Overwatch February Patch Notes Balances Multiple New Heroes

Overwatch has released several patch notes since the release of its new Heroes and the start of the new 2026 Season 1. Here are the latest changes, which target Domina, Emre, Anran, and others. You can see the full patch notes below, or check them out on the Blizzard website.

Overwatch February 24-25 Full Patch Notes

Feb 24 Full Notes

Hero Balance Changes

Domina

Panopticon

• Cost increased by 12%

Anran

Inferno Rush

• Cooldown reduced from 8.5 to 8 seconds.

Dancing Blaze

• Increased the distance you can move while active from 1.5 to 2.25 meters.

Emre

Synthetic Burst Rifle

• Damage increased from 20 to 22.

Vendetta

Palatine Fang

• Overhead swing damage reduced from 130 to 120.
• Bug fix – Overhead swing can now be affected by horizontal knockback while launching downward.

Jetpack Cat

Minor Perk – Claws Out

• Cooldown increased from 6 to 8 seconds.

Major Perk – Territorial

• Damage dealt reduced from 50% to 33%.

Mizuki

Kekkai Sanctuary

• Duration increased from 6 to 7 seconds.

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed an issue with missing textures on the Charming: 76 skin.
• Fixed some minor issues with Jetpack Cat and the tether animation for various heroes.
• Fixed an issue that hid Jetpack Cat’s aim‑assist strength and threshold settings.
• Fixed an issue with Vendetta’s sword‑throw animation in third person.
• Fixed an issue where Mizuki could still perform Katashiro Return while stunned.
• Fixed an issue where Mercy’s passive displayed incorrectly in the Advanced Info Panel.

Stadium

• Fixed an issue causing the Stadium UI to disappear after a round transition.
• Fixed an issue where Vendetta could spam her ultimate power without a full charge.
• Fixed an issue where Vendetta would not receive ultimate charge while using the “Overloaded” strike power.
• Fixed an issue where Vendetta’s Primary Fire would not trigger Gloomgauntlet or be increased by Melee Damage.
• Fixed an issue where the VFX for Bola Shot when using Freja’s “So Cooked” power were incorrect.
• Fixed an issue with Ana’s “Dreamy” power that incorrectly canceled the benefits of Artsy Daisy and Tactical Rifle.
• Fixed an issue where Mercy’s Self Healing from healing allies with missing health was incorrectly reduced to 15% instead of the intended 40%.

Feb 25 Full Notes

Bug Fix Update

This is a bug fix patch and contains no game balance updates. In-game replay codes and highlights from the previous patch are still available.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue with Domina’s Photon Magnum beam damage not calculating correctly against armor health.
• Fixed a bug with Pharah’s Perk Rocket Salvo that allowed users to fire more rockets than intended.
• Fixed an issue in 6v6 Open Queue that resulted in Stalwart Tanks not having Knockback Resistance.
• Fixed an issue in 6v6 Open Queue that resulted in Bruiser Tanks missing their Critical Hit Resistance.

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