Overwatch Experimental Patch Notes Nov. 30: Full List

In prep for the Overwatch Creator Cup tournament, three content creators oversaw the recent experimental card changes.

Experimental Mode in Overwatch allows players to test out any potential new balance updates, game modes, and rule changes. For this update, three content creators were invited to work with the Overwatch team to apply some significant changes to every hero in every role.

Streamer Violet took on the support changes, Florida Mayhem streamer Flats oversaw the tank changes, and streamer Somjuu was in charge of DPS. Below, we've listed every change that has been made in the recent Overwatch Experimental update.

Overwatch Experimental Patch Notes Nov. 30: Full List

Hero Updates - Tank

D.Va

• Pilot D.Va quick melee damage increased from 30 to 100

• Defense Matrix
  Size increased by 10%

• Boosters
  Duration increased from 2 to 4 seconds
  Speed increased by 25%

• Eject
  Ejecting out of the mech now ejects you at 15 meters per second up, and 10 meters per second in the direction you are holding

Orisa

• Health changed from 200 health and 250 armor, to 1 health and 399 armor
• Now wears a Christmas hat

• Protective Barrier
  Health reduced from 600 to 300
  Cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds

• Fusion Driver
  No longer slowed while firing

• Fortify
  Duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds
  Can now be headshot while using Fortify

• Halt
  Cooldown reduced from 6 to 4 seconds

Reinhardt

• Armor health increased from 200 to 225 (total health 525 now)

• Barrier Field
  Health increased from 1600 to 2000

• Fire Strike
  Damage reduced from 100 to 80
  Now has 2 charges
  Projectile speed increased by 100%

• Earthshatter
  Knockdown duration increased from 2.5 to 3 seconds
  Now deals 400 damage in a 1.5m radius around the impact point (where the hammer hits the ground)
  Blocking an enemy Earthshatter now plays the voice line “You shame yourself”
  Blocking an enemy Earthshatter now shows up in the kill feed (using Rein’s shield icon)

• Steadfast
  Knockback resistance increased from 30% to 40%

• Charge
  Can now be ended early by pressing the Charge key a second time

Roadhog

• Maximum health reduced from 600 to 500
• Scrap Cannon pellet damage reduced from 6.6 to 5.0

• Chain Hook
  Impact damage increased from 30 to 70
  Cooldown reduced from 8 to 6

• Take a Breather
  Healing reduced from 300 to 250

• Whole Hog
  Now lifts Roadhog while using it if he is pointed downward

Sigma

• Health increased from 300 to 400 (500 total)
• Sigma is now able to hold Jump while airborne to slow his descent

• Experimental Barrier
  This ability is now disabled.

• Accretion
  Impact damage increased from 30 to 40
  Explosion damage increased from 40 to 50
  Now susceptible to Reflect/Deflect abilities, such as Defense Matrix
  Sigma now uses his “Yes” voice line after every use

• Kinetic Grasp
  Cooldown reduced from 12 to 8 seconds
  Now increases Sigma’s movement speed by 100% while active

Winston

• Knockback effects are now 30% less effective against Winston
• Winston deals 100% more damage to deployable objects (Barriers, Turrets, etc.)

• Jump Pack
  Now deals up to 100 damage to enemies within 4 meters of the launch location
  Travel speed increased by 30%

• Primal Rage
  Health bonus increased from 500 to 1000

Wrecking Ball

• Grappling Claw
  Max duration is now 3.5s

• Roll
  Jump height increased by 100%
  Full speed impact damage on collisions reduced from 50 to 40
  Can now change directions a lot more quickly and easily

• Piledriver
  Minimum damage reduced from 20 to 15
  Maximum damage reduced from 100 to 80
  Cooldown reduced from 10 to 8 seconds
  Can now be used from a slightly lower height

• Adaptive Shield
  Shields granted per target reduced from 75 to 50
  Duration increased from 9 to 12 seconds
  Cooldown reduced from 15 to 12 seconds

Zarya

• Particle Cannon (Primary Fire)
  Primary fire minimum damage increased from 75 to 85 damage per second

• Particle Cannon (Secondary Fire)
  Alt fire explosions no longer hurt yourself
  Alt fire knockback increased by 150%

• Particle Barrier
  Health increased from 200 to 250
  Size increased by 50%

• Projected Barrier
  Health increased from 200 to 250
  Size increased by 50%

Hero Updates - DPS

Ashe

• Coach Gun
  Now has 2 charges

• Dynamite
  Cooldown increased from 12 to 14 seconds

• The Viper
  Hip fire recovery reduced from 0.25 to 0.22 seconds

• Take Aim
  Aim-down-sight movement penalty reduced from 30% to 10%

Cassidy

• Peacekeeper (Secondary Fire)
  Damage increased from 50 to 55

• Combat Roll
  Now usable while airborne

• Flashbang
  Cooldown increased from 10 to 12 seconds

• Deadeye
  Now spawns more tumbleweeds. Mind the thorns.

