Overwatch 2’s latest patch has taken a sledgehammer to Sombra’s kit, leaving the DPS hero in the dirt

Overwatch 2’s Season 13 patch notes have covered a wide range of issues. There’s changes to map layouts, the scoreboard, and, importantly, reworks for certain heroes who are either too strong or too weak. The last point is nothing new, but this time it looks like Sombra picked the short straw: Her reworks are pretty devastating. 

“We are moving Stealth away from being a passive that activates on its own to instantly triggering every time you use Translocator,” Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller says in a Director’s Take. “It will now only stay active for five seconds after you translocate. This change moves away from allowing Sombra to take any position she wants but instead gives her a play loop that increases her lethality. Sombra is revealed briefly when she takes damage or uses her hack instead of losing the stealth entirely. Translocator also has a longer cooldown, so you will need to carefully plan how you attack your enemies or use the ability as an escape route.”