The start of Overwatch 2 Season 19 features lots of updates to perks and major Stadium changes.
New season, new updates! Read on for all of the Overwatch 2 Season 19 patch notes and details.
Overwatch 2 Season 19 patch notes
According to the developers, the Oct. 14 patch focuses on balancing Overwatch 2's hero perks. The team adjusted them based on pick rates, player feedback, and gameplay data to make each perk choice feel more meaningful. For example, Hazard’s Anarchic Zeal perk now increases his lifesteal to 30%, which is up from 25% last season. Meanwhile, Freja’s Relentless Barrage grants a higher ammo refund and Ana’s Headhunter perk boosts her critical damage multiplier even more. Below are all of the Overwatch 2 Season 19 patch notes and details, courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment.
Overwatch 2 Season 19 perks: Tanks
Tank Hero | Update | Patch Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Doomfist | Power Block – Ability 2 | Damage reduction reduced from 80% to 75%. |
| Aftershock – Major Perk | Slow duration increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds. | |
| Slow amount increased from 30% to 40%. | ||
| Hazard | Anarchic Zeal – Minor Perk | Lifesteal increased from 25% to 30%. |
| Junker Queen | Rampant Charge – Minor Perk | No longer refreshes all cooldowns. |
| Now reduces all cooldowns by 6 seconds. | ||
| Mauga | Ultimate | Ultimate cost reduced by 6%. |
| Combat Fuel – Major Perk | Maximum overhealth granted increased from 100 to 150. | |
| Critical hits amount of overhealth given increased from 2 to 3. | ||
| Reinhardt | Barrier Re-Charge – Minor Perk | Barrier Field regeneration rate increased from 150 to 200. |
| Wrecking Ball | Adaptive Barrier – Major Perk | No longer consumes overhealth. |
| Visual size increased to be in line with Zarya Barriers. |
Overwatch 2 Season 19 patch notes: DPS perks
Damage Hero | Update | Patch Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cassidy | Even the Odds – Minor Perk | Healing per second increased from 20 to 30. |
| Freja | Relentless Barrage – Major Perk | Ammo refunded increased from 4 to 8. |
| Mei | Glacial Propulsion – Minor Perk | No longer shares a cooldown with Ice Wall. |
| Cooldown increased from 6 to 10 seconds. | ||
| Reaper | Wraith Form – Ability 1 | Movement speed while active reduced from 50% to 40%. |
| Shadow Blink – Major Perk | Moved from Minor to Major Perk. | |
| Ravenous Wraith – Major Perk | Removed. | |
| Lingering Wraith – Minor Perk | New Minor Perk Leaving Wraith Form grants 40% movement speed for 2 seconds. | |
| Tracer | Flashback – Major Perk | No longer grants 2 Blink charges. |
| Now increases Blink cooldown recovery rate by 150% for 3 seconds after Recall. | ||
| Widowmaker | Seeker Mine – Major Perk | Damage increased from 25 to 50. |
Overwatch 2 Season 19 perks patch notes: Support heroes
Support Hero | Update | Patch Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ana | Headhunter – Major Perk | Critical damage multiplier increased from 1.5x to 2x. |
| Baptiste | Assault Burst – Major Perk | No longer removes healing from Regenerative Burst. |
| Attack speed bonus reduced from 30% to 25%. | ||
| Illari | Solar Flare – Major Perk | Resource cost reduced from 100% to 50% of max energy. |
| Healing amount no longer scales with energy spent. | ||
| Explosion healing is now a flat 100 healing. | ||
| Juno | Ultimate | Ultimate cost reduced by 8%. |
| Kiriko | Foxtrot – Major Perk | Duration reduced from 3 seconds to 2 seconds. |
| Ready Step – Major Perk | Duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds. | |
| Lifeweaver | Lifeweaving – Minor Perk | Rejuvenating Dash’s healing increased from 20 to 30. |
| Petal Power – Major Perk | Attack speed bonus increased from 25% to 30%. | |
| Wuyang | Base health | Base health reduced from 250 to 225. |
| Xuanwu Staff – Primary Fire | Maximum explosion damage reduced from 70 to 60. | |
| Maximum impact damage increased from 30 to 40. | ||
| Overflow – Minor Perk | Healing resource generation increased from 33% to 50%. | |
| Balance – Minor Perk | Passive healing reduced from 40% to 30%. | |
| Ebb and Flow – Major Perk | Healing on the returning wave reduced by 50%. |
Overwatch 2 Season 19 Stadium patch notes
In terms of the Stadium mode, Season 19 features a major update to ranked gameplay. After three seasons, players have a better understanding of the game mode. Therefore, Stadium can move away from the best-of-seven (Bo7) format. This, according to the developers, keeps the competitive nature of ranked while allowing matches to move at a faster pace.