Bastion

• Configuration: Recon
  Bullet spread reduced by 15%

• Configuration: Tank
  Now grants 100 bonus armor

Doomfist

• Health reduced from 250 to 225

• The Best Defense... (Passive)
  Shields gained through normal abilities increased from 30 to 40

• Meteor Strike
  Landing time after confirmation reduced from 1 to .05 seconds

Genji

• Cyber-Agility
  Wall Climbing speed increased by 50%
  Wall Climbing now refunds Double Jump's availability

• Shuriken
  Recovery reduced from 0.68 seconds to 0.6 seconds

Hanzo

• Storm Arrows
  Now ricochet off surfaces up to 5 times

• Lunge
  Cooldown reduced from 5 to 3 seconds

Junkrat

• Total Mayhem
  Grenade count increased by 100% and grenades drop in a 30% wider area

• Frag Launcher
  Impact damage reduced from 40 to 30
  Minimum explosion damage educed from 10 to 8

• Concussion Mine
  Maximum damage increased from 120 to 125
  Minimum damage reduced from 30 to 25

Pharah

• Hover Jets
  Holding Crouch while airborne increases falling speed

• Concussive Blast
  Cooldown reduced from 9 to 8 seconds

• Jump Jet
  Cooldown reduced from 9 to 8 seconds

Reaper

• Shadow Step
  Movement Speed increased by 40% for 6 seconds after ending

• Hellfire Shotguns
  Pellet spread reduced by 15%

Soldier: 76

• Sprint
  Automatically reloads Heavy Pulse Rifle after 3 seconds of continuous use

• Tactical Visor
  Now increases Heavy Pulse Rifle damage by 10% while active

Sombra

• Hack
  Affected targets now take 20% increased damage from all sources for 3 seconds
  Cooldown increased from 8 to 12 seconds

• Machine Pistol
  Bullet spread reduced by 10%

Symmetra

• Teleporter
  Teleporting now increases movement speed by 50% for 1.5 seconds

Torbjörn

• Rivet Gun (Weapon)
  Recovery time reduced from 0.6 to 0.45 seconds

• Forge Hammer
  Damage increased from 55 to 75

• Overload
  Now increases Forge Hammer damage to 125 while active

• Deploy Turret
  Damage reduced from 14 to 11

Tracer

• Recall
  Now restores all Blink charges
  Cooldown increased from 12 to 14

• Pulse Pistols
  Ammo increased from 40 to 50

Widowmaker

• Widow's Kiss
  Automatic fire minimum damage after falloff increased from 3.9 to 5
  Automatic fire maximum damage increased from 13 to 15

• Infra-Sight
  Now resets Grappling Hook's cooldown

Hero Updates - Support

Ana

• Sleep Dart
  Eliminating sleeping targets resets the cooldown

• Nano Boost
  Now applied to Ana when used without a target

Baptiste

• Biotic Launcher
  Healing Grenades now affect Baptiste as well

• Regenerative Burst
  Now damages enemies instead of healing allies

• Exo-Boots
  Now deals 40 damage to enemies within 4 meters upon landing

Brigitte

• Inspire
  No longer heals allies. Instead, triggering Inspire now reduces the cooldown of Repair Pack by 0.5 seconds

• Repair Pack
  Charges increased from 3 to 5

Lucio

• Sound Barrier
  Cost reduced by 30%
  Now deals massive damage to enemies Lucio lands directly on top of

• Sonic Amplifier
  Fire rate increased by 15% while Wall Riding. After 1 second of Wall Riding, this bonus is reduced by 50%

Mercy

• Valkyrie
  Killing Blows extend the duration by 3 seconds

• Caduceus Staff
  Healing now reduces from 55 HPS to 40 HPS over 2 seconds while connected
  Healing returns to its normal HPS over 2 seconds while not active

• Resurrect
  Can now be canceled by using Secondary Fire while channeling, refunding 50% of its cooldown

Moira

• Biotic Grasp (Primary Fire)
  Biotic Grasp's healing now consumes Moira's own health if used while out of energy

• Biotic Orb
  Allies that receive at least 100 healing from the same Biotic Orb are cleansed of all status effects
  Enemies that suffer at least 100 damage from the same Biotic Orb are slowed by 30% for 1.5 seconds

• Fade
  Now Cleanses status effects from allies Moira passes through and allied players that are around her when it ends

Zenyatta

• Discord Orb
  Damage amplification reduced from 25% to 20%
  Can now be applied to Barriers, Turrets, and other attackable objects
  No longer reveals the position of its target through line of sight
  Line of sight return time reduced from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds

• Harmony Orb
  Line of sight return time reduced from 3 to 1.5 seconds

• Transcendence
  Total healing reduced from 1800 to 1200
  Now applies Discord Orb to nearby enemies