Summit
Season 2 (2026) · 14 April 2026 – 15 June 2026
- Start
- 14 Apr 2026
- End
- 15 Jun 2026
- Weeks
- 9
- Patches
- 8
- Changes
- 282 to 40 heroes
- Direction
- 72 better, 65 worse, 145 unclear
- New heroes
- Sierra
- New maps
- 0
Source of the start date · green helps, red hurts the hero, +number without a clear direction
New this season names from the headings and lists of the patch notes
New heroes
Sierrafirst in the notes: 17 Apr 2026
Maps
- Antarctic Peninsulareworked14 Apr 2026
Modes and events
- Junkrat's Loot Huntevent14 Apr 2026 · 12 May 2026
- 4v4 Evolvedmode28 Apr 2026
- 10th Anniversaryevent12 May 2026
Competitive map pool
the notes of this season list no map pool
Balance changes by role changed hero values, one row per role
| Role | Standard 5v5 | 6v6 | Stadium | Total | Heroes | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank | 8 | 5 | 96 | 109 | 12 | 16 better, 14 worse, 79 unclear |
| Damage | 41 | 0 | 23 | 64 | 15 | 31 better, 25 worse, 8 unclear |
| Support | 27 | 5 | 77 | 109 | 13 | 25 better, 26 worse, 58 unclear |
| Total | 76 | 10 | 196 | 282 | 40 | 72 better, 65 worse, 145 unclear |
Most changed heroes
Patches by week one column per week, each patch with its number of changes
Changes per hero counted by changed values; click a column head to sort
| Role | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tank | 77 | 5 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 74 | 2 | |
| Support | 42 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 41 | 4 | |
| Support | 25 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 23 | 2 | |
| Damage | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| Support | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| Damage | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| Tank | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Damage | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| Support | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Support | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| Damage | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tank | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Tank | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Damage | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Damage | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Damage | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Damage | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| Support | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Support | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Damage | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Support | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Damage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Support | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Support | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tank | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Tank | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Support | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tank | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Support | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tank | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Damage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Damage | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tank | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Damage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tank | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Damage | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Support | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Tank | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Damage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tank | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Patches of the season newest first
- 26 May 2026No value changes to heroes
- 21 May 20264 changes to 1 heroStadium3 better, 0 worse, 1 unclear
- 13 May 20261 change to 1 heroStadium1 better, 0 worse, 0 unclear
- 12 May 202670 changes to 18 heroes · 8 general changesStadium12 better, 14 worse, 44 unclear
- 28 Apr 2026No value changes to heroes
- 23 Apr 202632 changes to 12 heroesStadium10 better, 11 worse, 11 unclear
- 17 Apr 20266 changes to 1 hero5 better, 1 worse, 0 unclear
- 14 Apr 2026169 changes to 29 heroes · 5 general changesStadium6v641 better, 39 worse, 89 unclear
Sources
- Names, pictures and icons
- Blizzard Entertainment, loaded from Blizzard's servers
- Season dates
- start from Blizzard , length counted up to the next start
- Changes
- Blizzard patch notes , as values, not as text; field names from the notes or from Counterpick
- New heroes, maps, modes, events, map pool
- names from the headings and lists of Blizzard patch notes ; a hero counts as new in the season of its first entry in the Overwatch 2 notes, hero trials and heroes with Overwatch 1 changes left out
- Better or worse
- Counterpick, by field and direction; fields without a clear direction stay grey