New frontiers

New this season names from the headings and lists of the patch notes

Competitive map pool

the notes of this season list no map pool

Balance changes by role changed hero values, one row per role

Most changed heroes

Patches by week one column per week, each patch with its number of changes

1. Week 120 Aug – 26 Aug
   • 20 Aug37 changes
   • 23 Aug5 changes
2. Week 227 Aug – 2 Septno patch
3. Week 33 Sept – 9 Sept
   • 3 Sept7 changes
4. Week 410 Sept – 16 Septno patch
5. Week 517 Sept – 23 Sept
   • 17 Sept18 changes
6. Week 624 Sept – 30 Septno patch
7. Week 71 Oct – 7 Oct
   • 1 Octno value changes
8. Week 88 Oct – 14 Octno patch

Changes per hero counted by changed values; click a column head to sort

Changes per hero

Hero	Role	Changes	Better	Worse	Unclear	Standard + 6v6	Stadium	Patches
Juno	Support	13	7	5	1	13	0	3
Illari	Support	4	0	4	0	4	0	2
Kiriko	Support	4	1	2	1	4	0	1
Lifeweaver	Support	4	2	2	0	4	0	2
Sombra	Damage	4	2	2	0	4	0	2
Cassidy	Damage	3	2	1	0	3	0	1
D.Va	Tank	3	1	2	0	3	0	2
Hanzo	Damage	3	1	2	0	3	0	2
Mercy	Support	3	2	1	0	3	0	1
Moira	Support	3	2	1	0	3	0	2
Ashe	Damage	2	0	2	0	2	0	1
Bastion	Damage	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
Lúcio	Support	2	1	1	0	2	0	1
Orisa	Tank	2	2	0	0	2	0	2
Sigma	Tank	2	1	1	0	2	0	1
Sojourn	Damage	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
Torbjörn	Damage	2	1	1	0	2	0	1
Zarya	Tank	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
Zenyatta	Support	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
Echo	Damage	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
Roadhog	Tank	1	1	0	0	1	0	1
Tracer	Damage	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
Venture	Damage	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
Winston	Tank	1	0	1	0	1	0	1

Patches of the season newest first

1. 1 Oct 2024No value changes to heroes
2. 17 Sept 202418 changes to 11 heroes · 5 general changes+213–513 better, 5 worse, 0 unclear
3. 3 Sept 20247 changes to 4 heroes1–61 better, 6 worse, 0 unclear
4. 23 Aug 20245 changes to 3 heroes2–32 better, 3 worse, 0 unclear
5. 20 Aug 202437 changes to 15 heroes+618–17+218 better, 17 worse, 2 unclear