Overwatch 2 makes changes to Freja at the stadium

Summary

Overwatch 2 Nerfed Freja in stadium mode with hotfix 23. May.
The new update reduces Frej's cash generation by 25%.
Freja's Lille Faelde Power was also deactivated in the stadium mode, with a more comprehensive set of leveling changes promised for the next week.

Overwatch 2 He received an update of hotfix that Nerfs Freja in the stadium. While many fans called for this nerve, the new repair still caught some Overwatch 2 Players out of sight, mainly because of the way it was deployed.

Stage is a new game mode introduced in Overwatch 2 Season 16, which started at the end of April 2025. These are two five players of the teams in the Best of Seven series. Compared to traditional Overwatch 2 Experience, the new regime allows players to earn cash used to upgrade the heroes.

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Freja's cash generation was hit by a significant Nerf on Friday 23rd May, when Blizzard introduced its latest Overwatch 2 Hotfix update. The patch reduces the generation of Freja's cash by 25%, and the change affects the income caused by damage and healing. The official changelog accompanying the update characterizes Nerf as a conscious effort to reduce Frej's ability to the snow ball at the stadium. Freha's Lille Faelde Power – puts it to fire a shot to use UPDRAFT – was also removed from the stadium as part of Nerf.

Some Overwatch 2 players were hit by a Frej Nerf medium game

While the subset of the fandom complained of Freji, which in the past felt in the stadium regime, Nerf still caught some Overwatch 2 Players out of sight. This reaction was largely due to how the update was deployed: as a live hotfix without restarting the server. This led to unexpected situations such as Lille Faelde affected in the middle of the match. One such instance was announced by the Reddit ABC0W, who recently shared two playback codes that show that Nerf hit them between the fourth and fifth round of their match. Dozens of fans who responded to their report claimed that they had a similar experience.

Overwatch 2 to make further changes to Freja stadium next week

The newly deployed nerf is not the end of the efforts of the Blizzard again to balance Freja in the stadium mode. According to the latest developers' notes, a “targeted set of changes” is planned for release during the 26th May. The update will edit the time when Freja Bola assembles Overwatch 2 Stadium mode and tune the effectiveness of the crowd control. Some of its “weaker options” will also be considered, Blizzard said, although without sharing any specifics.

In resistance to new Blizzard changes, Freja could feel very overwhelmed when he is forward in the stadium mode due to its high damage ceiling. While some Overwatch 2 Players welcomed the hotfix on the social media, others claimed that Freja was supposed to be completely affected from the stadium until Blizzard had finished his work on her set of major changes.

Overwatch 2 Hotfix balance updates (23 May 2025) Patch notes

Changes of stadium mode: Freja

Reduced intake of damage and healing by 25%.

Comments for developers: Freja is a hero with very high damage that can feel particularly powerful at the stadium. We reduce its economy from damage to reduce the consistency and speed at which Freja can be a snowball at the stadium. Next week, they will make a more targeted set of changes, including the view of the crowd control and the temporality of the BOL building and the improvement of some of its weaker options.