Overwatch 2 8th May Hotfix Stadium Patch Notes Significantly Buffs a Hero

Overwatch 2 Developers have continued to fix the balance in Stadium. Seven of the seventeen heroes in Stadium are receiving changes. Most of the changes in these patch notes aim to uplift the weaker heroes in the game mode. D.Va, especially, is seeing significant changes to help her build to be more defensive and able to counteract beam heroes like Zarya.

Overwatch 2 8th May Hotfix Patch Notes

8th May Hotfix Patch Notes:

Tank

D.Va

Countermeasures – Power

• Decreased mitigation requirement to 100 (down from 150).

Mastermind’s Mitigator – Rare Ability Hero Item

• Decreased damage mitigation requirement to 200 (down from 300).

Stat Boost – Power

• Increased Defense Matrix recovery rate to 125% (up from 100%).

Ultrawide Matrix – Power

• Defense Matrix duration increased to 25% (up from 20%).

Multi-Task Mod – Epic Weapon Hero Item

• Increased Weapon Power to 20% (up from 10%).

Singijeon’s Pulse Plating – Epic Survival Hero Item

• Increased Ultimate Charge gain to 10% (up from 5%).

Plot Armor – Rare Survival Hero Item

• Damage reduced now gets counted as damage mitigated by Defense Matrix.

Junker Queen

• Reduced Ability Power to 15% (down from 25%).

Slicing Spree – Rare Hero Survival Item

• Reduced Move Speed stat to 5% (down from 10%).
• Reduced Move Speed while near an enemy with a Wound to 5% (down from 10%).
• Increased Attack Speed while near an enemy with a Wound to 10% (up from 5%).

Reinhardt

Impact Burst – Power

• Reduced bonus damage to 15% (down from 20%).

Smashing – Power

• Reduced Move Speed per stack to 2% (down from 3%).

Zarya

Lifelift – Power

• Reduced Particle Barrier health scaling to 25% of your bonus Max Life (down from 50%).

Pre-Workout – Power

• Reduced Lifesteal to 15% of your Energy (down from 20%).

Damage

Ashe

Head Honcho – Power

• Increased damage increase per unscoped shot landed to 5% (up from 3%).

B.O.B. Jr. – Power

• Reduced Attack Speed reduction to 20% (down from 50%).

Infrared Lenses – Epic Ability Hero Item

• Fixed an issue where the increased damage against Burning targets was only applying to The Viper and B.O.B. Now increases all damage dealt by Ashe to Burning targets.
• Reduced increased damage to Burning targets to 20% (down from 25%).

Support

Lúcio

Crowd Pleaser – Power

• Healing reduced to 100% of Crossfade healing (down from 150%).

Let’s Bounce – Power

• Reduced Wall Slam damage to 25 (down from 40).
• Reduced Knockback Increase to 25% (down from 30%).

Sonic Boom – Power

• Increased Healing to 30% of damage dealt (up from 20%).

Fast Forward – Power

• Increased damage increase to 30% (up from 25%).

#1 Single – Rare Ability Hero Item

• Reduced Ability Power to 5% (down from 10%).

All Out Auditiva – Epic Ability Hero Item

• Reduced Ability Power to 15% (down from 20%).
• Reduced Amp It Up Duration to 25% (down from 33%).

Moira

Precarious Potency – Power

• Increased healing to 25% of Biotic Grasp’s healing (up from 20%).

Destruction’s Divide – Power

• Increased Coalescence effectiveness when toggled to 30% (up from 25%).

General

General Items

• Reduced Move Speed when using an ability to 10% (down from 20%).

Nebula Conduit – Epic Survival Item

• Reduced Weapon Power to 5% (down from 10%).

Patch Notes Final Thoughts

Besides D.Va’s Pilot build, she has struggled to match up to the rest of the Tank roster. The buffs will help her become a defensive powerhouse. Once D.Va becomes better defensively, she can turn on the aggressive playstyle, making her a lethal threat to anyone she meets. Lucio is the other hero receiving several changes, but primarily nerfing his Ability Power builds. Stadium will be in the best form, where multiple builds are playable for each hero. Hopefully, we will reach the position where there are no outliers.