- Primary Subject: Oberwatch February 24, 2026 Patch Notes
- Key Update: This article has all the information about the February 24, 2026, Overwatch patch
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: February 25, 2026
- Quick Answer: A new Overwatch patch has brought changes for all five new heroes, just as was promised the previous week
With a new week underway in Overwatch, Blizzard has released a balance patch to tweak all five new heroes added at the start of Reign of Talon Season 1. Most of these were revealed by Alec Dawson, the game's Associate Director, through an interview online.
Vendetta also received some adjustments, but one is a bug fix, and the other is a minor nerf to her Palatine Fang attack.
On top of balancing changes, the update brings a bunch of bug fixes to correct errors reported in recent days, especially those related to the new heroes. Here are the complete patch notes for the February 24, 2026, update that were posted on the game's official website:
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%.
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