All Tank Hero Changes in Overwatch 2

Tanks have had the most changes in Overwatch 2 and are the only class limited to having one in a group. Playing with multiple Tank Heroes in Open Queue game modes is still possible, but the balance is set around having just one. Several buffs and reworks were done for the change, and many characters feel new. These are all the Tank changes in Overwatch 2.

All Tank Hero Changes in Overwatch 2

Tanks have been vastly changed in Overwatch 2 due to the game going from a 6v6 shooter to a 5v5. As a result, game modes that don't feature Open Queue are limited to having a single Tank. These are all the changes made to these Heroes as a result.

D.VA

• Health has increased to 650 while Armor has been reduced by 100.
• D.VA's movement speed reduction while firing has been decreased from 50% to 40%, and the spread of the fire has been reduced from 4 to 3.5.
• Boosters have their damage increased when knocking back enemies from 10 to 25.
• Micro Missiles have had their cooldown reduced from 8 to 7 seconds.
• Call Mech Ultimate cost has been reduced by 12%.

Doomfist

• Health increased from 250 to 450.
• Rising Uppercut is removed and replaced by Power Block, blocking 80% of damage while reducing Doomfist's movement speed by 35%. When blocking 90 or more, the damage increases the damage of Rocket Punch by 50%, speed, and distance, as well as a larger knockback effect and stun if the target hits the wall.
• Hand Cannon's damage has been reduced from 6 to 5 per pellet, with the ammo regeneration rate increased from .65 seconds per shot to .04 seconds.
• Rocket Punch damage has been reduced from a range of 50 to 100 damage to 15 to 30 damage. Additional wall slam damage has also been reduced from the range of 50 to 100 damage down to 20 to 40 damage. The maximum charge up for Rocket Punch has been reduced from 1.4 to 1.0 seconds. Upon impact, Rocket Punch will affect additional targets as well.
• Seismic Slam launches Doomfist into the air in whatever direction the player aims. Upon landing, the shockwave deals 50 damage and can be canceled before landing by pressing the button again.
• Meteor Strike's damage range has been reduced from 15 to 200 down to 15 to 100 but will still deal 300 damage in the center of the strike. There is no longer any knockback from Meteor Strike, and the Ultimate now slows down enemies by 50% for 2 seconds. The cast time has been reduced from 1 to 0.5 seconds.

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Orisa

• Protective Barrier, Halt!, and Supercharger have been removed and replaced.
• Armor has been increased by 75 along with HP.
• Primary fire changed to Augmented Fusion Driver, dealing 12 damage per shot with a 100% critical hit bonus and 15 to 25-meter damage falloff range. It has an unlimited magazine but will overheat, making it impossible for players to fire for 3 seconds.
• Fortify now gives Orisa 125 Overhealth, negates critical damage, reduces heat buildup by 50%, and has had its duration increased from 4 to 4.5 seconds.
• Now has Energy Javelin, a 6-second cooldown ability that throws a javelin to deal 60 damage and stuns upon impact for 0.2 seconds, knocking enemies back by 6 meters. If the target is knocked into a wall, an additional 40 damage is dealt with an additional 0.3-second stun.
• Now has Javelin Spin, a 7-second cooldown ability that has Orisa spin the javelin for 1.75 seconds. This destroys enemy projectiles, gives Orisa a 50% movement speed when moving forward, and can push enemies back while dealing up to 90 damage.
• Now has Terra Surge, an Ultimate that gives Orisa the effects of Fortify while pulling in enemies. Orisa charges for 4 seconds, dealing up to 500 damage depending on whether the Ultimate charges the full 4 seconds. While charging, this deals damage over time and slows enemy movement speed by 30%.

Reinhardt

• Armor increased by 100, and Health increased by 25.
• Steadfast passive ability removed.
• Barrier Field was reduced from 1600 to 1200, and the regeneration rate was reduced from 200 to 144 per second.
• Charge has increased the turn rate by 50% and can be canceled. Its cooldown has been reduced from 10 to 8 seconds, with the pin damage reduced from 300 to 225.
• Fire Strike's damage decreased from 100 to 90 but now has two charges.

Roadhog

• Take A Breather has had its healing increased from 300 to 350.
• Whole Hog has changed and now has to be fired manually and can't be canceled with stun effects. Roadhog can also use other abilities during the Ultimate's duration.

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Sigma

• Accretion has had its damage increased from 70 to 100.
• Experimental Barrier has had its regeneration rate reduced from 120 to 100.
• Shields now have increased from 100 to 200 health.

Winston

• Armor has been increased from 150 to 200.
• Winston has a new secondary fire that can be charged up to release a 30-meter attack that deals up to 50 damage, costing up to 12 ammo.
• Barrier Projector's cooldown was reduced from 13 to 12 seconds but has increased its health from 650 to 700. The duration has been reduced from 9 seconds to 8 seconds.
• Primal Rage's cost has been increased by 20%.

Wrecking Ball

• Armor has been increased from 100 to 150, along with health, going from 500 to 550.
• Knockback has increased by 36%.
• Adaptive Shield's radius has increased from 8 to 10 meters with an increase in the Overhealth gained for each target from 75 to 100 Overhealth.

Zarya

• Shields increased from 200 to 225, with health increasing from 200 to 250.
• Particle Barrier and Projected Barrier share a cooldown but have two charges, with the cooldown beginning as soon as the ability is used. Each barrier lasts 2.5 seconds instead of 2 seconds, with each charge having a 10-second cooldown.
• Projected Barrier can't be used on the same target twice within 2 seconds.
• Energy now depletes faster at a rate of 2.2 per second instead of 1.8 per second.

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