Overwatch 2 patch notes today: Ramattra buff, Ana nerf, and more

Amy Chen

Amy Chen

The Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season patch notes include updates to Winston, Hazard, Ramattra, Ana, Juno, Illari, Echo, and Tracer.

Overwatch 2 Season 14 just released its mid-season patch notes! This update not only features the arrival of the Lunar New Year 2025 event, but also the 6v6 Min 1, Max 3 game mode, Overwatch Classic Moth Meta mode, the new Maximilien’s Vault shop, and so much more. We'll go over the hero updates in this article. Read on for all of the Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season patch notes!

Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season patch notes features a Ramattra buff (Image via esports.gg)
Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season patch notes features a Ramattra buff (Image via esports.gg)

Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season patch notes

The Overwatch 2 Season 14 mid-season patch brings updates across all roles. First up, Ramattra's base armor is buffed while Winston has a boost to his Tesla Cannon ammo alongside a damage increase to his secondary fire. However, it should be noted that Winston's ultimate cost is now raised by 12%. As for Hazard, Violent Leap’s cooldown is now 6 seconds instead of 5 seconds.

Hazard screenshot (Image via esports.gg)
Hazard screenshot (Image via esports.gg)

In terms of the damage heroes, Echo's Focusing Beam has a damage-per-second (DPS) increase on targets above 50% health from 50 to 75. Meanwhile, Tracer’s Pulse Pistols spread is nerfed by 15%.

Tracer screenshot (Image via esports.gg)
Tracer screenshot (Image via esports.gg)

As for the support heroes, Ana’s Biotic Grenade has a decrease in explosion damage and healing. Next, Illari’s Solar Rifle secondary fire now has a maximum resource increase from 3 to 3.5 seconds. Finally, Juno’s Orbital Ray has a nerf in both its duration and damage amplification.

Juno screenshot (Image via esports.gg)
Juno screenshot (Image via esports.gg)

Overwatch 2 patch notes today: Tanks

Hero
Update
Details
RamattraBase ArmorIncreased from 75 to 100
WinstonTesla Cannon Ammo Increased from 100 to 120
Secondary fire max charge damage increased from 50 to 60
Primal RageUltimate ability cost increased by 12%
HazardViolent LeapViolent Leap cooldown increased from 5 to 6 seconds
Echo screenshot (Image via esports.gg)
Echo screenshot (Image via esports.gg)

Overwatch 2 patch notes today: DPS heroes

Hero
Update
Details
EchoFocusing BeamDPS on targets above 50% HP increased from 50 to 75
TracerPulse PistolsSpread decreased by 15%
Today's Overwatch 2 update features an Ana nerf (Image via esports.gg)
Today's Overwatch 2 update features an Ana nerf (Image via esports.gg)

Overwatch 2 patch notes today: Support heroes

Hero
Update
Details
AnaBiotic GrenadeExplosion damage and healing decreased from 90 to 75
IllariSolar RifleSecondary Fire Maximum resource increased from 3 to 3.5 seconds
JunoOrbital RayDuration reduced from 10 to 8 seconds
Damage amplification reduced from 35% to 30%

According to Blizzard, these balance changes only apply to the regular Overwatch 2 game modes. This means they do not affect to the aforementioned 6v6 Min 1, Max 3 and Overwatch Classic Moth Meta ones.

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