Summary
Overwatch 2’s recent buff to Cassidy’s Combat Roll allows him to survive a close-range D.Va bomb. This powerful new survivability tool has left manyOverwatch 2players scratching their heads in confusion and frustration.
Cole Cassidy is an iconic DPS hero inOverwatch 2. The gunslinging cowboy, voiced by famousBaldur’s Gate 3,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, andFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthvoice actor Matt Mercer, has been the subject of many changes to his abilities over the years, especially his Flashbang-turned-Magnetic-Grenade.
In thebalance changes for Season 7 ofOverwatch 2, Cassidy’s Combat Roll received a significant buff. Though usually used for movement or automatic reload, Combat Roll also reduces the damage Cassidy takes for a short time. However, Season 7 saw this damage reduction increase from 50% to 75%, allowing him to survive devastating attacks like D.Va’s ultimate, Self-Destruct, as shown in anOverwatch 2clip shared by Nukacherrypng on Reddit.
D.Va’s ultimate inOverwatch 2deals more damage than any other ability in the game, with only Junkrat’s RIP-Tire coming close. With a well-timed Combat Roll, Cassidy survived D.Va’s ultimate with 25 health remaining, meaning he only took 200 of the 800 damage he was supposed to take; enough to kill any tank in the game. D.Va’s ultimate caps out at 1000 damage to point-blank enemies, so if he was slightly closer to the mech, he would not have survived. Either way, the fact he tanked the blast at all, especially while being so close, is notable.
A lot ofOverwatch 2players are confused by this buff. Few players thought Cassidy, who seems to perform well at all ranks, needed a buff, especially to his Combat Roll. Others pointed out how weird it was that he could survive the ability at all; while heroes like Reaper or Mei can evade the blast using immunity abilities, eventanks inOverwatch 2cannot mitigate the damage without barriers like Reinhardt or Zarya.
Either way, some players did get a kick out of the absurdity of a cowboy avoiding a massive explosion just by rolling through it. Fans of FromSoftware games couldn’t help but draw comparisons, considering howdodge rolls are usually required to beatElden RingandDark Soulsbosses, and joked about whichOverwatch 2hero would make the best Soulslike boss. Cassidy players looking to survive some of the most deadly abilities inOverwatch 2will want to master this Combat Roll utility while they can, as it could always be reverted in the future.
Overwatch 2is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
