Overwatch 2 Patch Notes - 12th March 2026

Overwatch 2 received a hotfix on March 12, two days after the larger March 10 balance patch dropped. It's a tight two-fix update, but both issues were worth addressing quickly.

The main fix corrects Jetpack Cat's Claws Out perk, which had its cooldown sitting at 8 seconds when it should have been 6. That's a meaningful difference for a perk that was just moved to Major status in the March 10 notes, so getting it right matters. The second fix addresses knockbacks and pulls registering shorter distances than intended, which would have touched a wide range of heroes across the roster.

If you haven't caught up on the March 10 patch itself, that's the one worth reading closely. Roadhog got a damage bump to shore up his hook combo, Illari was dialled back after putting out too much healing and pressure simultaneously, and the Bruiser subrole now activates below 50% health rather than at critical health, which is a significant window change. The official patch notes cover both updates in full.

Full patch notes below.

Hotfix Update

This is a bug fix patch. Replay codes from March 10, 2026 patch are still available.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue that resulted in Jetpack Cat's Claws Out Perk cooldown being 8 seconds instead of the intended 6 seconds.
Fixed an issue that caused some Knockbacks or Pulls to have reduced distances.

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