Reign of Talon: Season 1 Conquest New Heroes
Welcome to Our News Section
Hello everyone! My name is Maxime, and I'm the developer behind this small site for the community. I'm excited to announce that we're launching a news section on the site, and this article marks the very first entry in what will become a regular series of updates and insights about Overwatch and its ever-evolving perk system.
This is just the beginning, and I'm looking forward to sharing more content with you all as the game continues to evolve. Let's dive into today's exciting news!
The Big Announcement
During the latest Overwatch spotlight, Blizzard announced major changes for a new competitive season: "Reign of Talon: Season 1 Conquest". This massive update is scheduled to launch on February 10, 2026, and it's bringing some incredible changes to the game.
The update introduces a complete overhaul of competitive ranks, a brand new graphics engine, and most importantly for our community here: 5 new heroes and numerous perk changes across the entire roster! This is exactly the kind of content that makes our site so valuable, and we're thrilled to dive into the details.
Meet the New Heroes
Domina - Tank
Minor Perks:
- Efficient Design: After using Barrier Array, restore 50 shields and activate passive health regeneration.
- Extended Power: Increase the range of Photon Magnum by 20%.
Major Perks:
- Disruptive Detonation: Enemies hit by Crystal Charge's explosion are slowed by 30% for 2 seconds.
- Power Move: Barrier Array can be used as a wall to stun enemies with Sonic Repulsors with a 100% damage increase.
Emre - Damage
Minor Perks:
- Suppressive Security: Override Protocol's light rounds slow enemies by 30% for 1 second.
- Enhanced Agility: Siphon Blaster's movement speed bonus is increased by 20% while not firing.
Major Perks:
- Heat Sink: Direct hits with Siphon Blaster refund heat and increase its duration by 0.1 seconds.
- Cyber Adhesion: Cyber Frag now sticks on contact, dealing 40 extra damage to stuck enemies.
Anran - Damage
Minor Perks:
- Smoulder: Ignited enemies burn 1.5 seconds longer.
- Heat Shield: Gain 50 overhealth when you use your Ultimate and for each enemy ignited by it.
Major Perks:
- Short Fuse: Impacting an enemy with Inferno Rush reduces its cooldown by 1.5 seconds.
- Hungering Blaze: Heal 50 health for each enemy hit by Dancing Blaze.
Mizuki - Support
Minor Perks:
- Wellspring: Remedy Aura resource generation is increased by 25%.
- Exposed Soul: Hitting an enemy with Binding Chain increases your damage dealt to them by 30% for 2 seconds.
Major Perks:
- Resonate Return: Healing Kasa bounces one additional time. Each bounce increases its healing by 10.
- Quickstep: While Katashiro Return is active, allies within Remedy Aura gain 25% increased movement speed.
Jetpack Cat - Support
Minor Perks:
- Claws Out: Quick melee becomes empowered every 6 seconds, wounding enemies for 40 damage and slowing them by 30% for 1 second.
- Transport Shielding: Gain up to 75 extra shield health while carrying another hero.
Major Perks:
- Headbutt: Frenetic Flight can knockback an enemy on impact when flying fast enough.
- Territorial: Purr now also damages nearby enemies for 50% of the healing amount. Knockback is removed.
What's Next?
The perks for these new heroes will be available for voting just like all the others starting on February 10, 2026, when the update goes live. This means you'll be able to share your experiences and help the community discover the most effective perk combinations for Domina, Emre, Anran, Mizuki, and Jetpack Cat.
Additionally, all the other perk changes across the existing hero roster will be directly updated on the site. We'll be publishing a detailed article covering all these changes soon, so stay tuned for more updates!
Thank you for being part of this community, and we're excited to see how these new heroes and their perks will shape the meta. See you on the battlefield!