Overwatch 2 Season 9 Leak Reveals Possible Buff for One DPS Character

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An Overwatch 2 leak revealed a potential buff for Tracer that would increase her HP to 175. Overwatch 2 has 39 heroes, but few are as iconic as Tracer. The face of the game since the original Overwatch days, Tracer has a strong presence in Overwatch 2's lore. She's equally striking in Overwatch 2 matches, having tools to carry games as few other heroes can.

Overwatch 2 is currently in Season 8, which began in December last year, and this has had its share of balancing problems. One of the biggest headaches has been Mauga, the most recent addition to the Overwatch 2 roster, who got severe nerfs to curb his firepower. But the Samoan wasn't the only one to receive controversial tweaks, with changes to Orisa and Lifeweaver leaving players debating. But while some heroes have been getting frequent adjustments in Season 8, Tracer has been slipping under the radar. Officially, the only substantial adjustment to the DPS hero has been the increased damage to Pulse Pistols. But new information suggests that Tracer could receive a big tweak in the upcoming Overwatch 2 season.

Twitch streamer John «W_NTED» revealed that Tracer has 175 HP on the Overwatch 2 test server. Tracer currently has 150 HP, which leaves her among the Overwatch 2 DPS heroes with the lowest health. It's important to note that the information isn't provided with any additional context, with players saying that Overwatch 2 may be making other changes to Tracer's gameplay beyond the HP adjustment. But despite the change not being confirmed, this isn't stopping the Overwatch 2 community from debating the potential impact of this change on the game's meta.

Tracer is one of Overwatch 2's most difficult heroes to learn, making her extra tricky because of her low HP. Yet it's not rare to find comments from players who consider Tracer a broken hero. The reason for this lies in Tracer's skill set, with Blink and Recall giving her high mobility to harass the enemy backline. With the potential HP buff, players are