Core gameplay gets refined with sub-role passives designed to reinforce your Hero identity. Instead of generic bonuses, you and your Heroes now gain specialized passive traits that align directly with their purpose, playstyle, and strengths.
Sub-role passives replace one-size-fits-all mechanics.
These specialized traits trigger through performance, not background stats.
Hero Select becomes a strategic choice with specific and clear tactical impact.
Team coordination improves through clearer role definition.
TANK
BRUISER: Reduces critical damage received. While at critical health, gain movement speed.
Mauga / Orisa / Roadhog / Zarya
INITIATOR: Staying airborne lightly heals you.
D.Va / Doomfist / Winston / Wrecking Ball
STALWART: Reduces knockbacks and slows received.
Domina / Hazard / Junker Queen / Ramattra /
Reinhardt / Sigma
DAMAGE
SHARPSHOOTER: Critical hits reduce your movement ability cooldowns.
Ashe / Cassidy / Hanzo / Sojourn / Widowmaker
FLANKER: Health packs restore more health.
Anran / Genji / Reaper / Tracer / Vendetta /Venture
SPECIALIST: Eliminating an enemy briefly increases your reload speed.
Bastion / Emre / Junkrat / Mei / Soldier: 76 / Symmetra / Torbjorn
RECON: You detect enemies below half health through walls after damaging them.
Echo / Freja / Pharah / Sombra
SUPPORT
TACTICIAN: You can gain excess ultimate charge which carries over after using your ultimate ability.
Ana / Baptiste / Jetpack Cat / Lucio / Zenyatta
MEDIC: Healing allies with your weapon also heals you.
Kiriko / Lifeweaver / Mercy / Moira
SURVIVOR: Using a movement ability activates passive health regeneration.
Brigitte / Illari / Juno / Mizuki / Wuyang