Season 12 of Overwatch 2, New Frontiers, looks to explore both time and space with a Martian hero and ancient Egyptian theming.
After a playtest in July, Juno launches alongside season 12 as the game’s new support hero with an exciting way to play. But she’s just the beginning, with changes to Competitive play, hero balance, and more on the way.
Overwatch 2 season 12 patch notes
Read on below for the patch notes for OW2‘s season 12, New Frontiers.
Hero changes
Season 12 will bring hero balancing updates, including a reduction in health for mobile support and damage heroes, along with buffs for Lifeweaver, including changes to Petal Platform, Healing Blossom, and Rejuvenating Dash.
More details, including all other changes, will be available when the full patch notes are released on or before Aug. 20.
New support hero: Juno
Juno is OW2’s 11th support hero, and she’s quite a bit of fun with a varied kit. Here are all of her abilities and what they do.
| Ability | Description |
|---|---|
| Mediblaster | Primary fire. Burst fire weapon that heals allies and damages enemies. |
| Pulsar Torpedoes | Secondary fire. Press Secondary Fire to lock on, then Primary Fire to fire homing projectiles. Heals allies over time and damages enemies. |
| Martian Overboots | Passive ability. While airborne, press jump to double jump and hold jump to hover. |
| Glide Boost | Glide horizontally with increased movement speed. |
| Hyper Ring | Deploy a ring that increases movement speed of allies that pass through it. |
| Ultimate: Orbital Ray | Call down a ray that travels forward, healing allies and increasing their damage. |
New mode, new maps
The new mode, Clash, is “an adrenaline-pumping game mode that pits teams against each other in a relentless battle for dominance over multiple capture points” that “guarantees fast-paced, strategic gameplay, offering new challenges and opportunities for glory.” Clash has “dynamic spawns and streamlined map routes” where “heroes can spend more time in the heat of battle and less time running back to the front lines.”
Two new maps, repurposed from older OW1 Assault maps, are being added as part of the addition of Clash. Temple of Anubis is back, and so is Shimada’s Castle from Hanamura in a new map called Hanaoka.
Competitive Play updates
Season 12 also includes a rank reset in Competitive Play, along with some changes to the Avoid as Teammate feature and tweaks to Group Spawning in Quick Play. More details about Competitive changes will be revealed on Aug. 16.
New battle pass and skins
This season’s battle pass includes five Legendary skins (Bast Doomfist, Oni Ana, Thoth Illari, Dorothy Ashe, and Captain Sigma) along with a new Mythic Reaper skin, Anubis, and a Mythic weapon skin for Ana, Midnight Sun.
This article will be updated with more information once it becomes available. Season 12 begins on Aug. 20.
