Overwatch Just Nerfed Mercy Into The Ground - Kotaku

Overwatch 2 has released a ton of news and updates today, but all anyone is really talking about is a serious Mercy nerf.

While some of the support characters including Lucio, Zenyatta, and Brigitte got buffs, Mercy mains everywhere are most certainly crying while reading the contents of these patch notes, which Kotaku received via email.

Her movement has been nerfed when using Guardian Angel as well, which will likely make her more difficult for lower-skilled players to learn and master.

That the other healers have gotten some form of a buff, whether it’s an increase to Zenyatta’s ammo or Brigitte’s Repair Pack instantly healing 25 health in addition to the healing-over-time feature, makes Mercy’s nerfs even more tough to swallow.

Luckily, Ramattra is finally getting nerfed after beating the brakes off of me for the last several weeks: his ultimate, a painful AoE attack that continues in perpetuity as long as you’re inside of it, now has a 20-second cap.

Other heroes like Junkrat and Widowmaker got slight nerfs that mirror Blizzard’s attempts to avoid quick kills: Junkrat’s Concussion Mine damage has dropped to hopefully avoid one-shot kills when combined with his grenade, and Widowmaker has less health so she’s more squishy.