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Roles Refined 

Subrole Passives

Core gameplay gets refined with sub-role passives designed to reinforce your Hero identity. Instead of generic bonuses, you and your Heroes now gain specialized passive traits that align directly with their purpose, playstyle, and strengths. 

  • Sub-role passives replace one-size-fits-all mechanics. 

  • These specialized traits trigger through performance, not background stats. 

  • Hero Select becomes a strategic choice with specific and clear tactical impact. 

  • Team coordination improves through clearer role definition. 

TANK  

  • BRUISER: Reduces critical damage received. While at critical health, gain movement speed.  Mauga / Orisa / Roadhog / Zarya 

  • INITIATOR: Staying airborne lightly heals you.  D.Va / Doomfist / Winston / Wrecking Ball 

  • STALWART: Reduces knockbacks and slows received.  Domina / Hazard / Junker Queen / Ramattra / Reinhardt / Sigma 

DAMAGE 

  • SHARPSHOOTER: Critical hits reduce your movement ability cooldowns.  Ashe / Cassidy / Hanzo / Sojourn / Widowmaker 

  • FLANKER: Health packs restore more health.  Anran / Genji / Reaper / Tracer / Vendetta /Venture 

  • SPECIALIST: Eliminating an enemy briefly increases your reload speed.  Bastion / Emre / Junkrat / Mei / Soldier: 76 / Symmetra / Torbjorn 

  • RECON: You detect enemies below half health through walls after damaging them.  Echo / Freja / Pharah / Sombra 

SUPPORT 

  • TACTICIAN: You can gain excess ultimate charge which carries over after using your ultimate ability.  Ana / Baptiste / Jetpack Cat / Lucio / Zenyatta 

  • MEDIC: Healing allies with your weapon also heals you.  Kiriko / Lifeweaver / Mercy / Moira 

  • SURVIVOR: Using a movement ability activates passive health regeneration.  Brigitte / Illari / Juno / Mizuki / Wuyang