"We have been happy with the results of the Quick Play format in Season 18 and we want to bring those same wins to competitive," the post stated.
Overwatch 2's game director, Aaron Keller, also went into this on X. "With Season 19, Stadium Competitive will shift to a Best of 5 format," he wrote before the new season dropped. "Our goal is to shorten match length while preserving the depth and decision-making that define the mode. We want every round to feel meaningful and help players get to the fun faster."
All Overwatch 2 Stadium Gadgets
Another major update to Stadium in Season 19 is the introduction of Gadgets. A Stadium Gadget is an active item that grants a bonus ability with a cooldown. A Gadget can be activated using a customizable hotkey as well, and each player can only have one Gadget equipped at a time.
Stadium Gadget | Rarity | Details | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aura Repellant | Common Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. On Use: Knockback all enemies within 8m. (35s Cooldown). | 1,500 |
| Barrier Snippet | Common Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. On Use: Gain 50 Overhealth for 3s. (45s Cooldown). | 1,500 |
| Exo Springs | Common Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. Holding crouch increases the height of your next jump by up to 250%. (20s Cooldown). | 1,500 |
| Feathered Soles | Common Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. On Use: Gain 25% Move Speed for 5s. Dealing damage removes this bonus. (20s Cooldown). | 1,500 |
| Med Kit | Common Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. On Use: Restore 20 Life every 1s for 10s. Taking damage removes this bonus. (25s Cooldown). | 1,500 |
| Dashing Skates | Rare Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. On Use: Dash a short distance. (20s Cooldown). | 3,750 |
| Field Support | Rare Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Armor. 5% Weapon Power. On Use: Place a Healing Field at your location that restores 50 Life every 1s for 3s. (20s Cooldown). | 4,000 |
| Kitsune Snippet | Rare Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Shields. 5% Cooldown Reduction. On Use: Gain 50 Overhealth and 20% Move Speed for 3s. If you are debuffed, gain an additional 100. (35s Cooldown). | 4,000 |
| Kanezaka Charm | Epic Gadget | New Gadget. 50 Shields. -40% Incoming Negative Effect Duration. On Use: Cleanse yourself of most negative effects, restore 75 Life, and gain Invulnerability and 75% Move Speed for 0.65s. (45s Cooldown). | 9,000 |
| Jet Skates | Epic Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. 10% Weapon Power. 10% Ability Power. On Use: Dash a short distance. (12s Cooldown). | 9,500 |
| Necrotic Repellant | Epic Gadget | New Gadget. 50 Shields. 15% Ability Power. On Use: Knockback and slow all enemies within 8m and apply 30% Healing Reduction for 3s. (20s Cooldown). | 10,000 |
| Super Serum | Epic Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. 10% Attack Speed. 10% Weapon Lifesteal. On Use: Increase your total Attack Speed 50% by but deal 15% reduced Weapon Damage for 5s. Reload all your Ammo. (35s Cooldown). | 10,000 |
| Colossus Core | Epic Gadget | New Gadget. +10% Health, Shields, and Armor. +40% Knockback Resist. +40% Slow Resist. On Use: Gain Unstoppable, 25% Damage Reduction, 25% Max Life, and grow in size, but deal 50% reduced damage and healing for 3s. (45s Cooldown). | 11,000 |
| Refresher | Epic Gadget | New Gadget. 25 Health. Reduce all Ability cooldowns by 8s. (75s Cooldown). | 13,000 |
As for other Stadium updates to note, players can now aim for the new All-Star Cassidy skin, duke it out as Hazard, Sojourn, and Torbjorn, and test out the Ana rework. All of the Stadium patch details can be accessed via Blizzard Entertainment's official website under the Oct. 14 section.
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