Nerf Radar › Overwatch › 2026-08-14
Overwatch Patch Notes (Aug 14, 2026): what changed
Buff 4Nerf 2Adjust 1Fix 5
TL;DRA hotfix that makes D.Mon more responsive and fixes several of her bugs. Surging Strike and Fusion Repeater get shorter cast and recovery times, while Jetpack Cat loses movement speed and self healing.
Who this matters to
D.Mon players
Faster Surging Strike and Fusion Repeater, plus fixes to hit registration, Limit Break and console controls.
Jetpack Cat players
Base movement speed and Purr's self healing are reduced.
All 12 changes
Fix
Fixed a bug with Portable Fusion Repeater that could result in hits failing to register.
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Fixed a bug with Portable Fusion Repeater that could result in hits failing to register.
Fix
Fixed a bug with Limit Break not correctly granting Overhealth for targets hit.
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Fixed a bug with Limit Break not correctly granting Overhealth for targets hit.
Fix
Resolved an issue that prevented Overhealth from being applied when Limit Break was activated (fixed in a previous update).
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Fixed in a previous update - Resolved an issue that prevented Overhealth from being applied when Limit Break was activated.
Fix
Fixed a bug where Toggle Propulsors did not work on console platforms.
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Fixed a bug where Toggle Propulsors did not work on console platforms.
Fix
Hitbox Changes
Fixed an issue with being damaged from the front while Power Barrier was deployed.
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Fixed an issue with being damaged from the front while Power Barrier was deployed.
Adjust
Hitbox Changes
Adjusted the height of the mech head hitbox to be more flush with the model.
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Adjusted the height of the mech head hitbox to be more flush with the model.
Buff
Surging Strike · Cast Time
Cast time on D.Mon's Surging Strike decreases from 0.15s to 0.05s.
0.15s→0.05s
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Cast Time reduced from 0.15 to 0.05 seconds.
Buff
Surging Strike · Recovery
Recovery on D.Mon's Surging Strike decreases from 0.25s to 0.15s.
0.25s→0.15s
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Recovery reduced from 0.25 to 0.15 seconds.
Buff
Fusion Repeater · Cast Time
Cast time on D.Mon's Fusion Repeater decreases from 0.3s to 0.2s.
0.3s→0.2s
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Cast Time reduced from 0.3 to 0.2 seconds.
Buff
Fusion Repeater · Recovery Time
Recovery time on D.Mon's Fusion Repeater decreases from 0.5s to 0.2s.
0.5s→0.2s
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Recovery Time reduced from 0.5 to 0.2 seconds.
Jetpack Cat
History · 5 patches →Nerf
Base movement speed
Jetpack Cat's base movement speed decreases from 6 meters per second to 5.5 meters per second.
6 meters per second→5.5 meters per second
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Base movement speed reduced from 6 to 5.5 meters per second.
Nerf
Purr · Self healing penalty
Self healing penalty on Jetpack Cat's Purr increases from 25% to 40%.
25%→40%
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Self healing penalty increased from 25% to 40%.
Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Blizzard's live Overwatch patch notes as fetched; hero and Stadium labels come from the numbers in each line, and hero reworks, hit volumes and reworked perks or items are labeled adjust. Source: https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/live/2026/08#patch-2026-08-14 · fetched Oct 12, 2026.