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Season 16 arrives with updates to certain hero Perks, Orisa buffs, a brand-new game mode, and cosmetics galore.
Overwatch 2 Season 16 is now live, and it features Freja as a damage hero, lots of balance changes, hero bans, brand-new cosmetics, and more. Read on for all of the Overwatch 2 Season 16 patch notes and what the franchise’s own game director has to say about the Stadium game mode!
Overwatch 2 Season 16 patch notes
Here are the Overwatch 2 Season 16 patch notes for April 22, courtesy of Blizzard Entertainment. Tank heroes like D.Va, Hazard, Orisa, Reinhardt, and Roadhog received buffs while damage characters including Cassidy, Freja, Hanzo, Junkrat, Sombra, and Torbjorn also got improvements. Tracer and Mei saw adjustments. For the support role, Baptiste, Juno, Lifeweaver, and Zenyatta were buffed while Ana, Lucio, and Mercy received some adjustments.
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Overwatch 2 Season 16 new and updated Hero Perks
Overwatch 2 Season 16 is now out, bringing with it lots of changes to many Perks. There are a whole lot of new ones, too.
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Overwatch 2 Stadium now live
One of the most exciting features this season is the new Overwatch 2 Stadium game mode. Stadium is all about five-versus-five (5v5) gameplay under a best-of-seven (Bo7) format. Players can purchaseItemsandPowersvia the new Armory system within this game mode as well.
“This is the biggest addition we’ve ever made to Overwatch’s core gameplay,” game director Keller said. “If you’ve been thinking about coming back to Overwatch, or trying it for the first time, this is the moment.”
All Overwatch 2 Season 16 Battle Pass skins and items
Explore all the rewards in Overwatch 2 Season 16 Battle Pass, from exclusive skins and hero cosmetics to new emotes, highlights, and more.
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Overwatch 2 Stadium patch notes
According to Blizzard Entertainment, Stadium will even get updated regularly beyond the launch of Season 16. Updates will pertain to new heroes, maps, modifiers, and more.
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As for what else players can get up to in Overwatch 2 Season 16, they can participate in the Stadium Initiation event, check out the updated shop rotation forDokiWatchand Iridescent skins galore, plays as Freja, experience the newhero banssystem for themselves, level up theBattle Pass.
All Overwatch 2 Stadium Items and their costs
Overwatch 2 Stadium Items release into the game in Season 16, and we have a list of every available item for every hero.
That’s all for now. Stick around on esports.gg for more Overwatch 2news and updates.
