All Overwatch characters are making their return to Overwatch 2. However, Blizzard made sure to give a handful of them minor changes and tweaks to make them feel slightly different and to align with the upcoming changes where matches will feature teams of five rather than teams of six. Bastion is one of these characters who received multiple changes, and they’re not insignificant. Here’s what you need to know about all buffs and nerfs for Bastion in Overwatch 2.
All Bastion buffs and nerfs in Overwatch 2Unlike many of the heroes in Overwatch 2, Bastion’s kit acquired multiple changes to make this deadly robot feel like a completely new hero to play. Bastion’s Sentry configuration has been replaced with an Assault weapon. Rather than becoming an immobile turret, Bastion becomes a tank that will slowly move during a match. Bastion can also swap between an Assault and Recon configuration. While in the Recon configuration, his weapon damage goes from 20 to 25, but Bastion’s ammunition is reduced from 35 to 25 rounds, and his fire rate goes down from eight to five. Also, Bastion will no longer be able to heal itself.
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An added piece of Bastion’s arsenal is the A-36 Tactical Grenade. It’s a bomb that Bastion can use that will bounce off walls and only explodes when it hits an enemy or lands on the ground. Unfortunately, while playing Bastion, if you hit this grenade on yourself, the grenade will damage you.
Bastion’s ultimate has been replaced. Now, Bastion will become a large artillery gun that will fire up to three large artillery blasts onto the match that Bastion can aim. However, Bastion will be immobile while in this mode, potentially making this character
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