LIVE PATCH · 6 OCTOBER 2026 · HOTFIX 13 OCT 2026 · OFFICIAL NOTES ↗
OVERWATCH PATCH NOTES: DID IT THROW YOUR HEROES?
Roadhog and Sombra reworked (Sombra is now a Support), hitboxes unified across the roster, Doctrine and Grímsvötn added. Pick the heroes you play and the court tells you what changed for each of them, directly and through their counters.
- SOMBRA → SUPPORT
- ↻ 2 REWORKS
- ▲ 8 BUFFED
- ▼ 24 NERFED
- ± 9 MIXED
- ★ NEW HERO · DOCTRINE
- ⚡ HOTFIX 13 OCT 2026
- NEW MAP · WATCHPOINT: GRÍMSVÖTN
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FULL PATCH AT A GLANCE
EVERY HERO TOUCHED ON 6 OCTOBER 2026
Includes the 13 Oct 2026 hotfix ↗: Hotfix: Doctrine, Sombra and D.Mon toned down; Roadhog and Kiriko tuned up.
▲ BUFFED
D.VaMicro Missiles · Fire rate · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
DominaCrystal Charge · Cooldown · Reconstruction · Ability lifestealcounters
GenjiSwift Strike · Damage · Dragonblade · Damagecounters
KirikoBase health · Hit volume · head / torsocounters
ZenyattaHit volume · head / torso / legscounters
ReinhardtHit volume · shoulders / hands / feetcounters
TorbjörnHit volume · head / clawcounters
MoiraHit volume · torsocounters
▼ NERFED
BastionReconfigure · Duration · Hit volume · head / back minigun / lower armcounters
EmreCyber Frag · Cooldown · Hit volume · head / legscounters
AnaLocal Anesthetic · Minor perk · Hit volume · headcounters
TracerHit volume · torso / legs · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
LifeweaverHit volume · head / torso / legs / waistcounters
IllariHit volume · head / torso · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
Wrecking BallHit volume · head / torso · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
AnranHit volume · head / torso / legscounters
AsheHit volume · torso / legs · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
BaptisteHit volume · head · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
EchoHit volume · head / legscounters
HanzoHit volume · headcounters
HazardHit volume · head / legscounters
Jetpack CatHit volume · head / torso / waist / legscounters
SojournHit volume · head / torso / legs · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
VentureHit volume · torso / legscounters
WuyangHit volume · head / torsocounters
DoomfistHit volume · head / waist / legs / fist · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
MaugaHit volume · head / hands / leg length / torso / torso width · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
Junker QueenHit volume · head / torso / waist / legs · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
D.MonBase armor · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
ReaperHitscan projectile sizecounters
Soldier: 76Hitscan projectile sizecounters
WidowmakerHitscan projectile sizecounters
↻ REWORKED
Roadhog
Sombra
Doctrine± MIXED
CassidyHit volume · torso / legs · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
ShionSurvival Instinct · Minor perk · Hitscan projectile sizecounters
LúcioSound Barrier · Duration · Hit volume · headcounters
MercyHit volume · head / torso / legscounters
JunkratHit volume · torso / legscounters
JunoHit volume · torso / hands / armscounters
MizukiHit volume · head height / head / torso / legscounters
SierraHit volume · torso / legs / lower legs / lower leg heightcounters
SymmetraHit volume · torso / legscounters
ROSTER-WIDE CHANGES
▼ Hitscan projectile size Roster-wide: global hitscan projectile sizes reduced (large 0.07m → 0.04m, small 0.04m → 0.02m) to offset the bigger hit volumes. Applies to every hitscan weapon, including Sojourn's Railgun.
GENERAL CHANGES
- Instant (hitscan) projectile sizes reduced globally: large 0.07m → 0.04m, small 0.04m → 0.02m — counted per hitscan hero above.
- Hit volumes unified across the roster: most heroes' head and torso volumes grew; Cassidy, Junkrat, Moira, Reinhardt, Torbjörn and Zenyatta shrank in places.
- Protections more likely for tanks with damage-reduction or overshield abilities.
A PATCH ISN'T A TIER LIST
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Verdicts combine the official notes with the DidIThrow counters matrix. No win-rate or tier inference is made from a patch alone; re-rate your hero pool against the new counters, or bring tonight's scoreboard to the court.
Changes curated from the official 6 October 2026 patch notes and the 13 Oct 2026 hotfix. Magnitudes are editorial; matchup directions come from the counters matrix reviewed for 2026-10-06.