13 alongside a new seasonal Battle Pass, mythic skin, balance changes, and more.
When is Overwatch 2 Season 5 getting released?
The new season of Overwatch 2 will release globally on June 13. This means the launch will occur at the same time for everyone. The exact time will depend on your location because of time zones. Typically, 11 a.m. PDT is when updates for the game go live.
If you are in a different time zone, then here is a free time zone converter. Just enter your local time and convert it to PDT to find out when the Overwatch 2 Season 5 release time is for your area.
Overwatch 2 Season 5 mythic skin and events
This season of the game will arrive alongside the Overwatch 2 Season 5 Battle Pass. Players will be able to unlock three stages of the mythic Adventurer Tracer skin at tiers 45, 65, and 80. Other fantasy-themed skins that go with Tracer include ones for Genji, Orisa, and Reinhardt.
As for some seasonal events and features, they will include the following:
- Questwatch limited-time event
- Mischief & Magic
- Cinematic reveal
- Summer Games
- Five-versus-five mini competitive season
- On Fire returns
- Creator workshop mode
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Will Overwatch 2 Season 5 have a new hero?
There will not be a new hero arriving in Overwatch 2 Season 5. In the past, Lifeweaver and Ramattra got introduced with a new season.
Overwatch 2 nerfs Hanzo and Widowmaker
As for balance updates, there will be nerfs to Junkerqueen, Hanzo, and Widowmaker. Meanwhile, Lifeweaver will receive some buffs to his healing and damage output. Here’s the TL;DR of the recent director’s blog.
- Junkerqueen
- Commanding Shout health received reduced from 200 to 150
- Ultimate cost increased by a small amount
- Hanzo
- Slight nerf to his damage
- No longer able to one-shot heroes with 250 health
- Sonic Arrow now more recognizable by the enemy team
- Widowmaker
- Damage falloff changed from 70-100 meters to 40-60 meters
- Damage falloff scalar increased from 30%-50%
- Can still one-shot heroes with 200 health at 50 meters or less
- Lifeweaver
- Buffs to his healing and damage output
- A heal on Life Grip
- Slightly reduced hitbox
- Quality-of-life changes to Petal Platform
Overwatch Season 5 patch notes
Blizzard also confirmed that there will be changes to Mei and Cassidy. For Mei, her Endothermic Blaster will get an update. While her primary fire will still slow targets down, it will also amount to a slow effect for 1.5 seconds.
Next, Cassidy’s Magnetic Grenade will get a damage nerf. Additionally, it will apply an effect that slows and blocks movement abilities.
- Mei
- Primary fire builds up to a larger slow for 1.5 seconds
- Cassidy
- Magnetic Grenade damage reduced
- Magnetic Grenade slows and blocks movement abilities
“On top of these changes, we'll also be making some tweaks to several other heroes in Season Five,” Blizzard stated.
That's all for now. Stay tuned on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 news and updates!
