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Reign of Talon: Season 2 Summit Perks Update

By Maxime

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well and enjoying the new season. As we mentioned in our previous article, "Reign of Talon: Season 2 Summit" brings a new round of perk changes to Overwatch. Blizzard's April 14, 2026 patch updates several heroes with new perks, removed perks, tier swaps, and direct perk balance changes.

Some perks have been moved into heroes' base kits, some have been replaced with brand new options, and others have simply been tuned to better match Blizzard's goals for the season.

Below, you will find a full perk-focused recap of the update, organized by role, along with the heroes whose Minor and Major perk costs have also changed.

Perk unlock costs

A few heroes also had their perk progression adjusted, which means they now reach their Minor and Major choices a little faster or a little later than before.

  • Anran — Minor perk cost reduced by 7% and Major perk cost reduced by 5%.
  • Bastion — Minor perk cost increased by 10% and Major perk cost increased by 6%.
  • Mizuki — Minor perk cost increased by 16% and Major perk cost increased by 10%.
  • Sombra — Minor perk cost reduced by 6% and Major perk cost reduced by 5%.
  • Tracer — Minor perk cost reduced by 10% and Major perk cost reduced by 7%.
  • Vendetta — Minor perk cost reduced by 6% and Major perk cost reduced by 5%.
  • Widowmaker — Minor perk cost reduced by 6% and Major perk cost reduced by 4%.

Tank perks

Sigma

  • Hyper Regeneration (Minor) now restores barrier health only when Sigma damages enemy heroes, so it is less effective as a general sustain tool.

Ramattra

  • Vengeful Vortex is no longer a selectable perk. Part of its functionality has been moved into Ravenous Vortex itself, giving the base ability more flexibility while lowering the explosion damage.
  • Prolonged Barrier is a new Minor perk that increases Void Barrier's size and duration by 25%.
  • Vengeful Vortex has been removed from the Major perk slot.
  • Void Surge has been moved from Minor to Major, and the delay between bursts has been reduced from 0.75 seconds to 0.6 seconds.

Reinhardt

  • Shield Slam (Minor) now supports a custom Quick Melee bind, making it easier to use while keeping full camera control.

Roadhog

  • Invigorate has been removed from Roadhog's Major perks.
  • Hogdrogen Exposure is a new Major perk that lets Take a Breather heal nearby allies for 50% of the amount it heals Roadhog.

Damage perks

Anran

  • Hungering Blaze (Major) has been reworked. It now increases the healing from Dancing Blaze's follow-up hits by 25.
  • Anran also reaches both perk tiers a little faster this patch. See the Perk unlock costs section above.

Ashe

  • Double Barreled (Minor) now takes longer to trigger again, with the retrigger timing moving from 1 second to 2 seconds.

Bastion

  • Configuration: Reload (Minor) no longer fully refreshes Bastion's grenade cooldown. It now reduces it by 4 seconds instead.
  • Armored Artillery (Minor) has been buffed, with overhealth degeneration reduced from 100 to 50 per second.
  • Bastion also reaches his perk choices a bit later this patch. See the Perk unlock costs section above.

Echo

  • Focused Rush (Minor) has been buffed, increasing Focusing Beam's bonus range from 4 meters to 6 meters.

Emre

  • Heat Sink (Major) now generates less heat on direct hits, dropping from 100% to 60%.

Junkrat

  • Mine Recycling has been moved from Minor to Major. It now restores one Concussion Mine charge on eliminations.
  • Bomb Voyage has been moved from Major to Minor, and its attack-speed bonus has been reduced from 35% to 25%.

Pharah

  • Drift Thrusters has been removed from Pharah's Minor perk options.
  • Concussive Force is a new Minor perk that lets Concussive Blast deal up to 50 explosion damage.

Reaper

  • Dire Triggers has been moved into Reaper's base kit, giving him access to it without spending a perk slot.
  • Trigger Finger is a new Major perk that refreshes Dire Triggers whenever Reaper uses an ability or reloads.

Soldier: 76

  • The ability to reload while sprinting is now part of Sprint's base kit, with a temporary movement-speed penalty during the reload.
  • Agility Training has been removed from Soldier: 76's Major perk options.
  • Full Stride is a new Major perk that makes Sprint's speed bonus build up by an additional 25% over 2 seconds.

Support perks

Brigitte

  • Combat Medic (Minor) has been buffed, increasing its cooldown refund per melee hit from 0.5 seconds to 0.75 seconds.

Jetpack Cat

  • Claws Out (Major) now benefits from cooldown-reduction effects on its own cooldown as well.

Lifeweaver

  • Sow the Seed (Major) has been buffed, with its cooldown reduced from 14 seconds to 11 seconds.

Lúcio

  • Accelerando (Major) has been reworked. It now grants 15% attack speed while Speed Song is active, and that bonus is tripled during Amp It Up.
  • Soundwave Rider (Minor) can no longer be charged up before the round begins.

Mercy

  • Flash Heal has been moved into Mercy's base kit, with Blizzard also adjusting its cooldown and healing values in the patch.
  • Double Dose is a new Major perk that gives Flash Heal an additional charge, but lowers its base healing by 10.

Mizuki

  • Mizuki did not receive a named perk effect change in the retail notes, but her perk progression is slower this patch. See the Perk unlock costs section above.

That covers every named perk change Blizzard highlighted in the April 14, 2026 Season 2: Summit retail patch notes. The site is being aligned with these live updates, so you can check the refreshed perk info directly on each hero page. See you on the battlefield!