Doomfist and Wuyang also enter Overwatch 2’s Stadium game mode.
Overwatch 2 Season 20 is now live with a major Cassidy rework. This update pertains to the Stadium game mode. Read on for details.
Overwatch 2 Stadium gets Cassidy rework
According to the developers, they wanted to make Cassidy's least-picked Stadium powers more viable and expand his build options this season. They added new Fan the Hammer powers like Buck Wild and reworked Frankie's Fixer to make close-range builds tankier to do this. Additionally, Cassidy's crit build received buffs with Dead Man Walkin' as it now rewards aggressive fights.
As for his High Noon build, its powers got condensed to let it spike earlier and recover faster. Now, if Cassidy gets no eliminations with his ultimate, then the new forgiveness mechanic in It's 12 O'clock Somewhere lets him recover faster as well.
"Condensing the powers also allows Cassidy to branch out his AP options. No longer do you have to go all in on High Noon," the developers added. "Instead, Cass can flex into a ranged AP build built around Flashbang and the new Sticky Grenade power or a close-range build with Barrel Roll (while both still having access to the powerful AP scaling on High Noon)."
Overwatch 2 Stadium patch notes: Cassidy
Here are all of Cassidy's patch notes in Overwatch 2 Stadium, courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment.
Cassidy | Update | Patch Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Full House (New) | Power | Original functionality removed. (New) Flashbang hits reduce Fan the Hammer's spread by 25% for 2s. |
| Bang Bang (New) | Power | Peacekeeper hits against enemies recently damaged by Flashbang (within 2s) reduce its cooldown by 0.5s. |
| Buck Wild (New) | Power | Peacekeeper hits grant 1% Move Speed for 5s, stacking up to 15 times. At Max Stacks, gain 10% Damage Reduction. |
| Dead Man Walkin' (New) | Power | Original functionality removed. (New) Enemies below 30% HP have their heads marked. Marked heads are larger and Critical Hits against marked enemies have 50% Weapon Lifesteal. |
| Hot Potato (New) | Power | Original functionality removed. (New) Flashbang becomes magnetic and has 50% increased throw distance. |
| Bullseye (New) | Power | Flashbang hits and Critical Hits reduce Combat Roll's cooldown by 2s. |
| It's 12 O'Clock Somewhere (New) | Power | Deadeye eliminations grant 25% Ultimate Charge each. If you get no eliminations with Deadeye, refund 33% Ultimate Charge. |
| Sunset | Power | Removed and combined into It's 12 O'Clock Somewhere. |
| Easy Rider (New) | Power | Eliminating an enemy recently damaged by Flashbang grants 20% Ultimate Charge. While using Deadeye, gain 100 Overhealth and 25% Move Speed. |
| Flash in the Pan | Power | Removed and combined with Easy Rider. |
| Sunrise | Power | Removed and converted to a Hero Item (Snakebite). |
| Snakebite (New) | Item | +25 Health. +15% Ability Power. Using Deadeye slows all visible enemies by 20% for 2.5s. |
| Duck and Roll (New) | Item | +25 Health. +5% Cooldown Reduction. +50% Combat Roll distance. |
| Frankie's Fixer | Item | +50 Health. (New) - Heal 2.5% of your Max Life for each Ammo loaded using Combat Roll. Now heals a percentage of your Max Life per ammo instead of a flat number. |
| Competitive Analysis (New) | Item | +15% Weapon Power. Gain 20% Weapon Lifesteal against enemies in the Damage role. Swapped the conditional stat and main stat. |
Overwatch 2 Season 20 Stadium patch notes
In terms of other heroes, Hazard, Orisa, and Winston received updates among the tanks while DPS changes only went to Genji. For the supports, only Juno received updates. Below are all of the latest Overwatch 2 Stadium patch notes for these heroes plus some general Stadium item updates.
Doomfist and Wuyang enter Overwatch 2 Stadium
According to Blizzard Entertainment, some of these general items received buffs due to Doomfist's arrival in Stadium. Are you ready for the return of Rising Uppercut? Wuyang is another new arrival to the game mode. He even gets to feel right a home with the new Wuxing University Water College control map that's now in rotation.
That's all for now. Stick around on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2 news and updates.
