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Overwatch 2 Season 9 is here with massive changes to Tank Heroes

Abiad Hasib

Published: 18:12, 19 February 2024

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Junker Queen from Overwatch 2

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Overwatch 2 Season 9 brings significant changes, including Hero balance adjustments and the introduction of the Champions Rank.
Tank Heroes have been buffed to enhance their durability and effectiveness in combat.
These changes will impact the game by making tanks more robust and allowing Damage Heroes to perform their roles effectively.

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Overwatch 2 Season 9 just kicked off and with it came massive changes to the game, and more importantly to the Heroes. These changes were made to stabilize the meta and for a balanced experience for players.

Overwatch 2 Season 9 began with a bang. There are so many changes going on this season, starting from Heroes to maps to even a new coveted rank, the Champions Rank, we can say for sure that the meta is shifting.

While most of the changes done to Heroes were minor, the main aim was to balance the game by nerfing overperforming Heroes while powering underperforming ones received a buff.

So let's see all the changes Blizzard made to Tank Heroes and attempt to reach the currently highest rank, the Champions rank.

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All the changes made to Tank Heroes in Overwatch 2 Season 9

Here are all the changes that were made to Tank Heroes:

D.Va

D.Va's Pilot health is now 175 instead of 150
Her Mech Armor is now 375 instead of 300
Her SelfDestruct now does 100 more damage
Her inner explosion radius is now 6 meters.

Doomfist

Doomfist's Health is now 375.
His max impact damage is now 25% stronger
His wall spam damage is not 40 instead

Junker Queen

Junker Queen's health is now 375
Her Rampage ability now does 90 damage instead of 60

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D.va from Overwatch 2 and her mech suit

Mauga

Mauga now has 100 more health

Orisa

Orisa's armor is now 350 instead of 275

Ramattra

Ramattra's health is now 275 instead of 200

Reinhardt

Reinhardt's health is now 250 instead of 200
His armor is now 275 instead of 250
Rocket hammer now does 15 damage more
His Charge now does 50 increased wall damage

Roadhog

Roadhog's health was increased from 550 to 650

Sigma

Sigma's shield is now 275 instead of 200

Winston

Winston's health is now 225 instead of 200
His Armor is now 250 instead of 200
His Tesla Cannon now has increased Pirmary Fire damage, going from 60 to 75 damage per second
His Primal Rage punch damage is now 50 instead of 40

Wrecking Ball

His armour is now 175 instead of 100

Zarya

Zarya's Health is now 175 instead of 100
Her Particle cannon primary beam width is wider now from 0.15 meters to 0.2 meters.

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These updates may look small but they will have a huge impact on the game. As the tanks are now more beefy and robust, they will be able to drag fights out longer and be a much better frontline. Allowing damage heroes to do their thing from the back.

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