Overwatch 2’s midseason update is all about the brawl

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The Overwatch 2 midseason update is here, and it looks like things are about to get brawly. With big buffs to Junker Queen and Brigitte headlining the Overwatch 2 patch notes, the second half of Overwatch 2 season 4 looks set to be all about close-quarters, back and forth scrambles with plenty of yo-yo-ing health bars. Also arriving alongside the update is a new Star Wars-inspired event mode for the Blizzard multiplayer game.

The Overwatch 2 Starwatch event brings back long-lost assault map Horizon Lunar Colony as two teams face off on a struggle across four points, with the Watchers team escorting an AI-controlled Bonebreaker Doomfist against the defending Infinite Empire. Starwatch runs May 9-22, and includes plenty of challenges to earn bonus experience and cosmic-themed cosmetics. The Battle for Olympus mode also returns, with the option to now play it in a Team Deathmatch format.

Meanwhile, the patch notes reveal one comp set up for success as a huge Junker Queen buff aligns nicely with a key Brigitte bugfix. Junker Queen gets more ammo, a bigger hitbox on her thrown Jagged Blade, and deals a burst of damage at the start of her ult. However, the biggest change is her passive healing multiplier via her wounds lifesteal, which has leapt from 1.25x to a whopping 2x.

Given how effective the previous buff from 1x to 1.25x was, this change could make Junker Queen very difficult to kill if you can’t focus her down quickly. Alongside this is a bug fix for Brigitte that caused her Rally armour to not apply the 30% damage reduction it’s supposed to – a change that might see the terrifying melee hero finally dominate following the recent Brigitte rework.

Expect to see lots of brawly team comps, then. Slotting in nicely is