Overwatch 2 Gigabuffs Junker Queen

Those who like playing Junker Queen in Overwatch 2 will love her new adjustments in the latest update.

Simply put, Junker Queen got "gigabuffed" in this patch. For instance, her Rampage ultimate got a mini rework where it now deals 40 impact damage. Although the wound damage it deals is reduced from 100 to 60, this change just means that she does 40 damage upfront, which can be quite helpful when slaying enemies on the brink of death.

Junker Queen is also tankier now thanks to her newly buffed passive. Her Adrenaline Rush's passive healing multiplier is increased from 1.25x to 2x damage dealt by wounds.

According to the developers, these tweaks help increase Junker Queen's frontline presence by improving her self-healing and offensive sustainability.

While Junker Queen enjoys some buffs to her kit, the same cannot be said for Ana. Her Biotic Grenade's explosion healing has been reduced from 100 to 60. This is a major nerf, especially for those who rely on her Biotic Grenade for quick burst healing.

Here are the other noteworthy balancing changes in this patch:

Tank

Junker Queen

• Scattergun
  • Maximum ammo increased from 6 to 8
• Jagged Blade
  • Projectile size increased from 0.15 to 0.20 meters

Orisa

• Augmented Fusion Driver
  • Damage increased from 12 to 13

Winston

• Jet Pack
  • Damage radius before falloff begins increased from 1 to 1.3 meters

Wrecking Ball

• Adaptive Shield
  • Effect duration decreased from 9 to 7 seconds

Damage

Echo

• Duplicate
  • Ultimate cost reduced 25%
  • Ultimate generation decreased from 5.5x to 4x while Duplicate is active

Junkrat

• Concussion Mine
  • Maximum damage increased from 100 to 110

Support

Baptiste

• Immortality Field
  • Cooldown decreased from 25 to 23 seconds

Kiriko

• Kunai
  • Kunai reloads after 65% percent of the animation has completed (formerly 75%)
  • New Hero option: "Healing Ofuda Cancels Reload"

Lifeweaver

• Life Grip
  • Reinhardt is no longer a valid target for Life Grip during Earthshatter, and using Earthshatter will cancel Life Grip.

Hero Option Updates

• Doomfist
  • Hand Cannon UI - On by default
  • Hold To Use Power Block - Off by default
  • Hide Power Block Cancel Text - Off by default
  • Hide Rocket Punch Meter - Off by default
  • Hide Rocket Punch Cancel Text - Off by default
• Ramattra
  • Toggle Block - Off by default
  • Hide Nemesis Form Cancel Text - Off by default
  • Relative Aim Sensitivity During Nemesis Form - 100% by default
  • Relative Gyro Aim Sensitivity During Nemesis Form - 100% by default (only available on gyro-supported platforms)
  • Annihilation Cancel Input - Ability 1 by default
• Reinhardt
  • Relative Aim Sensitivity During Barrier Field - 100% by default
  • Relative Gyro Aim Sensitivity During Barrier Field - 100% by default (only available on gyro-supported platforms)
  • Hold To Use Charge - Off by default
  • Hide Charge Cancel Text - Off by default
• Mei
  • Hold To Use Cryo-Freeze - Off by default
  • Hide Cyro-Freeze Cancel Text - Off by default
  • Hide Cryo-Freeze Timer - Off by default
  • Default Ice Wall Rotation - Horizontal by default
  • Ice Wall Confirmation Input - Primary Fire by default

So, will you be using the newly buffed Junker Queen more in Overwatch 2?